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David Fairhead

Editor, director and producer

David Fairhead is a film editor.

Biography from TMDB.

Works as
Editor, director and producer
Titles
15 on MovieCove · 23 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Official site (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 37 days to Oct 26Up 157% in 30 days

What are David Fairhead's films like?

Across their 15 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Survival.

Themes

share of theme weight
Self
25%
Survival
21%
Power
14%
Society
14%
Morality
13%
Ideas
9%
Bonds
4%
Ambition4 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose3 titles, browse their movies with this themeWar3 titles, browse their movies with this themeLegacy3 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity2 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice2 titles, browse their movies with this themeTrauma2 titles, browse their movies with this themeHope3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 12 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 10 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 0 · Charged 10 · Intense 2

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

Steady 9 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 0

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

Straight-faced 12 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 0

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

Slow burn 9 · Even-paced 3 · 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 9 · Full focus 1

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

Resolved 11 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Contemplative
8
Melancholic
7
Tense
6
Hopeful
6
Elegiac
3
Other
9

How their films linger

Thought-provoking9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteInfuriating2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteWistful3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy1
  • Bittersweet9
  • Ambiguous5

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 Fairhead's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 10 of their 15 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (6).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for David Fairhead'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

23 credits, 15 with a MovieCove page.

  • Six Schizophrenic Brothers(2024)

    Show Editor

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows

  • Missing: The Lucie Blackman Case(2023)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • McCurry: The Pursuit of Colour (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Editor

  • Lancaster(2022)

    Director · Editor

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Armstrong(2019)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Nureyev: Lifting the Curtain(2018)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films

  • Spitfire(2018)

    Director · Editor · Producer

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Mercury 13(2018)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Mission Control: The Unsung Heroes of Apollo(2017)

    Director · Editor

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Death of a Gentleman(2015)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • Licence to Krill (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Editor

  • The Fear of 13(2015)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • The Last Man on the Moon(2014)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • Secrets of the Sun (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Editor

  • The Churchills(2012)

    Show Editor

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Flaw (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Editor

  • Bull Runners of Pamplona(2011)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Little Ships: The Miracle of Dunkirk (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Producer

  • In the Shadow of the Moon(2007)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Sleep (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Editor

  • The Planets(1999)

    Show Editor

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows

  • The Language Master (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Editor

  • The Day Today (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Show 6 episodes · Editor

Career shape

A full career of 15 titles from 1994 to 2023.

Biggest box office

In the Shadow of the Moon (2007)

$2.2M worldwide

Highest rated

In the Shadow of the Moon (2007)

Midcredits 97th

Most popular right now

The Planets (1999)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing4 of 15: 2 only directing, 2 with another roleProducing2 of 15: 1 only producing, 1 with another roleEditing12 of 15: 10 only editing, 2 with another role · typical Midcredits score84th

By decade

1990s2 · crew2000s1 · crew2010s9 · crew2020s3 · 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 Fairhead's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 88th percentile, the median of all 12; across their 12 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 85th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

85thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 12

Approval · how many liked their films

89thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 12

Reach · how many have seen their films

54thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 12

Midcredits score across 15 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up12
  • 50th to 74th3

Shape of the crowd

7 of their 15 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved6
  • Crowd Pleaser7
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed1

Most divisive · editor

Bull Runners of Pamplona (2011)

62nd percentile spread · 20% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · editor

In the Shadow of the Moon (2007)

Midcredits 97th · 88% liked

Reviewers score the pacing 52/100 in their films, across 9 reviewed titles; fans 61, 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 Fairhead work with?

People who share at least 2 of David Fairhead's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Chris Roe shares the most, 5.

Directors

Actors

Composers and cinematographers

Producers