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Stuart M. Besser

Producer

Oscar nominee · BAFTA Award nominee · 1 other major award body

Works as
Producer
Titles
37 on MovieCove · 40 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Down 1% in 30 days

What are Stuart M. Besser's films like?

Across their 34 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Genres

Comedy10 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 30th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Action8 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 44th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Drama5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 57th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Biography4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 66th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Biography movies
Documentary2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 74th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Documentary movies
Horror2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 64th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Horror 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
Bonds
24%
Self
23%
Morality
22%
Survival
15%
Ideas
6%
Society
6%
Power
5%
Identity6 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds6 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice6 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love5 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose4 titles, browse their movies with this themeBetrayal4 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival6 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship4 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 33 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 15 · Serious 10 · Dark 8

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

Grounded 11 · Stylized 16 · Heightened 6

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

A split, not a type: Gentle 7 · Charged 11 · Intense 15

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

Steady 11 · Shifting 14 · Whiplash 8

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 12 · Some laughs 14 · Funny 7

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

Slow burn 9 · Even-paced 15 · Relentless 9

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

A split, not a type: Casual 15 · Engaged 14 · Full focus 4

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 14 · Affecting 13 · Heavy 6

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

Resolved 23 · Open-ended 8 · Ambiguous 2

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
22
Absurd
10
Thrilling
8
Contemplative
7
Hopeful
7
Other
33

How their films linger

Fun13 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet13 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 9 with a twist

  • Happy13
  • Bittersweet16
  • Tragic3
  • Ambiguous2

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 M. Besser's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 25 of their 37 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (10).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Stuart M. Besser'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

40 credits, 37 with a MovieCove page.

  • The Social Reckoning(2026)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Vacation Friends 2(2023)

    Producer · Unit Production Manager

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • Jerry Lee Lewis: Trouble in Mind(2022)

    Executive Producer · Unit Production Manager

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Being the Ricardos(2021)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • The Trial of the Chicago 7(2020)

    Producer · Unit Production Manager

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Alpha(2018)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Mile 22(2018)

    Executive Producer · Unit Production Manager · as Blind Guy

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • The Commuter(2018)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Molly's Game(2017)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Our Brand Is Crisis(2015)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films

  • Need for Speed(2014)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Bullet to the Head(2012)

    Executive Producer · Unit Production Manager

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Big Miracle(2012)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Crossfire Hurricane(2012)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • The Losers(2010)

    Executive Producer · Unit Production Manager

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • 3:10 to Yuma(2007)

    Executive Producer · Unit Production Manager

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Men in Trees (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Show 1 episode · Producer

  • The Break-Up(2006)

    Executive Producer · Unit Production Manager

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Cursed(2005)

    Co-Executive Producer · Unit Production Manager

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • Identity(2003)

    Executive Producer · as Frozen Body

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • The Sweetest Thing(2002)

    Executive Producer · Unit Production Manager

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • 40 Days and 40 Nights(2002)

    Co-Producer

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • Delivering Milo(2001)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Scream 3(2000)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films

  • Music of the Heart(1999)

    Co-Producer

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Finding Graceland(1998)

    Co-Producer

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Hollyweird (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Producer

  • Scream(1996)

    Co-Executive Producer · Unit Production Manager

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • Vampire in Brooklyn(1995)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • Canadian Bacon(1995)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Dr. Giggles(1992)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all films

  • The People Under the Stairs(1991)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Love at Large(1990)

    Associate Producer

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Beverly Hills, 90210(1990)

    Show Producer

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all shows

  • The Moderns(1988)

    Associate Producer

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Made in Heaven(1987)

    Associate Producer

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • The Whales of August(1987)

    Associate Producer

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • The Verne Miller Story(1987)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • Hollywood Hot Tubs (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Executive In Charge Of Production

  • The Five of Me(1981)

    Associate Producer

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

Career shape

A full career of 33 titles from 1981 to 2026.

Biggest box office

Need for Speed (2014)

$203M worldwide

Highest rated

The Trial of the Chicago 7 (2020)

Midcredits 97th

Most popular right now

Beverly Hills, 90210 (1990)

Film career

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting2 of 33: 0 only acting, 2 with another roleProducing32 of 33: 20 only producing, 12 with another role · typical Midcredits score56thOther crew12 of 33: 1 only other crew, 11 with another role · typical Midcredits score40th

33 titles, 12 with more than one role — producing and other crew overlap on 11 of them.

By decade

1980s5 · crew1990s8 · crew2000s7 · 1 acting · 7 crew2010s8 · 1 acting · 8 crew2020s5 · 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

3 major nominations and no wins, 2021.

  1. 2021
    • Oscar, nominated · Best Motion Picture of the Year
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Film
    • +1 other major body · 1 nomination
      • Producers Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures

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 M. Besser's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 55th percentile, the median of all 36; across their 33 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 53rd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

53rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 33

Approval · how many liked their films

54thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 33

Reach · how many have seen their films

93rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 33

Midcredits score across 37 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up7
  • 50th to 74th13
  • 25th to 49th11
  • Below 25th6

Shape of the crowd

16 of their 37 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved3
  • Crowd Pleaser16
  • Broadly Agreed7
  • Mixed11

Most divisive · producer

The Verne Miller Story (1987)

64th percentile spread · 39% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · producer

The Trial of the Chicago 7 (2020)

Midcredits 97th · 89% liked

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 M. Besser's work okay for kids?

Across up to 22 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 & Gore21 titles22–87 · median 67 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity22 titles15–57 · median 32 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity22 titles46–78 · median 63 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs20 titles18–59 · median 36 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense20 titles22–77 · median 59 · 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 M. Besser work with?

People who share at least 2 of Stuart M. Besser's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Dixie J. Capp shares the most, 9.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles