From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Danny Buday (born February 8, 1977) is an award-winning filmmaker who wrote, directed, and produced the feature film Five Star Day, starring Cam Gigandet and Jena Malone. Five Star Day won the Jury Award for 'Best Feature' at the prestigious 2010 Stony Brook Film Festival and was honored as the Opening Night Gala Film at the 2010 Newport Beach Film Festival. Description above from the Wikipedia article Danny Buday, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Biography from TMDB.
- February 8, 1977 (49)
- Columbia, South Carolina, U.S
- Director, writer and producer
- 12 on MovieCove · 13 credits in all
What are Danny Buday's films like?
Across their 11 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.
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 0 · Earnest 11
A split, not a type: Light 5 · Serious 3 · Dark 3
Grounded 11 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 0
A split, not a type: Gentle 6 · Charged 4 · Intense 1
Steady 8 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 7 · Some laughs 4 · Funny 0
Slow burn 8 · Even-paced 3 · Relentless 0
Casual 7 · Engaged 4 · Full focus 0
Easy watch 6 · Affecting 4 · Heavy 1
Resolved 8 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
- Happy4
- Bittersweet6
- Ambiguous1
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 Danny Buday's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 11 of their 12 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (8).
- Christmas on the Ranch (2024) · director · free
- Country Christmas Album (2018) · director, writer · free
- Second Chance Christmas (2017) · director · free
- Battle Scars (2015) · director, writer, producer · free
- Killer in Suburbia (2020) · director · free
- Crazy, Rich and Deadly (2020) · director · free
- Dating to Kill (2019) · director · free
- The Ex Next Door (2019) · director · free
Subscription and free streaming for Danny Buday'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, 12 with a MovieCove page.
Christmas on the Ranch(2024)
Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films
Bound by Blackmail(2022)
Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films
Crazy, Rich and Deadly(2020)
Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films
Killer in Suburbia(2020)
Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films
The Ex Next Door(2019)
Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films
Dating to Kill(2019)
Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films
Country Christmas Album(2018)
Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films
Paws P.I.(2018)
Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films
Second Chance Christmas(2017)
Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films
Battle Scars(2015)
Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films
Five Star Day(2010)
Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films
Gilmore Girls(2000)
Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all showsChristmas at the Zoo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Career shape
A full career of 13 titles, 12 of them dated from 2000 to 2024.
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 Danny Buday's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 21st percentile, the median of all 11; across their 11 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 26th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up1
- 50th to 74th1
- 25th to 49th4
- Below 25th6
Shape of the crowd
10 of their 12 titles are Mixed.
- Universally Loved1
- Cult Classic1
- Mixed10
Reviewers score the atmosphere 46/100 and the pacing 36/100 in their films, across 10 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.
Who does Danny Buday work with?
People who share at least 2 of Danny Buday's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Eric Scott Woods shares the most, 5.
Actors
- Houston RhinesShared titles: Christmas on the Ranch (2024), Crazy, Rich and Deadly (2020)See all 2 shared titles with Houston Rhines
- Jade HarlowShared titles: Christmas on the Ranch (2024), Bound by Blackmail (2022)See all 2 shared titles with Jade Harlow
- Monroe ClineShared titles: Bound by Blackmail (2022), Killer in Suburbia (2020)See all 2 shared titles with Monroe Cline
- Heather McCombShared titles: Dating to Kill (2019), Battle Scars (2015)See all 2 shared titles with Heather McComb
Composers, cinematographers and editors
- Brooks LudwickShared titles: Killer in Suburbia (2020), Dating to Kill (2019), The Ex Next Door (2019)See all 3 shared titles with Brooks Ludwick
- Corey Allen JacksonShared titles: Bound by Blackmail (2022), Crazy, Rich and Deadly (2020)See all 2 shared titles with Corey Allen Jackson
- Maximilian EberleShared titles: Bound by Blackmail (2022), Crazy, Rich and Deadly (2020)See all 2 shared titles with Maximilian Eberle
- Michael YanovichShared titles: Dating to Kill (2019), The Ex Next Door (2019)See all 2 shared titles with Michael Yanovich
Producers
- Eric Scott WoodsShared titles: Bound by Blackmail (2022), Crazy, Rich and Deadly (2020), Killer in Suburbia (2020), Dating to Kill (2019), The Ex Next Door (2019)See all 5 shared titles with Eric Scott Woods
- Kami NortonShared titles: Bound by Blackmail (2022), Crazy, Rich and Deadly (2020), Killer in Suburbia (2020), Dating to Kill (2019), The Ex Next Door (2019)See all 5 shared titles with Kami Norton
- Stan SpryShared titles: Bound by Blackmail (2022), Crazy, Rich and Deadly (2020), Killer in Suburbia (2020), Dating to Kill (2019), The Ex Next Door (2019)See all 5 shared titles with Stan Spry
- Breanne LaplanteShared titles: Christmas on the Ranch (2024), Crazy, Rich and Deadly (2020), Killer in Suburbia (2020), Dating to Kill (2019)See all 4 shared titles with Breanne Laplante
Mixed roles
- Curtis PierceShared titles: Battle Scars (2015), Five Star Day (2010)See all 2 shared titles with Curtis Pierce