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David Brown

David Brown

Producer · Died February 1, 2010, aged 93 · Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

David Brown (July 28, 1916 – February 1, 2010) was an American film and theatre producer and writer who was best known for producing the 1975 film Jaws based on the best-selling novel by Peter Benchley.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
July 28, 1916
Died
February 1, 2010 (aged 93)
From
Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
Works as
Producer
Titles
35 on MovieCove · 42 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 16% in 30 days

What are David Brown's films like?

Across their 30 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.

Genres

Action8 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 44th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Comedy7 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 71st percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Crime4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 63rd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime movies
Drama4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 92nd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Adventure3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 33rd percentile
: browse their Adventure movies
Biography2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 75th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Biography 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
Morality
27%
Bonds
24%
Survival
15%
Self
14%
Society
10%
Power
9%
Ideas
2%
Family bonds7 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice6 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival6 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love4 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception6 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship4 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption3 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 30 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 14 · Stylized 14 · Heightened 2

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

Gentle 5 · Charged 15 · Intense 10

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

Steady 13 · Shifting 15 · Whiplash 2

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

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 18 · Some laughs 10 · Funny 2

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

Slow burn 9 · Even-paced 21 · 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 11 · Engaged 15 · Full focus 4

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 11 · Affecting 10 · Heavy 9

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

Resolved 23 · Open-ended 6 · Ambiguous 1

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
20
Dread
7
Thrilling
7
Bittersweet
9
Melancholic
6
Other
34

How their films linger

Bittersweet14 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteCathartic4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 4 with a twist

  • Happy10
  • Bittersweet14
  • Tragic2
  • Ambiguous3
  • Cyclical1

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 Brown's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 15 of their 35 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for David Brown'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

42 credits, 35 with a MovieCove page; 14 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • SUGARLAND - Live at SoundStage 2009 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Producer

  • Flyboys(2006)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Crown Heights (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Actor

  • Framed(2002)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Along Came a Spider(2001)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Chocolat(2000)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Up at the Villa(2000)

    Co-Producer

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Whatever Happened to Harold Smith?(1999)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Angela's Ashes(1999)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Masks of Evil (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Executive In Charge Of Production

  • Dream Kitchen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Production Designer

  • Deep Impact(1998)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Kiss the Girls(1997)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • The Saint(1997)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • A Season in Purgatory (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Show 2 episodes · Executive Producer

  • Canadian Bacon(1995)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • The Cemetery Club(1993)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films

  • A Few Good Men(1992)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Rich in Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Co-Producer

  • The Player(1992)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • Hear My Song(1991)

    Associate Producer

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Mara (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Producer

  • Women & Men 2: In Love There Are No Rules(1991)

    Executive Producer · Producer

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • Women and Men: Stories of Seduction(1990)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • Driving Miss Daisy(1989)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Dream Demon(1988)

    Line Producer

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Cocoon: The Return(1988)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • Cocoon(1985)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Target(1985)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • The Verdict(1982)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Neighbors(1981)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • The Island(1980)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • Jaws 2(1978)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • MacArthur(1977)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Jaws(1975)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • The Eiger Sanction(1975)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • The Girl from Petrovka(1974)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • The Black Windmill(1974)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • The Sugarland Express(1974)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Willie Dynamite(1974)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • The Sting(1973)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Sssssss(1973)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

Career shape

A full career of 38 titles from 1973 to 2009.

Biggest box office

Jaws (1975)

$491M worldwide

Highest rated

The Sting (1973)

Midcredits 99th

Most popular right now

Jaws (1975)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting1 of 38: 1 only acting, 0 with another roleProducing35 of 38: 35 only producing, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score55thOther crew2 of 38: 2 only other crew, 0 with another role

By decade

1970s9 · crew1980s7 · crew1990s15 · crew2000s7 · 1 acting · 6 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 Brown's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 54th percentile, the median of all 35; across their 30 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 52nd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

52ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 30

Approval · how many liked their films

53rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 30

Reach · how many have seen their films

90thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 30

Midcredits score across 35 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up9
  • 50th to 74th10
  • 25th to 49th10
  • Below 25th6

Shape of the crowd

15 of their 35 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved4
  • Crowd Pleaser15
  • Broadly Agreed6
  • Mixed10

Most divisive · producer

Women & Men 2: In Love There Are No Rules (1991)

60th percentile spread · 28% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · producer

The Sting (1973)

Midcredits 99th · 91% 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 David Brown's work okay for kids?

Across up to 20 MovieCove titles with content scores, profanity runs heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore16 titles25–78 · median 40 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity20 titles17–55 · median 37 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity17 titles40–67 · median 53 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs15 titles25–44 · median 33 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense15 titles24–79 · median 44 · moderatenear the median of all 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 David Brown work with?

People who share at least 2 of David Brown's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Richard D. Zanuck shares the most, 18.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers