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Steve Kroopnick

Producer and director

Directors Guild Award winner

Works as
Producer and director
Titles
40 on MovieCove · 48 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 64 days to Oct 27Up 23% in 30 days

What are Steve Kroopnick's films like?

Across their 39 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Society.

Genres

Comedy22 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 76th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Documentary7 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 68th percentile
: browse their Documentary 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
Self
34%
Society
34%
Bonds
18%
Ideas
12%
Survival
2%
Power
1%
Community16 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity12 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds8 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition7 titles, browse their movies with this themeArt6 titles, browse their movies with this themeFame6 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love4 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose4 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 29 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 28 · Serious 0 · Dark 1

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

Grounded 26 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 25 · Charged 3 · Intense 1

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

Steady 28 · Shifting 1 · Whiplash 0

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

Straight-faced 1 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 28

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

Slow burn 12 · Even-paced 13 · Relentless 4

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

Casual 27 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 29 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Joyful
36
Warm
20
Absurd
13
Tense
6
Hopeful
4
Other
11

How their films linger

Fun34 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good31 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteCozy2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy26
  • Bittersweet5
  • Ambiguous4
  • Cyclical4

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 Kroopnick's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 38 of their 40 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (28).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Steve Kroopnick'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

48 credits, 40 with a MovieCove page.

Career shape

A full career of 18 titles, 17 of them dated from 1988 to 2024.

Highest rated

Sebastian Maniscalco: What's Wrong with People? (2012)

Midcredits 97th

Most popular right now

Halloween Baking Championship (2015)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing5 of 18: 3 only directing, 2 with another roleWriting1 of 18: 0 only writing, 1 with another roleProducing15 of 18: 13 only producing, 2 with another role · typical Midcredits score78th

By decade

1980s1 · crew1990s3 · crew2000s6 · 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.

Awards

Won a Directors Guild Award in 2011, Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Reality Programs.

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 Steve Kroopnick's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 75th percentile, the median of all 29; across their 29 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 71st percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

71stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 29

Approval · how many liked their films

77thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 29

Reach · how many have seen their films

14thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 29

Midcredits score across 40 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up15
  • 50th to 74th12
  • 25th to 49th11
  • Below 25th2

Shape of the crowd

14 of their 40 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved6
  • Divisive1
  • Cult Classic7
  • Crowd Pleaser12
  • Mixed14

Most divisive · producer

Loni Love: America's Sister (2010)

90th percentile spread · 38% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · producer

Sebastian Maniscalco: What's Wrong with People? (2012)

Midcredits 97th · 88% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 59/100 and the pacing 50/100 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 Kroopnick work with?

People who share at least 2 of Steve Kroopnick's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Stu Schreiberg shares the most, 35.

Directors

Writers

Editors

Producers

  • Stu Schreiberg35 titles    See newest 12 of 35 shared titles with Stu Schreiberg
  • Judi Marmel27 titles    See newest 12 of 27 shared titles with Judi Marmel
  • Robert Hartmann27 titles    See newest 12 of 27 shared titles with Robert Hartmann
  • Myra Byrne22 titles    See newest 12 of 22 shared titles with Myra Byrne

Mixed roles