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Steve Sarowitz

Steve Sarowitz

Producer

Steve Sarowitz is Founder and Chairman of Paylocity (Nasdaq: PCTY), a leading U.S. provider of payroll and HR solutions. In addition, Steve also serves as CEO of Blue Marble, an international payroll provider, and as Director of Payescape, a UK payroll provider. He is also an international philanthropist with an interest in promoting unity by and promoting universal education and advocating for the elimination of racism, sexism, nationalism and religious prejudice. He also serves on the board of NCAT, an organization that builds state-of-the art training centers in urban areas. He and his wife have a family foundation which supports over 50 worthy causes worldwide, including programs helping orphans, foster children, refugees and many other people in need. Steve helped fund and promote the documentary 'Rosenwald' and served as Executive Producer for the award-winning documentary 'Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise'. Steve produced 'The Gate', a groundbreaking documentary about the founding of the Baha'i Faith which was released in May of 2018. Steve lives in Highland Park, Illinois with his wife, 2 children, 2 dogs and a turtle named Duchess. He is an avid runner, a member of the Chicago Area Runners Association Hall of Fame and a 3-time winner of the MSE Division of the Chicago Chase Corporate Challenge. When he is not working or doing philanthropy, you can often find him guiding at the Baha'i Temple in nearby Wilmette, Illinois.

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Works as
Producer
Titles
14 on MovieCove · 16 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 156 days to Oct 27Down 36% in 30 days

What are Steve Sarowitz's films like?

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

Genres

Comedy3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 68th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Documentary3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 87th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Documentary 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
Bonds
30%
Self
24%
Society
15%
Survival
13%
Power
9%
Morality
6%
Ideas
3%
Family bonds4 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship2 titles, browse their movies with this themeTrauma2 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth2 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity2 titles, browse their movies with this themePrejudice2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFreedom2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 10 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 8 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 3 · Charged 4 · Intense 3

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

A split, not a type: Steady 5 · Shifting 4 · Whiplash 1

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

Straight-faced 4 · Some laughs 5 · Funny 1

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

Slow burn 5 · Even-paced 5 · Relentless 0

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

Casual 6 · Engaged 4 · Full focus 0

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 2 · Affecting 2 · Heavy 6

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

Resolved 9 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 1

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Hopeful
6
Melancholic
6
Bittersweet
4
Tense
3
Warm
3
Other
9

How their films linger

Hopeful8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy2
  • Bittersweet7
  • Ambiguous1

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 Steve Sarowitz's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 9 of their 14 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Hulu (4).

Subscription and free streaming for Steve Sarowitz'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

16 credits, 14 with a MovieCove page.

  • Black Is Beautiful: The Kwame Brathwaite Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Executive Producer

  • The Senior(2023)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Code 3(2025)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Eleanor the Great(2025)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • A Nice Indian Boy(2024)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • Empire Waist(2024)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Will & Harper(2024)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • It Ends with Us(2024)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Ezra(2023)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • The Garfield Movie(2024)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • The Herricanes(2023)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Racist Trees(2022)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Imagining the Indian(2022)

    Co-Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Clouds(2020)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • Maya Angelou and Still I Rise(2016)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Errands & Espionage (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Executive Producer

Career shape

A full career of 14 titles, 13 of them dated from 2020 to 2025.

Biggest box office

It Ends with Us (2024)

$351M worldwide

Highest rated

Maya Angelou and Still I Rise (2016)

Midcredits 95th

Most popular right now

It Ends with Us (2024)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Producing14 of 14: 14 only producing, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score72nd

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 Steve Sarowitz's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 77th percentile, the median of all 14; across their 10 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 78th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

78thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 10

Approval · how many liked their films

76thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 10

Reach · how many have seen their films

87thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 10

Midcredits score across 14 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up8
  • 50th to 74th3
  • 25th to 49th2
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

5 of their 14 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved2
  • Loved with Detractors1
  • Divisive1
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser4
  • Mixed5

Most divisive · producer

Imagining the Indian (2022)

98th percentile spread · 74% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · producer

Maya Angelou and Still I Rise (2016)

Midcredits 95th · 83% 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.

Is Steve Sarowitz's work okay for kids?

Across up to 6 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore runs lighter than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore6 titles8–65 · median 29 · mildlighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity6 titles16–49 · median 25 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity6 titles27–74 · median 42 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs6 titles12–44 · median 35 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense4 titlesmedian 55 · moderateMedian 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 Steve Sarowitz work with?

People who share at least 2 of Steve Sarowitz's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Justin Baldoni shares the most, 8.

Directors

Actors

Producers