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Dawn Steel

Dawn Steel

Producer · Died December 20, 1997, aged 51 · New York City, New York, USA

Dawn Leslie Steel (August 19, 1946 – December 20, 1997) was an American film studio executive and producer. She was one of the first women to run a major Hollywood film studio, rising through the ranks of merchandising and production to head Columbia Pictures in 1987. Description above from the Wikipedia article Dawn Steel, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
August 19, 1946
Died
December 20, 1997 (aged 51)
From
New York City, New York, USA
Works as
Producer
Titles
6 on MovieCove · 7 credits in all
TMDB popularity, last 38 days to Oct 27Down 27% in 30 days

What are Dawn Steel's films like?

Across their 6 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.

What they feel like to watch

their average across 6 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category

Light 3 · Serious 2 · Dark 1

A split, not a type: Grounded 4 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 1

Gentle 2 · Charged 3 · Intense 1

Steady 5 · Shifting 1 · Whiplash 0

Straight-faced 2 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 2

Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 4 · Relentless 0

Casual 5 · Engaged 1 · Full focus 0

A split, not a type: Easy watch 3 · Affecting 1 · Heavy 2

Resolved 6 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Joyful
3
Hopeful
3
Melancholic
2
Warm
2
Romantic
1
Other
8

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy3
  • Bittersweet3

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 Dawn Steel's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 5 of their 6 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Disney+ (3).

Subscription and free streaming for Dawn Steel'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

7 credits, 6 with a MovieCove page.

  • City of Angels(1998)

    In Memory Of · Producer

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films
  • Fallen(1998)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films
  • Angus(1995)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films
  • Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films
  • Cool Runnings(1993)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films
  • For Our Children (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Executive Producer

  • Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

Career shape

A full career of 7 titles from 1992 to 1998.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Producing7 of 7: 6 only producing, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score69thOther crew1 of 7: 0 only other crew, 1 with another role

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 Dawn Steel's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 69th percentile, the median of all 6; across their 6 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 67th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

67thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Approval · how many liked their films

69thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Reach · how many have seen their films

96thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Midcredits score across 6 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up2
  • 50th to 74th2
  • 25th to 49th1
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

None of their 6 titles divides audiences: 4 are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Crowd Pleaser4
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed1

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 Dawn Steel's work okay for kids?

Across up to 5 MovieCove titles with content scores, sex & nudity runs lighter than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore5 titles16–48 · median 36 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity5 titles14–41 · median 19 · mildlighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity5 titles31–60 · median 37 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs5 titles7–32 · median 27 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense5 titles15–52 · median 39 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Dawn Steel work with?

People who share at least 2 of Dawn Steel's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Charles Roven shares the most, 3.

Producers