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Leonard Stern

Writer, producer and director · Died June 7, 2011, aged 87 · New York City, New York, USA

Born
December 23, 1923
Died
June 7, 2011 (aged 87)
From
New York City, New York, USA
Works as
Writer, producer and director
Titles
18 on MovieCove · 40 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 39 days to Oct 28Up 10% in 30 days

What are Leonard Stern's films like?

Across their 13 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Genres

Comedy5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 56th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Action3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 35th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Adventure3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 63rd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Adventure movies

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

share of theme weight
Bonds
51%
Self
17%
Morality
14%
Ideas
11%
Society
5%
Survival
2%
Family bonds6 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship3 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity4 titles, browse their movies with this themeLoyalty2 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception2 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice2 titles, browse their movies with this themeHope2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 13 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 12 · Serious 1 · Dark 0

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 6 · Stylized 4 · Heightened 3

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

Gentle 12 · Charged 1 · Intense 0

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

A split, not a type: Steady 6 · Shifting 7 · Whiplash 0

Funny: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their funny movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 1 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 9

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

Slow burn 5 · Even-paced 6 · Relentless 2

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

Casual 12 · Engaged 1 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 13 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Joyful
9
Warm
6
Absurd
5
Tense
2
Romantic
1
Other
7

How their films linger

Feel-good12 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy11
  • Bittersweet2

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 Leonard Stern's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 6 of their 18 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (3).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Leonard Stern'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

40 credits, 18 with a MovieCove page; 2 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Get Smart(2008)

    as Cesna Pilot

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Missing Pieces (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Director · Writer

  • Supermarket Sweep(1990)

    Show 5 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all shows

  • Get Smart, Again!(1989)

    Producer · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Target(1985)

    Story

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Partners in Crime(1984)

    Show Creator

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all shows

  • The Nude Bomb(1980)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • Just You and Me, Kid(1979)

    Director · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Funny Business(1978)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Rosetti and Ryan: Men Who Love Women (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Executive Producer

  • Lanigan's Rabbi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Show 4 episodes · Director · Producer

  • Lanigan's Rabbi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    Executive Producer

  • The Snoop Sisters (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    Show 4 episodes · Executive Producer · Teleplay

  • Faraday and Company (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    Show 4 episodes · Producer · Writer

  • Diana (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    Show 1 episode · Director · Creator

  • Brock's Last Case (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    Executive Producer

  • The Female Instinct (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Director · Executive Producer · Story · Teleplay

  • McMillan & Wife(1971)

    Show 39 episodes · Creator · Producer

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all shows

  • Once Upon a Dead Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    Director · Executive Producer · Screenplay

  • The Governor & J.J. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    Show Creator

  • The Good Guys (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    Show 42 episodes · Director · Producer

  • He & She (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Show 26 episodes · Director · Creator · Producer · Writer

  • Get Smart: A Man Called Smart (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Writer

  • Run, Buddy, Run (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    Show 17 episodes · Director · Creator · Producer

  • Hero (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    Show 16 episodes · Creator · Producer

  • Get Smart(1965)

    Show 138 episodes · Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • I'm Dickens, He's Fenster (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Show 32 episodes · Director · Creator · Producer · Writer

  • The Honeymooners (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Show 3 episodes · Writer

  • The Phil Silvers Show (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Show 144 episodes · Writer

  • Three for the Show(1955)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • The Jazz Singer(1952)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • Lost in Alaska(1952)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films

  • Ma and Pa Kettle at the Fair(1952)

    Story

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Okinawa (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    Additional Dialogue

  • Let's Go Navy!(1951)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • The Milkman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    Screenplay · Story

  • Abbott and Costello in the Foreign Legion(1950)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Ma and Pa Kettle Go to Town(1950)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Africa Screams(1949)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Keep It in the Family (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Show Creator

Career shape

A full career of 37 titles, 36 of them dated from 1950 to 2008.

Biggest box office

The Nude Bomb (1980)

$15M worldwide

Highest rated

Ma and Pa Kettle Go to Town (1950)

Midcredits 70th

Most popular right now

The Nude Bomb (1980)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting1 of 37: 1 only acting, 0 with another roleDirecting10 of 37: 0 only directing, 10 with another roleWriting22 of 37: 13 only writing, 9 with another role · typical Midcredits score47thProducing16 of 37: 4 only producing, 12 with another roleOther crew10 of 37: 4 only other crew, 6 with another role

37 titles, 15 with more than one role — writing and producing overlap on 7 of them.

By decade

1950s10 · crew1960s8 · crew1970s11 · crew1980s4 · crew1990s2 · crew2000s1 · acting

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 Leonard Stern's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 52nd percentile, the median of all 14; across their 13 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 47th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

47thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 13

Approval · how many liked their films

54thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 13

Reach · how many have seen their films

48thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 13

Midcredits score across 18 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up2
  • 50th to 74th8
  • 25th to 49th6
  • Below 25th2

Shape of the crowd

10 of their 18 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser10
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed5

Most divisive · producer

Funny Business (1978)

80th percentile spread · 22% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · writer, producer

Get Smart (1965)

Midcredits 93rd · 89% liked

Reviewers score the dialogue 47/100 and the plot and story 34/100 in their films, across 12 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 Leonard Stern work with?

People who share at least 2 of Leonard Stern's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Martin Ragaway shares the most, 5.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and cinematographers

Producers