David Lancaster is an American film and television producer and the CEO of the production company Rumble Films. His work as a producer for the 2014 film Whiplash earned him a nomination for Best Picture at the 87th Academy Awards.
Biography from TMDB.
- Producer, also actor
- 44 on MovieCove · 51 credits in all
Known for
What are David Lancaster's films like?
Across their 43 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Survival.
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 4 · Wry 4 · Earnest 34
A split, not a type: Light 7 · Serious 14 · Dark 22
A split, not a type: Grounded 19 · Stylized 18 · Heightened 6
Gentle 2 · Charged 18 · Intense 23
Steady 9 · Shifting 27 · Whiplash 7
Straight-faced 33 · Some laughs 9 · Funny 1
Slow burn 14 · Even-paced 20 · Relentless 9
Casual 10 · Engaged 24 · Full focus 9
A split, not a type: Easy watch 10 · Affecting 16 · Heavy 17
A split, not a type: Resolved 25 · Open-ended 10 · Ambiguous 8
Moods and endings
- Happy5
- Bittersweet16
- Tragic4
- Ambiguous18
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 Lancaster's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 35 of their 44 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (22).
- Eye in the Sky (2015) · producer · free
- Fear Thy Neighbor (2014) · location manager · free
- A Love Song for Bobby Long (2004) · producer · free
- Bobby (2006) · producer · free
- Sanctuary (2022) · producer · free
- Middle of Nowhere (2008) · producer · free
- Only God Forgives (2013) · producer · free
- Pavement (2002) · producer · free
- Donnybrook (2018) · producer · free
- Two Idiots in Hollywood (1988) · producer · free
- Evidence (2013) · producer · free
- Legion (2010) · producer · free
- +10 more
- A Love Song for Bobby Long (2004) · producer
- Bobby (2006) · producer
- No Escape (2015) · producer
- The Hole (2009) · producer
- Pavement (2002) · producer
- Legion (2010) · producer
- Consequence (2003) · producer
- Borderline (2002) · producer
- Blast (2004) · producer
- Second Skin (2000) · producer
- Woman Undone (1996) · producer · free
- Heatstroke (2013) · producer
- +1 more
- Fear Thy Neighbor (2014) · location manager · free
- Bobby (2006) · producer · free
- Only God Forgives (2013) · producer · free
- The Hole (2009) · producer · free
- Donnybrook (2018) · producer · free
- Evidence (2013) · producer · free
- Blast (2004) · producer · free
- Starship Troopers 3: Marauder (2008) · producer · free
- Hollow Man II (2006) · producer · free
- discovery+
- Howdy, show their 5 titles on Howdy
- Lionsgate+, show their 3 titles on Lionsgate+
- MovieSphere+, show their 2 titles on MovieSphere+
- Sundance Now, show their 2 titles on Sundance Now
- Cineverse, show their title on Cineverse
- Marquee TV, show their title on Marquee TV
- Shout! TV, show their title on Shout! TV
- ViX, show their title on ViX
Subscription and free streaming for David Lancaster'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
51 credits, 44 with a MovieCove page.
Carmen(2022)
Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films
Sanctuary(2022)
Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films
The Other Lamb(2019)
Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films
The Burnt Orange Heresy(2019)
Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films
Semper Fi(2019)
Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films
Donnybrook(2018)
Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films
Message from the King(2016)
Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films
Small Crimes(2017)
Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films
Eye in the Sky(2015)
Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films
No Escape(2015)
Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films
Lost River(2014)
Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films
Nightcrawler(2014)
Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films
Whiplash(2014)
Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films
Fear Thy Neighbor(2014)
Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all shows
Heatstroke(2013)
Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films
Evidence(2013)
Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all films
Only God Forgives(2013)
Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films
Drive(2011)
Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films
Legion(2010)
Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films
The Hole(2009)
Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films
Middle of Nowhere(2008)
Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films
Hollow Man II(2006)
Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films
The Breed(2006)
Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films
Bobby(2006)
Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films
Dark Ride(2006)
Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films
Slipstream(2005)
Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films
Riding the Bullet(2004)
Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films
Dracula 3000(2004)
Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films
Blast(2004)
Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films
Consequence(2003)
Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films
Pavement(2002)
Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films
Borderline(2002)
Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films
Federal Protection (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)
Second Skin(2000)
Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films
Loving Jezebel(1999)
Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films
Don't Look Under the Bed(1999)
Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films
Persons Unknown(1996)
Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films
Terminal Justice(1996)
Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films
Woman Undone(1996)
Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films
Quick(1993)
Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films
Scam(1993)
Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films
Two Idiots in Hollywood(1988)
Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films
'night, Mother(1986)
Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films
The Laundromat (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)
Hyena (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Stratagem (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
The Chain (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
The Prima Donna (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Visitation (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Career shape
A full career of 46 titles, 41 of them dated from 1985 to 2023.
