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David Burton Morris

David Burton Morris

Director · St. Paul, Minnesota, USA

Sundance award nominee · Directors Guild Award nominee · Independent Spirit Award nominee

David Burton Morris was raised in St. Paul, Minnesota. He made his first feature film, Loose Ends, while at UCLA film school. He returned to Minnesota to make the feature film, Purple Haze. He returned again in to film Patti Rocks, which won the Coup de Coeur for Best Feature Film at the Deauville International Film Festival, Critics Week at the Venice International Film Fesitval and was nominated for five Independent Spirit Awards. Both Purple Haze and Patti Rocks were shown in competition at the Sundance Film Festival. Purple Haze won the Grand Jury Prize at the festival. His first feature film, Loose Ends, was also shown out of competition at the festival. His films have received twenty-five nominations, including seven Emmy nominations. His directing work has won Cable ACE awards and he has been nominated for a DGA award and a Directing Emmy nomination. Since 2016 he has been a full time resident of Minnesota where he lives with his screenwriter wife, Victoria Wozniak, and various animals.

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From
St. Paul, Minnesota, USA
Works as
Director
Titles
12 on MovieCove · 28 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Up 83% in 30 days

What are David Burton Morris' films like?

Across their 11 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.

Genres

Drama5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 55th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Comedy4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 15th percentile
: 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
Morality
35%
Bonds
31%
Power
14%
Survival
9%
Self
6%
Society
5%
Deception6 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love4 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds3 titles, browse their movies with this themePower2 titles, browse their movies with this themeGrief2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 11 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 7 · Serious 1 · Dark 3

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

Grounded 6 · Stylized 5 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 5 · Charged 5 · Intense 1

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

Steady 5 · Shifting 6 · Whiplash 0

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

Straight-faced 4 · Some laughs 6 · Funny 1

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

Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 8 · Relentless 0

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

Casual 8 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 9 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
6
Warm
3
Hopeful
3
Romantic
3
Dread
2
Other
11

How their films linger

Feel-good7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteCathartic2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy5
  • Bittersweet5
  • Ambiguous1

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 Burton Morris' films?

As of October 24, 2026, 9 of their 12 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (5).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for David Burton Morris' 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

28 credits, 12 with a MovieCove page.

  • Accidentally in Love(2011)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Immigration Tango(2010)

    Director · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films

  • Chasing a Dream (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Director

  • Ice Dreams(2009)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • The Governor's Wife(2008)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • Jackie Bouvier Kennedy Onassis (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

  • Jackie Bouvier Kennedy Onassis (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Director

  • Navigating the Heart(2000)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • The Almost Perfect Bank Robbery(1997)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • And the Beat Goes On: The Sonny and Cher Story(1999)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Ultimate Deception (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Co-Producer · Story

  • Come On, Get Happy: The Partridge Family Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Director

  • Still Holding On: The Legend of Cadillac Jack (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Director

  • Any Mother's Son(1997)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • The Three Lives of Karen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Director

  • Pretty Poison(1996)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • The Babysitter's Seduction(1996)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • The Price of Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Director

  • Jersey Girl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Director

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

    as Man in Corvette

  • Hometown Boy Makes Good(1990)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Tales from the Crypt(1989)

    Show 1 episode · Director · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all shows

  • Vietnam War Story: The Last Days (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Director

  • Patti Rocks (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Director · Screenplay · Story

  • Laguna Heat (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Writer

  • Purple Haze (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    Director · Writer

  • The Meateater (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Director · Writer

  • Loose Ends (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    Director · Producer · Writer

Career shape

A full career of 28 titles from 1975 to 2011.

Biggest box office

Immigration Tango (2010)

$25K worldwide

Highest rated

Accidentally in Love (2011)

Midcredits 49th

Most popular right now

The Babysitter's Seduction (1996)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting1 of 28: 1 only acting, 0 with another roleDirecting25 of 28: 19 only directing, 6 with another role · typical Midcredits score38thWriting8 of 28: 1 only writing, 7 with another roleProducing2 of 28: 0 only producing, 2 with another role

28 titles, 7 with more than one role — directing and writing overlap on 6 of them.

By decade

1970s2 · crew1980s5 · crew1990s13 · 1 acting · 12 crew2000s6 · crew2010s2 · 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.

Awards

4 major nominations and no wins, 1988–1995.

  1. 1995
    • Directors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Dramatic Shows - Daytime
  2. 1989
    • Independent Spirit Award, nominated · Best Director
    • Independent Spirit Award, nominated · Best Screenplay
  3. 1988
    • Sundance award, nominated · Dramatic

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.

How do David Burton Morris' films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 26th percentile, the median of all 11; across their 11 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 32nd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

32ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 11

Approval · how many liked their films

24thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 11

Reach · how many have seen their films

31stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 11

Midcredits score across 12 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up1
  • 50th to 74th4
  • 25th to 49th2
  • Below 25th5

Shape of the crowd

7 of their 12 titles are Mixed.

  • Crowd Pleaser5
  • Mixed7

Most divisive · director, writer

Immigration Tango (2010)

87th percentile spread · 59% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · director, writer

Tales from the Crypt (1989)

Midcredits 90th · 88% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 58/100 and the pacing 49/100 in their films, across 10 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a director.

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 David Burton Morris work with?

People who share at least 2 of David Burton Morris' MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Dan Wool shares the most, 4.

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers