David Guy Levy is President/CEO of Periscope Entertainment. In 2004, David Guy Levy founded Periscope Entertainment, a Los Angeles based company dedicated to discovering innovative and original material and developing it into a compelling and unprecedented cinematic experience. Through Periscope, Levy has produced a wide variety of unique films that are non-genre specific set for release and in development, including August from writer/director Austin Chick starring Josh Hartnett, Adam Scott, Naomie Harris, with David Bowie and Rip Torn; and Terri from director Azazel Jacobs, starring John C. Reilly and Creed Bratton. Levy is also currently co-producing the remake of the seminal 80s film The Monster Squad along with Michael Bay and his team at Platinum Dunes for Paramount Pictures. Projects in development include Marching Powder, based on Thomas McFadden's Marching Powder: A True Story of Friendship, Cocaine, and South America's Strangest Jail, which Periscope is producing alongside Plan B Entertainment, Reason Pictures and Crescendo Productions; London Fields, based on Martin Amis’ novel of the same name, adapted by Martin Amis, Roberta Hanley and David Cronenberg; and the upcoming graphic novel Cornboy. Prior to forming Periscope, Levy began his career as an intern for David Ladd Films, before working in the MGM Story Department. Levy produced his first feature film Sexual Dependency while receiving his B.S. in Cinema and Photography at Ithaca College, which went onto screen at the Telluride, Toronto, Hamptons and Locarno Film Festivals before becoming Bolivia's official selection for the Academy Awards. Born in New York, Levy grew up living in between Manhattan and Africa, where his parents made their living as wildlife photographers and filmmakers. Description above from the Wikipedia article David Guy Levy, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Biography from TMDB.
- New York City, New York, U.S.
- Producer, director and writer
- 9 on MovieCove · 13 credits in all
What are David Guy Levy's films like?
Across their 9 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Ideas and Power.
Genres
Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits 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 0 · Wry 1 · Earnest 8
A split, not a type: Light 3 · Serious 2 · Dark 4
Grounded 7 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 0
Gentle 3 · Charged 3 · Intense 3
Steady 5 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 1
Straight-faced 5 · Some laughs 4 · Funny 0
Slow burn 7 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 0
A split, not a type: Casual 2 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 5
Easy watch 3 · Affecting 3 · Heavy 3
A split, not a type: Resolved 4 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 4
Moods and endings
- Happy1
- Bittersweet2
- Tragic2
- 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 Guy Levy's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 6 of their 9 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Prime Video (4).
Subscription and free streaming for David Guy Levy'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, 9 with a MovieCove page.
The Mandela Effect(2019)
Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films
London Fields(2018)
Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films
Banking on Bitcoin(2016)
Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films
The Driftless Area(2015)
Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all films
The Wait (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)
Would You Rather(2012)
Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films
A Love Affair of Sorts (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)
Eat (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)
Terri(2011)
Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films
Taking Chances(2009)
Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films
August(2008)
Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films
Lying(2006)
Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films
Sexual Dependency (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)
Career shape
A full career of 8 titles from 2003 to 2019.
How do David Guy Levy's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 29th percentile, the median of all 9; across their 9 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 29th percentile for acclaim.
- 50th to 74th2
- 25th to 49th3
- Below 25th4
Shape of the crowd
6 of their 9 titles are Mixed.
- Crowd Pleaser2
- Broadly Agreed1
- Mixed6
Reviewers score the atmosphere 60/100 and the pacing 31/100 in their films, across 8 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a director.
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 David Guy Levy's work okay for kids?
Across a limited sample of up to 3 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 David Guy Levy work with?
People who share at least 2 of David Guy Levy's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Steffen Schlachtenhaufen shares the most, 2.
Writers
- Steffen SchlachtenhaufenShared titles: The Mandela Effect (2019), Would You Rather (2012)See all 2 shared titles with Steffen Schlachtenhaufen
Actors
- Charlie HofheimerShared titles: The Mandela Effect (2019), Would You Rather (2012)See all 2 shared titles with Charlie Hofheimer
- Emmanuelle ChriquiShared titles: Taking Chances (2009), August (2008)See all 2 shared titles with Emmanuelle Chriqui
Editors
- Josh SchaefferShared titles: The Mandela Effect (2019), Would You Rather (2012)See all 2 shared titles with Josh Schaeffer
Producers
- Lilly BrightShared titles: London Fields (2018), Lying (2006)See all 2 shared titles with Lilly Bright
Mixed roles
- Andre RoyoShared titles: Would You Rather (2012), August (2008)See all 2 shared titles with Andre Royo
