Jeb Stuart (born January 21, 1956) is an American screenwriter, film director, and producer known for writing blockbuster action films like Die Hard (1988) and The Fugitive (1993) and creating the Netflix television series Vikings: Valhalla (2022–2024). Description above from the Wikipedia article Jeb Stuart (writer), licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Biography from TMDB.
- January 21, 1956 (70)
- Little Rock, Arkansas, USA
- Writer, producer and director
- 14 on MovieCove · 16 credits in all
What are Jeb Stuart's films like?
Across their 11 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.
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 0 · Wry 1 · Earnest 10
Light 0 · Serious 6 · Dark 5
Grounded 8 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 0
Gentle 0 · Charged 2 · Intense 9
Steady 1 · Shifting 9 · Whiplash 1
Straight-faced 9 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 1
Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 5 · Relentless 4
Casual 3 · Engaged 7 · Full focus 1
Easy watch 2 · Affecting 7 · Heavy 2
Resolved 11 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
- Happy7
- 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 Jeb Stuart's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 8 of their 14 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Netflix (3).
Subscription and free streaming for Jeb Stuart'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
16 credits, 14 with a MovieCove page.
East of Eden(2026)
Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows
Takeover (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)
Vikings: Valhalla(2022)
Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all shows
The Liberator(2020)
Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all shows
Blood Done Sign My Name(2010)
Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films
Switchback(1997)
Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films
Fire Down Below(1997)
Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films
Just Cause(1995)
Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films
The Fugitive(1993)
Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films
Another 48 Hrs.(1990)
Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films
Vital Signs(1990)
Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films
Next of Kin(1989)
Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films
Lock Up(1989)
Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films
Leviathan(1989)
Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films
Die Hard(1988)
Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all filmsLonesome Dove (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Career shape
A full career of 16 titles, 15 of them dated from 1988 to 2026.
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
Nominated for a Writers Guild Award in 1994, Best Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published.
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 Jeb Stuart's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 52nd percentile, the median of all 11; across their 11 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 46th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up4
- 50th to 74th5
- 25th to 49th4
- Below 25th1
Shape of the crowd
6 of their 14 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Universally Loved2
- Crowd Pleaser6
- Broadly Agreed3
- Mixed3
Reviewers score the dialogue 53/100 and the plot and story 42/100 in their films, across 11 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.
Is Jeb Stuart's work okay for kids?
Across up to 9 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, profanity and frightening / intense run heavier than most 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 Jeb Stuart work with?
People who share at least 2 of Jeb Stuart's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Lawrence Gordon shares the most, 4.
Writers
- Steven E. de SouzaShared titles: Another 48 Hrs. (1990), Die Hard (1988)See all 2 shared titles with Steven E. de Souza
Actors
- Ted LevineShared titles: Switchback (1997), Next of Kin (1989)See all 2 shared titles with Ted Levine
- Andreas KatsulasShared titles: The Fugitive (1993), Next of Kin (1989)See all 2 shared titles with Andreas Katsulas
Composers and editors
- Robert A. FerrettiShared titles: Fire Down Below (1997), Lock Up (1989)See all 2 shared titles with Robert A. Ferretti
- James Newton HowardShared titles: Just Cause (1995), The Fugitive (1993)See all 2 shared titles with James Newton Howard
- Don BrochuShared titles: The Fugitive (1993), Lock Up (1989)See all 2 shared titles with Don Brochu
Producers
- Lawrence GordonShared titles: Another 48 Hrs. (1990), Leviathan (1989), Lock Up (1989), Die Hard (1988)See all 4 shared titles with Lawrence Gordon
- Charles GordonShared titles: Leviathan (1989), Lock Up (1989), Die Hard (1988)See all 3 shared titles with Charles Gordon
- Mel EfrosShared titles: Blood Done Sign My Name (2010), Switchback (1997)See all 2 shared titles with Mel Efros
- Lloyd LevinShared titles: Lock Up (1989), Die Hard (1988)See all 2 shared titles with Lloyd Levin
