Tom O'Brien

Tom O'Brien is an actor/writer/director. Tom's first feature, Fairhaven, premiered at the 2012 Tribeca Film Festival where it was bought for distribution and released to stellar reviews in January of 2013. Fairhaven was a New York Times Critics Pick. Stephen Holden called it "A beautifully acted directed and edited slice of New England life". Tom's second feature, Manhattan Romance, stars, Katherine Waterston (Inherent Vice, Fantastic Beasts) as well as, Caitlin FitzGerald (Masters of Sex) and Gaby Hoffman (Girls, Transparent) and is streaming on Netflix worldwide. Tom is also the co-creator, writer/director of the critically acclaimed online series, OM City. OM City was a critics pick in the New York Times. Before becoming a filmmaker Tom was a produced and published playwright as well as a founding member of the New York theater company, All Seasons Theater Group. Tom teaches acting in Los Angeles: scenestudyla.com

What are Tom O'Brien's films like?

Across a limited sample of 3 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.

Themes

share of theme weight

Self

51%

Bonds

39%

Power

10%

Identity2 Friendship2

Roles they play

2 analyzed roles

Heroas Jon in Fairhaven (2012)
Heroas Danny in Manhattan Romance (2014)

Moods and endings

endings shown from 5 titles

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Contemplative

2

Melancholic

2

Tense

1

Dread

1

Bittersweet

1

Other

2

How their films linger

Bittersweet2

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 Tom O'Brien's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 4 of their 5 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Lionsgate+1 title, show their title on Lionsgate+

Subscription and free streaming for Tom O'Brien'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.

Conversations with a Killer: The Charles Manson Tapes(2026)
Show 3 episodes · Executive Producer
Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all shows
Too Long at the Fair (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)
Producer
Manhattan Romance(2014)
Director · Producer · Writer · as Danny
Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films
OM CITY (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)
Show 1 episode · Director · Creator · Producer · Writer · as Mitchell
Alex of Venice(2014)
as Lopakhin
Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films
Fairhaven(2012)
Director · Producer · Writer · as Jon
Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films
The Next Karate Kid(1994)
as Gabe
Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

Career shape

A full career of 7 titles from 1994 to 2026.

Highest rated

Conversations with a Killer: The Charles Manson Tapes (2026)

Midcredits 34^th

Film career

19942026

1994Screen debut· The Next Karate Kid
2015First top-billed film· Manhattan Romance

By role

only this rolewith another role

Acting5 of 7Directing3 of 7Writing3 of 7Producing4 of 7Other crew1 of 7

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

By decade

1990s1 · acting2010s5 · 4 acting · 4 crew2020s1 · crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it.

Who does Tom O'Brien work with?

People who share at least 2 of Tom O'Brien's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Paul O'Brien shares the most, 2.