Steven Conrad

Directing

Steven Conrad

Born

1968-05-20 (58)

Place of birth

Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA

Known for

Directing

Credits

14 titles

Steven Conrad (born 20 May 1968) is an American screenwriter, film producer and director. Conrad is the brother of actor Chris Conrad. He lives in Chicago. Shortly after attending Northwestern, at age 19, he sold his first screenplay, Wrestling Ernest Hemingway, adapted from a short story he had written for a creative writing class. Eleven years passed before he tackled his next project, Lawrence Melm, which he wrote and directed. He followed this with The Weather Man (which he also produced) and The Pursuit of Happyness. He wrote, directed, and edited The Promotion, which premiered at South by Southwest in March 2008 and was released by Dimension Films later that year. In 2013, he adapted …

Known for

Behind the camera

The Secret Life of Walter Mitty poster
7.2

A timid magazine photo manager who lives life vicariously through daydreams embarks on a true-life adventure when a negative goes missing.

The Secret Life of Walter Mitty

2013

The Pursuit of Happyness poster
7.9

A struggling salesman takes custody of his son as he's poised to begin a life-changing professional career.

The Pursuit of Happyness

2006

Wonder poster
8.1

The story of August Pullman – a boy with facial differences – who enters fifth grade, attending a mainstream elementary school for the first time.

Wonder

2017

Unfinished Business poster
5.4

A hard-working small business owner and his two associates travel to Europe to close the most important deal of their lives. But what began as a routine business trip goes off the rails in every imaginable – and unimaginable – way, including unplanned stops at a massive sex fetish event and a global economic summit.

Unfinished Business

2015

The Weather Man poster
6.1

David Spritz, a Chicago weather man, separated from his wife and children, debates whether professional and personal success are mutually exclusive.

The Weather Man

2005

The Weather Man poster
6.1

David Spritz, a Chicago weather man, separated from his wife and children, debates whether professional and personal success are mutually exclusive.

The Weather Man

2005

The Promotion poster
5.3

Two assistant managers of a corporate grocery store vie for a coveted promotion.

The Promotion

2008

The Promotion poster
5.3

Two assistant managers of a corporate grocery store vie for a coveted promotion.

The Promotion

2008

Wrestling Ernest Hemingway poster
6.3

Frank, a retired Irish seaman, and Walter, a retired Cuban barber, are two lonely old men trapped in the emptiness of their own lives. When they meet in a park Frank is able to start a conversation after several attempts. They begin to spend time together and become friends. But because of their different characters they often quarrel with each other and finally seperate after Frank misbehaves to Walter's friend Elaine.

Wrestling Ernest Hemingway

1993

Timms Valley poster
6.2

A scripted comedy set in the fictional town of Timms Valley, Wisconsin, where the lives and livelihoods of its citizens are intertwined with the fate of the town's biggest employer, Timms Industrial Piping. When the company's founder and CEO goes missing in a plane crash, the lives of the characters are turned upside down. Shot in stop-motion animation with baby dolls repurposed as an array of adult characters, and modeled on 1980s primetime soaps like Dynasty.

Timms Valley

2013

Timms Valley poster
6.2

A scripted comedy set in the fictional town of Timms Valley, Wisconsin, where the lives and livelihoods of its citizens are intertwined with the fate of the town's biggest employer, Timms Industrial Piping. When the company's founder and CEO goes missing in a plane crash, the lives of the characters are turned upside down. Shot in stop-motion animation with baby dolls repurposed as an array of adult characters, and modeled on 1980s primetime soaps like Dynasty.

Timms Valley

2013

No artwork available
NR

The story of a Nigerian family that escaped terrorism in their home country, sought and received asylum in America, and — against all odds — found a welcoming new home in New York. Living in a homeless center on religious asylum, their 8-year-old son, Tani, won the 2019 New York State chess championship, despite only being introduced to the game two years prior.

Untitled Adewumi Family Project

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No artwork available
NR

The story of comic singer John Belushi who rose to fame in 1970s died for a drug overdose in 1982 at the age of 33.

Belushi

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No artwork available
NR

The story of comic singer John Belushi who rose to fame in 1970s died for a drug overdose in 1982 at the age of 33.

Belushi

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