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David Mackay

David Mackay

Director and producer · Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA

David Mackay is an American movie director.

Biography from TMDB.

From
Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
Works as
Director and producer
Titles
17 on MovieCove · 19 credits in all
TMDB popularity, last 37 days to Oct 26Up 77% in 30 days

What are David Mackay's films like?

Across their 16 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Morality.

What they feel like to watch

their average across 16 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category

Light 12 · Serious 3 · Dark 1

Grounded 13 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 0

A split, not a type: Gentle 11 · Charged 3 · Intense 2

Steady 11 · Shifting 5 · Whiplash 0

Straight-faced 5 · Some laughs 11 · Funny 0

A split, not a type: Slow burn 11 · Even-paced 4 · Relentless 1

Casual 12 · Engaged 4 · Full focus 0

Resolved 14 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Warm
9
Hopeful
8
Tense
7
Joyful
4
Contemplative
3
Other
8

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy11
  • Bittersweet3
  • 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 Mackay's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 14 of their 17 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Hallmark+ (9).

Subscription and free streaming for David Mackay'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

19 credits, 17 with a MovieCove page.

Career shape

A full career of 18 titles from 1986 to 2023.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing15 of 18: 9 only directing, 6 with another role · typical Midcredits score59thWriting1 of 18: 0 only writing, 1 with another roleProducing8 of 18: 3 only producing, 5 with another role · typical Midcredits score64th

18 titles, 6 with more than one role — directing and producing overlap on 5 of them.

By decade

1980s1 · crew1990s5 · crew2000s3 · crew2010s7 · crew2020s2 · 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 Mackay's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 61st percentile, the median of all 16; across their 16 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 57th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

57thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 16

Approval · how many liked their films

62ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 16

Reach · how many have seen their films

63rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 16

Midcredits score across 17 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up2
  • 50th to 74th11
  • 25th to 49th2
  • Below 25th2

Shape of the crowd

9 of their 17 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved2
  • Universally Panned1
  • Cult Classic2
  • Crowd Pleaser9
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed2

Reviewers score the atmosphere 59/100 and the pacing 51/100 in their films, across 16 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a director.

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 Mackay work with?

People who share at least 2 of David Mackay's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Bret Marnell shares the most, 5.

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles