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David Roach

David Roach

Writer, producer and editor

David Roach is an Australian film writer, producer and director.

Biography from TMDB.

Works as
Writer, producer and editor
Titles
6 on MovieCove · 10 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 38 days to Oct 27Down 24% in 30 days

What are David Roach's films like?

Across a limited sample of 4 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Self.

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
41%
Self
21%
Bonds
15%
Survival
15%
Ideas
8%
Ambition2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 4 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 3 · Serious 0 · Dark 1

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

Grounded 1 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 3

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

A split, not a type: Gentle 3 · Charged 0 · Intense 1

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

Steady 4 · Shifting 0 · Whiplash 0

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

Straight-faced 1 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 3

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

Slow burn 0 · 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 3 · Engaged 1 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 4 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings shown from 5 titles

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Absurd
3
Joyful
2
Tense
1
Melancholic
1
Manic
1
Other
1

How their films linger

Fun3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

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 Roach's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 2 of their 6 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (2).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for David Roach'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

10 credits, 6 with a MovieCove page.

  • The Surgeon and the Soldier (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Director

  • Last Cab to Darwin(2015)

    Script Editor

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Drift(2013)

    Script Consultant

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Red Obsession (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Director · Writer

  • Beneath Hill 60(2010)

    Co-Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • The Trouble with Merle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Script Editor

  • Mr. Accident(2000)

    Producer · Writer · as Stoned Neighbour

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • Reckless Kelly(1993)

    Associate Producer · Editor · Writer

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • Mother, Mother (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Casting

  • Young Einstein(1988)

    Editor · Music Editor · Producer · Screenplay · as Country Yokel

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

Career shape

A full career of 10 titles from 1988 to 2017.

Biggest box office

Young Einstein (1988)

$12M worldwide

Highest rated

Beneath Hill 60 (2010)

Midcredits 82nd

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting2 of 10: 0 only acting, 2 with another roleDirecting2 of 10: 1 only directing, 1 with another roleWriting8 of 10: 3 only writing, 5 with another role · typical Midcredits score37thProducing3 of 10: 0 only producing, 3 with another roleEditing2 of 10: 0 only editing, 2 with another roleOther crew2 of 10: 1 only other crew, 1 with another role

10 titles, 5 with more than one role — writing and producing overlap on 3 of them.

By decade

1980s2 · 1 acting · 2 crew1990s1 · crew2000s2 · 1 acting · 2 crew2010s5 · 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 Roach's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 37th percentile, the median of all 6; across a limited sample of 4 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 25th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

25thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Approval · how many liked their films

26thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Reach · how many have seen their films

64thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Midcredits score across 6 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up2
  • 25th to 49th2
  • Below 25th2

Shape of the crowd

3 of their 6 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Crowd Pleaser3
  • Mixed3

Most divisive · actor, writer, producer

Mr. Accident (2000)

78th percentile spread · 48% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · writer

Last Cab to Darwin (2015)

Midcredits 86th · 77% liked

Reviewers score the dialogue 36/100 and the plot and story 31/100 in their films, across 4 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 Roach work with?

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

Directors

Composers

Producers