---
name: "Davis Guggenheim"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/davis-guggenheim"
fi1m_id: "davis-guggenheim"
imdb_id: "nm0346550"
tmdb_id: 19012
wikidata_id: "Q721219"
roles: ["Director","Producer"]
born: "3 November 1963"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 16
average_fi1m_score: 79
average_as: "director"
average_over: 10
updated: "2026-10-03T03:12:20.915667+00:00"
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."
---

# Davis Guggenheim

## Identity

Davis Guggenheim

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/davis-guggenheim
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** davis-guggenheim
- **IMDb ID:** nm0346550
- **TMDB ID:** 19012
- **Wikidata ID:** Q721219
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Davis_Guggenheim, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q721219, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0346550/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/19012

Director and producer. Born 3 November 1963 in St. Louis, Missouri, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Director, Producer
- **Born:** 3 November 1963, St. Louis, Missouri, USA
- **Active:** 1989–present
- **Also known as:** Philip Davis Guggenheim 
- **Titles on Fi1m:** 16: 10 directing, 6 producing
- **Frequently works with:** [Kevin Hooks](https://film.one/person/kevin-hooks.md), [Nelson McCormick](https://film.one/person/nelson-mccormick.md), [Dan Attias](https://film.one/person/dan-attias.md), [Félix Enríquez Alcalá](https://film.one/person/felix-alcala.md), [Mark Tinker](https://film.one/person/mark-tinker.md), [Paris Barclay](https://film.one/person/paris-barclay.md), [Perry Lang](https://film.one/person/perry-lang.md), [Adam Fierro](https://film.one/person/adam-fierro.md)
- **Academy Awards:** 1 Oscar (1 won)
- **Average Fi1m score:** 79, as director, over 10 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1980s 83 (1), 1990s 81 (3), 2000s 81 (6), 2010s 59 (2), 2020s 80 (4)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 80 to 78 across 8 titles
- **Score spread:** 5 at 80+, 5 at 60–79, 0 under 60
- **Genres:** Drama 7, Action & Adventure 3, Crime 3, Documentary 3, Western 1
- **Screen time:** 5 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $49m across 2 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Davis_Guggenheim, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q721219, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0346550/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/19012

## Streaming the US now

- **Disney+:** [*ER*](https://film.one/tv/er.md) (88), [*The Shield*](https://film.one/tv/the-shield.md) (84), [*24*](https://film.one/tv/24.md) (78), [*Alias*](https://film.one/tv/alias.md) (74)
- **HBO Max:** [*Deadwood*](https://film.one/tv/deadwood.md) (91)
- **Apple TV:** [*STILL: A Michael J. Fox Movie*](https://film.one/film/still-a-michael-j-fox-movie.md) (80)
- **Tubi:** [*Party of Five*](https://film.one/tv/party-of-five.md) (73)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

Davis Guggenheim (born Philip Davis Guggenheim) is an American director, producer and screenwriter. Born in St. Louis, Missouri, in 1963, he graduated from Brown University and began directing television episodes in the 1990s.

His television credits include episodes of *ER*, *NYPD Blue*, *24*, *Alias* and *The Shield*. In 2004 he served as director and producer on the first season of the HBO series *Deadwood*.

Guggenheim is known for his documentary work, including *An Inconvenient Truth* (2006), which won the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature, *It Might Get Loud* (2008) and *Waiting for "Superman"* (2010). He is married to actress Elisabeth Shue.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, davisguggenheim.com.*

## On Fi1m (16)

### Directed (10) — the average rests on these

- *STILL: A Michael J. Fox Movie* (2023), Fi1m 80, Director, Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/still-a-michael-j-fox-movie.md)
- *He Named Me Malala* (2015), Fi1m 60, Director, Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/he-named-me-malala.md)
- *An Inconvenient Truth* (2006), Fi1m 78, Cinematography, Screenplay, Director, Executive Producer, Camera Operator, Director of Photography — [page](https://film.one/film/an-inconvenient-truth.md)
- *Deadwood* (2004), Fi1m 91, Director, Producer — [page](https://film.one/tv/deadwood.md)
- *The Shield* (2002), Fi1m 84, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-shield.md)
- *24* (2001), Fi1m 78, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/24.md)
- *Alias* (2001), Fi1m 74, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/alias.md)
- *ER* (1994), Fi1m 88, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/er.md)
- *Party of Five* (1994), Fi1m 73, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/party-of-five.md)
- *NYPD Blue* (1993), Fi1m 82, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/nypd-blue.md)

### Produced (6)

- *Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)* (2021), Fi1m 87, Executive Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/summer-of-soul-or-when-the-revolution-could-not-be-televised.md)
- *Swan Song* (2021), Fi1m 71, Executive Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/swan-song.md)
- *Time* (2020), Fi1m 84, Executive Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/time.md)
- *An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power* (2017), Fi1m 58, Executive Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/an-inconvenient-sequel-truth-to-power.md)
- *Training Day* (2001), Fi1m 80, Executive Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/training-day.md)
- *sex, lies, and videotape* (1989), Fi1m 83, Production Coordinator — [page](https://film.one/film/sex-lies-and-videotape.md)

