- Writer, also producer
- 7 on MovieCove · 12 credits in all
What are Stephen Johnston's films like?
Across their 7 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Self.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 1 · Wry 0 · Earnest 6
Light 1 · Serious 1 · Dark 5
Grounded 5 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 0
Gentle 1 · Charged 1 · Intense 5
Steady 4 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 6 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 1
Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 4 · Relentless 0
Casual 2 · Engaged 5 · Full focus 0
A split, not a type: Easy watch 1 · Affecting 1 · Heavy 5
Resolved 5 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
- Happy1
- Bittersweet1
- Tragic5
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 Johnston's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 4 of their 7 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.
Subscription and free streaming for Stephen Johnston'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
12 credits, 7 with a MovieCove page.
Ed Kemper(2025)
Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films
The Quantum Devil(2023)
Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films
C.I.Ape(2021)
Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films
Detention (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)
Officer Down(2005)
Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films
The Hillside Strangler (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)
Starkweather(2004)
Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films
Ted Bundy(2002)
Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films
Tell Me No Lies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)
Ed Gein(2000)
Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films
Star Struck (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)
Deadly Charades (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)
Career shape
A full career of 11 titles from 1996 to 2025.
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 Stephen Johnston's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 20th percentile, the median of all 7; across their 7 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 15th percentile for acclaim.
- 25th to 49th2
- Below 25th5
Shape of the crowd
5 of their 7 titles are Mixed.
- Loved with Detractors1
- Cult Classic1
- Mixed5
Reviewers score the dialogue 35/100 and the plot and story 37/100 in their films, across 7 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.
Who does Stephen Johnston work with?
People who share at least 2 of Stephen Johnston's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Mark Boot shares the most, 4.
Actors
- Jerry KrollShared titles: Officer Down (2005), Starkweather (2004)See all 2 shared titles with Jerry Kroll
Cinematographers and editors
- Byron WernerShared titles: Officer Down (2005), Starkweather (2004)See all 2 shared titles with Byron Werner
- Karl T. HirschShared titles: Officer Down (2005), Starkweather (2004)See all 2 shared titles with Karl T. Hirsch
Producers
- Mark BootShared titles: C.I.Ape (2021), Officer Down (2005), Starkweather (2004), Ed Gein (2000)See all 4 shared titles with Mark Boot
- Michael MuscalShared titles: Ed Kemper (2025), The Quantum Devil (2023), Ted Bundy (2002), Ed Gein (2000)See all 4 shared titles with Michael Muscal
- Sarah E. NoonanShared titles: Officer Down (2005), Starkweather (2004)See all 2 shared titles with Sarah E. Noonan
- Steve TaylorShared titles: Officer Down (2005), Starkweather (2004)See all 2 shared titles with Steve Taylor