
Stephen Diener
Producer · Died April 30, 2019, aged 80 · Fair Lawn, New Jersey, USA
- December 17, 1938
- April 30, 2019 (aged 80)
- Fair Lawn, New Jersey, USA
- Producer
- 4 on MovieCove
Known for
What are Stephen Diener's films like?
Across a limited sample of 4 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Survival.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
A split, not a type: Ironic 0 · Wry 1 · Earnest 3
Light 1 · Serious 2 · Dark 1
Grounded 0 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 1
Gentle 0 · Charged 0 · Intense 4
Steady 0 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 1
Straight-faced 2 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 0
Slow burn 0 · Even-paced 3 · Relentless 1
Casual 1 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 0
A split, not a type: Easy watch 2 · Affecting 1 · Heavy 1
Resolved 3 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
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 Diener's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 3 of their 4 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.
Subscription and free streaming for Stephen Diener'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
4 credits, 4 with a MovieCove page.
Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films
The Hidden(1987)
Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films
Career shape
A full career of 4 titles from 1985 to 1988.

Biggest box office
A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master (1988)

Highest rated
The Hidden (1987)

Most popular right now
A Nightmare on Elm Street Part 2: Freddy's Revenge (1985)
Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it.
How do Stephen Diener's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 52nd percentile, the median of all 4; across a limited sample of 4 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 57th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up1
- 50th to 74th1
- 25th to 49th2
Shape of the crowd
None of their 4 titles divides audiences: 2 are Crowd Pleasers.
- Crowd Pleaser2
- Broadly Agreed2
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 Diener'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 Stephen Diener work with?
People who share at least 2 of Stephen Diener's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Robert Shaye shares the most, 4.
Directors
- Jack SholderShared titles: The Hidden (1987), A Nightmare on Elm Street Part 2: Freddy's Revenge (1985)See all 2 shared titles with Jack Sholder

Writers
- Wes CravenShared titles: A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master (1988), A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors (1987), A Nightmare on Elm Street Part 2: Freddy's Revenge (1985)See all 3 shared titles with Wes Craven

Actors
- Robert EnglundShared titles: A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master (1988), A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors (1987), A Nightmare on Elm Street Part 2: Freddy's Revenge (1985)See all 3 shared titles with Robert Englund

- Ken SagoesShared titles: A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master (1988), A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors (1987)See all 2 shared titles with Ken Sagoes

- Rodney EastmanShared titles: A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master (1988), A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors (1987)See all 2 shared titles with Rodney Eastman

- Clu GulagerShared titles: The Hidden (1987), A Nightmare on Elm Street Part 2: Freddy's Revenge (1985)See all 2 shared titles with Clu Gulager

Cinematographers and editors
- Chuck WeissShared titles: A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master (1988), A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors (1987)See all 2 shared titles with Chuck Weiss
- Michael N. KnueShared titles: A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master (1988), The Hidden (1987)See all 2 shared titles with Michael N. Knue

- Jacques HaitkinShared titles: The Hidden (1987), A Nightmare on Elm Street Part 2: Freddy's Revenge (1985)See all 2 shared titles with Jacques Haitkin

Producers
- Robert ShayeShared titles: A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master (1988), A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors (1987), The Hidden (1987), A Nightmare on Elm Street Part 2: Freddy's Revenge (1985)See all 4 shared titles with Robert Shaye

- Sara RisherShared titles: A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master (1988), A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors (1987), A Nightmare on Elm Street Part 2: Freddy's Revenge (1985)See all 3 shared titles with Sara Risher

- Rachel TalalayShared titles: A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master (1988), A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors (1987)See all 2 shared titles with Rachel Talalay



