Pat Conroy
Writer · Died March 4, 2016, aged 70 · Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Donald Patrick Conroy (October 26, 1945 – March 4, 2016) was an American author who wrote several acclaimed novels and memoirs; his books The Water is Wide, The Lords of Discipline, The Prince of Tides and The Great Santini were made into films, the last two being nominated for Oscars. He is recognized as a leading figure of late-20th-century Southern literature.
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Biography from TMDB.
- October 26, 1945
- March 4, 2016 (aged 70)
- Atlanta, Georgia, USA
- Writer
- 5 on MovieCove · 7 credits in all
What are Pat Conroy's films like?
Across their 5 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 5
Light 0 · Serious 1 · Dark 4
Grounded 5 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 0
Gentle 0 · Charged 2 · Intense 3
Steady 0 · Shifting 5 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 5 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 0
A split, not a type: Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 0
Casual 0 · Engaged 4 · Full focus 1
Easy watch 0 · Affecting 0 · Heavy 5
Resolved 3 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
- Bittersweet5
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 Pat Conroy's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 2 of their 5 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.
Subscription and free streaming for Pat Conroy'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
7 credits, 5 with a MovieCove page; 2 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.
The Water Is Wide(2006)
Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all filmsTell About the South: Voices in Black and White (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)
The Prince of Tides(1991)
Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films
Unconquered(1989)
Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films
The Lords of Discipline(1983)
Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films
The Great Santini(1979)
Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films
Conrack (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)
Career shape
A full career of 7 titles from 1974 to 2006.
Biggest box office
The Prince of Tides (1991)
Highest rated
The Great Santini (1979)
Most popular right now
The Prince of Tides (1991)
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.
How do Pat Conroy's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 74th percentile, the median of all 5; across their 5 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 78th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up2
- 50th to 74th3
Shape of the crowd
4 of their 5 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Crowd Pleaser4
- Mixed1
Reviewers score the dialogue 53/100 and the plot and story 56/100 in their films, across 5 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.
Who does Pat Conroy work with?
People who share at least 2 of Pat Conroy's MovieCove titles; Blythe Danner shares the most, 2.
- Blythe DannerShared titles: The Prince of Tides (1991), The Great Santini (1979)See all 2 shared titles with Blythe Danner
- David KeithShared titles: The Lords of Discipline (1983), The Great Santini (1979)See all 2 shared titles with David Keith
