
Steven Quale
Director · Born November 30, 1965 (60) · Evanston, Illinois, USA
Steven Quale is an American film director, known for Final Destination 5 and Into the Storm, as well as his earlier work as a second unit director for James Cameron.
Biography from TMDB.
- November 30, 1965 (60)
- Evanston, Illinois, USA
- Director
- 13 on MovieCove · 14 credits in all
What are Steven Quale's films like?
Across their 6 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Morality.
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 0 · Earnest 6
A split, not a type: Light 2 · Serious 0 · Dark 4
Grounded 2 · Stylized 4 · Heightened 0
Gentle 0 · Charged 1 · Intense 5
Steady 2 · Shifting 4 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 5 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 0
A split, not a type: Slow burn 1 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 3
Casual 1 · Engaged 5 · Full focus 0
Easy watch 3 · Affecting 2 · Heavy 1
Resolved 5 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
- Happy2
- Bittersweet2
- Ambiguous2
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 Quale's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 11 of their 13 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.
Subscription and free streaming for Steven Quale'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
14 credits, 13 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

Black Box(2026)
Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films
Greyhound(2020)
Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films
American Renegades(2017)
Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films
Into the Storm(2014)
Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films
Final Destination 5(2011)
Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films
Avatar(2009)
Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films
The Holiday(2006)
Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films
Aliens of the Deep(2005)
Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films
The Haunted Mansion(2003)
Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films
Superfire(2002)
Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films
Titanic(1997)
Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films
The Crude Oasis (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

The Abyss(1989)
Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films
Career shape
A full career of 14 titles from 1989 to 2026.

Biggest box office
Into the Storm (2014)

Highest rated
Aliens of the Deep (2005)

Most popular right now
Final Destination 5 (2011)
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 Quale's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 40th percentile, the median of all 13; across their 6 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 29th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up5
- 50th to 74th1
- 25th to 49th3
- Below 25th4
Shape of the crowd
5 of their 13 titles are Mixed.
- Universally Loved3
- Crowd Pleaser3
- Broadly Agreed2
- Mixed5
Reviewers score the atmosphere 58/100 and the pacing 42/100 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.
Is Steven Quale'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 Steven Quale work with?
People who share at least 2 of Steven Quale's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Brian Pearson shares the most, 3.
Actors
- Arlen EscarpetaShared titles: Into the Storm (2014), Final Destination 5 (2011)See all 2 shared titles with Arlen Escarpeta

Composers, cinematographers and editors
- Brian PearsonShared titles: American Renegades (2017), Into the Storm (2014), Final Destination 5 (2011)See all 3 shared titles with Brian Pearson

- Brian TylerShared titles: Into the Storm (2014), Final Destination 5 (2011)See all 2 shared titles with Brian Tyler

- Eric A. SearsShared titles: Into the Storm (2014), Final Destination 5 (2011)See all 2 shared titles with Eric A. Sears
Producers
- Warren ZideShared titles: Black Box (2026), Final Destination 5 (2011)See all 2 shared titles with Warren Zide

