From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Eric Steel is a filmmaker and producer, best known for his controversial documentary The Bridge. He graduated from Yale University in 1985. Description above from the Wikipedia article Eric Steel, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Biography from TMDB.
- Producer, director and writer
- 7 on MovieCove
What are Eric Steel's films like?
Across their 6 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Survival.
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 3 · Serious 0 · Dark 3
A split, not a type: Grounded 4 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 1
A split, not a type: Gentle 3 · Charged 1 · Intense 2
Steady 4 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 5 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 0
Slow burn 5 · Even-paced 1 · Relentless 0
Casual 2 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 1
Easy watch 1 · Affecting 2 · Heavy 3
A split, not a type: Resolved 2 · Open-ended 4 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
- Bittersweet4
- 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 Eric Steel's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 5 of their 7 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (2).
Subscription and free streaming for Eric 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, 7 with a MovieCove page.
Minyan(2020)
Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films
Kiss the Water(2013)
Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films
Julie & Julia(2009)
Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films
The Bridge(2006)
Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films
Shaft(2000)
Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films
Angela's Ashes(1999)
Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films
Bringing Out the Dead(1999)
Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films
Career shape
A full career of 7 titles from 1999 to 2020.
Biggest box office
Julie & Julia (2009)
Highest rated
Angela's Ashes (1999)
Most popular right now
Bringing Out the Dead (1999)
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 Eric Steel's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 77th percentile, the median of all 7; across their 6 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 75th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up4
- 50th to 74th2
- 25th to 49th1
Shape of the crowd
None of their 7 titles divides audiences: 6 are Crowd Pleasers.
- Crowd Pleaser6
- Broadly Agreed1
Reviewers score the atmosphere 79/100 and the pacing 41/100 in their films, across 5 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 Eric Steel'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 Eric Steel work with?
People who share at least 2 of Eric Steel's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Ole Bratt Birkeland shares the most, 2.
Cinematographers and editors
- Ole Bratt BirkelandShared titles: Minyan (2020), Kiss the Water (2013)See all 2 shared titles with Ole Bratt Birkeland
- Sabine KrayenbühlShared titles: Kiss the Water (2013), The Bridge (2006)See all 2 shared titles with Sabine Krayenbühl
Producers
- Adam SchroederShared titles: Angela's Ashes (1999), Bringing Out the Dead (1999)See all 2 shared titles with Adam Schroeder
- Scott RudinShared titles: Angela's Ashes (1999), Bringing Out the Dead (1999)See all 2 shared titles with Scott Rudin
