Scott Cooper (born April 20, 1970) is an American filmmaker and former actor. He is known for the films Crazy Heart (2009), Out of the Furnace (2013), Black Mass (2015), Hostiles (2017), Antlers (2021), The Pale Blue Eye (2022), and Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere (2025). Description above from the Wikipedia article Scott Cooper (director), licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Biography from TMDB.
- April 20, 1970 (56)
- Abingdon, Virginia, USA
- Director, writer, actor and producer
- 16 on MovieCove · 23 credits in all
What are Scott Cooper's films like?
Across their 13 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Survival.
Genres
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
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 11
Light 1 · Serious 4 · Dark 6
Grounded 8 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 0
Gentle 1 · Charged 5 · Intense 5
A split, not a type: Steady 6 · Shifting 4 · Whiplash 1
Straight-faced 10 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 0
A split, not a type: Slow burn 6 · Even-paced 5 · Relentless 0
Casual 4 · Engaged 5 · Full focus 2
A split, not a type: Easy watch 2 · Affecting 3 · Heavy 6
Resolved 7 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 1
Roles they play
- Heroas Pvt. Holland in Rain (2001)
- Heroas Will Custis in For Sale by Owner (2009)
Moods and endings
- Happy2
- Bittersweet7
- Tragic1
- 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 Scott Cooper's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 10 of their 16 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Disney+ (4).
Subscription and free streaming for Scott Cooper'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
23 credits, 16 with a MovieCove page; 2 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.
Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)
The Pale Blue Eye(2022)
Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films
Antlers(2021)
Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films
Hostiles(2017)
Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films
Black Mass(2015)
Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films
Out of the Furnace(2013)
Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films
Get Low(2009)
Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films
Crazy Heart(2009)
Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films
For Sale by Owner(2009)
Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films
Broken Trail(2006)
Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all shows
Pinky Dinky Doo(2005)
Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all shows
Rain(2001)
Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films
Attitude (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)
Water Under the Bridge (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)
Bill's Gun Shop (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)
Takedown(2000)
Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films
The X-Files(1993)
Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all showsComanche (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Time Out (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Untitled Crime Drama Film (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Untitled Roswell Sci-Fi Film (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Career shape
A full career of 22 titles, 18 of them dated from 1993 to 2025.
Biggest box office
Black Mass (2015)
Highest rated
Crazy Heart (2009)
Most popular right now
Black Mass (2015)
Film career
- 1999Screen debut· Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me
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
1 major award from 3 major nominations, 2010.
- Writers Guild Award, nominated · Best Adapted Screenplay
- Independent Spirit Award, won · Best First Feature
- Independent Spirit Award, nominated · Best First Screenplay
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 Scott Cooper's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 68th percentile, the median of all 12; across their 11 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 69th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up5
- 50th to 74th7
- 25th to 49th3
- Below 25th1
Shape of the crowd
10 of their 16 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Universally Loved1
- Cult Classic1
- Crowd Pleaser10
- Broadly Agreed1
- Mixed3
Reviewers score the atmosphere 73/100 and the pacing 39/100 in their films, across 10 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 Scott Cooper's work okay for kids?
Across up to 9 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, profanity and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.
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 Scott Cooper work with?
People who share at least 2 of Scott Cooper's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Robert Duvall shares the most, 5.
Directors
- Robert J. WilsonShared titles: For Sale by Owner (2009), Rain (2001)See all 2 shared titles with Robert J. Wilson
Actors
- Robert DuvallShared titles: The Pale Blue Eye (2022), Crazy Heart (2009), Get Low (2009), Broken Trail (2006), Broken Trail: The Making of a Legendary Western (2006)See all 5 shared titles with Robert Duvall
- Christian BaleShared titles: The Pale Blue Eye (2022), Hostiles (2017), Out of the Furnace (2013)See all 3 shared titles with Christian Bale
- Jesse PlemonsShared titles: Antlers (2021), Hostiles (2017), Black Mass (2015)See all 3 shared titles with Jesse Plemons
- Tom BowerShared titles: Out of the Furnace (2013), Crazy Heart (2009), For Sale by Owner (2009)See all 3 shared titles with Tom Bower
Cinematographers and editors
- Masanobu TakayanagiShared titles: Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere (2025), The Pale Blue Eye (2022), Hostiles (2017), Black Mass (2015)See all 4 shared titles with Masanobu Takayanagi
- Dylan TichenorShared titles: The Pale Blue Eye (2022), Antlers (2021)See all 2 shared titles with Dylan Tichenor
Producers
- John LesherShared titles: The Pale Blue Eye (2022), Hostiles (2017), Black Mass (2015)See all 3 shared titles with John Lesher
- Rob CarlinerShared titles: Crazy Heart (2009), Get Low (2009), Broken Trail (2006)See all 3 shared titles with Rob Carliner
- Tracey LandonShared titles: Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere (2025), The Pale Blue Eye (2022)See all 2 shared titles with Tracey Landon
- Catherine FarrellShared titles: The Pale Blue Eye (2022), Hostiles (2017)See all 2 shared titles with Catherine Farrell