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David Lindsay-Abaire

David Lindsay-Abaire

Writer · Born November 14, 1969 (56) · Boston, Massachusetts, USA

David Lindsay-Abaire (né Abaire; born November 30, 1969) is an American playwright, lyricist and screenwriter. He received the Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 2007 for his play Rabbit Hole, which also earned several Tony Award nominations. Lindsay-Abaire won both the 2023 Tony Award for Best Book of a Musical and the Tony Award for Best Original Score for the musical adaptation of his play Kimberly Akimbo. Description above from the Wikipedia article David Lindsay-Abaire, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
November 14, 1969 (56)
From
Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Works as
Writer
Titles
10 on MovieCove · 11 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 39 days to Oct 28Up 74% in 30 days

What are David Lindsay-Abaire's films like?

Across their 10 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Genres

Animation3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 63rd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Animation movies
Adventure2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 46th percentile
: browse their Adventure movies
Comedy2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 61st percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Drama2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 72nd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies

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

share of theme weight
Bonds
31%
Self
26%
Survival
23%
Society
10%
Ideas
4%
Morality
4%
Power
3%
Family bonds6 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose3 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 10 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 6 · Serious 2 · Dark 2

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 2 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 5

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

Gentle 1 · Charged 7 · Intense 2

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

Steady 6 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 1

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 3 · Some laughs 4 · Funny 3

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

Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 7 · Relentless 0

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

A split, not a type: Casual 5 · Engaged 4 · Full focus 1

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

A split, not a type: Easy watch 6 · Affecting 1 · Heavy 3

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 7 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
4
Melancholic
2
Warm
4
Hopeful
3
Thrilling
3
Other
10

How their films linger

Hopeful7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy6
  • Bittersweet1
  • Tragic1
  • 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 David Lindsay-Abaire's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 8 of their 10 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (4).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for David Lindsay-Abaire'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

11 credits, 10 with a MovieCove page.

  • Long Day's Journey Into Night(2025)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • Kung Fu Panda 4(2024)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • The Family Fang(2015)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Poltergeist(2015)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • Shrek the Musical(2013)

    Book

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Oz the Great and Powerful(2013)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Rise of the Guardians(2012)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Rabbit Hole(2010)

    Screenplay · Theatre Play

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Inkheart(2008)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Robots(2005)

    Screenplay · Story

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films

  • The Man in the Moon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Screenplay

Career shape

A full career of 10 titles from 2005 to 2026.

Biggest box office

Kung Fu Panda 4 (2024)

$548M worldwide

Highest rated

Rise of the Guardians (2012)

Midcredits 90th

Most popular right now

Kung Fu Panda 4 (2024)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Writing10 of 10: 10 only writing, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score63rd

By decade

2000s3 · crew2010s6 · 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 Lindsay-Abaire's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 56th percentile, the median of all 10; across their 10 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 52nd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

52ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 10

Approval · how many liked their films

53rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 10

Reach · how many have seen their films

97thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 10

Midcredits score across 10 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up3
  • 50th to 74th2
  • 25th to 49th4
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

3 of their 10 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Loved with Detractors1
  • Crowd Pleaser3
  • Broadly Agreed3
  • Mixed2

Most divisive · writer

Long Day's Journey Into Night (2025)

92nd percentile spread · 17% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · writer

Rise of the Guardians (2012)

Midcredits 90th · 78% liked

Reviewers score the dialogue 51/100 and the plot and story 44/100 in their films, across 9 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 David Lindsay-Abaire's work okay for kids?

Across up to 9 MovieCove titles with content scores, profanity and alcohol & drugs run lighter than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore9 titles22–41 · median 36 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity9 titles12–35 · median 23 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity9 titles12–45 · median 24 · mildlighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs9 titles7–37 · median 22 · mildlighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense9 titles32–61 · median 41 · moderatenear the median of all 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 Lindsay-Abaire work with?

People who share at least 2 of David Lindsay-Abaire's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Nicole Kidman shares the most, 2.

Actors

Editors

Producers

Mixed roles