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Steven Schneider

Producer · Born January 25, 1974 (52) · New York City, New York, USA

Independent Spirit Award nominee

Steven Jay Schneider (born January 25, 1974) is an American film producer, author and former critic best known for his work in the horror genre. He is the founder of Room 101, Inc. and co-founded Spooky Pictures with producer Roy Lee. He is best known for his involvement in the Paranormal Activity and Insidious franchises, as well as producing the films Blair Witch (2016), Pet Sematary (2019), Watcher (2022), Late Night with the Devil (2023), Strange Darling (2023), The Plague (2025), The Long Walk (2025) and Hokum (2026). Description above from the Wikipedia article Steven Schneider, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
January 25, 1974 (52)
From
New York City, New York, USA
Works as
Producer
Titles
70 on MovieCove · 123 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Up 13% in 30 days

What are Steven Schneider's films like?

Across their 67 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Bonds.

Genres

Horror44 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 26th percentile
: browse their Horror movies
Drama9 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 31st percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Action5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 30th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Crime5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 39th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime movies
Comedy2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 35th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies

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

share of theme weight
Survival
41%
Bonds
19%
Morality
16%
Self
12%
Power
4%
Society
4%
Ideas
3%
Survival29 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds24 titles, browse their movies with this themeTrauma24 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity8 titles, browse their movies with this themeGrief7 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception7 titles, browse their movies with this themeSacrifice6 titles, browse their movies with this themeGuilt6 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 66 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Dark: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their dark movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 0 · Serious 17 · Dark 49

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 34 · Stylized 24 · Heightened 8

Intense: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their intense movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 1 · Charged 10 · Intense 55

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 12 · Shifting 45 · Whiplash 9

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 56 · Some laughs 7 · Funny 3

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 18 · Even-paced 42 · Relentless 6

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 4 · Engaged 45 · Full focus 17

Heavy: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their heavy movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

Easy watch 2 · Affecting 30 · Heavy 34

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 20 · Open-ended 37 · Ambiguous 9

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Dread
59
Tense
61
Melancholic
22
Absurd
11
Cold
10
Other
15

How their films linger

Unsettling49 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting28 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking17 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet12 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteCathartic8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 32 with a twist

  • Happy2
  • Bittersweet19
  • Tragic16
  • Ambiguous30

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 Schneider's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 55 of their 70 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (21).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Steven Schneider'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

123 credits, 70 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • Blair Witch Project (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2027)

    Executive Producer

  • Skeletons (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2027)

    Executive Producer

  • Paranormal Activity (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2027)

    Executive Producer

  • Anything but Ghosts (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2027)

    Producer

  • The Shepherd (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2027)

    Producer

  • What Happened to Doris?(2026)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • River (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2027)

    Producer

  • The Liberation(2026)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Breeder (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Executive Producer

  • V/H/S/Mixtape(2026)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • Subscriber (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Executive Producer

  • Pathetic Fallacy(2026)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Company(2026)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Insidious: Out of the Further(2026)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Recluse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Executive Producer

  • Hokum(2026)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Goody Goody(2026)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • Imposters(2026)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Undertone(2025)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Dolly(2025)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • The Plague(2025)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • Silent Night, Deadly Night(2025)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • The Vile (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Producer

  • Violence (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Executive Producer

  • V/H/S/Halloween(2025)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • The Long Walk(2025)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Ick(2024)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Please Don't Feed the Children(2024)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • Em & Selma Go Griffin Hunting (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Executive Producer

  • V/H/S/Beyond(2024)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Strange Darling(2023)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • Trap(2024)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Late Night with the Devil(2023)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Desert Road (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Producer

  • Dead Mail(2024)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Insidious: The Red Door(2023)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • Knock at the Cabin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Executive Producer

  • Knock at the Cabin(2023)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Watcher(2022)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Paranormal Activity: Next of Kin(2021)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • Masquerade(2021)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films

  • Old(2021)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • His House(2020)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Pet Sematary(2019)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • Glass(2019)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Mara(2018)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • Delirium(2018)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Insidious: The Last Key(2018)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • The Houses October Built 2(2017)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • The Tank(2017)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • Split(2016)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • The Worthy(2016)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • Blair Witch(2016)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • The Unspoken(2015)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • Paranormal Activity: The Ghost Dimension(2015)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • The Visit(2015)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Estranged(2015)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • Visions(2015)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • Intruders(2015)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Insidious: Chapter 3(2015)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Area 51(2015)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films

