David Bowers

What are David Bowers' films like?

Across their 7 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

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 Bowers' films?

As of October 24, 2026, 8 of their 11 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Disney+ (3).

• Disney+3 titles, browse their movies on this service
  • Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules (2011) · director
  • Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days (2012) · director
  • Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul (2017) · director, writer, producer
• Netflix2 titles, browse their movies on this service
  • Flushed Away (2006) · actor, director, writer
  • Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget (2023) · writer
• Tubi2 titles, browse their movies on this service
  • FernGully: The Last Rainforest (1992) · animation · free
  • Astro Boy (2009) · actor, director, writer · free
• HBO Max1 title, browse their movies on this service
  • Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days (2012) · director
• Prime Video1 title, browse their movies on this service
  • FernGully: The Last Rainforest (1992) · animation
• The Roku Channel1 title, browse their movies on this service
  • FernGully: The Last Rainforest (1992) · animation · free

Subscription and free streaming for David Bowers' 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

13 credits, 11 with a MovieCove page.

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  Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget(2023)

  Story Consultant

  Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films57^th
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  Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul(2017)

  Director · Executive Producer · Writer

  Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films4^th
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  Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Class Clown (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

  Director
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  Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days(2012)

  Director

  Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films58^th
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  Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules(2011)

  Director

  Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films75^th
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  Astro Boy vs. The Junkyard Pirates(2010)

  Director

  Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films24^th
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  Astro Boy(2009)

  Director · Screenplay · Story · as Mike the Fridge (voice)

  Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films52^nd
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  Flushed Away(2006)

  Director · Additional Writing · Writer · as Goldfish / Fly / Shocky / Henchfrog #1 / Tadpole (voice)

  Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films66^th
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  Grass Roots (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

  Show 1 episode · as Motor Bike Club
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  Balto(1995)

  Storyboard Artist · Supervising Animator

  Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films87^th
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  We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story(1993)

  Animation

  Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films49^th
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  FernGully: The Last Rainforest(1992)

  Animation

  Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films68^th
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  An American Tail: Fievel Goes West(1991)

  Animation

  Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films61^st

Career shape

A full career of 13 titles from 1991 to 2023.

Biggest box office

Flushed Away (2006)

$178M worldwide

Highest rated

Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules (2011)

Midcredits 75^th

Most popular right now

Flushed Away (2006)

Awards

Nominated for a BAFTA Award in 2007, Best Animated Feature Film.

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.

How do David Bowers' films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 58^th percentile, the median of all 11; across their 7 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 58^th percentile for acclaim.

Shape of the crowd

9 of their 11 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

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• Crowd Pleaser9
• Mixed2

Most divisive · director

Astro Boy vs. The Junkyard Pirates (2010)

87^th percentile spread · 37% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · director

Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules (2011)

Midcredits 75^th · 63% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 60/100 and the pacing 50/100 in their films, across 6 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.

Is David Bowers' work okay for kids?

Across up to 6 MovieCove titles with content scores, profanity runs lighter 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 Bowers work with?

People who share at least 2 of David Bowers' MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Jeff Kinney shares the most, 3.