Damon Laurence Lindelof (born April 24, 1973) is an American screenwriter, comic book writer, and producer. Among his accolades, he received three Primetime Emmy Awards from twelve nominations. In 2010, Time magazine named him one of the 100 most influential people in the world. Lindelof is best known as the creator and showrunner of numerous critically acclaimed television series, such as the ABC science fiction drama series Lost (2004–2010), the HBO supernatural drama series The Leftovers (2014–2017), the HBO superhero limited series Watchmen (2019), and the Peacock science fiction limited series Mrs. Davis (2023). Lindelof was also a writer on the CBS crime drama series Nash Bridges (2000–2001) and the NBC crime drama series Crossing Jordan (2001–2004). He co-wrote the films Cowboys & Aliens (2011), Prometheus (2012), Star Trek Into Darkness (2013), World War Z (2013), and Tomorrowland (2015). Description above from the Wikipedia article Damon Lindelof, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Biography from TMDB.
- April 24, 1973 (53)
- Englewood, New Jersey, USA
- Writer, producer and actor
- 22 on MovieCove · 30 credits in all
What are Damon Lindelof's films like?
Across their 16 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Society and Ideas.
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 1 · Earnest 13
A split, not a type: Light 6 · Serious 5 · Dark 3
A split, not a type: Grounded 7 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 4
A split, not a type: Gentle 5 · Charged 3 · Intense 6
Steady 6 · Shifting 6 · Whiplash 2
Straight-faced 8 · Some laughs 6 · Funny 0
A split, not a type: Slow burn 6 · Even-paced 4 · Relentless 4
Casual 4 · Engaged 9 · Full focus 1
A split, not a type: Easy watch 8 · Affecting 3 · Heavy 3
Resolved 12 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 1
Moods and endings
- Happy3
- Bittersweet8
- Ambiguous4
- Cyclical1
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 Damon Lindelof's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 19 of their 22 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on HBO Max (6).
Subscription and free streaming for Damon Lindelof'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
30 credits, 22 with a MovieCove page; 10 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.
Lanterns(2026)
Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all shows
Superman(2025)
Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films
815 - The Story of the Lost Pilot (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)
Mrs. Davis(2023)
Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all shows
Another Country(2022)
Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
The Hunt(2020)
Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films
Watchmen(2019)
Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all shows
The 2000s(2018)
Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all shows
Bending the Arc(2017)
Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films
Tomorrowland(2015)
Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films
The Leftovers(2014)
Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows
Ultimate Wolverine vs. Hulk (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)
Ultimate Wolverine vs. Hulk (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)
World War Z(2013)
Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films
Star Trek Into Darkness(2013)
Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films
Heroes & Demons(2012)
Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Prometheus(2012)
Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films
Cowboys & Aliens(2011)
Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films
Ollie Klublershturf vs. the Nazis (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)
Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films
Top Chef Masters(2009)
Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all shows
Star Trek(2009)
Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films
Phineas and Ferb(2007)
Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all shows
Lost(2004)
Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows
Crossing Jordan(2001)
Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all shows
Wasteland (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)
Undressed (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)
Nash Bridges(1996)
Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all shows
HBO backstories - WATCHMEN (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
The Chain (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Career shape
A full career of 27 titles, 25 of them dated from 1996 to 2026.
Biggest box office
World War Z (2013)
Highest rated
Lost: Epilogue - The New Man in Charge (2010)
Most popular right now
Lanterns (2026)
