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David Axe

David Axe

Writer, director, producer, editor and actor, also cinematographer · Born April 11, 1978 (48) · Arlington, Texas, USA

David Axe is a journalist and filmmaker in Columbia, South Carolina.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
April 11, 1978 (48)
From
Arlington, Texas, USA
Works as
Writer, director, producer, editor and actor, also cinematographer
Titles
7 on MovieCove · 15 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 38 days to Oct 27Down 9% in 30 days

What are David Axe's films like?

Across their 7 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Self.

Themes

share of theme weight
Survival
33%
Self
21%
Power
17%
Society
16%
Morality
8%
Ideas
5%
Survival3 titles, browse their movies with this themeTrauma2 titles, browse their movies with this themeIsolation3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFreedom2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 7 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 2 · Serious 2 · Dark 3

Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 5 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 1 · Charged 4 · Intense 2

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

Steady 4 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 0

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

Straight-faced 5 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 1

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

Slow burn 4 · Even-paced 3 · Relentless 0

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 3 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 1

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

A split, not a type: Resolved 4 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 2

Roles they play

1 analyzed role

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
5
Dread
4
Melancholic
3
Absurd
1
Hopeful
1
Other
4

How their films linger

Unsettling4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Bittersweet2
  • 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 Axe's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 5 of their 7 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (5).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for David Axe'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

15 credits, 7 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • The Dead Keep Dying (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Executive Producer

  • American Dollhouse(2026)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Left One Alive(2024)

    Director · Cinematographer · Editor · Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Acorn (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Director · Editor · Producer · Writer

  • Create or Die(2024)

    Executive Producer · as Himself

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Woods Witch (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Producer

  • Bae Wolf(2022)

    Director · Cinematographer · Editor · Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films

  • House Monster(2020)

    Director · Cinematographer · Editor · Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Die by the Sword(2020)

    as Warrior from the Southern Tribe

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Lection(2019)

    Director · Editor · Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • There's Nothing in the Shed (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Director · Writer

  • Shed (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Director · Writer

  • The Theta Girl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Producer · Writer

  • Cavegirls (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Director · Editor · Producer · Writer

  • Little Box of Horror (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Director · Writer

Career shape

A full career of 14 titles, 12 of them dated from 2017 to 2026.

Biggest box office

Die by the Sword (2020)

$16K worldwide

Most popular right now

Bae Wolf (2022)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting1 of 14: 1 only acting, 0 with another roleDirecting9 of 14: 0 only directing, 9 with another roleWriting10 of 14: 0 only writing, 10 with another roleProducing8 of 14: 3 only producing, 5 with another roleEditing5 of 14: 0 only editing, 5 with another role

14 titles, 10 with more than one role — writing and directing overlap on 9 of them.

By decade

2010s4 · crew2020s8 · 1 acting · 7 crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it.

How do David Axe's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 6th percentile, the median of all 7; across their 7 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 3rd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

3rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Approval · how many liked their films

10thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Reach · how many have seen their films

25thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Midcredits score across 7 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up1
  • 25th to 49th2
  • Below 25th4

Shape of the crowd

4 of their 7 titles are Mixed.

  • Divisive3
  • Mixed4

Most divisive · actor, producer

Create or Die (2024)

99th percentile spread · 44% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · producer

American Dollhouse (2026)

Midcredits 48th · 45% liked

Reviewers score the dialogue 12/100 and the plot and story 19/100 in their films, across 4 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.

Who does David Axe work with?

People who share at least 2 of David Axe's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Cleve Langdale shares the most, 3.

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles