Stewart Armstrong Copeland (born July 16, 1952) is an American musician, best known as the drummer for the band The Police. During the group's extended hiatus from the mid-1980s to 2007, he played in other bands and composed soundtracks. Copeland was ranked by Rolling Stone magazine's reader poll as the fifth greatest drummer of all time. Description above from the Wikipedia article Stewart Copeland, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Biography from TMDB.
- July 16, 1952 (74)
- Alexandria, Virginia, USA
- Composer and actor, also cinematographer, director, editor and producer
- 56 on MovieCove · 76 credits in all
What are Stewart Copeland's films like?
Across their 58 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.
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 4 · Wry 5 · Earnest 47
A split, not a type: Light 23 · Serious 19 · Dark 15
Grounded 40 · Stylized 13 · Heightened 4
Gentle 15 · Charged 25 · Intense 17
Steady 23 · Shifting 23 · Whiplash 11
Straight-faced 25 · Some laughs 26 · Funny 6
Slow burn 23 · Even-paced 32 · Relentless 2
Casual 31 · Engaged 24 · Full focus 2
A split, not a type: Easy watch 30 · Affecting 19 · Heavy 8
Resolved 40 · Open-ended 14 · Ambiguous 3
Moods and endings
- Happy18
- Bittersweet27
- Tragic5
- Ambiguous6
- Cyclical2
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 Stewart Copeland's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 31 of their 56 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (22).
- Fresh (1994) · composer · free
- Raining Stones (1993) · composer · free
- Dead Like Me (2003) · composer · free
- Riff-Raff (1991) · composer · free
- Hidden Agenda (1990) · composer · free
- Everyone Stares: The Police Inside Out (2006) · actor, director, writer, producer, cinematographer, editor · free
- I Am David (2003) · composer · free
- Skipped Parts (2000) · composer · free
- She's All That (1999) · composer · free
- Welcome to Woop Woop (1997) · composer · free
- Silent Fall (1994) · composer · free
- Men at Work (1990) · composer · free
- +10 more
- Dead Like Me (2003) · composer
- I Am David (2003) · composer
- Skipped Parts (2000) · composer
- She's All That (1999) · composer
- Silent Fall (1994) · composer
- The First Power (1990) · composer
- Evel Knievel (2004) · composer
- The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (1998) · composer
- Simpatico (1999) · composer
- Futuresport (1998) · composer
- Dead Like Me (2003) · composer · free
- Hidden Agenda (1990) · composer · free
- Welcome to Woop Woop (1997) · composer · free
- Silent Fall (1994) · composer · free
- Evel Knievel (2004) · composer · free
- Riding the Bus with My Sister (2005) · composer · free
- Bank Robber (1993) · composer · free
- Simpatico (1999) · composer · free
- Highlander II: The Quickening (1991) · composer · free
- Futuresport (1998) · composer · free
- Howdy, show their 4 titles on Howdy
- Shout! TV, show their 4 titles on Shout! TV
- Lionsgate+, show their 3 titles on Lionsgate+
- Cineverse, show their 2 titles on Cineverse
- MovieSphere+, show their title on MovieSphere+
- Qello Concerts, show their title on Qello Concerts
- ScreenPix, show their title on ScreenPix
- Sony Pictures Core, show their title on Sony Pictures Core
- ViX, show their title on ViX
Subscription and free streaming for Stewart Copeland'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
76 credits, 56 with a MovieCove page; 52 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.
Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all filmsOn Drums... Stewart Copeland! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)
I'm Not in Love - The Story of 10cc (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)
Dare to Drum(2015)
Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Locations: Looking for Rusty James (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)
Stanley Clarke & Stewart Copeland: Jazz à Sète Festival 2012 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)
Stanley Clarke & Stewart Copeland: Live Catania Jazz 2012 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)
Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all filmsPlay It Again (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)
Pucked (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)
Lovewrecked(2005)
Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films
The Life and Times of Juniper Lee (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)
Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films
Evel Knievel(2004)
Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films
Amazon Forever(2004)
Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
I Am David(2003)
Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films
Dead Like Me(2003)
Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all shows
Deuces Wild(2002)
Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films
On the Line(2001)
Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films
Sunset Strip(2000)
Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films
More Dogs Than Bones(2000)
Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films
Boys and Girls(2000)
Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films
Skipped Parts(2000)
Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films
Futuresport(1998)
Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films
Simpatico(1999)
Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films
Made Men(1999)
Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films
She's All That(1999)
Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films
West Beirut(1998)
Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films
Legalese(1998)
Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films
Pecker(1998)
Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films
Very Bad Things(1998)
Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films
Four Days in September(1997)
Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films
Good Burger(1997)
Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films
Little Boy Blue(1997)
Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films
Anna Karenina(1997)
Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films
Gridlock'd(1997)
Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films
Welcome to Woop Woop(1997)
Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films
The Leopard Son (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)
Boys(1996)
Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films
The Pallbearer(1996)
Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films
Judgement (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)
White Dwarf (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)
Tyson(1995)
Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films
Silent Fall(1994)
Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films
Fresh(1994)
Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films
Rapa Nui(1994)
Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films
Surviving the Game(1994)
Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films
Decadence (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)
Babylon 5: The Gathering (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)
Bank Robber(1993)
Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films
Airborne(1993)
Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films
Raining Stones(1993)
Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films
Wide Sargasso Sea(1993)
Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films
Fugitive Among Us (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)
Afterburn(1992)
Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films
Riff-Raff(1991)
Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films
Hidden Agenda(1990)
Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films
Men at Work(1990)
Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films
Taking Care of Business(1990)
Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films
The First Power(1990)
Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films
Shalom Salaam (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)
Stories to Remember: Noah's Ark (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)
Talk Radio(1988)
Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films
She's Having a Baby(1988)
Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films
The Jogger (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)
Wall Street(1987)
Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films
Out of Bounds(1986)
Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films
The Equalizer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)
Star Wars: Droids(1985)
Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all shows
The Rhythmatist (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)
Rumble Fish(1983)
Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films
Rockpalast (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)
Career shape
A full career of 72 titles from 1974 to 2026.
