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Steven Sheil

Steven Sheil

Director, writer and cinematographer

Works as
Director, writer and cinematographer
Titles
4 on MovieCove · 12 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 39 days to Oct 28Down 20% in 30 days

What are Steven Sheil's films like?

Across a limited sample of 4 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Self.

Themes

share of theme weight
Survival
53%
Self
19%
Morality
9%
Ideas
9%
Power
6%
Society
5%
Survival2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

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

Light 0 · Serious 2 · Dark 2

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

Grounded 4 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 0

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

A split, not a type: Gentle 1 · Charged 1 · Intense 2

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

Steady 4 · Shifting 0 · Whiplash 0

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

Straight-faced 4 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 0

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

Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 2 · 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 2 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 4 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings shown from 5 titles

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Dread
2
Tense
2
Contemplative
2
Melancholic
2
Bittersweet
1
Other
2

How their films linger

Thought-provoking2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

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 Sheil's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 2 of their 4 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Steven Sheil'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

12 credits, 4 with a MovieCove page.

  • I Do Not Want To Smoke (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Director · Editor · Producer

  • Unmade (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Director · Writer

  • Orion: The Man Who Would Be King(2015)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Dead Mine(2012)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • Evidently... John Cooper Clarke(2012)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Deliver Me (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Director · Writer

  • Big Things (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as Fancy Dress Shop Owner

  • Goth Cruise (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Cinematographer

  • Mum & Dad(2008)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Through A Vulture Eye (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Director · Writer

  • One for the Road (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Camera Operator

  • Cry (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Director · Writer

Career shape

A full career of 11 titles from 2002 to 2020.

Biggest box office

Dead Mine (2012)

$27K worldwide

Highest rated

Orion: The Man Who Would Be King (2015)

Midcredits 81st

Most popular right now

Dead Mine (2012)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting1 of 11: 1 only acting, 0 with another roleDirecting7 of 11: 0 only directing, 7 with another roleWriting6 of 11: 0 only writing, 6 with another roleProducing1 of 11: 0 only producing, 1 with another roleCinematography2 of 11: 2 only cinematography, 0 with another roleEditing1 of 11: 0 only editing, 1 with another roleOther crew1 of 11: 1 only other crew, 0 with another role

11 titles, 7 with more than one role — directing and writing overlap on 6 of them.

By decade

2000s6 · 1 acting · 5 crew2010s4 · crew2020s1 · crew

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

How do Steven Sheil's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 60th percentile, the median of all 4; across a limited sample of 4 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 60th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

60thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Approval · how many liked their films

59thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Reach · how many have seen their films

56thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Midcredits score across 4 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up2
  • 25th to 49th1
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

2 of their 4 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Crowd Pleaser2
  • Mixed2

Most divisive · director, writer

Dead Mine (2012)

68th percentile spread · 43% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · cinematographer

Orion: The Man Who Would Be King (2015)

Midcredits 81st · 70% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 63/100 and the pacing 48/100 in their films, across 3 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.

Who does Steven Sheil work with?

People who share at least 2 of Steven Sheil's MovieCove titles; Lucas Roche shares the most, 2.