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Dayton Duncan

Dayton Duncan

Writer and producer, also actor · Born September 3, 1949 (77) · Indianola, Iowa, USA

Born
September 3, 1949 (77)
From
Indianola, Iowa, USA
Works as
Writer and producer, also actor
Titles
9 on MovieCove · 13 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 63 days to Oct 26Down 17% in 30 days

What are Dayton Duncan's films like?

Across their 8 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Society and Self.

Themes

share of theme weight
Society
28%
Self
28%
Survival
20%
Ideas
17%
Bonds
4%
Power
2%
Purpose3 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity3 titles, browse their movies with this themeLegacy4 titles, browse their movies with this themeNature2 titles, browse their movies with this themeArt2 titles, browse their movies with this themeGrief2 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 3 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 2 · Serious 1 · Dark 0

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

Grounded 3 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 2 · Charged 1 · Intense 0

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

Steady 3 · Shifting 0 · Whiplash 0

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

Straight-faced 0 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 0

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 1 · 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 1 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 3 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

1 analyzed role

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Contemplative
6
Warm
5
Hopeful
4
Elegiac
2
Melancholic
1
Other
1

How their films linger

Rousing5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy1
  • Bittersweet7

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 Dayton Duncan's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 8 of their 9 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Dayton Duncan'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

13 credits, 9 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • The American Buffalo(2023)

    Show 2 episodes · Writer

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows

  • Benjamin Franklin(2022)

    Show 2 episodes · Writer

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows

  • Ken Burns: Here and There(2021)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Country Music(2019)

    Show 8 episodes · Executive Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • Interstellar(2014)

    Thanks

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Yosemite — A Gathering of Spirit (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Producer · Writer

  • The Dust Bowl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Show 2 episodes · Producer · Writer

  • The National Parks: America's Best Idea(2009)

    Show 6 episodes · Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows

  • The War(2007)

    Show Producer

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all shows

  • Horatio's Drive: America's First Road Trip(2003)

    Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Mark Twain(2001)

    Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Mark Twain (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Show 2 episodes · Writer

  • Lewis & Clark - The Journey of the Corps of Discovery (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Show 2 episodes · Editor · Producer · Writer · as Himself - Writer

Career shape

A full career of 11 titles from 1997 to 2023.

Highest rated

The War (2007)

Midcredits 99th

By role

only this rolewith another role
Writing10 of 11: 5 only writing, 5 with another role · typical Midcredits score95thProducing5 of 11: 0 only producing, 5 with another roleEditing1 of 11: 0 only editing, 1 with another roleOther crew1 of 11: 1 only other crew, 0 with another role

11 titles, 5 with more than one role — writing and producing overlap on 5 of them.

By decade

1990s1 · crew2000s4 · crew2010s4 · crew2020s2 · 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 Dayton Duncan's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 96th percentile, the median of all 4; across a limited sample of 3 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 91st percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

91stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Approval · how many liked their films

95thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Reach · how many have seen their films

49thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Midcredits score across 9 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up8
  • 50th to 74th1

Shape of the crowd

None of their 9 titles divides audiences: 7 are Universally Loved.

  • Universally Loved7
  • Crowd Pleaser2

Most loved · producer

The War (2007)

Midcredits 99th · 93% 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.

Who does Dayton Duncan work with?

People who share at least 2 of Dayton Duncan's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Ken Burns shares the most, 8.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Cinematographers and editors

Producers