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David Kane

Writer and director · Born January 1, 1961 (65) · Polbeth, Scotland, UK

Born
January 1, 1961 (65)
From
Polbeth, Scotland, UK
Works as
Writer and director
Titles
8 on MovieCove · 18 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Up 23% in 30 days

What are David Kane's films like?

Across their 5 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
42%
Bonds
18%
Self
18%
Society
16%
Power
6%
Justice3 titles, browse their movies with this themeIsolation2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 3 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 2 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 0

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 0 · Charged 3 · Intense 0

Whiplash: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their whiplash movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 0 · Shifting 1 · Whiplash 2

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 1 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 0

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 1 · Relentless 0

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 1 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 0

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

A split, not a type: Resolved 2 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 1

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
4
Melancholic
3
Dread
2
Warm
2
Elegiac
1
Other
2

How their films linger

Bittersweet4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteWistful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 3 with a twist

  • Bittersweet4
  • 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 Kane's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 6 of their 8 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for David Kane'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

18 credits, 8 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • Stonemouth(2015)

    Show 2 episodes · Writer

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all shows

  • Murder on the Home Front (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Show 2 episodes · Writer

  • Shetland(2013)

    Show 12 episodes · Writer

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows

  • Murder on the Home Front(2013)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • The Field of Blood(2011)

    Show 4 episodes · Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all shows

  • Midnight Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Show 3 episodes · Creator · Writer

  • The River King(2005)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Sea of Souls (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Show 17 episodes · Creator · Writer

  • Foyle's War(2002)

    Show 2 episodes · Writer

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows

  • Born Romantic (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Director · Writer

  • Rebus(2000)

    Show 1 episode · Writer

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all shows

  • This Year's Love(1999)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Ruffian Hearts (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Director · Writer

  • Finney (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Show 6 episodes · Writer

  • Jute City (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Show 3 episodes · Writer

  • Dream Baby (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Writer

  • Shadow on the Earth (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Writer

  • Screen Two (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Show 1 episode · Writer

Career shape

A full career of 17 titles from 1985 to 2015.

Highest rated

Murder on the Home Front (2013)

Midcredits 65th

Most popular right now

The Field of Blood (2011)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing4 of 17: 0 only directing, 4 with another roleWriting17 of 17: 11 only writing, 6 with another role · typical Midcredits score56thOther crew2 of 17: 0 only other crew, 2 with another role

17 titles, 6 with more than one role — writing and directing overlap on 4 of them.

By decade

1980s3 · crew1990s4 · crew2000s6 · crew2010s4 · 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 Kane's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 56th percentile, the median of all 3; across a limited sample of 3 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 53rd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

53rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Approval · how many liked their films

58thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Reach · how many have seen their films

66thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Midcredits score across 8 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up2
  • 50th to 74th4
  • 25th to 49th2

Shape of the crowd

None of their 8 titles divides audiences: 4 are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved2
  • Crowd Pleaser4
  • Broadly Agreed2

Most loved · writer

Foyle's War (2002)

Midcredits 97th · 91% liked

Reviewers score the dialogue 53/100 and the plot and story 38/100 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 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 Kane work with?

People who share at least 2 of David Kane's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Jennifer Ehle shares the most, 2.

Actors

Composers

Producers