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Stephen P. Jarchow

Stephen P. Jarchow

Producer, also writer

Stephen P. Jarchow is a media and real estate investor. He has been involved in the production and/or distribution of over 250 motion pictures and 22 television series. He has been a partner in over 200 real estate ventures. Mr. Jarchow received a BBA, MS and JD all with Honors from the University of Wisconsin. He practiced tax and real estate law and subsequently was a partner with an international real estate development company. He also served as a senior managing director with an investment banking firm. He is a CPA and a member of the Wisconsin and Texas Bar Associations. Together with his business partner, Paul Colichman, Mr. Jarchow has invested in a variety of businesses including digital and print publishing, on demand and linear television, OTT video services and digital distribution. Here Media Inc. owns cable and streaming networks as well as a large film library. Mr. Jarchow is the author of four books on real estate taxation and finance published by John Wiley & Co. He compiled and edited "Graaskamp on Real Estate". This book is considered one of the best books ever written on real estate. Mr. Jarchow's motion picture, "Departures" received the Academy Award ® for Best Foreign Language Film. Mr. Jarchow and Mr. Colichman produced "Gods and Monsters" directed by Bill Condon and starring Ian McKellen, Brendan Fraser and Lynn Redgrave, which received three Academy Award ® nominations (winning for Best Adapted Screenplay), four Golden Globe nominations (winning for Best Supporting Actress), three Independent Spirit Awards, and numerous other international accolades including Best Picture from the National Board of Review. Mr. Jarchow and Mr. Colichman produced the award winning social media for the 2014 Daytime Emmys ®. Mr. Jarchow is a member of the Television Academy of Arts and Sciences and has been nominated for four Emmy Awards ®.

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Works as
Producer, also writer
Titles
98 on Motif · 118 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 39 days to Oct 28Down 24% in 30 days

What are Stephen P. Jarchow's films like?

Across their 97 Motif titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Genres

Action21 titlesTypical Motif score: 7th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Comedy15 titlesTypical Motif score: 28th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Drama15 titlesTypical Motif score: 45th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Horror11 titlesTypical Motif score: 3rd percentile
: browse their Horror movies
Crime4 titlesTypical Motif score: 29th percentile
: browse their Crime movies
Documentary4 titlesTypical Motif score: 65th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Documentary movies
Thriller4 titlesTypical Motif score: 6th percentile
: browse their Thriller movies
Biography2 titlesTypical Motif score: 73rd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Biography movies
Sci-Fi2 titlesTypical Motif score: 6th percentile
: browse their Sci-Fi movies

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
Bonds
25%
Self
24%
Survival
18%
Morality
14%
Society
9%
Power
8%
Ideas
3%
Survival27 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity29 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love23 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds21 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity14 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception14 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship8 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice8 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 81 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 36 · Serious 26 · Dark 19

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

Grounded 59 · Stylized 14 · Heightened 8

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

Gentle 23 · Charged 49 · Intense 9

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

A split, not a type: Steady 40 · Shifting 35 · Whiplash 6

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 52 · Some laughs 20 · Funny 9

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

Slow burn 45 · Even-paced 35 · 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 47 · Engaged 32 · Full focus 2

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

Resolved 55 · Open-ended 20 · Ambiguous 6

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
60
Absurd
23
Hopeful
22
Melancholic
21
Dread
20
Other
95

How their films linger

Hopeful36 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good31 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun28 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling28 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet21 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking14 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 18 with a twist

  • Happy31
  • Bittersweet28
  • Tragic4
  • Ambiguous34

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 Stephen P. Jarchow's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 89 of their 98 Motif titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (63).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Stephen P. Jarchow'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

118 credits, 98 with a Motif page.

