- January 1, 1984 (42)
- New York City, New York, USA
- Writer and producer
- 5 on MovieCove
Known for
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.
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 1 · Earnest 2
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
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)
Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films
Adrift(2018)
Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films
Ingrid Goes West(2017)
Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films
UnREAL(2015)
Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all shows
Enlightened(2011)
Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all shows
Career shape
A full career of 5 titles from 2011 to 2020.
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.
- 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.
Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.

