Rod Steiger

Actor · Died July 9, 2002, aged 77 · Westhampton, New York, USA

Rodney Stephen "Rod" Steiger (April 14, 1925 – July 9, 2002) was a European-American actor known for his performances in such films as In the Heat of the Night, Oklahoma!, Waterloo, The Pawnbroker, On the Waterfront, The Harder They Fall, Doctor Zhivago, and Jesus of Nazareth.

Biography from TMDB.

Born: April 14, 1925
Died: July 9, 2002 (aged 77)
From: Westhampton, New York, USA
Works as: Actor
Titles: 83 on Motif · 146 credits in all
Links: IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 65 days to Oct 28Down 22% in 30 days

What are Rod Steiger's films like?

Across their 75 Motif titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.

Genres

Biography8 titles61^st

Documentary3 titles89^th

Horror3 titles37^th

Adventure2 titles44^th

Their Motif films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Motif score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight

Morality

34%

Bonds

16%

Self

15%

Power

13%

Survival

11%

Society

Ideas

Justice16 Family bonds11 Redemption11 Survival9 Corruption7 Romantic love8 Duty8 Deception7

What they feel like to watch

their average across 74 films

ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category

Earnest

Tone · Sincerity

ironicearnest

Ironic 6 · Wry 3 · Earnest 64

Serious

Tone · Weight

lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 16 · Serious 21 · Dark 37

Stylized

Tone · Style

naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 44 · Stylized 21 · Heightened 9

Charged

Feel · Intensity

gentleintense

Gentle 6 · Charged 42 · Intense 26

Shifting

Feel · Swings

steadyswings

Steady 30 · Shifting 34 · Whiplash 10

Straight-faced

Feel · Humor

noneconstant

Straight-faced 51 · Some laughs 15 · Funny 8

Even-paced

Demand · Pace

slowrelentless

Slow burn 30 · Even-paced 38 · Relentless 6

Engaged

Demand · Attention

casualfull focus

Casual 24 · Engaged 44 · Full focus 6

Affecting

Demand · Emotional cost

easyheavy

Easy watch 20 · Affecting 31 · Heavy 23

Resolved

Demand · Resolution

resolvedambiguous

Resolved 53 · Open-ended 16 · Ambiguous 5

Roles they play

66 analyzed roles

Usually the Shadow: 34 of 66 analyzed roles.

