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Stephen Cornwell

Producer, writer and director

Primetime Emmy nominee · 1 other major award body

Works as
Producer, writer and director
Titles
12 on MovieCove · 15 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 156 days to Oct 27

What are Stephen Cornwell's films like?

Across their 11 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Self.

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
35%
Self
24%
Bonds
19%
Survival
13%
Power
7%
Society
2%
Identity4 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds5 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice5 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception3 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival3 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption2 titles, browse their movies with this themeMemory2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 9 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 7 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 1

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

A split, not a type: Gentle 0 · Charged 3 · Intense 6

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

Steady 1 · Shifting 8 · Whiplash 0

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 7 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 0

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

Slow burn 1 · Even-paced 7 · Relentless 1

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

Casual 2 · Engaged 4 · Full focus 3

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

Resolved 5 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 1

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
10
Thrilling
6
Dread
4
Melancholic
3
Contemplative
2
Other
5

How their films linger

Thought-provoking6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteCathartic2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy1
  • Bittersweet8
  • 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 Stephen Cornwell's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 10 of their 12 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (5).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Stephen Cornwell'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

15 credits, 12 with a MovieCove page.

  • The Pigeon Tunnel(2023)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • The Night Manager (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Show 7 episodes · Executive Producer

  • The Little Drummer Girl(2018)

    Show 6 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all shows

  • Hotel Artemis(2018)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Message from the King(2016)

    Producer · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk(2016)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Our Kind of Traitor(2016)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • The Night Manager(2016)

    Show 12 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all shows

  • A Most Wanted Man(2014)

    Additional Writing · Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Unknown(2011)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Marshal Law(1996)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films

  • Philadelphia Experiment II(1993)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • Killing Streets(1991)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • Gold Mountain (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer

  • Legacy of Spies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Show 1 episode · Executive Producer · Writer

Career shape

A full career of 15 titles, 13 of them dated from 1991 to 2023.

Biggest box office

Unknown (2011)

$136M worldwide

Highest rated

The Night Manager (2016)

Midcredits 90th

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing3 of 15: 2 only directing, 1 with another roleWriting4 of 15: 1 only writing, 3 with another roleProducing11 of 15: 8 only producing, 3 with another role · typical Midcredits score62ndOther crew1 of 15: 0 only other crew, 1 with another role

15 titles, 4 with more than one role — producing and writing overlap on 2 of them.

By decade

1990s3 · crew2010s8 · crew2020s2 · 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.

Awards

2 major nominations and no wins, 2016–2017.

  1. 2017
    • Producers Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Producer of Long-Form Television
  2. 2016
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Limited Series

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.

How do Stephen Cornwell's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 49th percentile, the median of all 10; across their 9 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 46th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

46thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 9

Approval · how many liked their films

52ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 9

Reach · how many have seen their films

91stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 9

Midcredits score across 12 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up2
  • 50th to 74th4
  • 25th to 49th3
  • Below 25th3

Shape of the crowd

7 of their 12 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Crowd Pleaser7
  • Broadly Agreed2
  • Mixed3

Most divisive · director, writer

Marshal Law (1996)

64th percentile spread · 52% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · producer

The Night Manager (2016)

Midcredits 90th · 91% liked

Reviewers score the dialogue 42/100 and the plot and story 41/100 in their films, across 9 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 Stephen Cornwell's work okay for kids?

Across up to 7 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, profanity, alcohol & drugs and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore7 titles47–82 · median 67 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity7 titles20–62 · median 35 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity7 titles46–91 · median 59 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs7 titles40–61 · median 57 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense7 titles50–69 · median 59 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Stephen Cornwell work with?

People who share at least 2 of Stephen Cornwell's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Simon Cornwell shares the most, 7.

Writers

Producers