David Fowler
- Writer
- 16 on MovieCove
What are David Fowler's films like?
Across their 14 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Ideas.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 9
Light 8 · Serious 1 · Dark 0
Grounded 8 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 0
Gentle 9 · Charged 0 · Intense 0
Steady 9 · Shifting 0 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 5 · Some laughs 4 · Funny 0
Slow burn 9 · Even-paced 0 · Relentless 0
Casual 9 · Engaged 0 · Full focus 0
Easy watch 8 · Affecting 1 · Heavy 0
Resolved 9 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
- Happy3
- Bittersweet6
- Ambiguous1
- Cyclical3
- Other1
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 Fowler's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 14 of their 16 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Disney+ (7).
Subscription and free streaming for David Fowler'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
16 credits, 16 with a MovieCove page.

Surviving Earth(2026)
Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all shows
The Dinosaurs(2026)
Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all shows
Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films
Island of the Sea Wolves(2022)
Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all shows
Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)
Our Universe(2022)
Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all shows
Polar Bear(2022)
Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films
Big Trouble in Seattle(2021)
Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films
Tiny World(2020)
Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows
Diving with Dolphins(2020)
Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films
Elephant(2020)
Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films
Penguins(2019)
Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films
Born in China(2016)
Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films
Career shape
A full career of 8 titles from 2016 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 Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.
How do David Fowler's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 83rd percentile, the median of all 10; across their 9 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 86th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up13
- 50th to 74th1
- 25th to 49th2
Shape of the crowd
10 of their 16 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Universally Loved2
- Divisive1
- Cult Classic1
- Crowd Pleaser10
- Mixed2
Reviewers score the dialogue 36/100 and the plot and story 50/100 in their films, across 4 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.
Who does David Fowler work with?
People who share at least 2 of David Fowler's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Keith Scholey shares the most, 5.
Directors
- Keith ScholeyShared titles: Sea Lions of the Galapagos (2025), Polar Bear (2022), Diving with Dolphins (2020), Penguins (2019), The Growing Up Pets in Films (2015)See all 5 shared titles with Keith Scholey

- Alastair FothergillShared titles: Polar Bear (2022), Elephant (2020), Penguins (2019)See all 3 shared titles with Alastair Fothergill

- Mark LinfieldShared titles: Elephant (2020), In the Footsteps of Elephant (2020), The Growing Up Pets in Films (2015)See all 3 shared titles with Mark Linfield

- Jeff WilsonShared titles: Polar Bear (2022), Penguins (2019)See all 2 shared titles with Jeff Wilson

Cinematographers and editors
- Andy NetleyShared titles: Sea Lions of the Galapagos (2025), Polar Bear (2022), Penguins (2019)See all 3 shared titles with Andy Netley
- Paul StewartShared titles: Sea Lions of the Galapagos (2025), Elephant (2020), Born in China (2016)See all 3 shared titles with Paul Stewart

- Matt MeechShared titles: Surviving Paradise: A Family Tale (2022), Tiny World (2020), Born in China (2016)See all 3 shared titles with Matt Meech
- Mike HoldingShared titles: Our Universe (2022), Elephant (2020), In the Footsteps of Elephant (2020)See all 3 shared titles with Mike Holding
Producers
- Roy ConliShared titles: Polar Bear (2022), Elephant (2020), In the Footsteps of Elephant (2020), Penguins (2019), Born in China (2016)See all 5 shared titles with Roy Conli

- Jane HamlinShared titles: Diving with Dolphins (2020), Elephant (2020), In the Footsteps of Elephant (2020)See all 3 shared titles with Jane Hamlin
- Hugh WilsonShared titles: Sea Lions of the Galapagos (2025), Our Universe (2022)See all 2 shared titles with Hugh Wilson
- James HoneyborneShared titles: Island of the Sea Wolves (2022), Surviving Paradise: A Family Tale (2022)See all 2 shared titles with James Honeyborne