Whit Stillman (born John Whitney Stillman on January 25, 1952) is an American writer-director known for his sly depictions of the "urban haute bourgeoisie" (as a character in Metropolitan terms the upper-class WASPs of the U.S. socio-cultural elite). Description above from the Wikipedia article Whit Stillman, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Biography from TMDB.
- January 25, 1952 (74)
- Washington, District of Columbia, USA
- Director, writer and producer
- 8 on MovieCove · 14 credits in all
What are Whit Stillman's films like?
Across their 5 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
A split, not a type: Ironic 1 · Wry 1 · Earnest 3
Light 4 · Serious 1 · Dark 0
Grounded 1 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 1
Gentle 4 · Charged 1 · Intense 0
Steady 4 · Shifting 1 · Whiplash 0
A split, not a type: Straight-faced 0 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 2
Slow burn 4 · Even-paced 1 · Relentless 0
A split, not a type: Casual 3 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 0
Easy watch 5 · Affecting 0 · Heavy 0
Resolved 2 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
- Happy1
- Bittersweet4
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 Whit Stillman's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 6 of their 8 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.
Subscription and free streaming for Whit Stillman'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
14 credits, 8 with a MovieCove page; 3 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.
A New York Story(2024)
Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films
Love & Friendship(2016)
Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films
The Cosmopolitans (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)
The Cosmopolitans (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)
Girl Most Likely(2012)
Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films
Damsels in Distress(2011)
Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films
The Last Days of Disco(1998)
Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films
Barcelona(1994)
Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows
Metropolitan(1990)
Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films
Coarse Salt (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)
Skyline (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)
American Playhouse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)
A Night at Claridge’s (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Career shape
A full career of 14 titles, 13 of them dated from 1982 to 2024.
Biggest box office
Love & Friendship (2016)
Highest rated
Metropolitan (1990)
Most popular right now
Love & Friendship (2016)
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.
How do Whit Stillman's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 60th percentile, the median of all 7; across their 5 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 77th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up3
- 50th to 74th2
- 25th to 49th2
- Below 25th1
Shape of the crowd
3 of their 8 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Universally Loved1
- Crowd Pleaser3
- Broadly Agreed1
- Mixed3
Reviewers score the atmosphere 68/100 and the pacing 45/100 in their films, across 5 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 Whit Stillman's work okay for kids?
Across a limited sample of up to 3 MovieCove titles with content scores.
Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.
Who does Whit Stillman work with?
People who share at least 2 of Whit Stillman's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Mark Suozzo shares the most, 4.
Actors
- Chris EigemanShared titles: The Last Days of Disco (1998), Barcelona (1994), Metropolitan (1990)See all 3 shared titles with Chris Eigeman
- Chloë SevignyShared titles: Love & Friendship (2016), The Last Days of Disco (1998)See all 2 shared titles with Chloë Sevigny
- Kate BeckinsaleShared titles: Love & Friendship (2016), The Last Days of Disco (1998)See all 2 shared titles with Kate Beckinsale
- Taylor NicholsShared titles: Barcelona (1994), Metropolitan (1990)See all 2 shared titles with Taylor Nichols
Composers, cinematographers and editors
- Mark SuozzoShared titles: Damsels in Distress (2011), The Last Days of Disco (1998), Barcelona (1994), Metropolitan (1990)See all 4 shared titles with Mark Suozzo
- John ThomasShared titles: The Last Days of Disco (1998), Barcelona (1994), Metropolitan (1990)See all 3 shared titles with John Thomas
- Andrew HafitzShared titles: Damsels in Distress (2011), The Last Days of Disco (1998)See all 2 shared titles with Andrew Hafitz
- Christopher TellefsenShared titles: Barcelona (1994), Metropolitan (1990)See all 2 shared titles with Christopher Tellefsen
Producers
- Cecilia Kate RoqueShared titles: Damsels in Distress (2011), The Last Days of Disco (1998), Barcelona (1994)See all 3 shared titles with Cecilia Kate Roque
- Edmon RochShared titles: The Last Days of Disco (1998), Barcelona (1994)See all 2 shared titles with Edmon Roch
