---
name: "Steven Rales"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/steven-m-rales"
fi1m_id: "steven-m-rales"
imdb_id: "nm2262509"
tmdb_id: 1004836
wikidata_id: "Q7615005"
roles: ["Producer"]
born: "31 March 1951"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 8
average_fi1m_score: 76
average_as: "producer"
average_over: 7
updated: "2026-09-30T21:14:07.971611+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."
---

# Steven Rales

## Identity

Steven Rales

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/steven-m-rales
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** steven-m-rales
- **IMDb ID:** nm2262509
- **TMDB ID:** 1004836
- **Wikidata ID:** Q7615005
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steven_Rales, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7615005, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2262509/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1004836

Producer. Born 31 March 1951 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Producer
- **Born:** 31 March 1951, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
- **Active:** 2009–present
- **Also known as:** Steven M. Rales
- **Titles on Fi1m:** 8: 1 acting, 7 producing
- **Frequently works with:** [Wes Anderson](https://film.one/person/wes-anderson.md), [Jeremy Dawson](https://film.one/person/jeremy-dawson.md), [Adrien Brody](https://film.one/person/adrien-brody.md), [Benicio del Toro](https://film.one/person/benicio-del-toro.md), [Scott Rudin](https://film.one/person/scott-rudin.md), [Tilda Swinton](https://film.one/person/tilda-swinton.md), [Tom Hanks](https://film.one/person/tom-hanks.md)
- **Academy Awards:** 1 Oscar (1 won · 2 nominated)
- **Average Fi1m score:** 76, as producer, over 7 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 2000s 84 (1), 2010s 82 (3), 2020s 71 (4)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 76 to 76 across 7 titles
- **Score spread:** 2 at 80+, 5 at 60–79, 0 under 60
- **Genres:** Comedy 6, Drama 5, Adventure 2, Animation 1, Crime 1, Romance 1
- **Screen time:** 12 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $572m across 7 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steven_Rales, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7615005, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2262509/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1004836

## Streaming the US now

- **HBO Max:** [*Isle of Dogs*](https://film.one/film/isle-of-dogs.md) (78)
- **Peacock:** [*Asteroid City*](https://film.one/film/asteroid-city.md) (71)
- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*The Phoenician Scheme*](https://film.one/film/the-phoenician-scheme.md) (70)

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

## Biography

Steven M. Rales is an American businessman and film producer. He co-founded Danaher Corporation with his brother Mitchell Rales in 1984 and has served as its chairman. In 2006 he founded the production company Indian Paintbrush, which has a long-term deal with Searchlight Pictures.

Indian Paintbrush has produced or executive-produced numerous films, frequently in collaboration with director Wes Anderson. Rales is credited as producer on *Asteroid City* (2023) and *The Phoenician Scheme* (2025). His other credits include *Moonrise Kingdom* (2012), *The Grand Budapest Hotel* (2014), *Isle of Dogs* (2018) and *The French Dispatch* (2021). He has received three Academy Award nominations for his work with Anderson, winning Best Live Action Short Film for *The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar* (2023).

Rales was born on 31 March 1951 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He is also a co-owner of Janus Films and The Criterion Collection.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org.*

## On Fi1m (8)

### Performed in (1)

- *Fantastic Mr. Fox* (2009), Fi1m 84, as Beaver (voice) — [page](https://film.one/film/fantastic-mr-fox.md)

### Produced (7) — the average rests on these

- *The Phoenician Scheme* (2025), Fi1m 70, Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/the-phoenician-scheme.md)
- *Conclave* (2024), Fi1m 76, Executive Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/conclave.md)
- *Asteroid City* (2023), Fi1m 71, Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/asteroid-city.md)
- *The French Dispatch of the Liberty, Kansas Evening Sun* (2021), Fi1m 68, Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/the-french-dispatch-of-the-liberty-kansas-evening-sun.md)
- *Isle of Dogs* (2018), Fi1m 78, Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/isle-of-dogs.md)
- *The Grand Budapest Hotel* (2014), Fi1m 86, Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/the-grand-budapest-hotel.md)
- *Moonrise Kingdom* (2012), Fi1m 82, Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/moonrise-kingdom.md)

## Complete filmography (27)

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

- *My Mother's Wedding* (2025), Producer
- *The Phoenician Scheme* (2025), Producer — Fi1m 70, [page](https://film.one/film/the-phoenician-scheme.md)
- *Conclave* (2024), Executive Producer — Fi1m 76, [page](https://film.one/film/conclave.md)
- *My Old Ass* (2024), Producer
- *The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Three More* (2024), Producer
- *Poison* (2023), Producer
- *The Rat Catcher* (2023), Producer
- *The Swan* (2023), Producer
- *The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar* (2023), Producer
- *Asteroid City* (2023), Producer — Fi1m 71, [page](https://film.one/film/asteroid-city.md)
- *The French Dispatch of the Liberty, Kansas Evening Sun* (2021), Producer — Fi1m 68, [page](https://film.one/film/the-french-dispatch-of-the-liberty-kansas-evening-sun.md)
- *Isle of Dogs* (2018), Producer — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/film/isle-of-dogs.md)
- *Me and Earl and the Dying Girl* (2015), Producer
- *The Grand Budapest Hotel* (2014), Producer — Fi1m 86, [page](https://film.one/film/the-grand-budapest-hotel.md)
- *Trance* (2013), Executive Producer
- *Stoker* (2013), Executive Producer
- *Breathe In* (2013), Producer
- *Not Fade Away* (2012), Executive Producer
- *Seeking a Friend for the End of the World* (2012), Producer
- *Moonrise Kingdom* (2012), Producer — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/film/moonrise-kingdom.md)
- *Jeff, Who Lives at Home* (2012), Executive Producer
- *Young Adult* (2011), Executive Producer
- *Like Crazy* (2011), Executive Producer
- *Fantastic Mr. Fox* (2009), as Beaver (voice) · Executive Producer — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/film/fantastic-mr-fox.md)
- *The Darjeeling Limited* (2007), Executive Producer
- *Hold On to Me*, Producer
- *Three Incestuous Sisters*, Producer

## Gallery

- ![Steven Rales](https://film.one/media/person/8467/gallery-77805bb52e54.jpg) Steven Rales — Keithacarlson, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f4/Steven_Rales.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Steven and Lalage Rales at Gravenwezel Castle in Antwerp (2016)](https://film.one/media/person/8467/gallery-8055f1a1db91.jpg) Steven and Lalage Rales at Gravenwezel Castle in Antwerp (2016) — Keithacarlson, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4a/Steven_and_Lalage_Rales.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Steven and Lalage Rales at Gravenwezel, Belgium (2016)](https://film.one/media/person/8467/gallery-82078839d932.jpg) Steven and Lalage Rales at Gravenwezel, Belgium (2016) — Keithacarlson, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/62/Steven_and_Lalage_Rales_Arriving.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)

## Awards

### Academy Awards — 1 won, 2 nominated

- 2024: Best Live Action Short Film (won), for *The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar*
- 2019: Best Animated Feature (nominated), for *Isle of Dogs*
- 2015: Best Picture (nominated), for *The Grand Budapest Hotel*

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

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