Directing
Steve James
- Titles
- 31movies6TV shows
- Career
Active from 1981 to 2023, with up to 2 main titles a year.
- Directed
- 27titles as director
- Average score
72/100
- Highest rated
Hoop Dreams90/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 15 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Biographical6.4average 1.0
- Sports5.4average 0.7
- Social Commentary7.9average 4.9
- Contemporary Realism8.2average 5.4
- Class & Capitalism5.4average 3.3
- Politics4.6average 2.6
- Pathos7.1average 5.2
- Pop Culture3.7average 2.2
Rarely in their work
- Scare0.7, average 2.6
- Mystery2.2, average 4.1
- Physical Comedy0.7, average 2.4
- Uncanny0.8, average 2.5
Main genres
Select a genre to see those titles.
Recurring tags
- Social Justice 3
- Sports Documentary 2
- Coming-of-Age 2
- Documentary 2
- Thought-Provoking 2
- Social Commentary 2
- Inspirational Story 2
- Racial Dynamics 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
- PPeter GilbertCinematographerPrefontaine, Hoop Dreams, At the Death House Door, Life After Hoop Dreams, Higher Goals
- DDavid E. SimpsonEditorLife Itself, Abacus: Small Enough to Jail, Head Games
Morgan SpurlockActorWe the Economy: 20 Short Films You Can't Afford to Miss, Focus Forward: Short Films, Big Ideas- KKeith WalkerCinematographerNo Crossover: The Trial of Allen Iverson, Head Games
Wilmer ButlerCinematographerJoe and Max, Passing Glory
John FarbrotherEditorAbacus: Small Enough to Jail, The Value of Work- DDana KupperCinematographerLife Itself, Head Games
Tom BergmannCinematographerAbacus: Small Enough to Jail, A Compassionate Spy- JJoshua AbramsComposerLife Itself, The Interrupters
- SSuzanne SuffredinEditorPrefontaine, Higher Goals
- FFrederick MarxWriterHoop Dreams, Higher Goals
Movies and TV shows
30Type
Upcoming
2 titles
Director
Director
2020s
4 titles · average score 65
Executive Producer
Director, Writer
Executive Producer
Executive Producer
2010s
12 titles · average score 78
Executive Producer
Executive Producer
Executive Producer
Director
Director, Producer
Producer, Director
Cinematography, Editor
Writer, Producer
as Party Lover (uncredited)
2000s
6 titles · average score 63
Director
Editorial Consultant
Director, Producer
Director
Director
Director
1990s
5 titles · average score 73
Director
Director, Screenplay
as Narrator (voice)
Producer, Director
Director
1980s
1 title
Director of Photography