David Timoner is a TV and documentary editor and producer. He began collaborating with his sister Ondi while they both were at Yale. Upon graduation, he moved to Los Angeles and started Interloper Films with her. They began making music videos and documentaries about bands, which led to the critically acclaimed rock doc DIG! which won the Grand Jury Prize at Sundance in 2004. David continued to collaborate with Ondi as editor on a number of her projects including We Live in Public, Brand: A Second Coming and others, while starting a career in television. David's TV credits include 25 seasons of Dancing with the Stars, and other hit shows including American Idol, Top Gear, Masterchef, America's Got Talent and The Masked Singer. He collaborated with Ondi again in 2024 on DIG! XX as editor and producer. He has been nominated for a Grammy Award and three Emmy Awards.
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Biography from IMDb.
- Editor, producer and cinematographer
- 10 on MovieCove · 11 credits in all
What are David Timoner's films like?
Across their 8 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Survival.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 4
Light 1 · Serious 2 · Dark 1
Grounded 4 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 0
Gentle 1 · Charged 3 · Intense 0
Steady 1 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 1
Straight-faced 2 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 0
Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 0
Casual 1 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 1
Easy watch 1 · Affecting 3 · Heavy 0
A split, not a type: Resolved 3 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 1
Moods and endings
- Bittersweet4
- Ambiguous4
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 Timoner's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 6 of their 10 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (4).
- discovery+
Subscription and free streaming for David Timoner'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, 10 with a MovieCove page.
99 to Beat(2025)
Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all shows
DIG! XX(2024)
Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films
The Masked Singer(2019)
Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all shows
Brand: A Second Coming(2015)
Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films
Mountain Monsters(2013)
Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all shows
Cool It(2010)
Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films
We Live in Public(2009)
Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films
Ruby(2008)
Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all shows
Little People, Big World(2006)
Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all shows
Dig!(2004)
Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all filmsThe Nature of the Beast (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)
Career shape
A full career of 5 titles from 1994 to 2019.
Biggest box office
Dig! (2004)
Highest rated
Dig! (2004)
Most popular right now
Little People, Big World (2006)
Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it.
Awards
3 major nominations and no wins, 2007–2009.
- Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Short Form Picture Editing
- Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Picture Editing of Clip Packages for Talk, Performance, Award or a Reality-Competition Program
- Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Multi-Camera Picture Editing for a Series
Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.
How do David Timoner's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 85th percentile, the median of all 5; across a limited sample of 4 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 83rd percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up4
- 50th to 74th2
- 25th to 49th1
- Below 25th3
Shape of the crowd
3 of their 10 titles are Divisive.
- Universally Loved1
- Divisive3
- Cult Classic1
- Crowd Pleaser3
- Mixed2
Reviewers score the pacing 60/100 in their films, across 3 reviewed titles; fans 68, detractors 45. The element that speaks to their work as an editor.
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 Timoner work with?
People who share at least 2 of David Timoner's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Ondi Timoner shares the most, 4.
Directors
- Ondi TimonerShared titles: DIG! XX (2024), Brand: A Second Coming (2015), Cool It (2010), Dig! (2004)See all 4 shared titles with Ondi Timoner
Editors
- Mark HornishShared titles: Mountain Monsters (2013), Little People, Big World (2006)See all 2 shared titles with Mark Hornish
- Charles DonohoeShared titles: Ruby (2008), Little People, Big World (2006)See all 2 shared titles with Charles Donohoe
- Karin HovingShared titles: Ruby (2008), Little People, Big World (2006)See all 2 shared titles with Karin Hoving
- Seth G. ShermanShared titles: Ruby (2008), Little People, Big World (2006)See all 2 shared titles with Seth G. Sherman
Producers
- Barak GrassShared titles: Ruby (2008), Little People, Big World (2006)See all 2 shared titles with Barak Grass
- Gay RosenthalShared titles: Ruby (2008), Little People, Big World (2006)See all 2 shared titles with Gay Rosenthal
- Matthew B. MorganShared titles: Ruby (2008), Little People, Big World (2006)See all 2 shared titles with Matthew B. Morgan
- Myrna EverettShared titles: Ruby (2008), Little People, Big World (2006)See all 2 shared titles with Myrna Everett
Mixed roles
- Tim RushShared titles: Brand: A Second Coming (2015), Dig! (2004)See all 2 shared titles with Tim Rush