Writer, Director Steffen Haars (1980) had a huge success with the New Kids movies, which set in the small town of Maaskantje where Steffen and his younger brother actor Tim Haars grew up. 1.6 Million people flocked the Dutch theaters to see New Kids Turbo (2010) and Its sequel New Kids Nitro a year later, written and directed by Steffen Haars and Flip van der Kuil. Austins Fantastic Fest awarded New Kids Turbo with Best Director, New Kids Nitro won Best Comedy. In 2013 Bros Before Hos had its cinema release, starring brother Tim Haars next to Sylvia Hoeks (Bladerunner 2049). In 2017 Ron Goossens Low Budget Stuntman came out. The film, again starring brother Tim Haars, received lyrical reviews in Variety and The Hollywood Reporter. 2024 was the year that Steffen & Flips fifth feature Krazy House, starring Nick Frost and Alicia Silverstone, premiered at the prestigious Sundance Film Festival. This is also the year that Steffen Haars slasher comedy Get Away, written by Nick Frost, will have its world premiere at Fantastic Fest. Get Away will then be released exclusively in theaters, followed by its Shudder debut in 2025.
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Biography from IMDb.
- July 30, 1980 (46)
- Maaskantje, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands
- Director, writer, actor and producer
- 3 on MovieCove · 9 credits in all
Known for
What are Steffen Haars' films like?
Across a limited sample of 3 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Power and Bonds.
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 2 · Wry 1 · Earnest 0
Light 1 · Serious 1 · Dark 1
Grounded 0 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 1
Gentle 0 · Charged 0 · Intense 3
Steady 0 · Shifting 0 · Whiplash 3
Straight-faced 0 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 3
Slow burn 0 · Even-paced 1 · Relentless 2
Casual 1 · Engaged 1 · Full focus 1
A split, not a type: Easy watch 1 · Affecting 2 · Heavy 0
Resolved 1 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 1
Roles they play
- Allyas Robbie Schuurmans in New Kids Turbo (2010)
Moods and endings
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 Steffen Haars' films?
As of October 24, 2026, 1 of their 3 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.
Subscription and free streaming for Steffen Haars' 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
9 credits, 3 with a MovieCove page.
Get Away(2024)
Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films
Krazy House(2024)
Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films
Random Shit (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)
Ron Goossens, Low Budget Stuntman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)
Bros Before Hos (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)
New Kids Nitro (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)
Godforsaken True Killers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)
New Kids Turbo(2010)
Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films
New Kids (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)
Career shape
A full career of 9 titles from 2007 to 2024.
Biggest box office
New Kids Turbo (2010)
Highest rated
New Kids Turbo (2010)
Most popular right now
Krazy House (2024)
Film career
- 2010Screen debut· New Kids Turbo
How do Steffen Haars' films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 18th percentile, the median of all 3; across a limited sample of 3 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 23rd percentile for acclaim.
- 50th to 74th1
- Below 25th2
Shape of the crowd
1 of their 3 titles is Crowd Pleaser.
- Crowd Pleaser1
- Broadly Agreed1
- Mixed1
Reviewers score the atmosphere 60/100 and the pacing 37/100 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.
Is Steffen Haars' 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 Steffen Haars work with?
People who share at least 2 of Steffen Haars' MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Joris Kerbosch shares the most, 3.
Directors
- Flip Van der KuilShared titles: Krazy House (2024), New Kids Turbo (2010)See all 2 shared titles with Flip Van der Kuil
Actors
- Nick FrostShared titles: Get Away (2024), Krazy House (2024)See all 2 shared titles with Nick Frost
Cinematographers
- Joris KerboschShared titles: Get Away (2024), Krazy House (2024), New Kids Turbo (2010)See all 3 shared titles with Joris Kerbosch
Producers
- Maarten SwartShared titles: Krazy House (2024), New Kids Turbo (2010)See all 2 shared titles with Maarten Swart
- Maxime CottrayShared titles: Get Away (2024), Krazy House (2024)See all 2 shared titles with Maxime Cottray