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David Slade

David Slade

Director and writer, also producer · Born September 26, 1969 (57) · UK

David Aldrin Slade (born 26 September 1969) is a British film director who began his career making music videos. His work includes videos for artists such as Aphex Twin, Rob Dougan, System of a Down, Stone Temple Pilots, Tori Amos, and Muse.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
September 26, 1969 (57)
From
UK
Works as
Director and writer, also producer
Titles
13 on MovieCove · 20 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 156 days to Oct 27Up 2% in 30 days

What are David Slade's films like?

Across their 8 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Self.

Themes

share of theme weight
Survival
23%
Self
17%
Morality
15%
Bonds
15%
Ideas
13%
Power
10%
Society
7%
Survival4 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFreedom2 titles, browse their movies with this themeComing of age2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 7 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Dark: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their dark movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 0 · Serious 2 · Dark 5

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 1 · Stylized 4 · Heightened 2

Intense: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their intense movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 0 · Charged 1 · Intense 6

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 0 · Shifting 5 · Whiplash 2

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 6 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 0

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 4 · Relentless 1

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 1 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 3

Heavy: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their heavy movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

Easy watch 0 · Affecting 3 · Heavy 4

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 2 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 2

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
8
Dread
7
Melancholic
2
Absurd
2
Romantic
1
Other
2

How their films linger

Unsettling6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Happy1
  • Bittersweet1
  • Ambiguous6

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 Slade's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 7 of their 13 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Netflix (4).

Subscription and free streaming for David Slade'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, 13 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • Dark Harvest(2023)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Red Bird Lane(2021)

    Director · Producer

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Barkskins(2020)

    Show Director

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all shows

  • Black Mirror: Bandersnatch(2018)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Nightmare Cinema(2018)

    Director · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • American Gods(2017)

    Show 26 episodes · Director · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows

  • Powers(2015)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all shows

  • Crossbones (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • Hannibal(2013)

    Show 5 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • Black Mirror(2011)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • The Twilight Saga Soundtracks, Vol 1: Music Videos and Performances (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Director

  • The Twilight Saga: Eclipse(2010)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • Meat Dog: What's fer Dinner? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Director · Writer

  • Breaking Bad(2008)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all shows

  • 30 Days of Night(2007)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Hard Candy(2005)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Do Geese See God (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Director

  • WarpVision: The Videos 1989-2004 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Director

  • (Motion) (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Director · Animation

  • Legacy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Director

Career shape

A full career of 18 titles, 17 of them dated from 1994 to 2023.

Biggest box office

The Twilight Saga: Eclipse (2010)

$699M worldwide

Highest rated

Black Mirror: Bandersnatch (2018)

Midcredits 80th

Most popular right now

The Twilight Saga: Eclipse (2010)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing18 of 18: 14 only directing, 4 with another role · typical Midcredits score71stWriting2 of 18: 0 only writing, 2 with another roleProducing1 of 18: 0 only producing, 1 with another roleOther crew1 of 18: 0 only other crew, 1 with another role

18 titles, 4 with more than one role — directing and writing overlap on 2 of them.

By decade

1990s1 · crew2000s6 · crew2010s9 · crew2020s1 · crew

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 Slade's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 30th percentile, the median of all 7; across their 7 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 36th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

36thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Approval · how many liked their films

30thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Reach · how many have seen their films

96thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Midcredits score across 13 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up5
  • 50th to 74th3
  • 25th to 49th3
  • Below 25th2

Shape of the crowd

5 of their 13 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved3
  • Divisive1
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser5
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed2

Most divisive · director, producer

Red Bird Lane (2021)

98th percentile spread · 72% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · director

Breaking Bad (2008)

Midcredits 99th · 94% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 70/100 and the pacing 38/100 in their films, across 6 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 Slade's work okay for kids?

Across up to 7 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, profanity and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore7 titles58–95 · median 71 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity7 titles7–45 · median 29 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity5 titles35–65 · median 61 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs5 titles29–57 · median 43 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense6 titles63–88 · median 79 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 39

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 David Slade work with?

People who share at least 2 of David Slade's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Art Jones shares the most, 4.

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors