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David Williamson

David Williamson

Writer · Born February 24, 1942 (84) · Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

David Keith Williamson, AO is an Australian dramatist and playwright. He has also written screenplays and teleplays.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
February 24, 1942 (84)
From
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Works as
Writer
Titles
6 on MovieCove · 24 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 37 days to Oct 26Down 4% in 30 days

What are David Williamson's films like?

Across their 5 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Survival.

Themes

share of theme weight
Self
38%
Survival
30%
Bonds
19%
Society
8%
Ideas
6%
Ambition3 titles, browse their movies with this themeWar2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 5 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Dark: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their dark movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 0 · Serious 2 · Dark 3

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

Grounded 5 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 0 · Charged 4 · Intense 1

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

Steady 2 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 1

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

Straight-faced 4 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 1

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 4 · Even-paced 1 · Relentless 0

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

Casual 2 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 0

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

Easy watch 0 · Affecting 2 · Heavy 3

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

Resolved 3 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
5
Melancholic
2
Triumphant
1
Elegiac
1
Bittersweet
1
Other
3

How their films linger

Thought-provoking4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy1
  • Bittersweet1
  • Tragic2
  • 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 Williamson's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 3 of their 6 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for David Williamson'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

24 credits, 6 with a MovieCove page; 3 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Hostage(2023)

    Show 6 episodes · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all shows

  • Face to Face (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Author · Producer

  • The Voynich Code: The World's Most Mysterious Manuscript (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Narrator (English)

  • Balibo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Writer

  • On the Beach(2000)

    Teleplay

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • On the Beach (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Show 2 episodes · Teleplay

  • Brilliant Lies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Theatre Play

  • Sanctuary (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Writer

  • Emerald City (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Writer

  • A Dangerous Life (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Show 3 episodes · Writer

  • The Four Minute Mile(1988)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Touch the Sun: Princess Kate (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Writer

  • Travelling North (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Writer

  • The Perfectionist (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Writer

  • Phar Lap (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    Screenplay

  • The Year of Living Dangerously(1982)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • Duet for Four (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Screenplay

  • Gallipoli(1981)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • The Club (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    Writer

  • The Adventures of Eliza Fraser (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    Writer

  • Don's Party(1976)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • The Removalists (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    Writer

  • Libido (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    Writer

  • Stork (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    Screenplay · Theatre Play

Career shape

A full career of 24 titles from 1971 to 2023.

Biggest box office

The Year of Living Dangerously (1982)

$10M worldwide

Highest rated

Gallipoli (1981)

Midcredits 90th

Most popular right now

The Year of Living Dangerously (1982)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting1 of 24: 1 only acting, 0 with another roleWriting22 of 24: 21 only writing, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score75thProducing1 of 24: 0 only producing, 1 with another roleCinematography1 of 24: 1 only cinematography, 0 with another role

By decade

1970s5 · crew1980s11 · crew1990s2 · crew2000s3 · crew2010s2 · 1 acting · 1 crew2020s1 · 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 Williamson's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 75th percentile, the median of all 5; across their 5 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 68th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

68thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Approval · how many liked their films

79thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Reach · how many have seen their films

77thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Midcredits score across 6 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up3
  • 50th to 74th2
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

None of their 6 titles divides audiences: 5 are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Panned1
  • Crowd Pleaser5

Most loved · writer

Gallipoli (1981)

Midcredits 90th · 80% liked

Reviewers score the dialogue 58/100 and the plot and story 55/100 in their films, across 5 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 David Williamson's work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 3 MovieCove titles with content scores.

Their medianMedian of all films
Sex & Nudity3 titlesmedian 51 · moderateMedian of all films: 32

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.

Who does David Williamson work with?

People who share at least 2 of David Williamson's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; William M. Anderson shares the most, 3.

Directors

Actors

Cinematographers and editors

Producers