Dan Bush is an American film director and screenwriter best known for The Signal, which he co-directed and co-wrote with Jacob Gentry and David Bruckner.
Biography from TMDB.
- Director, writer, editor and producer
- 6 on MovieCove · 14 credits in all
What are Dan Bush's films like?
Across their 5 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Survival.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 2 · Earnest 3
A split, not a type: Light 1 · Serious 1 · Dark 3
A split, not a type: Grounded 2 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 2
Gentle 1 · Charged 2 · Intense 2
A split, not a type: Steady 2 · Shifting 1 · Whiplash 2
A split, not a type: Straight-faced 2 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 0
Slow burn 1 · Even-paced 3 · Relentless 1
Casual 1 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 1
Easy watch 1 · Affecting 3 · Heavy 1
Resolved 1 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 3
Moods and endings
- Bittersweet1
- Tragic1
- 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 Dan Bush's films?
As of October 24, 2026, all 6 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (4).
Subscription and free streaming for Dan Bush'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
14 credits, 6 with a MovieCove page.
The Curse of Lizzie Borden (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)
The Dark Red(2018)
Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films
The Last Man(2019)
Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films
The Vault(2017)
Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films
The Tiger Hunter(2016)
Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films
Billy The Kid: New Evidence (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)
The Reconstruction of William Zero (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)
Shut-Eye (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)
Don Peyote(2014)
Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films
The Blood Bond (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)
Transmission 23: The Return (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)
Transmission 37: Crosstown Traffic (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)
The Signal(2007)
Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films
Dave vs. Jeremiah (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)
Career shape
A full career of 13 titles from 2005 to 2021.
Biggest box office
The Signal (2007)
Highest rated
The Tiger Hunter (2016)
Most popular right now
The Vault (2017)
By role
Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it.
Awards
Nominated for an Independent Spirit Award in 2009.
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 Dan Bush's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 15th percentile, the median of all 6; across their 5 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 31st percentile for acclaim.
- 50th to 74th1
- 25th to 49th1
- Below 25th4
Shape of the crowd
5 of their 6 titles are Mixed.
- Broadly Agreed1
- Mixed5
Reviewers score the atmosphere 56/100 and the pacing 35/100 in their films, across 5 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 Dan Bush work with?
People who share at least 2 of Dan Bush's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Ben Lovett shares the most, 3.
Writers
- Conal ByrneShared titles: The Dark Red (2018), The Vault (2017)See all 2 shared titles with Conal Byrne
Actors
- Jill Jane ClementsShared titles: The Dark Red (2018), The Vault (2017)See all 2 shared titles with Jill Jane Clements
Composers
- Ben LovettShared titles: The Dark Red (2018), Don Peyote (2014), The Signal (2007)See all 3 shared titles with Ben Lovett
Producers
- Alan PaoShared titles: The Vault (2017), The Tiger Hunter (2016), Don Peyote (2014)See all 3 shared titles with Alan Pao
- Luke DanielsShared titles: The Vault (2017), The Tiger Hunter (2016), Don Peyote (2014)See all 3 shared titles with Luke Daniels
- Alex CutlerShared titles: The Vault (2017), Don Peyote (2014)See all 2 shared titles with Alex Cutler
- Alexander MotlaghShared titles: The Vault (2017), The Signal (2007)See all 2 shared titles with Alexander Motlagh