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Terence A. Donnelly

Terence A. Donnelly

Producer, also actor · Born April 14, 1941 (85) · New York, USA

Born
April 14, 1941 (85)
From
New York, USA
Works as
Producer, also actor
Titles
25 on Motif · 33 credits in all
TMDB popularity, last 39 days to Oct 28Down 24% in 30 days

What are Terence A. Donnelly's films like?

Across their 13 Motif titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

What they feel like to watch

their average across 13 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category

A split, not a type: Light 8 · Serious 0 · Dark 5

Grounded 10 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 0

A split, not a type: Gentle 6 · Charged 5 · Intense 2

Steady 8 · Shifting 4 · Whiplash 1

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 7 · Some laughs 6 · Funny 0

A split, not a type: Slow burn 7 · Even-paced 6 · Relentless 0

A split, not a type: Casual 7 · Engaged 5 · Full focus 1

Resolved 12 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Warm
6
Tense
4
Contemplative
4
Melancholic
4
Hopeful
3
Other
9

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy3
  • Bittersweet8
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous1

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 Terence A. Donnelly's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 11 of their 25 Motif titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (7).

Subscription and free streaming for Terence A. Donnelly's titles on Motif; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Motif 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

33 credits, 25 with a Motif page; 2 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • 12 Angry Men(1997)

    Producer

    Motif score: 97th percentile of all films
  • True Women (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1997)

    Show 2 episodes · Co-Producer

  • An Unfinished Affair (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1996)

    Co-Producer

  • Never Say Never: The Deidre Hall Story (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1995)

    Producer

  • Love and Betrayal: The Mia Farrow Story (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1995)

    Show 2 episodes · Producer

  • Motif score: 33rd percentile of all films
  • Motif score: 71st percentile of all films
  • Jericho Fever (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1993)

    Co-Producer

  • Motif score: 43rd percentile of all films
  • Sunstroke(1992)

    Producer

    Motif score: 20th percentile of all films
  • In the Line of Duty: Siege at Marion(1992)

    Supervising Producer · Unit Production Manager

    Motif score: 19th percentile of all films
  • Original Sin (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1989)

    Unit Production Manager

  • Terror on Highway 91(1989)

    Unit Production Manager

    Motif score: 28th percentile of all films
  • Police Story: The Freeway Killings(1987)

    Unit Production Manager

    Motif score: 51st percentile of all films
  • Stone Pillow(1985)

    Co-Producer · Production Manager

    Motif score: 84th percentile of all films
  • Revenge of the Nerds(1984)

    First Assistant Director

    Motif score: 64th percentile of all films
  • Where the Boys Are(1984)

    Executive Producer · Unit Production Manager

    Motif score: 6th percentile of all films
  • Deal of the Century(1983)

    First Assistant Director

    Motif score: 7th percentile of all films
  • Author! Author!(1982)

    Unit Production Manager

    Motif score: 48th percentile of all films
  • All Night Long(1981)

    Producer

    Motif score: 26th percentile of all films
  • Willie & Phil(1980)

    Associate Producer

    Motif score: 31st percentile of all films
  • The Gambler(1980)

    Producer · Unit Production Manager

    Motif score: 55th percentile of all films
  • The Brink's Job(1978)

    First Assistant Director

    Motif score: 61st percentile of all films
  • Greased Lightning(1977)

    Assistant Director

    Motif score: 56th percentile of all films
  • Hawmps! (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1976)

    First Assistant Director · Unit Production Manager

  • Next Stop, Greenwich Village(1976)

    Assistant Director · Unit Production Manager

    Motif score: 78th percentile of all films
  • The Exorcist(1973)

    First Assistant Director

    Motif score: 97th percentile of all films
  • The French Connection(1971)

    Assistant Director

    Motif score: 97th percentile of all films
  • The Pursuit of Happiness(1971)

    Unit Production Manager

    Motif score: 48th percentile of all films
  • The People Next Door(1970)

    Assistant Director

    Motif score: 46th percentile of all films
  • Viva Max! (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1969)

    Production Manager

  • Last Summer(1969)

    Assistant Director

    Motif score: 78th percentile of all films
  • The Subject Was Roses(1968)

    Assistant Director

    Motif score: 80th percentile of all films

Career shape

A full career of 31 titles from 1968 to 1997.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Producing14 of 31: 10 only producing, 4 with another role · typical Motif score31stOther crew21 of 31: 17 only other crew, 4 with another role · typical Motif score56th

31 titles, 4 with more than one role — other crew and producing overlap on 4 of them.

By decade

1960s3 · crew1970s8 · crew1980s11 · crew1990s9 · crew

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 Motif score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on Motif, shown from 5 scored.

How do Terence A. Donnelly's films land?

Their typical Motif film has a Motif score in the 51st percentile, the median of all 25; across their 13 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 37th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

37thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 13

Approval · how many liked their films

49thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 13

Reach · how many have seen their films

38thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 13

Motif score across 25 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up7
  • 50th to 74th6
  • 25th to 49th8
  • Below 25th4

Shape of the crowd

9 of their 25 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved4
  • Cult Classic3
  • Crowd Pleaser9
  • Mixed9

Reviewers score the acting 65/100 in their films, across 11 reviewed titles; fans 72, detractors 41. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on Motif; 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 Motif score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their Motif 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 Terence A. Donnelly work with?

People who share at least 2 of Terence A. Donnelly's Motif titles, grouped by what they did on them; William Friedkin shares the most, 3.

Writers

Actors

Composers