David Robert Mitchell

Writer, Director, Producer

Birthdate: October 19, 1974 (51 Years Old)

Birthplace: Clawson, Michigan

David Robert Mitchell (birthname: David Robert Mitchell) is an American director/writer/producer who has worked in a range of genres, starting with his feature debut as director/writer of the coming-of-age comedy drama, The Myth of the American Sleepover (2010), with Claire Sioma, Marlon Morton, Amanda Bauer, Brett Jacobsen, Nikita Ramsey and Jade Ramsey, premiering at the South by Southwest Film Festival and internationally in the Cannes Critics Week selection at the Cannes Film Festival, and released in limited release by IFC Films.

Mitchell had his feature film breakthrough as director/writer/producer of the supernatural horror movie, It Follows (2014), starring Maika Monroe, Keir Gilchrist, Daniel Zovatto, Jake Weary and Olivia Luccardi, produced by Northern Lights Films/Animal Kingdom/Two Flints, premiering in the Cannes Critic Week competition lineup at the Cannes Film Festival and delivering a knockout $23.3 million gross for RADIUS-TWC (U.S.)/Mongrel Media (Canada); Mitchell followed this as director/writer/producer of the sequel, They Follow (date to be announced), starring Monroe, Gilchrist, Jackie Earle Haley, Naomi Ackie, Melora Walters and Michael Gandolfini and which was produced (in part) by Neon, which also released wide.

Mitchell turned to surrealist black comedy for his third feature as director/writer/producer of Under the Silver Lake (2018), starring Andrew Garfield, Riley Keough, Topher Grace, Callie Hernandez, Don McManus, Jeremy Bobb, Riki Lindhome and Zosia Mamet, produced (in part) by Michael De Luca, premiering in the Main Selection competition of the Cannes Film Festival and released by A24 to a $2 million return. Mitchell was director/writer/producer of the sci-fi movie The End of Oak Street (2026), starring Anne Hathaway, Ewan McGregor, Maisy Stella, and Christian Convery, produced (in part) by J.J. Abrams’ Bad Robot and released wide by Warner Bros. Pictures.

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David Robert Mitchell was born and raised in Clawson, Michigan, by his parents. Mitchell attended Wayne State University and then transferred to Florida State University, where he earned an MFA in Film Production at the university’s College of Motion Picture Arts. Mitchell is married.

Known For

It Follows

(2014)

Under the Silver Lake

(2018)

The Myth of the American Sleepover

(2010)

Flowervale Street

(2026)

David Robert Mitchell Movies

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2026 |
The End of Oak Street
The End of Oak Street
2026
Action, Adventure, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
The Platt family bands together to navigate their new surroundings after a cosmic event transports their suburban neighborhood to someplace unknown.
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2019 |
Under the Silver Lake
Under the Silver Lake
2019
Crime, Drama, Mystery
Sam, a disenchanted young man, finds a mysterious woman swimming in his apartment's pool one night. The next morning, she disappears. Sam sets off across LA to find her, and along the way he uncovers a conspiracy far more bizarre.
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Previous (2)

2026 |
The End of Oak Street
The End of Oak Street
2026
Action, Adventure, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
The Platt family bands together to navigate their new surroundings after a cosmic event transports their suburban neighborhood to someplace unknown.
More Info Watch Now
2019 |
Under the Silver Lake
Under the Silver Lake
2019
Crime, Drama, Mystery
Sam, a disenchanted young man, finds a mysterious woman swimming in his apartment's pool one night. The next morning, she disappears. Sam sets off across LA to find her, and along the way he uncovers a conspiracy far more bizarre.
More Info Watch Now

Facts About David Robert Mitchell

F: David Robert Mitchell has remarked that while chatting with his wife as they observed the homes in the hills of Los Angeles’ Silver Lake neighborhood, he began to wonder “what really happens up there,” and then quickly wrote the script for his third feature, Under the Silver Lake.

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