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David Nicksay

David Nicksay

Producer · Born December 11, 1952 (73)

Primetime Emmy nominee · 1 other major award body

David Nicksay is a producer and executive producer of feature films.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
December 11, 1952 (73)
Works as
Producer
Titles
37 on MovieCove · 39 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Official site (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 156 days to Oct 27Down 16% in 30 days

What are David Nicksay's films like?

Across their 27 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.

Genres

Action9 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 35th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Comedy8 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 26th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Drama3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 56th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Biography2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 48th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Biography movies
Documentary2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 31st percentile
: browse their Documentary 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
26%
Bonds
23%
Morality
21%
Society
11%
Power
9%
Survival
7%
Ideas
2%
Justice7 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love5 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth4 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception5 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity6 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose3 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity5 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival3 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 13 · Serious 9 · Dark 5

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

Grounded 9 · Stylized 10 · Heightened 8

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

Gentle 5 · Charged 14 · Intense 8

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

Steady 12 · Shifting 12 · Whiplash 3

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

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 12 · Some laughs 7 · Funny 8

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 7 · Even-paced 18 · Relentless 2

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

A split, not a type: Casual 14 · Engaged 10 · Full focus 3

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

Resolved 23 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 1

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
13
Joyful
11
Thrilling
10
Melancholic
9
Absurd
6
Other
24

How their films linger

Feel-good14 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun11 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 3 with a twist

  • Happy16
  • Bittersweet8
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous2

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 Nicksay's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 26 of their 37 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (10).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for David Nicksay'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

39 credits, 37 with a MovieCove page.

  • Wicked: For Good(2025)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Wicked(2024)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Station Eleven(2021)

    Show 10 episodes · Co-Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all shows

  • In the Heights(2021)

    Executive Producer · Unit Production Manager

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Messiah(2020)

    Show 10 episodes · Producer

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all shows

  • Pitch Perfect 3(2017)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Birth of the Dragon(2016)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Walking with Dinosaurs 3D(2013)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • Glee: The 3D Concert Movie(2011)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Justin Bieber: Never Say Never(2011)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • Surrogates(2009)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Step Up 2: The Streets(2008)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Married Life(2007)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Be Cool(2005)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films

  • Agent Cody Banks 2: Destination London(2004)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde(2003)

    Producer · as Congressman (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • Agent Cody Banks(2003)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • A Guy Thing(2003)

    Producer · Unit Production Manager

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • Legally Blonde(2001)

    Co-Producer

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • What's the Worst That Could Happen?(2001)

    Executive Producer · Unit Production Manager

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • Antitrust(2001)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • The Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle(2000)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • The Negotiator(1998)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Flubber(1997)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • Ghosts (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Producer

  • Up Close & Personal(1996)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Addams Family Values(1993)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Stay Tuned(1992)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • White Sands(1992)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Freejack(1992)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves(1991)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Pacific Heights(1990)

    Co-Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Young Guns II(1990)

    Co-Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films

  • Lucas(1986)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Mrs. Soffel(1984)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • I'm Dancing as Fast as I Can(1982)

    Associate Producer

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • A Woman Called Moses(1978)

    Show 2 episodes · Second Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all shows

  • Perfect Gentlemen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    Second Assistant Director

  • Oh, God!(1977)

    Second Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

Career shape

A full career of 37 titles from 1977 to 2025.

Biggest box office

Wicked (2024)

$764M worldwide

Highest rated

Wicked (2024)

Midcredits 92nd

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting1 of 37: 0 only acting, 1 with another roleProducing34 of 37: 30 only producing, 4 with another role · typical Midcredits score47thOther crew6 of 37: 3 only other crew, 3 with another role · typical Midcredits score65th

37 titles, 4 with more than one role — producing and other crew overlap on 3 of them.

By decade

1970s3 · crew1980s3 · crew1990s11 · crew2000s11 · 1 acting · 11 crew2010s4 · crew2020s5 · 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.

Awards

2 major nominations and no wins, 1983–2023.

  1. 2023
    • Independent Spirit Award, nominated · Best New Scripted Series
  2. 1983
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Drama Special

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.

How do David Nicksay's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 47th percentile, the median of all 34; across their 27 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 38th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

38thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 27

Approval · how many liked their films

41stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 27

Reach · how many have seen their films

92ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 27

Midcredits score across 37 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up6
  • 50th to 74th12
  • 25th to 49th9
  • Below 25th10

Shape of the crowd

16 of their 37 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Divisive1
  • Crowd Pleaser16
  • Broadly Agreed8
  • Mixed12

Most divisive · producer

Glee: The 3D Concert Movie (2011)

91st percentile spread · 29% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · producer

Wicked (2024)

Midcredits 92nd · 78% liked

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 Nicksay's work okay for kids?

Across up to 18 MovieCove titles with content scores, every category sits near the median of all films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore14 titles16–63 · median 45 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity18 titles16–48 · median 37 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity15 titles13–65 · median 40 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs14 titles6–36 · median 26 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense13 titles7–57 · median 40 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 39

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 Nicksay work with?

People who share at least 2 of David Nicksay's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Scott Rudin shares the most, 5.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles