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Stephen Rennicks

Stephen Rennicks

Composer · Born January 1, 1972 (54) · Dublin, Ireland

Stephen Rennicks is an Irish musician and film score composer based in Dublin. As a boy, Rennicks predominantly listened to and sang what he described as "Irish Protestant Baptist gospel music, choruses and hymns", and later claimed it was an influence on his process of learning harmony. During the later years of the 1980s, Rennicks was a member of a band called the Prunes, which traveled through nightclubs in France and Germany playing punk music.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
January 1, 1972 (54)
From
Dublin, Ireland
Works as
Composer
Titles
31 on MovieCove · 50 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 4% in 30 days

What are Stephen Rennicks' films like?

Across their 29 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.

Genres

Comedy12 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 61st percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Drama7 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 75th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Biography2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 70th percentile
: browse their Biography movies
Documentary2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 90th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Documentary 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
Self
31%
Bonds
26%
Survival
16%
Power
8%
Morality
7%
Society
6%
Ideas
5%
Identity10 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds9 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love4 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth4 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship4 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival4 titles, browse their movies with this themeClass4 titles, browse their movies with this themeTrauma3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 24 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 9 · Serious 5 · Dark 10

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

Grounded 17 · Stylized 7 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 2 · Charged 19 · Intense 3

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

Steady 8 · Shifting 9 · Whiplash 7

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

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 10 · Some laughs 8 · Funny 6

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 16 · Even-paced 7 · Relentless 1

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 14 · Engaged 10 · Full focus 0

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 5 · Affecting 8 · Heavy 11

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

A split, not a type: Resolved 14 · Open-ended 7 · Ambiguous 3

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Melancholic
15
Tense
11
Absurd
7
Bittersweet
9
Contemplative
7
Other
30

How their films linger

Bittersweet13 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful11 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteCathartic4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 4 with a twist

  • Happy3
  • Bittersweet20
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous5

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 Stephen Rennicks' films?

As of October 24, 2026, 20 of their 31 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (13).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Stephen Rennicks' 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

50 credits, 31 with a MovieCove page.

  • Whitetail (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Composer

  • I Swear(2025)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Fran: The Man(2025)

    Composer · Sound

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Four Mothers(2024)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Small Town, Big Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Show 6 episodes · Composer

  • Alice & Jack(2023)

    Show 6 episodes · Composer

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all shows

  • Five and a Half Love Stories in an Apartment in Vilnius, Lithuania(2023)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Headspace (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Composer

  • Bad Boy Buck (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Composer

  • Shadow (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Composer

  • Good Luck to You, Leo Grande(2022)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • The Quiet Girl(2022)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Conversations with Friends(2022)

    Show Composer

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all shows

  • The Bright Side (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Composer

  • Death of a Ladies' Man(2020)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Dating Amber(2020)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Normal People(2020)

    Show 12 episodes · Composer

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • The Last Right(2019)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Hen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Composer

  • Rosie(2018)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Dark Lies the Island(2019)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • The Little Stranger(2018)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Forget Me Not (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Composer

  • Birthmarked(2018)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • Muse(2017)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • Maze(2017)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • A Date for Mad Mary(2016)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • It's Not Yet Dark(2016)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Rebellion(2016)

    Show 5 episodes · Composer

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all shows

  • Forever Pure(2016)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Viva(2015)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Room(2015)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Not Safe for Work(2015)

    Show 6 episodes · Composer

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows

  • L'accabadora (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Composer

  • Frank(2014)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • The Bachelor Weekend(2013)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Breakfast Wine (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Composer

  • What Richard Did(2012)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Two Hearts (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Composer

  • When Harvey Met Bob(2010)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • The Pipe (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Composer

  • A Clown's Requiem (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Composer

  • Spacemen Three (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Composer

  • Garage (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Composer

  • Boy Eats Girl(2005)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • Man About Dog (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Composer

  • Adam & Paul(2004)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • After 68 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Composer

  • Hillside Drive (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Composer

  • Lia & Ro (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Composer

Career shape

A full career of 48 titles, 46 of them dated from 1994 to 2026.

Biggest box office

Room (2015)

$35M worldwide

Highest rated

I Swear (2025)

Midcredits 99th

By role

only this rolewith another role
Music47 of 48: 47 only music, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score68thOther crew1 of 48: 1 only other crew, 0 with another role

By decade

1990s1 · crew2000s6 · crew2010s23 · crew2020s16 · 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.

How do Stephen Rennicks' films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 74th percentile, the median of all 26; across their 24 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 24

Approval · how many liked their films

73rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 24

Reach · how many have seen their films

74thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 24

Midcredits score across 31 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up14
  • 50th to 74th6
  • 25th to 49th9
  • Below 25th2

Shape of the crowd

15 of their 31 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved4
  • Crowd Pleaser15
  • Broadly Agreed5
  • Mixed7

Most divisive · composer

Dark Lies the Island (2019)

71st percentile spread · 37% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · composer

I Swear (2025)

Midcredits 99th · 96% liked

Reviewers score the sound and music 65/100 in their films, across 12 reviewed titles; fans 71, detractors 40. The element that speaks to their work as a composer.

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 Stephen Rennicks' work okay for kids?

Across up to 13 MovieCove titles with content scores, sex & nudity, profanity and alcohol & drugs run heavier than most films and violence & gore lighter.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore8 titles2–50 · median 30 · mildlighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity13 titles13–73 · median 45 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity8 titles33–84 · median 54 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs8 titles34–52 · median 44 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense9 titles8–57 · median 42 · moderatenear the median of all 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 Stephen Rennicks work with?

People who share at least 2 of Stephen Rennicks' MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Andrew Lowe shares the most, 11.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers