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David Spiers

Editor

Works as
Editor
Titles
8 on MovieCove · 17 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 37 days to Oct 26Down 31% in 30 days

What are David Spiers' films like?

Across their 5 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Self.

Genres

Drama3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 22nd percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Comedy2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 45th 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
34%
Self
27%
Bonds
22%
Power
13%
Society
4%
Identity2 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love2 titles, browse their movies with this themeTrauma2 titles, browse their movies with this themeGrief2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 5 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 0 · Dark 2

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 3 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 1

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

A split, not a type: Gentle 3 · Charged 1 · Intense 1

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

Steady 3 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 0

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

Straight-faced 3 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 0

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

Slow burn 5 · Even-paced 0 · 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 2 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 0

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

A split, not a type: Resolved 2 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 2

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Warm
2
Melancholic
2
Contemplative
2
Dread
1
Tense
1
Other
4

How their films linger

Bittersweet3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy1
  • Bittersweet1
  • Ambiguous3

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 Spiers' films?

As of October 24, 2026, 4 of their 8 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for David Spiers' 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

17 credits, 8 with a MovieCove page.

  • Darkness Falls (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Editor

  • Bad Girls (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Show 2 episodes · Editor

  • The Cake (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Editor

  • Wycliffe(1993)

    Show 2 episodes · Editor

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all shows

  • Love Lies Bleeding (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Editor

  • The Turn of the Screw(1992)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all films

  • Twenty-One(1991)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • Goldeneye (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Editor

  • Venus Peter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Editor

  • Some Girls(1988)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • The Yob (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Editor

  • Promised Land(1987)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Ping Pong(1986)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • The Corsican Brothers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Editor

  • Goodie-Two-Shoes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Editor

  • Eureka(1983)

    First Assistant Editor

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Images(1972)

    Assistant Editor

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

Career shape

A full career of 17 titles from 1972 to 1999.

Biggest box office

Some Girls (1988)

$401K worldwide

Highest rated

Some Girls (1988)

Midcredits 35th

By role

only this rolewith another role
Editing15 of 17: 15 only editing, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score34thOther crew2 of 17: 2 only other crew, 0 with another role

By decade

1970s1 · crew1980s9 · crew1990s7 · 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 Spiers' films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 35th percentile, the median of all 7; across their 5 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 35th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

35thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Approval · how many liked their films

26thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Reach · how many have seen their films

45thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Midcredits score across 8 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up1
  • 50th to 74th2
  • 25th to 49th3
  • Below 25th2

Shape of the crowd

6 of their 8 titles are Mixed.

  • Crowd Pleaser2
  • Mixed6

Most divisive · editor

Twenty-One (1991)

60th percentile spread · 31% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · editor

Wycliffe (1993)

Midcredits 58th · 76% liked

Reviewers score the pacing 41/100 in their films, across 5 reviewed titles; fans 54, detractors 29. The element that speaks to their work as an editor.

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 Spiers work with?

People who share at least 2 of David Spiers' MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Michael Hoffman shares the most, 2.

Directors

Actors

Composers and cinematographers

Producers