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David Winning

Director and producer, also writer · Born May 8, 1961 (65) · Calgary, Alberta, Canada

​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia David Winning (born May 8, 1961) is a Canadian-born and American dual Citizen film and television director, screenwriter, producer, editor, and occasional actor. Although Winning has worked in numerous film and TV genres, his name is most commonly associated with science fiction, thrillers and drama. Description above from the Wikipedia article David Winning, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
May 8, 1961 (65)
From
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Works as
Director and producer, also writer
Titles
61 on MovieCove · 81 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 157 days to Oct 28Up 26% in 30 days

What are David Winning's films like?

Across their 46 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Society.

Genres

Comedy13 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 63rd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Drama13 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 57th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Family4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 55th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Family movies
Action3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 12th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Crime3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 79th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime movies
Romance3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 58th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Romance 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
Bonds
46%
Society
13%
Self
12%
Morality
11%
Survival
10%
Power
4%
Ideas
3%
Romantic love21 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds20 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity15 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice5 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival5 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose6 titles, browse their movies with this themeGrief6 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship5 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 41 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 34 · Serious 5 · Dark 2

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

Grounded 36 · Stylized 4 · Heightened 1

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

Gentle 27 · Charged 12 · Intense 2

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

Steady 32 · Shifting 9 · Whiplash 0

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 17 · Some laughs 24 · Funny 0

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 32 · Even-paced 9 · Relentless 0

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

Casual 35 · Engaged 5 · Full focus 1

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 38 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Warm
32
Hopeful
26
Tense
14
Romantic
17
Joyful
15
Other
28

How their films linger

Feel-good34 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful28 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteCozy4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 4 with a twist

  • Happy37
  • Bittersweet4
  • Ambiguous5

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 Winning's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 51 of their 61 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Hallmark+ (25).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for David Winning'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

81 credits, 61 with a MovieCove page.

  • Detour 95(2025)

    Director

  • Curious Caterer: Forbidden Fruit(2024)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • The Legend of Johnny Jones(2025)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Blessings of Christmas(2023)

    Director · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • Field Day(2023)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Time for Him to Come Home for Christmas(2022)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • The Nine Kittens of Christmas(2021)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • You, Me & the Christmas Trees(2021)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • The 27-Hour Day(2021)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Gone Mom(2021)

    Supervising Producer

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Crossword Mysteries: Riddle Me Dead(2021)

    Director · Supervising Producer

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Time for Us to Come Home for Christmas(2020)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • A Blue Ridge Mountain Christmas(2019)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Sense, Sensibility & Snowmen(2019)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Servant(2019)

    Show 1 episode · as Dr. Wodell

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all shows

  • A Summer Romance(2019)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Time for Me to Come Home for Christmas(2018)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • A Twist of Christmas(2018)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Marrying Father Christmas(2018)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Winter's Dream(2018)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Finding Santa(2017)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Engaging Father Christmas(2017)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Falling for Vermont(2017)

    Director · as Movie Trailer Guy / Fall Fair Announcer (uncredited / voice)

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Lundon's Bridge and the Three Keys (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Director

  • Infidelity in Suburbia(2017)

    Director · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • While You Were Dating(2017)

    Director · as Football / Announcer / Cinara Head / Waiter / Construction Worker (uncredited / voice)

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • The Rooftop Christmas Tree(2016)

    Director · Producer

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • A December Bride(2016)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • The Mistletoe Promise(2016)

    Director · Executive Producer · as Hitesman Christmas Party Guest / Shocked Office Worker / Announcer Larimar Snow Park... (uncredited / voice)

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films

  • Van Helsing(2016)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all shows

  • The Convenient Groom(2016)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Tulips in Spring(2016)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Cradle of Lies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Director · as Dr. Loomis / Newsroom Jamie / SWAT Commander (voice) (uncredited)

  • Who Killed My Husband?(2016)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • Unleashing Mr. Darcy(2016)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Magic Stocking(2015)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films

  • The Stanley Dynamic(2014)

    Show 4 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all shows

  • The Tree That Saved Christmas(2014)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Paper Angels(2014)

    Director · Co-Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • Mutant World(2014)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • The Town That Came A-Courtin'(2014)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Max & Shred(2014)

    Show Director

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all shows

  • XIII: The Series(2011)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all shows

  • Lost Girl(2010)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all shows

  • Swamp Devil (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Director

  • Black Swarm (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Director

  • Something Beneath(2007)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • Blood Ties (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Show 4 episodes · Director

  • Past Sins(2006)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films

  • Naturally, Sadie(2005)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all shows

  • Stargate: Atlantis(2004)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • He Sees You When You're Sleeping(2002)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • Dinotopia(2002)

    Show 4 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all shows

  • Body & Soul (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • Stargate Infinity(2002)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all shows

  • Andromeda(2000)

    Show 10 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all shows

  • Call of the Wild(2000)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all shows

  • Twice in a Lifetime (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Show 10 episodes · Director

  • Don't Look Behind You (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Director

  • Merlin(1998)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • One of Our Own (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Director

  • Earth: Final Conflict(1997)

    Show 7 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all shows

  • NightMan(1997)

    Show 3 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all shows

  • Breaker High (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Show 7 episodes · Director

  • Turbo: A Power Rangers Movie(1997)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • Dead Man's Gun (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • Exception to the Rule(1997)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • Profile for Murder (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Director

  • Goosebumps: It Came from Beneath the Sink (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Director

  • Goosebumps(1995)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all shows

  • Sweet Valley High (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • Matrix (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • Are You Afraid of the Dark?(1990)

    Show 13 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • Killer Image (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Director · Editor · Producer · Writer

  • Street Justice (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Show 7 episodes · Director

  • Law & Order(1990)

    Show 1 episode · as Henry Ruff

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all shows

  • Neon Rider(1989)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all shows

  • Storm(1985)

    Director · Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Friday the 13th: The Series (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Show 3 episodes · Director

  • Sequence (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    Director · Producer · Writer

  • Crimson Star (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Director

Career shape

A full career of 80 titles, 78 of them dated from 1980 to 2024.

Biggest box office

Turbo: A Power Rangers Movie (1997)

$9.6M worldwide

Highest rated

Time for Him to Come Home for Christmas (2022)

Midcredits 85th

Most popular right now

Infidelity in Suburbia (2017)

Film career

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting6 of 80: 2 only acting, 4 with another role · typical Midcredits score71stDirecting77 of 80: 65 only directing, 12 with another role · typical Midcredits score53rdWriting4 of 80: 0 only writing, 4 with another roleProducing9 of 80: 1 only producing, 8 with another role · typical Midcredits score63rdEditing1 of 80: 0 only editing, 1 with another role

80 titles, 12 with more than one role — directing and producing overlap on 8 of them.

By decade

1980s4 · crew1990s19 · 1 acting · 18 crew2000s13 · crew2010s31 · 5 acting · 30 crew2020s11 · 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 Winning's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 57th percentile, the median of the 42 of 43 with a score; across their 41 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 55th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

55thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 41

Approval · how many liked their films

55thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 41

Reach · how many have seen their films

62ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 41

Midcredits score across 60 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up9
  • 50th to 74th24
  • 25th to 49th11
  • Below 25th16

Shape of the crowd

28 of their 60 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved3
  • Universally Panned2
  • Divisive1
  • Cult Classic2
  • Crowd Pleaser28
  • Mixed24

Most divisive · director

The Legend of Johnny Jones (2025)

94th percentile spread · 67% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · director

Stargate: Atlantis (2004)

Midcredits 93rd · 89% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 60/100 and the pacing 45/100 in their films, across 39 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a director.

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.

Who does David Winning work with?

People who share at least 2 of David Winning's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Anthony C. Metchie shares the most, 14.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers

  • Oliver De Caigny9 titles    See all 9 shared titles with Oliver De Caigny
  • Timothy O. Johnson9 titles    See all 9 shared titles with Timothy O. Johnson
  • Michael Shepard7 titles    See all 7 shared titles with Michael Shepard
  • Navid Soofi7 titles    See all 7 shared titles with Navid Soofi

Mixed roles