David Jesteadt

Producer

Works as: Producer
Titles: 27 on MovieCove
Links: IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 156 days to Oct 27

What are David Jesteadt's films like?

Across their 25 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Themes

share of theme weight

Bonds

40%

Self

24%

Ideas

12%

Morality

9%

Survival

6%

Society

6%

Power

3%

Family bonds8 Friendship8 Coming of age7 Purpose5 Romantic love4 Justice3 Hope5 Nature3

What they feel like to watch

their average across 25 films

ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category

Earnest

Tone · Sincerity

ironicearnest

Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 25

Light

Tone · Weight

lightdark

Light 17 · Serious 5 · Dark 3

Heightened

Tone · Style

naturalisticheightened

Grounded 0 · Stylized 10 · Heightened 15

Charged

Feel · Intensity

gentleintense

Gentle 8 · Charged 13 · Intense 4

Shifting

Feel · Swings

steadyswings

Steady 11 · Shifting 13 · Whiplash 1

Some laughs

Feel · Humor

noneconstant

Straight-faced 9 · Some laughs 13 · Funny 3

Even-paced

Demand · Pace

slowrelentless

A split, not a type: Slow burn 14 · Even-paced 9 · Relentless 2

Engaged

Demand · Attention

casualfull focus

A split, not a type: Casual 13 · Engaged 10 · Full focus 2

Affecting

Demand · Emotional cost

easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 11 · Affecting 6 · Heavy 8

Resolved

Demand · Resolution

resolvedambiguous

Resolved 16 · Open-ended 6 · Ambiguous 3

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Hopeful

15

Melancholic

11

Warm

9

Bittersweet

7

Thrilling

6

Other

21

How their films linger

Hopeful21 Feel-good9 Bittersweet8 Fun3 Thought-provoking3 Wistful3

How their films end · 1 with a twist

Happy9
Bittersweet13
Ambiguous3

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 Jesteadt's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 13 of their 27 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on HBO Max (7).

Also on these channels

Shout! TV1 title, show their title on Shout! TV

Subscription and free streaming for David Jesteadt'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

27 credits, 27 with a MovieCove page.

100 Meters(2025)
Producer
Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films
Belle(2021)
Producer
Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films
Goodbye, Don Glees!(2021)
Producer
Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films
Inu-Oh(2021)
Producer
Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films
Pompo: The Cinéphile(2021)
Producer
Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films
Summer Ghost(2021)
Producer
Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films
The Deer King(2021)
Producer
Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films
Wolfwalkers(2020)
Executive Producer
Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films
Earwig and the Witch(2020)
Producer
Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films
Children of the Sea(2019)
Producer
Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films
Lupin III: The First(2019)
Producer
Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films
Marona's Fantastic Tale(2019)
Producer
Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films
Ride Your Wave(2019)
Producer
Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films
Weathering with You(2019)
Producer
Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films
The Breadwinner(2017)
Executive Producer
Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films
Lu Over the Wall(2017)
Producer
Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films
The Night Is Short, Walk on Girl(2017)
Producer
Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films
My Life as a Zucchini(2016)
Producer
Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films
April and the Extraordinary World(2015)
Producer
Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films
Miss Hokusai(2015)
Producer
Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films
Phantom Boy(2015)
Producer
Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films
Ernest & Celestine(2012)
Producer
Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films
The Painting(2011)
Producer
Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films
Wrinkles(2011)
Producer
Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films
A Cat in Paris(2010)
Producer
Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films
Mia and the Migoo(2008)
Producer
Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films
Tokyo Godfathers(2003)
Producer
Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

Career shape

A full career of 5 titles from 2011 to 2025.

Biggest box office

Weathering with You (2019)

$193M worldwide

Highest rated

Wolfwalkers (2020)

Midcredits 99^th

By role

only this rolewith another role

Producing5 of 5 · 98^th

By decade

2010s3 · crew2020s2 · 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.

How do David Jesteadt's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 88^th percentile, the median of all 27; across their 25 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 89^th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

89^thpercentile

Typical film, the median of 25

Approval · how many liked their films

80^thpercentile

Typical film, the median of 25

Reach · how many have seen their films

86^thpercentile

Typical film, the median of 25

Midcredits score across 27 titles, by percentile

75^th and up21
50^th to 74^th5
Below 25^th1

Shape of the crowd

15 of their 27 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

Universally Loved11
Crowd Pleaser15
Mixed1

Most divisive · producer

Mia and the Migoo (2008)

50^th percentile spread · 14% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · producer

Wolfwalkers (2020)

Midcredits 99^th · 91% liked

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 Jesteadt's work okay for kids?

Across up to 11 MovieCove titles with content scores, profanity and alcohol & drugs run lighter than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles

Violence & Gore10 titles5–45 · median 35 · mildnear the median of all films

Sex & Nudity11 titles6–41 · median 24 · mildnear the median of all films

Profanity7 titles17–37 · median 21 · mildlighter than most films

Alcohol & Drugs8 titles2–48 · median 20 · mildlighter than most films

Frightening / Intense10 titles17–45 · median 39 · moderatenear the median of all 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.