Patrick McCabe (born 27 March 1955) is an Irish writer. Known for his mostly dark and violent novels set in contemporary—often small-town—Ireland, McCabe has been twice shortlisted for the Booker Prize, for The Butcher Boy (1992) and Breakfast on Pluto (1998), both of which have been made into films. Description above from the Wikipedia article Patrick McCabe (novelist), licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Biography from TMDB.
- March 27, 1955 (71)
- County Monaghan, Ireland
- Actor and writer
- 4 on MovieCove · 6 credits in all
What are Pat McCabe's films like?
Across a limited sample of 3 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Survival.
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 1 · Wry 1 · Earnest 1
Light 1 · Serious 1 · Dark 1
Grounded 0 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 1
Gentle 0 · Charged 2 · Intense 1
Steady 0 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 1
Straight-faced 0 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 0
Slow burn 1 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 0
Casual 0 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 0
Easy watch 0 · Affecting 1 · Heavy 2
Resolved 0 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 1
Moods and endings
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 McCabe's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 3 of their 4 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (2).
Subscription and free streaming for Pat McCabe'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
6 credits, 4 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

Redemption of a Rogue(2020)
Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all filmsFlat Lake (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

Perrier's Bounty(2009)
Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films
Breakfast on Pluto(2005)
Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all filmsA Mother's Love's a Blessing (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

The Butcher Boy(1997)
Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films
Career shape
A full career of 6 titles from 1998 to 2021.
Film career
- 2005Screen debut· Breakfast on Pluto
How do Pat McCabe's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 70th percentile, the median of all 4; across a limited sample of 3 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 81st percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up2
- 50th to 74th2
Shape of the crowd
3 of their 4 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Crowd Pleaser3
- Mixed1
Reviewers score the acting 85/100 in their films, across 3 reviewed titles; fans 88, detractors 43. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.
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 McCabe work with?
People who share at least 2 of Pat McCabe's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Neil Jordan shares the most, 2.
Directors
- Neil JordanShared titles: Breakfast on Pluto (2005), The Butcher Boy (1997)See all 2 shared titles with Neil Jordan

Actors
- Stephen ReaShared titles: Breakfast on Pluto (2005), The Butcher Boy (1997)See all 2 shared titles with Stephen Rea

Editors
- Tony LawsonShared titles: Breakfast on Pluto (2005), The Butcher Boy (1997)See all 2 shared titles with Tony Lawson

Producers
- Stephen WoolleyShared titles: Breakfast on Pluto (2005), The Butcher Boy (1997)See all 2 shared titles with Stephen Woolley

