- Producer
- 17 on Motif · 18 credits in all
What are Tyler Davidson's films like?
Across their 16 Motif titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Morality.
Genres
Their Motif films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Motif score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 2 · Wry 0 · Earnest 14
A split, not a type: Light 3 · Serious 5 · Dark 8
A split, not a type: Grounded 11 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 3
A split, not a type: Gentle 3 · Charged 6 · Intense 7
Steady 5 · Shifting 8 · Whiplash 3
Straight-faced 11 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 2
Slow burn 5 · Even-paced 11 · Relentless 0
Casual 3 · Engaged 8 · Full focus 5
Easy watch 3 · Affecting 8 · Heavy 5
Resolved 5 · Open-ended 7 · Ambiguous 4
Moods and endings
- Happy1
- Bittersweet6
- Tragic1
- Ambiguous8
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 Tyler Davidson's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 13 of their 17 Motif titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (7).
- Sundance Now, show their 2 titles on Sundance Now
- Cinemax, show their title on Cinemax
- Dox, show their title on Dox
- Howdy, show their title on Howdy
- Magnolia Selects, show their title on Magnolia Selects
- Midnight Pulp, show their title on Midnight Pulp
- Monsters and Nightmares, show their title on Monsters and Nightmares
- Qello Concerts, show their title on Qello Concerts
Subscription and free streaming for Tyler Davidson's titles on Motif; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Motif 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
18 credits, 17 with a Motif page.
Buddy(2026)
Motif score: 68th percentile of all films
Not Not Jazz(2024)
Motif score: 49th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Citizen Sleuth(2023)
Motif score: 84th percentile of all films
Emily the Criminal(2022)
Motif score: 71st percentile of all films
Cryptozoo(2021)
Motif score: 57th percentile of all films
The Beach House(2019)
Motif score: 19th percentile of all films
Galveston(2018)
Motif score: 49th percentile of all films
Atypical(2017)
Motif score: 96th percentile of all shows
Spark (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2017)
Motif score: 54th percentile of all films
My Blind Brother(2016)
Motif score: 42nd percentile of all films
The Land(2016)
Motif score: 61st percentile of all films
The Signal(2014)
Motif score: 41st percentile of all films
The Kings of Summer(2013)
Motif score: 84th percentile of all films
Compliance(2012)
Motif score: 58th percentile of all films
Take Shelter(2011)
Motif score: 90th percentile of all films
Swedish Auto(2006)
Motif score: 49th percentile of all films
The Year That Trembled(2002)
Motif score: 20th percentile of all films
Career shape
A full career of 13 titles from 2011 to 2026.
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 Motif score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on Motif, shown from 5 scored.
Awards
3 major nominations and no wins, 2012–2023.
- Independent Spirit Award, nominated · Best First Feature
- Independent Spirit Award, nominated
- Independent Spirit Award, nominated · Best Feature
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 Tyler Davidson's films land?
Their typical Motif film has a Motif score in the 56th percentile, the median of all 16; across their 16 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 58th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up4
- 50th to 74th6
- 25th to 49th5
- Below 25th2
Shape of the crowd
6 of their 17 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Universally Loved1
- Cult Classic2
- Crowd Pleaser6
- Broadly Agreed5
- Mixed3
Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on Motif; 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 Motif score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their Motif 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 Tyler Davidson's work okay for kids?
Across up to 10 Motif titles with content scores, violence & gore, profanity and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.
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 Tyler Davidson work with?
People who share at least 2 of Tyler Davidson's Motif titles, grouped by what they did on them; Kevin Flanigan shares the most, 10.
Directors
- Dash ShawShared titles: Cryptozoo (2021), My Entire High School Sinking Into the Sea (2016)See all 2 shared titles with Dash Shaw
Actors
- Jeffrey GroverShared titles: Galveston (2018), The Signal (2014), Take Shelter (2011)See all 3 shared titles with Jeffrey Grover
- Alex KarpovskyShared titles: Cryptozoo (2021), My Entire High School Sinking Into the Sea (2016)See all 2 shared titles with Alex Karpovsky
- Louisa KrauseShared titles: Cryptozoo (2021), My Entire High School Sinking Into the Sea (2016)See all 2 shared titles with Louisa Krause
- Thomas Jay RyanShared titles: Cryptozoo (2021), My Entire High School Sinking Into the Sea (2016)See all 2 shared titles with Thomas Jay Ryan
Cinematographers and editors
- Lance EdmandsShared titles: Not Not Jazz (2024), Cryptozoo (2021), My Entire High School Sinking Into the Sea (2016)See all 3 shared titles with Lance Edmands
- Alex AbrahamsShared titles: Cryptozoo (2021), My Entire High School Sinking Into the Sea (2016)See all 2 shared titles with Alex Abrahams
- Adam StoneShared titles: Compliance (2012), Take Shelter (2011)See all 2 shared titles with Adam Stone
Producers
- Kevin FlaniganShared titles: Buddy (2026), Not Not Jazz (2024), Citizen Sleuth (2023), Emily the Criminal (2022), The Beach House (2019), Galveston (2018), My Blind Brother (2016), My Entire High School Sinking Into the Sea (2016), The Land (2016), Take Shelter (2011)See all 10 shared titles with Kevin Flanigan
- Drew SykesShared titles: Buddy (2026), Not Not Jazz (2024), Citizen Sleuth (2023), Emily the Criminal (2022), Cryptozoo (2021), The Beach House (2019), Galveston (2018), My Blind Brother (2016), The Land (2016)See all 9 shared titles with Drew Sykes
- Alyson E. WinickShared titles: Buddy (2026), Not Not Jazz (2024), The Beach House (2019), Galveston (2018), My Blind Brother (2016), The Signal (2014), The Kings of Summer (2013), Compliance (2012)See all 8 shared titles with Alyson E. Winick
- Dexter BraffShared titles: Buddy (2026), Not Not Jazz (2024), Citizen Sleuth (2023), Emily the Criminal (2022), Cryptozoo (2021), The Beach House (2019), Galveston (2018)See all 7 shared titles with Dexter Braff
Mixed roles
- Jay R. FergusonShared titles: Swedish Auto (2006), The Year That Trembled (2002)See all 2 shared titles with Jay R. Ferguson
