Steven-Charles Jaffe (born 1951) is an American film producer, director, and screenwriter known for his work on such films as Motel Hell (1980), Near Dark (1987), Strange Days (1995), and the Best Picture-nominated romantic fantasy film Ghost. He is a long-time friend and collaborator of directors Nicholas Meyer and Kathryn Bigelow, and has worked with them on films like Time After Time (1979), Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country (1991), and K-19: The Widowmaker (2002). He is a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Description above from the Wikipedia article Steven-Charles Jaffe, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Biography from TMDB.
- Producer and writer
- 14 on MovieCove · 20 credits in all
What are Steven-Charles Jaffe's films like?
Across their 12 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.
Genres
Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 1 · Wry 1 · Earnest 10
A split, not a type: Light 5 · Serious 2 · Dark 5
Grounded 6 · Stylized 6 · Heightened 0
A split, not a type: Gentle 3 · Charged 3 · Intense 6
Steady 3 · Shifting 9 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 5 · Some laughs 6 · Funny 1
Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 9 · Relentless 0
Casual 4 · Engaged 4 · Full focus 4
A split, not a type: Easy watch 5 · Affecting 3 · Heavy 4
Resolved 10 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 1
Moods and endings
- Happy3
- Bittersweet6
- Ambiguous3
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-Charles Jaffe's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 9 of their 14 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (6).
Subscription and free streaming for Steven-Charles Jaffe'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, 14 with a MovieCove page; 3 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.
Zanzibar: Trouble in Paradise (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)
Gahan Wilson: Born Dead, Still Weird (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)
It Was a Dark and Silly Night (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)
K-19: The Widowmaker(2002)
Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films
The Weight of Water(2000)
Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films
The Informant (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)
Strange Days(1995)
Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films
Company Business(1991)
Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films
Ghost(1990)
Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films
The Fly II(1989)
Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films
Plain Clothes(1988)
Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films
Near Dark(1987)
Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films
Sepa: Our Lord of Miracles (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)
Scarab (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)
The Day After(1983)
Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films
Those Lips, Those Eyes(1980)
Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films
Motel Hell(1980)
Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films
Time After Time(1979)
Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films
Demon Seed(1977)
Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films
Career shape
A full career of 20 titles from 1977 to 2022.
Biggest box office
Ghost (1990)
Highest rated
Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country (1991)
Most popular right now
Ghost (1990)
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 Steven-Charles Jaffe's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 59th percentile, the median of all 14; across their 12 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 48th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up6
- 50th to 74th2
- 25th to 49th5
- Below 25th1
Shape of the crowd
None of their 14 titles divides audiences: 10 are Crowd Pleasers.
- Crowd Pleaser10
- Broadly Agreed3
- Mixed1
Reviewers score the dialogue 57/100 and the plot and story 49/100 in their films, across 12 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a writer.
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.
Is Steven-Charles Jaffe's work okay for kids?
Across up to 10 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, sex & nudity and frightening / intense run heavier 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.
Who does Steven-Charles Jaffe work with?
People who share at least 2 of Steven-Charles Jaffe's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Herb Jaffe shares the most, 4.
Directors
- Kathryn BigelowShared titles: K-19: The Widowmaker (2002), The Weight of Water (2000), Near Dark (1987)See all 3 shared titles with Kathryn Bigelow
- Nicholas MeyerShared titles: Company Business (1991), Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country (1991), Time After Time (1979)See all 3 shared titles with Nicholas Meyer
Writers
- Christopher KyleShared titles: K-19: The Widowmaker (2002), The Weight of Water (2000)See all 2 shared titles with Christopher Kyle
- Robert JaffeShared titles: Motel Hell (1980), Demon Seed (1977)See all 2 shared titles with Robert Jaffe
Actors
- David WarnerShared titles: Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country (1991), Time After Time (1979)See all 2 shared titles with David Warner
Cinematographers and editors
- Walter MurchShared titles: K-19: The Widowmaker (2002), Ghost (1990)See all 2 shared titles with Walter Murch
- Howard E. SmithShared titles: The Weight of Water (2000), Near Dark (1987)See all 2 shared titles with Howard E. Smith
- Ronald RooseShared titles: Company Business (1991), Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country (1991)See all 2 shared titles with Ronald Roose
- Adam GreenbergShared titles: Ghost (1990), Near Dark (1987)See all 2 shared titles with Adam Greenberg
Producers
- Herb JaffeShared titles: Motel Hell (1980), Those Lips, Those Eyes (1980), Time After Time (1979), Demon Seed (1977)See all 4 shared titles with Herb Jaffe
- Edward S. FeldmanShared titles: K-19: The Widowmaker (2002), Near Dark (1987)See all 2 shared titles with Edward S. Feldman
- Sigurjon SighvatssonShared titles: K-19: The Widowmaker (2002), The Weight of Water (2000)See all 2 shared titles with Sigurjon Sighvatsson
