Stephen Bailey
- Cinematographer, producer and editor
- 10 on MovieCove · 12 credits in all
Known for
What are Stephen Bailey's films like?
Across their 9 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Society and Survival.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 6
A split, not a type: Light 2 · Serious 0 · Dark 4
Grounded 6 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 0
A split, not a type: Gentle 2 · Charged 1 · Intense 3
Steady 4 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 6 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 0
Slow burn 4 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 0
Casual 2 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 1
Easy watch 2 · Affecting 0 · Heavy 4
Resolved 5 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
- Happy2
- Bittersweet4
- Tragic1
- Ambiguous1
- Other1
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 Bailey's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 8 of their 10 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on HBO Max (4).
Subscription and free streaming for Stephen Bailey'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
12 credits, 10 with a MovieCove page.
Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all shows
Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films
Finding Edna Lewis(2025)
Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Octopus!(2025)
Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all shows
Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films
NightGowns (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)
State of the Art(2019)
Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Shelter(2016)
Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Meth Storm(2017)
Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films
Last Chance High(2014)
Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)Untitled Assata Shakur Documentary (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Career shape
A full career of 8 titles, 7 of them dated from 2017 to 2025.
Highest rated
Armed Only with a Camera: The Life and Death of Brent Renaud (2025)
Most popular right now
Seen & Heard: The History of Black Television (2025)
Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it.
How do Stephen Bailey's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 62nd percentile, the median of all 7; across their 6 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 66th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up2
- 50th to 74th6
- 25th to 49th1
- Below 25th1
Shape of the crowd
4 of their 10 titles are Mixed.
- Loved with Detractors1
- Divisive3
- Crowd Pleaser2
- Mixed4
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 Bailey work with?
People who share at least 2 of Stephen Bailey's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Brent Renaud shares the most, 5.
Directors
- Brent RenaudShared titles: Armed Only with a Camera: The Life and Death of Brent Renaud (2025), State of the Art (2019), Meth Storm (2017), Shelter (2016), Last Chance High (2014)See all 5 shared titles with Brent Renaud
- Craig RenaudShared titles: Armed Only with a Camera: The Life and Death of Brent Renaud (2025), State of the Art (2019), Meth Storm (2017), Shelter (2016), Last Chance High (2014)See all 5 shared titles with Craig Renaud
- Giselle BaileyShared titles: Seen & Heard: The History of Black Television (2025), The Legend of the Underground (2021)See all 2 shared titles with Giselle Bailey
Composers
- Amman AbbasiShared titles: Armed Only with a Camera: The Life and Death of Brent Renaud (2025), Meth Storm (2017), Shelter (2016)See all 3 shared titles with Amman Abbasi
Producers
- Lisa HellerShared titles: Armed Only with a Camera: The Life and Death of Brent Renaud (2025), Seen & Heard: The History of Black Television (2025), The Legend of the Underground (2021)See all 3 shared titles with Lisa Heller
- Nancy AbrahamShared titles: Armed Only with a Camera: The Life and Death of Brent Renaud (2025), Seen & Heard: The History of Black Television (2025), The Legend of the Underground (2021)See all 3 shared titles with Nancy Abraham
- Courtney PledgerShared titles: Armed Only with a Camera: The Life and Death of Brent Renaud (2025), State of the Art (2019)See all 2 shared titles with Courtney Pledger
- Sara RodriguezShared titles: Seen & Heard: The History of Black Television (2025), The Legend of the Underground (2021)See all 2 shared titles with Sara Rodriguez
