Steve James

Director, Producer, Editor

Birthdate: Mar 8, 1955

Birthplace: Hampton, Virginia, USA

Steve James was born in Hampton, Virginia, USA. He has been based in Chicago, Illinois, USA for his entire career. He is known for the documentary films Hoop Dreams (1994), Stevie (2002), The Interrupters (2011), Life Itself (2014) and Abacus: Small Enough to Jail (2016). His documentary series works include America to Me (2018), City So Real (2020) and most recently, The Luckiest Guy in the World (2023).

Steve James Movies

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2023 |
A Compassionate Spy
A Compassionate Spy
2023
1h 41m
Biography, Documentary, History
6.6
The incredible story of Manhattan Project scientist Ted Hall, who shared classified nuclear secrets with Russia.
2018 |
Life Itself
Life Itself
2018
R
1h 57m
Drama, Romance
6.9
As a young New York City couple goes from college romance to marriage and the birth of their first child, the unexpected twists of their journey create reverberations that echo over continents and through lifetimes.
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2017 |
Abacus: Small Enough to Jail
Abacus: Small Enough to Jail
2017
Other
1h 28m
Documentary
7.1
A small financial institution called Abacus becomes the only company criminally indicted in the wake of the United States' 2008 mortgage crisis.