  • Bi-Coastal(2026)

    Producer

    Motif score: 30th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Jamaal: Love Coded(2026)

    Show Producer

    Motif score: 87th percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)

  • Guap(2025)

    Show Producer

    Motif score: 8th percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)

  • Until the Silence(2025)

    Producer

    Motif score: 72nd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Big Rage(2024)

    Executive Producer

    Motif score: 8th percentile of all films

  • The Lair: OnlyFangs(2024)

    Show 6 episodes · Executive Producer

    Motif score: 1st percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)

  • A Not So Straight Christmas(2024)

    Producer

    Motif score: 25th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Turning Teddy(2023)

    Show 4 episodes · Executive Producer

    Motif score: 38th percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)

  • Go Go(2023)

    Show 8 episodes · Executive Producer

    Motif score: 4th percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)

  • Not So Straight in Silver Lake(2022)

    Show 8 episodes · Executive Producer

    Motif score: 1st percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)

  • 100 Years of Men in Love: The Accidental Collection(2022)

    Producer

    Motif score: 83rd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Gayliens(2022)

    Show Producer

    Motif score: 2nd percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)

  • Living 4 the Weekend: BluVonte(2022)

    Producer

    Motif score: 45th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Guys Like You(2021)

    Show Producer

    Motif score: 10th percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Advocate Celebrates 50 Years: A Long Road to Freedom(2018)

    Producer

    Motif score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Tin Holiday(2018)

    Producer

    Motif score: 77th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Swell(2017)

    Show 15 episodes · Executive Producer

    Motif score: 4th percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)

  • A Beautiful Cruel Thing(2017)

    Show Producer

    Motif score: 42nd percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)

  • Falling for Angels(2017)

    Show Producer

    Motif score: 18th percentile of all shows

  • Now What?!(2016)

    Show Producer

    Motif score: 17th percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)

  • Catharsis (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2015)

    Executive Producer

  • Chasing Pavement(2015)

    Producer

    Motif score: 12th percentile of all films

  • Hush Up Sweet Charlotte(2015)

    Producer

    Motif score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • The Nurse (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2014)

    Executive Producer

  • From Here on OUT(2014)

    Show 6 episodes · Executive Producer

    Motif score: 11th percentile of all shows

  • Out West(2013)

    Executive Producer

    Motif score: 4th percentile of all films

  • Undertow(2012)

    Producer

    Motif score: 5th percentile of all films

  • Heart of Broadway: The Ensemble Behind Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS(2011)

    Executive Producer

  • Past Obsessions(2011)

    Executive Producer

    Motif score: 14th percentile of all films

  • 30 Years from Here(2011)

    Producer

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

  • Food Fetish(2011)

    Show Producer

  • Body Blow(2010)

    Producer · Screenplay

    Motif score: 10th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Baby Jane?(2010)

    Producer

    Motif score: 59th percentile of all films

  • The Invisible Chronicles(2009)

    Producer

    Motif score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • Dark Skies(2009)

    Executive Producer

    Motif score: 5th percentile of all films

  • Stem Cell(2009)

    Producer

    Motif score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Alien Presence(2009)

    Producer

    Motif score: 1st percentile of all films

  • The Brotherhood VI: Initiation(2009)

    Producer

    Motif score: 2nd percentile of all films

  • The Brotherhood V: Alumni(2009)

    Producer

    Motif score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Heat Wave(2009)

    Producer

    Motif score: 4th percentile of all films

  • The Pit and the Pendulum(2009)

    Producer

    Motif score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Ice Blues(2008)

    Producer

    Motif score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Fall of Hyperion(2008)

    Producer

    Motif score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • Murder.com(2008)

    Executive Producer

    Motif score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • Solar Flare(2008)

    Executive Producer

    Motif score: 1st percentile of all films

  • House of Usher(2008)

    Producer

    Motif score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • Kiss Me Deadly(2008)

    Executive Producer

    Motif score: 19th percentile of all films

  • 7 Things to Do Before I'm 30(2008)

    Executive Producer

    Motif score: 29th percentile of all films

  • I Can't Think Straight(2008)

    Producer

    Motif score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Little Ashes(2008)

    Producer

    Motif score: 57th percentile of all films

  • On the Other Hand, Death(2008)

    Producer

    Motif score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Playing with Fire(2008)

    Producer

    Motif score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • Polar Opposites (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2008)

    Producer

  • An Accidental Christmas(2007)

    Executive Producer

    Motif score: 9th percentile of all films

  • Christmas Caper(2006)

    Executive Producer

    Motif score: 39th percentile of all films

  • The Raven(2007)

    Executive Producer

    Motif score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Kiss the Bride(2007)

    Executive Producer

    Motif score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Reckless Behavior: Caught on Tape (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2007)

    Executive Producer

  • Shelter(2007)

    Producer

    Motif score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Ice Spiders(2007)

    Executive Producer

    Motif score: 2nd percentile of all films

  • Nuclear Hurricane (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2007)

    Executive Producer

  • The Lair(2007)

    Show Producer

    Motif score: 4th percentile of all shows

  • The World Unseen(2007)

    Producer

    Motif score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Home by Christmas (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2006)

    Executive Producer

  • Christmas Do-Over(2006)

    Producer

    Motif score: 34th percentile of all films

  • My Silent Partner (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2006)

    Executive Producer

  • Trapped!(2006)

    Executive Producer

    Motif score: 6th percentile of all films

  • The Wives He Forgot(2006)

    Executive Producer

    Motif score: 11th percentile of all films

  • Long Lost Son(2006)

    Executive Producer

    Motif score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Honeymoon with Mom(2006)

    Executive Producer

    Motif score: 9th percentile of all films

  • Ties That Bind (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2006)

    Executive Producer

  • In Her Line of Fire(2006)

    Executive Producer

    Motif score: 10th percentile of all films

  • Force of Impact(2006)

    Producer

    Motif score: 2nd percentile of all films

  • His and Her Christmas(2005)

    Executive Producer

    Motif score: 22nd percentile of all films

  • Home for the Holidays(2005)

    Executive Producer

    Motif score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Witches of the Caribbean(2005)

    Executive Producer

    Motif score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Chasing Christmas (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2005)

    Executive Producer

  • Deck the Halls (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2005)

    Executive Producer

  • Pit Fighter(2005)

    Executive Producer

    Motif score: 14th percentile of all films

  • Found (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2005)

    Executive Producer

  • Tides of War(2005)

    Executive Producer · Story

    Motif score: 13th percentile of all films

  • Blind Injustice (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2005)

    Executive Producer

  • Killer Bash (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2005)

    Executive Producer

  • The Brotherhood IV: The Complex(2005)

    Executive Producer

    Motif score: 4th percentile of all films

  • Chupacabra Terror(2005)

    Producer

    Motif score: 5th percentile of all films

  • The Sisterhood(2004)

    Producer

    Motif score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • Ring of Darkness(2004)

    Executive Producer

    Motif score: 4th percentile of all films

  • Dante's Cove(2004)

    Show Producer

    Motif score: 16th percentile of all shows

  • Faultline(2004)

    Executive Producer

    Motif score: 1st percentile of all films

  • A Good Night to Die(2003)

    Producer

    Motif score: 5th percentile of all films

  • Cave In (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2003)

    Executive Producer

  • The Paradise Virus(2003)

    Producer

    Motif score: 2nd percentile of all films

  • The Brotherhood III: Young Demons (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2002)

    Executive Producer

  • Tornado Warning (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2002)

    Executive Producer

  • Hope Ranch(2002)

    Executive Producer

    Motif score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Deep Freeze(2001)

    Executive Producer

    Motif score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Cupid's Prey (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2002)

    Executive Producer

  • Just Can't Get Enough(2002)

    Producer

    Motif score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • Wolves of Wall Street(2002)

    Producer

    Motif score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • Maze(2000)

    Producer

    Motif score: 47th percentile of all films

  • I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus(2001)

    Producer

    Motif score: 28th percentile of all films

  • Sanctimony(2000)

    Executive Producer

    Motif score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • Britannic(2000)

    Producer

    Motif score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Gen-Y Cops(2000)

    Producer

    Motif score: 16th percentile of all films

  • Nostradamus(2000)

    Producer · Writer

    Motif score: 7th percentile of all films

  • Kiss of a Stranger (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1999)

    Executive Producer

  • Error in Judgment (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1999)

    Executive Producer

  • I'll Remember April(1999)

    Executive Producer

    Motif score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Red Team (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1999)

    Executive Producer

  • Gods and Monsters(1998)

    Executive Producer

    Motif score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Leonardo: King of the World(1998)

    Executive Producer · Writer · as Himself

  • Sweet Deception(1998)

    Executive Producer

    Motif score: 10th percentile of all films

  • Boltneck(2000)

    Executive Producer

    Motif score: 16th percentile of all films

  • Catch Me If You Can(1998)

    Producer

    Motif score: 21st percentile of all films

  • Loyal Opposition(1998)

    Producer

    Motif score: 2nd percentile of all films

  • Menno's Mind(1997)

    Executive Producer

    Motif score: 11th percentile of all films

  • The Twilight of the Golds(1996)

    Co-Producer

    Motif score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Panic in the Skies(1996)

    Producer

    Motif score: 12th percentile of all films

Career shape

A full career of 80 titles from 1996 to 2024.

Biggest box office

Gods and Monsters (1998)

$6.5M worldwide

Highest rated

Shelter (2007)

Motif 94th

Most popular right now

The Lair (2007)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Writing3 of 80: 0 only writing, 3 with another roleProducing80 of 80: 77 only producing, 3 with another role · typical Motif score9th

80 titles, 3 with more than one role — producing and writing overlap on 3 of them.

By decade

1990s10 · crew2000s57 · crew2010s8 · crew2020s5 · 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 Motif score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on Motif, shown from 5 scored.

How do Stephen P. Jarchow's films land?

Their typical Motif film has a Motif score in the 11th percentile, the median of the 80 of 82 with a score; across their 80 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 13th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

13thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 80

Approval · how many liked their films

17thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 80

Reach · how many have seen their films

36thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 80

Motif score across 95 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up5
  • 50th to 74th11
  • 25th to 49th15
  • Below 25th64

Shape of the crowd

63 of their 95 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Universally Panned3
  • Loved with Detractors3
  • Divisive10
  • Cult Classic11
  • Crowd Pleaser4
  • Mixed63

Most divisive · producer

Living 4 the Weekend: BluVonte (2022)

99th percentile spread · 48% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · producer

Shelter (2007)

Motif 94th · 83% liked

Reviewers score the dialogue 33/100 and the plot and story 31/100 in their films, across 67 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a writer.

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 Stephen P. Jarchow's work okay for kids?

Across up to 7 Motif titles with content scores, sex & nudity runs heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore3 titlesmedian 31 · mildMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity7 titles44–82 · median 57 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 31
Profanity4 titlesmedian 56 · moderateMedian of all films: 35
Alcohol & Drugs3 titlesmedian 38 · moderateMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense3 titlesmedian 14 · minimalMedian of all films: 39

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 Stephen P. Jarchow work with?

People who share at least 2 of Stephen P. Jarchow's Motif titles, grouped by what they did on them; Paul Colichman shares the most, 88.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers

  • Paul Colichman88 titles    See newest 12 of 88 shared titles with Paul Colichman
  • John Mongiardo20 titles    See newest 12 of 20 shared titles with John Mongiardo
  • Andreas Hess16 titles    See newest 12 of 16 shared titles with Andreas Hess
  • James Shavick15 titles    See newest 12 of 15 shared titles with James Shavick

Mixed roles