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David Shire

Career

Active from 1966 to 2018, busiest in 1974 with 11 main titles.

Leading roles
0
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score61/100
Highest rated
Poster for All the President's Men
All the President's Men
GoodWatch score86/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 62 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.1 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.6 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.3 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.9Style
David Shire Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Fantasy
    1.0, average 1.7
  • Absurdist Humor
    1.4, average 2.0
  • Wonder
    2.9, average 3.4
  • Adrenaline
    4.3, average 4.8

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Social Commentary 12
  • Character-Driven 10
  • Character Study 9
  • Psychological Drama 5
  • Social Realism 4
  • Family Drama 4
  • Introspective 3
  • Inspirational Story 3
  • Psychological Tension 3
  • Family-Friendly 3
  • Political Intrigue 3
  • Historical Fiction 3

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

122
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

2 titles
Maltby and Shire's Closer Than Ever
Maltby and Shire's Closer Than Ever (2021)

Songs

Starting Here, Starting Now
Starting Here, Starting Now (2021)

Songs

2010s

6 titles · average score 57
Love After Love
Love After Love (2018)
GoodWatch score 67

Original Music Composer

The American Side
The American Side (2016)
GoodWatch score 65

Original Music Composer

Quitters
Quitters (2015)
GoodWatch score 41

Original Music Composer

Hacked Circuit
Hacked Circuit (2014)

Original Music Composer

Loving the Silent Tears: The Musical
Loving the Silent Tears: The Musical (2013)

Music

The Real Love
The Real Love (2012)

Music

2000s

7 titles · average score 55
Beyond a Reasonable Doubt
Beyond a Reasonable Doubt (2009)
GoodWatch score 46

Original Music Composer

Zodiac Deciphered
Zodiac Deciphered (2008)

Music

Zodiac
Zodiac (2007)
GoodWatch score 81

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Ash Wednesday
Ash Wednesday (2002)
GoodWatch score 36

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Two Against Time
Two Against Time (2002)
GoodWatch score 54

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These Old Broads
These Old Broads (2001)
GoodWatch score 55

Songs

Thin Air
Thin Air (2000)
GoodWatch score 58

Original Music Composer

1990s

43 titles · average score 59
Double Platinum
Double Platinum (1999)
GoodWatch score 74

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Sarah, Plain and Tall: Winter's End
Sarah, Plain and Tall: Winter's End (1999)
GoodWatch score 71

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Rear Window
Rear Window (1998)
GoodWatch score 55

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Last Stand at Saber River
Last Stand at Saber River (1997)
GoodWatch score 65

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Almost Golden: The Jessica Savitch Story
Almost Golden: The Jessica Savitch Story (1995)
GoodWatch score 63

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Once in a Lifetime
Once in a Lifetime (1994)
GoodWatch score 56

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The Man Who Wouldn't Die
The Man Who Wouldn't Die (1994)
GoodWatch score 58

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Skylark
Skylark (1993)
GoodWatch score 71

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Something to Live for: The Alison Gertz Story
Something to Live for: The Alison Gertz Story (1992)
GoodWatch score 71

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Sarah, Plain and Tall
Sarah, Plain and Tall (1991)
GoodWatch score 76

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Paris Trout
Paris Trout (1991)
GoodWatch score 58

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Always Remember I Love You
Always Remember I Love You (1990)
GoodWatch score 79

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1980s

20 titles · average score 63
The Women of Brewster Place
The Women of Brewster Place (1989)
GoodWatch score 80

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Vice Versa
Vice Versa (1988)
GoodWatch score 62

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Monkey Shines
Monkey Shines (1988)
GoodWatch score 60

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Backfire
Backfire (1988)
GoodWatch score 51

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Short Circuit
Short Circuit (1986)
GoodWatch score 61

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Return to Oz
Return to Oz (1985)
GoodWatch score 55

Original Music Composer

2010
2010 (1984)
GoodWatch score 63

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Oh, God! You Devil
Oh, God! You Devil (1984)
GoodWatch score 43

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Max Dugan Returns
Max Dugan Returns (1983)
GoodWatch score 65

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Paternity
Paternity (1981)
GoodWatch score 41

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Only When I Laugh
Only When I Laugh (1981)
GoodWatch score 64

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The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia
The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia (1981)
GoodWatch score 59

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1970s

42 titles · average score 61
Old Boyfriends
Old Boyfriends (1979)
GoodWatch score 55

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Norma Rae
Norma Rae (1979)
GoodWatch score 75

Original Music Composer, Songs

Straight Time
Straight Time (1978)
GoodWatch score 74

Original Music Composer

Saturday Night Fever
Saturday Night Fever (1977)
GoodWatch score 74

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All the President's Men
All the President's Men (1976)
GoodWatch score 86

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The Big Bus
The Big Bus (1976)
GoodWatch score 60

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Raid on Entebbe
Raid on Entebbe (1976)
GoodWatch score 63

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Farewell, My Lovely
Farewell, My Lovely (1975)
GoodWatch score 71

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The Hindenburg
The Hindenburg (1975)
GoodWatch score 43

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The Fortune
The Fortune (1975)
GoodWatch score 47

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The Conversation
The Conversation (1974)
GoodWatch score 85

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The Taking of Pelham One Two Three
The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (1974)
GoodWatch score 81

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1960s

2 titles
Shadow Game
Shadow Game (1969)

Original Music Composer

The Belle of 14th Street
The Belle of 14th Street (1967)

Music Director