David McGiffert

What are David McGiffert's films like?

Across their 6 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Morality.

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 McGiffert's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 15 of their 27 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (7).

• Tubi7 titles, browse their movies on this service
  • Witness (1985) · first assistant director · free
  • Absence of Malice (1981) · assistant director · free
  • Little Giants (1994) · producer · free
  • Clara's Heart (1988) · producer · free
  • All the King's Men (2006) · first assistant director · free
  • Panic in Echo Park (1977) · assistant director · free
  • Empire of the Ants (1977) · assistant director · free
• MGM+3 titles, browse their movies on this service
  • An Officer and a Gentleman (1982) · first assistant director
  • King Kong (1976) · assistant director
  • Empire of the Ants (1977) · assistant director
• Paramount+3 titles, browse their movies on this service
  • The Firm (1993) · first assistant director
  • Vanilla Sky (2001) · first assistant director
  • King Kong (1976) · assistant director
• Prime Video3 titles, browse their movies on this service
  • Rain Man (1988) · producer
  • Laurel Canyon (2002) · producer
  • Empire of the Ants (1977) · assistant director
• HBO Max2 titles, browse their movies on this service
  • Rain Man (1988) · producer
  • The Firm (1993) · first assistant director
• Peacock2 titles, browse their movies on this service
  • The Firm (1993) · first assistant director
  • Vanilla Sky (2001) · first assistant director
• The Roku Channel2 titles, browse their movies on this service
  • Clara's Heart (1988) · producer · free
  • Empire of the Ants (1977) · assistant director · free
• Netflix1 title, browse their movies on this service
  • The Interpreter (2005) · first assistant director

Subscription and free streaming for David McGiffert'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

29 credits, 27 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

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  All the King's Men(2006)

  First Assistant Director

  Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films40^th
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  The Interpreter(2005)

  First Assistant Director

  Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films57^th
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  Laurel Canyon(2002)

  First Assistant Director · Producer

  Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films55^th
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  Vanilla Sky(2001)

  First Assistant Director

  Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films76^th
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  Twilight(1998)

  Associate Producer

  Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films48^th
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  A Civil Action(1998)

  Producer

  Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films65^th
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  Up Close & Personal(1996)

  First Assistant Director

  Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films51^st
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  Little Giants(1994)

  Producer

  Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films62^nd
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  The Firm(1993)

  First Assistant Director

  Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films77^th
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  The Fisher King(1991)

  First Assistant Director

  Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films93^rd
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  Back to the Future Part III(1990)

  First Assistant Director

  Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films91^st
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  Back to the Future Part II(1989)

  First Assistant Director

  Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films97^th
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  Rain Man(1988)

  Assistant Director · Associate Producer

  Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films98^th
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  Clara's Heart(1988)

  Producer

  Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films45^th
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  Made in Heaven(1987)

  First Assistant Director

  Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films55^th
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  Back to the Future(1985)

  First Assistant Director

  Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films99^th
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  Witness(1985)

  First Assistant Director

  Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films91^st
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  Songwriter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

  First Assistant Director
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  Tootsie(1982)

  Assistant Director

  Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films93^rd
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  An Officer and a Gentleman(1982)

  First Assistant Director

  Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films83^rd
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  Absence of Malice(1981)

  Assistant Director

  Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films77^th
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  It's My Turn(1980)

  First Assistant Director

  Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films24^th
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  Hide in Plain Sight(1980)

  Assistant Director

  Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films48^th
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  Fast Charlie... the Moonbeam Rider(1979)

  Assistant Director

  Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all films22^nd
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  Real Life(1979)

  First Assistant Director

  Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films81^st
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  Empire of the Ants(1977)

  Assistant Director

  Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films6^th
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  Panic in Echo Park(1977)

  Assistant Director

  Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films15^th
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  King Kong(1976)

  Assistant Director

  Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films44^th
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  Idaho Transfer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

  Assistant Director

Career shape

A full career of 26 titles from 1973 to 2006.

Biggest box office

Rain Man (1988)

$355M worldwide

Highest rated

Rain Man (1988)

Midcredits 98^th

How do David McGiffert's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 62^nd percentile, the median of all 27; across their 6 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 59^th percentile for acclaim.

Shape of the crowd

13 of their 27 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

5135

• Universally Loved5
• Universally Panned1
• Crowd Pleaser13
• Broadly Agreed3
• Mixed5

Most loved · producer

Rain Man (1988)

Midcredits 98^th · 91% liked

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 McGiffert's work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 4 MovieCove titles with content scores.

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.

Who does David McGiffert work with?

People who share at least 2 of David McGiffert's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Kathleen Quinlan shares the most, 2.