Biggest box office
She's All That (1999)
Highest rated
Neil Peart: No One's Disciple (2026)
Most popular right now
Rumble Fish (1983)
Film career
- 1999Screen debut· South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut
By role
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 Stewart Copeland's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 47th percentile, the median of all 54; across their 57 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 50th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up17
- 50th to 74th9
- 25th to 49th18
- Below 25th12
Shape of the crowd
20 of their 56 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Universally Loved6
- Universally Panned3
- Divisive1
- Cult Classic3
- Crowd Pleaser20
- Broadly Agreed5
- Mixed18
Reviewers score the sound and music 62/100 in their films, across 42 reviewed titles; fans 71, detractors 43. 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 Stewart Copeland's work okay for kids?
Across up to 21 MovieCove titles with content scores, sex & nudity, profanity and alcohol & drugs 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 Stewart Copeland work with?
People who share at least 2 of Stewart Copeland's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Andy Summers shares the most, 4.
Directors
- Ken LoachShared titles: Raining Stones (1993), Riff-Raff (1991), Hidden Agenda (1990)See all 3 shared titles with Ken Loach
- Robert IscoveShared titles: Boys and Girls (2000), She's All That (1999)See all 2 shared titles with Robert Iscove
- Ernest DickersonShared titles: Futuresport (1998), Surviving the Game (1994)See all 2 shared titles with Ernest Dickerson
- Oliver StoneShared titles: Talk Radio (1988), Wall Street (1987)See all 2 shared titles with Oliver Stone
Writers
- Jim AllenShared titles: Raining Stones (1993), Hidden Agenda (1990)See all 2 shared titles with Jim Allen
Actors
- Andy SummersShared titles: Under the Volcano (2021), Can't Stand Losing You: Surviving the Police (2012), Everyone Stares: The Police Inside Out (2006), Police: Around the World (1982)See all 4 shared titles with Andy Summers
- StingShared titles: Mr. A & Mr. M: The Story of A&M Records (2021), Can't Stand Losing You: Surviving the Police (2012), Everyone Stares: The Police Inside Out (2006), Police: Around the World (1982)See all 4 shared titles with Sting
- John C. McGinleyShared titles: Surviving the Game (1994), Highlander II: The Quickening (1991), Talk Radio (1988), Wall Street (1987)See all 4 shared titles with John C. McGinley
- Chad SmithShared titles: Neil Peart: No One's Disciple (2026), Count Me In (2021)See all 2 shared titles with Chad Smith
Cinematographers and editors
- Jonathan MorrisShared titles: Raining Stones (1993), Riff-Raff (1991), Hidden Agenda (1990)See all 3 shared titles with Jonathan Morris
- Michael R. MillerShared titles: Deuces Wild (2002), Skipped Parts (2000)See all 2 shared titles with Michael R. Miller
- Robert ElswitShared titles: Boys (1996), The Pallbearer (1996)See all 2 shared titles with Robert Elswit
- Barry AckroydShared titles: Raining Stones (1993), Riff-Raff (1991)See all 2 shared titles with Barry Ackroyd
Producers
- Jeremy KramerShared titles: On the Line (2001), Boys and Girls (2000), She's All That (1999)See all 3 shared titles with Jeremy Kramer
- Louise RosnerShared titles: On the Line (2001), Boys and Girls (2000), She's All That (1999)See all 3 shared titles with Louise Rosner
- Bob WeinsteinShared titles: Boys and Girls (2000), She's All That (1999), The Pallbearer (1996)See all 3 shared titles with Bob Weinstein
- Harvey WeinsteinShared titles: Boys and Girls (2000), She's All That (1999), The Pallbearer (1996)See all 3 shared titles with Harvey Weinstein
Mixed roles
- Nicolas CageShared titles: Can't Stand Losing You: Surviving the Police (2012), Rumble Fish (1983)See all 2 shared titles with Nicolas Cage
