Steven Cantor is best known as the director of such hit documentaries as Dancer (2017) Chasing Tyson (2015), loudQUIETloud: A Film About Pixies (2011) and What Remains (2007). He is also the producer of such films as STEP (2017), Devil's Playground (2002), Reporter (2011) and Unraveled (2012). He is the founder of NY based Stick Figure Productions.
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Biography from IMDb.
- Producer and director
- 20 on MovieCove
Known for
What are Steven Cantor's films like?
Across their 20 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Society and Self.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 17
A split, not a type: Light 7 · Serious 6 · Dark 4
Grounded 17 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 0
Gentle 6 · Charged 9 · Intense 2
Steady 14 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 15 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 0
Slow burn 15 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 0
A split, not a type: Casual 8 · Engaged 7 · Full focus 2
Easy watch 4 · Affecting 7 · Heavy 6
Resolved 11 · Open-ended 4 · Ambiguous 2
Moods and endings
- Happy3
- Bittersweet8
- Ambiguous7
- Cyclical1
- Other1
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 Steven Cantor's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 12 of their 20 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (5).
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Subscription and free streaming for Steven Cantor'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
20 credits, 20 with a MovieCove page.
Four Down(2025)
Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
I'm Your Venus(2024)
Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films
Satisfied(2024)
Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films
Born in Synanon(2023)
Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all shows
Citizen Ashe(2021)
Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films
Hood River(2021)
Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Relentless(2021)
Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all shows
Twyla Moves(2021)
Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
When Claude Got Shot(2021)
Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Between Me and My Mind(2019)
Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films
What Will Become of Us(2019)
Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Ballet Now(2018)
Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films
One Vote(2018)
Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Step(2017)
Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films
Dancer(2016)
Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films
No One Dies in Lily Dale(2011)
Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films
Unraveled(2011)
Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films
Reporter(2009)
Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all shows
What Remains(2005)
Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films
Career shape
Across their 20 MovieCove titles from 2005 to 2025.
Awards
a Primetime Emmy from 2 major nominations, 1994–2022.
- Primetime Emmy, won · Exceptional Merit in Documentary Filmmaking
- Oscar, nominated · Best Documentary, Short Subjects
Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.
How do Steven Cantor's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 76th percentile, the median of all 17; across their 17 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 82nd percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up10
- 50th to 74th4
- 25th to 49th4
- Below 25th2
Shape of the crowd
8 of their 20 titles are Mixed.
- Universally Loved2
- Divisive5
- Cult Classic2
- Crowd Pleaser3
- Mixed8
Reviewers score the atmosphere 73/100 and the pacing 62/100 in their films, across 8 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 Steven Cantor work with?
People who share at least 2 of Steven Cantor's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Jamie Schutz shares the most, 14.
Cinematographers and editors
- Federico RosenzvitShared titles: Citizen Ashe (2021), Hood River (2021), What Will Become of Us (2019), Ballet Now (2018), Dancer (2016)See all 5 shared titles with Federico Rosenzvit
- Johnny Saint-OursShared titles: Four Down (2025), Between Me and My Mind (2019), What Will Become of Us (2019), Ballet Now (2018)See all 4 shared titles with Johnny Saint-Ours
- Lewis RapkinShared titles: Four Down (2025), Citizen Ashe (2021), Twyla Moves (2021), What Will Become of Us (2019)See all 4 shared titles with Lewis Rapkin
- Casey ReganShared titles: Hood River (2021), Ballet Now (2018), One Vote (2018), Step (2017)See all 4 shared titles with Casey Regan
Producers
- Jamie SchutzShared titles: Four Down (2025), I'm Your Venus (2024), Satisfied (2024), Born in Synanon (2023), Citizen Ashe (2021), Hood River (2021), Relentless (2021), Twyla Moves (2021), When Claude Got Shot (2021), Between Me and My Mind (2019), What Will Become of Us (2019), Ballet Now (2018) and 2 moreSee newest 12 of 14 shared titles with Jamie Schutz
- Jonathan FieldShared titles: Four Down (2025), I'm Your Venus (2024), Satisfied (2024), Citizen Ashe (2021), Hood River (2021), Twyla Moves (2021), Between Me and My Mind (2019), What Will Become of Us (2019), Ballet Now (2018)See all 9 shared titles with Jonathan Field
- Daniel RaiffeShared titles: Four Down (2025), I'm Your Venus (2024), Satisfied (2024), Born in Synanon (2023), Relentless (2021), Twyla Moves (2021)See all 6 shared titles with Daniel Raiffe
- Evan NeedellShared titles: I'm Your Venus (2024), Satisfied (2024), Hood River (2021), What Will Become of Us (2019)See all 4 shared titles with Evan Needell