Daniel Clowes is an American author, screenwriter and cartoonist of alternative comic books, best known for adapting his own graphic novels into the feature films _Ghost World_ and _Art School Confidential_.
Biography from TMDB.
- April 14, 1961 (65)
- Chicago, Illinois, USA
- Writer and producer
- 6 on MovieCove · 12 credits in all
What are Daniel Clowes' films like?
Across a limited sample of 3 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 2
Light 2 · Serious 1 · Dark 0
Grounded 1 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 0
Gentle 2 · Charged 1 · Intense 0
Steady 1 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 0 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 1
Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 1 · Relentless 0
Casual 1 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 0
Easy watch 1 · Affecting 2 · Heavy 0
Resolved 0 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 1
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 Daniel Clowes' films?
As of October 24, 2026, all 6 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.
Subscription and free streaming for Daniel Clowes' 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
12 credits, 6 with a MovieCove page; 2 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.
Eddington(2025)
Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films
Wilson(2017)
Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films
Maggie's Plan(2015)
Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films
David Goldberg (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)
The Origin of Atherton (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)
Art School Confidential(2006)
Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films
Nostalgia and Paranoia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)
Ghost World(2001)
Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films
Hooked on Comix - Volume 1 - Life On The Cutting Edge Of An All-American Artform (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)
The Simpsons(1989)
Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all showsMonica (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Patience (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Career shape
A full career of 12 titles, 10 of them dated from 1989 to 2025.
How do Daniel Clowes' films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 50th percentile, the median of all 5; across a limited sample of 3 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 48th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up2
- 50th to 74th2
- 25th to 49th2
Shape of the crowd
None of their 6 titles divides audiences: 3 are Broadly Agreed.
- Universally Loved1
- Crowd Pleaser2
- Broadly Agreed3
Reviewers score the dialogue 67/100 and the plot and story 39/100 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.
Who does Daniel Clowes work with?
People who share at least 2 of Daniel Clowes' MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Terry Zwigoff shares the most, 2.
Directors
- Terry ZwigoffShared titles: Art School Confidential (2006), Ghost World (2001)See all 2 shared titles with Terry Zwigoff
Composers
- David KitayShared titles: Art School Confidential (2006), Ghost World (2001)See all 2 shared titles with David Kitay
Producers
- Barbara A. HallShared titles: Art School Confidential (2006), Ghost World (2001)See all 2 shared titles with Barbara A. Hall
- John MalkovichShared titles: Art School Confidential (2006), Ghost World (2001)See all 2 shared titles with John Malkovich
- Lianne HalfonShared titles: Art School Confidential (2006), Ghost World (2001)See all 2 shared titles with Lianne Halfon
- Russell SmithShared titles: Art School Confidential (2006), Ghost World (2001)See all 2 shared titles with Russell Smith