David Leslie Johnson-McGoldrick (né Johnson) is an American screenwriter and producer of film and television. He has written the screenplays for the films Orphan (2009), Wrath of the Titans (2012), The Conjuring 2 (2016) and its sequel The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It (2021), and the DC Extended Universe films Aquaman (2018) and its sequel Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom (2023). Description above from the Wikipedia article David Leslie Johnson-McGoldrick, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Biography from TMDB.
- Lexington, Ohio, USA
- Writer and producer, also actor
- 14 on MovieCove · 20 credits in all
What are David Leslie Johnson-McGoldrick's films like?
Across their 11 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Morality.
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 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 11
A split, not a type: Light 3 · Serious 1 · Dark 7
Grounded 4 · Stylized 4 · Heightened 3
Gentle 1 · Charged 1 · Intense 9
Steady 4 · Shifting 6 · Whiplash 1
Straight-faced 8 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 0
Slow burn 1 · Even-paced 7 · Relentless 3
Casual 3 · Engaged 6 · Full focus 2
Easy watch 3 · Affecting 4 · Heavy 4
Resolved 10 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
- Happy4
- Bittersweet6
- 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 David Leslie Johnson-McGoldrick's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 9 of their 14 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on HBO Max (7).
Subscription and free streaming for David Leslie Johnson-McGoldrick'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, 14 with a MovieCove page; 3 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.
Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films
Orphan: First Kill(2022)
Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films
Till Death(2021)
Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films
Aquaman(2018)
Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films
The Conjuring 2(2016)
Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films
Mob City(2013)
Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all shows
Wrath of the Titans(2012)
Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films
Red Riding Hood(2011)
Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films
Red Riding Hood: The Tale Begins (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

The Walking Dead(2010)
Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all shows
Orphan(2009)
Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all filmsWalking the Mile: The Making of The Green Mile (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

The Shawshank Redemption(1994)
Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all filmsDead by Daylight (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Mice and Mystics (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

Orphans (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

The Call of Cthulhu (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Career shape
A full career of 20 titles, 16 of them dated from 1994 to 2026.

Biggest box office
Aquaman (2018)

Highest rated
The Conjuring 2 (2016)

Most popular right now
Orphan: First Kill (2022)
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 Leslie Johnson-McGoldrick's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 47th percentile, the median of all 12; across their 11 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 51st percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up4
- 50th to 74th3
- 25th to 49th6
- Below 25th1
Shape of the crowd
None of their 14 titles divides audiences: 5 are Crowd Pleasers.
- Universally Loved2
- Crowd Pleaser5
- Broadly Agreed5
- Mixed2
Reviewers score the dialogue 38/100 and the plot and story 44/100 in their films, across 11 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a writer.
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 Leslie Johnson-McGoldrick's work okay for kids?
Across up to 10 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore and frightening / intense run heavier than most films and sex & nudity lighter.
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 Leslie Johnson-McGoldrick work with?
People who share at least 2 of David Leslie Johnson-McGoldrick's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; James Wan shares the most, 5.
Directors
- James WanShared titles: The Conjuring: Last Rites (2025), Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom (2023), The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It (2021), Aquaman (2018), The Conjuring 2 (2016)See all 5 shared titles with James Wan

- Michael ChavesShared titles: The Conjuring: Last Rites (2025), The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It (2021)See all 2 shared titles with Michael Chaves

Writers
- Alex MaceShared titles: Orphan: First Kill (2022), Red Riding Hood (2011), Orphan (2009)See all 3 shared titles with Alex Mace
- Mort WeisingerShared titles: Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom (2023), Aquaman (2018)See all 2 shared titles with Mort Weisinger

- Paul NorrisShared titles: Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom (2023), Aquaman (2018)See all 2 shared titles with Paul Norris

- Carey W. HayesShared titles: The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It (2021), The Conjuring 2 (2016)See all 2 shared titles with Carey W. Hayes

Actors
- Patrick WilsonShared titles: The Conjuring: Last Rites (2025), Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom (2023), The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It (2021), Aquaman (2018), The Conjuring 2 (2016)See all 5 shared titles with Patrick Wilson

- Vera FarmigaShared titles: The Conjuring: Last Rites (2025), The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It (2021), The Conjuring 2 (2016), Orphan (2009)See all 4 shared titles with Vera Farmiga

- Amber HeardShared titles: Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom (2023), Aquaman (2018)See all 2 shared titles with Amber Heard

- Dolph LundgrenShared titles: Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom (2023), Aquaman (2018)See all 2 shared titles with Dolph Lundgren

Composers, cinematographers and editors
- Don BurgessShared titles: Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom (2023), Aquaman (2018), The Conjuring 2 (2016)See all 3 shared titles with Don Burgess

- Kirk M. MorriShared titles: Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom (2023), Aquaman (2018), The Conjuring 2 (2016)See all 3 shared titles with Kirk M. Morri
- Rupert Gregson-WilliamsShared titles: Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom (2023), Aquaman (2018)See all 2 shared titles with Rupert Gregson-Williams

- Joseph BisharaShared titles: The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It (2021), The Conjuring 2 (2016)See all 2 shared titles with Joseph Bishara

Producers
- Peter SafranShared titles: The Conjuring: Last Rites (2025), Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom (2023), The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It (2021), Aquaman (2018), The Conjuring 2 (2016)See all 5 shared titles with Peter Safran

- Rob CowanShared titles: Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom (2023), Aquaman (2018), The Conjuring 2 (2016)See all 3 shared titles with Rob Cowan

- Walter HamadaShared titles: Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom (2023), Aquaman (2018), The Conjuring 2 (2016)See all 3 shared titles with Walter Hamada

- Judson ScottShared titles: The Conjuring: Last Rites (2025), The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It (2021)See all 2 shared titles with Judson Scott


