Stephan Elliott is an Australian film director and screenwriter. His best-known film internationally is The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert.
Biography from TMDB.
- August 27, 1964 (62)
- Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
- Director and writer
- 9 on MovieCove · 18 credits in all
Known for
What are Stephan Elliott's films like?
Across their 8 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.
Genres
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
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 1 · Wry 1 · Earnest 6
Light 5 · Serious 2 · Dark 1
Grounded 0 · Stylized 6 · Heightened 2
Gentle 2 · Charged 5 · Intense 1
Steady 2 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 3
Straight-faced 1 · Some laughs 4 · Funny 3
Slow burn 4 · Even-paced 4 · Relentless 0
Casual 7 · Engaged 0 · Full focus 1
A split, not a type: Easy watch 5 · Affecting 1 · Heavy 2
Resolved 5 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 1
Moods and endings
- Happy3
- Bittersweet2
- Tragic1
- 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 Stephan Elliott's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 7 of their 9 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (6).
- The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert (1994) · director, writer · free
- Easy Virtue (2008) · director, writer · free
- Welcome to Woop Woop (1997) · actor, director, writer · free
- The Coca-Cola Kid (1985) · third assistant director · free
- Swinging Safari (2018) · director, writer · free
- Eye of the Beholder (1999) · director, writer · free
Subscription and free streaming for Stephan Elliott'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
18 credits, 9 with a MovieCove page; 4 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.
Swinging Safari(2018)
Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films
Horizon(2016)
Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Rio, I Love You(2014)
Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films
A Few Best Men(2011)
Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films
Easy Virtue(2008)
Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films
WillFull (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)
Eye of the Beholder(1999)
Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films
Welcome to Woop Woop(1997)
Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films
Frauds (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)
Dear Cardholder (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)
Afraid to Dance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)
The Right Hand Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)
Jilted (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)
Room to Move (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)
The Coca-Cola Kid(1985)
Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all filmsBlack Oasis (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Priscilla Queen of the Desert 2 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Career shape
A full career of 18 titles, 16 of them dated from 1985 to 2018.
Biggest box office
Easy Virtue (2008)
Highest rated
The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert (1994)
Most popular right now
Easy Virtue (2008)
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 Stephan Elliott's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 40th percentile, the median of all 9; across their 8 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 41st percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up1
- 50th to 74th2
- 25th to 49th4
- Below 25th2
Shape of the crowd
6 of their 9 titles are Mixed.
- Universally Loved1
- Divisive1
- Crowd Pleaser1
- Mixed6
Reviewers score the atmosphere 70/100 and the pacing 41/100 in their films, across 7 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a director.
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 Stephan Elliott's work okay for kids?
Across up to 5 MovieCove titles with content scores, 1 of the 2 categories sits near the median of all films.
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 Stephan Elliott work with?
People who share at least 2 of Stephan Elliott's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Sue Blainey shares the most, 5.
Actors
- Guy PearceShared titles: Swinging Safari (2018), The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert (1994)See all 2 shared titles with Guy Pearce
- Kris MarshallShared titles: A Few Best Men (2011), Easy Virtue (2008)See all 2 shared titles with Kris Marshall
Composers and editors
- Sue BlaineyShared titles: Swinging Safari (2018), A Few Best Men (2011), Easy Virtue (2008), Eye of the Beholder (1999), The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert (1994)See all 5 shared titles with Sue Blainey
- Guy GrossShared titles: Swinging Safari (2018), A Few Best Men (2011), Welcome to Woop Woop (1997), The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert (1994)See all 4 shared titles with Guy Gross
- Marius De VriesShared titles: Easy Virtue (2008), Eye of the Beholder (1999)See all 2 shared titles with Marius De Vries
Producers
- Al ClarkShared titles: Swinging Safari (2018), Eye of the Beholder (1999), The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert (1994)See all 3 shared titles with Al Clark
- Grant LeeShared titles: Eye of the Beholder (1999), Welcome to Woop Woop (1997), The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert (1994)See all 3 shared titles with Grant Lee
- Antonia BarnardShared titles: A Few Best Men (2011), Welcome to Woop Woop (1997)See all 2 shared titles with Antonia Barnard