Dave Eggers (born March 12, 1970) is an American writer, editor, and publisher. His 2000 memoir, A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius, became a bestseller and was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction. Eggers is also the founder of several literary and philanthropic ventures, including the literary journal Timothy McSweeney's Quarterly Concern, the literacy project 826 Valencia, and the human rights non-profit organisation Voice of Witness. Additionally, he founded ScholarMatch, a program that connects donors with students needing funds for college tuition. His writing has appeared in publications including The New Yorker, Esquire, and The New York Times Magazine. Description above from the Wikipedia article Dave Eggers, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Biography from TMDB.
- March 12, 1970 (56)
- Boston, Massachusetts, USA
- Writer, also producer
- 7 on MovieCove · 15 credits in all
What are Dave Eggers' films like?
Across their 5 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Society.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 5
A split, not a type: Light 1 · Serious 1 · Dark 3
Grounded 4 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 0
Gentle 2 · Charged 3 · Intense 0
Steady 3 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 0
A split, not a type: Straight-faced 3 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 0
Slow burn 4 · Even-paced 1 · Relentless 0
A split, not a type: Casual 3 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 0
Easy watch 1 · Affecting 3 · Heavy 1
Resolved 2 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
- Happy1
- 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 Dave Eggers' films?
As of October 24, 2026, 4 of their 7 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.
Subscription and free streaming for Dave Eggers' 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
15 credits, 7 with a MovieCove page; 4 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.
The Comebacker (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2027)
Extrapolations(2023)
Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all shows
Tomorrow Most Likely (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)
The Circle(2017)
Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films
Your Mother and I (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)
A Hologram for the King(2016)
Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films
Francis (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)
Promised Land(2012)
Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films
American Teacher(2011)
Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films
Away We Go(2009)
Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films
The Room Before and After - Part 1: James Franco (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)
The Room Before and After - Part 2: Creed Bratton (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)
The Room Before and After - Part 3: Maria Bamford (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)
Zeitoun (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Career shape
A full career of 15 titles, 13 of them dated from 2009 to 2023.
Biggest box office
Where the Wild Things Are (2009)
Highest rated
Away We Go (2009)
Most popular right now
The Circle (2017)
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 Dave Eggers' films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 64th percentile, the median of all 6; across their 5 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 63rd percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up1
- 50th to 74th3
- 25th to 49th1
- Below 25th2
Shape of the crowd
3 of their 7 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Crowd Pleaser3
- Broadly Agreed2
- Mixed2
Reviewers score the dialogue 49/100 and the plot and story 37/100 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.
Is Dave Eggers' work okay for kids?
Across a limited sample of up to 4 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 Dave Eggers work with?
People who share at least 2 of Dave Eggers' MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Tom Hanks shares the most, 3.
Actors
- Tom HanksShared titles: The Circle (2017), A Hologram for the King (2016), Where the Wild Things Are (2009)See all 3 shared titles with Tom Hanks
- Catherine O'HaraShared titles: Away We Go (2009), Where the Wild Things Are (2009)See all 2 shared titles with Catherine O'Hara
Producers
- Gary GoetzmanShared titles: The Circle (2017), A Hologram for the King (2016), Where the Wild Things Are (2009)See all 3 shared titles with Gary Goetzman
- Steve ShareshianShared titles: The Circle (2017), A Hologram for the King (2016)See all 2 shared titles with Steve Shareshian