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Stanley Black

Stanley Black

Composer · Died November 26, 2002, aged 89 · Whitechapel, London, England, UK

Stanley Black O.B.E. was an English composer, bandleader and pianist who composed over two hundred film scores.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
June 14, 1913
Died
November 26, 2002 (aged 89)
From
Whitechapel, London, England, UK
Works as
Composer
Titles
25 on MovieCove · 74 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 39 days to Oct 28Up 137% in 30 days

What are Stanley Black's films like?

Across their 21 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Survival.

Genres

Comedy7 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 26th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Crime7 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 42nd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime movies
Drama3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 67th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Horror2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 24th percentile
: browse their Horror movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
29%
Survival
16%
Bonds
16%
Society
13%
Self
12%
Power
11%
Ideas
3%
Justice7 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival5 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception3 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity3 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love4 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds3 titles, browse their movies with this themeIsolation3 titles, browse their movies with this themeTradition vs change2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 21 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 10 · Serious 5 · Dark 6

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 9 · Stylized 9 · Heightened 3

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

A split, not a type: Gentle 8 · Charged 6 · Intense 7

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

A split, not a type: Steady 10 · Shifting 9 · Whiplash 2

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 11 · Some laughs 5 · Funny 5

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 6 · Even-paced 14 · Relentless 1

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 11 · Engaged 9 · Full focus 1

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 19 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
14
Dread
6
Absurd
6
Joyful
6
Melancholic
6
Other
12

How their films linger

Fun10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteCathartic4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 4 with a twist

  • Happy9
  • Bittersweet8
  • Tragic2
  • Ambiguous2

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Stanley Black's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 16 of their 25 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (11).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Stanley Black's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

74 credits, 25 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • The Razor's Edge(1984)

    Conductor

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Valentino(1977)

    Composer · Conductor

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Mission: Monte Carlo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Composer

  • Crossplot(1969)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Red, White, and Zero (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    Composer

  • City in the Sea(1965)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • Rattle of a Simple Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Composer

  • Wonderful Life (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Composer

  • The System (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Composer · Conductor

  • West 11 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Composer

  • 80,000 Suspects (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Composer

  • Maniac(1963)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Sparrows Can't Sing(1963)

    Composer · Music Director

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • The Pot Carriers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Composer

  • The Young Ones (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Composer

  • The Day the Earth Caught Fire(1961)

    Composer · Music Director

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • The Man in the Back Seat (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Composer

  • Double Bunk (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Composer

  • House of Mystery (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Composer

  • Hand in Hand (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Composer · Conductor

  • Five Golden Hours (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Composer · Conductor

  • Jungle Fighters(1961)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • The Sundowners(1960)

    Music Supervisor

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • The Siege of Sidney Street (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Composer

  • The Full Treatment (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Composer · Conductor

  • Hell Is a City(1960)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • The Battle of the Sexes(1960)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • The Flesh and the Fiends(1960)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Violent Moment (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Composer

  • Make Mine a Million (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Composer

  • Broth of a Boy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Composer

  • Jack the Ripper(1959)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Further Up the Creek(1958)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Blood of the Vampire(1958)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • Stormy Crossing (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    Composer

  • The Crawling Eye(1958)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Wonderful Things (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    Composer

  • The Man Who Wouldn't Talk (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    Composer

  • Your Past Is Showing(1957)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • The Flying Scot (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    Composer

  • The Vicious Circle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    Composer

  • Time Lock (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    Composer

  • These Dangerous Years (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    Composer

  • That Woman Opposite (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    Composer · Conductor

  • The High Terrace (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Composer · Music Director

  • Now and Forever (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Composer

  • Breakaway(1956)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • Behind the Headlines (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Music Director

  • My Teenage Daughter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Composer

  • Bond of Fear (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Composer · Music Director

  • No Smoking (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Music Director

  • The Reluctant Bride (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Music Director

  • As Long as They're Happy(1955)

    Composer · Music Director

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • A Yank in Ermine(1955)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • An Alligator Named Daisy(1955)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • Happy Ever After (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    Composer · Conductor

  • Impulse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    Composer

  • White Fire(1953)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Recoil (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    Composer

  • Hindle Wakes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    Composer

  • Top Secret (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    Composer

  • Laughter in Paradise(1951)

    Composer · Conductor

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • One Wild Oat (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    Composer

  • Lilli Marlene(1950)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • Paul Temple's Triumph (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    Composer

  • The Interrupted Journey (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    Composer

  • Third Time Lucky (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    Composer

  • The Small Voice (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    Composer

  • The Monkey's Paw (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    Composer

  • The Fatal Night (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    Composer

  • Mrs. Fitzherbert (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1947)

    Composer

  • It Always Rains on Sunday(1947)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Dual Alibi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1947)

    Composer · Conductor

  • Rhythm Racketeer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    Orchestrator

Career shape

A full career of 71 titles from 1937 to 1984.

Highest rated

The Day the Earth Caught Fire (1961)

Midcredits 86th

Most popular right now

Valentino (1977)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Music65 of 71: 51 only music, 14 with another role · typical Midcredits score43rdOther crew20 of 71: 6 only other crew, 14 with another role · typical Midcredits score59th

71 titles, 14 with more than one role — music and other crew overlap on 14 of them.

By decade

1930s1 · crew1940s8 · crew1950s35 · crew1960s24 · crew1970s2 · crew1980s1 · crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.

How do Stanley Black's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 49th percentile, the median of all 25; across their 21 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 45th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

45thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 21

Approval · how many liked their films

27thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 21

Reach · how many have seen their films

55thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 21

Midcredits score across 25 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up5
  • 50th to 74th7
  • 25th to 49th6
  • Below 25th7

Shape of the crowd

11 of their 25 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Crowd Pleaser11
  • Broadly Agreed8
  • Mixed6

Most divisive · composer

The Crawling Eye (1958)

54th percentile spread · 32% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · composer

The Day the Earth Caught Fire (1961)

Midcredits 86th · 75% liked

Reviewers score the sound and music 55/100 in their films, across 17 reviewed titles; fans 64, detractors 43. The element that speaks to their work as a composer.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Stanley Black's work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 4 MovieCove titles with content scores.

Their medianMedian of all films
Sex & Nudity4 titlesmedian 38 · moderateMedian of all films: 32

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.

Who does Stanley Black work with?

People who share at least 2 of Stanley Black's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Robert S. Baker shares the most, 7.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles