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Steve Binder

Steve Binder

Director, producer and writer, also editor · Born December 12, 1932 (93) · Los Angeles, California, USA

Steve Binder is an American producer and director. He found success behind the camera on television shows showcasing music, when he was only in his early 20s. He was also influential in creating music programs with racially and ethnically diverse casts, featuring a variety of musical styles. Description above from the Wikipedia article Steve Binder, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
December 12, 1932 (93)
From
Los Angeles, California, USA
Works as
Director, producer and writer, also editor
Titles
9 on MovieCove · 44 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 39 days to Oct 28Down 2% in 30 days

What are Steve Binder's films like?

Across their 9 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Society and Bonds.

Themes

share of theme weight
Society
45%
Bonds
25%
Self
15%
Survival
9%
Ideas
6%
Community6 titles, browse their movies with this themeLoyalty2 titles, browse their movies with this themeLegacy2 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFame2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 8 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 7 · Serious 0 · Dark 1

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 4 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 1

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

A split, not a type: Gentle 5 · Charged 2 · Intense 1

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

A split, not a type: Steady 5 · Shifting 1 · Whiplash 2

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 3 · Some laughs 4 · Funny 1

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 6 · Even-paced 1 · Relentless 1

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 8 · Engaged 0 · Full focus 0

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 8 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Joyful
5
Warm
6
Absurd
3
Melancholic
2
Hopeful
1
Other
5

How their films linger

Feel-good4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy4
  • Bittersweet4
  • Ambiguous1

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 Steve Binder's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 6 of their 9 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (4).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Steve Binder's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits 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

44 credits, 9 with a MovieCove page; 6 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Reinventing Elvis: The '68 Comeback(2023)

    Producer · as Self

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • Elvis Unleashed (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Director

  • Diana Ross: Live in Central Park (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Director

  • Elvis Comeback Theatrical Event (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Director

  • Elvis: The Comeback Special(1968)

    Director · Producer

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • The 50th Anniversary of the Elvis Comeback Special (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Director · as Self

  • Elvis: '68 Comeback Special: 50th Anniversary Edition (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Director

  • Elvis '68 Comeback Special Edition (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Director

  • Martin and Lewis (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    as Danny Lewis

  • Randy Travis: Live: It Was Just a Matter of Time (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Director

  • Michelle Kwan Skates to Disney's Greatest Hits (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Director

  • Reflections on Ice: Michelle Kwan Skates to the Music of Disney's 'Mulan' (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Director

  • Beauty and the Beast: A Concert on Ice (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Director · Editor · Executive Producer

  • Aladdin on Ice (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Director

  • Secret Sins(1995)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • Disney's Greatest Hits on Ice (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Director

  • A Tribute to Sam Kinison(1993)

    Director · Editor

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Diana Ross Live: The Lady Sings... Jazz & Blues (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Director

  • Christmas on Ice (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Director · Producer

  • Christmas at Pee-wee's Playhouse(1988)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Barry Manilow: Big Fun on Swing Street (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Director · Producer

  • Hot Shots (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Show 1 episode · as Fred

  • Zoobilee Zoo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Show 65 episodes · Producer

  • Pee-wee's Playhouse(1986)

    Show Producer

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows

  • Elvis Presley - One Night With You (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Director

  • Father Guido Sarducci Goes to College (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Director

  • Elvis Presley’s Graceland (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Director

  • That Was Rock: The T.A.M.I./T.N.T. Show (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Director

  • The Eddie Rabbitt Special (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    Director · Writer

  • Stanley, the Ugly Duckling (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Executive Producer

  • Debby Boone... One Step Closer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Director · Writer

  • An Innocent Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Executive Producer

  • Diana (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    Director · Producer · Writer

  • Christmas at Walt Disney World (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    Director

  • The Star Wars Holiday Special(1978)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Olivia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    Director

  • Rolling Stone Magazine: The 10th Anniversary(1977)

    Director · Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Barry Manilow Special (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Director · Writer

  • Give 'em Hell, Harry! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    Director · Editor

  • Elvis: '68 Comeback Special: 50th Anniversary Edition (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    Show 14 episodes · Director · Producer

  • Petula (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    Director

  • Lucy in London (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    Director

  • The T.A.M.I. Show(1964)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • Jazz Scene USA (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

Career shape

A full career of 43 titles from 1962 to 2023.

Biggest box office

Elvis: The Comeback Special (1968)

$1M worldwide

Highest rated

Elvis: The Comeback Special (1968)

Midcredits 99th

Most popular right now

Pee-wee's Playhouse (1986)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting2 of 43: 2 only acting, 0 with another roleDirecting36 of 43: 25 only directing, 11 with another role · typical Midcredits score49thWriting4 of 43: 0 only writing, 4 with another roleProducing11 of 43: 5 only producing, 6 with another roleEditing3 of 43: 0 only editing, 3 with another role

43 titles, 11 with more than one role — directing and producing overlap on 6 of them.

By decade

1960s5 · crew1970s6 · crew1980s13 · 1 acting · 12 crew1990s9 · crew2000s3 · 1 acting · 2 crew2010s6 · crew2020s1 · crew

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 Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.

How do Steve Binder's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 78th percentile, the median of all 8; across their 8 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 79th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

79thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Approval · how many liked their films

74thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Reach · how many have seen their films

59thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Midcredits score across 9 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up5
  • 50th to 74th1
  • 25th to 49th1
  • Below 25th2

Shape of the crowd

4 of their 9 titles are Universally Loved.

  • Universally Loved4
  • Divisive2
  • Crowd Pleaser1
  • Mixed2

Most divisive · director, writer, producer

Rolling Stone Magazine: The 10th Anniversary (1977)

96th percentile spread · 27% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · director, producer

Elvis: The Comeback Special (1968)

Midcredits 99th · 94% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 60/100 and the pacing 52/100 in their films, across 6 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a director.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; 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 Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove 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.

Who does Steve Binder work with?

People who share at least 2 of Steve Binder's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Paul Reubens shares the most, 2.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Cinematographers

Producers