Portrait of David Boyd

Directing

David Boyd

Career

Active from 1989 to 2025, with a break from 1990 to 2001, busiest in 2013 and 2016 with 4 main titles each.

Average score
GoodWatch score64/100
Highest rated
Poster for Deadwood
Deadwood
GoodWatch score88/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 41 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 5.3 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.5 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.0 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.0 versus catalog average 5.9Style
David Boyd Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Absurdist Humor
    1.0, average 2.0
  • Pop Culture
    1.2, average 2.2
  • Cringe Humor
    1.2, average 2.2
  • Physical Comedy
    1.5, average 2.4

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Moral Ambiguity 4
  • Political Intrigue 3
  • Character-Driven 3
  • Non-Linear Storytelling 2
  • Psychological Thriller 2
  • Character-Driven Drama 2
  • Found Family 2
  • Character-Driven Narrative 2
  • Character-Driven Conflict 2
  • Historical Drama 2
  • Inspirational 2
  • Post-Apocalyptic Drama 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

20
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2010s

5 titles ยท average score 57
An American Tragedy
An American Tragedy (2018)

Executive Producer, Director of Photography

Dark Skies
Dark Skies (2013)
GoodWatch score 52

Director of Photography

Home Run
Home Run (2013)
GoodWatch score 52

Director

Joyful Noise
Joyful Noise (2012)
GoodWatch score 50

Director of Photography

Get Low
Get Low (2010)
GoodWatch score 75

Director of Photography

2000s

5 titles ยท average score 60
12 Rounds
12 Rounds (2009)
GoodWatch score 43

Director of Photography

Kit Kittredge: An American Girl
Kit Kittredge: An American Girl (2008)
GoodWatch score 68

Director of Photography

Two Soldiers
Two Soldiers (2003)
GoodWatch score 66

Director of Photography

Joy Ride
Joy Ride (2001)
GoodWatch score 70

Second Unit Director of Photography

What Lies Beneath
What Lies Beneath (2000)
GoodWatch score 56

Additional Photography

1990s

4 titles ยท average score 50
Galaxy Quest
Galaxy Quest (1999)
GoodWatch score 77

Second Unit Director of Photography

Kiss the Girls
Kiss the Girls (1997)
GoodWatch score 53

Camera Operator

Beverly Hills Cop III
Beverly Hills Cop III (1994)
GoodWatch score 32

"B" Camera Operator

My Girl 2
My Girl 2 (1994)
GoodWatch score 40

Camera Operator

1980s

5 titles ยท average score 33
The Laughing Dead
The Laughing Dead (1989)
GoodWatch score 32

Director of Photography

DeepStar Six
DeepStar Six (1989)
GoodWatch score 39

Camera Operator

Return of the Living Dead Part II
Return of the Living Dead Part II (1988)
GoodWatch score 34

First Assistant Camera

Prison
Prison (1987)
GoodWatch score 40

Assistant Camera

Final Justice
Final Justice (1984)
GoodWatch score 21

Assistant Camera

1970s

1 title ยท average score 45
Nocturna
Nocturna (1979)
GoodWatch score 45

Second Assistant Camera