- Writer, also producer
- 8 on MovieCove · 15 credits in all
Known for
What are David Birke's films like?
Across their 8 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Morality.
Genres
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
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 8
Light 0 · Serious 0 · Dark 8
Grounded 5 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 0
Gentle 0 · Charged 2 · Intense 6
Steady 4 · Shifting 4 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 5 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 0
A split, not a type: Slow burn 4 · Even-paced 3 · Relentless 1
Casual 0 · Engaged 7 · Full focus 1
Easy watch 0 · Affecting 3 · Heavy 5
A split, not a type: Resolved 4 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 1
Moods and endings
- Bittersweet3
- Tragic4
- Ambiguous1
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 Birke's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 7 of their 8 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.
Subscription and free streaming for David Birke'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
15 credits, 8 with a MovieCove page.
Benedetta(2021)
Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films
Slender Man(2018)
Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films
Elle(2016)
Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films
13 Sins(2014)
Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films
Freeway Killer(2010)
Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films
Dark Town(2004)
Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films
Gacy(2003)
Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films
Dahmer(2002)
Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films
A Kidnapping in the Family (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)
Kiss and Tell (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)
The Fear Inside (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)
Horseplayer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)
Big Nickel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Nocturnal (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
The Picture of Dorian Gray (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Career shape
A full career of 14 titles, 11 of them dated from 1990 to 2021.
Biggest box office
Slender Man (2018)
Highest rated
Elle (2016)
Most popular right now
Slender Man (2018)
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 Birke's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 26th percentile, the median of all 8; across their 8 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 29th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up1
- 50th to 74th2
- 25th to 49th1
- Below 25th4
Shape of the crowd
4 of their 8 titles are Mixed.
- Universally Panned1
- Crowd Pleaser3
- Mixed4
Reviewers score the dialogue 40/100 and the plot and story 34/100 in their films, across 8 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a writer.
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 Birke's work okay for kids?
Across up to 6 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, sex & nudity, profanity and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.
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 Birke work with?
People who share at least 2 of David Birke's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Erik Godal shares the most, 3.
Directors
- Paul VerhoevenShared titles: Benedetta (2021), Elle (2016)See all 2 shared titles with Paul Verhoeven
Actors
- Virginie EfiraShared titles: Benedetta (2021), Elle (2016)See all 2 shared titles with Virginie Efira
Composers and editors
- Erik GodalShared titles: Freeway Killer (2010), Dark Town (2004), Gacy (2003)See all 3 shared titles with Erik Godal
- Anne DudleyShared titles: Benedetta (2021), Elle (2016)See all 2 shared titles with Anne Dudley
- Job ter BurgShared titles: Benedetta (2021), Elle (2016)See all 2 shared titles with Job ter Burg
- Mark FontanaShared titles: Dark Town (2004), Gacy (2003)See all 2 shared titles with Mark Fontana
Producers
- Larry RattnerShared titles: Freeway Killer (2010), Gacy (2003), Dahmer (2002)See all 3 shared titles with Larry Rattner
- Tim SwainShared titles: Freeway Killer (2010), Gacy (2003), Dahmer (2002)See all 3 shared titles with Tim Swain
- Leonard ShapiroShared titles: Dark Town (2004), Gacy (2003), Dahmer (2002)See all 3 shared titles with Leonard Shapiro
- Susan R. RodgersShared titles: Dark Town (2004), Gacy (2003), Dahmer (2002)See all 3 shared titles with Susan R. Rodgers