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David Sheffield

David Sheffield

Writer and producer

Works as
Writer and producer
Titles
11 on MovieCove
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Down 18% in 30 days

What are David Sheffield's films like?

Across their 10 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
45%
Self
28%
Society
21%
Power
3%
Morality
3%
Identity5 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship4 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 10 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 10 · Serious 0 · Dark 0

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

Grounded 2 · Stylized 5 · Heightened 3

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

Gentle 6 · Charged 4 · Intense 0

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

A split, not a type: Steady 5 · Shifting 4 · Whiplash 1

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

Straight-faced 0 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 10

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

Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 6 · Relentless 2

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

Casual 10 · Engaged 0 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 10 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Joyful
9
Absurd
6
Warm
5
Romantic
3
Manic
1
Other
5

How their films linger

Feel-good9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy10

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 Sheffield's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 6 of their 11 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Pluto TV (3).

Subscription and free streaming for David Sheffield'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

11 credits, 11 with a MovieCove page; 3 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

Career shape

A full career of 9 titles from 1975 to 2021.

Biggest box office

Coming to America (1988)

$289M worldwide

Highest rated

Coming to America (1988)

Midcredits 83rd

Film career

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting2 of 9: 0 only acting, 2 with another roleWriting9 of 9: 6 only writing, 3 with another role · typical Midcredits score30thProducing1 of 9: 0 only producing, 1 with another role

9 titles, 3 with more than one role — writing and acting overlap on 2 of them.

By decade

1970s1 · 1 acting · 1 crew1980s3 · crew1990s2 · crew2000s2 · 1 acting · 2 crew2020s1 · 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 Sheffield's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 23rd percentile, the median of all 10; across their 10 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 29th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

29thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 10

Approval · how many liked their films

20thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 10

Reach · how many have seen their films

94thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 10

Midcredits score across 11 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up1
  • 50th to 74th1
  • 25th to 49th3
  • Below 25th6

Shape of the crowd

7 of their 11 titles are Mixed.

  • Crowd Pleaser2
  • Broadly Agreed2
  • Mixed7

Most divisive · writer

The Honeymooners (2005)

77th percentile spread · 70% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · writer

Coming to America (1988)

Midcredits 83rd · 74% liked

Reviewers score the dialogue 37/100 and the plot and story 34/100 in their films, across 10 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.

Is David Sheffield's work okay for kids?

Across up to 9 MovieCove titles with content scores, sex & nudity and profanity run heavier than most films and violence & gore and frightening / intense lighter.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore6 titles20–31 · median 26 · mildlighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity9 titles22–58 · median 49 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity9 titles27–66 · median 58 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs6 titles19–36 · median 29 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense7 titles8–21 · median 14 · minimallighter than most 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 Sheffield work with?

People who share at least 2 of David Sheffield's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Barry W. Blaustein shares the most, 10.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and cinematographers

Producers

Mixed roles