Shadow

34 of 66

Mentor

13 of 66

Hero

6 of 66

Threshold guardian

5 of 66

Trickster

4 of 66

Ally

2 of 66

Herald

1 of 66

Shapeshifter

1 of 66

Show the 66 roles

Tricksteras Charley Malloy in On the Waterfront (1954)
Shadowas Maj. Allan Guillion in The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell (1955)
Shadowas Stanley Hoff in The Big Knife (1955)
Shadowas Jud Fry in Oklahoma! (1955)
Tricksteras Nick Benko in The Harder They Fall (1956)
Shadowas Nick Benko in The Harder They Fall (1956)
Shadowas 'Pinky' Pinkum in Jubal (1956)
Heraldas Vasquel in Back from Eternity (1956)
Shadowas Vasquel in Back from Eternity (1956)
Heroas Carl Schaffner in Across the Bridge (1957)
Heroas O'Meara in Run of the Arrow (1957)
Shapeshifteras O'Meara in Run of the Arrow (1957)
Heroas Paul Hochen in The Unholy Wife (1957)
Shadowas Al Capone in Al Capone (1959)
Shadowas Paul Mason in Seven Thieves (1960)
Shadowas Tiptoes in Convicts 4 (1962)
Threshold guardianas Pete Koleski in 13 West Street (1962)
Shadowas Edoardo Nottola in Hands Over the City (1963)
Heroas Sol Nazerman in The Pawnbroker (1964)
Shadowas Komarovsky in Doctor Zhivago (1965)
Shadowas Mr. Joyboy in The Loved One (1965)
Allyas Chief Bill Gillespie in In the Heat of the Night (1967)
Shadowas Christopher Gill in No Way to Treat a Lady (1968)
Shadowas MSgt. Albert Callan in The Sergeant (1968)
Shadowas Carl in The Illustrated Man (1969)
Shadowas Napoleon Bonaparte in Waterloo (1970)
Allyas Juan Miranda in Duck, You Sucker! (1971)
Tricksteras Juan Miranda in Duck, You Sucker! (1971)
Shadowas Harold Ryan in Happy Birthday, Wanda June (1971)
Shadowas Laban Feather in Lolly-Madonna XXX (1973)
Tricksteras Gene Giannini in Lucky Luciano (1973)
Heroas Benito Mussolini in The Last 4 Days (1974)
Mentoras Cardinal Schuster in The Last 4 Days (1974)
Heroas Niall Hennessy in Hennessy (1975)
Shadowas Louis Wormser in Dirty Hands (1975)
Shadowas W.C. Fields in W.C. Fields and Me (1976)
Shadowas Senator Madison in F.I.S.T. (1978)
Threshold guardianas Father Delaney in The Amityville Horror (1979)
Shadowas Joe Bomposa in Love and Bullets (1979)
Shadowas Soapy Smith in Klondike Fever (1979)
Mentoras Gen. Hoffman in Breakthrough (1979)
Shadowas Benito Mussolini in Lion of the Desert (1980)
Shadowas Reb Saunders in The Chosen (1981)
Shadowas Sokarev in The Glory Boys (1984)
Mentoras Mordechai Samuels in Sword of Gideon (1986)
Shadowas Dr. Phillip Lloyd in The Kindred (1987)
Mentoras Dr. Phillip Lloyd in The Kindred (1987)
Shadowas Jason Hannibal in Catch the Heat (1987)
Shadowas Pa in American Gothic (1987)
Shadowas Sir Harry Oakes in Passion and Paradise (1989)
Mentoras Charlie D'Amico in Men of Respect (1990)
Mentoras Rev. Willin in The Ballad of the Sad Cafe (1991)
Shadowas Gordon Kahl in In the Line of Duty: Manhunt in the Dakotas (1991)
Threshold guardianas Joe Leon in The Specialist (1994)
Shadowas Anthony Comstock in Choices of the Heart: The Margaret Sanger Story (1995)
Mentoras Col. Owen Stuart in In Pursuit of Honor (1995)
Shadowas Mr. Hammerman in Carpool (1996)
Threshold guardianas General Decker in Mars Attacks! (1996)
Mentoras Milton A. Donovan in Incognito (1997)
Shadowas Dr. Frederick Van Helsing in Modern Vampires (1998)
Threshold guardianas Judge Mead in Crazy in Alabama (1999)
Mentoras Johnny Ticotin in Body and Soul (1999)
Mentoras Doc Wallace in Shiloh 2: Shiloh Season (1999)
Mentoras Floyd Benson in The Hollywood Sign (2001)
Mentoras Charley McCabe in A Month of Sundays (2001)
Mentoras Nick in Poolhall Junkies (2002)

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense

Melancholic

Dread

Contemplative

Absurd

Other

How their films linger

Thought-provoking28 Bittersweet24 Haunting19 Fun13 Hopeful16 Unsettling16

How their films end · 11 with a twist

Happy12
Bittersweet37
Tragic11
Ambiguous15

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Rod Steiger's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 39 of their 83 Motif titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (31).

Also on these channels

Shout! TV5 titles, show their 5 titles on Shout! TV
ScreenPix3 titles, show their 3 titles on ScreenPix
Howdy2 titles, show their 2 titles on Howdy
Cinemax1 title, show their title on Cinemax
FOX One1 title, show their title on FOX One
Sony Pictures Core1 title, show their title on Sony Pictures Core
UP Faith & Family1 title, show their title on UP Faith & Family
Wonder Project1 title, show their title on Wonder Project

Subscription and free streaming for Rod Steiger's titles on Motif; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Motif score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

146 credits, 83 with a Motif page; 33 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

The Hollywood Sign(2001)
as Floyd Benson
Motif score: 15th percentile of all films
The Men Who Made the Movies: Samuel Fuller(2002)
as Pvt. O'Meara (archive footage)
Motif score: 62nd percentile of all films
Poolhall Junkies(2002)
as Nick
Motif score: 69th percentile of all films
A Month of Sundays(2001)
as Charley McCabe
Motif score: 36th percentile of all films
The Flying Dutchman (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2001)
as Ben
Body and Soul(1999)
as Johnny Ticotin
Motif score: 1st percentile of all films
The Last Producer(2000)
as Sheri Ganse
Motif score: 5th percentile of all films
Animated Epics: Moby Dick (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2000)
as Ahab (voice)
End of Days(1999)
as Father Kovak
Motif score: 30th percentile of all films
Crazy in Alabama(1999)
as Judge Louis Mead
Motif score: 50th percentile of all films
The Hurricane(1999)
as Judge Sarokin
Motif score: 95th percentile of all films
Shiloh 2: Shiloh Season(1999)
as Doc Wallace
Motif score: 45th percentile of all films
Cypress Edge (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1999)
as Woodrow McCammon
Modern Vampires(1998)
as Dr. Frederick Van Helsing
Motif score: 15th percentile of all films
Legacy (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1998)
as Sadler
The Heaven and Earth Show (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1998)
Show 1 episode · Actor
Animals with the Tollkeeper(1998)
as Fontina
Motif score: 75th percentile of all films
Kingdom of Shadows (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1998)
as Narrator
Incognito(1997)
as Milton A. Donovan
Motif score: 56th percentile of all films
Truth or Consequences, N.M.(1997)
as Tony Vago
Motif score: 53rd percentile of all films
HARDtalk (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1997)
Show 1 episode · Actor
Breakout (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1997)
Show 3 episodes · as Narrator
The Kid (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1997)
as Harry Sloan
Mars Attacks!(1996)
as General Decker
Motif score: 58th percentile of all films
Shiloh(1996)
as Doc Wallace
Motif score: 51st percentile of all films
EZ Streets (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1996)
Show 1 episode · Actor
Little Surprises (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1996)
Actor
Carpool(1996)
as Mr. Hammerman
Motif score: 16th percentile of all films
Dalva (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1996)
as John Wesley Northridge II
The Real Thing(1996)
as Victor
Motif score: 14th percentile of all films
Out There(1995)
as Col. Buck Gunner
Motif score: 26th percentile of all films
Captain Nuke and the Bomber Boys(1995)
as The President
Motif score: 17th percentile of all films
Forbidden City: The Great Within (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1995)
as Narrator (voice)
In Pursuit of Honor(1995)
as Col. Owen Stuart
Motif score: 77th percentile of all films
Choices of the Heart: The Margaret Sanger Story(1995)
as Anthony Comstock
Motif score: 56th percentile of all films
OP Center (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1995)
as Boroda
OP Center (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1995)
Show 2 episodes · as Boroda
Seven Sundays (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1995)
as Benjamin
The Specialist(1994)
as Joe Leon
Motif score: 26th percentile of all films
The Last Tattoo(1994)
as General Frank W. Zane
Motif score: 33rd percentile of all films
The Critic (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1994)
Show 1 episode · as Rod Steiger (voice)
The Neighbor (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1993)
as Dr. Myron Hatch
Tales of the City (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1993)
Show 1 episode · as Bookshop Owner
Due vite, un destino(1993)
as Frank Argento
Motif score: 24th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Lincoln (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1992)
as Gen. Ulysses S. Grant (voice)
Sinatra (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1992)
Show 2 episodes · as Salvatore 'Sam' 'Momo' Giancana
Earth and the American Dream(1992)
as Reader (voice)
Motif score: 52nd percentile of all films
The Player(1992)
as Rod Steiger
Motif score: 93rd percentile of all films
The Commish(1991)
Show 1 episode · Actor
Motif score: 59th percentile of all shows
In the Line of Duty: Manhunt in the Dakotas(1991)
as Gordon Kahl
Motif score: 46th percentile of all films
Guilty As Charged (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1991)
as Kallin
The Ballad of the Sad Cafe(1991)
as Rev. Willin
Motif score: 47th percentile of all films
Men of Respect(1990)
as Charlie D'Amico
Motif score: 27th percentile of all films
The Simpsons(1989)
Show 1 episode · as Captain Tenille (voice)
Motif score: 96th percentile of all shows
Tennessee Nights (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1989)
as Richter Prescott
Passion and Paradise(1989)
as Sir Harry Oakes
Motif score: 50th percentile of all films
The January Man(1989)
as Mayor Eamon Flynn
Motif score: 21st percentile of all films
That Summer of White Roses (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1989)
as Martin
Desperado: Avalanche at Devil's Ridge (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1988)
as Silas Slaten
Catch the Heat(1987)
as Jason Hannibal
Motif score: 16th percentile of all films
American Gothic(1987)
as Pa
Motif score: 37th percentile of all films
The Kindred(1987)
as Dr. Phillip Lloyd
Motif score: 34th percentile of all films
Sword of Gideon(1986)
as Mordechai Samuels
Motif score: 80th percentile of all films
Hollywood Wives (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1985)
Show 3 episodes · as Oliver Easterne
Television (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1985)
Show 1 episode · Actor
The Glory Boys(1984)
Show 3 episodes · as Professor David Sokarev
Motif score: 11th percentile of all shows
The Naked Face(1984)
as Lieutenant McGreary
Motif score: 25th percentile of all films
The Magic Mountain (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1984)
Show 3 episodes · as Mynheer Peperkorn
Cook & Peary: The Race to the Pole (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1983)
as Robert E. Peary
The Lucky Star (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1982)
as Colonel Gluck
The Magic Mountain (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1982)
as Mynher Peperkorn
American Playhouse (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1982)
Show 1 episode · as Bookstore Owner
The Chosen(1981)
as Reb Saunders
Motif score: 82nd percentile of all films
Cattle Annie and Little Britches(1980)
as Tilghman
Motif score: 46th percentile of all films
Lion of the Desert(1980)
as Benito Mussolini
Motif score: 98th percentile of all films
Klondike Fever(1979)
as Soapy Smith
Motif score: 23rd percentile of all films
Wolf Lake (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1980)
as Charlie
The Amityville Horror(1979)
as Father Delaney
Motif score: 45th percentile of all films
Portrait of a Hitman (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1979)
as Max Androtti
Love and Bullets(1979)
as Joe Bomposa
Motif score: 26th percentile of all films
Breakthrough(1979)
as General Webster
Motif score: 18th percentile of all films
F.I.S.T.(1978)
as Sen. Andrew Madison
Motif score: 59th percentile of all films
Jesus of Nazareth(1977)
Show 4 episodes · as Pontius Pilate
Motif score: 95th percentile of all shows
W.C. Fields and Me(1976)
as W. C. Fields
Motif score: 58th percentile of all films
Hennessy(1975)
as Niall Hennessy
Motif score: 45th percentile of all films
Dirty Hands(1975)
as Louis Wormser
Motif score: 71st percentile of all films
The Last 4 Days(1974)
as Mussolini
Motif score: 64th percentile of all films
Lucky Luciano(1973)
as Gene Giannini
Motif score: 57th percentile of all films
The Heroes(1973)
as Guenther von Lutz
Motif score: 9th percentile of all films
Lolly-Madonna XXX(1973)
as Laban Feather
Motif score: 57th percentile of all films
Happy Birthday, Wanda June(1971)
as Harold Ryan
Motif score: 36th percentile of all films
Duck, You Sucker!(1971)
as Juan Miranda
Motif score: 95th percentile of all films
Columbo (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1971)
Show 1 episode · as Vincenzo Fortelli
Waterloo(1970)
as Napoleon Bonaparte
Motif score: 92nd percentile of all films
The Distant Drummer: Bridge from No Place (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1970)
as Narrator
3 Into 2 Won't Go (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1969)
as Steve Howard
The Illustrated Man(1969)
as Carl
Motif score: 37th percentile of all films
The Sergeant(1968)
as MSgt. Albert Callan
Motif score: 64th percentile of all films
No Way to Treat a Lady(1968)
as Christopher Gill
Motif score: 79th percentile of all films
Omnibus (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1967)
Show 1 episode · Actor
The Girl and the General (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1967)
as der General
In the Heat of the Night(1967)
as Police Chief Bill Gillespie
Motif score: 98th percentile of all films
Death of a Salesman (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1966)
as Willy Loman
Doctor Zhivago(1965)
as Viktor Komarovsky
Motif score: 97th percentile of all films
A Man Named John (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1965)
as The Intermediary
BBC Play of the Month (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1965)
Show 1 episode · as Willy Loman
The Loved One(1965)
as Mr. Joyboy
Motif score: 75th percentile of all films
The Pawnbroker(1964)
as Sol Nazerman
Motif score: 94th percentile of all films
Time of Indifference (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1964)
as Leo
MGM 40th Anniversary (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1964)
Actor
Hands Over the City(1963)
as Edoardo Nottola
Motif score: 95th percentile of all films
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1963)
Show 1 episode · Actor
The Longest Day(1962)
as Destroyer Commander
Motif score: 96th percentile of all films
Convicts 4(1962)
as Tiptoes
Motif score: 58th percentile of all films
13 West Street(1962)
as Detective Sergeant Koleski
Motif score: 51st percentile of all films
Ben Casey (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1961)
Show 1 episode · Actor
An einem Freitag um halb zwölf (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1961)
as Frank Morgan
The Mark (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1961)
as Doctor McNally
Route 66(1960)
Show 1 episode · Actor
Motif score: 73rd percentile of all shows
Sunday-Night Play (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1960)
Show 1 episode · as Sherriff Harvey Denton
Seven Thieves(1960)
as Paul Mason
Motif score: 61st percentile of all films
Al Capone(1959)
as Al Capone
Motif score: 70th percentile of all films
A Town Has Turned to Dust (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1958)
as Harvey Denton
Cry Terror! (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1958)
as Paul Hoplin
Suspicion (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1957)
Show 1 episode · as Frank Marre
Run of the Arrow(1957)
as Pvt. O'Meara
Motif score: 69th percentile of all films
Across the Bridge(1957)
as Carl Schaffner
Motif score: 84th percentile of all films
The Unholy Wife(1957)
as Paul Hochen
Motif score: 29th percentile of all films
Back from Eternity(1956)
as Vasquel
Motif score: 64th percentile of all films
The Harder They Fall(1956)
as Nick Benko
Motif score: 94th percentile of all films
Jubal(1956)
as Pinky
Motif score: 88th percentile of all films
The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell(1955)
as Maj. Allan Guillion
Motif score: 76th percentile of all films
The Big Knife(1955)
as Stanley Shriner Hoff
Motif score: 71st percentile of all films
Oklahoma!(1955)
as Jud Fry
Motif score: 78th percentile of all films
Screen Director's Playhouse (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1955)
Show 1 episode · as Visitor
On the Waterfront(1954)
as Charley Malloy
Motif score: 98th percentile of all films
Marty (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1953)
as Marty Pilletti
The Evil Within (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1953)
as Peter
General Electric Theater (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1953)
Show 1 episode · as Bruno Holder
Out There (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1951)
Show 1 episode · Actor
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1951)
Show 1 episode · as Charles Steinmetz · as Hume Searcy
Tales of Tomorrow (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1951)
Show 2 episodes · Actor
Teresa (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1951)
as Frank
Lux Video Theatre (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1950)
Show 1 episode · as Victor Honegger
Suspense (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1949)
Show 1 episode · as Leo Whaley
The Philco Television Playhouse (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1948)
Show 3 episodes · as Marty Pilletti

