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David Ellison

David Ellison

Producer, also actor · Born January 9, 1983 (43) · Santa Clara, California, USA

Oscar nominee · Primetime Emmy nominee · 1 other major award body

David Ellison (born January 9, 1983) is an American film producer serving as chairman and chief executive officer (CEO) of Skydance Corporation. He is the son of Oracle Corporation co-founder Larry Ellison, a centibillionaire. He has produced the films, including Terminator Genisys (2015), Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation (2015), Life (2017), and Top Gun: Maverick (2022), with the latter nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture. Description above from the Wikipedia article David Ellison, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
January 9, 1983 (43)
From
Santa Clara, California, USA
Works as
Producer, also actor
Titles
78 on MovieCove · 97 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 157 days to Oct 28Up 5% in 30 days

What are David Ellison's films like?

Across their 57 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Genres

Action30 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 44th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Animation5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 78th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Animation movies
Comedy3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 8th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Documentary3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 87th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Documentary movies
Adventure2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 75th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Adventure movies
Drama2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 95th 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
24%
Morality
19%
Survival
14%
Society
6%
Ideas
3%
Power
2%
Family bonds18 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival12 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship9 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity9 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose9 titles, browse their movies with this themeLoyalty8 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition8 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice8 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 47 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 20 · Serious 19 · Dark 8

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

Grounded 11 · Stylized 20 · Heightened 16

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

A split, not a type: Gentle 8 · Charged 12 · Intense 27

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

Steady 14 · Shifting 28 · Whiplash 5

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

Straight-faced 18 · Some laughs 22 · Funny 7

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

Slow burn 6 · Even-paced 22 · Relentless 19

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

Casual 19 · Engaged 19 · Full focus 9

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 24 · Affecting 16 · Heavy 7

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

Resolved 34 · Open-ended 11 · Ambiguous 2

Roles they play

1 analyzed role

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
31
Thrilling
32
Hopeful
18
Contemplative
17
Joyful
9
Other
49

How their films linger

Hopeful26 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun18 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good17 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking16 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet12 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 15 with a twist

  • Happy22
  • Bittersweet23
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous11

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 Ellison's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 74 of their 78 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Paramount+ (20).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for David Ellison'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

97 credits, 78 with a MovieCove page.

  • The Land (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2027)

    Show 10 episodes · Executive Producer

  • The Rescue (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2027)

    Producer

  • Neuromancer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2027)

    Show 10 episodes · Executive Producer

  • Mr. Irrelevant (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Producer

  • Ray Gunn(2026)

    Producer

  • Way of the Warrior Kid (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Producer

  • Matchbox the Movie(2026)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Brothers(2026)

    Show 8 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all shows

  • Neagley(2026)

    Show 8 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all shows

  • Mayday(2026)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Ride or Die(2026)

    Show 8 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all shows

  • Rafa(2026)

    Show 4 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all shows

  • Swapped(2026)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Balls Up(2026)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • They Will Kill You(2026)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan: Ghost War(2026)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Elway(2025)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • The Family Plan 2(2025)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • The Runarounds(2025)

    Show 8 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows

  • America's Team: The Gambler and His Cowboys(2025)

    Show 8 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows

  • One Night in Idaho: The College Murders(2025)

    Show 4 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all shows

  • The Old Guard 2(2025)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • Fountain of Youth(2025)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning(2025)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Flink's Pigeon Problems (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Executive Producer

  • The Gorge(2025)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Aaron Rodgers: Enigma(2024)

    Show 3 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all shows

  • Freediver(2024)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Spellbound(2024)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Cross(2024)

    Show 16 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all shows

  • Terminator Zero(2024)

    Show 8 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all shows

  • WondLa(2024)

    Show 20 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all shows

  • NFL Draft: The Pick Is In (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Executive Producer

  • The Family Plan(2023)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Spy Kids: Armageddon(2023)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • Kelce(2023)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Heart of Stone(2023)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One(2023)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • Transformers: Rise of the Beasts(2023)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • FUBAR(2023)

    Show 16 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all shows

  • Ghosted(2023)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Air(2023)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • The Big Door Prize(2023)

    Show 20 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all shows

  • Bad Luck Spot! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Executive Producer

  • The Checkup with Dr. David Agus (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Show 6 episodes · Executive Producer

  • Good Rivals(2022)

    Show 3 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all shows

  • The Greatest Beer Run Ever(2022)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Luck(2022)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films

  • Top Gun: Maverick(2022)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • The Adam Project(2022)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Reacher(2022)

    Show 32 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all shows

  • Foundation(2021)

    Show 30 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows

  • The Tomorrow War(2021)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • Snake Eyes(2021)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Blush(2021)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • Without Remorse(2021)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • The Old Guard(2020)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • 6 Underground(2019)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Terminator: Dark Fate(2019)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Gemini Man(2019)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Jack Ryan(2018)

    Show 30 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows

  • Mission: Impossible - Fallout(2018)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Condor(2018)

    Show 20 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all shows

  • Annihilation(2018)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Altered Carbon(2018)

    Show 18 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows

  • Geostorm(2017)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • Baywatch(2017)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • Life(2017)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Jack Reacher: Never Go Back(2016)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Star Trek Beyond(2016)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation(2015)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Terminator Genisys(2015)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Grace and Frankie(2015)

    Show 94 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows

  • Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit(2014)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • World War Z(2013)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Star Trek Into Darkness(2013)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • The Wind Gods: 33rd America's Cup (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Executive Producer

  • G.I. Joe: Retaliation(2013)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films

  • Jack Reacher(2012)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • The Guilt Trip(2012)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • I Against I (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Director

  • Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol(2011)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • True Grit(2010)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • Little Fish, Strange Pond(2009)

    as Romeo

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • Hole in One(2009)

    as Tyler Hayden

    Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all films

  • Leverage(2008)

    Show 1 episode · as Ballard

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows

  • Blank Slate(2008)

    as Blake Feltzer

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Flyboys(2006)

    as Eddie Beagle

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • The Chumscrubber(2005)

    as Student #1

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Juliet Bravo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    Show 1 episode · as Sergeant Joseph Beck

  • Cosmic Motors (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer

  • The Tides of Fate (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer

  • The Traveler (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer

  • Top Gun 3 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer

  • Untitled Jack and the Beanstalk Film (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer

  • Untitled Mike Hammer Film (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer

  • Untitled Nathan Greno Animated Movie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Executive Producer

Career shape

A full career of 95 titles, 82 of them dated from 1980 to 2026.

Biggest box office

Mission: Impossible - Fallout (2018)

$824M worldwide

Highest rated

Rafa (2026)

Midcredits 99th

Most popular right now

Matchbox the Movie (2026)

Film career

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting7 of 95: 7 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score46thDirecting1 of 95: 1 only directing, 0 with another roleProducing87 of 95: 87 only producing, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score68th

By decade

1980s1 · acting2000s6 · acting2010s26 · crew2020s49 · 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.

Awards

4 major nominations and no wins, 2023–2026.

  1. 2026
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Series
  2. 2025
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Television Movie
  3. 2023
    • Oscar, nominated · Best Motion Picture of the Year
    • +1 other major body · 1 nomination
      • Producers Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.

How do David Ellison's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 56th percentile, the median of the 56 of 57 with a score; across their 47 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 51st percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

51stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 47

Approval · how many liked their films

53rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 47

Reach · how many have seen their films

97thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 47

Midcredits score across 77 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up30
  • 50th to 74th15
  • 25th to 49th23
  • Below 25th9

Shape of the crowd

28 of their 77 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved16
  • Crowd Pleaser28
  • Broadly Agreed10
  • Mixed23

Most divisive · actor

Little Fish, Strange Pond (2009)

86th percentile spread · 59% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · producer

Top Gun: Maverick (2022)

Midcredits 99th · 92% liked

Reviewers score the acting 62/100 in their films, across 44 reviewed titles; fans 73, detractors 40. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

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 Ellison's work okay for kids?

Across up to 42 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 & Gore40 titles30–89 · median 59 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity42 titles11–46 · median 25 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity41 titles33–80 · median 51 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs40 titles10–46 · median 32 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense40 titles30–74 · median 51 · moderateheavier 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 Ellison work with?

People who share at least 2 of David Ellison's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Dana Goldberg shares the most, 44.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers