From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia David E. Talbert is an American playwright. Talbert is a graduate of Morgan State University and attended the New York University film program. Talbert has won numerous NAACP awards for his work "The Fabric Of A Man", and a New York Liteary Award for his recent musical, "Love In The Nick Of Tyme". Talbert has also produced a television reality show, Black Stage, in which actors and singers compete to win a part in one of his plays. Talbert's first film, First Sunday was released in 2008. The film co-stars Ice Cube, Tracy Morgan and Katt Williams. Description above from the Wikipedia article David E. Talbert, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Biography from TMDB.
- February 10, 1966 (60)
- Washington, USA
- Director, writer and producer, also actor
- 9 on MovieCove · 16 credits in all
What are David E. Talbert's films like?
Across their 10 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 9
Light 7 · Serious 1 · Dark 1
Grounded 6 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 1
Gentle 7 · Charged 2 · Intense 0
Steady 7 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 0 · Some laughs 5 · Funny 4
A split, not a type: Slow burn 4 · Even-paced 5 · Relentless 0
Casual 9 · Engaged 0 · Full focus 0
Easy watch 7 · Affecting 2 · Heavy 0
Resolved 8 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
- Happy7
- Bittersweet3
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 E. Talbert's films?
As of October 24, 2026, all 9 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (4).
Subscription and free streaming for David E. Talbert'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
16 credits, 9 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.
Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films
Bookmarks(2020)
Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all shows
El Camino Christmas(2017)
Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films
Another Man Will (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)
Almost Christmas(2016)
Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films
Baggage Claim(2013)
Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films
Suddenly Single (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)
Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films
Love in the Nick of Tyme (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)
First Sunday(2008)
Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films
Love on Layaway (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)
The Fabric of a Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)
He Say, She Say, But What Does God Say? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)
Mr. Right Now! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)
Career shape
A full career of 15 titles from 1999 to 2020.
Biggest box office
Almost Christmas (2016)
Highest rated
Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey (2020)
Most popular right now
Almost Christmas (2016)
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 E. Talbert's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 35th percentile, the median of all 8; across their 9 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 34th percentile for acclaim.
- 50th to 74th3
- 25th to 49th3
- Below 25th3
Shape of the crowd
4 of their 9 titles are Divisive.
- Divisive4
- Crowd Pleaser2
- Broadly Agreed1
- Mixed2
Reviewers score the atmosphere 58/100 and the pacing 42/100 in their films, across 6 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a director.
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 E. Talbert's work okay for kids?
Across a limited sample of up to 3 MovieCove titles with content scores.
Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.
Who does David E. Talbert work with?
People who share at least 2 of David E. Talbert's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Lyn Sisson-Talbert shares the most, 8.
Actors
- Michael BeachShared titles: David E. Talbert Presents: A Fool and His Money (2012), First Sunday (2008)See all 2 shared titles with Michael Beach
Composers and editors
- Troy TakakiShared titles: El Camino Christmas (2017), Almost Christmas (2016), Baggage Claim (2013)See all 3 shared titles with Troy Takaki
- Scott AddertonShared titles: David E. Talbert Presents: A Fool and His Money (2012), What Goes Around Comes Around (2012), What My Husband Doesn't Know (2012)See all 3 shared titles with Scott Adderton
- Derrick HodgeShared titles: What Goes Around Comes Around (2012), What My Husband Doesn't Know (2012)See all 2 shared titles with Derrick Hodge
Producers
- Lyn Sisson-TalbertShared titles: Bookmarks (2020), Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey (2020), El Camino Christmas (2017), Almost Christmas (2016), Baggage Claim (2013), David E. Talbert Presents: A Fool and His Money (2012), What Goes Around Comes Around (2012), What My Husband Doesn't Know (2012)See all 8 shared titles with Lyn Sisson-Talbert
- David McIlvainShared titles: Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey (2020), First Sunday (2008)See all 2 shared titles with David McIlvain
- Steven J. WolfeShared titles: Baggage Claim (2013), What My Husband Doesn't Know (2012)See all 2 shared titles with Steven J. Wolfe
Mixed roles
- Trae IrelandShared titles: What My Husband Doesn't Know (2012), First Sunday (2008)See all 2 shared titles with Trae Ireland
