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Steven Kostanski

Steven Kostanski

Director, writer, editor and producer · Winnipeg, Canada

Sundance award nominee

Steven Kostanski is a Canadian filmmaker, special effects artist and is part of the directing collective Astron-6. He is best known for directing the films Manborg (2011), The Void (2016), Leprechaun Returns (2018) and Psycho Goreman (2020).

Biography from TMDB.

From
Winnipeg, Canada
Works as
Director, writer, editor and producer
Titles
17 on MovieCove · 39 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 157 days to Oct 28Down 2% in 30 days

What are Steven Kostanski's films like?

Across their 10 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Bonds.

Genres

Comedy5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 29th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Action2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 40th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: 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
Survival
54%
Bonds
24%
Power
10%
Self
6%
Society
4%
Morality
2%
Survival7 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds3 titles, browse their movies with this themeViolence2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 9 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Wry: How sincerely it treats its story and characters, from ironic to earnest. Browse their wry movies.
Tone · Sincerity
ironicearnest

A split, not a type: Ironic 5 · Wry 3 · Earnest 1

Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 5 · Serious 2 · Dark 2

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

Grounded 0 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 6

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

Gentle 0 · Charged 2 · Intense 7

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

Steady 2 · Shifting 4 · Whiplash 3

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 3 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 5

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

Slow burn 0 · Even-paced 5 · Relentless 4

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

Casual 4 · Engaged 4 · Full focus 1

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 5 · Affecting 2 · Heavy 2

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

Resolved 5 · Open-ended 4 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Absurd
6
Dread
6
Tense
5
Thrilling
6
Joyful
1
Other
1

How their films linger

Fun8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy1
  • Bittersweet4
  • Ambiguous5

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 Kostanski's films?

As of October 24, 2026, all 17 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (10).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Steven Kostanski'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

39 credits, 17 with a MovieCove page.

  • Deathstalker(2025)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films

  • Tales from the Void: Carry (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Prosthetic Designer

  • Frankie Freako(2024)

    Director · Animation · Editor · Producer · Prosthetic Designer · VFX Artist · Visual Effects Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • Scared Shitless(2024)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • In a Violent Nature(2024)

    Prosthetic Makeup Artist

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Forgotten Lake (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Special Effects Makeup Artist

  • The Veggie Masher (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Director

  • Day of the Dead(2021)

    Show 3 episodes · Director · Producer

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all shows

  • V/H/S/94(2021)

    Director · Editor

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Psycho Goreman(2020)

    Director · Editor · Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Leprechaun Returns(2018)

    Director · Prosthetic Makeup Artist

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Chowboys: An American Folktale (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Director · Makeup Effects · Writer · Actor

  • Divorced Dad (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Director · Makeup Department Head

  • The Crescent(2017)

    Thanks

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • It(2017)

    Makeup Artist

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • The Void(2016)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Portal to Hell!!! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Creature Design · Special Effects

  • Clown(2014)

    Special Effects Makeup Artist

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • ABCs of Death 2(2014)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • VHS Fever Dreams (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Director

  • Nurse(2013)

    Makeup Effects

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • Bio-Cop (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Director · Writer

  • Silent Hill: Revelation(2012)

    Special Effects Makeup Artist

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • The Divide(2011)

    Makeup Effects

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films

  • Astron-6 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Actor

  • Manborg(2011)

    Director · Editor · Makeup Artist · Producer · Visual Effects · Writer · as Assorted Killborgs

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Father's Day (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Director · Special Effects Makeup Artist · Writer

  • Cool Guys (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Camera Operator · Makeup Effects · as Shirtless 10 Year Old

  • Kris Miss (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Cinematographer · Actor

  • Fireman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Special Effects

  • Inferno of the Dead (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Special Effects Makeup Artist · as Baldy

  • Heart of Karl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Director

  • Goreblade: Warrior King of the Universe (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Director · Cinematographer · Visual Effects

  • Karl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Director · Animation · Editor · Sound Mixer · as Additional Voices

  • Lazer Ghosts 2: Return to Laser Cove (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Director · Animation · Editor · Makeup Artist · Special Effects · Visual Effects · Writer

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

    Director · Animation · Editor · Producer · Writer

  • Addiction Is Murder (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as Doorstep Victim

  • Fantasy Beyond (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Director · Animation · Editor · Writer

  • Mystery of the Mothman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Executive Producer

Career shape

A full career of 39 titles, 38 of them dated from 2006 to 2025.

Biggest box office

The Void (2016)

$368K worldwide

Highest rated

Psycho Goreman (2020)

Midcredits 60th

Most popular right now

The Void (2016)

Film career

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting8 of 39: 2 only acting, 6 with another roleDirecting21 of 39: 5 only directing, 16 with another role · typical Midcredits score31stWriting11 of 39: 0 only writing, 11 with another role · typical Midcredits score41stProducing6 of 39: 2 only producing, 4 with another roleCinematography2 of 39: 0 only cinematography, 2 with another roleEditing8 of 39: 0 only editing, 8 with another roleOther crew24 of 39: 11 only other crew, 13 with another role · typical Midcredits score26th

39 titles, 19 with more than one role — other crew and directing overlap on 11 of them.

By decade

2000s9 · 3 acting · 8 crew2010s19 · 5 acting · 18 crew2020s10 · 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.

Awards

Nominated for a Sundance award in 2019.

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.

How do Steven Kostanski's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 30th percentile, the median of all 16; across their 9 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 37th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

37thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 9

Approval · how many liked their films

27thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 9

Reach · how many have seen their films

90thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 9

Midcredits score across 17 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up1
  • 50th to 74th1
  • 25th to 49th10
  • Below 25th5

Shape of the crowd

14 of their 17 titles are Mixed.

  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser1
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed14

Most divisive · actor, director, writer, producer, editor

Manborg (2011)

75th percentile spread · 29% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · director, writer, producer, editor

Psycho Goreman (2020)

Midcredits 60th · 52% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 56/100 and the pacing 49/100 in their films, across 9 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 Steven Kostanski's work okay for kids?

Across up to 7 MovieCove titles with content scores, 1 of the 5 categories sits near the median of all films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore4 titlesmedian 90 · severeMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity7 titles17–60 · median 39 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity4 titlesmedian 68 · intenseMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs4 titlesmedian 31 · mildMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense4 titlesmedian 72 · intenseMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Steven Kostanski work with?

People who share at least 2 of Steven Kostanski's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Blitz//Berlin shares the most, 6.

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles