From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. David Giancola (born June 24, 1969), is a Vermont based American filmmaker. Born in Rutland, Vermont (where his Edgewood Studios is located) and graduate of Mount St. Joseph's Academy in 1987, he has directed eight films as of October 2006. His low-budget action movies have featured actors such as Steve Railsback, Morgan Fairchild, Sean Astin, Bruce Campbell, Stacy Keach, former WWE professional wrestler Chyna, and Anna Nicole Smith. Description above from the Wikipedia article David Giancola, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Biography from TMDB.
- June 24, 1969 (57)
- Rutland, Vermont, USA
- Director, producer, writer and composer, also editor and actor
- 10 on MovieCove · 20 credits in all
What are David Giancola's films like?
Across their 10 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Bonds.
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 2 · Wry 0 · Earnest 8
A split, not a type: Light 4 · Serious 3 · Dark 3
Grounded 9 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 1
Gentle 2 · Charged 6 · Intense 2
Steady 3 · Shifting 5 · Whiplash 2
Straight-faced 4 · Some laughs 4 · Funny 2
Slow burn 5 · Even-paced 5 · Relentless 0
Casual 8 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 0
Easy watch 9 · Affecting 1 · Heavy 0
Resolved 9 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
- Happy5
- Bittersweet4
- 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 Giancola's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 6 of their 10 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.
Subscription and free streaming for David Giancola'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
20 credits, 10 with a MovieCove page; 2 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.
Axcellerator (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)
RiffTrax Live: Time Chasers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)
Craptastic!(2012)
Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films
Illegal Aliens(2007)
Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films
Zombie Town(2007)
Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films
Ice Queen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)
Landslide(2005)
Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films
Arachnia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)
Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films
Psyclops (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)
Trapped: Buried Alive(2002)
Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films
Radical Jack (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)
Peril(2000)
Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films
The Newcomers(2000)
Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films
Icebreaker(2000)
Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all films
Moving Targets (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)
Pressure Point (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)
Diamond Run (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)
Time Chasers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)
Career shape
A full career of 19 titles from 1994 to 2019.
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 Giancola's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 10th percentile, the median of all 10; across their 10 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 9th percentile for acclaim.
- Below 25th10
Shape of the crowd
7 of their 10 titles are Mixed.
- Universally Panned1
- Divisive2
- Mixed7
Reviewers score the atmosphere 33/100 and the pacing 36/100 in their films, across 9 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 David Giancola work with?
People who share at least 2 of David Giancola's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Peter Beckwith shares the most, 7.
Directors
- Doug CampbellShared titles: Killer Flood: The Day the Dam Broke (2003), Trapped: Buried Alive (2002)See all 2 shared titles with Doug Campbell
Writers
- Peter BeckwithShared titles: Landslide (2005), Killer Flood: The Day the Dam Broke (2003), Trapped: Buried Alive (2002), Lightning: Fire from the Sky (2001), Icebreaker (2000), Peril (2000), The Newcomers (2000)See all 7 shared titles with Peter Beckwith
Actors
- John JamesShared titles: Craptastic! (2012), Illegal Aliens (2007), Lightning: Fire from the Sky (2001), Icebreaker (2000), Peril (2000)See all 5 shared titles with John James
- Anna Nicole SmithShared titles: Craptastic! (2012), Illegal Aliens (2007)See all 2 shared titles with Anna Nicole Smith
- Bruce CampbellShared titles: Craptastic! (2012), Icebreaker (2000)See all 2 shared titles with Bruce Campbell
- ChynaShared titles: Craptastic! (2012), Illegal Aliens (2007)See all 2 shared titles with Chyna
Composers, cinematographers and editors
- Grosvenor Miles HafelaShared titles: Lightning: Fire from the Sky (2001), Icebreaker (2000), Peril (2000)See all 3 shared titles with Grosvenor Miles Hafela
- Andrew SutherlandShared titles: Icebreaker (2000), Peril (2000), The Newcomers (2000)See all 3 shared titles with Andrew Sutherland
- David BlanchardShared titles: Icebreaker (2000), Peril (2000), The Newcomers (2000)See all 3 shared titles with David Blanchard
- George LyonShared titles: Illegal Aliens (2007), Zombie Town (2007)See all 2 shared titles with George Lyon
Producers
- Joseph BroidoShared titles: Landslide (2005), Killer Flood: The Day the Dam Broke (2003), Trapped: Buried Alive (2002), Lightning: Fire from the Sky (2001)See all 4 shared titles with Joseph Broido
- William T. BaumannShared titles: Landslide (2005), Killer Flood: The Day the Dam Broke (2003), Trapped: Buried Alive (2002), Lightning: Fire from the Sky (2001)See all 4 shared titles with William T. Baumann
- Bruce D. JohnsonShared titles: Landslide (2005), Killer Flood: The Day the Dam Broke (2003), Lightning: Fire from the Sky (2001)See all 3 shared titles with Bruce D. Johnson
- David PetersShared titles: Landslide (2005), Killer Flood: The Day the Dam Broke (2003), The Newcomers (2000)See all 3 shared titles with David Peters
Mixed roles
- Ben CoelloShared titles: Craptastic! (2012), Illegal Aliens (2007)See all 2 shared titles with Ben Coello
- Kevin RapfShared titles: Craptastic! (2012), Illegal Aliens (2007)See all 2 shared titles with Kevin Rapf
- Tim McKayShared titles: Trapped: Buried Alive (2002), Peril (2000)See all 2 shared titles with Tim McKay