- Films
- 16
- Avg rating
- 6.09
- Peak run
- 1989’95
Every film, by IMDb rating
The career
Dot size shows IMDb votes. Films with fewer than 1,000 votes sit on the baseline.
As a director, films with 1,000+ votes
Stephen by the numbers
Average
6.09
16 rated films
Vote weighted
6.11
bigger films count more
Median
6.1
half are better
Consistency
±0.63
rating spread
Career
39y
1986 to 2024
Total votes
736K
across every film
Best
7.4
Mr. Holland's Opus
Worst
5.0
Holy Man
Newest first
Filmography
| 2024 |  Our Little Secret | 5.7 | 27,187 |
| 2023 | Dog Gone | 6.1 | 7,322 |
| 2021 |  Afterlife of the Party | 5.8 | 11,947 |
| 2015 | The Great Gilly Hopkins | 6.5 | 5,806 |
| 2011 | The Chaperone | 5.1 | 5,629 |
| 2005 |  Man of the House | 5.5 | 26,739 |
| 2002 |  Life or Something Like It | 5.8 | 35,781 |
| 2001 |  Rock Star | 6.3 | 47,501 |
| 1998 |  Holy Man | 5.0 | 21,996 |
| 1996 |  101 Dalmatians | 5.8 | 125K |
| 1995 |  Mr. Holland's Opus | 7.4 | 44,610 |
| 1993 |  The Three Musketeers | 6.4 | 65,254 |
| 1992 |  The Mighty Ducks | 6.6 | 77,717 |
| 1991 |  Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead | 6.4 | 40,913 |
| 1989 |  Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure | 6.9 | 151K |
| 1986 |  Critters | 6.1 | 42,037 |
Better together?
Stephen Herek's regulars
- David NewmanComposer · 6 films · 6.22 avg
- Michael KamenComposer · 3 films · 6.53 avg
- Tim SuhrstedtCinematographer · 3 films · 6.47 avg
- Glenn CloseDirector and actor · 2 films · 6.15 avg▼−0.08
- Emily BearComposer · 2 films · 5.90 avg
- Adrian BiddleCinematographer · 2 films · 5.40 avg
The number on the right is the lift: their average together minus the average of their two careers.
Takes
On Stephen Herek
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