  • Lady of Csejte(2015)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • Exeter(2015)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • Cooties(2014)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • The Houses October Built(2014)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • Acid Girls (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Producer

  • Haunt(2013)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • Flight 7500(2014)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • Paranormal Activity: The Marked Ones(2014)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • Wer(2013)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • SX_Tape(2013)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Insidious: Chapter 2(2013)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Pawn Shop Chronicles(2013)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • The Lords of Salem(2012)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Paranormal Activity 4(2012)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • The Bay(2012)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • The Tall Man(2012)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • The River(2012)

    Show 8 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all shows

  • The Devil Inside(2012)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films

  • Paranormal Activity 3(2011)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Insidious(2010)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • The FP (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Executive Producer

  • Paranormal Activity 2(2010)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Phase 7(2010)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Paranormal Activity(2007)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • 100 Feet(2008)

    Co-Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • 4X4: The Event (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer

  • American Midnight (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer

  • Archangel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer

  • Cartoon Cat (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer

  • Daniel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer

  • Detention (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Executive Producer

  • Dungeon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer

  • Fisherman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer

  • Halloween Store (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Executive Producer

  • Home Safety Hotline (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer

  • I AM NO/ONE (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer

  • I Pretended to Be a Missing Girl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer

  • Isochronic (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer

  • Kentucky Bound (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer

  • Lust (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer

  • Malibu (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer

  • Man Vs. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer

  • Menace (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer

  • MORA (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer

  • My One and Only (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer

  • Obey (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer

  • Occupant (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer

  • Send a Scare (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Executive Producer

  • Sundowning (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer

  • Switchboard (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer

  • System (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer

  • Terrarium (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer

  • The Hawkline Monster (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer

  • The Mannequin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Executive Producer

  • The Night House (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Executive Producer

  • The Punishing (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer

  • The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer

  • The Worthless Remains (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer

  • Untitled Curry Barker Film (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer

  • Untitled Tim Heidecker & Eric Wareheim Horror Film (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer

  • V/H/S: SCP (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer

  • Watchful Eye (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer

Career shape

A full career of 122 titles, 76 of them dated from 2008 to 2026.

Biggest box office

Split (2016)

$278M worldwide

Highest rated

Split (2016)

Midcredits 89th

Most popular right now

Insidious: Out of the Further (2026)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Producing122 of 122: 122 only producing, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score30th

By decade

2000s2 · crew2010s41 · crew2020s33 · crew

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.

Awards

Nominated for an Independent Spirit Award in 2026, Best Feature.

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.

How do Steven Schneider's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 30th percentile, the median of all 69; across their 66 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 34th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

34thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 66

Approval · how many liked their films

27thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 66

Reach · how many have seen their films

92ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 66

Midcredits score across 70 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up5
  • 50th to 74th11
  • 25th to 49th27
  • Below 25th27

Shape of the crowd

39 of their 70 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Panned5
  • Loved with Detractors1
  • Divisive1
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser11
  • Broadly Agreed12
  • Mixed39

Most divisive · producer

What Happened to Doris? (2026)

93rd percentile spread · 47% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · producer

Split (2016)

Midcredits 89th · 80% liked

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.

Is Steven Schneider's work okay for kids?

Across up to 49 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, profanity and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore42 titles43–89 · median 67 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity49 titles7–57 · median 25 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity42 titles40–84 · median 66 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs39 titles13–59 · median 33 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense40 titles67–91 · median 83 · severeheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Steven Schneider work with?

People who share at least 2 of Steven Schneider's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Jason Blum shares the most, 22.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers

  • Jason Blum22 titles    See newest 12 of 22 shared titles with Jason Blum
  • Roy Lee15 titles    See newest 12 of 15 shared titles with Roy Lee
  • Jeanette Volturno12 titles    See all 12 shared titles with Jeanette Volturno
  • Ben Ross7 titles    See all 7 shared titles with Ben Ross

Mixed roles