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David Leonard

Editor, also producer

Works as
Editor, also producer
Titles
34 on MovieCove · 40 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 38 days to Oct 27Up 7% in 30 days

What are David Leonard's films like?

Across their 28 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.

Genres

Comedy13 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 59th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Drama8 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 53rd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Crime4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 38th percentile
: browse their Crime 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
Self
33%
Bonds
29%
Morality
18%
Power
9%
Survival
6%
Society
4%
Ideas
1%
Family bonds10 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity6 titles, browse their movies with this themeComing of age4 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose4 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love4 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth4 titles, browse their movies with this themeMarriage3 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 27 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 14 · Serious 8 · Dark 5

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 19 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 5

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

A split, not a type: Gentle 11 · Charged 10 · Intense 6

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

A split, not a type: Steady 14 · Shifting 10 · Whiplash 3

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 8 · Some laughs 14 · Funny 5

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 17 · Even-paced 9 · Relentless 1

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

Casual 15 · Engaged 11 · 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 12 · Affecting 9 · Heavy 6

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

Resolved 20 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 4

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Melancholic
13
Warm
12
Tense
8
Hopeful
7
Absurd
7
Other
24

How their films linger

Feel-good9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet11 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 4 with a twist

  • Happy6
  • Bittersweet11
  • Tragic6
  • Ambiguous5

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 Leonard's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 18 of their 34 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (9).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for David Leonard'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

40 credits, 34 with a MovieCove page.

  • The Legend of Juan Jose Mundo(2025)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Dr. Death(2021)

    Show 2 episodes · Editor

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all shows

  • Bad Therapy(2020)

    Associate Producer · Editor

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films

  • Mob Town(2019)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • Bottom of the 9th(2019)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • First We Take Brooklyn(2018)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • Paint(2018)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films

  • Blowtorch (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Editor

  • Feed the Beast(2016)

    Show 3 episodes · Editor

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all shows

  • Madoff(2016)

    Show Editor

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all shows

  • The Great Gilly Hopkins(2015)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Friends and Romans(2014)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Rob the Mob(2014)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • The Last American Guido(2014)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Wilde Salomé(2011)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • Salomé(2013)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Darkroom(2013)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • Live at the Foxes Den(2013)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • Satan Hates You (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Additional Editing

  • The War Boys(2009)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • City Island(2009)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Entre nos(2009)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • The Guitar (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Editor

  • Blood of My Blood(2007)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • The Night of the White Pants(2006)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • The Thing About My Folks(2005)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • The Motel(2005)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Red Betsy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Editor

  • Get Well Soon(2001)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • Chasing Sleep(2000)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Julie Johnson (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Editor

  • Two Family House(2000)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Belly(1998)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Animals with the Tollkeeper(1998)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Hudson River Blues(1997)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Palookaville(1995)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Nadja(1994)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films

  • GoodFellas(1990)

    First Assistant Editor

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Matewan(1987)

    Editorial Production Assistant

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Unholy Night (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Editor

Career shape

A full career of 32 titles, 31 of them dated from 1987 to 2025.

Biggest box office

Belly (1998)

$9.6M worldwide

Highest rated

City Island (2009)

Midcredits 88th

Most popular right now

Madoff (2016)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Producing1 of 32: 0 only producing, 1 with another roleEditing29 of 32: 28 only editing, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score58thOther crew3 of 32: 3 only other crew, 0 with another role

By decade

1980s1 · crew1990s5 · crew2000s10 · crew2010s12 · crew2020s3 · 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 David Leonard's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 58th percentile, the median of all 31; across their 27 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 55th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

55thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 27

Approval · how many liked their films

56thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 27

Reach · how many have seen their films

60thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 27

Midcredits score across 34 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up7
  • 50th to 74th15
  • 25th to 49th5
  • Below 25th7

Shape of the crowd

14 of their 34 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved2
  • Universally Panned2
  • Cult Classic2
  • Crowd Pleaser14
  • Mixed14

Most divisive · editor

The Legend of Juan Jose Mundo (2025)

88th percentile spread · 30% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · editor

City Island (2009)

Midcredits 88th · 81% liked

Reviewers score the pacing 40/100 in their films, across 22 reviewed titles; fans 52, detractors 22. The element that speaks to their work as an editor.

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 Leonard's work okay for kids?

Across up to 5 MovieCove titles with content scores, sex & nudity runs heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Sex & Nudity5 titles26–60 · median 54 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32

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 Leonard work with?

People who share at least 2 of David Leonard's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Raymond De Felitta shares the most, 6.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and cinematographers

Producers