Stephanie Rothman (born November 9, 1936 Paterson, New Jersey) is a film director, producer and screenwriter, known for her low-budget independent exploitation films made in the 1960s and 1970s. She was the first female to be awarded the Directors Guild of America fellowship. Her commercially successful film The Student Nurses broke ground in the exploitation film genre as it featured women in leading roles. Her next film, The Velvet Vampire has become a cult hit.
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Biography from TMDB.
- November 9, 1936 (89)
- Paterson, New Jersey, USA
- Writer, director and producer
- 8 on MovieCove · 13 credits in all
What are Stephanie Rothman's films like?
Across their 7 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Power.
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 6
Light 2 · Serious 4 · Dark 1
Grounded 2 · Stylized 4 · Heightened 1
Gentle 0 · Charged 6 · Intense 1
Steady 3 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 1
Straight-faced 6 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 1
Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 4 · Relentless 0
Casual 5 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 0
Easy watch 6 · Affecting 1 · Heavy 0
Resolved 5 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
- Bittersweet4
- Ambiguous3
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 Stephanie Rothman's films?
As of October 24, 2026, all 8 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (7).
- The Student Nurses (1970) · director, writer, producer · free
- Terminal Island (1973) · director, writer · free
- Queen of Blood (1966) · producer · free
- The Velvet Vampire (1971) · director, writer · free
- Blood Bath (1966) · director, writer · free
- Beyond Atlantis (1973) · writer · free
- Voyage to the Prehistoric Planet (1965) · producer · free
Subscription and free streaming for Stephanie Rothman'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
13 credits, 8 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.
Starhops (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)
The Working Girls (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)
Beyond Atlantis(1973)
Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films
Terminal Island(1973)
Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films
Group Marriage (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)
The Velvet Vampire(1971)
Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films
The Student Nurses(1970)
Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films
It's a Bikini World (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)
Blood Bath(1966)
Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films
Queen of Blood(1966)
Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films
Beach Ball (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)
Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films
Career shape
A full career of 13 titles from 1965 to 1978.
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 Stephanie Rothman's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 20th percentile, the median of all 8; across their 7 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 28th percentile for acclaim.
- 25th to 49th1
- Below 25th7
Shape of the crowd
6 of their 8 titles are Mixed.
- Universally Panned2
- Mixed6
Reviewers score the dialogue 33/100 and the plot and story 35/100 in their films, across 7 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 Stephanie Rothman's work okay for kids?
Across a limited sample of up to 3 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 Stephanie Rothman work with?
People who share at least 2 of Stephanie Rothman's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Roger Corman shares the most, 5.
Directors
- Curtis HarringtonShared titles: Queen of Blood (1966), Voyage to the Prehistoric Planet (1965)See all 2 shared titles with Curtis Harrington
Writers
- Charles S. SwartzShared titles: Beyond Atlantis (1973), Terminal Island (1973), The Velvet Vampire (1971), The Student Nurses (1970)See all 4 shared titles with Charles S. Swartz
Actors
- Barbara LeighShared titles: Terminal Island (1973), The Student Nurses (1970)See all 2 shared titles with Barbara Leigh
- Sid HaigShared titles: Beyond Atlantis (1973), Blood Bath (1966)See all 2 shared titles with Sid Haig
- Basil RathboneShared titles: Queen of Blood (1966), Voyage to the Prehistoric Planet (1965)See all 2 shared titles with Basil Rathbone
Composers, cinematographers and editors
- Daniel LacambreShared titles: Terminal Island (1973), The Velvet Vampire (1971)See all 2 shared titles with Daniel Lacambre
- Clancy B. Grass IIIShared titles: The Velvet Vampire (1971), The Student Nurses (1970)See all 2 shared titles with Clancy B. Grass III
- Roger DollarhideShared titles: The Velvet Vampire (1971), The Student Nurses (1970)See all 2 shared titles with Roger Dollarhide
- Stephen JudsonShared titles: The Velvet Vampire (1971), The Student Nurses (1970)See all 2 shared titles with Stephen Judson
Producers
- Roger CormanShared titles: The Velvet Vampire (1971), The Student Nurses (1970), Blood Bath (1966), Queen of Blood (1966), Voyage to the Prehistoric Planet (1965)See all 5 shared titles with Roger Corman
- George EdwardsShared titles: Queen of Blood (1966), Voyage to the Prehistoric Planet (1965)See all 2 shared titles with George Edwards