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Stephen Kandel

Stephen Kandel

Writer, also producer · Died October 21, 2023, aged 96 · New York City, New York, USA

Born
April 30, 1927
Died
October 21, 2023 (aged 96)
From
New York City, New York, USA
Works as
Writer, also producer
Titles
18 on MovieCove · 34 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 38 days to Oct 27Down 39% in 30 days

What are Stephen Kandel's films like?

Across their 10 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.

Genres

Drama3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 47th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Action2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 30th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Crime2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 37th percentile
: browse their Crime movies

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

share of theme weight
Morality
39%
Bonds
23%
Self
17%
Survival
9%
Power
7%
Society
2%
Ideas
2%
Duty3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds3 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice3 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity2 titles, browse their movies with this themeRevenge2 titles, browse their movies with this themeLoyalty2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 8 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 6 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 1

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

Gentle 2 · Charged 5 · Intense 1

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

Steady 4 · Shifting 4 · Whiplash 0

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

Straight-faced 6 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 0

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

A split, not a type: Slow burn 5 · Even-paced 3 · Relentless 0

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

Casual 5 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 7 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
6
Hopeful
6
Thrilling
2
Melancholic
2
Warm
1
Other
6

How their films linger

Hopeful6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy4
  • Bittersweet4
  • Ambiguous1
  • Cyclical1

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 Kandel's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 9 of their 18 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Prime Video (4).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Stephen Kandel'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

34 credits, 18 with a MovieCove page.

  • MacGyver (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Show 24 episodes · Co-Producer · Producer · Story Consultant · Teleplay · Writer

  • Living Proof: The Hank Williams, Jr. Story(1983)

    Teleplay

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Shock-Trauma (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Writer

  • Broken Promise (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    Teleplay

  • Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders II (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    Writer

  • Hart to Hart (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Show 1 episode · Teleplay

  • Son-Rise: A Miracle of Love(1979)

    Teleplay

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • Supertrain (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Show 1 episode · Writer

  • The Dukes of Hazzard(1979)

    Show 1 episode · Writer

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all shows

  • Man from Atlantis(1977)

    Show 2 episodes · Writer

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all shows

  • CHiPs(1977)

    Show 1 episode · Writer

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all shows

  • Wonder Woman(1975)

    Show 5 episodes · Writer

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all shows

  • Death Stalk (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    Writer

  • The Six Million Dollar Man(1974)

    Show 1 episode · Teleplay · Writer

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all shows

  • Star Trek: The Animated Series(1973)

    Show 2 episodes · Writer

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all shows

  • Bearcats! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    Show 1 episode · Writer

  • Cannon for Cordoba(1970)

    Associate Producer · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • Hawaii Five-O(1968)

    Show 2 episodes · Writer

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all shows

  • Marcus Welby, M.D.(1969)

    Show Writer

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all shows

  • The Mod Squad (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    Show 1 episode · Teleplay

  • Winchester '73(1967)

    Teleplay

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • Chamber of Horrors(1966)

    Screenplay · Story

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • The Iron Horse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    Show 2 episodes · Creator · Writer

  • Star Trek(1966)

    Show 1 episode · Writer

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows

  • Scalplock(1966)

    Screenplay · Story

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Batman(1966)

    Show 5 episodes · Writer

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows

  • The Wild Wild West (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Show 1 episode · Writer

  • The Rogues (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Show 6 episodes · Teleplay · Writer

  • The Littlest Hobo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Show 2 episodes · Writer

  • The Walking Target(1960)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films

  • Battle of the Coral Sea(1959)

    Screenplay · Story

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Frontier Gun (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    Screenplay

  • Magnificent Roughnecks (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Composer · Writer

  • Singing in the Dark (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Writer

Career shape

A full career of 33 titles from 1956 to 1985.

Highest rated

Star Trek: The Animated Series (1973)

Midcredits 55th

Most popular right now

Marcus Welby, M.D. (1969)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Writing33 of 33: 29 only writing, 4 with another role · typical Midcredits score50thProducing2 of 33: 0 only producing, 2 with another roleMusic1 of 33: 0 only music, 1 with another roleOther crew1 of 33: 0 only other crew, 1 with another role

33 titles, 4 with more than one role — writing and producing overlap on 2 of them.

By decade

1950s4 · crew1960s12 · crew1970s12 · crew1980s5 · 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 Stephen Kandel's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 37th percentile, the median of all 8; across their 8 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 43rd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

43rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Approval · how many liked their films

33rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Reach · how many have seen their films

29thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Midcredits score across 18 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up2
  • 50th to 74th7
  • 25th to 49th8
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

7 of their 18 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Crowd Pleaser7
  • Broadly Agreed5
  • Mixed5

Most divisive · writer

Living Proof: The Hank Williams, Jr. Story (1983)

72nd percentile spread · 16% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · writer

Star Trek (1966)

Midcredits 94th · 89% liked

Reviewers score the dialogue 45/100 and the plot and story 48/100 in their films, across 8 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.

Who does Stephen Kandel work with?

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

Directors

Writers

Editors

Mixed roles