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Joel Steiger

Producer and writer · Died March 21, 2021, aged 79 · New York City, New York, USA

Born
March 11, 1942
Died
March 21, 2021 (aged 79)
From
New York City, New York, USA
Works as
Producer and writer
Titles
33 on MovieCove · 42 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 38 days to Oct 27Down 41% in 30 days

What are Joel Steiger's films like?

Across their 28 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
80%
Bonds
9%
Ideas
5%
Power
4%
Survival
2%
Self
1%
Justice28 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception13 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds4 titles, browse their movies with this themeTruth5 titles, browse their movies with this themeBetrayal3 titles, browse their movies with this themeLoyalty3 titles, browse their movies with this themeCorruption2 titles, browse their movies with this themeTrauma2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 28 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 15 · Serious 12 · Dark 1

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

Grounded 28 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 3 · Charged 24 · Intense 1

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

Steady 25 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 0

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

Straight-faced 17 · Some laughs 11 · Funny 0

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 7 · Even-paced 21 · Relentless 0

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

Casual 2 · Engaged 26 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 28 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
27
Contemplative
15
Warm
8
Thrilling
3
Cathartic
3
Other
5

How their films linger

Feel-good22 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteCathartic16 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 21 with a twist

  • Happy25
  • 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 Joel Steiger's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 4 of their 33 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Pluto TV (2).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Joel Steiger'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

42 credits, 33 with a MovieCove page.

Career shape

A full career of 41 titles from 1979 to 1996.

Most popular right now

Perry Mason: The Case of the Silenced Singer (1990)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Writing18 of 41: 8 only writing, 10 with another role · typical Midcredits score74thProducing31 of 41: 20 only producing, 11 with another role · typical Midcredits score80thOther crew3 of 41: 2 only other crew, 1 with another role

41 titles, 11 with more than one role — producing and writing overlap on 10 of them.

By decade

1970s1 · crew1980s19 · crew1990s21 · crew

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 Joel Steiger's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 80th percentile, the median of all 28; across their 28 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 78th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

78thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 28

Approval · how many liked their films

79thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 28

Reach · how many have seen their films

44thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 28

Midcredits score across 33 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up22
  • 50th to 74th9
  • 25th to 49th2

Shape of the crowd

31 of their 33 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Crowd Pleaser31
  • Mixed1

Most divisive · writer

Knots Landing (1979)

57th percentile spread · 11% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · producer

Perry Mason: The Case of the Killer Kiss (1993)

Midcredits 87th · 75% liked

Reviewers score the dialogue 50/100 and the plot and story 53/100 in their films, across 27 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.

Who does Joel Steiger work with?

People who share at least 2 of Joel Steiger's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Dean Hargrove shares the most, 28.

Directors

  • Christian I. Nyby II18 titles    See newest 12 of 18 shared titles with Christian I. Nyby II
  • Ron Satlof6 titles    See all 6 shared titles with Ron Satlof

Writers

  • Erle Stanley Gardner22 titles    See newest 12 of 22 shared titles with Erle Stanley Gardner
  • Dean Hargrove28 titles · 8 as writer    See newest 12 of 28 shared titles with Dean Hargrove
  • Anne Collins5 titles    See all 5 shared titles with Anne Collins
  • Joyce Burditt4 titles · 3 as writer    See all 4 shared titles with Joyce Burditt

Actors

  • Barbara Hale27 titles    See newest 12 of 27 shared titles with Barbara Hale
  • Raymond Burr24 titles    See newest 12 of 24 shared titles with Raymond Burr
  • William R. Moses20 titles    See newest 12 of 20 shared titles with William R. Moses
  • William Katt7 titles    See all 7 shared titles with William Katt

Composers, cinematographers and editors

  • Dick DeBenedictis27 titles    See newest 12 of 27 shared titles with Dick DeBenedictis
  • Carter DeHaven14 titles    See newest 12 of 14 shared titles with Carter DeHaven
  • David Solomon22 titles · 13 as editor    See newest 12 of 22 shared titles with David Solomon
  • Robert Seaman11 titles    See all 11 shared titles with Robert Seaman

Producers

  • Fred Silverman28 titles    See newest 12 of 28 shared titles with Fred Silverman
  • Billy Ray Smith12 titles    See all 12 shared titles with Billy Ray Smith
  • Barry Steinberg11 titles    See all 11 shared titles with Barry Steinberg
  • Peter Katz11 titles    See all 11 shared titles with Peter Katz