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William M. Connor

William M. Connor

Producer

William M. Connor is a Producer and First Assistant Director. His wide ranging work includes films such as As Good As It Gets, Apollo 13, Frost/Nixon, Salt and The Other Guys. He worked with Director Ang Lee on Life Of Pi, which received four Academy Awards and received a Director's Guild of America award as an Assistant Director on Apollo 13, directed by Ron Howard. Connor has collaborated with Ron Howard on multiple projects including Cinderella Man, The Da Vinci Code and 13 Lives. His next project with Howard is the Medal of Honor drama, Alone At Dawn. Some of his early production work includes Scent of a Woman and The American President. Connor was born and raised in Brooklyn, N.Y. and graduated from the S.I. Newhouse School at Syracuse University.

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Biography from IMDb.

Works as
Producer
Titles
23 on MovieCove
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 63 days to Oct 26Down 6% in 30 days

What are William M. Connor's films like?

Across their 7 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Society.

Genres

Adventure3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 60th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Adventure movies
Action2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 58th percentile
: browse their Action 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
Survival
32%
Society
24%
Self
14%
Morality
10%
Power
9%
Bonds
7%
Ideas
4%
Survival5 titles, browse their movies with this themeFaith2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 7 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Dark: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their dark movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 1 · Serious 2 · Dark 4

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

Grounded 2 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 2

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

Gentle 1 · Charged 1 · Intense 5

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

Steady 1 · Shifting 5 · Whiplash 1

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

Straight-faced 6 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 1

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

Slow burn 1 · Even-paced 4 · Relentless 2

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

Casual 1 · Engaged 4 · Full focus 2

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

A split, not a type: Easy watch 2 · Affecting 1 · Heavy 4

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

A split, not a type: Resolved 4 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 1

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
6
Contemplative
5
Dread
2
Thrilling
3
Joyful
1
Other
5

How their films linger

Thought-provoking4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 3 with a twist

  • Happy3
  • Bittersweet3
  • 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 William M. Connor's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 15 of their 23 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Netflix (6).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for William M. Connor'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

23 credits, 23 with a MovieCove page.

  • Eden(2024)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Thirteen Lives(2022)

    First Assistant Director · Producer

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Hillbilly Elegy(2020)

    Post Producer

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Dolittle(2020)

    Co-Producer · First Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Genius(2017)

    Show 9 episodes · Co-Executive Producer · Producer

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows

  • Inferno(2016)

    Executive Producer · First Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • In the Heart of the Sea(2015)

    First Assistant Director · Producer

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Winter's Tale(2014)

    Co-Producer · Second Assistant Director Trainee

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films

  • The Bourne Legacy(2012)

    First Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Life of Pi(2012)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • The Dilemma(2011)

    Associate Producer · as Disgruntled Fan

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • The Other Guys(2010)

    Associate Producer · First Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Salt(2010)

    First Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Angels & Demons(2009)

    Associate Producer · First Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Frost/Nixon(2008)

    Associate Producer

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • Cinderella Man(2005)

    Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Secondhand Lions(2003)

    First Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • John Q(2002)

    First Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Edtv(1999)

    Second Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • As Good as It Gets(1997)

    Second Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Ransom(1996)

    Second Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • The American President(1995)

    Second Second Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Apollo 13(1995)

    Second Second Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

Career shape

A full career of 21 titles from 1995 to 2022.

Biggest box office

Life of Pi (2012)

$609M worldwide

Highest rated

Thirteen Lives (2022)

Midcredits 97th

Most popular right now

Angels & Demons (2009)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting1 of 21: 0 only acting, 1 with another roleProducing9 of 21: 3 only producing, 6 with another role · typical Midcredits score66thOther crew17 of 21: 12 only other crew, 5 with another role · typical Midcredits score69th

21 titles, 6 with more than one role — other crew and producing overlap on 5 of them.

By decade

1990s5 · crew2000s5 · crew2010s8 · 1 acting · 8 crew2020s3 · 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 William M. Connor's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 69th percentile, the median of all 22; 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

98thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Midcredits score across 23 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up10
  • 50th to 74th8
  • 25th to 49th4
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

None of their 23 titles divides audiences: 11 are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved8
  • Crowd Pleaser11
  • Broadly Agreed3
  • Mixed1

Most loved · producer

Thirteen Lives (2022)

Midcredits 97th · 91% liked

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 William M. Connor's work okay for kids?

Across up to 7 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore and frightening / intense run heavier than most films and sex & nudity lighter.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore7 titles25–74 · median 59 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity7 titles7–35 · median 16 · mildlighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity7 titles14–42 · median 37 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs7 titles6–36 · median 30 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense7 titles39–76 · median 58 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian 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 William M. Connor work with?

People who share at least 2 of William M. Connor's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Ron Howard shares the most, 5.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers