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Joseph O'Donnell

Writer

Works as
Writer
Titles
32 on MovieCove · 82 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 37 days to Oct 26Down 7% in 30 days

What are Joseph O'Donnell's films like?

Across their 30 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.

Genres

Drama22 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 26th percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Action5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 66th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Action movies
Crime2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 11th percentile
: browse their Crime 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
Morality
68%
Bonds
11%
Power
8%
Society
7%
Survival
3%
Self
2%
Justice28 titles, browse their movies with this themeRevenge5 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity8 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception6 titles, browse their movies with this themeLoyalty4 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds4 titles, browse their movies with this themeGreed3 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 30 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 23 · Serious 7 · Dark 0

Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 22 · Stylized 8 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 11 · Charged 16 · Intense 3

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

Steady 23 · Shifting 7 · Whiplash 0

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

Straight-faced 15 · Some laughs 15 · Funny 0

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 8 · Even-paced 18 · Relentless 4

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

Casual 26 · Engaged 4 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 29 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
22
Thrilling
21
Hopeful
10
Triumphant
5
Warm
4
Other
12

How their films linger

Fun18 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good14 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing12 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteWistful3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteCathartic2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy25
  • Bittersweet5

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 Joseph O'Donnell's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 30 of their 32 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (20).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Joseph O'Donnell'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

82 credits, 32 with a MovieCove page.

  • Girl with Green Eyes(1964)

    as Patrick Devlin

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Man from the Black Hills (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    Writer

  • Oklahoma Justice(1951)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Stagecoach Driver (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    Writer

  • Nevada Badmen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    Writer

  • Prairie Roundup (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    Writer

  • Gold Strike (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    Writer

  • The Fargo Phantom (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    Screenplay

  • Coyote Canyon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    Writer

  • Check Your Guns(1948)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Return of the Lash(1947)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Border Feud(1947)

    Original Story

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • Lost City of the Jungle(1946)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • The Scarlet Horseman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)

    Screenplay

  • The Royal Mounted Rides Again (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)

    Screenplay

  • Rustlers' Hideout(1944)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Secret Agent X-9 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)

    Screenplay · Story

  • The Master Key (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)

    Screenplay

  • Law of the Valley (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

    Screenplay · Story

  • Land of the Outlaws (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

    Screenplay · Story

  • Tucson Raiders (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

    Writer

  • Valley of Vengeance(1944)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Frontier Outlaws(1944)

    Screenplay · Story

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Devil Riders(1943)

    Screenplay · Story

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • Raiders of Red Gap (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    Screenplay

  • Cattle Stampede(1943)

    Screenplay · Story

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Secret Service In Darkest Africa (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    Writer

  • Wolves of the Range (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    Screenplay · Story

  • Death Rides the Plains (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    Screenplay

  • Daredevils of the West (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    Screenplay

  • Wild Horse Rustlers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    Screenplay · Story

  • G-men vs. the Black Dragon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    Screenplay

  • King of the Mounties(1942)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Border Roundup(1942)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Perils of Nyoka (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    Screenplay

  • Spy Smasher(1942)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Billy the Kid Trapped(1942)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • The Lone Rider Fights Back (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    Screenplay

  • King of the Texas Rangers(1941)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Billy the Kid in Santa Fe (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    Writer

  • Jungle Girl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    Screenplay

  • The Lone Rider in Ghost Town (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    Screenplay

  • The Lone Rider Rides On (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    Screenplay · Story

  • Dick Tracy vs. Crime, Inc.(1941)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Riders of Black Mountain (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    Screenplay

  • Billy the Kid in Texas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    Screenplay

  • While Thousands Cheer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    Writer

  • Gun Code (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    Screenplay

  • Texas Renegades (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    Screenplay

  • Billy the Kid's Gun Justice(1940)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • The Invisible Killer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    Screenplay

  • Flaming Lead(1939)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Adventures of the Masked Phantom (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    Screenplay · Story

  • Port of Hate(1939)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Straight Shooter(1939)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • Reform School (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    Screenplay · Story

  • Land of Fighting Men (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    Screenplay

  • Phantom Ranger(1938)

    Screenplay · Story

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Songs and Bullets (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    Screenplay

  • Young Dynamite(1937)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • North of the Rio Grande (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    Screenplay

  • Anything for a Thrill (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    Screenplay

  • The Fighting Texan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    Screenplay

  • Whistling Bullets(1937)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Rich Relations (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    Screenplay

  • Wild Horse Round-Up (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    Screenplay

  • Racing Blood(1936)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Vengeance of Rannah(1936)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Born to Fight(1936)

    Adaptation

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Phantom Patrol (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    Screenplay

  • The Traitor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    Screenplay

  • Wildcat Trooper (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    Screenplay

  • Aces and Eights(1936)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • Lightnin' Bill Carson (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    Screenplay

  • Roarin' Guns(1936)

    Screenplay · Story

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Bulldog Courage(1935)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • Timber War(1935)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Racing Luck (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    Screenplay · Story

  • His Fighting Blood (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    Screenplay

  • Murder by Television(1935)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films

  • Trails of the Wild (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    Screenplay

  • The Moth (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    Screenplay

Career shape

A full career of 80 titles from 1934 to 1964.

Highest rated

Murder by Television (1935)

Midcredits 4th

Most popular right now

Spy Smasher (1942)

Film career

  • 1964Screen debut· Girl with Green Eyes

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting1 of 80: 1 only acting, 0 with another roleWriting78 of 80: 78 only writing, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score25thProducing1 of 80: 1 only producing, 0 with another role

By decade

1930s32 · crew1940s40 · crew1950s7 · crew1960s1 · acting

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 Joseph O'Donnell's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 27th percentile, the median of all 32; across their 30 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 35th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

35thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 30

Approval · how many liked their films

19thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 30

Reach · how many have seen their films

9thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 30

Midcredits score across 32 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up2
  • 50th to 74th4
  • 25th to 49th12
  • Below 25th14

Shape of the crowd

26 of their 32 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Panned1
  • Cult Classic2
  • Crowd Pleaser2
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed26

Most divisive · writer

Rustlers' Hideout (1944)

72nd percentile spread · 32% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · writer

King of the Texas Rangers (1941)

Midcredits 79th · 65% liked

Reviewers score the dialogue 41/100 and the plot and story 44/100 in their films, across 22 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 Joseph O'Donnell work with?

People who share at least 2 of Joseph O'Donnell's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Sam Newfield shares the most, 15.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Cinematographers and editors

Producers