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Taylor Steele

Taylor Steele

Director and producer, also cinematographer and editor · Born June 7, 1972 (54) · San Diego, California, USA

Taylor Steele has been involved in the surf film industry for decades. He has won awards as both director and producer. His production company, Poor Specimen, has launched the careers of some of surfing’s most influential figures and has played a role in the success of bands such as Blink-182, Pennywise, and Jack Johnson, who were introduced in Steele's early movies.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
June 7, 1972 (54)
From
San Diego, California, USA
Works as
Director and producer, also cinematographer and editor
Titles
5 on MovieCove · 41 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Official site (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 39 days to Oct 28Down 33% in 30 days

What are Taylor Steele's films like?

Across their 5 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Society.

Themes

share of theme weight
Self
42%
Society
21%
Ideas
16%
Bonds
10%
Survival
7%
Morality
5%
Purpose4 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition2 titles, browse their movies with this themeNature2 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 4 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 3 · Serious 1 · Dark 0

Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 2 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 0

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 2 · Charged 2 · Intense 0

Steady: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their steady movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 2 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 0

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 3 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 0

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 1 · Relentless 0

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 4 · Engaged 0 · Full focus 0

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 3 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Contemplative
3
Hopeful
3
Tense
2
Bittersweet
2
Melancholic
1
Other
4

How their films linger

Wistful4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Bittersweet2
  • 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 Taylor Steele's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 4 of their 5 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Taylor Steele'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

41 credits, 5 with a MovieCove page.

  • Skategoat(2024)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Trilogy: New Wave(2024)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Barons(2022)

    Show 8 episodes · Director · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all shows

  • Proximity (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Director

  • Missing (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Director

  • First Point (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Co-Director

  • Here & Now (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Producer

  • This Time Tomorrow(2012)

    Director · Cinematographer · Producer

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Innersection (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Producer

  • Innersection: Orange (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Producer

  • Castles In The Sky (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Director

  • The Drifter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Director

  • Days of the Strange (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Director

  • Drive Thru Australia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Producer

  • Drive Thru Australia Part 2 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Producer

  • Drive Thru New Zealand (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Producer

  • Trilogy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Director

  • Drive Thru Caribbean (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Producer

  • Stranger Than Fiction (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Director

  • Sipping Jetstreams: An Adventure in Life (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Director

  • Campaign 2: A Taylor Steele Movie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Director

  • Drive Thru Europe (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Producer

  • Drive Thru South Africa (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Producer

  • Drive Thru South Central America (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Producer

  • Campaign (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Director

  • Drive Thru California Expedition (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Producer

  • Drive Thru Japan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Producer

  • Momentum: Under the Influence (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Executive Producer

  • Shelter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Director

  • Hit & Run(2000)

    Director · Editor

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Loose Change (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Director

  • The Bottom Line (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Producer

  • The Show (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Director

  • Drifting: Rob Machado Chronicles (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Director

  • Friday The 17th (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Director

  • Factory Seconds (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Director

  • Good Times (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Director

  • Focus (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Director

  • Momentum II (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Director

  • Momentum (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Director

  • One Step Beyond (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Director

Career shape

A full career of 39 titles from 1991 to 2022.

Biggest box office

Trilogy: New Wave (2024)

$26K worldwide

Most popular right now

Barons (2022)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing24 of 39: 23 only directing, 1 with another roleProducing16 of 39: 15 only producing, 1 with another role

By decade

1990s11 · crew2000s19 · crew2010s8 · crew2020s1 · crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it.

How do Taylor Steele's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 77th percentile, the median of all 4; across a limited sample of 4 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 92nd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

92ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Approval · how many liked their films

60thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Reach · how many have seen their films

5thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Midcredits score across 5 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up3
  • 50th to 74th1
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

3 of their 5 titles are Divisive.

  • Divisive3
  • Cult Classic1
  • Mixed1

Most divisive · director, producer, cinematographer

This Time Tomorrow (2012)

98th percentile spread · 33% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · director, producer

Barons (2022)

Midcredits 20th · 63% liked

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 Taylor Steele work with?

People who share at least 2 of Taylor Steele's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Michael Lawrence shares the most, 3.

Writers

Actors

Producers