Stephen Low is a Canadian film director and screenwriter who works extensively in the IMAX and IMAX 3D film formats. Based in Montreal, Quebec, over his 30-plus year career Low has directed numerous award-winning film documentaries including Challenger: An Industrial Romance (1980), Beavers (1988), Titanica (1991), Super Speedway (1997), Volcanoes of the Deep Sea (2003), Fighter Pilot: Operation Red Flag (2004), Ultimate Wave Tahiti 3D (2010), Legends of Flight 3D (2010), Rescue 3D (2011), Rocky Mountain Express (2011) and Aircraft Carrier (2017).
Read moreShow less
Biography from TMDB.
- Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
- Director and writer
- 3 on MovieCove · 22 credits in all
What are Stephen Low's films like?
Across a limited sample of 3 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Ideas and Survival.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 3
Light 3 · Serious 0 · Dark 0
A split, not a type: Grounded 2 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 0
Gentle 0 · Charged 3 · Intense 0
Steady 3 · Shifting 0 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 3 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 0
Slow burn 1 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 0
Casual 1 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 0
Easy watch 3 · Affecting 0 · Heavy 0
Resolved 3 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
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 Low's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 1 of their 3 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, on Tubi (1).
Subscription and free streaming for Stephen Low'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
22 credits, 3 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.
Train Time (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)
The Trolley (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)
Aircraft Carrier: Guardian of the Seas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)
Rocky Mountain Express (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)
Rescue (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)
Legends of Flight (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)
The Ultimate Wave Tahiti(2010)
Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Fighter Pilot: Operation Red Flag (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)
Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films
Jane Goodall's Wild Chimpanzees (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)
Mark Twain's America in 3D (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)
Super Speedway (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)
Across the Sea of Time (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)
Flight of the Aquanaut (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)
Titanica (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)
The Last Buffalo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)
The Defender (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)
Beavers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)
Skyward (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)
Splitz (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)
Challenger: An Industrial Romance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)
Career shape
A full career of 22 titles from 1980 to 2022.
Biggest box office
The Ultimate Wave Tahiti (2010)
Most popular right now
Volcanoes of the Deep Sea (2003)
Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it.
How do Stephen Low's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 70th percentile, the median of all 3; across a limited sample of 3 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 68th percentile for acclaim.
- 50th to 74th3
Shape of the crowd
2 of their 3 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Cult Classic1
- Crowd Pleaser2
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 Low work with?
People who share at least 2 of Stephen Low's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; James Lahti shares the most, 3.
Composers and editors
- James LahtiShared titles: The Ultimate Wave Tahiti (2010), Mysteries of the Great Lakes (2008), Volcanoes of the Deep Sea (2003)See all 3 shared titles with James Lahti
- Michel CussonShared titles: The Ultimate Wave Tahiti (2010), Volcanoes of the Deep Sea (2003)See all 2 shared titles with Michel Cusson
Producers
- Pietro L. SerapigliaShared titles: The Ultimate Wave Tahiti (2010), Volcanoes of the Deep Sea (2003)See all 2 shared titles with Pietro L. Serapiglia