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Emil Stern

Writer

Works as
Writer
Titles
3 on MovieCove · 5 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 37 days to Oct 26Down 20% in 30 days

What are Emil Stern's films like?

Across a limited sample of 3 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Survival.

Themes

share of theme weight
Self
51%
Survival
20%
Bonds
15%
Morality
8%
Power
6%
Identity2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 3 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Dark: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their dark movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 0 · Serious 0 · Dark 3

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

Grounded 1 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 1

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

Gentle 0 · Charged 0 · Intense 3

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

Steady 1 · Shifting 1 · Whiplash 1

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 3 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 0

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

Slow burn 0 · Even-paced 3 · Relentless 0

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

Casual 0 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 1

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 1 · Affecting 0 · Heavy 2

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

A split, not a type: Resolved 1 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 2

Moods and endings

endings shown from 5 titles

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
2
Dread
2
Hopeful
1
Contemplative
1
Thrilling
1
Other
1

How their films linger

Haunting2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

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 Emil Stern's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 2 of their 3 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Emil Stern'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

5 credits, 3 with a MovieCove page.

  • Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole(2010)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Tenderness(2009)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • The Life Before Her Eyes(2007)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Marry Me! Marry Me! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    Composer

  • Miss Universe (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Executive Producer

Career shape

A full career of 5 titles, 4 of them dated from 1968 to 2010.

Biggest box office

Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole (2010)

$140M worldwide

Highest rated

Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole (2010)

Midcredits 75th

By role

only this rolewith another role
Writing3 of 5: 3 only writing, 0 with another roleProducing1 of 5: 1 only producing, 0 with another roleMusic1 of 5: 1 only music, 0 with another role

By decade

1960s1 · crew2000s2 · crew2010s1 · crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it.

How do Emil Stern's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 49th percentile, the median of all 3; across a limited sample of 3 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 43rd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

43rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Approval · how many liked their films

55thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Reach · how many have seen their films

82ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Midcredits score across 3 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up1
  • 25th to 49th1
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

None of their 3 titles divides audiences: 2 are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Crowd Pleaser2
  • Mixed1

Most loved · writer

Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole (2010)

Midcredits 75th · 69% liked

Reviewers score the dialogue 34/100 and the plot and story 34/100 in their films, across 3 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.