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David Branson Smith

David Branson Smith

Writer and producer · Born January 1, 1984 (42) · New York City, New York, USA

Born
January 1, 1984 (42)
From
New York City, New York, USA
Works as
Writer and producer
Titles
5 on MovieCove
TMDB popularity, last 37 days to Oct 26Down 26% in 30 days

What are David Branson Smith's films like?

Across a limited sample of 3 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Survival.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
33%
Survival
32%
Self
23%
Society
12%

What they feel like to watch

their average across 3 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category

Light 0 · Serious 1 · Dark 2

Grounded 2 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 0

Gentle 0 · Charged 0 · Intense 3

A split, not a type: Steady 0 · Shifting 1 · Whiplash 2

Straight-faced 2 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 0

Slow burn 0 · Even-paced 3 · Relentless 0

Casual 1 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 0

Easy watch 0 · Affecting 0 · Heavy 3

Resolved 2 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings shown from 5 titles

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
3
Melancholic
2
Hopeful
2
Romantic
1
Absurd
1

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 Branson Smith's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 4 of their 5 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Subscription and free streaming for David Branson Smith'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

5 credits, 5 with a MovieCove page.

  • Jungleland(2019)

    Executive Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films
  • Adrift(2018)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films
  • Ingrid Goes West(2017)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films
  • UnREAL(2015)

    Show 1 episode · Writer

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all shows
  • Enlightened(2011)

    Show 8 episodes · Associate Producer

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all shows

Career shape

A full career of 5 titles from 2011 to 2020.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Writing4 of 5: 3 only writing, 1 with another roleProducing2 of 5: 1 only producing, 1 with another role

By decade

2010s4 · crew2020s1 · crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it.

How do David Branson Smith's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 67th percentile, the median of all 3; across a limited sample of 3 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 66th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

66thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Approval · how many liked their films

63rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Reach · how many have seen their films

96thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Midcredits score across 5 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up1
  • 50th to 74th4

Shape of the crowd

None of their 5 titles divides audiences: 4 are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Crowd Pleaser4
  • Broadly Agreed1

Reviewers score the dialogue 51/100 and the plot and story 52/100 in their films, across 3 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 Branson Smith's work okay for kids?

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

Their medianMedian of all films
Violence & Gore3 titlesmedian 42 · moderateMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity3 titlesmedian 53 · moderateMedian of all films: 32
Profanity3 titlesmedian 76 · intenseMedian of all films: 36
Frightening / Intense3 titlesmedian 46 · moderateMedian of all films: 39

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