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David Lambert

David Lambert

Writer and director · Born October 23, 1974 (52) · Ardennes belge, Belgique

Born
October 23, 1974 (52)
From
Ardennes belge, Belgique
Works as
Writer and director
Titles
4 on Motif · 12 credits in all
TMDB popularity, last 39 days to Oct 28Down 12% in 30 days

What are David Lambert's films like?

Across a limited sample of 4 Motif titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
63%
Self
15%
Morality
10%
Survival
7%
Power
4%

What they feel like to watch

their average across 4 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category

Grounded 4 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 0

Gentle 1 · Charged 3 · Intense 0

Steady 1 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 0

Straight-faced 1 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 0

Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 1 · Relentless 0

Casual 3 · Engaged 1 · Full focus 0

A split, not a type: Easy watch 1 · Affecting 0 · Heavy 3

Resolved 2 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings shown from 5 titles

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Bittersweet
3
Melancholic
2
Tense
2
Warm
2
Hopeful
1
Other
2

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 Lambert's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 3 of their 4 Motif titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Subscription and free streaming for David Lambert's titles on Motif; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Motif 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

12 credits, 4 with a Motif page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • Think Good (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2026)

    Screenplay

  • Turtles(2023)

    Director · Writer

    Motif score: 54th percentile of all films
  • Amal (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2024)

    Screenplay

  • Third Wedding(2018)

    Director · Writer

    Motif score: 55th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
  • The Tightrope Walkers (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2017)

    Writer

  • Keeper (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2015)

    Writer

  • All Yours(2014)

    Director · Writer

    Motif score: 51st percentile of all films
  • Post Partum (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2013)

    Writer

  • Beyond the Walls(2012)

    Director · Screenplay

    Motif score: 66th percentile of all films
  • The Boat Race (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2009)

    Writers' Assistant

  • Live a Bit Longer (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2009)

    Director · Writer

  • In Our Blood (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2009)

    Writer

Career shape

A full career of 12 titles from 2009 to 2026.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing5 of 12: 0 only directing, 5 with another roleWriting12 of 12: 7 only writing, 5 with another role

12 titles, 5 with more than one role — writing and directing overlap on 5 of them.

By decade

2000s3 · crew2010s6 · crew2020s3 · crew

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

How do David Lambert's films land?

Their typical Motif film has a Motif score in the 55th percentile, the median of all 4; across a limited sample of 4 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 57th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

57thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Approval · how many liked their films

53rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Reach · how many have seen their films

50thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Motif score across 4 titles, by percentile

  • 50th to 74th4

Reviewers score the dialogue 60/100 and the plot and story 55/100 in their films, across 3 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a writer.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on Motif; 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 Motif score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their Motif 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 Lambert work with?

People who share at least 2 of David Lambert's Motif titles, grouped by what they did on them; Hélène Girard shares the most, 3.

Editors

Producers