## Complete filmography (103)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *A Statement* (2026), Executive Producer
- *A Killer Story* (2026), series, Executive Producer
- *Love Apptually* (2026), Executive Producer
- *The Plastic Detox* (2026), Executive Producer
- *Soul Patrol* (2026), Executive Producer
- *The Tale of Silyan* (2025), Executive Producer
- *Last Take: Rust and the Story of Halyna* (2025), Executive Producer
- *Uvalde Mom* (2025), Executive Producer
- *Mistress Dispeller* (2025), Executive Producer
- *Deaf President Now!* (2025), Director, Producer
- *Rita* (2024), Executive Producer
- *Eternal You* (2024), Executive Producer
- *We Can Be Heroes* (2024), Executive Producer
- *Girls State* (2024), Executive Producer
- *The Enfield Poltergeist* (2023), series, Executive Producer
- *Navajo Police: Class 57* (2023), series, Executive Producer
- *Burden of Proof* (2023), series, Executive Producer
- *Working: What We Do All Day* (2023), series, Executive Producer
- *Under G-d* (2023), Executive Producer
- *STILL: A Michael J. Fox Movie* (2023), Director, Producer — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/film/still-a-michael-j-fox-movie.md)
- *Mija* (2022), Executive Producer
- *Accepted* (2022), Executive Producer
- *Bitterbrush* (2022), Executive Producer
- *Once Upon a Time in Londongrad* (2022), series, Executive Producer
- *Aftershock* (2022), Executive Producer
- *Swan Song* (2021), Executive Producer — Fi1m 71, [page](https://film.one/film/swan-song.md)
- *Mistress Dispeller* (2021), Executive Producer
- *Procession* (2021), Executive Producer
- *At the Ready* (2021), Executive Producer
- *Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)* (2021), Executive Producer — Fi1m 87, [page](https://film.one/film/summer-of-soul-or-when-the-revolution-could-not-be-televised.md)
- *All These Sons* (2021), Executive Producer
- *Homeroom* (2021), Executive Producer
- *An Unlikely Friendship: Joe Biden and John McCain (Biden Convention Film)* (2020), Director
- *When You See Something Wrong (Biden Convention Film)* (2020), Director
- *The Granddaughters (Biden Convention Film)* (2020), Director
- *Joe Biden Biography (Biden Convention Film)* (2020), Director
- *Container* (2020), Executive Producer
- *Never Just A Job: Biden Convention Film* (2020), Director
- *Time* (2020), Executive Producer — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/film/time.md)
- *Graduate Together: America Honors the High School Class of 2020* (2020), Co-Director
- *Bloody Nose, Empty Pockets* (2020), Executive Producer
- *Boys State* (2020), Executive Producer
- *A Thousand Cuts* (2020), Executive Producer
- *Inside Bill's Brain: Decoding Bill Gates* (2019), series, Director, Executive Producer, Creator
- *Where's My Roy Cohn?* (2019), Executive Producer
- *Paulette* (2019), Executive Producer
- *Wolf's Mouth* (2019), Executive Producer
- *To Be Queen* (2019), Executive Producer
- *Darlin* (2019), Executive Producer
- *El Vacío* (2019), Executive Producer
- *Walk Run Cha-Cha* (2019), Executive Producer
- *Sweetheart Dancers* (2019), Executive Producer
- *Bisbee '17* (2018), Executive Producer
- *The Price of Free* (2018), Producer
- *An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power* (2017), Executive Producer — Fi1m 58, [page](https://film.one/film/an-inconvenient-sequel-truth-to-power.md)
- *Barack Obama DNC 2016 Film* (2016), Director
- *U2: iNNOCENCE + eXPERIENCE Live in Paris* (2016), Executive Producer
- *U2: iNNOCENCE + eXPERIENCE Live in Paris - 06/12/2015* (2015), Executive Producer
- *U2: iNNOCENCE + eXPERIENCE Live in Paris - 11/11/2015* (2015), Executive Producer
- *He Named Me Malala* (2015), Director, Producer — Fi1m 60, [page](https://film.one/film/he-named-me-malala.md)
- *Spent: Looking for Change* (2014), Executive Producer
- *Teach* (2013), Director, Writer
- *The Dream Is Now* (2013), Director, Writer
- *Widow Detective* (2012), Director
- *The Road We've Traveled* (2012), Director
- *Obama 2012 Convention Film* (2012), Director
- *U2: From the Sky Down* (2011), Director, Producer
- *Waiting for "Superman"* (2010), Director, Writer, Camera Operator
- *The Defenders* (2010), series, Director, Executive Producer
- *Melrose Place* (2009), series, Director, Producer, Executive Producer
- *A Mother's Promise: Barack Obama Bio Film* (2008), Director
- *Carissa* (2008), Executive Producer
- *It Might Get Loud* (2008), Director, Screenplay, Producer
- *The Tower* (2008), Director, Executive Producer
- *Gracie* (2007), Director, Writer, Producer
- *The Making of 'an Inconvenient Truth'* (2006), Producer
- *3 lbs* (2006), series, Director, Executive Producer
- *An Inconvenient Truth* (2006), Director, Screenplay, Camera Operator, Executive Producer, Director of Photography — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/film/an-inconvenient-truth.md)
- *The Unit* (2006), series, Director
- *Wanted* (2005), series, Director
- *Numb3rs* (2005), series, Director
- *Deadwood* (2004), series, Producer, Director — Fi1m 91, [page](https://film.one/tv/deadwood.md)
- *Push, Nevada* (2002), series, Director
- *The Shield* (2002), series, Director — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-shield.md)
- *24* (2001), series, Director — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/tv/24.md)
- *Training Day* (2001), Executive Producer — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/film/training-day.md)
- *Alias* (2001), series, Director — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/tv/alias.md)
- *The First Year* (2001), Director, Director of Photography, Producer
- *Teach* (2001), Director, Director of Photography, Producer
- *Gossip* (2000), Director
- *The Art of Norton Simon* (1999), Director
- *C-16: FBI* (1997), series, Director
- *The Visitor* (1997), series, Director
- *Relativity* (1996), series, Director
- *Charlie Grace* (1995), series, Director
- *ER* (1994), series, Director — Fi1m 88, [page](https://film.one/tv/er.md)
- *Party of Five* (1994), series, Director — Fi1m 73, [page](https://film.one/tv/party-of-five.md)
- *NYPD Blue* (1993), series, Director — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/tv/nypd-blue.md)
- *The Opposite Sex and How to Live with Them* (1992), as Pitcher · Music Supervisor, Co-Producer
- *Breaking and Entering* (1992), Director
- *Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead* (1991), Associate Producer
- *Sisters* (1991), series, Director
- *sex, lies, and videotape* (1989), Production Coordinator — Fi1m 83, [page](https://film.one/film/sex-lies-and-videotape.md)

