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Lynne Stopkewich

Lynne Stopkewich

Director, producer and writer · Montréal, Québec, Canada

Cannes award nominee · Venice award nominee

Lynne Stopkewich (born 1964) is a Canadian director. Description above from the Wikipedia article Lynne Stopkewich, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Biography from TMDB.

From
Montréal, Québec, Canada
Works as
Director, producer and writer
Titles
15 on MovieCove · 35 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 156 days to Oct 27Down 24% in 30 days

What are Lynne Stopkewich's films like?

Across their 8 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Morality.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
24%
Morality
22%
Society
20%
Self
19%
Survival
9%
Ideas
6%
Community3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds3 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice2 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love2 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth2 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 7 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 5 · Serious 0 · Dark 2

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

Grounded 6 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 0

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

A split, not a type: Gentle 4 · Charged 2 · Intense 1

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

Steady 7 · Shifting 0 · Whiplash 0

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

Straight-faced 2 · Some laughs 5 · Funny 0

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 6 · Even-paced 1 · Relentless 0

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

Casual 4 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 4 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Hopeful
5
Warm
5
Melancholic
2
Joyful
2
Romantic
2
Other
8

How their films linger

Hopeful5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteCozy3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy4
  • Bittersweet3
  • Ambiguous1

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 Lynne Stopkewich's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 12 of their 15 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Hallmark+ (5).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Lynne Stopkewich'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

35 credits, 15 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • Lilith Fair: Building a Mystery(2025)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Van Helsing(2016)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all shows

  • Summer Love(2016)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Three Bedrooms, One Corpse: An Aurora Teagarden Mystery(2016)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Signed, Sealed, Delivered: From the Heart(2016)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • October Kiss(2015)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Rock the Box (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Story Editor

  • Signed, Sealed, Delivered(2013)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all shows

  • Reign(2013)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all shows

  • Lost Girl(2010)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all shows

  • Haven(2010)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all shows

  • Rookie Blue(2010)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all shows

  • When You Give of Yourself (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Director

  • Control Alt Delete (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Producer · Story Consultant

  • The Guard (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

  • Terminal City (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

  • The Life(2004)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • The L Word(2004)

    Show 5 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all shows

  • This Is Wonderland (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • Falling Angels (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Co-Producer

  • The Atwood Stories (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Show 1 episode · Director · Screenplay

  • Bliss (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

  • Looking for Leonard (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Executive Producer

  • Suspicious River(2000)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Lilith on Top (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Director

  • Da Vinci's Inquest (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • Kissed (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Director · Editor · Producer · Screenplay

  • The Michelle Apartments (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Production Design

  • Breach of Trust (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Production Design

  • Killer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Production Design

  • Breaking Point (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Production Design

  • Tomcat: Dangerous Desires (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Production Design

  • Harmony Cats(1992)

    Production Design

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Cafe Romeo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Art Direction

  • The Grocer's Wife (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Associate Producer · Production Design

Career shape

A full career of 35 titles from 1991 to 2025.

Biggest box office

Suspicious River (2000)

$1.4K worldwide

Highest rated

Lilith Fair: Building a Mystery (2025)

Midcredits 97th

Most popular right now

Signed, Sealed, Delivered (2013)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing22 of 35: 19 only directing, 3 with another role · typical Midcredits score76thWriting5 of 35: 1 only writing, 4 with another roleProducing6 of 35: 3 only producing, 3 with another roleEditing1 of 35: 0 only editing, 1 with another roleOther crew8 of 35: 7 only other crew, 1 with another role

35 titles, 5 with more than one role.

By decade

1990s11 · crew2000s10 · crew2010s13 · crew2020s1 · crew

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.

Awards

3 major nominations and no wins, 1997–2000.

  1. 2000
    • Venice award, nominated
  2. 1997
    • Cannes award, nominated · Directors' Fortnight
    • Cannes award, nominated

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.

How do Lynne Stopkewich's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 65th percentile, the median of all 8; across their 7 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 58th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

58thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Approval · how many liked their films

72ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Reach · how many have seen their films

66thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Midcredits score across 15 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up8
  • 50th to 74th4
  • 25th to 49th3

Shape of the crowd

8 of their 15 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved3
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser8
  • Mixed3

Most divisive · director

The Life (2004)

73rd percentile spread · 14% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · producer

Lilith Fair: Building a Mystery (2025)

Midcredits 97th · 87% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 74/100 and the pacing 53/100 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.

Who does Lynne Stopkewich work with?

People who share at least 2 of Lynne Stopkewich's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Adam Sliwinski shares the most, 4.

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers