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Oliver Stone

Oliver Stone

Director, producer, writer and actor, also editor · Born September 15, 1946 (80) · New York City, New York, USA

3 Oscars · Primetime Emmy winner · 5 Golden Globes · 9 other major award bodies

William Oliver Stone (born September 15, 1946) is an American filmmaker. Stone became known in the late 1980s and the early 1990s for directing a series of films about the Vietnam War, in which he had participated as an American infantry soldier. His work frequently focuses on contemporary political and cultural issues, often controversially. He has received three Academy Awards: Best Adapted Screenplay for Midnight Express (1978), and Best Director for Platoon (1986) and Born on the Fourth of July (1989). Stone's movies often use many different cameras and film formats, including VHS, 8 mm film, and 70 mm film. He sometimes uses several formats in a single scene, as in Natural Born Killers (1994) and JFK (1991).

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
September 15, 1946 (80)
From
New York City, New York, USA
Works as
Director, producer, writer and actor, also editor
Titles
53 on MovieCove · 78 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 155 days to Oct 26Down 17% in 30 days

What are Oliver Stone's films like?

Across their 62 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Power.

Genres

Documentary20 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 77th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Documentary movies
Drama12 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 86th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Biography11 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 85th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Biography movies
Crime8 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 75th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime movies
Action6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 39th percentile
: browse their Action 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
Morality
26%
Power
18%
Ideas
16%
Self
14%
Survival
11%
Society
10%
Bonds
6%
Justice17 titles, browse their movies with this themeTruth14 titles, browse their movies with this themePower12 titles, browse their movies with this themeLegacy11 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival8 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition9 titles, browse their movies with this themeArt6 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption6 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 60 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Dark: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their dark movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 10 · Serious 11 · Dark 39

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 36 · Stylized 15 · Heightened 9

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

A split, not a type: Gentle 12 · Charged 12 · Intense 36

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

A split, not a type: Steady 24 · Shifting 21 · Whiplash 15

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 50 · Some laughs 10 · Funny 0

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

Slow burn 20 · Even-paced 35 · Relentless 5

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

Casual 6 · Engaged 43 · Full focus 11

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 12 · Affecting 22 · Heavy 26

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

A split, not a type: Resolved 33 · Open-ended 17 · Ambiguous 10

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
45
Contemplative
24
Melancholic
28
Dread
12
Warm
11
Other
40

How their films linger

Thought-provoking38 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet17 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling16 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting12 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful13 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteInfuriating7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 6 with a twist

  • Happy10
  • Bittersweet28
  • Tragic8
  • Ambiguous16

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 Oliver Stone's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 30 of their 53 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (15).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Oliver Stone'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

78 credits, 53 with a MovieCove page; 85 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • RFK: Legacy(2025)

    Executive Producer · as Self

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Lula(2024)

    Director · as Self

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Qazaq (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Producer · as Self

  • Nuclear Now(2022)

    Director · Writer · as Self

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • JFK: Destiny Betrayed(2021)

    Show 4 episodes · Director · Creator · as Self - Narrator (voice)

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all shows

  • JFK Revisited: Through the Looking Glass(2021)

    Director · as Self / Narrator (voice)

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Qazaq: History of the Golden Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Show 1 episode · Executive Producer · as Self

  • The War on Cuba (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Show 6 episodes · Executive Producer

  • Revealing Ukraine (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Executive Producer · as Self

  • Konbini Vidéo Club (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • The Putin Interviews(2017)

    Show 4 episodes · Director · Creator · Producer · Screenplay · as Self

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all shows

  • All Governments Lie: Truth, Deception, and the Spirit of I.F. Stone(2016)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • Snowden(2016)

    Director · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Ukraine on Fire (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Executive Producer · as Self

  • A Good American(2015)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • My Friend Hugo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Director · as Self

  • Oliver Stone's Untold History of the United States (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Show 10 episodes · Director · Creator · Executive Producer · Writer · as Narrator

  • The Untold History Of The United States (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Director · Writer · as Narrator

  • Greystone Park (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as Oliver

  • Savages(2012)

    Director · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Castro in Winter(2012)

    Director · as Self

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps(2010)

    Director · Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • South of the Border(2009)

    Director · as Self

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • W.(2008)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • World Trade Center(2006)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • The Henry Rollins Show (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Torrente 3: El protector(2005)

    as Inglés borracho

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • Alexander(2004)

    Director · Producer · Screenplay · as Macedonian Soldier at Zeus Statue (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • Looking for Fidel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Director · Writer · as Self

  • Persona Non Grata (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Director · as Self

  • Comandante (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Director · Producer · as Self

  • The Day Reagan Was Shot(2001)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • Any Given Sunday(1999)

    Director · Executive Producer · Screenplay · as Tug Kowalski: TV Announcer #1

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • The Corruptor(1999)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Savior(1998)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Assassinated: The Last Days of Kennedy and King (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Executive Producer

  • Cold Around the Heart(1997)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • U Turn(1997)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Gravesend (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Executive Producer

  • The People vs. Larry Flynt(1996)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Evita(1996)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Freeway(1996)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Nixon(1995)

    Director · Producer · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Indictment: The McMartin Trial(1995)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Killer: A Journal of Murder(1995)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • The New Age(1994)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Natural Born Killers(1994)

    Director · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Heaven & Earth(1993)

    Director · Producer · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • The Joy Luck Club(1993)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • From Hollywood to Hanoi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Executive Producer · as Self

  • Wild Palms (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Show 5 episodes · Creator · Executive Producer · Producer

  • Dave(1993)

    as Oliver Stone

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Malcolm X(1992)

    Thanks

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Zebrahead (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Executive Producer

  • South Central(1992)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • JFK(1991)

    Director · Producer · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • Iron Maze (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Executive Producer

  • The Doors(1991)

    Director · Writer · as UCLA Film Professor

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Reversal of Fortune(1990)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Blue Steel(1990)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Born on the Fourth of July(1989)

    Director · Producer · Screenplay · as News Reporter

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Talk Radio(1988)

    Director · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Wall Street(1987)

    Director · Writer · as Trader - Office

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Platoon(1986)

    Director · Writer · as Alpha Company Major in Bunker (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • 8 Million Ways to Die(1986)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • Salvador(1986)

    Director · Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Year of the Dragon(1985)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Scarface(1983)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Conan the Barbarian(1982)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • The Hand(1981)

    Director · Screenplay · as Bum

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Midnight Express(1978)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • Seizure(1974)

    Director · Editor · Screenplay · as Anchor (voice) (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • Sugar Cookies(1973)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • The Battle of Love's Return (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    as Cliff

  • Last Year in Viet Nam (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    Director · Cinematographer · Editor · Writer · as War Veteran

  • Street Scenes 1970 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    Director · Camera Operator · Cinematographer

  • Michael and Marie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    Director · Writer

  • White Lies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Director · Writer

Career shape

A full career of 76 titles, 75 of them dated from 1970 to 2025.

Biggest box office

JFK (1991)

$205M worldwide

Highest rated

Scarface (1983)

Midcredits 99th

Film career

  • 1974Screen debut· Seizure
  • 2012First top-billed film· Greystone Park

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting17 of 76: 6 only acting, 11 with another role · typical Midcredits score77thDirecting37 of 76: 9 only directing, 28 with another role · typical Midcredits score75thWriting31 of 76: 6 only writing, 25 with another role · typical Midcredits score81stProducing36 of 76: 25 only producing, 11 with another role · typical Midcredits score76thCinematography2 of 76: 0 only cinematography, 2 with another roleEditing2 of 76: 0 only editing, 2 with another roleOther crew6 of 76: 1 only other crew, 5 with another role

76 titles, 29 with more than one role — directing and producing overlap on 10 of them.

By decade

1970s7 · 3 acting · 6 crew1980s10 · 4 acting · 10 crew1990s26 · 3 acting · 25 crew2000s10 · 3 acting · 8 crew2010s14 · 4 acting · 12 crew2020s8 · crew

Billing

usually 17th · top billed in 40% of 5 roles

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. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30.

Awards

3 Oscars, a Primetime Emmy, 5 Golden Globes, a BAFTA Award and 10 other major awards from 53 major nominations, 1979–2024.

WinNomination
  1. 2024
    • Cannes award, nominated
  2. 2022
    • Venice award, won
  3. 2021
    • Cannes award, nominated
  4. 2017
    • Writers Guild Award, won
  5. 2000
    • Berlinale award, nominated
  6. 1997
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Screenplay - Adapted
    • +1 other major body · 1 nomination
      • Producers Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures
  7. 1996
    • Oscar, nominated · Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen
  8. 1995
    • Primetime Emmy, won · Outstanding Made for Television Movie
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Director - Motion Picture
Show 9 earlier years
  1. 1994
    • Venice award, won
    • Venice award, nominated
  2. 1993
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Screenplay - Adapted
  3. 1992
    • Oscar, nominated · Best Director
    • Oscar, nominated · Best Picture
    • Oscar, nominated · Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published
    • Golden Globe, won · Best Director - Motion Picture
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Screenplay - Motion Picture
    • +3 other major bodies · 3 nominations
      • Directors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures
      • Writers Guild Award, nominated · Best Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium
      • Producers Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures
  4. 1991
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Screenplay - Adapted
  5. 1990
    • Oscar, won · Best Director
    • Oscar, nominated · Best Picture
    • Oscar, nominated · Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium
    • Golden Globe, won · Best Director - Motion Picture
    • Golden Globe, won · Best Screenplay - Motion Picture
    • +3 other major bodies · 2 wins and 2 nominations
      • Berlinale award, won
      • Berlinale award, nominated
      • Directors Guild Award, won · Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures
      • Writers Guild Award, nominated · Best Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium
  6. 1989
    • Berlinale award, nominated · Best Film
    • Independent Spirit Award, nominated · Best Director
  7. 1988
    • BAFTA Award, won · Best Direction
  8. 1987
    • Oscar, won · Best Director
    • Oscar, nominated ×2 · Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen
    • Golden Globe, won · Best Director - Motion Picture
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Screenplay - Motion Picture
    • +4 other major bodies · 4 wins and 6 nominations
      • Berlinale award, won · Best Director
      • Berlinale award, nominated
      • Directors Guild Award, won · Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures
      • Writers Guild Award, nominated ×2 · Best Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen
      • Independent Spirit Award, won · Best Director
      • Independent Spirit Award, won · Best Screenplay
      • Independent Spirit Award, nominated · Best Director
      • Independent Spirit Award, nominated · Best Feature
      • Independent Spirit Award, nominated · Best Screenplay
  9. 1979
    • Oscar, won · Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium
    • Golden Globe, won · Best Screenplay - Motion Picture
    • +2 other major bodies · 1 win and 1 nomination
      • Writers Guild Award, won · Best Drama Adapted from Another Medium
      • Grammy Award, nominated · Best Album of Original Score Written for a Motion Picture or Television Special

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 Oliver Stone's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 76th percentile, the median of all 51; across their 60 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 73rd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

73rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 60

Approval · how many liked their films

75thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 60

Reach · how many have seen their films

86thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 60

Midcredits score across 53 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up28
  • 50th to 74th10
  • 25th to 49th11
  • Below 25th4

Shape of the crowd

23 of their 53 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved7
  • Loved with Detractors1
  • Divisive2
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser23
  • Broadly Agreed6
  • Mixed13

Most divisive · actor, director

Lula (2024)

99th percentile spread · 57% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · writer

Scarface (1983)

Midcredits 99th · 92% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 70/100 and the pacing 48/100 in their films, across 51 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.

Is Oliver Stone's work okay for kids?

Across up to 32 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, sex & nudity, profanity, alcohol & drugs and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore28 titles32–93 · median 75 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity32 titles22–73 · median 59 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity27 titles50–94 · median 82 · severeheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs24 titles33–88 · median 64 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense24 titles31–87 · median 64 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 39

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 Oliver Stone work with?

People who share at least 2 of Oliver Stone's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Robert Richardson shares the most, 12.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles