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David Manson

David Manson

Producer and writer

Works as
Producer and writer
Titles
17 on MovieCove · 37 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 39 days to Oct 28Down 40% in 30 days

What are David Manson's films like?

Across their 11 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Genres

Drama5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 58th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Biography2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 62nd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Biography movies
Comedy2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 30th percentile
: browse their Comedy 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
Bonds
42%
Self
16%
Survival
13%
Society
12%
Morality
11%
Ideas
6%
Romantic love3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds4 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship2 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice2 titles, browse their movies with this themeGrief2 titles, browse their movies with this themePrejudice2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 10 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 9 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 2 · Charged 6 · Intense 2

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

Steady 5 · Shifting 5 · Whiplash 0

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

Straight-faced 6 · Some laughs 4 · Funny 0

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

Slow burn 6 · Even-paced 4 · Relentless 0

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

Casual 7 · Engaged 2 · 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 2 · Affecting 3 · Heavy 5

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

Resolved 9 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 1

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Melancholic
6
Tense
5
Bittersweet
5
Hopeful
4
Warm
3
Other
5

How their films linger

Hopeful7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy3
  • Bittersweet5
  • 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 Manson's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 10 of their 17 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for David Manson'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

37 credits, 17 with a MovieCove page.

  • Ozark(2017)

    Show 10 episodes · Executive Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • Bloodline(2015)

    Show 20 episodes · Director · Executive Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all shows

  • The Divide(2014)

    Show Producer

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all shows

  • House of Cards(2013)

    Show 13 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • New Amsterdam (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Show 8 episodes · Executive Producer · Story · Teleplay · Writer

  • Life(2007)

    Show 1 episode · Writer

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • Saved (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Show Creator

  • Thief (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Show 6 episodes · Executive Producer · Writer

  • Big Love(2006)

    Show 1 episode · Writer

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all shows

  • Line of Fire (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Show 41 episodes · Writer

  • John Doe (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Show 1 episode · Director · Writer

  • Law & Order: Criminal Intent(2001)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all shows

  • The Wedding Dress(2001)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • The Great Artists (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Show 1 episode · Writer

  • Baby(2000)

    Executive Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Seapower (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Show 2 episodes · Writer

  • Celtic Legends: Irish Legends (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Writer

  • Lost Treasures of the Ancient World: The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Writer

  • Mind Games (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Executive Producer

  • Nothing Sacred (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Show Creator

  • Mad Love(1995)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • The Cemetery Club(1993)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films

  • Those Secrets (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Director · Executive Producer

  • Against the Law (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Show 17 episodes · Creator · Producer

  • Rising Son(1990)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films

  • Eye on the Sparrow(1987)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The King of Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Executive Producer

  • Birdy(1984)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Best Kept Secrets (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Producer

  • Sessions (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    Producer

  • A Rumor of War (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    Show 2 episodes · Producer

  • The Word (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    Show 4 episodes · Producer

  • Night Cries (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    Producer

  • A Love Affair: The Eleanor and Lou Gehrig Story(1977)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • The Spell(1977)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Louis Armstrong - Chicago Style(1976)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Middlesex (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Screenplay

Career shape

A full career of 33 titles, 32 of them dated from 1977 to 2017.

Biggest box office

Mad Love (1995)

$15M worldwide

Highest rated

Birdy (1984)

Midcredits 88th

Most popular right now

The Divide (2014)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing4 of 33: 1 only directing, 3 with another roleWriting14 of 33: 8 only writing, 6 with another role · typical Midcredits score83rdProducing21 of 33: 14 only producing, 7 with another role · typical Midcredits score69thOther crew3 of 33: 2 only other crew, 1 with another role

33 titles, 8 with more than one role — producing and writing overlap on 5 of them.

By decade

1970s4 · crew1980s6 · crew1990s8 · crew2000s11 · crew2010s3 · 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 Manson's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 46th percentile, the median of all 10; across their 10 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 48th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

48thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 10

Approval · how many liked their films

38thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 10

Reach · how many have seen their films

34thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 10

Midcredits score across 17 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up8
  • 50th to 74th3
  • 25th to 49th6

Shape of the crowd

7 of their 17 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved3
  • Crowd Pleaser7
  • Mixed7

Most divisive · writer, producer

Baby (2000)

69th percentile spread · 21% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · producer

House of Cards (2013)

Midcredits 98th · 93% liked

Reviewers score the dialogue 53/100 and the plot and story 54/100 in their films, across 8 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.

Who does David Manson work with?

People who share at least 2 of David Manson's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Cyrus Yavneh shares the most, 3.

Directors

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers