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Directing

Steven A. Adelson

Career

Active from 1998 to 2026, busiest in 2015 and 2017 with 4 main titles each.

Average score
GoodWatch score64/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Blacklist
The Blacklist
GoodWatch score80/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 56 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 5.4 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 3.8 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.2 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.2 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.0 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Steven A. Adelson Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Historical
    0.9, average 2.6
  • Nostalgia
    2.5, average 3.8
  • Wholesome
    2.3, average 3.4
  • Absurdist Humor
    1.2, average 2.0

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Found Family Dynamics 4
  • Character-Driven Drama 3
  • Medical Mystery 2
  • Biological Threat 2
  • Emotional Resilience 2
  • Charismatic Lead Performance 2
  • Corporate Espionage 2
  • Procedural Crime Drama 2
  • Atmospheric Tension 2
  • Friendship Dynamics 2
  • Mystery Investigation 2
  • Romantic Tension 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

    Movies and TV shows

    42
    Type
    Role
    Score
    Decade
    Genre
    Group by

    Upcoming

    1 title
    The Idaho Murders
    The Idaho Murders

    Director

    2020s

    2 titles
    Sole Survivor of Flight 119
    Sole Survivor of Flight 119 (2026)

    Director

    The Widow's Payback
    The Widow's Payback (2025)

    Director

    2010s

    2 titles ยท average score 48
    Contested Ground
    Contested Ground (2016)

    as Narrator

    Stand Up Guys
    Stand Up Guys (2012)
    GoodWatch score 48

    Steadicam Operator, "A" Camera Operator

    2000s

    14 titles ยท average score 54
    Personal Effects
    Personal Effects (2009)
    GoodWatch score 54

    "B" Camera Operator

    Stargate: The Ark of Truth
    Stargate: The Ark of Truth (2008)
    GoodWatch score 72

    Camera Operator, Steadicam Operator

    Stargate: Continuum
    Stargate: Continuum (2008)
    GoodWatch score 73

    Camera Operator, Steadicam Operator

    Good Luck Chuck
    Good Luck Chuck (2007)
    GoodWatch score 32

    Steadicam Operator

    Reign Over Me
    Reign Over Me (2007)
    GoodWatch score 68

    Camera Operator

    John Tucker Must Die
    John Tucker Must Die (2006)
    GoodWatch score 47

    Steadicam Operator, Camera Operator

    Batman Begins
    Batman Begins (2005)
    GoodWatch score 80

    Steadicam Operator, Camera Operator

    The Fog
    The Fog (2005)
    GoodWatch score 25

    "A" Camera Operator

    The Butterfly Effect
    The Butterfly Effect (2004)
    GoodWatch score 54

    Camera Operator

    The Chronicles of Riddick
    The Chronicles of Riddick (2004)
    GoodWatch score 49

    Camera Operator

    House of the Dead
    House of the Dead (2003)
    GoodWatch score 16

    Camera Operator

    Insomnia
    Insomnia (2002)
    GoodWatch score 79

    Steadicam Operator

    1990s

    23 titles ยท average score 46
    The Mating Habits of the Earthbound Human
    The Mating Habits of the Earthbound Human (1999)
    GoodWatch score 36

    Steadicam Operator

    Dante's View
    Dante's View (1998)

    Producer, "B" Camera Operator

    Route 9
    Route 9 (1998)
    GoodWatch score 60

    Steadicam Operator

    Nightwatch
    Nightwatch (1997)
    GoodWatch score 45

    Camera Operator

    Breaking Up
    Breaking Up (1997)
    GoodWatch score 32

    Steadicam Operator

    Hellraiser: Bloodline
    Hellraiser: Bloodline (1996)
    GoodWatch score 35

    Steadicam Operator

    Ice Cream Man
    Ice Cream Man (1995)
    GoodWatch score 48

    Steadicam Operator

    Ring of Fire III: Lion Strike
    Ring of Fire III: Lion Strike (1995)
    GoodWatch score 39

    Steadicam Operator

    Dillinger and Capone
    Dillinger and Capone (1995)
    GoodWatch score 50

    Steadicam Operator

    National Lampoon's Last Resort
    National Lampoon's Last Resort (1994)
    GoodWatch score 32

    Steadicam Operator

    Scorned
    Scorned (1993)
    GoodWatch score 48

    Steadicam Operator

    C.I.A. II: Target Alexa
    C.I.A. II: Target Alexa (1993)
    GoodWatch score 33

    Steadicam Operator