- Director and producer
- 12 on MovieCove · 16 credits in all
Known for
What are David Soutar's films like?
Across their 12 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Society and Self.
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 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 9
Light 9 · Serious 0 · Dark 0
Grounded 7 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 1
Gentle 5 · Charged 4 · Intense 0
Steady 8 · Shifting 1 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 5 · Some laughs 4 · Funny 0
Slow burn 7 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 0
Casual 7 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 0
Easy watch 8 · Affecting 0 · Heavy 1
Resolved 9 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
- Happy6
- Bittersweet5
- Ambiguous1
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 Soutar's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 7 of their 12 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.
Subscription and free streaming for David Soutar'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
16 credits, 12 with a MovieCove page.

Take That(2026)
Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all shows
Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films
One Shot with Ed Sheeran(2025)
Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)
Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows
Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films
Mo Farah: No Easy Mile (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

House of Flying Arrows (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

I Am Bolt(2016)
Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films
5 Seconds of Summer: How Did We End Up Here? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)
Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films
When Corden Met Barlow (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)
Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
The Class of '92(2013)
Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films
Career shape
A full career of 12 titles from 2013 to 2026.

Biggest box office
One Direction: Where We Are - The Concert Film (2014)

Highest rated
Gavin & Stacey: A Fond Farewell (2025)

Most popular right now
I Am Bolt (2016)
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
Nominated for a BAFTA Award in 2019, Best Specialist Factual Programme.
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 Soutar's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 94th percentile, the median of all 9; across their 9 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 92nd percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up11
- 50th to 74th1
Shape of the crowd
4 of their 12 titles are Universally Loved.
- Universally Loved4
- Loved with Detractors2
- Crowd Pleaser3
- Mixed3
Reviewers score the atmosphere 72/100 and the pacing 53/100 in their films, across 6 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 David Soutar work with?
People who share at least 2 of David Soutar's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Ben Winston shares the most, 8.
Directors
- Ben TurnerShared titles: Ed Sheeran: The Sum of It All (2023), Mud, Sweat and Tears: Premiership Rugby (2023), After the Screaming Stops (2018), I Am Bolt (2016), Robbie Williams: One Night at the Palladium (2013), The Class of '92 (2013)See all 6 shared titles with Ben Turner
- Gabe TurnerShared titles: Take That (2026), After the Screaming Stops (2018), I Am Bolt (2016), Robbie Williams: One Night at the Palladium (2013), The Class of '92 (2013)See all 5 shared titles with Gabe Turner
- Paul DugdaleShared titles: Harry Styles: Behind the Album (2017), One Direction: Where We Are - The Concert Film (2014)See all 2 shared titles with Paul Dugdale

Actors
- Liam PayneShared titles: Harry Styles: Behind the Album (2017), One Direction: The TV Special (2014), One Direction: Where We Are - The Concert Film (2014)See all 3 shared titles with Liam Payne

- Louis TomlinsonShared titles: Harry Styles: Behind the Album (2017), One Direction: The TV Special (2014), One Direction: Where We Are - The Concert Film (2014)See all 3 shared titles with Louis Tomlinson

- Niall HoranShared titles: Harry Styles: Behind the Album (2017), One Direction: The TV Special (2014), One Direction: Where We Are - The Concert Film (2014)See all 3 shared titles with Niall Horan

- Zayn MalikShared titles: Harry Styles: Behind the Album (2017), One Direction: The TV Special (2014), One Direction: Where We Are - The Concert Film (2014)See all 3 shared titles with Zayn Malik

Composers and editors
- Ian ArberShared titles: Ed Sheeran: The Sum of It All (2023), After the Screaming Stops (2018), I Am Bolt (2016)See all 3 shared titles with Ian Arber

- Taylor FawcettShared titles: Gavin & Stacey: A Fond Farewell (2025), Ed Sheeran: The Sum of It All (2023)See all 2 shared titles with Taylor Fawcett
- Simon BryantShared titles: Harry Styles: Behind the Album (2017), One Direction: Where We Are - The Concert Film (2014)See all 2 shared titles with Simon Bryant
- Paul MonaghanShared titles: I Am Bolt (2016), The Class of '92 (2013)See all 2 shared titles with Paul Monaghan
Producers
- Ben WinstonShared titles: One Shot with Ed Sheeran (2025), Ed Sheeran: The Sum of It All (2023), After the Screaming Stops (2018), Harry Styles: Behind the Album (2017), I Am Bolt (2016), One Direction: Where We Are - The Concert Film (2014), Robbie Williams: One Night at the Palladium (2013), The Class of '92 (2013)See all 8 shared titles with Ben Winston

- Leo PearlmanShared titles: Mud, Sweat and Tears: Premiership Rugby (2023), After the Screaming Stops (2018), I Am Bolt (2016), Robbie Williams: One Night at the Palladium (2013), The Class of '92 (2013)See all 5 shared titles with Leo Pearlman

- Heather GreenwoodShared titles: After the Screaming Stops (2018), I Am Bolt (2016), One Direction: Where We Are - The Concert Film (2014), The Class of '92 (2013)See all 4 shared titles with Heather Greenwood

- Siena CastilloShared titles: One Shot with Ed Sheeran (2025), Ed Sheeran: The Sum of It All (2023)See all 2 shared titles with Siena Castillo
