Roddy Doyle was born on 8 May 1958 in Dublin, Ireland. He is a BAFTA winning writer and producer, known for The Commitments (1991), Family (1994) and Rosie (2018). He is married to Belinda. They have three children.
Biography from TMDB.
- May 8, 1968 (58)
- Dublin, Ireland
- Writer and producer
- 5 on MovieCove · 12 credits in all
What are Roddy Doyle's films like?
Across their 5 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 1 · Earnest 4
A split, not a type: Light 3 · Serious 1 · Dark 1
Grounded 3 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 0
Gentle 1 · Charged 4 · Intense 0
A split, not a type: Steady 2 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 0
A split, not a type: Straight-faced 1 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 3
Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 3 · Relentless 0
Casual 4 · Engaged 1 · Full focus 0
A split, not a type: Easy watch 3 · Affecting 1 · Heavy 1
Resolved 4 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
- Happy1
- 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 Roddy Doyle's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 3 of their 5 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.
Subscription and free streaming for Roddy Doyle'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
12 credits, 5 with a MovieCove page; 4 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.
A Greyhound of a Girl(2023)
Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films
Rosie(2018)
Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films
New Boy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)
When Brendan Met Trudy(2000)
Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films
The Van(1996)
Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films
Family (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)
Family (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)
The Snapper (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)
The Commitments(1991)
Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films
Screen Two (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)
Omnibus (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)
Hell For Leather (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Career shape
A full career of 12 titles, 11 of them dated from 1967 to 2023.
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 Roddy Doyle's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 71st percentile, the median of all 5; across their 5 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 69th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up2
- 50th to 74th3
Shape of the crowd
4 of their 5 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Universally Loved1
- Crowd Pleaser4
Reviewers score the dialogue 64/100 and the plot and story 50/100 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 Roddy Doyle work with?
People who share at least 2 of Roddy Doyle's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Lynda Myles shares the most, 3.
Composers
- Richard HartleyShared titles: When Brendan Met Trudy (2000), The Van (1996)See all 2 shared titles with Richard Hartley
Producers
- Lynda MylesShared titles: When Brendan Met Trudy (2000), The Van (1996), The Commitments (1991)See all 3 shared titles with Lynda Myles
- Mary AlleguenShared titles: When Brendan Met Trudy (2000), The Van (1996)See all 2 shared titles with Mary Alleguen