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Donald Sparks

Producer · Born June 26, 1961 (65) · Hollywood, California, USA

Donald Sparks (born June 26, 1961) is an American first assistant director.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
June 26, 1961 (65)
From
Hollywood, California, USA
Works as
Producer
Titles
42 on MovieCove · 46 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 65 days to Oct 28Down 10% in 30 days

What are Donald Sparks' films like?

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

Genres

Action3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 48th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Action movies
Comedy3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 24th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Crime3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 60th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: 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
Bonds
30%
Self
29%
Morality
15%
Society
13%
Power
9%
Survival
3%
Ideas
2%
Identity3 titles, browse their movies with this themeLoyalty3 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship2 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity2 titles, browse their movies with this themeLegacy2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 7 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 3

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

Gentle 1 · Charged 5 · Intense 4

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

Steady 5 · Shifting 5 · Whiplash 0

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 6 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 4

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

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

Casual 3 · Engaged 4 · Full focus 3

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 4 · Affecting 1 · Heavy 5

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

A split, not a type: Resolved 6 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 3

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
5
Melancholic
5
Joyful
4
Contemplative
3
Thrilling
2
Other
9

How their films linger

Thought-provoking4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Happy3
  • Bittersweet6
  • Ambiguous1

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 Donald Sparks' films?

As of October 24, 2026, 34 of their 42 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (13).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Donald Sparks' 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

46 credits, 42 with a MovieCove page.

  • Lilo & Stitch 2 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2028)

    First Assistant Director

  • Tron: Ares(2025)

    Co-Producer · First Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • The Bikeriders(2023)

    Co-Producer · First Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Black Panther: Wakanda Forever(2022)

    First Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • King Richard(2021)

    First Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • The Little Things(2021)

    Co-Producer · First Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • A Journal for Jordan(2021)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Birds of Prey and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn(2020)

    Co-Producer · First Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Guava Island(2019)

    First Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Velvet Buzzsaw(2019)

    Associate Producer · First Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • The Equalizer 2(2018)

    Associate Producer · First Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Roman J. Israel, Esq.(2017)

    Associate Producer · First Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Blade Runner 2049(2017)

    First Assistant Director · Producer

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • Arrival(2016)

    First Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Creed(2015)

    First Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • Sicario(2015)

    Associate Producer · First Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • The Gambler(2014)

    First Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Prisoners(2013)

    First Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Beautiful Creatures(2013)

    First Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Parental Guidance(2012)

    First Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Won't Back Down(2012)

    First Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • The Help(2011)

    Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • The Next Three Days(2010)

    First Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • The Janky Promoters(2009)

    Associate Producer · First Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • Management(2008)

    First Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Soul Men(2008)

    Associate Producer · First Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Welcome Home, Roscoe Jenkins(2008)

    First Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films

  • Are We Done Yet?(2007)

    First Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • Freedom Writers(2007)

    First Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • Glory Road(2006)

    First Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Rebound(2005)

    Associate Producer

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • Are We There Yet?(2005)

    First Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • Friday After Next(2002)

    First Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Serving Sara(2002)

    First Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • Jeepers Creepers(2001)

    First Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • The Brothers(2001)

    First Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Cora Unashamed (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    First Assistant Director

  • Seven Girlfriends(1999)

    First Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Next Friday(2000)

    First Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • The General's Daughter(1999)

    Second Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Doctor Dolittle(1998)

    Second Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • Set It Off(1996)

    Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Nothing Lasts Forever (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Second Assistant Director

  • The Chase(1994)

    Second Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • House Party 2(1991)

    Second Second Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films

  • Whitney Springs (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    First Assistant Director

Career shape

A full career of 45 titles, 43 of them dated from 1991 to 2025.

Biggest box office

Blade Runner 2049 (2017)

$278M worldwide

Highest rated

Blade Runner 2049 (2017)

Midcredits 98th

By role

only this rolewith another role
Producing11 of 45: 1 only producing, 10 with another role · typical Midcredits score48thOther crew44 of 45: 34 only other crew, 10 with another role · typical Midcredits score54th

45 titles, 10 with more than one role — other crew and producing overlap on 10 of them.

By decade

1990s6 · crew2000s16 · crew2010s15 · crew2020s6 · 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 Donald Sparks' films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 52nd percentile, the median of all 42; across their 10 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 51st percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

51stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 10

Approval · how many liked their films

49thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 10

Reach · how many have seen their films

92ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 10

Midcredits score across 42 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up11
  • 50th to 74th11
  • 25th to 49th13
  • Below 25th7

Shape of the crowd

15 of their 42 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved8
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser14
  • Broadly Agreed4
  • Mixed15

Most divisive · producer

The Janky Promoters (2009)

71st percentile spread · 31% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · producer

Blade Runner 2049 (2017)

Midcredits 98th · 86% 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 Donald Sparks' work okay for kids?

Across up to 8 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, sex & nudity, profanity and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore6 titles37–79 · median 68 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity8 titles12–67 · median 42 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity7 titles44–89 · median 55 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs6 titles24–65 · median 33 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense6 titles32–62 · median 60 · moderateheavier 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 Donald Sparks work with?

People who share at least 2 of Donald Sparks' MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Jared Leto shares the most, 3.

Actors

Producers