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David E. Ornston

David E. Ornston

Producer and actor

Works as
Producer and actor
Titles
28 on MovieCove · 34 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Up 2% in 30 days

What are David E. Ornston's films like?

Across their 26 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.

Genres

Action13 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 4th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Comedy7 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 17th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Crime3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 13th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime movies

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

share of theme weight
Morality
42%
Bonds
20%
Survival
16%
Self
15%
Ideas
4%
Power
4%
Justice8 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival7 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception9 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love4 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds4 titles, browse their movies with this themeBetrayal4 titles, browse their movies with this themeRevenge4 titles, browse their movies with this themeGuilt3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 26 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 7 · Serious 8 · Dark 11

Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 21 · Stylized 5 · Heightened 0

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

A split, not a type: Gentle 6 · Charged 9 · Intense 11

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 11 · Shifting 13 · Whiplash 2

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 18 · Some laughs 4 · Funny 4

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 5 · Even-paced 16 · Relentless 5

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

A split, not a type: Casual 13 · Engaged 11 · Full focus 2

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 14 · Affecting 8 · Heavy 4

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 22 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 2

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
19
Dread
9
Thrilling
9
Joyful
5
Melancholic
6
Other
17

How their films linger

Unsettling10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteCathartic4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 5 with a twist

  • Happy6
  • Bittersweet14
  • Tragic2
  • Ambiguous4

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 E. Ornston's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 22 of their 28 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (16).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for David E. Ornston'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

34 credits, 28 with a MovieCove page.

  • Paradox Effect(2024)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • The Ritual Killer(2023)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • Vanquish(2021)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • The Comeback Trail(2020)

    Producer · as Drug Dealer

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • This Is the Year(2020)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • The Poison Rose(2019)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • Trading Paint(2019)

    Second Unit · Unit Production Manager

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • Assassin's Bullet(2012)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • Soldiers of Fortune(2012)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films

  • The Hit List(2011)

    Producer · as Detective Nic Vetter

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • Nine Dead(2009)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • Locked Down(2010)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films

  • Lies & Illusions(2009)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all films

  • Finding Bliss (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Producer

  • The Way of War(2009)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Senior Skip Day(2008)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • My Mom's New Boyfriend(2008)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • Hero Wanted(2008)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Blonde Ambition(2007)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films

  • 7-10 Split(2007)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • Two Weeks(2006)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • End Game(2006)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • Larva(2005)

    Executive Producer · Actor

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • Shadow of Fear(2004)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • Skeleton Man(2004)

    Producer · as Ross

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Den of Lions(2003)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • Deuces Wild(2002)

    Co-Producer

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • Everyone Loves Mel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    as Flegmer Brother #1

  • If You Only Knew(1999)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • Matter of Trust (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    as Transient

  • Detour (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Producer · as Vic

  • Earth Minus Zero (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Producer

  • Boston Common (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Show 1 episode · as Maitre D'

  • The Last P.O.W.? The Bobby Garwood Story(1992)

    as Newsman

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

Career shape

A full career of 29 titles from 1993 to 2024.

Biggest box office

My Mom's New Boyfriend (2008)

$8M worldwide

Highest rated

Paradox Effect (2024)

Midcredits 65th

Most popular right now

The Ritual Killer (2023)

Film career

  • 2004Screen debut· Skeleton Man

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting9 of 29: 5 only acting, 4 with another role · typical Midcredits score24thProducing23 of 29: 19 only producing, 4 with another role · typical Midcredits score16thOther crew1 of 29: 1 only other crew, 0 with another role

29 titles, 4 with more than one role — producing and acting overlap on 4 of them.

By decade

1990s5 · 4 acting · 2 crew2000s15 · 3 acting · 14 crew2010s5 · 1 acting · 4 crew2020s4 · 1 acting · 4 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 E. Ornston's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 16th percentile, the median of all 28; across their 26 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 19th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

19thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 26

Approval · how many liked their films

15thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 26

Reach · how many have seen their films

75thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 26

Midcredits score across 28 titles, by percentile

  • 50th to 74th2
  • 25th to 49th3
  • Below 25th23

Shape of the crowd

21 of their 28 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Universally Panned3
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser1
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed21

Most divisive · producer

7-10 Split (2007)

89th percentile spread · 49% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · producer

Paradox Effect (2024)

Midcredits 65th · 88% liked

Reviewers score the acting 45/100 in their films, across 25 reviewed titles; fans 69, detractors 28. 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 E. Ornston's work okay for kids?

Across up to 8 MovieCove titles with content scores, 1 of the 3 categories sits near the median of all films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore3 titlesmedian 67 · intenseMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity8 titles18–52 · median 30 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity3 titlesmedian 67 · intenseMedian of all films: 36

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 E. Ornston work with?

People who share at least 2 of David E. Ornston's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Richard Salvatore shares the most, 20.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers