- Producer and writer
- 14 on MovieCove · 20 credits in all
Known for
What are David O'Donnell's films like?
Across their 12 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Survival.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 6
Light 0 · Serious 2 · Dark 4
Grounded 6 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 0
Gentle 0 · Charged 3 · Intense 3
Steady 4 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 6 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 0
Slow burn 5 · Even-paced 1 · Relentless 0
Casual 2 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 1
A split, not a type: Easy watch 1 · Affecting 2 · Heavy 3
A split, not a type: Resolved 3 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 2
Moods and endings
- Happy1
- Bittersweet5
- Tragic1
- Ambiguous5
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 O'Donnell's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 12 of their 14 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (7).
- Bessie Coleman: Queen of the Skies (2023) · writer, producer · free
- The CEO of Sinaloa (2021) · writer, producer · free
- FBI Takedowns (2015) · producer · free
- Interpol Investigates (2004) · writer · free
- Heval (2021) · writer, producer · free
- I Dated a Psycho (2013) · producer · free
- Death by Gossip with Wendy Williams (2015) · producer · free
- Curiosity Stream
- discovery+
Subscription and free streaming for David O'Donnell'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
20 credits, 14 with a MovieCove page.

A Grand Biltmore Christmas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

Holiday Touchdown: A Bears Love Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

Serial Killer Capital - Los Angeles (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)
Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
A Cozy Christmas Inn(2022)
Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films
Payback (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)
Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films
The CEO of Sinaloa(2021)
Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Heval(2021)
Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films
Snapped: Behind Bars(2021)
Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)
Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films
Who Killed Jeffrey Epstein? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

Murder Decoded(2018)
Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)
Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)
FBI Takedowns(2015)
Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)
I Dated a Psycho(2013)
Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)
Dismal (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

Snapped(2004)
Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all shows
Interpol Investigates(2004)
Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)
Career shape
A full career of 13 titles, 12 of them dated from 2004 to 2026.

Highest rated
The Murder of Gabby Petito: What Really Happened (2022)

Most popular right now
I Dated a Psycho (2013)
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 O'Donnell's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 65th percentile, the median of all 7; across their 6 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 70th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up2
- 50th to 74th7
- 25th to 49th3
- Below 25th2
Shape of the crowd
6 of their 14 titles are Mixed.
- Loved with Detractors1
- Divisive2
- Cult Classic2
- Crowd Pleaser3
- Mixed6
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 O'Donnell work with?
People who share at least 2 of David O'Donnell's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Patrick Reardon shares the most, 5.
Directors
- Chad CunninghamShared titles: Bessie Coleman: Queen of the Skies (2023), Michelle Carter: Love, Texts & Death (2021)See all 2 shared titles with Chad Cunningham

- Christian FaberShared titles: Death by Gossip with Wendy Williams (2015), I Dated a Psycho (2013)See all 2 shared titles with Christian Faber
- Ward N. NortonShared titles: Death by Gossip with Wendy Williams (2015), I Dated a Psycho (2013)See all 2 shared titles with Ward N. Norton
Writers
- Steven ZornShared titles: FBI Takedowns (2015), I Dated a Psycho (2013), Interpol Investigates (2004)See all 3 shared titles with Steven Zorn
- Joseph MaddreyShared titles: Michelle Carter: Love, Texts & Death (2021), Murder Decoded (2018)See all 2 shared titles with Joseph Maddrey
- Tracy JohnsonShared titles: Snapped: Behind Bars (2021), I Dated a Psycho (2013)See all 2 shared titles with Tracy Johnson
Actors
- Rachael LangShared titles: Death by Gossip with Wendy Williams (2015), FBI Takedowns (2015), I Dated a Psycho (2013)See all 3 shared titles with Rachael Lang
- Andrew D. ErathShared titles: Snapped: Behind Bars (2021), Jessica Chambers: An ID Murder Mystery (2020)See all 2 shared titles with Andrew D. Erath
- Josh ArcherShared titles: Death by Gossip with Wendy Williams (2015), FBI Takedowns (2015)See all 2 shared titles with Josh Archer

Cinematographers and editors
- Evan SpenceShared titles: Murder Decoded (2018), FBI Takedowns (2015), I Dated a Psycho (2013)See all 3 shared titles with Evan Spence
- Shelton MansfieldShared titles: Murder Decoded (2018), Death by Gossip with Wendy Williams (2015), I Dated a Psycho (2013)See all 3 shared titles with Shelton Mansfield
- Bunt YoungShared titles: Death by Gossip with Wendy Williams (2015), FBI Takedowns (2015), I Dated a Psycho (2013)See all 3 shared titles with Bunt Young
- Jacin BuchananShared titles: Death by Gossip with Wendy Williams (2015), FBI Takedowns (2015), I Dated a Psycho (2013)See all 3 shared titles with Jacin Buchanan
Producers
- Patrick ReardonShared titles: Bessie Coleman: Queen of the Skies (2023), Heval (2021), Michelle Carter: Love, Texts & Death (2021), Snapped: Behind Bars (2021), The CEO of Sinaloa (2021)See all 5 shared titles with Patrick Reardon
- Elena WathenShared titles: Bessie Coleman: Queen of the Skies (2023), Heval (2021), Michelle Carter: Love, Texts & Death (2021), The CEO of Sinaloa (2021)See all 4 shared titles with Elena Wathen
- Mike SinclairShared titles: Death by Gossip with Wendy Williams (2015), FBI Takedowns (2015), I Dated a Psycho (2013), Interpol Investigates (2004)See all 4 shared titles with Mike Sinclair
- Harrison LandShared titles: Heval (2021), Michelle Carter: Love, Texts & Death (2021), The CEO of Sinaloa (2021)See all 3 shared titles with Harrison Land
Mixed roles
- Meg FarrageShared titles: Snapped: Behind Bars (2021), I Dated a Psycho (2013)See all 2 shared titles with Meg Farrage
- Andrew MonumentShared titles: Death by Gossip with Wendy Williams (2015), I Dated a Psycho (2013)See all 2 shared titles with Andrew Monument
- Debbie AppelShared titles: Death by Gossip with Wendy Williams (2015), I Dated a Psycho (2013)See all 2 shared titles with Debbie Appel




