Kate Davis

What are Kate Davis' films like?

Across their 9 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Society.

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 Kate Davis' films?

As of October 24, 2026, all 11 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on HBO Max (6).

• HBO Max6 titles, browse their movies on this service
  • Say Her Name: The Life and Death of Sandra Bland (2018) · director, producer
  • The Cheshire Murders (2013) · director, producer, cinematographer
  • Addiction (2007) · director
  • Plastic Disasters (2006) · director, producer, editor
  • Diagnosis Bipolar: Five Families Search for Answers (2009) · director
  • Traffic Stop (2017) · director, editor
• Tubi2 titles, browse their movies on this service
  • Southern Comfort (2001) · director, producer, cinematographer, editor · free
  • Addiction (2007) · director · free
• STARZ1 title, browse their movies on this service
  • The Rambler (2013) · actor
• The Roku Channel1 title, browse their movies on this service
  • Stonewall Uprising (2010) · director, producer, editor · free

Subscription and free streaming for Kate Davis' 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

19 credits, 11 with a MovieCove page.

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  Locked Out (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

  Director
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  A Tattoo on My Brain (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

  Director
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  R.I.P. T-Shirts (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

  Director
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  Say Her Name: The Life and Death of Sandra Bland(2018)

  Director · Producer

  Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films74^th
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  Traffic Stop(2017)

  Director · Editor

  Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films30^th
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  The Newburgh Sting (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

  Director · Editor
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  The Cheshire Murders(2013)

  Director · Cinematographer · Producer

  Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films60^th
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  The Rambler(2013)

  as Female Hobo

  Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films20^th
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  Stonewall Uprising(2010)

  Director · Editor · Producer

  Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films79^th
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  Diagnosis Bipolar: Five Families Search for Answers(2009)

  Director

  Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films34^th
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  Waiting for Armageddon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

  Director · Cinematographer
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  Addiction(2007)

  Director

  Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films49^th
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  Plastic Disasters(2006)

  Director · Editor · Producer

  Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films39^th
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  Ten Days That Unexpectedly Changed America(2006)

  Show Director

  Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)~23^rd
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  Pucker Up (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

  Director
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  Jockey (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

  Director
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  Southern Comfort(2001)

  Director · Cinematographer · Editor · Producer

  Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films88^th
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  American Experience(1988)

  Show 1 episode · Director

  Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all shows85^th
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  Girltalk (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

  Director

Career shape

A full career of 17 titles from 1988 to 2024.

Biggest box office

Stonewall Uprising (2010)

$128K worldwide

Highest rated

Southern Comfort (2001)

Midcredits 88^th

Most popular right now

Traffic Stop (2017)

Awards

a Primetime Emmy and 1 other major award from 6 major nominations, 2001–2018.

1. 2018
   • Oscar, nominated · Best Documentary Short Subject
2. 2004
   • Primetime Emmy, won · Outstanding Directing for Nonfiction Programming
   • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Cinematography for Nonfiction Programming (Single or Multi-Camera)
   • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Sound Editing for Nonfiction Programming (Single or Multi-Camera)
3. 2002
   • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Picture Editing for Non-Fiction Programming (Single or Multi-Camera)
4. 2001
   • Sundance award, won · Documentary

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 Kate Davis' films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 49^th percentile, the median of all 9; across their 8 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 59^th percentile for acclaim.

Shape of the crowd

6 of their 11 titles are Mixed.

226

• Cult Classic2
• Crowd Pleaser2
• Broadly Agreed1
• Mixed6

Most divisive · director, producer, cinematographer, editor

Southern Comfort (2001)

89^th percentile spread · 21% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · director, producer, cinematographer, editor

Southern Comfort (2001)

Midcredits 88^th · 69% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 65/100 and the pacing 48/100 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.

Who does Kate Davis work with?

People who share at least 2 of Kate Davis' MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; David Heilbroner shares the most, 6.