David Koplan
David Koplan is a Film Producer and founder of Magnetic Fields Entertainment with over 25 years of experience in the film industry. He is currently producing The Smashing Machine, directed by Benny Safdie and starring Dwayne Johnson and Emily Blunt, which is in post-production and set to be released by A24. Koplan produced the musical-comedy Spirited, starring Will Ferrell, Ryan Reynolds, and Octavia Spencer, directed by Sean Anders and distributed by Apple TV+. He served as an Executive Producer for Uncut Gems, directed by Josh and Benny Safdie, released by A24, which was named one of the National Board of Review's Top Ten Films of 2019. Additionally, Koplan served as an Executive Producer on Daddy's Home, directed by Sean Anders and released by Paramount Pictures, and Dumb and Dumber To, directed by Peter and Bobby Farrelly, distributed by Universal Pictures. Koplan has also served as either Producer or Executive Producer on a wide range of award-winning independent films over the years, including Michael Noer's Papillon, Stuart Blumberg's Thanks for Sharing, Marc Lawrence's The Rewrite, Tim Blake Nelson's Leaves of Grass, Ray McKinnon's Chrystal, and Adam Rapp's Winter Passing. A graduate of the University of Virginia, he serves on the board of the Virginia Film Festival, the LA Advisory Committee for Americares, and is an active member of The Academy. (August 2024)
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Biography from IMDb.
- Producer
- 16 on MovieCove · 21 credits in all
What are David Koplan's films like?
Across their 13 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 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 12
Light 4 · Serious 5 · Dark 4
A split, not a type: Grounded 9 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 2
Gentle 4 · Charged 6 · Intense 3
Steady 3 · Shifting 7 · Whiplash 3
A split, not a type: Straight-faced 4 · Some laughs 4 · Funny 5
A split, not a type: Slow burn 7 · Even-paced 5 · Relentless 1
Casual 7 · Engaged 6 · Full focus 0
A split, not a type: Easy watch 6 · Affecting 2 · Heavy 5
Resolved 9 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 1
Moods and endings
- Happy4
- Bittersweet7
- Ambiguous2
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 Koplan's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 14 of their 16 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (5).
Subscription and free streaming for David Koplan'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
21 credits, 16 with a MovieCove page.
The Smashing Machine(2025)
Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films
Good Fortune(2025)
Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films
Spirited(2022)
Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films
Uncut Gems(2019)
Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films
Papillon(2017)
Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films
Daddy's Home(2015)
Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films
Dumb and Dumber To(2014)
Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films
The Rewrite(2014)
Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films
Paradise(2013)
Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films
Thanks for Sharing(2012)
Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films
Leaves of Grass(2009)
Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films
The Last Lullaby(2008)
Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films
The Human Contract(2008)
Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films
Randy & the Mob (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)
Winter Passing(2005)
Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films
Chrystal (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)
7th Heaven(1996)
Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all shows
Sugared Peas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)
JAG(1995)
Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all showsLizard Music (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Street Justice (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Career shape
A full career of 19 titles, 17 of them dated from 1995 to 2025.
Biggest box office
Daddy's Home (2015)
Highest rated
Papillon (2017)
Most popular right now
Dumb and Dumber To (2014)
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 Koplan's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 53rd percentile, the median of all 14; across their 13 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 50th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up2
- 50th to 74th7
- 25th to 49th4
- Below 25th3
Shape of the crowd
9 of their 16 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Crowd Pleaser9
- Broadly Agreed2
- Mixed5
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 Koplan's work okay for kids?
Across up to 10 MovieCove titles with content scores, profanity runs heavier than most films and violence & gore lighter.
Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.
Who does David Koplan work with?
People who share at least 2 of David Koplan's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Sean Anders shares the most, 3.
Directors
- Sean AndersShared titles: Spirited (2022), Daddy's Home (2015), Dumb and Dumber To (2014)See all 3 shared titles with Sean Anders
Writers
- John MorrisShared titles: Spirited (2022), Daddy's Home (2015), Dumb and Dumber To (2014)See all 3 shared titles with John Morris
Actors
- Will FerrellShared titles: Spirited (2022), Daddy's Home (2015), Winter Passing (2005)See all 3 shared titles with Will Ferrell
- Octavia SpencerShared titles: Spirited (2022), Paradise (2013)See all 2 shared titles with Octavia Spencer
Editors
- Brad WilhiteShared titles: Spirited (2022), Daddy's Home (2015)See all 2 shared titles with Brad Wilhite
Producers
- Danny DimbortShared titles: Papillon (2017), Dumb and Dumber To (2014), Leaves of Grass (2009)See all 3 shared titles with Danny Dimbort
- Joey McFarlandShared titles: Papillon (2017), Daddy's Home (2015), Dumb and Dumber To (2014)See all 3 shared titles with Joey McFarland
- Anthony KatagasShared titles: Good Fortune (2025), Winter Passing (2005)See all 2 shared titles with Anthony Katagas
- Jessica ElbaumShared titles: Spirited (2022), Daddy's Home (2015)See all 2 shared titles with Jessica Elbaum
Mixed roles
- Stuart BlumbergShared titles: Thanks for Sharing (2012), Leaves of Grass (2009)See all 2 shared titles with Stuart Blumberg
