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Mary Agnes Donoghue

Mary Agnes Donoghue

Writer, director and producer

Works as
Writer, director and producer
Titles
7 on MovieCove · 8 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 39 days to Oct 28Down 35% in 30 days

What are Mary Agnes Donoghue's films like?

Across their 7 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Genres

Drama3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 69th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Comedy2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 52nd percentile
: browse their Comedy movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
38%
Self
29%
Survival
13%
Morality
12%
Ideas
6%
Society
3%
Family bonds4 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship2 titles, browse their movies with this themeGrief2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 7 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 7 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 0

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 1 · Charged 3 · Intense 3

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 2 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 2

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 5 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 0

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 5 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 0

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

A split, not a type: Casual 3 · Engaged 4 · Full focus 0

Heavy: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their heavy movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

Easy watch 1 · Affecting 1 · Heavy 5

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 5 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Melancholic
4
Tense
3
Bittersweet
2
Warm
3
Hopeful
3
Other
4

How their films linger

Bittersweet5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy1
  • Bittersweet5
  • 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 Mary Agnes Donoghue's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 5 of their 7 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Mary Agnes Donoghue'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

8 credits, 7 with a MovieCove page.

  • Beaches(2017)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Jenny's Wedding(2015)

    Director · Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Veronica Guerin(2003)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • White Oleander(2002)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Deceived(1991)

    Co-Producer · Screenplay · Story

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Paradise(1991)

    Director · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Beaches(1988)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • The Buddy System (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Writer

Career shape

A full career of 7 titles from 1984 to 2015.

Biggest box office

Beaches (1988)

$57M worldwide

Highest rated

White Oleander (2002)

Midcredits 87th

Most popular right now

Veronica Guerin (2003)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing2 of 7: 0 only directing, 2 with another roleWriting7 of 7: 4 only writing, 3 with another role · typical Midcredits score71stProducing2 of 7: 0 only producing, 2 with another role

7 titles, 3 with more than one role — writing and directing overlap on 2 of them.

By decade

1980s2 · crew1990s2 · crew2000s2 · crew2010s1 · 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 Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.

How do Mary Agnes Donoghue's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 69th percentile, the median of all 7; across their 7 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 64th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

64thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Approval · how many liked their films

71stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Reach · how many have seen their films

88thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Midcredits score across 7 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up2
  • 50th to 74th2
  • 25th to 49th3

Shape of the crowd

4 of their 7 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Crowd Pleaser4
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed2

Most divisive · writer

Beaches (2017)

88th percentile spread · 37% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · writer

White Oleander (2002)

Midcredits 87th · 75% liked

Reviewers score the dialogue 44/100 and the plot and story 42/100 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 Mary Agnes Donoghue's work okay for kids?

Across up to 5 MovieCove titles with content scores, 1 of the 5 categories sits near the median of all films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore3 titlesmedian 33 · mildMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity5 titles15–39 · median 32 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity3 titlesmedian 45 · moderateMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs3 titlesmedian 50 · moderateMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense4 titlesmedian 58 · moderateMedian of all films: 39

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 Mary Agnes Donoghue work with?

People who share at least 2 of Mary Agnes Donoghue's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Iris Rainer shares the most, 2.

Writers

Actors

Composers and editors