Wexler and Davis reunited in 2014 to discuss the film before a screening at the Pollock Theater on the campus of the University of California, Santa Barbara.

[7] In 1975, Davis was credited for his writing, cinematography, and producing for the family film Paco, directed by Robert Vincent O'Neil and starring José Ferrer and Allen Garfield.

[11] On this period of his life Davis said "when I went to work for Gene Corman for Cool Breeze, Hit Man, Private Parts , and The Slams, they had small $300,000 budgets or less.

The film stars veteran musicians like saxophone player Gene Barge and soul singer Ronnie Barron as well as relative newcomers like Dennis Franz, Edward "Stony" Robinson, Rae Dawn Chong, Susanna Hoffs and Davis brother Richie Davis.

Mike Medavoy and Orion Pictures tapped Davis to direct the Chuck Norris vehicle, Code of Silence.

His 1993 film The Fugitive received seven Academy Award nominations including Best Picture, while Jones won for Best Supporting Actor, which is his only Oscar win to date.

He commented: "Andrew Davis' The Fugitive is one of the best entertainments of the year, a tense, taut and expert thriller that becomes something more than that, an allegory about an innocent man in a world prepared to crush him."

Ebert observed that "Davis paints with bold visual strokes" and that he "transcends genre and shows an ability to marry action and artistry that deserves comparison with Hitchcock, yes, and also with David Lean and Carol Reed.

[19] In 2003, Davis directed Holes, an adaptation of Louis Sachar's book by the same name, for the Walt Disney Company starring Shia LaBeouf, Sigourney Weaver, Patricia Arquette, Tim Blake Nelson, and Jon Voight.

Davis chose to direct Holes to show he was capable of making more than action films such as The Fugitive and Collateral Damage.

To break down the novel's action into a film, Davis and Sachar storyboarded over 100 scenes on 3-by-5 note cards, each of which had specific time allotments.

Davis made Mentors: Tony & Santi as a labor of love, After an encounter where Visalli credited Vaccaro as a pivotal influence on his life.

With access to their vast photographic archives, Davis crafted a documentary that celebrates their personal and professional journeys while reflecting on the profound impact of mentorship on art.

[26] Matt Fagerholm of RogerEbert.com called it "a gem" and explained that Davis enriches Mentors with endearing moments of the subjects' personalities, like playful banter and lighthearted remarks, instead of being strictly biographical.

[25] In April 2024 in France at the Reims Polar Film Festival, Davis was the guest of honor with a career tribute ceremony.

[27] Jim Hemphill of IndieWire said that "one of the great pleasures of Disturbing the Bones is the wealth of detail that accumulates from page one and never lets up.