Blumberg was nominated for an Oscar for Best Original Screenplay in 2010 for co-writing The Kids Are All Right. Blumberg made his directorial debut with the Hollywood film Thanks for Sharing starring Mark Ruffalo, Tim Robbins, Gwyneth Paltrow, Josh Gad, Joely Richardson, and Alecia Moore. The film is about sex addiction and how a group of New Yorkers deal with recovery. Blumberg grew up in Shaker Heights, Ohio, and graduated from University School. He is of Jewish descent. He graduated from Yale University in 1991 with a BA in History, where Edward Norton was his roommate.
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Biography from TMDB.
- July 16, 1969 (57)
- Cleveland, Ohio, USA
- Writer, producer and director
- 7 on MovieCove · 10 credits in all
What are Stuart Blumberg's films like?
Across their 6 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 6
Light 4 · Serious 2 · Dark 0
Grounded 5 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 0
Gentle 3 · Charged 3 · Intense 0
A split, not a type: Steady 3 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 1
A split, not a type: Straight-faced 1 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 3
Slow burn 4 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 0
Casual 5 · Engaged 1 · Full focus 0
Easy watch 4 · Affecting 2 · Heavy 0
Resolved 6 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
- Happy4
- Bittersweet2
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 Stuart Blumberg's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 5 of their 7 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.
Subscription and free streaming for Stuart Blumberg'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
10 credits, 7 with a MovieCove page.
Thanks for Sharing(2012)
Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all filmsShe Said, She Said (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)
The Kids Are All Right(2010)
Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films
Leaves of Grass(2009)
Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films
The Girl Next Door(2004)
Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films
Stella Shorts 1998-2002 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)
Keeping the Faith(2000)
Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films
Fight Club(1999)
Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films
Beautiful (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Career shape
A full career of 10 titles, 9 of them dated from 1999 to 2013.
Biggest box office
Keeping the Faith (2000)
Highest rated
The Kids Are All Right (2010)
Most popular right now
The Girl Next Door (2004)
Film career
- 2010Screen debut· The Kids Are All Right
How do Stuart Blumberg's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 62nd percentile, the median of all 7; across their 6 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 59th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up2
- 50th to 74th5
Shape of the crowd
5 of their 7 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Universally Loved1
- Divisive1
- Crowd Pleaser5
Reviewers score the dialogue 65/100 and the plot and story 49/100 in their films, across 6 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a writer.
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 Stuart Blumberg's work okay for kids?
Across a limited sample of up to 4 MovieCove titles with content scores.
Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.
Who does Stuart Blumberg work with?
People who share at least 2 of Stuart Blumberg's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Edward Norton shares the most, 4.
Actors
- Edward NortonShared titles: Thanks for Sharing (2012), By the People: The Election of Barack Obama (2009), Leaves of Grass (2009), Keeping the Faith (2000)See all 4 shared titles with Edward Norton
- Mark RuffaloShared titles: Thanks for Sharing (2012), The Kids Are All Right (2010)See all 2 shared titles with Mark Ruffalo
Producers
- Bill MiglioreShared titles: Thanks for Sharing (2012), By the People: The Election of Barack Obama (2009), Leaves of Grass (2009)See all 3 shared titles with Bill Migliore
- David KoplanShared titles: Thanks for Sharing (2012), Leaves of Grass (2009)See all 2 shared titles with David Koplan
