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Steven Wacks

Cinematographer

Works as
Cinematographer
Titles
20 on MovieCove · 35 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Up 26% in 30 days

What are Steven Wacks' films like?

Across their 16 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Ideas and Society.

Genres

Documentary10 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 74th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Documentary movies
Action2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 4th percentile
: browse their Action movies

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

share of theme weight
Ideas
23%
Society
21%
Self
19%
Survival
15%
Bonds
14%
Power
7%
Art5 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival3 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity4 titles, browse their movies with this themeLegacy4 titles, browse their movies with this themeMemory3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship2 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFreedom2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 14 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 10 · Serious 1 · Dark 3

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

Grounded 13 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 9 · Charged 3 · Intense 2

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

Steady 12 · 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 10 · Some laughs 4 · Funny 0

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

Slow burn 9 · Even-paced 4 · Relentless 1

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

Casual 9 · Engaged 4 · Full focus 1

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

Resolved 12 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Contemplative
10
Warm
7
Joyful
4
Tense
3
Melancholic
3
Other
10

How their films linger

Feel-good7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteWistful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy5
  • Bittersweet7
  • Tragic1
  • 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 Steven Wacks' films?

As of October 24, 2026, 10 of their 20 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (5).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Steven Wacks' 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

35 credits, 20 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • Fire and Water: Making the Avatar Films(2025)

    Show 2 episodes · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all shows

  • Titanic: Stories from the Heart (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Camera Department Production Assistant

  • Inside Pandora's Box (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Camera Operator · Cinematographer

  • Titanic: 25 Years Later with James Cameron(2023)

    Camera Operator

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Nuclear Now(2022)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Natalie Wood: What Remains Behind(2020)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Secrets of the Force Awakens: A Cinematic Journey(2016)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Keepers of the Covenant: Making Exodus - Gods and Kings(2015)

    Camera Operator

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Final Shot: A Farewell to Boardwalk Empire (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Cinematographer

  • A Night at the Movies: Hollywood Goes to Washington(2012)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • A Night at the Movies: Merry Christmas! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Cinematographer

  • Exploring 'the Tree of Life'(2011)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • The Ten Commandments: Making Miracles (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Cinematographer

  • Rejoice and Shout(2010)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Mama's Little Devils: Bad Seeds and Evil Children (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Cinematographer

  • The Alzheimer's Project(2009)

    Show Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all shows

  • Speed Racer: Wonderful World of Racing - The Amazing Racer Family(2008)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • On Location in Tulsa: The Making of 'Rumble Fish'(2005)

    Camera Operator

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Hero in Crisis (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Camera Operator

  • Garfield: Bringing the Cat to Life (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Additional Photography

  • Mirror Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Cinematographer

  • Making Rat Race (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Cinematographer

  • We Stand Alone Together(2001)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Diplomatic Siege(1999)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films

  • Passport to Paris(1999)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Louis Prima: The Wildest!(1999)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Convict 762 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Cinematographer

  • The Chain(1996)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse(1991)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Hollywood Mavericks(1990)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • My Brother Is Afraid Of Just About Everything (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Camera Operator

  • The Spike Jones Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Cinematographer

  • Terror at Tenkiller(1986)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Mutilations (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Cinematographer

  • Nick Spine, Private Eye (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Director · Producer · Sound · Writer

Career shape

A full career of 28 titles from 1982 to 2025.

Biggest box office

Rejoice and Shout (2010)

$100K worldwide

Highest rated

We Stand Alone Together (2001)

Midcredits 99th

Most popular right now

Fire and Water: Making the Avatar Films (2025)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing1 of 28: 0 only directing, 1 with another roleWriting1 of 28: 0 only writing, 1 with another roleProducing1 of 28: 0 only producing, 1 with another roleCinematography20 of 28: 19 only cinematography, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score67thOther crew9 of 28: 7 only other crew, 2 with another role

By decade

1980s5 · crew1990s7 · crew2000s7 · crew2010s4 · crew2020s5 · 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 Steven Wacks' films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 67th percentile, the median of all 18; across their 14 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 14

Approval · how many liked their films

64thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 14

Reach · how many have seen their films

44thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 14

Midcredits score across 20 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up6
  • 50th to 74th8
  • 25th to 49th3
  • Below 25th3

Shape of the crowd

7 of their 20 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved2
  • Universally Panned2
  • Divisive3
  • Cult Classic2
  • Crowd Pleaser4
  • Mixed7

Most divisive · cinematographer

Speed Racer: Wonderful World of Racing - The Amazing Racer Family (2008)

95th percentile spread · 37% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · cinematographer

Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse (1991)

Midcredits 99th · 92% liked

Reviewers score the cinematography 48/100 in their films, across 8 reviewed titles; fans 56, detractors 29. The element that speaks to their work as a cinematographer.

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 Steven Wacks work with?

People who share at least 2 of Steven Wacks' MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Laurent Bouzereau shares the most, 4.

Directors

Writers

Editors

Producers