
Steven Shaw
- Cinematographer
- 18 on MovieCove · 34 credits in all
What are Steven Shaw's films like?
Across their 18 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.
Genres
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
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 2 · Wry 1 · Earnest 14
Light 6 · Serious 7 · Dark 4
Grounded 14 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 2
Gentle 4 · Charged 8 · Intense 5
Steady 7 · Shifting 10 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 13 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 2
Slow burn 7 · Even-paced 9 · Relentless 1
Casual 10 · Engaged 7 · Full focus 0
A split, not a type: Easy watch 7 · Affecting 5 · Heavy 5
Resolved 14 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
- Happy8
- Bittersweet8
- Tragic1
- 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 Steven Shaw's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 11 of their 18 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (11).
- Can You Feel Me Dancing? (1986) · cinematographer · free
- Children on Their Birthdays (2002) · cinematographer · free
- A Woman of Independent Means (1995) · cinematographer · free
- Daddy (1987) · cinematographer · free
- Decision (2012) · cinematographer · free
- In the Line of Duty: Blaze of Glory (1997) · cinematographer · free
- A Father's Revenge (1988) · cinematographer · free
- The Preppie Murder (1989) · cinematographer · free
- Unmasking the Idol (1986) · cinematographer · free
- Ninja Academy (1989) · cinematographer · free
- Johnny & Clyde (1995) · cinematographer · free
Subscription and free streaming for Steven Shaw'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
34 credits, 18 with a MovieCove page.

Decision(2012)
Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films
Sunstorm(2007)
Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films
Tremors (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)
Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films
The Tempest(1998)
Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films
Born Into Exile (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)
Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films
Pandora's Clock (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

Savannah (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)
Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all shows
Johnny & Clyde(1995)
Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films
Remember (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

Visions of Murder (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

Hear No Evil(1993)
Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films
Boy Meets Girl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

Cry in the Wild: The Taking of Peggy Ann (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

Her Wicked Ways (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)
Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Dangerous Passion(1990)
Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films
Unspeakable Acts(1990)
Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films
The Preppie Murder(1989)
Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films
Ninja Academy(1989)
Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films
A Deadly Silence (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

The Ryan White Story(1989)
Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films
A Father's Revenge(1988)
Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films
Celebration Family (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

The Stepford Children (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

On Fire (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

Daddy(1987)
Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films
Unmasking the Idol(1986)
Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films
Lightning, the White Stallion (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

The Zero Boys (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

Can You Feel Me Dancing?(1986)
Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films
Somewhere in Hackney (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)
Career shape
A full career of 31 titles from 1979 to 2012.

Biggest box office
Hear No Evil (1993)

Highest rated
The Ryan White Story (1989)

Most popular right now
A Woman of Independent Means (1995)
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 Steven Shaw's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 26th percentile, the median of all 17; across their 17 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 31st percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up1
- 50th to 74th3
- 25th to 49th6
- Below 25th8
Shape of the crowd
14 of their 18 titles are Mixed.
- Cult Classic2
- Crowd Pleaser2
- Mixed14
Reviewers score the cinematography 44/100 in their films, across 9 reviewed titles; fans 61, detractors 34. The element that speaks to their work as a cinematographer.
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 Steven Shaw work with?
People who share at least 2 of Steven Shaw's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Robert Greenwald shares the most, 5.
Directors
- John HerzfeldShared titles: The Preppie Murder (1989), The Ryan White Story (1989), A Father's Revenge (1988), Daddy (1987)See all 4 shared titles with John Herzfeld

- Robert GreenwaldShared titles: A Woman of Independent Means (1995), Hear No Evil (1993), Forgotten Prisoners: The Amnesty Files (1990), Daddy (1987), Can You Feel Me Dancing? (1986)See all 5 shared titles with Robert Greenwald

- Michael MillerShared titles: Dangerous Passion (1990), Can You Feel Me Dancing? (1986)See all 2 shared titles with Michael Miller
Writers
- Cindy MyersShared titles: A Woman of Independent Means (1995), Forgotten Prisoners: The Amnesty Files (1990)See all 2 shared titles with Cindy Myers
Actors
- James HandyShared titles: Unspeakable Acts (1990), The Preppie Murder (1989)See all 2 shared titles with James Handy

- Ron SilverShared titles: Forgotten Prisoners: The Amnesty Files (1990), A Father's Revenge (1988)See all 2 shared titles with Ron Silver

- Danny AielloShared titles: The Preppie Murder (1989), Daddy (1987)See all 2 shared titles with Danny Aiello

Composers and editors
- Janet Bartels-VandagriffShared titles: Dangerous Passion (1990), The Preppie Murder (1989), Daddy (1987), Can You Feel Me Dancing? (1986)See all 4 shared titles with Janet Bartels-Vandagriff
- Robert FlorioShared titles: Forgotten Prisoners: The Amnesty Files (1990), The Ryan White Story (1989), Daddy (1987), Can You Feel Me Dancing? (1986)See all 4 shared titles with Robert Florio

- Éva GárdosShared titles: A Woman of Independent Means (1995), Hear No Evil (1993)See all 2 shared titles with Éva Gárdos

- Mike PostShared titles: Unspeakable Acts (1990), The Ryan White Story (1989)See all 2 shared titles with Mike Post
Producers
- Philip K. KleinbartShared titles: A Woman of Independent Means (1995), Forgotten Prisoners: The Amnesty Files (1990), Daddy (1987), Can You Feel Me Dancing? (1986)See all 4 shared titles with Philip K. Kleinbart
- Paul PumpianShared titles: Children on Their Birthdays (2002), Dangerous Passion (1990), The Preppie Murder (1989)See all 3 shared titles with Paul Pumpian
- Alan LandsburgShared titles: Unspeakable Acts (1990), The Ryan White Story (1989)See all 2 shared titles with Alan Landsburg
- Howard LipstoneShared titles: Unspeakable Acts (1990), The Ryan White Story (1989)See all 2 shared titles with Howard Lipstone
Mixed roles
- Joseph NasserShared titles: In the Line of Duty: Blaze of Glory (1997), Can You Feel Me Dancing? (1986)See all 2 shared titles with Joseph Nasser

