Portrait of David Koepp

Writing

David Koepp

Career

Active from 1989 to 2026, with up to 3 main titles a year.

Average score
GoodWatch score61/100
Highest rated
Poster for Jurassic Park
Jurassic Park
GoodWatch score82/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 39 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 6.0 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 3.6 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.4 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.5 versus catalog average 5.9Style
David Koepp Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Coming of Age
    1.6, average 3.0
  • Melancholy
    3.4, average 4.7
  • Social Commentary
    3.7, average 4.9
  • Historical
    1.5, average 2.6

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Visual Spectacle 5
  • Psychological Thriller 5
  • Action Thriller 3
  • Supernatural Mystery 3
  • Moral Ambiguity 3
  • Fast-Paced 3
  • Claustrophobic Tension 2
  • Atmospheric Dread 2
  • Relentless Pacing 2
  • Cinematic Spectacle 2
  • Gritty Crime Drama 2
  • Political Intrigue 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

45
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

5 titles
Westworld
Westworld

Screenplay

Spy vs. Spy
Spy vs. Spy

Writer

The Green Hornet and Kato
The Green Hornet and Kato

Writer

Untitled Jurassic World Rebirth Sequel
Untitled Jurassic World Rebirth Sequel

Writer

Micro
Micro

Screenplay

2020s

9 titles · average score 65
Disclosure Day
Disclosure Day (2026)
GoodWatch score 68

Screenplay

Cold Storage
Cold Storage (2026)
GoodWatch score 66

Screenplay, Novel

Jurassic World Rebirth
Jurassic World Rebirth (2025)
GoodWatch score 53

Writer

Black Bag
Black Bag (2025)
GoodWatch score 78

Writer, Executive Producer

Presence
Presence (2025)
GoodWatch score 70

Writer, Executive Producer

Quarto do Pânico
Quarto do Pânico (2025)

Original Film Writer

Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny
Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny (2023)
GoodWatch score 63

Writer

Kimi
Kimi (2022)
GoodWatch score 73

Producer, Writer

You Should Have Left
You Should Have Left (2020)
GoodWatch score 45

Director, Screenplay

2010s

6 titles · average score 48
The Mummy
The Mummy (2017)
GoodWatch score 35

Screenplay

Inferno
Inferno (2016)
GoodWatch score 43

Screenplay

Mortdecai
Mortdecai (2015)
GoodWatch score 33

Director

Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit
Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit (2014)
GoodWatch score 56

Screenplay

Premium Rush
Premium Rush (2012)
GoodWatch score 66

Director, Writer

The Little Engine That Could
The Little Engine That Could (2011)
GoodWatch score 58

Screenstory, Screenplay

2000s

9 titles · average score 64
Angels & Demons
Angels & Demons (2009)
GoodWatch score 52

Screenplay

Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008)
GoodWatch score 64

Screenplay

Ghost Town
Ghost Town (2008)
GoodWatch score 70

Director, Screenplay

War of the Worlds
War of the Worlds (2005)
GoodWatch score 68

Screenplay

Zathura: A Space Adventure
Zathura: A Space Adventure (2005)
GoodWatch score 67

Screenplay

Secret Window
Secret Window (2004)
GoodWatch score 55

Screenplay, Director

Spider-Man
Spider-Man (2002)
GoodWatch score 78

Screenplay

Panic Room
Panic Room (2002)
GoodWatch score 69

Screenplay, Producer

Big Trouble
Big Trouble (2002)
GoodWatch score 53

as Annoyed Sports Radio Host (voice)

1990s

15 titles · average score 62
Stir of Echoes
Stir of Echoes (1999)
GoodWatch score 68

Screenplay, Director

Snake Eyes
Snake Eyes (1998)
GoodWatch score 53

Screenplay, Story

Mission: Impossible
Mission: Impossible (1996)
GoodWatch score 66

Screenplay, Story

The Trigger Effect
The Trigger Effect (1996)
GoodWatch score 62

Director, Screenplay

The Shadow
The Shadow (1994)
GoodWatch score 51

Screenplay

The Paper
The Paper (1994)
GoodWatch score 73

Screenplay, Producer

Jurassic Park
Jurassic Park (1993)
GoodWatch score 82

Screenplay

Carlito's Way
Carlito's Way (1993)
GoodWatch score 78

Screenplay

Death Becomes Her
Death Becomes Her (1992)
GoodWatch score 63

Writer

Toy Soldiers
Toy Soldiers (1991)
GoodWatch score 55

Screenplay

Dark Angel
Dark Angel (1990)
GoodWatch score 49

Writer

Bad Influence
Bad Influence (1990)
GoodWatch score 63

Writer

1980s

1 title · average score 71
Apartment Zero
Apartment Zero (1989)
GoodWatch score 71

Screenplay, Producer