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Justin R. Durban

Justin R. Durban

Composer · Born December 7, 1977 (48) · Madisonville, Kentucky, USA

Justin R. Durban was born on December 7th, 1977 in Memphis Tennessee and raised in the small town of Madisonville, Kentucky. His passion for the arts lead him to major in Graphic Design and Art studio with a Theatre minor at the University of Kentucky. Justin moved to Los Angeles California in July, 2005 to further pursue his career in the music and film production world. After his first child was born, he and his wife wanted to escape the hustle and bustle of Los Angeles. He now resides in eclectic city of Austin, TX with his beautiful wife, Nicholle and children.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
December 7, 1977 (48)
From
Madisonville, Kentucky, USA
Works as
Composer
Titles
15 on MovieCove · 45 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 38 days to Oct 27Down 11% in 30 days

What are Justin R. Durban's films like?

Across their 15 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Self.

Genres

Documentary3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 89th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Documentary movies
Comedy2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 43rd percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Crime2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 39th percentile
: browse their Crime movies
Drama2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 38th percentile
: browse their Drama 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
Survival
27%
Self
23%
Society
17%
Morality
15%
Ideas
8%
Bonds
7%
Power
2%
Faith3 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose3 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity2 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth2 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival2 titles, browse their movies with this themeGrief3 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception3 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 15 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 6 · Serious 3 · Dark 6

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

Grounded 12 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 2

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

Gentle 3 · Charged 8 · Intense 4

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

A split, not a type: Steady 9 · Shifting 5 · Whiplash 1

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

Straight-faced 13 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 1

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 6 · Even-paced 6 · Relentless 3

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

Casual 10 · Engaged 4 · Full focus 1

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 7 · Affecting 5 · Heavy 3

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

Resolved 11 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 3

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
6
Dread
6
Hopeful
6
Melancholic
6
Absurd
2
Other
8

How their films linger

Hopeful5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy3
  • Bittersweet6
  • Ambiguous4
  • Cyclical1
  • Other1

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 Justin R. Durban's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 8 of their 15 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (6).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Justin R. Durban'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

45 credits, 15 with a MovieCove page.

  • Next (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Composer

  • Ornament (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Director · Cinematographer · Composer · Editor · Story · Writer · as Dad

  • Crick (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Director · Composer · Editor · Producer · Sound Designer · Writer

  • Drink Slay Love(2017)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • From Straight A's to XXX(2017)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Altered Spirits(2016)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Keepers of the Magic(2016)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Perfect High(2015)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Spirit Riders(2015)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • A Wife's Nightmare(2014)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films

  • Bigfoot Wars (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Composer

  • Algebra: A Reunion of Broken Parts (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Musician

  • Karma (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Composer

  • 7X: This Is Our Kids (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Composer

  • Bits and Pieces (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Director

  • Keepers of the Light(2010)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Dabbe 2(2009)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • The Blackout (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Composer

  • Redemption: A Mile from Hell (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Composer

  • Killer Bean Forever(2008)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • InAlienable (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Composer · as Courtroom Observer 7

  • Rise of the Troopers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Composer

  • Beauty and the Beast: A Latter-Day Tale(2006)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Smuggler's Ransom(2007)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Cross and the Towers(2006)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Firecracker(2005)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • A Path in Time(2005)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Unknown Discovery (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as Hand Cannon

  • Powerless (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Composer

  • Brown Waters (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Director

  • Cage (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Director

  • Cristo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Director

  • Fabletown (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Visual Effects

  • In the Burned House (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Composer · Editor

  • Jo Jo Black (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Director

  • Little Brother (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Director

  • Mahlen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Director

  • Median (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Director

  • Rack (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Director

  • Ring (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Director

  • Solecism (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Director

  • The Hill (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Director

  • The Round Rock (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Director

  • The Stars Above (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Director

  • The Will (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Director

Career shape

A full career of 40 titles, 24 of them dated from 2004 to 2025.

Biggest box office

Dabbe 2 (2009)

$1.4M worldwide

Highest rated

Killer Bean Forever (2008)

Midcredits 81st

Most popular right now

From Straight A's to XXX (2017)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting3 of 40: 1 only acting, 2 with another roleDirecting17 of 40: 15 only directing, 2 with another roleWriting2 of 40: 0 only writing, 2 with another roleProducing1 of 40: 0 only producing, 1 with another roleMusic22 of 40: 18 only music, 4 with another role · typical Midcredits score34thCinematography1 of 40: 0 only cinematography, 1 with another roleEditing3 of 40: 0 only editing, 3 with another roleOther crew3 of 40: 2 only other crew, 1 with another role

40 titles, 4 with more than one role — music and directing overlap on 2 of them.

By decade

2000s11 · 2 acting · 10 crew2010s11 · crew2020s2 · 1 acting · 2 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 Justin R. Durban's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 35th percentile, the median of all 15; across their 15 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 33rd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

33rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 15

Approval · how many liked their films

38thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 15

Reach · how many have seen their films

43rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 15

Midcredits score across 15 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up3
  • 50th to 74th2
  • 25th to 49th7
  • Below 25th3

Shape of the crowd

5 of their 15 titles are Divisive.

  • Loved with Detractors1
  • Divisive5
  • Cult Classic4
  • Crowd Pleaser1
  • Mixed4

Most divisive · composer

Dabbe 2 (2009)

98th percentile spread · 51% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · composer

Keepers of the Magic (2016)

Midcredits 89th · 82% liked

Reviewers score the sound and music 49/100 in their films, across 7 reviewed titles; fans 68, detractors 26. The element that speaks to their work as a composer.

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 Justin R. Durban work with?

People who share at least 2 of Justin R. Durban's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Kim Roberts shares the most, 5.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Editors

Producers

Mixed roles