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Stanley Clarke

Stanley Clarke

Composer and actor · Born June 30, 1951 (75) · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Stanley Clarke (born June 30, 1951) is an American bassist and composer. He was a founding member of the seminal jazz fusion band Return to Forever. He is a fifteen-time Grammy Award nominee and five-time winner. Clarke has also composed music for many films, including multiple by directors John Singleton and Malcolm D. Lee.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
June 30, 1951 (75)
From
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Works as
Composer and actor
Titles
47 on MovieCove · 66 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Official site (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 63 days to Oct 26Down 45% in 30 days

What are Stanley Clarke's films like?

Across their 45 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Genres

Comedy15 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 44th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Drama8 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 62nd percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Action7 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 47th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Biography5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 74th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Biography movies
Crime5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 77th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime movies
Documentary2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 84th 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
Bonds
29%
Self
26%
Morality
16%
Society
14%
Power
6%
Survival
6%
Ideas
3%
Friendship13 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds9 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth7 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice8 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love5 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity6 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose5 titles, browse their movies with this themeComing of age6 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 43 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 20 · Serious 14 · Dark 9

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

Grounded 28 · Stylized 11 · Heightened 4

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

A split, not a type: Gentle 18 · Charged 16 · Intense 9

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

Steady 26 · Shifting 13 · Whiplash 4

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 19 · Some laughs 13 · Funny 11

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

Slow burn 17 · Even-paced 22 · 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 30 · Engaged 11 · Full focus 2

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

Resolved 40 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
16
Warm
16
Joyful
13
Hopeful
14
Melancholic
14
Other
43

How their films linger

Feel-good22 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful18 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun15 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet12 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteCathartic5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 4 with a twist

  • Happy25
  • Bittersweet15
  • Tragic3
  • Ambiguous1
  • Cyclical1

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 Stanley Clarke's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 30 of their 47 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (19).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Stanley Clarke'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

66 credits, 47 with a MovieCove page; 11 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Undercover Brother 2(2019)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • Halston(2019)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Barbershop: The Next Cut(2016)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • The Best Man Holiday(2013)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Stanley Clarke & Stewart Copeland: Jazz à Sète Festival 2012 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as Bass

  • Stanley Clarke & Stewart Copeland: Live Catania Jazz 2012 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as Bass

  • SMV: Stanley Clarke Marcus Miller Victor Wooten Jazz a Vienne 2009 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Actor

  • Soul Men(2008)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Return to Forever: Live in San Sebastian (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Actor

  • First Sunday(2008)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • Like Mike 2: Streetball(2006)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • Into the Sun(2005)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • Roll Bounce(2005)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Murder, She Wrote: The Celtic Riddle(2003)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • The Big Time (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Composer

  • The Transporter(2002)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Undisputed(2002)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Undercover Brother(2002)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Little John(2002)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • The Red Sneakers(2002)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • Murder, She Wrote: The Last Free Man(2001)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Romeo Must Die(2000)

    Composer · Theme Song Performance

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • The Color of Friendship(2000)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films

  • The Loretta Claiborne Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Composer

  • If You Believe(1999)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • The Best Man(1999)

    Composer · Conductor

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Funny Valentines (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Composer

  • Rocky Marciano(1999)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Down in the Delta(1998)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • On the Line (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Composer

  • Sprung(1997)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • B*A*P*S(1997)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Dangerous Ground (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Composer

  • The Cherokee Kid(1996)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Eddie(1996)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • The Road to Galveston(1996)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Waynehead(1996)

    Show Composer

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all shows

  • Bleeding Hearts (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Composer

  • The Show (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Composer

  • Panther(1995)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Higher Learning(1995)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films

  • Royce(1994)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • Little Big League(1994)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • A Cool Like That Christmas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Composer

  • Poetic Justice(1993)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • What's Love Got to Do with It(1993)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Watch It (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Composer

  • Relentless: Mind of a Killer(1993)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Boy Meets Girl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Composer

  • Passenger 57(1992)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Final Shot: The Hank Gathers Story(1992)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Love Kills (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Composer

  • Cool as Ice(1991)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films

  • Boyz n the Hood(1991)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • The Five Heartbeats(1991)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • Prison Stories: Women on the Inside(1991)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • The Kid Who Loved Christmas(1990)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Book of Love(1990)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Dangerous Pursuit (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Composer

  • The Blue Note Collection - The Manhattan Project (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    as Bass

  • The Court-Martial of Jackie Robinson(1990)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Tales from the Crypt(1989)

    Show 1 episode · Composer

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all shows

  • Out on the Edge(1989)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Kung Fu the next generation (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Composer

  • Pee-wee's Playhouse(1986)

    Show Composer

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows

  • Chick Corea: A Very Special Concert (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    as Bass

Career shape

A full career of 61 titles from 1982 to 2019.

Biggest box office

Romeo Must Die (2000)

$91M worldwide

Highest rated

Boyz n the Hood (1991)

Midcredits 97th

Most popular right now

The Transporter (2002)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting6 of 61: 6 only acting, 0 with another roleMusic55 of 61: 53 only music, 2 with another role · typical Midcredits score52ndOther crew2 of 61: 0 only other crew, 2 with another role

By decade

1980s4 · 1 acting · 3 crew1990s33 · 1 acting · 32 crew2000s18 · 2 acting · 16 crew2010s6 · 2 acting · 4 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 Stanley Clarke's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 55th percentile, the median of all 44; across their 43 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 53rd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

53rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 43

Approval · how many liked their films

58thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 43

Reach · how many have seen their films

77thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 43

Midcredits score across 47 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up10
  • 50th to 74th16
  • 25th to 49th11
  • Below 25th10

Shape of the crowd

18 of their 47 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved4
  • Universally Panned1
  • Divisive1
  • Cult Classic4
  • Crowd Pleaser18
  • Broadly Agreed3
  • Mixed16

Most divisive · composer

Cool as Ice (1991)

93rd percentile spread · 67% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · composer

Boyz n the Hood (1991)

Midcredits 97th · 88% liked

Reviewers score the sound and music 61/100 in their films, across 27 reviewed titles; fans 69, detractors 44. 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 Stanley Clarke's work okay for kids?

Across up to 16 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, sex & nudity, profanity and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore9 titles41–84 · median 73 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity16 titles11–61 · median 52 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity13 titles50–95 · median 74 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs10 titles8–76 · median 42 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense7 titles20–82 · median 59 · moderateheavier 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 Stanley Clarke work with?

People who share at least 2 of Stanley Clarke's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Malcolm D. Lee shares the most, 6.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles