--- title: "David" year: 2025 kind: "film" canonical: "https://film.one/film/david" fi1m_id: "david" imdb_id: "tt15678738" tmdb_id: 1167307 wikidata_id: "Q136565787" fi1m_score: 58 critics_reviews: 3 published: "2026-09-24T02:38:41.312210+00:00" updated: "2026-09-24T02:38:41.743740+00:00" region: "CO" licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL." --- # David (2025) Directed by Phil Cunningham, Brent Dawes · 1h 49m · Animation, Family, Drama, History, Adventure ## Identity David - **Canonical:** https://film.one/film/david - **Type:** Film - **Fi1m ID:** david - **IMDb ID:** tt15678738 - **TMDB ID:** 1167307 - **Wikidata ID:** Q136565787 - **Same entity:** https://www.imdb.com/title/tt15678738/, https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/1167307, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q136565787 **Fi1m score: 58** · Critics: 3 of 6 reviews so far *In a sentence:* The animation gets warmer notices than the people inside it > The available critical accounts suggest accomplished animation but disagree about whether the film earns our affection. Our provisional assessment is mixed: reported visual care gives it appeal, but concerns about the drama prevent a recommendation. ## Synopsis *David* is an animated family drama and adventure directed by Phil Cunningham and Brent Dawes. Brandon Engman voices Young David, with Brian Stivale as Samuel, Hector as Jesse and Miri Mesika as Nitzevet. The voice cast also includes Shahar Tavoch as Ozem, Aaron Tavaler as Nethanel, Jack Wagman as Abinadab and Jonathan Shaboo as Eliab. Katie Bernstein voices Ahinoam, while Lauren Daigle voices Rebecca. Dawes writes the screenplay, Tom Scott edits and Joseph Trapanese supplies the music. The film runs 109 minutes and carries a PG certificate. ## Review Our provisional verdict on *David* is mixed: an animated family musical with persuasive reports of visual care, but a substantial complaint that it feels generic and emotionally remote. That is enough to acknowledge its craft without recommending it. This assessment rests on the available critical accounts rather than a viewing. The animation and songs offer reasons to be interested, though the disagreement about their emotional effect matters more than the polish. Phil Cunningham and Brent Dawes direct, with Dawes also credited for the screenplay. The clearest shared praise concerns the animation: the critical accounts describe polished images, with particular attention to textiles and the staging of action within the frame. We were heartened by that reported care over cloth and staging, because it suggests thought about what will hold our attention beyond the next plot event. Those are useful specifics, pointing to care over both surfaces and how the audience follows a scene. They give us a stronger reason to be interested than a general assurance that the film looks expensive. The disagreement becomes sharper around the music and feeling. One account finds the songs catchy and well integrated, and responds warmly to the film’s sincerity; another finds the experience generic and emotionally remote despite the quality of the images. We would give that disagreement more weight than a simple average of the scores, because it concerns what a family musical needs to accomplish throughout its running time. Attractive animation can sustain attention, but songs also need to make the people singing them worth following. The available accounts do not agree that *David* manages that. Joseph Trapanese is credited with music, while Tom Scott is the editor. Those credits identify their contributions without telling us which musical choices work, how individual sequences are paced or where the film might drag. It would be easy to turn the praise for songs into a claim about Trapanese’s score, but those are different judgements. Equally, a running time of 109 minutes tells us nothing reliable about Scott’s handling of a scene. Neither credit supplies the missing evidence for a detailed craft assessment. Brandon Engman voices Young David, Brian Stivale voices Samuel and Hector voices Jesse, with Miri Mesika as Nitzevet and Lauren Daigle as Rebecca. The available critical summaries give us no performance detail substantial enough to judge their work individually. We therefore cannot fairly praise one performer for warmth or blame another for a character who fails to register. For the same reason, assigning particular strengths or weaknesses to Dawes’s dialogue would go beyond what these accounts establish. Our provisional score gives weight to the reported visual finish and musical appeal, both substantial virtues in a family musical. Sincerity is also a reasonable ambition, and a film should not be marked down simply for wanting to move its audience plainly. But the complaint that *David* feels generic and emotionally remote concerns something essential, and praise for finely rendered textiles does not answer it. The balance supports a mixed judgement rather than a dismissal: there is enough craft here to warrant interest, but insufficient evidence of satisfying drama to warrant our recommendation. An appetite for polished animation would need to carry the evening. *Fi1m score 58, published 24 September 2026.* ## Straight answers **Is David worth watching?** *David* earns a provisional 58/100 from us: reports of polished animation give it appeal for animation enthusiasts, but we cannot recommend it on the available critical accounts. Our assessment rests on those accounts rather than a viewing, and their disagreement over whether the songs and characters engage our feelings leaves too much doubt about the drama. **How long is David, and what is it rated?** *David* runs 1h 49m. It is an animation and family film. **Where can I watch David in Colombia?** *David* is streaming on Netflix in Colombia, and it is also available to rent from Amazon Prime Video from CO$14900.00. Availability is checked daily; the links above go straight to each service. **How does David compare to The Prince of Egypt?** *David* is the less persuasive choice beside [*The Prince of Egypt*](https://film.one/film/the-prince-of-egypt), which we recommend for songs that give its conflicts room to develop and central relationships that hurt. Our assessment of *David* rests on critical accounts praising its animation but disputing its emotional pull; *The Prince of Egypt* offers stronger dramatic reasons to watch, despite formulaic songs and misplaced comic priests. **What should I watch after David?** After *David*, try [*The Prince of Egypt*](https://film.one/film/the-prince-of-egypt) (1998, Fi1m 74): Biblical animation with songs that give its conflicts room to develop. Then [*The Secret of Kells*](https://film.one/film/the-secret-of-kells) (2009, Fi1m 76): Faith, fear and artistic work meet in an Irish animated adventure; and [*Song of the Sea*](https://film.one/film/song-of-the-sea) (2014, Fi1m 82): Family grief and Irish folklore handled with patience, music and feeling. ### Reviews we read (3) - **RogerEbert.com** (64/100, inferred): The URL identifies this as a review, but the page was blocked, so its verdict cannot be verified. No specific praise or complaint is available in the supplied text. [Read](https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/david-goliath-bible-animated-movie-review-2025) - **Variety**, Guy Lodge (40/100, inferred): The critic finds the film competently made but too generic and emotionally unstirring. He praises its richly realized animation, especially the detailed textiles and visual staging. [Read](https://variety.com/2025/film/reviews/david-review-1236616493/) - **HeyUGuys** (75/100, inferred): The critic finds the animated musical heartfelt and broadly successful, despite a few minor drawbacks. They particularly praise its polished visuals and catchy, well-integrated songs. [Read](https://www.heyuguys.com/david-review/) ## Details - **Director:** Phil Cunningham, Brent Dawes - **Director:** Phil Cunningham, Brent Dawes - **Screenplay:** Brent Dawes - **Editor:** Tom Scott - **Music:** Joseph Trapanese - **Producer:** Phil Cunningham, Tim Tebow, Jacqui Cunningham - **Cast:** Brandon Engman as Young David (voice); Brian Stivale as Samuel (voice); Shahar Tavoch as Ozem (voice); Aaron Tavaler as Nethanel (voice); Hector as Jesse (voice); Miri Mesika as Nitzevet (voice); Jack Wagman as Abinadab (voice); Jonathan Shaboo as Eliab (voice) - **Runtime:** 1h 49m - **Release (Colombia):** 19 March 2026 - **Genres:** Animation, Family, Drama, History, Adventure - **Budget:** $61 million - **Box office:** $86 million - **Trailer:** https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gWgyI6_lR0A ## Where to watch in Colombia - Netflix: streaming - Amazon Prime Video: rent CO$14900.00, hd - Amazon Prime Video: buy CO$29900.00, hd *Checked 2026-09-24.* Also available in: AR, AU, BE, BR, CA, CL, CO, EC, ES, FR, IL, IN, MX, NL, PA, PE, US, ZA. Add `?region=XX` to this URL for another country. ## If you liked this - *The Prince of Egypt* (1998), Fi1m 74: Biblical animation with songs that give its conflicts room to develop. — [Fi1m page](https://film.one/film/the-prince-of-egypt.md) - *The Miracle Maker* (2000): A stop-motion account of Jesus, attentive to the people around him. - *The Secret of Kells* (2009), Fi1m 76: Faith, fear and artistic work meet in an Irish animated adventure. — [Fi1m page](https://film.one/film/the-secret-of-kells.md) - *Kirikou and the Sorceress* (1998): A small hero challenges formidable power through curiosity and stubborn courage. - *Song of the Sea* (2014), Fi1m 82: Family grief and Irish folklore handled with patience, music and feeling. — [Fi1m page](https://film.one/film/song-of-the-sea.md) --- © Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL. Canonical: https://film.one/film/david