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Bill Dubuque

Bill Dubuque

Writer and producer · Born July 7, 1966 (60) · St. Louis, Missouri, USA

Primetime Emmy nominee · 2 other major award bodies

Bill Dubuque is an American screenwriter known for such films as The Accountant, A Family Man, The Judge, and the television series Ozark. Description above from the Wikipedia article Bill Dubuque, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
July 7, 1966 (60)
From
St. Louis, Missouri, USA
Works as
Writer and producer
Titles
8 on MovieCove · 11 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 155 days to Oct 26Down 10% in 30 days

What are Bill Dubuque's films like?

Across their 7 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
30%
Bonds
23%
Self
22%
Survival
12%
Society
10%
Power
4%
Family bonds4 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice4 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition2 titles, browse their movies with this themeTrauma2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 4 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 2 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 0 · Charged 1 · Intense 3

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

Steady 0 · Shifting 4 · Whiplash 0

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

Straight-faced 2 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 0

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

Slow burn 1 · 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 0 · Engaged 4 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 2 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
7
Contemplative
4
Thrilling
2
Melancholic
2
Bittersweet
1
Other
4

How their films linger

Bittersweet4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Happy1
  • Bittersweet3
  • 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 Bill Dubuque's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 7 of their 8 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Prime Video (3).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Bill Dubuque'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

11 credits, 8 with a MovieCove page.

  • M.I.A.(2026)

    Show 9 episodes · Creator · Executive Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all shows

  • His & Hers(2026)

    Show 6 episodes · Executive Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all shows

  • The Accountant 2(2025)

    Characters · Writer

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Ozark Law(2025)

    Show Writer

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all shows

  • Ozark(2017)

    Show 44 episodes · Creator · Executive Producer · Story · Teleplay

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • The Accountant(2016)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • A Family Man(2016)

    Executive Producer · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • The Judge(2014)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Running (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Writer

  • The Brotherhood (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Story

  • The Night Gardener (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Writer

Career shape

A full career of 10 titles, 7 of them dated from 2014 to 2026.

Biggest box office

The Accountant (2016)

$156M worldwide

Highest rated

The Judge (2014)

Midcredits 89th

Most popular right now

His & Hers (2026)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Writing10 of 10: 6 only writing, 4 with another role · typical Midcredits score66thProducing4 of 10: 0 only producing, 4 with another roleOther crew2 of 10: 0 only other crew, 2 with another role

10 titles, 4 with more than one role — writing and producing overlap on 4 of them.

By decade

2010s4 · 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.

Awards

7 major nominations and no wins, 2018–2022.

  1. 2022
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Drama Series
  2. 2021
    • Writers Guild Award, nominated · Drama Series
    • Producers Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television, Drama
  3. 2020
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Drama Series
  4. 2019
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Drama Series
    • +1 other major body · 1 nomination
      • Producers Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television, Drama
  5. 2018
    • Writers Guild Award, nominated · New Series

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 Bill Dubuque's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 77th percentile, the median of all 4; across a limited sample of 4 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 73rd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

73rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Approval · how many liked their films

79thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Reach · how many have seen their films

98thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Midcredits score across 8 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up3
  • 50th to 74th4
  • 25th to 49th1

Shape of the crowd

4 of their 8 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved2
  • Crowd Pleaser4
  • Mixed2

Most divisive · writer

Ozark Law (2025)

71st percentile spread · 16% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · writer, producer

Ozark (2017)

Midcredits 98th · 94% liked

Reviewers score the dialogue 51/100 and the plot and story 46/100 in their films, across 4 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.

Is Bill Dubuque's work okay for kids?

Across up to 6 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, profanity and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore5 titles36–83 · median 77 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity6 titles20–56 · median 37 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity6 titles48–75 · median 71 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs5 titles29–52 · median 41 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense5 titles37–64 · median 63 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Bill Dubuque work with?

People who share at least 2 of Bill Dubuque's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Jon Bernthal shares the most, 3.

Directors

Actors

Composers

Producers