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David Rubin

David Rubin

Producer

David began his career as a production assistant on "Saturday Night Live". He entered the casting field as an assistant and then associate to Mary Goldberg on such films as "Ragtime", "Silkwood" and "Amadeus". David then moved to Los Angeles to team with veteran casting director Lynn Stalmaster on "The Name of the Rose", "The Big Easy" and many other films. Opening his own casting company, David was responsible for assembling the casts of such films as: "The Addams Family", "The War of the Roses", "Fried Green Tomatoes", "My Cousin Vinny", "The Firm", "Four Weddings and a Funeral", "Get Shorty", "Romeo + Juliet", "The English Patient", "Men in Black", "My Best Friend's Wedding", and "The Talented Mr. Ripley". In partnership with Richard Hicks, David cast the films "Hairspray", "Lars and the Real Girl", "Recount" (HBO), "The Smurfs" and "Game Change" (HBO), for which they received the 2012 Emmy Award. Most recently, David worked with director Jean-Marc Vallee ('Dallas Buyers Club') casting his film 'Wild' for Fox Searchlight and with Warren Beatty on his upcoming Howard Hughes film. In 2001, David was the recipient of the Hollywood Film Festival Award for Outstanding Career Achievement in the Field of Casting, presented by Sydney Pollack. In October 2002, Baz Luhrmann presented him with an Honorary Career Achievement Award from the Casting Society of America.

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Works as
Producer
Titles
113 on MovieCove · 121 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Up 18% in 30 days

What are David Rubin's films like?

Across a limited sample of 4 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.

Themes

share of theme weight
Self
44%
Bonds
33%
Power
9%
Morality
9%
Society
6%
Coming of age2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 4 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 1 · Serious 1 · Dark 2

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

Grounded 4 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 1 · Charged 3 · Intense 0

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

Steady 1 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 1

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 1 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 0

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

Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 0

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

Casual 2 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 0

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 2 · Affecting 1 · Heavy 1

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

Resolved 2 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings shown from 5 titles

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Bittersweet
3
Melancholic
2
Hopeful
2
Absurd
2
Tense
1

How their films linger

Bittersweet4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

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 Rubin's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 82 of their 113 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (30).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for David Rubin'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

121 credits, 113 with a MovieCove page; 3 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Elle(2026)

    Show 8 episodes · Casting

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all shows

  • Margo's Got Money Troubles(2026)

    Show 8 episodes · Casting

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all shows

  • All Her Fault(2025)

    Show 8 episodes · Casting

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all shows

  • Hal & Harper(2025)

    Show 8 episodes · Casting

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows

  • Spinal Tap II: The End Continues(2025)

    Casting

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Apples Never Fall(2024)

    Show 7 episodes · Casting

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all shows

  • Expats(2023)

    Show 6 episodes · Casting

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all shows

  • The Beanie Bubble(2023)

    Casting

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • The Last Thing He Told Me(2023)

    Show 7 episodes · Casting

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all shows

  • The Spencer Sisters(2023)

    Show 10 episodes · Casting

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all shows

  • Welcome to Chippendales(2022)

    Show 8 episodes · Casting Director

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all shows

  • Luckiest Girl Alive(2022)

    Casting

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Where the Crawdads Sing(2022)

    Casting

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Pieces of Her(2022)

    Show 8 episodes · Casting

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all shows

  • Nine Perfect Strangers(2021)

    Show 8 episodes · Casting

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all shows

  • The King of Staten Island(2020)

    Casting

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Little Fires Everywhere(2020)

    Show 8 episodes · Casting

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all shows

  • Four Weddings and a Funeral(2019)

    Show 1 episode · Casting

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all shows

  • Men in Black: International(2019)

    Casting

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • Sharp Objects(2018)

    Show 8 episodes · Casting

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows

  • Alex Strangelove(2018)

    Casting

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Gifted(2017)

    Casting

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • Wilson(2017)

    Casting

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Big Little Lies(2017)

    Show 14 episodes · Casting

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows

  • Rules Don't Apply(2016)

    Casting

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • Mascots(2016)

    Casting

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • All the Way(2016)

    Casting Director

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Trumbo(2015)

    Casting

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Golan: A Farewell to Mr Cinema (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Actor

  • Strange Magic(2015)

    Casting

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Wild(2014)

    Casting

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Frank(2014)

    Casting Director

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Walking with Dinosaurs 3D(2013)

    Additional Casting

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • Gravity(2013)

    Casting

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • The Smurfs 2(2013)

    Casting

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • On the Road(2012)

    Casting

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Game Change(2012)

    Casting Director

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Real Steel(2011)

    Casting

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films

  • The Smurfs(2011)

    Casting

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • The Back-up Plan(2010)

    Casting

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Georgia O'Keeffe(2009)

    Casting

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • The Marc Pease Experience(2009)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • Spread(2009)

    Casting

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Yes Man(2008)

    Casting

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • City of Ember(2008)

    Casting

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Spirit of the Forest (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Casting Director

  • Recount(2008)

    Casting

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay(2008)

    Casting

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • The Memory Keeper's Daughter(2008)

    Casting

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Charlie Bartlett(2007)

    Casting

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Lars and the Real Girl(2007)

    Casting

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • The Gamekillers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Show 5 episodes · Producer

  • Hairspray(2007)

    Casting Director

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Charlotte's Web(2006)

    Casting

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • For Your Consideration(2006)

    Casting

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Let's Go to Prison(2006)

    Casting

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • In Her Shoes(2005)

    Casting

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Out of Practice(2005)

    Show 21 episodes · Casting · Original Casting

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows

  • Cold Mountain(2003)

    Casting

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Igby Goes Down(2002)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Blow Dry(2001)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • The Talented Mr. Ripley(1999)

    Casting

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • Snow Falling on Cedars(1999)

    Casting

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Random Hearts(1999)

    Casting

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • Wild Wild West(1999)

    Casting

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • Notting Hill(1999)

    Casting Consultant

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Hurlyburly(1998)

    Casting

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • The Negotiator(1998)

    Casting

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • City of Angels(1998)

    Casting

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Fallen(1998)

    Casting

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Lawn Dogs(1997)

    Co-Producer

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Red Corner(1997)

    Casting

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Men in Black(1997)

    Casting

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • My Best Friend's Wedding(1997)

    Casting

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Albino Alligator(1996)

    Casting

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • The English Patient(1996)

    Casting

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Romeo + Juliet(1996)

    Casting

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Matilda(1996)

    Casting

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Up Close & Personal(1996)

    Casting Director

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Sabrina(1995)

    Casting

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Get Shorty(1995)

    Casting

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Waterworld(1995)

    Casting

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films

  • The War(1994)

    Casting Director

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Gypsy(1993)

    Casting Director

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • The Last Seduction(1994)

    Casting

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • Ghost in the Machine(1993)

    Casting

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • Addams Family Values(1993)

    Casting

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Mr. Wonderful(1993)

    Casting

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • The Firm(1993)

    Casting

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Hoffa(1992)

    Casting

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • CrissCross(1992)

    Casting

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • White Sands(1992)

    Casting

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • My Cousin Vinny(1992)

    Casting

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • The Nightman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Casting

  • Final Analysis(1992)

    Casting Director

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Fried Green Tomatoes(1991)

    Casting Director

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • The Addams Family(1991)

    Casting Director

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Delirious(1991)

    Casting

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Naked Tango(1990)

    Casting Director

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Days of Thunder(1990)

    Casting

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Cadillac Man(1990)

    Casting Director

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • Men Don't Leave(1990)

    Casting Director

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • The War of the Roses(1989)

    Casting

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Out on the Edge(1989)

    Casting

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Scrooged(1988)

    Casting

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Little Nikita(1988)

    Casting

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • The in Crowd(1988)

    Casting

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Less Than Zero(1987)

    Casting

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Real Men(1987)

    Casting

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • The Spirit (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Casting

  • Spaceballs(1987)

    Casting

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • The Big Easy(1986)

    Casting

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Intimate Encounters (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Casting

  • The Name of the Rose(1986)

    Casting

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • The Best of Times(1986)

    Casting

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Love, Mary (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Casting Associate

  • Consenting Adult(1985)

    Casting

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Amadeus(1984)

    Casting Associate

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Ernie Kovacs: Between the Laughter(1984)

    Casting

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Special Bulletin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    Casting Associate

  • Cat People(1982)

    Casting Assistant

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

Career shape

A full career of 121 titles from 1982 to 2026.

Biggest box office

Igby Goes Down (2002)

$6.9M worldwide

Highest rated

Lawn Dogs (1997)

Midcredits 90th

Most popular right now

The Marc Pease Experience (2009)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting1 of 121: 1 only acting, 0 with another roleProducing5 of 121: 5 only producing, 0 with another roleOther crew115 of 121: 115 only other crew, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score60th

By decade

1980s19 · crew1990s41 · crew2000s21 · crew2010s23 · 1 acting · 22 crew2020s17 · 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 Rubin's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 60th percentile, the median of all 97; across a limited sample of 4 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 58th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

58thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Approval · how many liked their films

66thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Reach · how many have seen their films

80thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Midcredits score across 113 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up41
  • 50th to 74th35
  • 25th to 49th26
  • Below 25th11

Shape of the crowd

63 of their 113 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved8
  • Universally Panned1
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser63
  • Broadly Agreed20
  • Mixed20

Most divisive · producer

The Marc Pease Experience (2009)

58th percentile spread · 59% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · producer

Lawn Dogs (1997)

Midcredits 90th · 80% liked

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.