
David Michôd (/ˈmɪʃoʊ/ MISH-oh;) is an Australian film director, screenwriter, producer, and actor. He is best known for directing the critically acclaimed crime drama Animal Kingdom (2010) and dystopian drama The Rover(2014). He also co-wrote Hesher (2010). Description above from the Wikipedia article David Michôd, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Biography from TMDB.
- November 30, 1972 (53)
- Sydney, Australia
- Writer, director and producer
- 13 on MovieCove · 32 credits in all
What are David Michôd's films like?
Across their 9 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Survival.
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 1 · Wry 0 · Earnest 7
A split, not a type: Light 2 · Serious 2 · Dark 4
Grounded 3 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 2
Gentle 0 · Charged 3 · Intense 5
Steady 2 · Shifting 5 · Whiplash 1
Straight-faced 5 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 1
Slow burn 0 · Even-paced 8 · Relentless 0
Casual 3 · Engaged 4 · Full focus 1
Easy watch 0 · Affecting 3 · Heavy 5
Resolved 3 · Open-ended 4 · Ambiguous 1
Moods and endings
- Happy2
- Bittersweet4
- Tragic1
- Ambiguous2
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 Michôd's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 12 of their 13 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.
Subscription and free streaming for David Michôd'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
32 credits, 13 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

Wicker(2026)
Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films
Tenzing(2026)
Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films
Christy(2025)
Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films
Shark (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

The King(2019)
Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films
Catch-22(2019)
Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all shows
Mr Inbetween(2018)
Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all shows
War Machine(2017)
Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films
Animal Kingdom(2016)
Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows
Flesh and Bone(2015)
Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all shows
The Rover(2014)
Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films
Florence Has Left the Building (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

The Captain (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

Dumpy Goes to the Big Smoke (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

Enlightened(2011)
Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all shows
Bear (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

Griff the Invisible (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

Animal Kingdom(2010)
Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films
Hesher(2010)
Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films
Inside the Square (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

Solo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

The List (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

Netherland Dwarf (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

I Love Sarah Jane (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

Little Deaths (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

Spider (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

Crossbow (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

Dangerous (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

Ezra White, LL.B. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

The IF Thing (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

Eugenie Sandler P.I. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)
Wizards! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Career shape
A full career of 32 titles, 31 of them dated from 2000 to 2026.
Film career
- 2007Screen debut· Spider
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, 2007–2010.
- Sundance award, won · World Cinema - Dramatic
- Sundance award, nominated
- Venice award, nominated · Best Short Film
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 Michôd's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 81st percentile, the median of all 8; across their 8 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 78th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up9
- 50th to 74th3
- 25th to 49th1
Shape of the crowd
7 of their 13 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Universally Loved3
- Crowd Pleaser7
- Broadly Agreed1
- Mixed2
Reviewers score the dialogue 60/100 and the plot and story 49/100 in their films, across 8 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a writer.
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 Michôd's work okay for kids?
Across up to 7 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, profanity, alcohol & drugs and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.
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 Michôd work with?
People who share at least 2 of David Michôd's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Liz Watts shares the most, 4.
Writers
- Joel EdgertonShared titles: The King (2019), The Rover (2014), Animal Kingdom (2010)See all 3 shared titles with Joel Edgerton

- Luke DaviesShared titles: Tenzing (2026), Catch-22 (2019)See all 2 shared titles with Luke Davies

Actors
- Anthony HayesShared titles: War Machine (2017), The Rover (2014), Animal Kingdom (2010)See all 3 shared titles with Anthony Hayes

- Ben MendelsohnShared titles: The King (2019), Animal Kingdom (2010)See all 2 shared titles with Ben Mendelsohn

- Robert PattinsonShared titles: The King (2019), The Rover (2014)See all 2 shared titles with Robert Pattinson

- Guy PearceShared titles: The Rover (2014), Animal Kingdom (2010)See all 2 shared titles with Guy Pearce

Composers, cinematographers and editors
- Peter SciberrasShared titles: The King (2019), War Machine (2017), The Rover (2014)See all 3 shared titles with Peter Sciberras

- Adam ArkapawShared titles: The King (2019), Animal Kingdom (2010)See all 2 shared titles with Adam Arkapaw

- Antony PartosShared titles: The Rover (2014), Animal Kingdom (2010)See all 2 shared titles with Antony Partos

Producers
- Liz WattsShared titles: Tenzing (2026), The King (2019), The Rover (2014), Animal Kingdom (2010)See all 4 shared titles with Liz Watts

- Libby SharpeShared titles: Tenzing (2026), The Rover (2014), Animal Kingdom (2010)See all 3 shared titles with Libby Sharpe
- Brad ZimmermanShared titles: Wicker (2026), Christy (2025)See all 2 shared titles with Brad Zimmerman
- Brent StiefelShared titles: Wicker (2026), Christy (2025)See all 2 shared titles with Brent Stiefel

