Thomas Leo Clancy Jr. (April 12, 1947 – October 1, 2013) was an American novelist best known for his technically detailed espionage and military-science storylines set during and after the Cold War. Seventeen of his novels were bestsellers, and more than 100 million copies of his books were sold. His name was also used on movie scripts written by ghostwriters, nonfiction books on military subjects occasionally with co-authors, and video games. He was a part-owner of his hometown Major League Baseball team, the Baltimore Orioles of the American League and vice-chairman of their community activities and public affairs committees.
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Biography from TMDB.
- April 12, 1947
- October 1, 2013 (aged 66)
- Baltimore, Maryland, USA
- Writer
- 11 on MovieCove · 21 credits in all
What are Tom Clancy's films like?
Across their 7 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Power.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 7
Light 0 · Serious 3 · Dark 4
Grounded 7 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 0
Gentle 0 · Charged 2 · Intense 5
Steady 2 · Shifting 5 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 7 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 0
Slow burn 1 · Even-paced 3 · Relentless 3
Casual 1 · Engaged 4 · Full focus 2
A split, not a type: Easy watch 4 · Affecting 2 · Heavy 1
Resolved 6 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
- Happy3
- Bittersweet4
AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.
Where can I watch Tom Clancy's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 9 of their 11 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Pluto TV (5).
Subscription and free streaming for Tom Clancy's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.
Filmography
21 credits, 11 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.
Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films
Without Remorse(2021)
Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films
Jack Ryan(2018)
Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows
Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands: War Within The Cartel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)
Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films
Tom Clancy's The Division: Agent Origins (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)
Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films
Ghost Recon: Alpha (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)
The Sum of All Fears(2002)
Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films
Netforce (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)
NetForce(1999)
Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films
HARDtalk (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)
OP Center (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)
OP Center (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)
Clear and Present Danger(1994)
Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films
Patriot Games(1992)
Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films
The Hunt for Red October(1990)
Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films
The Simpsons(1989)
Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows
Submarine: Steel Boats, Iron Men (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)
Rainbow Six (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
The Division (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Career shape
A full career of 21 titles, 19 of them dated from 1989 to 2026.
Biggest box office
Clear and Present Danger (1994)
Highest rated
The Hunt for Red October (1990)
Most popular right now
Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan: Ghost War (2026)
Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.
Awards
Nominated for a Primetime Emmy in 2026, Outstanding Movie.
Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.
How do Tom Clancy's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 51st percentile, the median of all 9; across their 7 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 47th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up5
- 50th to 74th2
- 25th to 49th3
- Below 25th1
Shape of the crowd
5 of their 11 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Universally Loved2
- Crowd Pleaser5
- Broadly Agreed2
- Mixed2
Reviewers score the dialogue 49/100 and the plot and story 47/100 in their films, across 7 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a writer.
Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.
Is Tom Clancy's work okay for kids?
Across up to 6 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, profanity and frightening / intense run heavier than most films and sex & nudity lighter.
Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.
Who does Tom Clancy work with?
People who share at least 2 of Tom Clancy's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Mace Neufeld shares the most, 4.
Directors
- Phillip NoyceShared titles: Clear and Present Danger (1994), Patriot Games (1992)See all 2 shared titles with Phillip Noyce
Writers
- Donald E. StewartShared titles: Clear and Present Danger (1994), Patriot Games (1992), The Hunt for Red October (1990)See all 3 shared titles with Donald E. Stewart
Actors
- Anne ArcherShared titles: Clear and Present Danger (1994), Patriot Games (1992)See all 2 shared titles with Anne Archer
- Harrison FordShared titles: Clear and Present Danger (1994), Patriot Games (1992)See all 2 shared titles with Harrison Ford
- Thora BirchShared titles: Clear and Present Danger (1994), Patriot Games (1992)See all 2 shared titles with Thora Birch
- James Earl JonesShared titles: Patriot Games (1992), The Hunt for Red October (1990)See all 2 shared titles with James Earl Jones
Composers, cinematographers and editors
- Donald McAlpineShared titles: Clear and Present Danger (1994), Patriot Games (1992)See all 2 shared titles with Donald McAlpine
- James HornerShared titles: Clear and Present Danger (1994), Patriot Games (1992)See all 2 shared titles with James Horner
- Neil TravisShared titles: Clear and Present Danger (1994), Patriot Games (1992)See all 2 shared titles with Neil Travis
Producers
- Mace NeufeldShared titles: Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit (2014), Clear and Present Danger (1994), Patriot Games (1992), The Hunt for Red October (1990)See all 4 shared titles with Mace Neufeld
- Dana GoldbergShared titles: Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan: Ghost War (2026), Without Remorse (2021)See all 2 shared titles with Dana Goldberg
- David EllisonShared titles: Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan: Ghost War (2026), Without Remorse (2021)See all 2 shared titles with David Ellison
- Lis KernShared titles: Clear and Present Danger (1994), Patriot Games (1992)See all 2 shared titles with Lis Kern