David Katzenberg was born on March 22, 1983 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He is a producer and director, known for It, The Goldbergs and Average Joe.
Biography from TMDB.
- March 22, 1983 (43)
- Los Angeles, California, USA
- Director and producer
- 18 on MovieCove · 23 credits in all
What are David Katzenberg's films like?
Across their 9 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
A split, not a type: Ironic 1 · Wry 0 · Earnest 2
A split, not a type: Light 1 · Serious 0 · Dark 2
A split, not a type: Grounded 0 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 1
Gentle 0 · Charged 0 · Intense 3
A split, not a type: Steady 0 · Shifting 1 · Whiplash 2
Straight-faced 1 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 1
Slow burn 0 · Even-paced 3 · Relentless 0
Casual 0 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 0
Easy watch 1 · Affecting 1 · Heavy 1
Resolved 3 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
- Bittersweet6
- Ambiguous3
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 Katzenberg's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 12 of their 18 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on HBO Max (4).
Subscription and free streaming for David Katzenberg'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
23 credits, 18 with a MovieCove page.
Brilliant Minds(2024)
Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows
Beetlejuice Beetlejuice(2024)
Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films
Average Joe(2023)
Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all shows
Just Beyond (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)
The Mighty Ducks: Game Changers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)
It: Chapter Two(2019)
Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films
Child's Play(2019)
Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films
Schooled(2019)
Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all shows
It(2017)
Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films
Imaginary Mary(2017)
Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all shows
Riverdale(2017)
Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all shows
Ballers(2015)
Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all shows
Happyland(2014)
Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all shows
The Crazy Ones(2013)
Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all shows
The Goldbergs(2013)
Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows
Back in the Game(2013)
Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all shows
The Goodwin Games(2013)
Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all shows
New Girl(2011)
Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all shows
Awkward.(2011)
Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all shows
Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all shows
Rock Star (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)
Kung Fury 2 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Sam and Victor's Day Off (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Career shape
A full career of 20 titles, 18 of them dated from 2005 to 2024.
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 Katzenberg's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 64th percentile, the median of all 4; across a limited sample of 3 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 66th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up4
- 50th to 74th6
- 25th to 49th5
- Below 25th3
Shape of the crowd
11 of their 18 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Crowd Pleaser11
- Mixed7
Reviewers score the atmosphere 65/100 and the pacing 52/100 in their films, across 3 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.
Is David Katzenberg's work okay for kids?
Across a limited sample of up to 4 MovieCove titles with content scores.
Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.
Who does David Katzenberg work with?
People who share at least 2 of David Katzenberg's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Seth Grahame-Smith shares the most, 3.
Directors
- Lee Toland KriegerShared titles: Brilliant Minds (2024), Happyland (2014)See all 2 shared titles with Lee Toland Krieger
- Lev L. SpiroShared titles: Imaginary Mary (2017), Back in the Game (2013)See all 2 shared titles with Lev L. Spiro
- Peter LauerShared titles: Imaginary Mary (2017), Happyland (2014)See all 2 shared titles with Peter Lauer
Writers
- Sara SaediShared titles: Brilliant Minds (2024), The Goodwin Games (2013)See all 2 shared titles with Sara Saedi
- Robb CullenShared titles: Average Joe (2023), Back in the Game (2013)See all 2 shared titles with Robb Cullen
- Scott Boden HodgesShared titles: Average Joe (2023), Back in the Game (2013)See all 2 shared titles with Scott Boden Hodges
Producers
- Seth Grahame-SmithShared titles: Beetlejuice Beetlejuice (2024), Child's Play (2019), It (2017)See all 3 shared titles with Seth Grahame-Smith
