Steven Lovy is a film director and editor known for his work in the science fiction genre. He directed Circuitry Man (1990), a cyberpunk film set in a dystopian future where humans live underground due to pollution. The film follows a bodyguard and a pleasure android smuggling narcotic chips while being pursued by a criminal named Plughead. Lovy also directed its sequel, Plughead Rewired: Circuitry Man II (1994), continuing the story of the original characters.
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Biography from TMDB.
- Director, writer, actor and producer, also editor
- 4 on MovieCove · 5 credits in all
What are Steven Lovy's films like?
Across a limited sample of 4 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Self.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
A split, not a type: Ironic 2 · Wry 0 · Earnest 2
A split, not a type: Light 3 · Serious 1 · Dark 0
Grounded 1 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 1
Gentle 0 · Charged 4 · Intense 0
Steady 1 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 1
A split, not a type: Straight-faced 0 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 1
Slow burn 1 · Even-paced 3 · Relentless 0
Casual 4 · Engaged 0 · Full focus 0
Easy watch 4 · Affecting 0 · Heavy 0
Resolved 2 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 1
Moods and endings
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 Lovy's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 1 of their 4 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, on Tubi (1).
Subscription and free streaming for Steven Lovy'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
5 credits, 4 with a MovieCove page.
Ed's Eaten Elevenses (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)
Mix(2004)
Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films
Circuitry Man(1990)
Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films
Don't Go Near the Park(1979)
Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films
Career shape
A full career of 5 titles from 1979 to 2006.
Biggest box office
Mix (2004)
Highest rated
Circuitry Man (1990)
Most popular right now
Plughead Rewired: Circuitry Man II (1994)
Film career
- 1979Screen debut· Don't Go Near the Park
How do Steven Lovy's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 8th percentile, the median of all 4; across a limited sample of 4 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 13th percentile for acclaim.
- 50th to 74th1
- Below 25th3
Shape of the crowd
3 of their 4 titles are Mixed.
- Crowd Pleaser1
- Mixed3
Reviewers score the atmosphere 48/100 and the pacing 33/100 in their films, across 4 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 Steven Lovy work with?
People who share at least 2 of Steven Lovy's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Robert Lovy shares the most, 3.
Writers
- Robert LovyShared titles: Mix (2004), Plughead Rewired: Circuitry Man II (1994), Circuitry Man (1990)See all 3 shared titles with Robert Lovy
Actors
- Dennis ChristopherShared titles: Plughead Rewired: Circuitry Man II (1994), Circuitry Man (1990)See all 2 shared titles with Dennis Christopher
- Jim MetzlerShared titles: Plughead Rewired: Circuitry Man II (1994), Circuitry Man (1990)See all 2 shared titles with Jim Metzler
- Paul WillsonShared titles: Plughead Rewired: Circuitry Man II (1994), Circuitry Man (1990)See all 2 shared titles with Paul Willson
- Vernon WellsShared titles: Plughead Rewired: Circuitry Man II (1994), Circuitry Man (1990)See all 2 shared titles with Vernon Wells
Composers
- Tim KellyShared titles: Mix (2004), Plughead Rewired: Circuitry Man II (1994)See all 2 shared titles with Tim Kelly
Producers
- John SchouweilerShared titles: Plughead Rewired: Circuitry Man II (1994), Circuitry Man (1990)See all 2 shared titles with John Schouweiler
- Miles A. Copeland IIIShared titles: Plughead Rewired: Circuitry Man II (1994), Circuitry Man (1990)See all 2 shared titles with Miles A. Copeland III
- Paul ColichmanShared titles: Plughead Rewired: Circuitry Man II (1994), Circuitry Man (1990)See all 2 shared titles with Paul Colichman
- Steven ReichShared titles: Plughead Rewired: Circuitry Man II (1994), Circuitry Man (1990)See all 2 shared titles with Steven Reich