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David Teague

Editor, writer and producer

Primetime Emmy nominee · 1 other major award body

Works as
Editor, writer and producer
Titles
22 on MovieCove · 29 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 63 days to Oct 26

What are David Teague's films like?

Across their 18 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Society.

Themes

share of theme weight
Self
34%
Society
17%
Morality
11%
Bonds
11%
Survival
10%
Ideas
10%
Power
6%
Identity8 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose4 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds4 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice4 titles, browse their movies with this themePrejudice4 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity3 titles, browse their movies with this themeHope5 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 13 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 8 · Stylized 4 · Heightened 1

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

Gentle 4 · Charged 7 · Intense 2

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

Steady 9 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 1

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

Straight-faced 11 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 0

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 9 · Even-paced 4 · 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 6 · Engaged 5 · Full focus 2

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

Resolved 10 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 1

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Contemplative
13
Hopeful
8
Melancholic
6
Tense
5
Bittersweet
4
Other
13

How their films linger

Thought-provoking11 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful11 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy3
  • Bittersweet10
  • Ambiguous5

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 Teague's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 20 of their 22 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Netflix (6).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for David Teague'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

29 credits, 22 with a MovieCove page.

  • Iron Maiden: Burning Ambition(2026)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • Sugarcane(2024)

    Consulting Editor

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Frida(2024)

    Supervising Editor

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • Messi's World Cup: The Rise of a Legend(2024)

    Show 4 episodes · Consulting Producer

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • Stamped from the Beginning(2023)

    Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Cassandro(2023)

    Producer · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields(2023)

    Show 2 episodes · Supervising Editor

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all shows

  • The 1619 Project(2023)

    Show Producer

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all shows

  • The Deep End(2022)

    Show Editor

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all shows

  • Sproutland (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Editorial Consultant

  • Between the World and Me(2020)

    Adaptation · Editor

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films

  • Athlete A(2020)

    Consulting Editor

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Spaceship Earth(2020)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Miss Americana(2020)

    Additional Editing · Story Consultant

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Becoming(2020)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Knock Down the House(2019)

    Consulting Editor

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • When Lambs Become Lions(2018)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • The Cage Fighter(2017)

    Editor · Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • The Departure(2017)

    Editor · Writer

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Life, Animated(2016)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • E-Team(2014)

    Editor · Writer

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • Constitution USA with Peter Sagal(2013)

    Show Editor

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)

  • Cutie and the Boxer(2013)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • The Iran Job (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Editor

  • Mondays at Racine (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Cinematographer · Editor

  • Our House (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Director

  • Sun Come Up (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Editor

  • Freeheld (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Editor

  • Ice Cream Ants (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Cinematographer

Career shape

A full career of 20 titles from 2006 to 2026.

Biggest box office

Iron Maiden: Burning Ambition (2026)

$3M worldwide

Highest rated

Life, Animated (2016)

Midcredits 93rd

Most popular right now

Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields (2023)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing1 of 20: 1 only directing, 0 with another roleWriting5 of 20: 3 only writing, 2 with another role · typical Midcredits score84thProducing2 of 20: 1 only producing, 1 with another roleCinematography2 of 20: 1 only cinematography, 1 with another roleEditing8 of 20: 7 only editing, 1 with another roleOther crew5 of 20: 4 only other crew, 1 with another role

20 titles, 3 with more than one role.

By decade

2000s2 · crew2010s6 · crew2020s12 · 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

3 major nominations and no wins, 2023–2024.

  1. 2024
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Exceptional Merit in Documentary Filmmaking
    • +1 other major body · 1 nomination
      • Writers Guild Award, nominated · Documentary Screenplay
  2. 2023
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Picture Editing for a Nonfiction Program

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 Teague's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 84th percentile, the median of all 17; across their 13 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 86th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

86thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 13

Approval · how many liked their films

76thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 13

Reach · how many have seen their films

72ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 13

Midcredits score across 22 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up15
  • 50th to 74th5
  • 25th to 49th1
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

10 of their 22 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved2
  • Divisive2
  • Cult Classic4
  • Crowd Pleaser10
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed3

Most divisive · producer

The 1619 Project (2023)

99th percentile spread · 62% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · writer

Miss Americana (2020)

Midcredits 95th · 80% liked

Reviewers score the pacing 55/100 in their films, across 12 reviewed titles; fans 61, detractors 33. The element that speaks to their work as an editor.

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 Teague work with?

People who share at least 2 of David Teague's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Roger Ross Williams shares the most, 5.

Directors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles