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Dave Caplan

Dave Caplan

Producer

Dave Caplan is the Chairman and CEO of C2 Motion Picture Group, where he leads the development, financing, production, and global sales of all C2 projects. Under his leadership, the company has produced several high-profile independent films, including the breakout horror hit Longlegs, which grossed over $100 million and became the most successful independent horror film in over 16 years. Caplan also produced The Monkey, directed by Oz Perkins and starring Theo James (releasing via Neon in February 2025); In The Grey, directed by Guy Ritchie and starring Jake Gyllenhaal and Henry Cavill (releasing via Lionsgate in January 2025); Goodrich, starring Michael Keaton and Mila Kunis (releasing via Ketchup Entertainment in October 2024); and Azrael, starring Samara Weaving (releasing via IFC/Shudder in September 2024). He led C2’s $100 million multi-picture co-financing deal with Paramount Pictures, which supported major studio releases such as Babylon, Mission: Impossible—Dead Reckoning Part One, Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves, and Transformers: Rise of the Beasts. Caplan is also an executive producer on Guy Ritchie’s The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare, Sony’s 65, starring Adam Driver, and The End We Start From, starring Jodie Comer. Before founding C2, Caplan spent 16 years as a television producer and showrunner. He was also CEO and executive producer of Trooper Entertainment, overseeing daily operations and expanding the company into a full-service international production business. He holds a bachelor’s degree from the University of California, Santa Cruz.

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Works as
Producer
Titles
18 on MovieCove · 34 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Down 13% in 30 days

What are Dave Caplan's films like?

Across their 17 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Self.

Genres

Action4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 38th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Comedy2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 72nd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy 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
Survival
29%
Self
18%
Society
12%
Power
12%
Morality
11%
Ideas
10%
Bonds
8%
Survival6 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition4 titles, browse their movies with this themeFame3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds3 titles, browse their movies with this themeDuty2 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose2 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption2 titles, browse their movies with this themeCorruption2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 9 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 3 · Serious 1 · Dark 5

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

Grounded 2 · Stylized 4 · Heightened 3

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

Gentle 0 · Charged 1 · Intense 8

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

Steady 2 · Shifting 5 · Whiplash 2

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

Straight-faced 5 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 1

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

Slow burn 1 · Even-paced 7 · Relentless 1

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

Casual 1 · Engaged 7 · Full focus 1

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 3 · Affecting 2 · Heavy 4

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

A split, not a type: Resolved 4 · Open-ended 5 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
12
Hopeful
6
Dread
5
Thrilling
5
Warm
4
Other
14

How their films linger

Fun8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Happy2
  • Bittersweet7
  • Ambiguous6
  • Cyclical2

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 Dave Caplan's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 12 of their 18 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Hulu (8).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Dave Caplan'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, 18 with a MovieCove page.

  • Untitled Longlegs Film (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2028)

    Producer

  • Pendulum (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2027)

    Producer

  • In the Grey(2026)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Keeper(2025)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • The Monkey(2025)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • The Kings of Tupelo: A Southern Crime Saga(2024)

    Show 3 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all shows

  • Goodrich(2024)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Azrael(2024)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • Playground (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Executive Producer

  • Longlegs(2024)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare(2024)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Playground(2024)

    Show Producer

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)

  • The End We Start From(2023)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • 65(2023)

    Co-Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • Babylon(2022)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • The DOC (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Director · Producer

  • Model Squad(2018)

    Show 8 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all shows

  • Checked Inn (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Show 2 episodes · Executive Producer

  • Holy Foley (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Show 10 episodes · Executive Producer

  • Monica the Medium(2015)

    Show 17 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all shows

  • Alaska: Battle on the Bay(2015)

    Show 8 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)

  • Botched (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Show 17 episodes · Executive Producer

  • Building Off the Grid(2014)

    Show 117 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all shows

  • Scrubbing In (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Show 10 episodes · Executive Producer

  • Cash Dome (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Show 6 episodes · Executive Producer

  • Heroes of Cosplay(2013)

    Show 12 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all shows

  • Ghost Mine(2013)

    Show 18 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all shows

  • Alien Encounters (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Show 10 episodes · Executive Producer

  • Party Heat (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Show 26 episodes · Executive Producer

  • A Body in the Woods (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer

  • A Colt Is My Passport (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Executive Producer

  • Bad Boy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer

  • Deadlocked (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer

  • The Bookie & the Bruiser (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer

Career shape

A full career of 33 titles, 26 of them dated from 2008 to 2026.

Biggest box office

Longlegs (2024)

$128M worldwide

Highest rated

Babylon (2022)

Midcredits 85th

Most popular right now

In the Grey (2026)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing1 of 33: 0 only directing, 1 with another roleProducing33 of 33: 32 only producing, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score37th

By decade

2000s1 · crew2010s12 · crew2020s13 · 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 Dave Caplan's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 49th percentile, the median of all 10; across their 9 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 57th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

57thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 9

Approval · how many liked their films

54thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 9

Reach · how many have seen their films

93rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 9

Midcredits score across 18 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up3
  • 50th to 74th3
  • 25th to 49th5
  • Below 25th7

Shape of the crowd

8 of their 18 titles are Mixed.

  • Divisive3
  • Crowd Pleaser5
  • Broadly Agreed2
  • Mixed8

Most divisive · producer

Monica the Medium (2015)

98th percentile spread · 35% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · producer

Babylon (2022)

Midcredits 85th · 72% 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.

Is Dave Caplan's work okay for kids?

Across up to 9 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, profanity and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore8 titles55–93 · median 82 · severeheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity9 titles17–66 · median 23 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity8 titles25–86 · median 59 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs8 titles18–56 · median 35 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense8 titles54–84 · median 71 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 39

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 Dave Caplan work with?

People who share at least 2 of Dave Caplan's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Jason Cloth shares the most, 9.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Editors

Producers