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
1 major award from 4 major nominations, 2015.
- Oscar, nominated · Best Motion Picture of the Year
+2 other major bodies · 1 win and 2 nominations
- Producers Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures
- Independent Spirit Award, won · Best First Feature
- Independent Spirit Award, nominated · Best Feature
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 Lancaster's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 26th percentile, the median of all 43; across their 43 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 35th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up7
- 50th to 74th7
- 25th to 49th10
- Below 25th20
Shape of the crowd
24 of their 44 titles are Mixed.
- Universally Loved4
- Universally Panned2
- Divisive1
- Cult Classic1
- Crowd Pleaser8
- Broadly Agreed4
- Mixed24
Reviewers score the acting 63/100 in their films, across 42 reviewed titles; fans 76, detractors 42. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.
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 Lancaster's work okay for kids?
Across up to 26 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, profanity and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.
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 Lancaster work with?
People who share at least 2 of David Lancaster's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Gary Michael Walters shares the most, 12.
Directors
- Evelyn PurcellShared titles: Heatstroke (2013), Borderline (2002), Woman Undone (1996)See all 3 shared titles with Evelyn Purcell
- Darrell RoodtShared titles: Dracula 3000 (2004), Pavement (2002), Second Skin (2000)See all 3 shared titles with Darrell Roodt
- Nicolas Winding RefnShared titles: Only God Forgives (2013), Drive (2011)See all 2 shared titles with Nicolas Winding Refn
- Anthony HickoxShared titles: Blast (2004), Consequence (2003)See all 2 shared titles with Anthony Hickox
Writers
- Craig SmithShared titles: Persons Unknown (1996), Scam (1993)See all 2 shared titles with Craig Smith
- Frederick BaileyShared titles: Terminal Justice (1996), Quick (1993)See all 2 shared titles with Frederick Bailey
Actors
- Danny KeoghShared titles: Starship Troopers 3: Marauder (2008), Consequence (2003), Pavement (2002)See all 3 shared titles with Danny Keogh
- Grant SwanbyShared titles: Slipstream (2005), Dracula 3000 (2004), Consequence (2003)See all 3 shared titles with Grant Swanby
- Ryan GoslingShared titles: Lost River (2014), Only God Forgives (2013), Drive (2011)See all 3 shared titles with Ryan Gosling
- Margaret QualleyShared titles: Sanctuary (2022), Donnybrook (2018)See all 2 shared titles with Margaret Qualley
Composers, cinematographers and editors
- Giulio BiccariShared titles: The Breed (2006), Blast (2004), Dracula 3000 (2004), Consequence (2003), Pavement (2002)See all 5 shared titles with Giulio Biccari
- Ronelle LootsShared titles: Heatstroke (2013), Dracula 3000 (2004), Pavement (2002)See all 3 shared titles with Ronelle Loots
- Anthony MarinelliShared titles: Consequence (2003), Borderline (2002), Pavement (2002)See all 3 shared titles with Anthony Marinelli
- David UngaroShared titles: The Burnt Orange Heresy (2019), Donnybrook (2018)See all 2 shared titles with David Ungaro
Producers
- Gary Michael WaltersShared titles: No Escape (2015), Lost River (2014), Nightcrawler (2014), Whiplash (2014), Evidence (2013), Heatstroke (2013), Only God Forgives (2013), Drive (2011), Legion (2010), The Hole (2009), Middle of Nowhere (2008), Bobby (2006)See all 12 shared titles with Gary Michael Walters
- Michel LitvakShared titles: No Escape (2015), Lost River (2014), Nightcrawler (2014), Whiplash (2014), Evidence (2013), Heatstroke (2013), Only God Forgives (2013), Drive (2011), Legion (2010), The Hole (2009), Middle of Nowhere (2008), Bobby (2006)See all 12 shared titles with Michel Litvak
- David WichtShared titles: Heatstroke (2013), Starship Troopers 3: Marauder (2008), The Breed (2006), Slipstream (2005), Blast (2004), Dracula 3000 (2004), Consequence (2003), Borderline (2002), Pavement (2002), Second Skin (2000)See all 10 shared titles with David Wicht
- Stephanie WilcoxShared titles: Carmen (2022), Sanctuary (2022), The Burnt Orange Heresy (2019), The Other Lamb (2019), Donnybrook (2018), Small Crimes (2017), No Escape (2015), Nightcrawler (2014), Whiplash (2014)See all 9 shared titles with Stephanie Wilcox
