Michael Steiner

Producer

Michael Steiner is a Colorado-based producer of film and documentary, with a passion for provocative and unorthodox stories. His short film Day One was nominated for a 2016 Academy Award, after winning the BAFTA US Student Award, two Student Emmys, and a Student Academy Award. His documentary credits include several Netflix Originals such as the J.Lo film Halftime, Neymar: The Perfect Chaos, Biggie: I Got a Story To Tell, Is That Black Enough For You?!?, As well as the SXSW nominated Chicken People, and Meet The Patels. Michael is an alumnus of the American Film Institute Conservatory's MFA program in Producing.

What are Michael Steiner's films like?

Across their 12 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.

Themes

share of theme weight

Self

41%

Bonds

18%

Society

15%

Ideas

11%

Morality

7%

Power

6%

Survival

2%

Identity4 Family bonds5 Purpose4 Ambition3 Prejudice2 Truth2 Freedom2 Community2

What they feel like to watch

their average across 7 films

ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category

Earnest

Tone · Sincerity

ironicearnest

Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 7

Serious

Tone · Weight

lightdark

Light 3 · Serious 3 · Dark 1

Grounded

Tone · Style

naturalisticheightened

Grounded 6 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 0

Gentle

Feel · Intensity

gentleintense

Gentle 5 · Charged 1 · Intense 1

Steady

Feel · Swings

steadyswings

Steady 6 · Shifting 1 · Whiplash 0

Some laughs

Feel · Humor

noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 4 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 0

Slow burn

Demand · Pace

slowrelentless

Slow burn 6 · Even-paced 1 · Relentless 0

Engaged

Demand · Attention

casualfull focus

A split, not a type: Casual 4 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 1

Easy watch

Demand · Emotional cost

easyheavy

Easy watch 5 · Affecting 1 · Heavy 1

Resolved

Demand · Resolution

resolvedambiguous

Resolved 5 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 1

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Contemplative

9

Warm

5

Tense

4

Melancholic

4

Joyful

4

Other

4

How their films linger

Thought-provoking7 Hopeful5 Feel-good2 Rousing3 Bittersweet2 Haunting2

How their films end

Happy2
Bittersweet6
Ambiguous3
Cyclical1

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 Michael Steiner's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 12 of their 13 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Netflix (9).

Also on these channels

Dox1 title, show their title on Dox
Lionsgate+1 title, show their title on Lionsgate+
Magnolia Selects1 title, show their title on Magnolia Selects
REELZ+1 title, show their title on REELZ+
True Royalty1 title, show their title on True Royalty

Subscription and free streaming for Michael Steiner'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

14 credits, 13 with a MovieCove page.

Being Eddie(2025)
Producer
Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films
Remake(2025)
Producer
Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films
The Indrani Mukerjea Story: Buried Truth(2024)
Show Producer
Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all shows
Live to 100: Secrets of the Blue Zones(2023)
Show Producer
Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all shows
Is That Black Enough for You?!?(2022)
Co-Producer
Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films
Halftime(2022)
Co-Producer
Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films
A Trip to Infinity(2022)
Producer
Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films
Harry & Meghan(2022)
Show Producer
Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all shows
Neymar: The Perfect Chaos(2022)
Show Producer
Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all shows
Biggie: I Got a Story to Tell(2021)
Producer
Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films
Killer Inside: The Mind of Aaron Hernandez(2020)
Show 3 episodes · Co-Producer
Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all shows
Professor Marston & the Wonder Women(2017)
Production Supervisor
Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films
Chicken People(2016)
Producer
Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films
Day One (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)
Producer

Career shape

A full career of 5 titles from 2015 to 2022.

Biggest box office

Chicken People (2016)

$72K worldwide

Highest rated

Live to 100: Secrets of the Blue Zones (2023)

Midcredits 86^th

By role

only this rolewith another role

Producing4 of 5Other crew1 of 5

By decade

2010s2 · crew2020s3 · crew

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

How do Michael Steiner's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 83^rd percentile, the median of all 8; across their 7 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 82^nd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

82^ndpercentile

Typical film, the median of 7

Approval · how many liked their films

79^thpercentile

Typical film, the median of 7

Reach · how many have seen their films

83^rdpercentile

Typical film, the median of 7

Midcredits score across 13 titles, by percentile

75^th and up8
50^th to 74^th2
25^th to 49^th1
Below 25^th2

Shape of the crowd

8 of their 13 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

Divisive1
Crowd Pleaser8
Mixed4

Most divisive · producer

Harry & Meghan (2022)

98^th percentile spread · 53% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · producer

Remake (2025)

Midcredits 93^rd · 79% liked

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 Michael Steiner work with?

People who share at least 2 of Michael Steiner's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Terry Leonard shares the most, 11.

Editors

Will Znidaric5 titles See all 5 shared titles with Will Znidaric
James Long2 titles See all 2 shared titles with James Long

Producers

Terry Leonard11 titles See all 11 shared titles with Terry Leonard
Kent Kubena9 titles See all 9 shared titles with Kent Kubena
Angus Wall9 titles · 8 as producer See all 9 shared titles with Angus Wall
Cemile Turam6 titles See all 6 shared titles with Cemile Turam