Stephen Kessler

What are Stephen Kessler's films like?

Across their 5 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.

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 Stephen Kessler's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 2 of their 6 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

• Netflix1 title, browse their movies on this service
  • Jeff Ross: Take a Banana for the Ride (2026) · director
• Tubi1 title, browse their movies on this service
  • Mother's Day (2010) · producer · free

Subscription and free streaming for Stephen Kessler'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

8 credits, 6 with a MovieCove page.

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  Jeff Ross: Take a Banana for the Ride(2026)

  Director

  Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films64^th
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  Being Canadian(2015)

  Co-Producer

  Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films51^st
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  Paul Williams: Still Alive(2011)

  Director · Additional Photography · Producer · Writer · as Self

  Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films78^th
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  Mother's Day(2010)

  Executive Producer

  Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films49^th
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  Jack Smith and the Destruction of Atlantis (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

  Executive Producer
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  The Independent(2000)

  Director · Writer · as Steve

  Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films39^th
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  Vegas Vacation(1997)

  Director

  Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films36^th
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  Birch Street Gym (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

  Director

Career shape

A full career of 8 titles from 1991 to 2026.

Biggest box office

Vegas Vacation (1997)

$36M worldwide

Highest rated

Paul Williams: Still Alive (2011)

Midcredits 78^th

Most popular right now

Vegas Vacation (1997)

How do Stephen Kessler's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 50^th percentile, the median of all 6; across their 5 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 53^rd percentile for acclaim.

Shape of the crowd

3 of their 6 titles are Mixed.

1113

• Cult Classic1
• Crowd Pleaser1
• Broadly Agreed1
• Mixed3

Most divisive · director

Jeff Ross: Take a Banana for the Ride (2026)

75^th percentile spread · 22% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor, director, writer, producer

Paul Williams: Still Alive (2011)

Midcredits 78^th · 67% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 58/100 and the pacing 46/100 in their films, across 5 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 Stephen Kessler work with?

People who share at least 2 of Stephen Kessler's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Lesa Lakin Richardson shares the most, 2.