Stephen Alpert was born on 19 April 1950 in the USA. He is an actor and producer, known for The Wind Rises (2013), Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind (1984) and Ponyo (2008). He has been married to Cynthia Wang since 22 July 1979.
Biography from IMDb.
- April 19, 1950 (76)
- USA
- Producer and writer
- 3 on MovieCove
What are Stephen Alpert's films like?
Across a limited sample of 3 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 1 · Earnest 2
Light 2 · Serious 0 · Dark 1
Grounded 0 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 1
Gentle 1 · Charged 2 · Intense 0
Steady 3 · Shifting 0 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 1 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 1
Slow burn 1 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 0
Casual 2 · Engaged 1 · Full focus 0
Easy watch 2 · Affecting 1 · Heavy 0
Resolved 2 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
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 Alpert's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 2 of their 3 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, on HBO Max (2).
Subscription and free streaming for Stephen Alpert'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
3 credits, 3 with a MovieCove page.
Ponyo(2008)
Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films
Tales from Earthsea(2006)
Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films
Ghiblies: Episode 2(2002)
Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films
Career shape
Across a limited sample of 3 MovieCove titles from 2002 to 2008.
How do Stephen Alpert's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 78th percentile, the median of all 3; across a limited sample of 3 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 78th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up2
- 50th to 74th1
Shape of the crowd
None of their 3 titles divides audiences: 2 are Crowd Pleasers.
- Universally Loved1
- Crowd Pleaser2
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 Alpert work with?
People who share at least 2 of Stephen Alpert's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Atsushi Okui shares the most, 3.
Writers
- Hayao MiyazakiShared titles: Ponyo (2008), Tales from Earthsea (2006)See all 2 shared titles with Hayao Miyazaki
Actors
- Kaoru KobayashiShared titles: Tales from Earthsea (2006), Ghiblies: Episode 2 (2002)See all 2 shared titles with Kaoru Kobayashi
Cinematographers and editors
- Atsushi OkuiShared titles: Ponyo (2008), Tales from Earthsea (2006), Ghiblies: Episode 2 (2002)See all 3 shared titles with Atsushi Okui
- Takeshi SeyamaShared titles: Ponyo (2008), Tales from Earthsea (2006), Ghiblies: Episode 2 (2002)See all 3 shared titles with Takeshi Seyama
Producers
- Toshio SuzukiShared titles: Ponyo (2008), Tales from Earthsea (2006), Ghiblies: Episode 2 (2002)See all 3 shared titles with Toshio Suzuki
- John LasseterShared titles: Ponyo (2008), Tales from Earthsea (2006)See all 2 shared titles with John Lasseter
