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David Tillman

Editor and producer, also director and writer

Primetime Emmy nominee · 1 other major award body

Works as
Editor and producer, also director and writer
Titles
21 on MovieCove · 28 credits in all

What are David Tillman's films like?

Across their 20 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Society.

What they feel like to watch

their average across 10 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category

A split, not a type: Light 4 · Serious 2 · Dark 4

Grounded 10 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 0

A split, not a type: Gentle 3 · Charged 3 · Intense 4

Steady 8 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 0

Straight-faced 10 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 0

Slow burn 5 · Even-paced 5 · Relentless 0

Casual 3 · Engaged 6 · Full focus 1

A split, not a type: Easy watch 5 · Affecting 1 · Heavy 4

Resolved 7 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 2

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
12
Contemplative
14
Dread
7
Melancholic
9
Hopeful
3
Other
4

How their films end · 4 with a twist

  • Happy2
  • Bittersweet7
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous10

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 Tillman's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 17 of their 21 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on HBO Max (6).

Subscription and free streaming for David Tillman'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

28 credits, 21 with a MovieCove page.

Career shape

A full career of 17 titles from 2006 to 2025.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing1 of 17: 1 only directing, 0 with another roleWriting1 of 17: 0 only writing, 1 with another roleProducing6 of 17: 1 only producing, 5 with another roleEditing13 of 17: 8 only editing, 5 with another role · typical Midcredits score71stOther crew2 of 17: 2 only other crew, 0 with another role

17 titles, 5 with more than one role — editing and producing overlap on 5 of them.

By decade

2000s2 · crew2010s10 · crew2020s5 · 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

1 major award from 3 major nominations, 2020–2024.

WinNomination
  1. 2024
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Picture Editing for a Nonfiction Program
  2. 2021
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Picture Editing for a Nonfiction Program
  3. 2020
    • Producers Guild Award, won · Outstanding Producer of Streamed or Televised 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 Tillman's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 78th percentile, the median of all 11; across their 10 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 80th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

80thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 10

Approval · how many liked their films

81stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 10

Reach · how many have seen their films

47thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 10

Midcredits score across 21 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up10
  • 50th to 74th3
  • 25th to 49th5
  • Below 25th3

Reviewers score the pacing 54/100 in their films, across 8 reviewed titles; fans 66, detractors 23. 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.

Is David Tillman's work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 3 MovieCove titles with content scores.

Their medianMedian of all films
Sex & Nudity3 titlesmedian 30 · mildMedian of all films: 32

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.

Who does David Tillman work with?

People who share at least 2 of David Tillman's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Tom Jennings shares the most, 8.

Directors

Cinematographers and editors

Producers