Gerard "Gerry" Stembridge (b. 1958, County Limerick, Ireland) is an Irish writer, director and actor. He was educated at CBS Sexton Street in Limerick and later at Castleknock College. While attending University College Dublin, he was auditor of the Literary and Historical Society. He taught English and drama at Mount Temple Comprehensive School in Clontarf. He reached significant prominence in Ireland when he co-created the satirical comedy radio programme Scrap Saturday with Dermot Morgan. Stembridge wrote the screenplay for Ordinary Decent Criminal (which starred Kevin Spacey and Linda Fiorentino). He co-wrote Nora, a film about James Joyce and Nora Barnacle which starred Ewan McGregor and Susan Lynch. He has directed such films as Guiltrip, Black Day at Black Rock, Alarm and About Adam.
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Biography from TMDB.
- January 1, 1958 (68)
- County Limerick, Ireland
- Director and writer
- 5 on MovieCove · 12 credits in all
What are Gerard Stembridge'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
Ironic 0 · Wry 1 · Earnest 4
Light 3 · Serious 1 · Dark 1
Grounded 4 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 0
A split, not a type: Gentle 3 · Charged 1 · Intense 1
Steady 3 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 2 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 1
Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 0
Casual 2 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 0
Easy watch 4 · Affecting 1 · Heavy 0
A split, not a type: Resolved 3 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 1
Moods and endings
- Bittersweet1
- Ambiguous4
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 Gerard Stembridge's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 2 of their 5 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.
Subscription and free streaming for Gerard Stembridge'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
12 credits, 5 with a MovieCove page.
The Randomer(2016)
Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Alarm(2008)
Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films
Les Européens(2006)
Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Stop! You're Killing Me (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)
Black Day at Black Rock (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)
About Adam(2000)
Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films
Nora (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)
Ordinary Decent Criminal(2000)
Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films
So You Think You're Irish (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)
Guiltrip (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)
Dermot Morgan Live (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)
The Truth About Claire (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Career shape
A full career of 12 titles, 11 of them dated from 1994 to 2016.
How do Gerard Stembridge's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 38th percentile, the median of all 5; across their 5 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 37th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up1
- 50th to 74th1
- 25th to 49th2
- Below 25th1
Shape of the crowd
3 of their 5 titles are Mixed.
- Divisive1
- Crowd Pleaser1
- Mixed3
Reviewers score the pacing 45/100 in their films, across 3 reviewed titles; fans 62, detractors 27. 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.
Who does Gerard Stembridge work with?
People who share at least 2 of Gerard Stembridge's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Bruno de Keyzer shares the most, 3.
Cinematographers and editors
- Bruno de KeyzerShared titles: Alarm (2008), Les Européens (2006), About Adam (2000)See all 3 shared titles with Bruno de Keyzer
- Mary FinlayShared titles: Alarm (2008), About Adam (2000)See all 2 shared titles with Mary Finlay
Producers
- Anna J. DevlinShared titles: Alarm (2008), About Adam (2000)See all 2 shared titles with Anna J. Devlin
- Marina HughesShared titles: Alarm (2008), About Adam (2000)See all 2 shared titles with Marina Hughes
- Rod StonemanShared titles: About Adam (2000), Ordinary Decent Criminal (2000)See all 2 shared titles with Rod Stoneman