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
3 Primetime Emmys and 3 other major awards from 32 major nominations, 2005–2020.
- Primetime Emmy, won · Outstanding Limited Series
- Primetime Emmy, won · Outstanding Writing for a Limited Series, Movie or Dramatic Special
+2 other major bodies · 1 win and 2 nominations
- Writers Guild Award, won · New Series
- Writers Guild Award, nominated · Drama Series
- Producers Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television, Drama
- Writers Guild Award, nominated · Episodic Drama
- Writers Guild Award, nominated · Episodic Drama
- Writers Guild Award, nominated · Adapted Long Form
- Writers Guild Award, nominated · Episodic Drama
- Producers Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television, Drama
- Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Drama Series
- Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series
+2 other major bodies · 3 nominations
- Writers Guild Award, nominated · Drama Series
- Producers Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television, Drama
- Producers Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures
- Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Drama Series
- Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series
+2 other major bodies · 2 nominations
- Writers Guild Award, nominated · Dramatic Series
- Producers Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television, Drama
- Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Drama Series
- Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Special Class - Short-Format Live-Action Entertainment Programs
+2 other major bodies · 2 nominations
- Writers Guild Award, nominated · Episodic Drama
- Producers Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television, Drama
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- Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series
- BAFTA Award, nominated · Best International
+2 other major bodies · 2 nominations
- Writers Guild Award, nominated · Dramatic Series
- Producers Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television, Drama
- Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series
+2 other major bodies · 2 wins
- Writers Guild Award, won · Dramatic Series
- Producers Guild Award, won · Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television, Drama
- Primetime Emmy, won · Outstanding Drama Series
- Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series
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 Damon Lindelof's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 78th percentile, the median of all 12; across their 14 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 87th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up14
- 50th to 74th5
- 25th to 49th2
- Below 25th1
Shape of the crowd
12 of their 22 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Universally Loved5
- Divisive1
- Crowd Pleaser12
- Broadly Agreed1
- Mixed3
Reviewers score the dialogue 56/100 and the plot and story 49/100 in their films, across 12 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.
Is Damon Lindelof's work okay for kids?
Across up to 8 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore 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 Damon Lindelof work with?
People who share at least 2 of Damon Lindelof's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; J.J. Abrams shares the most, 4.
Directors
- J.J. AbramsShared titles: Showrunners: The Art of Running a TV Show (2014), Star Trek Into Darkness (2013), Lost: Epilogue - The New Man in Charge (2010), Star Trek (2009)See all 4 shared titles with J.J. Abrams
Writers
- Alex KurtzmanShared titles: Star Trek Into Darkness (2013), Cowboys & Aliens (2011), Star Trek (2009)See all 3 shared titles with Alex Kurtzman
- Roberto OrciShared titles: Star Trek Into Darkness (2013), Cowboys & Aliens (2011), Star Trek (2009)See all 3 shared titles with Roberto Orci
Actors
- Jorge GarciaShared titles: Getting Lost (2024), Lost: Epilogue - The New Man in Charge (2010)See all 2 shared titles with Jorge Garcia
- Anton YelchinShared titles: Star Trek Into Darkness (2013), Star Trek (2009)See all 2 shared titles with Anton Yelchin
- Bruce GreenwoodShared titles: Star Trek Into Darkness (2013), Star Trek (2009)See all 2 shared titles with Bruce Greenwood
- Chris PineShared titles: Star Trek Into Darkness (2013), Star Trek (2009)See all 2 shared titles with Chris Pine
Composers, cinematographers and editors
- Michael GiacchinoShared titles: Tomorrowland (2015), Star Trek Into Darkness (2013), Star Trek (2009)See all 3 shared titles with Michael Giacchino
- Dan MindelShared titles: Star Trek Into Darkness (2013), Star Trek (2009)See all 2 shared titles with Dan Mindel
- Mary Jo MarkeyShared titles: Star Trek Into Darkness (2013), Star Trek (2009)See all 2 shared titles with Mary Jo Markey
- Maryann BrandonShared titles: Star Trek Into Darkness (2013), Star Trek (2009)See all 2 shared titles with Maryann Brandon
Producers
- Heidi LindelofShared titles: Another Country (2022), Bending the Arc (2017)See all 2 shared titles with Heidi Lindelof
Mixed roles
- Dariusz WolskiShared titles: Prometheus (2012), The Furious Gods: Making Prometheus (2012)See all 2 shared titles with Dariusz Wolski
- Jon SpaihtsShared titles: Prometheus (2012), The Furious Gods: Making Prometheus (2012)See all 2 shared titles with Jon Spaihts
- Pietro ScaliaShared titles: Prometheus (2012), The Furious Gods: Making Prometheus (2012)See all 2 shared titles with Pietro Scalia
- Ridley ScottShared titles: Prometheus (2012), The Furious Gods: Making Prometheus (2012)See all 2 shared titles with Ridley Scott
