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David A. Armstrong

David A. Armstrong

Cinematographer and producer, also director and actor · Los Angeles, California, U.S

From
Los Angeles, California, U.S
Works as
Cinematographer and producer, also director and actor
Titles
39 on MovieCove · 62 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Up 26% in 30 days

What are David A. Armstrong's films like?

Across their 19 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Morality.

Genres

Horror9 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 33rd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Horror movies
Action3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 28th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Action movies
Crime2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 24th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime movies
Drama2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 11th percentile
: browse their Drama movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Survival
40%
Morality
32%
Self
9%
Power
8%
Society
7%
Bonds
4%
Ideas
1%
Survival7 titles, browse their movies with this themeViolence5 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice5 titles, browse their movies with this themeBetrayal4 titles, browse their movies with this themeGrief4 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity3 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption3 titles, browse their movies with this themeTrauma3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 19 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Dark: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their dark movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 1 · Serious 6 · Dark 12

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 9 · Stylized 9 · Heightened 1

Intense: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their intense movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 1 · Charged 6 · Intense 12

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 3 · Shifting 12 · Whiplash 4

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 15 · Some laughs 4 · Funny 0

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 6 · Even-paced 7 · Relentless 6

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 4 · Engaged 9 · Full focus 6

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

A split, not a type: Resolved 9 · Open-ended 8 · Ambiguous 2

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
16
Dread
12
Cold
5
Contemplative
3
Melancholic
2
Other
8

How their films linger

Unsettling14 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 10 with a twist

  • Happy2
  • Bittersweet8
  • Tragic2
  • Ambiguous7

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch David A. Armstrong's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 26 of their 39 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (15).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for David A. Armstrong's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

62 credits, 39 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • The Assassin's Code(2018)

    Director · Producer

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • Midnight Clear (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Executive Producer

  • A Night at the Movies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Thanks

  • Game Changer: The Legacy of Saw (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Thanks · as Self

  • Getaway(2013)

    Additional Director of Photography

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • Pawn(2013)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films

  • On the Inside(2011)

    Camera Operator · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • Hellraiser: Revelations(2011)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Dead Awake(2010)

    Camera Operator · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • Saw VI(2009)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Kill Theory(2009)

    Camera Operator · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • Two Spirits(2009)

    Camera Operator · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • 2:13 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Camera Operator · Cinematographer · Producer

  • Next Day Air(2009)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • The Lodger(2009)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Saw V(2008)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Outlander(2008)

    Second Unit Director of Photography

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Saw IV(2007)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • The Gravedancers(2006)

    Camera Operator · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Saw III(2006)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Sam's Lake (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Camera Operator · Cinematographer

  • Skinwalkers(2006)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • Jam (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Camera Operator · Cinematographer

  • Saw II(2005)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Saw(2004)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Ride with Funkmaster Flex (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Show 19 episodes · Camera Operator · Cinematographer

  • Ritual(2002)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • P.S. Your Cat Is Dead!(2002)

    Camera Operator · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • Lyric Café (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Show 1 episode · Camera Operator · Cinematographer

  • The Flying Dutchman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    First Assistant Camera

  • One Hell of a Guy(1998)

    First Assistant Camera

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films

  • Cribs(2000)

    Show 4 episodes · Camera Operator · First Assistant "A" Camera

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all shows

  • Nurse Betty(2000)

    First Assistant Camera

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • After Diff'rent Strokes: When the Laughter Stopped (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    First Assistant Camera

  • Unauthorized Brady Bunch: The Final Days (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    First Assistant Camera

  • Seven Girlfriends(1999)

    Additional First Assistant Camera

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Getting Away with Murder: The JonBenét Ramsey Mystery (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    First Assistant Camera

  • The Big Tease(1999)

    First Assistant Camera

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Independent Lens (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Show 1 episode · Camera Operator · Cinematographer

  • Bad City Blues (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Camera Operator

  • The Way to Santiago (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Camera Operator · Cinematographer

  • John (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Cinematographer

  • Thursday(1998)

    First Assistant Camera

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Hugo Pool(1997)

    Second Unit Director of Photography

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • Cracker: Mind Over Murder(1997)

    Show 16 episodes · Camera Operator · First Assistant Camera

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all shows

  • Drive(1997)

    Camera Operator

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Kid Cop(1996)

    First Assistant Camera

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • Just friends (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Camera Operator · First Assistant Camera

  • Women: Stories of Passion (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Show 13 episodes · First Assistant Camera

  • The Nutty Professor(1996)

    First Assistant "C" Camera

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • Moll Flanders(1996)

    First Assistant Camera

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Follow the Bitch (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    First Assistant Camera

  • Power 98(1996)

    Camera Operator

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films

  • Peacock Blues (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Camera Operator · First Assistant Camera

  • The Indian in the Cupboard(1995)

    First Assistant "A" Camera

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Sliders(1995)

    Show 1 episode · First Assistant Camera

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all shows

  • Crime & Punishment (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Show 6 episodes · Assistant Camera

  • Mad at the Moon(1992)

    Second Assistant Camera

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • 2000 Malibu Road (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Show 6 episodes · Assistant Camera · Camera Operator

  • Witchcraft IV: The Virgin Heart(1992)

    Assistant Camera · as Bouncer

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Rage and Honor(1992)

    Second Assistant Camera

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Mann & Machine (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Show 9 episodes · Assistant Camera

Career shape

A full career of 62 titles from 1992 to 2018.

Biggest box office

Saw III (2006)

$165M worldwide

Highest rated

Saw II (2005)

Midcredits 67th

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting1 of 62: 0 only acting, 1 with another roleDirecting2 of 62: 1 only directing, 1 with another roleProducing3 of 62: 1 only producing, 2 with another roleCinematography28 of 62: 15 only cinematography, 13 with another role · typical Midcredits score26thOther crew44 of 62: 30 only other crew, 14 with another role · typical Midcredits score27th

62 titles, 15 with more than one role — other crew and cinematography overlap on 13 of them.

By decade

1990s25 · 1 acting · 25 crew2000s28 · crew2010s9 · crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.

How do David A. Armstrong's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 28th percentile, the median of all 36; across their 19 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 28th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

28thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 19

Approval · how many liked their films

27thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 19

Reach · how many have seen their films

81stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 19

Midcredits score across 39 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up3
  • 50th to 74th7
  • 25th to 49th13
  • Below 25th16

Shape of the crowd

23 of their 39 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Universally Panned1
  • Cult Classic2
  • Crowd Pleaser7
  • Broadly Agreed5
  • Mixed23

Most divisive · cinematographer

P.S. Your Cat Is Dead! (2002)

71st percentile spread · 33% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · cinematographer

Saw (2004)

Midcredits 92nd · 83% liked

Reviewers score the cinematography 42/100 in their films, across 14 reviewed titles; fans 60, detractors 30. The element that speaks to their work as a cinematographer.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is David A. Armstrong's work okay for kids?

Across up to 9 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, sex & nudity, profanity and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore6 titles91–97 · median 95 · severeheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity9 titles10–57 · median 50 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity6 titles81–90 · median 88 · severeheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs6 titles31–42 · median 33 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense6 titles82–96 · median 95 · severeheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does David A. Armstrong work with?

People who share at least 2 of David A. Armstrong's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Jason Constantine shares the most, 6.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers