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Directing

Stephen Woolfenden

Career

Active from 1997 to 2022, with up to 2 main titles a year.

Average score
GoodWatch score70/100
Highest rated
Poster for Joe Pickett
Joe Pickett
GoodWatch score86/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 48 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 5.1 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.9 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.3 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.1 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Stephen Woolfenden Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    4.0, average 5.4
  • Showbiz
    0.4, average 1.2
  • Absurdist Humor
    1.3, average 2.0
  • Cringe Humor
    1.5, average 2.2

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Gritty Realism 3
  • Coming-of-Age Story 2
  • Found Family Dynamics 2
  • Epic Historical Romance 2
  • Romantic Entanglements 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

    Movies and TV shows

    44
    Type
    Role
    Score
    Decade
    Genre
    Group by

    2020s

    6 titles · average score 59
    The Fantastic 4: First Steps
    The Fantastic 4: First Steps (2025)
    GoodWatch score 73

    Second Unit Director

    The Family Plan 2
    The Family Plan 2 (2025)
    GoodWatch score 41

    Second Unit Director

    A World War II Fairy Tale: The Making of Michael Mann's 'The Keep'
    A World War II Fairy Tale: The Making of Michael Mann's 'The Keep' (2025)

    Thanks

    A Quiet Place: Day One
    A Quiet Place: Day One (2024)
    GoodWatch score 70

    Second Unit Director

    Luther: The Fallen Sun
    Luther: The Fallen Sun (2023)
    GoodWatch score 59

    Thanks

    Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore
    Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore (2022)
    GoodWatch score 54

    Second Unit Director

    2010s

    8 titles · average score 67
    Pokémon Detective Pikachu
    Pokémon Detective Pikachu (2019)
    GoodWatch score 65

    Second Unit Director

    Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald
    Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald (2018)
    GoodWatch score 51

    Second Unit Director

    Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
    Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (2016)
    GoodWatch score 71

    Second Unit Director

    The Legend of Tarzan
    The Legend of Tarzan (2016)
    GoodWatch score 49

    Second Unit Director

    Doctor Who: Clarence and the Whispermen
    Doctor Who: Clarence and the Whispermen (2013)
    GoodWatch score 70

    Director

    Warm Bodies
    Warm Bodies (2013)
    GoodWatch score 68

    Second Unit Director

    Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
    Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (2011)
    GoodWatch score 86

    Second Unit Director

    Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1
    Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (2010)
    GoodWatch score 74

    Second Unit Director

    2000s

    12 titles · average score 63
    Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
    Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2009)
    GoodWatch score 78

    Second Unit Director

    Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
    Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007)
    GoodWatch score 75

    Second Unit Director

    Beauty
    Beauty (2004)

    First Assistant Director

    Loving You
    Loving You (2003)

    First Assistant Director

    Miranda
    Miranda (2002)
    GoodWatch score 55

    First Assistant Director

    Pure
    Pure (2002)
    GoodWatch score 60

    First Assistant Director

    Charlotte Gray
    Charlotte Gray (2001)
    GoodWatch score 51

    First Assistant Director

    Me Without You
    Me Without You (2001)
    GoodWatch score 59

    First Assistant Director

    The Martins
    The Martins (2001)
    GoodWatch score 53

    First Assistant Director

    There's Only One Jimmy Grimble
    There's Only One Jimmy Grimble (2000)
    GoodWatch score 70

    First Assistant Director

    The Sleeper
    The Sleeper (2000)
    GoodWatch score 67

    First Assistant Director

    Beautiful Mistake
    Beautiful Mistake (2000)

    First Assistant Director

    1990s

    18 titles · average score 61
    Hideous Kinky
    Hideous Kinky (1999)
    GoodWatch score 63

    First Assistant Director

    Janice Beard 45 WPM
    Janice Beard 45 WPM (1999)
    GoodWatch score 56

    First Assistant Director

    Simon Magus
    Simon Magus (1999)
    GoodWatch score 53

    First Assistant Director

    The Governess
    The Governess (1998)
    GoodWatch score 52

    First Assistant Director

    Dad Savage
    Dad Savage (1998)
    GoodWatch score 57

    First Assistant Director

    Shine
    Shine (1996)
    GoodWatch score 83

    Second Assistant Director

    The Englishman Who Went Up a Hill But Came Down a Mountain
    The Englishman Who Went Up a Hill But Came Down a Mountain (1995)
    GoodWatch score 65

    Second Assistant Director

    Blue Juice
    Blue Juice (1995)
    GoodWatch score 52

    Second Assistant Director

    The Steal
    The Steal (1995)
    GoodWatch score 53

    Second Assistant Director

    Daisies in December
    Daisies in December (1995)
    GoodWatch score 69

    First Assistant Director

    Thicker Than Water
    Thicker Than Water (1993)

    Second Assistant Director

    Hedd Wyn
    Hedd Wyn (1992)
    GoodWatch score 64

    Second Assistant Director