Steve James: movies and TV shows
Steve James has 64 credits in the archive: 54 films and 10 TV series, from 1981 to 2023. Highest rated: Storyville (7.6/10).
Career timeline
1981 – 2023 · busiest year: 2010 (6 credits)
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Full filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Type | Rating | Age then |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | The Luckiest Guy in the World | TV | — | 65 | |
| 2023 | The Luckiest Guy in the World | TV | — | 65 | |
| 2023 | The Luckiest Guy in the World | TV | — | 65 | |
| 2023 | The Featherweight | Film | 5.1 | 65 | |
| 2022 | A Compassionate Spy | Film | 6.2 | 64 | |
| 2022 | A Compassionate Spy | Film | 6.2 | 64 | |
| 2022 | A Compassionate Spy | Film | 6.2 | 64 | |
| 2022 | Let the Little Light Shine | Film | 8.0 | 64 | |
| 2021 | Messwood | Film | — | 63 | |
| 2020 | City So Real | TV | 8.2 | 62 | |
| 2020 | City So Real | TV | 8.2 | 62 | |
| 2018 | America to Me | TV | 8.4 | 60 | |
| 2018 | America to Me | TV | 8.4 | 60 | |
| 2018 | America to Me | TV | 8.4 | 60 | |
| 2018 | Minding the Gap | Film | 7.7 | 60 | |
| 2018 | The Rescue List | Film | 6.6 | 60 | |
| 2017 | Edith+Eddie | Film | 7.3 | 59 | |
| 2017 | Abacus: Small Enough to Jail | Film | 6.7 | 59 | |
| 2015 | Life After Hoop Dreams | Film | 6.0 | 57 | |
| 2014 | Life Itself | Self - Filmmaker / Narrator (voice) | Film | 7.5 | 56 |
| 2014 | Life Itself | Film | 7.5 | 56 | |
| 2014 | Life Itself | Film | 7.5 | 56 | |
| 2014 | Life Itself | Film | 7.5 | 56 | |
| 2014 | We the Economy: 20 Short Films You Can't Afford to Miss | Film | 7.0 | 56 | |
| 2012 | Focus Forward: Short Films, Big Ideas | Film | — | 54 | |
| 2012 | Head Games | Film | 6.8 | 54 | |
| 2012 | Head Games | Film | 6.8 | 54 | |
| 2011 | These Amazing Shadows | Self | Film | 7.4 | 53 |
| 2011 | The Interrupters | Film | 6.8 | 53 | |
| 2011 | The Interrupters | Film | 6.8 | 53 | |
| 2011 | The Interrupters | Film | 6.8 | 53 | |
| 2011 | The Interrupters | Film | 6.8 | 53 | |
| 2010 | Heartbeats | Party Lover (uncredited) | Film | 7.1 | 52 |
| 2010 | No Crossover: The Trial of Allen Iverson | Self / Narrator (voice) | Film | 6.9 | 52 |
| 2010 | No Crossover: The Trial of Allen Iverson | Film | 6.9 | 52 | |
| 2010 | No Crossover: The Trial of Allen Iverson | Film | 6.9 | 52 | |
| 2010 | No Crossover: The Trial of Allen Iverson | Film | 6.9 | 52 | |
| 2010 | No Crossover: The Trial of Allen Iverson | Film | 6.9 | 52 | |
| 2009 | 30 for 30 | TV | 7.5 | 51 | |
| 2008 | In the Family | Film | 8.0 | 50 | |
| 2008 | At the Death House Door | Film | 5.3 | 50 | |
| 2005 | Reel Paradise | Film | 6.7 | 47 | |
| 2005 | Reel Paradise | Film | 6.7 | 47 | |
| 2005 | Reel Paradise | Film | 6.7 | 47 | |
| 2003 | Stevie | Self | Film | 7.0 | 45 |
| 2003 | Stevie | Film | 7.0 | 45 | |
| 2003 | The New Americans | Film | — | 45 | |
| 2002 | Joe and Max | Film | 5.1 | 44 | |
| 1999 | Passing Glory | Film | 6.0 | 41 | |
| 1997 | Storyville | TV | 7.6 | 39 | |
| 1997 | Prefontaine | Film | 6.5 | 39 | |
| 1997 | Prefontaine | Film | 6.5 | 39 | |
| 1994 | Hoop Dreams | Narrator (voice) | Film | 7.6 | 36 |
| 1994 | Hoop Dreams | Film | 7.6 | 36 | |
| 1994 | Hoop Dreams | Film | 7.6 | 36 | |
| 1994 | Hoop Dreams | Film | 7.6 | 36 | |
| 1994 | Hoop Dreams | Film | 7.6 | 36 | |
| 1992 | Higher Goals | Film | — | 34 | |
| 1992 | Higher Goals | Film | — | 34 | |
| 1992 | Higher Goals | Film | — | 34 | |
| 1992 | Higher Goals | Film | — | 34 | |
| 1991 | Grassroots Chicago | Film | 9.0 | 33 | |
| 1981 | The Tenant | Film | — | 23 | |
| The Value of Work | Film | — | — |