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Steven E. de Souza

Born 1947 · American screenwriter and film director

Steven Edward de Souza is an American writer, director, and producer. He is known for writing several high-profile action films of the 1980s and 1990s, notably 48 Hrs., Commando, The Running Man, Die Hard, Die Hard 2, Hudson Hawk, Knock Off, and Judge Dredd.

Steven E. de Souza, in order

  1. 1973 Arnold's Wrecking Co.: directed, wrote
  2. 1982 48 Hrs.: wrote · directed by Walter Hill
  3. 1982 Knight Rider (TV series): produced
  4. 1982 The Powers of Matthew Star (TV series): created · directed by Barry Crane and Leslie H. Martinson
  5. 1983 The Return of Captain Invincible: wrote · directed by Philippe Mora
  6. 1985 Commando: wrote · directed by Mark L. Lester · critics 68%, audiences 68%
  7. 1986 Jumpin' Jack Flash: wrote · directed by Penny Marshall · critics 33%, audiences 58%
  8. 1987 The Running Man: wrote · directed by Paul Michael Glaser · critics 59%, audiences 61% · streaming on Paramount+, Philo, AMC+
  9. 1988 Bad Dreams: wrote · directed by Andrew Fleming
  10. 1988 Die Hard: wrote · directed by John McTiernan · critics 94%, audiences 94% · streaming on Prime Video, Hulu, Philo
  11. 1988 Supercarrier (TV series): created
  12. 1990 Another 48 Hrs.: wrote · directed by Walter Hill
  13. 1990 Die Hard 2: wrote · directed by Renny Harlin
  14. 1991 Hudson Hawk: wrote · directed by Michael Lehmann
  15. 1991 Ricochet: wrote · directed by Russell Mulcahy
  16. 1992 Live Wire: wrote · directed by Christian Duguay
  17. 1993 Cadillacs and Dinosaurs (TV series): created
  18. 1994 Beverly Hills Cop III: wrote · directed by John Landis · critics 12%, audiences 35% · streaming on Hoopla, Tubi
  19. 1994 Street Fighter: directed, wrote · critics 20%, audiences 20% · streaming on Pluto TV
  20. 1994 The Flintstones: wrote · directed by Brian Levant · critics 22%, audiences 25% · streaming on Netflix
  21. 1995 Judge Dredd: wrote · directed by Danny Cannon
  22. 1998 Knock Off: wrote · directed by Tsui Hark · critics 10%, audiences 27% · streaming on Prime Video, Roku Channel, Hoopla
  23. 2000 Possessed (TV movie): directed
  24. 2003 Lara Croft: Tomb Raider – The Cradle of Life: wrote · directed by Jan de Bont · critics 25%, audiences 44% · streaming on fuboTV, Paramount+
  25. 2004 Blast: wrote · directed by Anthony Hickox · audiences 26% · streaming on Prime Video, fuboTV, Roku Channel
  26. 2007 Dreams on Spec: acted · directed by Daniel J. Snyder
  27. 2019 The Movies That Made Us (TV series): acted · audiences 71% · streaming on Netflix
  28. Unknown Sender (TV series): directed, created