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Stuart Beattie

Stuart Beattie

Writer, also director and producer · Born January 1, 1972 (54)

BAFTA Award nominee

Stuart Beattie (born 4 August 1971) is an Australian filmmaker. His screenplay for Collateral(2004) earned him nominations for the BAFTA Award for Best Original Screenplay, Satellite Award for Best Original Screenplay and Saturn Award for Best Writing. Beattie was born in Melbourne and raised in Sydney. He attended Knox Grammar School in Sydney, where his mother, Sandra, was a languages teacher, and later Charles Sturt University in Bathurst. Description above from the Wikipedia article Stuart Beattie, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
January 1, 1972 (54)
Works as
Writer, also director and producer
Titles
18 on MovieCove · 27 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 63 days to Oct 26Up 13% in 30 days

What are Stuart Beattie's films like?

Across their 14 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Morality.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
28%
Morality
23%
Self
20%
Survival
15%
Society
8%
Power
5%
Survival5 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds5 titles, browse their movies with this themeLoyalty3 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity3 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose2 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity3 titles, browse their movies with this themeDuty2 titles, browse their movies with this themeSacrifice2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 13 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 4 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 6

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

Gentle 1 · Charged 5 · Intense 7

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

Steady 4 · Shifting 9 · Whiplash 0

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

Straight-faced 9 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 2

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

Slow burn 0 · Even-paced 9 · Relentless 4

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

Casual 4 · Engaged 8 · Full focus 1

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 12 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
9
Thrilling
7
Dread
4
Melancholic
4
Triumphant
3
Other
10

How their films linger

Fun6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy7
  • Bittersweet4
  • Ambiguous3

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 Stuart Beattie's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 16 of their 18 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Disney+ (7).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Stuart Beattie'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

27 credits, 18 with a MovieCove page; 3 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Faraway Downs(2023)

    Show 6 episodes · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all shows

  • Interceptor(2022)

    Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • Obi-Wan Kenobi(2022)

    Show 3 episodes · Story · Teleplay · Writer

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all shows

  • Danger Close(2019)

    Producer · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Captain Jokes Parrot's Disaster of the Caribbean (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Characters

  • Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales(2017)

    Characters

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • The Legend of Tarzan(2016)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Deadline Gallipoli (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Show 2 episodes · Writer

  • I, Frankenstein(2014)

    Director · Screenplay · Screenstory

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides(2011)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films

  • Tomorrow, When the War Began(2010)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films

  • G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra(2009)

    Screenplay · Story

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Australia(2008)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • 30 Days of Night(2007)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End(2007)

    Characters

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • The Killer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Original Story

  • Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest(2006)

    Characters

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Derailed(2005)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Collateral(2004)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl(2003)

    Screenstory

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • Kick (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Screenplay

  • Joey(1997)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • The Protector (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Writer

  • Water Under the Bridge (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    Show 9 episodes · Second Assistant Director

  • Daughter of Smoke & Bone (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Screenplay

  • First Warrior (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Writer

  • Truce (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Writer

Career shape

A full career of 26 titles, 23 of them dated from 1980 to 2023.

Biggest box office

Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (2011)

$1B worldwide

Highest rated

Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003)

Midcredits 98th

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing2 of 26: 0 only directing, 2 with another roleWriting25 of 26: 21 only writing, 4 with another role · typical Midcredits score58thProducing2 of 26: 0 only producing, 2 with another roleOther crew1 of 26: 1 only other crew, 0 with another role

26 titles, 4 with more than one role — writing and directing overlap on 2 of them.

By decade

1980s1 · crew1990s3 · crew2000s9 · crew2010s7 · crew2020s3 · crew

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 BAFTA Award in 2005, Best Screenplay - Original.

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 Stuart Beattie's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 60th percentile, the median of all 16; across their 13 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 50th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

50thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 13

Approval · how many liked their films

65thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 13

Reach · how many have seen their films

97thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 13

Midcredits score across 18 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up5
  • 50th to 74th6
  • 25th to 49th4
  • Below 25th3

Shape of the crowd

9 of their 18 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved3
  • Crowd Pleaser9
  • Mixed6

Most divisive · writer

Joey (1997)

64th percentile spread · 38% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · writer

Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003)

Midcredits 98th · 91% liked

Reviewers score the dialogue 40/100 and the plot and story 39/100 in their films, across 13 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 Stuart Beattie's work okay for kids?

Across up to 12 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, profanity and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore11 titles54–89 · median 64 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity12 titles13–40 · median 26 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity11 titles33–75 · median 49 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs11 titles11–52 · median 33 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense11 titles43–79 · median 57 · moderateheavier 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 Stuart Beattie work with?

People who share at least 2 of Stuart Beattie's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Baz Luhrmann shares the most, 2.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Cinematographers and editors

Producers