David Paul Kirkpatrick
Producer · Born June 29, 1951 (75) · Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
David Paul Kirkpatrick (born June 29, 1951) is an American film producer, studio executive and writer. He is widely known for his career at Paramount Pictures where he started as a story editor, oversaw the studio's exclusive development deal with Eddie Murphy and eventually became President of the Motion Picture Group. Kirkpatrick was chief of production at two studios at the same time, Walt Disney Pictures and Touchstone Pictures. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Biography from TMDB.
- June 29, 1951 (75)
- Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
- Producer
- 11 on MovieCove
What are David Paul Kirkpatrick's films like?
Across their 10 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds 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 2 · Wry 0 · Earnest 7
Light 7 · Serious 2 · Dark 1
Grounded 7 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 2
Gentle 3 · Charged 5 · Intense 2
Steady 7 · Shifting 1 · Whiplash 2
A split, not a type: Straight-faced 3 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 4
Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 7 · Relentless 0
Casual 7 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 0
A split, not a type: Easy watch 5 · Affecting 4 · Heavy 1
Resolved 7 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
- Happy3
- Bittersweet5
- Tragic1
- 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 Paul Kirkpatrick's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 6 of their 11 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Pluto TV (3).
Subscription and free streaming for David Paul Kirkpatrick'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
11 credits, 11 with a MovieCove page.
Barely Legal(2003)
Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films
Bruno(2000)
Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films
The Opposite of Sex(1998)
Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films
A Smile Like Yours(1997)
Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films
The Evening Star(1996)
Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films
Big Night(1996)
Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films
Rasputin(1996)
Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films
Let It Be Me(1995)
Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films
The Brady Bunch Movie(1995)
Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films
The Substitute(1993)
Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films
A Cry in the Dark(1988)
Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films
Career shape
A full career of 11 titles from 1988 to 2003.
Biggest box office
The Brady Bunch Movie (1995)
Highest rated
Big Night (1996)
Most popular right now
Barely Legal (2003)
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 Paul Kirkpatrick's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 50th percentile, the median of all 11; across their 10 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 44th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up3
- 50th to 74th3
- 25th to 49th2
- Below 25th3
Shape of the crowd
5 of their 11 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Cult Classic2
- Crowd Pleaser5
- Mixed4
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 Paul Kirkpatrick's work okay for kids?
Across a limited sample of up to 4 MovieCove titles with content scores.
Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.
Who does David Paul Kirkpatrick work with?
People who share at least 2 of David Paul Kirkpatrick's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Keith Samples shares the most, 4.
Actors
- Shirley MacLaineShared titles: Bruno (2000), The Evening Star (1996)See all 2 shared titles with Shirley MacLaine
- Donald MoffatShared titles: A Smile Like Yours (1997), The Evening Star (1996)See all 2 shared titles with Donald Moffat
Composers
- William RossShared titles: A Smile Like Yours (1997), The Evening Star (1996)See all 2 shared titles with William Ross
Producers
- Keith SamplesShared titles: A Smile Like Yours (1997), Big Night (1996), The Evening Star (1996), Let It Be Me (1995)See all 4 shared titles with Keith Samples
- Jim LotfiShared titles: Bruno (2000), The Opposite of Sex (1998)See all 2 shared titles with Jim Lotfi
- Jonathan FilleyShared titles: Big Night (1996), Let It Be Me (1995)See all 2 shared titles with Jonathan Filley
Mixed roles
- Robert HarlingShared titles: A Smile Like Yours (1997), The Evening Star (1996)See all 2 shared titles with Robert Harling
- Campbell ScottShared titles: Big Night (1996), Let It Be Me (1995)See all 2 shared titles with Campbell Scott
