Dave Thomas is an award-winning filmmaker and an Emmy honored creative director whose work has been featured in popular television shows like The Amazing Race, Nip Tuck, The West Wing and Young and the Restless. He directed the film 24/7/365: The Evolution of Emergency Medicine, which received the 2015 Emmy Award for Outstanding Documentary Film, New England Chapter. He was also the creative force behind the re-branding of networks like the Discovery Channel, The Food Network and BBC America, among others. A master storyteller, Dave has spent a great deal of his life traveling the world and immersing himself in experiences that have influenced his work. His vast experience in the entertainment industry includes editing, designing and photography, invaluable skills that have made him a strong filmmaker and sought after director. A member of the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, Dave was most recently featured in a new book on the entertainment industry called, "Hire Me, Hollywood!", highlighting his exciting career path and professional accomplishments. He divides his time between New York City and Los Angeles.
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Biography from TMDB.
- Director and producer
- 16 on MovieCove · 19 credits in all
Known for
What are Dave Thomas' films like?
Across their 16 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.
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 1 · Earnest 14
Light 4 · Serious 7 · Dark 5
Grounded 14 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 0
Gentle 3 · Charged 9 · Intense 4
Steady 9 · Shifting 7 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 13 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 0
Slow burn 6 · Even-paced 10 · Relentless 0
Casual 6 · Engaged 8 · Full focus 2
Easy watch 6 · Affecting 8 · Heavy 2
Resolved 11 · Open-ended 5 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
- Happy4
- Bittersweet5
- Ambiguous7
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 Dave Thomas' films?
As of October 24, 2026, 11 of their 16 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.
Subscription and free streaming for Dave Thomas' 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
19 credits, 16 with a MovieCove page.
He'll Never Find Me(2026)
Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Murder in Music City(2026)
Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
No One Believed Me(2025)
Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films
Secrets to Kill For(2025)
Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films
Love's Secret Ingredient(2023)
Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films
My Killer Reunion(2023)
Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films
Nightmare PTA Moms(2022)
Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films
Hider in My House(2022)
Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films
Nature's Wonderland (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)
Far From The Tree (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)
Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)For the People (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)
Career shape
A full career of 16 titles from 2002 to 2026.
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 Dave Thomas' films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 24th percentile, the median of all 16; across their 16 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 29th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up1
- 50th to 74th1
- 25th to 49th6
- Below 25th8
Shape of the crowd
12 of their 16 titles are Mixed.
- Universally Panned1
- Cult Classic3
- Mixed12
Reviewers score the atmosphere 45/100 and the pacing 30/100 in their films, across 8 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a director.
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 Dave Thomas work with?
People who share at least 2 of Dave Thomas' MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Sebastian Battro shares the most, 13.
Writers
- Ken SandersShared titles: Murder in Music City (2026), Picture Perfect Sister-in-Law (2026), No One Believed Me (2025), Secrets to Kill For (2025), My Killer Reunion (2023), The Paramedic Who Stalked Me (2023), Secret Lives of Housewives (2022), The Stranger She Brought Home (2021)See all 8 shared titles with Ken Sanders
- Bryan DickShared titles: Murder in Music City (2026), The Stranger She Brought Home (2021)See all 2 shared titles with Bryan Dick
Actors
- Adam HarperShared titles: Picture Perfect Sister-in-Law (2026), Murder at the Country Club (2023), My Killer Reunion (2023)See all 3 shared titles with Adam Harper
- John CastleShared titles: Murder in Music City (2026), No One Believed Me (2025)See all 2 shared titles with John Castle
- Mike BolandShared titles: Picture Perfect Sister-in-Law (2026), My Fatal Social Following (2024)See all 2 shared titles with Mike Boland
- Nicholas MichaudShared titles: Picture Perfect Sister-in-Law (2026), The Paramedic Who Stalked Me (2023)See all 2 shared titles with Nicholas Michaud
Composers, cinematographers and editors
- Robert VardarosShared titles: He'll Never Find Me (2026), Murder in Music City (2026), No One Believed Me (2025), Secrets to Kill For (2025), My Fatal Social Following (2024), My Killer Reunion (2023), The Paramedic Who Stalked Me (2023), Secret Lives of Housewives (2022), The Stranger She Brought Home (2021)See all 9 shared titles with Robert Vardaros
- David BatemanShared titles: He'll Never Find Me (2026), My Fatal Social Following (2024), A Perfect Christmas Pairing (2023), Love's Secret Ingredient (2023), Murder at the Country Club (2023), Hider in My House (2022), Nightmare PTA Moms (2022)See all 7 shared titles with David Bateman
- Josh MuscatineShared titles: Murder in Music City (2026), No One Believed Me (2025), Secrets to Kill For (2025), My Fatal Social Following (2024), My Killer Reunion (2023)See all 5 shared titles with Josh Muscatine
- Steve GurevitchShared titles: Murder in Music City (2026), My Killer Reunion (2023), The Paramedic Who Stalked Me (2023), Secret Lives of Housewives (2022), The Stranger She Brought Home (2021)See all 5 shared titles with Steve Gurevitch
Producers
- Sebastian BattroShared titles: He'll Never Find Me (2026), Murder in Music City (2026), Picture Perfect Sister-in-Law (2026), No One Believed Me (2025), Secrets to Kill For (2025), My Fatal Social Following (2024), Love's Secret Ingredient (2023), Murder at the Country Club (2023), My Killer Reunion (2023), The Paramedic Who Stalked Me (2023), Hider in My House (2022), Nightmare PTA Moms (2022) and 1 moreSee newest 12 of 13 shared titles with Sebastian Battro
- Tom BerryShared titles: My Fatal Social Following (2024), Love's Secret Ingredient (2023), Murder at the Country Club (2023), My Killer Reunion (2023), The Paramedic Who Stalked Me (2023), Hider in My House (2022), Nightmare PTA Moms (2022), The Stranger She Brought Home (2021)See all 8 shared titles with Tom Berry
- Danny RothShared titles: He'll Never Find Me (2026), My Fatal Social Following (2024), A Perfect Christmas Pairing (2023), Love's Secret Ingredient (2023), Murder at the Country Club (2023), Hider in My House (2022), Nightmare PTA Moms (2022)See all 7 shared titles with Danny Roth
- John MehrerShared titles: He'll Never Find Me (2026), My Fatal Social Following (2024), A Perfect Christmas Pairing (2023), Love's Secret Ingredient (2023), Murder at the Country Club (2023), Hider in My House (2022), Nightmare PTA Moms (2022)See all 7 shared titles with John Mehrer
