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Dave Brubeck

Dave Brubeck

Actor and composer · Died December 5, 2012, aged 91 · Norwalk, Connecticut, USA

Dave Brubeck, designated a “Living Legend” by the Library of Congress, continues to be one of the most active and popular musicians in both the jazz and classical worlds. With a career that spans over six decades, his experiments in odd time signatures, improvised counterpoint, polyrhythm and polytonality remain hallmarks of innovation.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
December 6, 1920
Died
December 5, 2012 (aged 91)
From
Norwalk, Connecticut, USA
Works as
Actor and composer
Titles
4 on MovieCove · 11 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Official site (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 64 days to Oct 27Down 7% in 30 days

What are Dave Brubeck's films like?

Across their 5 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Society.

Themes

share of theme weight
Self
25%
Society
24%
Ideas
20%
Morality
17%
Bonds
10%
Survival
4%
Legacy2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 4 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 3 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 1

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

Gentle 2 · Charged 1 · Intense 1

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

Steady 2 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 0

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

Straight-faced 4 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 0

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

Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 1 · Relentless 0

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

A split, not a type: Casual 3 · Engaged 0 · Full focus 1

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

A split, not a type: Resolved 2 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 1

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Warm
3
Contemplative
2
Tense
2
Hopeful
2
Melancholic
2
Other
2

How their films linger

Hopeful3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy2
  • Bittersweet1
  • Tragic1

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 Dave Brubeck's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 3 of their 4 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Dave Brubeck'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

11 credits, 4 with a MovieCove page; 19 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Baby Driver(2017)

    Theme Song Performance

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Wisdom(2008)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Jazz Icons: Dave Brubeck Live in '64 & '66 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as Piano

  • Jazz Casual: Dave Brubeck (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    as Piano

  • This Is America, Charlie Brown(1988)

    Show 1 episode · Composer

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all shows

  • Ordeal by Innocence(1984)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • Take Five (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Composer

  • Do Not Fold, Staple, Spindle, or Mutilate (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Composer

  • Stompin' for Mili (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    Actor

  • Cool (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

  • Jail Keys Made Here (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Composer

Career shape

A full career of 11 titles, 9 of them dated from 1954 to 2017.

Highest rated

All Night Long (1962)

Midcredits 81st

Most popular right now

This Is America, Charlie Brown (1988)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting5 of 11: 5 only acting, 0 with another roleMusic5 of 11: 5 only music, 0 with another roleOther crew1 of 11: 1 only other crew, 0 with another role

By decade

1950s1 · acting1960s1 · crew1970s1 · crew1980s2 · crew2000s3 · acting2010s1 · crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it.

How do Dave Brubeck's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 95th percentile, the median of all 3; across a limited sample of 4 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 86th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

86thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Approval · how many liked their films

71stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Reach · how many have seen their films

39thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Midcredits score across 4 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up2
  • 50th to 74th1
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

1 of their 4 titles is Universally Loved.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Crowd Pleaser1
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed1

Most divisive · actor

Wisdom (2008)

65th percentile spread · 10% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Wisdom (2008)

Midcredits 95th · 82% 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.

Who does Dave Brubeck work with?

People who share at least 2 of Dave Brubeck's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Andrew Zuckerman shares the most, 2.

Directors

Cinematographers and editors

Producers