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Stephen Norrington

Stephen Norrington

Director, writer, editor and producer · Born January 1, 1964 (62) · London, England, UK

Stephen Norrington (born 1964) is a British film director whose credits include Death Machine and the comic book adaptations Blade and The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
January 1, 1964 (62)
From
London, England, UK
Works as
Director, writer, editor and producer
Titles
5 on MovieCove
TMDB popularity, last 157 days to Oct 28Down 26% in 30 days

What are Stephen Norrington's films like?

Across a limited sample of 4 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Morality.

Themes

share of theme weight
Self
26%
Morality
21%
Survival
21%
Bonds
13%
Power
13%
Society
8%

What they feel like to watch

their average across 4 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category

Light 0 · Serious 2 · Dark 2

Grounded 0 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 3

Gentle 0 · Charged 0 · Intense 4

Steady 1 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 1

Straight-faced 1 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 0

Slow burn 0 · Even-paced 4 · Relentless 0

Casual 1 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 1

A split, not a type: Easy watch 3 · Affecting 0 · Heavy 1

Resolved 3 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 1

Moods and endings

endings shown from 5 titles

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
4
Thrilling
3
Absurd
2

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 Norrington's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 4 of their 5 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Subscription and free streaming for Stephen Norrington'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

5 credits, 5 with a MovieCove page.

  • Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films
  • The Last Minute(2001)

    Director · Editor · Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films
  • Blade(1998)

    Director · as Vampire (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films
  • Death Machine(1994)

    Director · Producer · Writer · as Executive

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films
  • Return to Oz(1985)

    as Gump (on-set performer)

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

Career shape

A full career of 5 titles from 1985 to 2003.

Film career

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting3 of 5: 1 only acting, 2 with another roleDirecting4 of 5: 1 only directing, 3 with another roleWriting2 of 5: 0 only writing, 2 with another roleProducing1 of 5: 0 only producing, 1 with another roleEditing1 of 5: 0 only editing, 1 with another role

5 titles, 3 with more than one role — directing and acting overlap on 2 of them.

By decade

1980s1 · acting1990s2 · 2 acting · 2 crew2000s2 · crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it.

How do Stephen Norrington's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 50th percentile, the median of all 5; across a limited sample of 4 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 4

Approval · how many liked their films

40thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Reach · how many have seen their films

91stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Midcredits score across 5 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up1
  • 50th to 74th2
  • 25th to 49th2

Reviewers score the atmosphere 66/100 and the pacing 49/100 in their films, across 4 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 Stephen Norrington's work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 3 MovieCove titles with content scores.

Their medianMedian of all films
Sex & Nudity3 titlesmedian 37 · moderateMedian of all films: 32
Profanity3 titlesmedian 57 · moderateMedian of all films: 36

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.

Who does Stephen Norrington work with?

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

Actors

Editors

Producers