Steve James
Actor · 51 credits · 27 in highly-rated films
Best known for To Live and Die in L.A. (1985)
Frequent collaborators: Michael Dudikoff
Best Steve James movies by genre
Movies (29 total, ranked by score)
1To Live and Die in L.A.
1985 · ★ 7.1 (827 votes)
Crime, Thriller, Action
2Hoop Dreams
1994 · ★ 7.6 (333 votes)
Documentary
3I'm Gonna Git You Sucka
1988 · ★ 6.4 (219 votes)
Comedy, Action, Crime
4These Amazing Shadows
2011 · ★ 7.4 (72 votes)
Documentary
5No Crossover: The Trial of Allen Iverson
2010 · ★ 7.0 (25 votes)
Documentary
6The Brother from Another Planet
1984 · ★ 6.7 (98 votes)
Comedy, Science Fiction, Drama
7Obsession: Her Final Vengeance
2020 · ★ 6.0 (4 votes)
Thriller, TV Movie
8Stevie
2003 · ★ 6.9 (31 votes)
Documentary, Drama
9American Ninja
1985 · ★ 6.0 (492 votes)
Action, Adventure
10Avenging Force
1986 · ★ 5.7 (90 votes)
Action, Drama, Thriller
11Enter the Game of Death
1978 · ★ 6.9 (19 votes)
Action
12American Ninja 2: The Confrontation
1987 · ★ 5.6 (336 votes)
Action
13Riverbend
1989 · ★ 6.5 (8 votes)
Action
14Abuse
1983 · ★ 4.3 (6 votes)
Drama
15Street Hunter
1990 · ★ 5.6 (13 votes)
Action, Drama
16The Exterminator
1980 · ★ 5.5 (151 votes)
Action, Crime, Drama
17The Soldier
1982 · ★ 5.3 (42 votes)
Action, Drama, Thriller
- 18
Sixteen
2023
Drama
19Weekend at Bernie's II
1993 · ★ 5.1 (336 votes)
Comedy, Crime, Adventure
20Hero and the Terror
1988 · ★ 5.3 (113 votes)
Drama, Action, Thriller
21C.A.T. Squad: Python Wolf
1988 · ★ 1.0 (1 votes)
Action, Thriller, TV Movie
22C.A.T. Squad
1986 · ★ 3.7 (3 votes)
Action, Thriller, TV Movie
23P.O.W. The Escape
1986 · ★ 4.6 (30 votes)
Action, War
24Johnny Be Good
1988 · ★ 4.5 (150 votes)
Comedy
25American Ninja 3: Blood Hunt
1989 · ★ 4.8 (193 votes)
Action, Adventure, Drama
26Blue Fish
2023
Comedy
27Ninja Gaijin: Remembering a Classic Cannon Franchise
2015
Documentary
28The Unknown: A Short Film
2025
Action, Horror
29On In Five
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Drama
Credits are ranked using the same weighted score as movie collections. Last updated Aug 29, 2026.