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Nicholas Stoller

Nicholas Stoller

Writer, producer and director, also actor · Born March 19, 1976 (50) · London, England, UK

BAFTA Award nominee · 1 other major award body

Nicholas Stoller (born March 19, 1976) is a British-American filmmaker. He is best known for directing the comedy films Forgetting Sarah Marshall (2008), its spin-off/sequel Get Him to the Greek (2010), The Five-Year Engagement (2012), Neighbors (2014), its sequel Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising (2016), and Bros (2022). He also co-wrote the screenplays for the films Fun with Dick and Jane (2005), Yes Man (2008), The Muppets (2011), its sequel Muppets Most Wanted (2014), and Sex Tape (2014), as well as co-creating the television series The Carmichael Show (2015–2017), Friends from College (2017–2019), and Platonic (2023–present). Description above from the Wikipedia article Nicholas Stoller, licensed under CC-BY-SA, is a full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
March 19, 1976 (50)
From
London, England, UK
Works as
Writer, producer and director, also actor
Titles
32 on MovieCove · 37 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 41% in 30 days

What are Nicholas Stoller's films like?

Across their 24 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Genres

Comedy12 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 46th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Animation5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 62nd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Animation movies
Adventure3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 59th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Adventure movies
Action2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 26th percentile
: browse their Action 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
45%
Self
31%
Society
12%
Morality
5%
Power
4%
Survival
2%
Ideas
2%
Friendship7 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds6 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth6 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love7 titles, browse their movies with this themeComing of age4 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose3 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition4 titles, browse their movies with this themeMarriage2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 22 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 21 · Serious 1 · Dark 0

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

Grounded 9 · Stylized 9 · Heightened 4

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

Gentle 8 · Charged 13 · Intense 1

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

A split, not a type: Steady 13 · Shifting 4 · Whiplash 5

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

Straight-faced 0 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 21

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

Slow burn 1 · Even-paced 17 · Relentless 4

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

Casual 21 · Engaged 1 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 20 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Joyful
19
Absurd
14
Thrilling
7
Warm
6
Romantic
4
Other
15

How their films linger

Feel-good16 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun14 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful12 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 3 with a twist

  • Happy19
  • Bittersweet4
  • Ambiguous1

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 Nicholas Stoller's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 24 of their 32 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Netflix (7).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Nicholas Stoller'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

37 credits, 32 with a MovieCove page.

  • Animal Farm(2025)

    Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all films

  • The Studio(2025)

    Show 4 episodes · as Nicholas Stoller

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • You're Cordially Invited(2025)

    Director · Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • Goosebumps: The Vanishing (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Show 8 episodes · Creator · Executive Producer

  • Incoming(2024)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Goosebumps(2023)

    Show 10 episodes · Creator · Executive Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all shows

  • Platonic(2023)

    Show 20 episodes · Director · Creator · Executive Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all shows

  • Bros(2022)

    Director · Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Panhandle(2022)

    Show Creator

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows

  • DC League of Super-Pets(2022)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Dora and the Lost City of Gold(2019)

    Screenplay · Story

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part(2019)

    Creative Consultant

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Night School(2018)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Smallfoot(2018)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Friends from College(2017)

    Show 16 episodes · Director · Creator · Executive Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all shows

  • Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie(2017)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • The Lego Batman Movie(2017)

    Creative Consultant

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • Storks(2016)

    Director · Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising(2016)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Zoolander 2(2016)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • The Grinder(2015)

    Show 22 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all shows

  • The Carmichael Show(2015)

    Show 32 episodes · Creator · Executive Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all shows

  • Sex Tape(2014)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • Neighbors(2014)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Muppets Most Wanted(2014)

    Executive Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • The Five-Year Engagement(2012)

    Director · Producer · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Entry Level (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Director · Writer

  • The Muppets(2011)

    Executive Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Gulliver's Travels(2010)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • Get Him to the Greek(2010)

    Director · Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Yes Man(2008)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Forgetting Sarah Marshall(2008)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • Fun with Dick and Jane(2005)

    Screenplay · Story

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Charlie Lawrence (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Show 1 episode · Writer

  • Undeclared (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Show 3 episodes · Story Editor · Writer

  • Strangers with Candy(1999)

    Show 1 episode · Writer

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all shows

  • Judgment Day (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Director · Producer · Screenplay

Career shape

A full career of 37 titles, 36 of them dated from 1999 to 2026.

Biggest box office

Neighbors (2014)

$271M worldwide

Highest rated

The Studio (2025)

Midcredits 88th

Film career

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting1 of 37: 1 only acting, 0 with another roleDirecting12 of 37: 2 only directing, 10 with another role · typical Midcredits score53rdWriting26 of 37: 11 only writing, 15 with another role · typical Midcredits score46thProducing18 of 37: 4 only producing, 14 with another role · typical Midcredits score55thOther crew8 of 37: 3 only other crew, 5 with another role · typical Midcredits score60th

37 titles, 16 with more than one role — writing and producing overlap on 13 of them.

By decade

1990s1 · crew2000s5 · crew2010s20 · crew2020s10 · 1 acting · 9 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

2 major nominations and no wins, 2014–2024.

  1. 2024
    • Writers Guild Award, nominated · Children's Episodic, Long Form and Specials
  2. 2014
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · BAFTA Kids Vote - Feature Film

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 Nicholas Stoller's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 53rd percentile, the median of all 24; across their 22 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 48th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

48thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 22

Approval · how many liked their films

48thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 22

Reach · how many have seen their films

97thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 22

Midcredits score across 32 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up7
  • 50th to 74th12
  • 25th to 49th8
  • Below 25th5

Shape of the crowd

16 of their 32 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved2
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser16
  • Broadly Agreed7
  • Mixed6

Most divisive · director, writer, producer

Bros (2022)

87th percentile spread · 30% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

The Studio (2025)

Midcredits 88th · 88% liked

Reviewers score the dialogue 50/100 and the plot and story 39/100 in their films, across 22 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 Nicholas Stoller's work okay for kids?

Across up to 23 MovieCove titles with content scores, sex & nudity and profanity run heavier than most films and violence & gore and frightening / intense lighter.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore23 titles21–43 · median 33 · mildlighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity23 titles15–71 · median 50 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity23 titles9–91 · median 65 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs23 titles6–83 · median 38 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense23 titles9–42 · median 21 · mildlighter 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 Nicholas Stoller work with?

People who share at least 2 of Nicholas Stoller's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Jason Segel shares the most, 5.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles