• Directors

    Steve James

    Sort

    New IMDB Likes Tomatometer Audience Year A - Z

    View

    Galery List
    A Compassionate Spy 2022 POSTER

    A Compassionate Spy

    2022

    English

    6.6

    1

    81%

    73%

    atomic bomb

    Biography

    Documentary

    espionage

    fbi

    History

    nuclear bomb

    nuclear weapons

    world war ii

    Steve James Steve James Director Joseph Stalin Joseph Stalin as Self Ruth London Ruth London as Self Boria Sax Boria Sax as Self Marcia Kunstel Marcia Kunstel as Self
    Physicist Ted Hall is recruited to join the Manhattan Project as a teenager and goes to Los Alamos with no idea what he'll be working on. When he learns the true nature of the weapon being designed, he fears the post-war risk of a nuclear holocaust and begins to pass significant information to the Soviet Union.
    Prefontaine 1997 POSTER

    Prefontaine

    1997

    English

    6.8

    12

    54%

    78%

    Action

    Biography

    Drama

    olympic games

    oregon, usa

    Romance

    runner

    Sport

    sports

    Steve James Steve James Director Wally Dalton Wally Dalton as Dick Buerkle Lindsay Crouse Lindsay Crouse as Elfriede Prefontaine Breckin Meyer Breckin Meyer as Pat Tyson Jared Leto Jared Leto as Steve Prefontaine
    It's the true-life story of legendary track star Steve Prefontaine, the exciting and sometimes controversial "James Dean of Track," whose spirit captured the heart of the nation! Cocky, charismatic, and tough, "Pre" was a running rebel who defied rules, pushed limits ... and smashed records ...
    Joe and Max 2002 POSTER

    Joe and Max

    2002

    English

    6.5

    3

    56%

    56%

    Action

    Biography

    boxer

    boxing

    Drama

    Sport

    sports

    War

    Steve James Steve James Director Leonard Roberts Leonard Roberts as Joe Louis Wilfried Hochholdinger Wilfried Hochholdinger as Joseph Goebbels Til Schweiger Til Schweiger as Max Schmeling Bruce Weitz Bruce Weitz as Mike Jacobs
    True story of boxers Joe Louis and Max Schmeling and their enduring friendship.
    Head Games 2012 POSTER

    Head Games

    2012

    English

    7.3

    88%

    77%

    autopsy

    dementia

    Documentary

    parent child relationship

    Sport

    sports

    suicide

    training

    Steve James Steve James Director Bob Costas Bob Costas as Self Brendan Shanahan Brendan Shanahan as Self Roger Goodell Roger Goodell as Self Andre Waters Andre Waters as Self
    Former football player and wrestler Chris Nowinski's quest to publicize recent findings about the often dire consequences of head concussions sustained by athletes in contact sports — injuries that have previously been considered momentary setbacks and ignored in the name of toughness and dedication to the team.
    Hoop Dreams 1994 POSTER

    Hoop Dreams

    1994

    English

    8.3

    26

    98%

    92%

    Action

    basketball

    chicago, illinois

    college

    Documentary

    Drama

    ghetto

    narration

    Sport

    sports

    Steve James Steve James Director Eric Anderson Eric Anderson as Himself Chris Webber Chris Webber as Himself Spike Lee Spike Lee as Himself - Film Director Bobby Knight Bobby Knight as Himself - Indiana University Head Basketball Coach
    Every school day, African-American teenagers William Gates and Arthur Agee travel 90 minutes each way from inner-city Chicago to St. Joseph High School in Westchester, Illinois, a predominately white suburban school well-known for the excellence of its basketball program. Gates and Agee dream of NBA stardom, and with the support of their close-knit families, they battle the social and physical obstacles that stand in their way. This acclaimed documentary was shot over the course of five years.
    The Interrupters 2011 POSTER

    The Interrupters

    2011

    English

    7.5

    2

    99%

    82%

    Action

    Crime

    Documentary

    gang leader

    hero

    honor

    intervention

    redemption

    social work

    Steve James Steve James Director Jesse Jackson Jesse Jackson as Self Fernando Bocanegra Fernando Bocanegra as Self Eric Holder Eric Holder as Self Arne Duncan Arne Duncan as Self
    The Interrupters tells the moving and surprising stories of three Violence Interrupters — former gang members who try to protect their Chicago communities from the violence they once caused.
    Abacus: Small Enough to Jail 2016 POSTER

    Abacus: Small Enough to Jail

    2016

    English

    7.1

    4

    93%

    85%

    bank

    Documentary

    Steve James Steve James Director Margaret Colin Margaret Colin as Courtroom Reenactment Justin Deas Justin Deas as Courtroom Reenactment Don Lee Don Lee as Self - Community Activist Matt Taibbi Matt Taibbi as Self - Journalist & Author, The Divide
    The incredible saga of the Chinese immigrant Sung family, owners of Abacus Federal Savings of Chinatown, New York. Accused of mortgage fraud by Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus R. Vance, Jr., Abacus becomes the only U.S. bank to face criminal charges in the wake of the 2008 financial crisis. The indictment and subsequent trial forces the Sung family to defend themselves – and their bank’s legacy in the Chinatown community – over the course of a five-year legal battle.
    Life Itself 2014 POSTER

    Life Itself

    2014

    English

    7.8

    3

    98%

    88%

    biography

    Biography

    Documentary

    husband wife relationship

    male friendship

    movie business

    pop culture

    rehabilitation centre

    Steve James Steve James Director Barbara Harris Barbara Harris as Albuquerque Martin Scorsese Martin Scorsese as Self Russ Meyer Russ Meyer as Self Hugh M. Hefner Hugh M. Hefner as Self
    The surprising and entertaining life of renowned film critic and social commentator Roger Ebert (1942-2013): his early days as a freewheeling bachelor and Pulitzer Prize winner, his famously contentious partnership with Gene Siskel, his life-altering marriage, and his brave and transcendent battle with cancer.
    ×