
David Shadrack Smith
Producer, director and cinematographer, also writer
- Producer, director and cinematographer, also writer
- 12 on MovieCove · 16 credits in all
What are David Shadrack Smith's films like?
Across their 11 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Society and Morality.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 3
A split, not a type: Light 2 · Serious 0 · Dark 1
Grounded 3 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 0
A split, not a type: Gentle 2 · Charged 0 · Intense 1
Steady 2 · Shifting 1 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 2 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 0
Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 0 · Relentless 0
Casual 1 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 0
A split, not a type: Easy watch 2 · Affecting 0 · Heavy 1
A split, not a type: Resolved 2 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 1
Moods and endings
- Happy2
- Bittersweet2
- Ambiguous5
- Cyclical1
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 Shadrack Smith's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 9 of their 12 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.
- Curiosity Stream
- CNN All Access, show their title on CNN All Access
- HISTORY Vault, show their title on HISTORY Vault
- MagellanTV, show their title on MagellanTV
- PBS Documentaries, show their title on PBS Documentaries
- The Great Courses, show their title on The Great Courses
- XiveTV Documentaries, show their title on XiveTV Documentaries
Subscription and free streaming for David Shadrack Smith'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
16 credits, 12 with a MovieCove page.

Public Access (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

The Age of Influence(2023)
Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all shows
Take Out(2022)
Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)
Get Smart with Money(2022)
Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all shows
Chasing Life(2019)
Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)
Story of Cool (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

Dark Net(2016)
Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all shows
An Honest Liar(2014)
Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all shows
Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all shows
Engineering Ground Zero (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)
Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films
The Revolution(2006)
Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows
Descending the Dragon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

Nova(1974)
Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows
Career shape
A full career of 8 titles from 1974 to 2026.
How do David Shadrack Smith's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 90th percentile, the median of all 3; across a limited sample of 3 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 87th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up6
- 50th to 74th3
- 25th to 49th2
- Below 25th1
Shape of the crowd
6 of their 12 titles are Mixed.
- Universally Loved2
- Loved with Detractors1
- Cult Classic1
- Crowd Pleaser2
- Mixed6
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 Shadrack Smith work with?
People who share at least 2 of David Shadrack Smith's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Geoff Gruetzmacher shares the most, 4.
Directors
- Justin WeinsteinShared titles: Chasing Life (2019), An Honest Liar (2014)See all 2 shared titles with Justin Weinstein
- Jackie BaskinShared titles: Dark Net (2016), This Is Life with Lisa Ling (2014)See all 2 shared titles with Jackie Baskin
- Eric StraussShared titles: This Is Life with Lisa Ling (2014), The Redemption of General Butt Naked (2011)See all 2 shared titles with Eric Strauss
Cinematographers and editors
- Geoff GruetzmacherShared titles: The Age of Influence (2023), Taste the Nation with Padma Lakshmi (2020), Chasing Life (2019), This Is Life with Lisa Ling (2014)See all 4 shared titles with Geoff Gruetzmacher
- Jeff HutchensShared titles: Chasing Life (2019), Dark Net (2016), This Is Life with Lisa Ling (2014), Off the Hook: Extreme Catches (2012)See all 4 shared titles with Jeff Hutchens

- Peter HutchensShared titles: Dark Net (2016), This Is Life with Lisa Ling (2014), Off the Hook: Extreme Catches (2012), The Redemption of General Butt Naked (2011)See all 4 shared titles with Peter Hutchens

- Eric BillmanShared titles: Taste the Nation with Padma Lakshmi (2020), Dark Net (2016), This Is Life with Lisa Ling (2014)See all 3 shared titles with Eric Billman
Producers
- Gregory HenryShared titles: An Honest Liar (2014), Off the Hook: Extreme Catches (2012), The Redemption of General Butt Naked (2011), The Revolution (2006)See all 4 shared titles with Gregory Henry
- Brittany DowdShared titles: Taste the Nation with Padma Lakshmi (2020), Chasing Life (2019), This Is Life with Lisa Ling (2014)See all 3 shared titles with Brittany Dowd
- Rebecca BregmanShared titles: Taste the Nation with Padma Lakshmi (2020), Dark Net (2016), This Is Life with Lisa Ling (2014)See all 3 shared titles with Rebecca Bregman
- Sydney CarlockShared titles: Taste the Nation with Padma Lakshmi (2020), Chasing Life (2019), This Is Life with Lisa Ling (2014)See all 3 shared titles with Sydney Carlock
Mixed roles
- Holly TaylorShared titles: Dark Net (2016), Off the Hook: Extreme Catches (2012)See all 2 shared titles with Holly Taylor
- Jeremy SieferShared titles: Dark Net (2016), The Redemption of General Butt Naked (2011)See all 2 shared titles with Jeremy Siefer

