Portrait of Stephen Kay

Directing

Stephen Kay

Career

Active from 1994 to 2025, busiest in 2011 with 4 main titles.

Average score
GoodWatch score55/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Shield
The Shield
GoodWatch score89/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 36 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 5.8 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 3.5 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.7 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.9 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Stephen Kay Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Situational Comedy
    1.2, average 2.7
  • Nostalgia
    2.3, average 3.8
  • Physical Comedy
    0.9, average 2.4
  • Absurdist Humor
    0.6, average 2.0

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Moral Ambiguity 5
  • Psychological Thriller 5
  • True Crime 4
  • Gritty Realism 4
  • High-Stakes Tension 3
  • Character Study 3
  • Family Secrets 3
  • Gritty Crime Drama 2
  • Fast-Paced 2
  • Mystery 2
  • Intrigue 2
  • Suspenseful Pacing 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

28
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

1 title
ANSWR
ANSWR

Director, Writer

2010s

8 titles ยท average score 49
Faith Under Fire: The Antoinette Tuff Story
Faith Under Fire: The Antoinette Tuff Story (2018)
GoodWatch score 76

Writer

Beautiful & Twisted
Beautiful & Twisted (2015)
GoodWatch score 56

Writer

Lizzie Borden Took an Ax
Lizzie Borden Took an Ax (2014)
GoodWatch score 45

Writer

Blue-Eyed Butcher
Blue-Eyed Butcher (2012)
GoodWatch score 56

Director, Co-Executive Producer

The Craigslist Killer
The Craigslist Killer (2011)
GoodWatch score 44

Director

Cell 213
Cell 213 (2011)
GoodWatch score 28

Director

Justice for Natalee Holloway
Justice for Natalee Holloway (2011)
GoodWatch score 43

Director, Co-Executive Producer

Isolation
Isolation (2011)
GoodWatch score 44

Director

2000s

6 titles ยท average score 41
Boogeyman
Boogeyman (2005)
GoodWatch score 31

Director

The Hunt for the BTK Killer
The Hunt for the BTK Killer (2005)
GoodWatch score 45

Director

The Dead Will Tell
The Dead Will Tell (2004)
GoodWatch score 41

Director

Wasted
Wasted (2002)
GoodWatch score 52

as Counselor

Angel Eyes
Angel Eyes (2001)
GoodWatch score 46

as Tony Pindella

Get Carter
Get Carter (2000)
GoodWatch score 32

as Man at Party (uncredited)

1990s

10 titles ยท average score 53
The Mod Squad
The Mod Squad (1999)
GoodWatch score 24

as Bald Dude

October 22
October 22 (1998)
GoodWatch score 63

as Singer

The Last Time I Committed Suicide
The Last Time I Committed Suicide (1997)
GoodWatch score 49

Director, Writer

Deadly Games
Deadly Games (1995)

TV show ยท as Peter Rucker

Unhappily Ever After
Unhappily Ever After (1995)
GoodWatch score 69

TV show ยท as Salesman

The Home Court
The Home Court (1995)

TV show ยท as Dr. Lachman

Party of Five
Party of Five (1994)
GoodWatch score 78

TV show ยท as Hawkins

Two Over Easy
Two Over Easy (1994)

Director

Angel 4: Undercover
Angel 4: Undercover (1994)
GoodWatch score 27

as Devon

Lethal Weapon 3
Lethal Weapon 3 (1992)
GoodWatch score 58

as Movie Director

1980s

3 titles ยท average score 65
Quantum Leap
Quantum Leap (1989)
GoodWatch score 72

TV show ยท as Ralph

The Zero Boys
The Zero Boys (1986)
GoodWatch score 48

as Soldier #2

Murder, She Wrote
Murder, She Wrote (1984)
GoodWatch score 76

TV show ยท as Darren Crosley / Vincent Polaski