Portrait of Steven C. Smith

Writing

Steven C. Smith

Career

Active from 1987 to 2026, with a break from 1988 to 1998, busiest in 2008 with 5 main titles.

Average score
GoodWatch score66/100
Highest rated
Poster for Look, Up in the Sky! The Amazing Story of Superman
Look, Up in the Sky! The Amazing Story of Superman
GoodWatch score80/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 6 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 2.6 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.1 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.2 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 4.8 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.6 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 4.9 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Steven C. Smith Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    2.4, average 5.4
  • Tension
    3.0, average 6.0
  • Adrenaline
    1.9, average 4.8
  • Crime
    1.1, average 3.6

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Behind-the-Scenes 5
  • Historical Context 3
  • Film History 3
  • Nostalgic 3
  • Hollywood History 2
  • Documentary 2
  • Science Documentary 2
  • Pop Culture Exploration 2
  • Meta-Narrative 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

36
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

5 titles
Dangerous Citizen: The Life and Times of Abraham Polonsky
Dangerous Citizen: The Life and Times of Abraham Polonsky (2026)

Director, Producer

John Reinhardt: Direction Without Borders
John Reinhardt: Direction Without Borders (2022)

Writer, Director

Jack Wrather: A Legacy of Film and Friendship
Jack Wrather: A Legacy of Film and Friendship (2022)

Director, Writer

Nightmare: The Life and Films of Cornell Woolrich
Nightmare: The Life and Films of Cornell Woolrich (2022)

Director, Writer

Eagle-Lion: A Noir-Stained Legacy
Eagle-Lion: A Noir-Stained Legacy (2022)

Camera Operator, Sound

2010s

12 titles · average score 77
DC Spotlight: Shazam!
DC Spotlight: Shazam! (2019)

Writer

Max Steiner: Maestro of Movie Music
Max Steiner: Maestro of Movie Music (2019)
GoodWatch score 77

Thanks

Freeing “Trapped”
Freeing “Trapped” (2019)

Director, Writer

A Sedulous Cinderella: Richard Fleischer Remembered
A Sedulous Cinderella: Richard Fleischer Remembered (2019)

Director, Writer

Fallen Kingdom: The Conversation
Fallen Kingdom: The Conversation (2018)

Post Producer

The Man Who Cheated Himself-Revisited
The Man Who Cheated Himself-Revisited (2018)

Producer, Director

A New Dimension in Noir: Filming Inferno in 3D
A New Dimension in Noir: Filming Inferno in 3D (2017)

Director

Love Is a Roller Coaster: Woman on the Run Revisited
Love Is a Roller Coaster: Woman on the Run Revisited (2016)

Director

The Sound of a City: Julie Andrews Returns to Salzburg
The Sound of a City: Julie Andrews Returns to Salzburg (2015)

Writer, Producer

Directing Dolly: Gene Kelly Remembered
Directing Dolly: Gene Kelly Remembered (2013)

Producer

True Love: The Princess Bride Phenomenon
True Love: The Princess Bride Phenomenon (2012)

Producer, Director

The Cost of Living: Creating the Prowler
The Cost of Living: Creating the Prowler (2011)

Director

2000s

18 titles · average score 72
Batman Unmasked: The Psychology of The Dark Knight
Batman Unmasked: The Psychology of The Dark Knight (2008)
GoodWatch score 73

Director, Screenplay

Thou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code Hollywood
Thou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code Hollywood (2008)
GoodWatch score 67

Writer, Producer

Batman Tech
Batman Tech (2008)

Screenplay, Director

Killer Instincts: Richard Widmark and Ida Lupino at Twentieth Century Fox
Killer Instincts: Richard Widmark and Ida Lupino at Twentieth Century Fox (2008)

Director

Turning of the Tide: The Ill-Starred Making of Moontide
Turning of the Tide: The Ill-Starred Making of Moontide (2008)

Director

Star Wars Tech
Star Wars Tech (2007)
GoodWatch score 74

Writer

Spider-Man Tech
Spider-Man Tech (2007)

Writer

Look, Up in the Sky! The Amazing Story of Superman
Look, Up in the Sky! The Amazing Story of Superman (2006)
GoodWatch score 80

Screenplay

The Science of Superman
The Science of Superman (2006)

Writer

Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy
Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy (2004)
GoodWatch score 83

Supervising Producer

Playboy: Sex at 24 Frames Per Second
Playboy: Sex at 24 Frames Per Second (2003)
GoodWatch score 57

Director, Writer

Halloween: A Cut Above the Rest
Halloween: A Cut Above the Rest (2003)
GoodWatch score 70

Writer, Producer

1990s

1 title · average score 57
Gene Tierney: A Shattered Portrait
Gene Tierney: A Shattered Portrait (1999)
GoodWatch score 57

Director