Steven M. Lisberger (born April 24, 1951) is an American film director, producer, and screenwriter. He is best known for writing and directing the 1982 film Tron. Description above from the Wikipedia article Steven Lisberger, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Biography from TMDB.
- April 24, 1951 (75)
- New York City, New York, USA
- Writer, director, actor and producer
- 7 on MovieCove · 11 credits in all
What are Steven Lisberger's films like?
Across their 9 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self 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 0 · Wry 1 · Earnest 7
Light 6 · Serious 2 · Dark 0
A split, not a type: Grounded 3 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 3
A split, not a type: Gentle 4 · Charged 2 · Intense 2
A split, not a type: Steady 4 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 1
A split, not a type: Straight-faced 6 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 2
Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 3 · Relentless 2
Casual 3 · Engaged 5 · Full focus 0
Easy watch 6 · Affecting 2 · Heavy 0
Resolved 7 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 1
Moods and endings
- Happy4
- Bittersweet4
- Ambiguous1
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 Lisberger's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 6 of their 7 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Disney+ (4).
Subscription and free streaming for Steven Lisberger'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
11 credits, 7 with a MovieCove page; 7 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.
Tron: Ares(2025)
Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films
Tron: Uprising(2012)
Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all shows
Launching the Legacy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)
Tron: Legacy(2010)
Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films
The Early Development of Tron (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)
The Making of Slipstream (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)
Slipstream(1989)
Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films
Hot Pursuit(1987)
Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films
Tron(1982)
Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films
Animalympics(1980)
Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all filmsCosmic Cartoon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)
Career shape
A full career of 11 titles from 1973 to 2025.
Biggest box office
Tron: Legacy (2010)
Highest rated
Tron: Uprising (2012)
Most popular right now
Tron: Legacy (2010)
Film career
- 2010Screen debut· TRON: Legacy
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 Lisberger's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 57th percentile, the median of all 6; across their 8 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 59th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up1
- 50th to 74th3
- 25th to 49th2
- Below 25th1
Shape of the crowd
None of their 7 titles divides audiences: 3 are Crowd Pleasers.
- Universally Loved1
- Crowd Pleaser3
- Broadly Agreed1
- Mixed2
Reviewers score the dialogue 41/100 and the plot and story 34/100 in their films, across 6 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 Lisberger's work okay for kids?
Across a limited sample of up to 4 MovieCove titles with content scores.
Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.
Who does Steven Lisberger work with?
People who share at least 2 of Steven Lisberger's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Bonnie MacBird shares the most, 4.
Writers
- Bonnie MacBirdShared titles: Tron: Ares (2025), Tron: Uprising (2012), Tron: Legacy (2010), Tron (1982)See all 4 shared titles with Bonnie MacBird
- Adam HorowitzShared titles: Tron: Ares (2025), Tron: Uprising (2012), Tron: Legacy (2010)See all 3 shared titles with Adam Horowitz
- Edward KitsisShared titles: Tron: Ares (2025), Tron: Uprising (2012), Tron: Legacy (2010)See all 3 shared titles with Edward Kitsis
Actors
- Jeff BridgesShared titles: Tron: Ares (2025), Tron: Legacy (2010), Tron (1982)See all 3 shared titles with Jeff Bridges
- Bruce BoxleitnerShared titles: Tron: Uprising (2012), Tron: Legacy (2010), Tron (1982)See all 3 shared titles with Bruce Boxleitner
Cinematographers
- Frank TidyShared titles: Slipstream (1989), Hot Pursuit (1987)See all 2 shared titles with Frank Tidy
Producers
- Justin SpringerShared titles: Tron: Ares (2025), Tron: Uprising (2012), Tron: Legacy (2010)See all 3 shared titles with Justin Springer
- Donald KushnerShared titles: Tron: Legacy (2010), Tron (1982), Animalympics (1980)See all 3 shared titles with Donald Kushner
- Jeffrey SilverShared titles: Tron: Ares (2025), Tron: Legacy (2010)See all 2 shared titles with Jeffrey Silver
- Sean BaileyShared titles: Tron: Ares (2025), Tron: Legacy (2010)See all 2 shared titles with Sean Bailey
Mixed roles
- Joseph KosinskiShared titles: Tron: Ares (2025), Tron: Legacy (2010)See all 2 shared titles with Joseph Kosinski