## Gallery

- ![Davis Guggenheim (2009)](https://film.one/media/person/61253/gallery-c05a34e56e73.jpg) Davis Guggenheim (2009) — Joi Ito, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3b/DavisGuggenheimJI1_%28cropped%29.jpg/1280px-DavisGuggenheimJI1_%28cropped%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Davis Guggenheim (2009)](https://film.one/media/person/61253/gallery-e85b0db9ceb0.jpg) Davis Guggenheim (2009) — Joi Ito, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/36/DavisGuggenheimJI1.jpg/1280px-DavisGuggenheimJI1.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Davis Guggenheim](https://film.one/media/person/61253/gallery-e1234146c93f.jpg) Davis Guggenheim — Joi, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f7/DavisJI2.jpg/1280px-DavisJI2.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![PHOTO CREDIT: ANDERS KRUSBERG / PEABODY AWARDS 61st Annual Peabody Awards Luncheon Waldorf=Astoria Hotel May 20, 2002](https://film.one/media/person/61253/gallery-5b5b8d1f938f.jpg) PHOTO CREDIT: ANDERS KRUSBERG / PEABODY AWARDS 61st Annual Peabody Awards Luncheon Waldorf=Astoria Hotel May 20, 2002 — Peabody Awards, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/36/Davis_Guggenheim_accepts_the_Peabody_Award%2C_May_2002_%285%29.jpg/1280px-Davis_Guggenheim_accepts_the_Peabody_Award%2C_May_2002_%285%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![PHOTO CREDIT: ANDERS KRUSBERG / PEABODY AWARDS Davis Guggenheim and Julia Schachter, 61st Annual Peabody Awards Luncheon Waldorf=Astoria Hotel May 20, 2002](https://film.one/media/person/61253/gallery-bc6dd6083984.jpg) PHOTO CREDIT: ANDERS KRUSBERG / PEABODY AWARDS Davis Guggenheim and Julia Schachter, 61st Annual Peabody Awards Luncheon Waldorf=Astoria Hotel May 20, 2002 — Peabody Awards, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/be/Davis_Guggenheim_accepts_the_Peabody_Award%2C_May_2002_%281%29.jpg/1280px-Davis_Guggenheim_accepts_the_Peabody_Award%2C_May_2002_%281%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Davis Guggenheim (2007)](https://film.one/media/person/61253/gallery-ea8b8a1ec26d.jpg) Davis Guggenheim (2007) — Joi, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6d/Davis_Guggenheim.jpg/1280px-Davis_Guggenheim.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)

## Awards

### Academy Awards — 1 won

- 2007: Best Documentary Feature Film (won), for *An Inconvenient Truth*

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

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