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David Taylor

Writer, also producer

Works as
Writer, also producer
Titles
10 on MovieCove · 13 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 37 days to Oct 26Down 22% in 30 days

What are David Taylor's films like?

Across their 7 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Bonds.

Themes

share of theme weight
Survival
25%
Bonds
23%
Morality
18%
Power
14%
Self
11%
Society
8%
Survival3 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 7 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 4 · Serious 1 · Dark 2

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

Grounded 3 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 1

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

Gentle 0 · Charged 4 · Intense 3

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

A split, not a type: Steady 3 · Shifting 1 · 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 4 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 1

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

Slow burn 0 · Even-paced 5 · 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 4 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 1

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 0 · Heavy 3

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

Resolved 5 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 1

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
4
Thrilling
3
Warm
3
Dread
2
Joyful
2
Other
4

How their films linger

Feel-good3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy3
  • Bittersweet2
  • 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 Taylor's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 5 of their 10 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on The Roku Channel (4).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for David Taylor'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

13 credits, 10 with a MovieCove page.

  • Road Rage (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Writer

  • Dogboys(1998)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • The Complete Cosmos (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Show 13 episodes · Writer

  • Cloned(1997)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • The Hunger(1997)

    Show 1 episode · Writer

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all shows

  • Traveling Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Writer

  • The Lightship(1985)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Lassiter(1984)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Get Crazy(1983)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Hanky Panky(1982)

    Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Rascals and Robbers: The Secret Adventures of Tom Sawyer and Huck Finn(1982)

    Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • The Rockford Files(1974)

    Show 2 episodes · Writer

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • Kojak(1973)

    Show 1 episode · Writer

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all shows

Career shape

A full career of 12 titles from 1973 to 1999.

Biggest box office

Lassiter (1984)

$18M worldwide

Highest rated

Get Crazy (1983)

Midcredits 69th

Most popular right now

Lassiter (1984)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Writing12 of 12: 11 only writing, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score48thProducing1 of 12: 0 only producing, 1 with another role

By decade

1970s2 · crew1980s6 · crew1990s4 · 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 Taylor's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 32nd percentile, the median of all 7; across their 7 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 32nd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

32ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Approval · how many liked their films

29thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Reach · how many have seen their films

53rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Midcredits score across 10 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up1
  • 50th to 74th2
  • 25th to 49th4
  • Below 25th3

Shape of the crowd

4 of their 10 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser2
  • Broadly Agreed2
  • Mixed4

Most divisive · writer, producer

Rascals and Robbers: The Secret Adventures of Tom Sawyer and Huck Finn (1982)

78th percentile spread · 24% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · writer

The Rockford Files (1974)

Midcredits 93rd · 91% liked

Reviewers score the dialogue 41/100 and the plot and story 39/100 in their films, across 5 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 Taylor work with?

People who share at least 2 of David Taylor's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Henry Rosenbaum shares the most, 2.

Writers

Actors

Producers