Career shape

Star power in the 99^th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 146 titles from 1948 to 2002; peak year 1970.

Biggest box office

The Specialist (1994)

$170M worldwide

Highest rated

On the Waterfront (1954)

Motif 98^th

Film career

19482002

Peak 1970 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Top draw in 26 Motif titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

1954Screen debut· On the Waterfront
1957First top-billed film· Across the Bridge
1971Career best· Duck, You Sucker
1977Career best· Jesus of Nazareth

By role

only this rolewith another role

Acting146 of 146 · 57^th

By decade

1940s2 · acting1950s23 · acting1960s26 · acting1970s18 · acting1980s24 · acting1990s45 · acting2000s8 · acting

Billing

usually 3rd · top billed in 24% of 50 roles

20%

50%

80%

11%

20%

54596974849499

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Motif score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on Motif, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do Rod Steiger's films land?

Their typical Motif film has a Motif score in the 56^th percentile, the median of all 78; across their 74 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 55^th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

55^thpercentile

Typical film, the median of 74

Approval · how many liked their films

55^thpercentile

Typical film, the median of 74

Reach · how many have seen their films

60^thpercentile

Typical film, the median of 74

Motif score across 83 titles, by percentile

75^th and up24
50^th to 74^th26
25^th to 49^th19
Below 25^th14

Shape of the crowd

31 of their 83 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

Universally Loved13
Universally Panned1
Cult Classic2
Crowd Pleaser31
Broadly Agreed8
Mixed28

Most divisive · actor

Earth and the American Dream (1992)

89^th percentile spread · 28% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

On the Waterfront (1954)

Motif 98^th · 88% liked

Reviewers score the acting 71/100 in their films, across 70 reviewed titles; fans 80, detractors 44. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on Motif; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Motif score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their Motif titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Rod Steiger's work okay for kids?

Across up to 16 Motif titles with content scores, violence & gore and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles

Violence & Gore13 titles42–70 · median 58 · moderateheavier than most films

Sex & Nudity16 titles8–55 · median 34 · mildnear the median of all films

Profanity12 titles1–71 · median 40 · moderatenear the median of all films

Alcohol & Drugs11 titles26–37 · median 29 · mildnear the median of all films

Frightening / Intense11 titles36–72 · median 54 · moderateheavier than most films

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.