---
name: "Steve Nicolaides"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/steve-nicolaides"
fi1m_id: "steve-nicolaides"
imdb_id: "nm0630222"
tmdb_id: 9249
wikidata_id: "Q24849481"
roles: ["Producer"]
reviewed_on_fi1m: 7
average_fi1m_score: 84
average_as: "producer"
average_over: 7
updated: "2026-09-17T21:47:42.639563+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Steve Nicolaides

## Identity

Steve Nicolaides

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/steve-nicolaides
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** steve-nicolaides
- **IMDb ID:** nm0630222
- **TMDB ID:** 9249
- **Wikidata ID:** Q24849481
- **Same entity:** https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q24849481, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0630222/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/9249

Producer.

## Details

- **Work:** Producer
- **Active:** 1986–2003
- **Average Fi1m score:** 84, as producer, over 7 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1980s 86 (3), 1990s 83 (3), 2000s 84 (1)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 84 to 78 across 7 titles
- **Score spread:** 6 at 80+, 1 at 60–79, 0 under 60
- **Genres:** Drama 5, Adventure 2, Comedy 2, Family 2, Romance 2, Crime 1
- **Screen time:** 13 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $669m across 7 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q24849481, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0630222/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/9249

## Streaming the US now

- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*Boyz n the Hood*](https://film.one/film/boyz-n-the-hood.md) (86)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

Steve Nicolaides is a film producer and production manager. His early credits include production manager on *Stand by Me* (1986) and associate producer on *The Princess Bride* (1987). He worked frequently with director Rob Reiner as co-producer and production manager on *When Harry Met Sally...* (1989), *Misery* (1990) and *A Few Good Men* (1992).

Nicolaides produced *Boyz n the Hood* (1991), directed by John Singleton. He later served as executive producer on films including *Shaft* (2000), *The School of Rock* (2003), *The Forgotten* (2004) and *Nacho Libre* (2006).

*Sources: the-numbers.com, imdb.com, ew.com, en.wikipedia.org.*

## On Fi1m (7)

- *The School of Rock* (2003), Fi1m 84, Executive Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/the-school-of-rock.md)
- *A Few Good Men* (1992), Fi1m 79, Production Manager, Co-Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/a-few-good-men.md)
- *Boyz n the Hood* (1991), Fi1m 86, Producer, Unit Production Manager — [page](https://film.one/film/boyz-n-the-hood.md)
- *Misery* (1990), Fi1m 83, Co-Producer, Production Manager — [page](https://film.one/film/misery.md)
- *When Harry Met Sally...* (1989), Fi1m 84, Co-Producer, Production Manager — [page](https://film.one/film/when-harry-met-sally.md)
- *The Princess Bride* (1987), Fi1m 86, Associate Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/the-princess-bride.md)
- *Stand by Me* (1986), Fi1m 88, Production Manager — [page](https://film.one/film/stand-by-me.md)

## Complete filmography (26)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Menthol* (2014), Executive Producer
- *Beverly Hills Chihuahua* (2008), Executive Producer
- *Nacho Libre* (2006), Executive Producer
- *Annapolis* (2006), Executive Producer
- *The Forgotten* (2004), Executive Producer
- *The School of Rock* (2003), Executive Producer — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/film/the-school-of-rock.md)
- *Marci X* (2003), Executive Producer
- *Shaft* (2000), Executive Producer
- *The Deep End of the Ocean* (1999), Producer
- *Buddy* (1997), Producer
- *Little Big League* (1994), Executive Producer
- *Poetic Justice* (1993), Producer
- *A Few Good Men* (1992), Co-Producer, Production Manager — Fi1m 79, [page](https://film.one/film/a-few-good-men.md)
- *Boyz n the Hood* (1991), Producer, Unit Production Manager — Fi1m 86, [page](https://film.one/film/boyz-n-the-hood.md)
- *Misery* (1990), Production Manager, Co-Producer — Fi1m 83, [page](https://film.one/film/misery.md)
- *When Harry Met Sally...* (1989), Co-Producer, Production Manager — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/film/when-harry-met-sally.md)
- *It Takes Two* (1988), Executive Producer
- *The Princess Bride* (1987), Associate Producer — Fi1m 86, [page](https://film.one/film/the-princess-bride.md)
- *Stand by Me* (1986), Production Manager — Fi1m 88, [page](https://film.one/film/stand-by-me.md)
- *The Sure Thing* (1985), Production Manager
- *Scandal Sheet* (1985), Production Manager
- *Happy* (1983), Co-Producer, Production Manager
- *Not in Front of the Children* (1982), Associate Producer
- *Berlin Tunnel 21* (1981), Producer
- *Terror Among Us* (1981), Unit Production Manager
- *City in Fear* (1980), Production Manager, Associate Producer

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