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David Ayer

Career

Active from 2000 to 2028, with up to 2 main titles a year.

Average score
GoodWatch score57/100
Highest rated
Poster for End of Watch
End of Watch
GoodWatch score77/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 22 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 6.8 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 3.1 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.6 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.0 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.1 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.3 versus catalog average 5.9Style
David Ayer Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Wholesome
    1.6, average 3.4
  • Nostalgia
    2.1, average 3.8
  • Romance
    2.1, average 3.8
  • Situational Comedy
    1.2, average 2.7

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • High-Octane Action 4
  • Visceral Violence 3
  • Neo-Noir Atmosphere 3
  • Moral Ambiguity 3
  • Gritty Crime Thriller 2
  • Psychological Tension 2
  • Mentorship Gone Wrong 2
  • Los Angeles Noir 2
  • Gritty Police Procedural 2
  • Social Commentary 2
  • Psychological Descent 2
  • Brotherhood Under Fire 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

25
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

2 titles
Six Years
Six Years

Producer, Writer

The Dirty Dozen
The Dirty Dozen

Director, Screenplay

2020s

9 titles · average score 61
John Doe
John Doe (2028)

Director

Heart of the Beast
Heart of the Beast (2026)
GoodWatch score 75

Producer, Director

A Working Man
A Working Man (2025)
GoodWatch score 54

Director, Screenplay

The Beekeeper
The Beekeeper (2024)
GoodWatch score 63

Producer, Director

Bosco
Bosco (2024)
GoodWatch score 60

Executive Producer

Snorkeling
Snorkeling (2023)

Executive Producer

The Suicide Squad
The Suicide Squad (2021)
GoodWatch score 77

Thanks

The Tax Collector
The Tax Collector (2020)
GoodWatch score 35

Screenplay, Director

Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn)
Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn) (2020)
GoodWatch score 65

Executive Producer

2010s

6 titles · average score 56
Ready for War
Ready for War (2019)

Executive Producer

Bright
Bright (2017)
GoodWatch score 46

Director, Writer

Suicide Squad
Suicide Squad (2016)
GoodWatch score 44

Director, Writer

Fury
Fury (2014)
GoodWatch score 73

Director, Producer

Sabotage
Sabotage (2014)
GoodWatch score 40

Director, Writer

End of Watch
End of Watch (2012)
GoodWatch score 77

Director, Writer

2000s

8 titles · average score 63
Street Kings
Street Kings (2008)
GoodWatch score 55

as NLR member in County Jail (uncredited)

Harsh Times
Harsh Times (2005)
GoodWatch score 58

Producer, Writer

The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing
The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing (2004)
GoodWatch score 76

Production Consultant

S.W.A.T.
S.W.A.T. (2003)
GoodWatch score 52

Screenplay

Dark Blue
Dark Blue (2002)
GoodWatch score 59

Screenplay

Training Day
Training Day (2001)
GoodWatch score 76

as First Russian Hitman (uncredited)

The Fast and the Furious
The Fast and the Furious (2001)
GoodWatch score 64

Screenplay

U-571
U-571 (2000)
GoodWatch score 64

Screenplay