Pat O'Connor’s Typical Vibe
Signature vibe

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Pat O'Connor has 3 titles in the CriticCrunch catalog across a career spanning the 1980s through the 2000s.
Recurring themes

Sense and Sensibility
1995
Drama · Romance

P.S. I Love You
2007
Drama · Romance

Before Sunset
2004
Drama · Romance

Little Women
1994
Drama · Romance

Message in a Bottle
1999
Romance · Drama

What's Eating Gilbert Grape
1993
Romance · Drama

The Man in the Moon
1991
Drama · Romance

Nights in Rodanthe
2008
Drama · Romance

Nelson is a man devoted to his advertising career in San Francisco. One day, while taking a driving test at the DMV, he meets Sara. She is very different from the other women in his life. Nelson causes her to miss out on taking the test and later that day she tracks him down. One thing leads to another and Nelson ends up living with her through a November that will change his life forever.
Dir. Pat O'Connor · With Keanu Reeves, Charlize Theron, Jason Isaacs

In the 1950s, brothers Jacey and Doug Holt, who come from the poorer side of their sleepy Midwestern town, vie for the affections of the wealthy, lovely Abbott sisters. Lady-killer Jacey alternates between Eleanor and Alice, wanting simply to break the hearts of rich young women. But sensitive Doug has a real romance with Pamela, which Jacey and the Abbott patriarch, Lloyd, both frown upon.
Dir. Pat O'Connor · With Joaquin Phoenix, Liv Tyler, Jennifer Connelly
Nick and Frank Starkey were both policemen. A scandal forced Nick to leave the force, now a serial killer has driven the police to take him back. A web that includes Frank's wife, bribery, and corruption all are in the background as Nick tries to uncover the secret of where the killer will strike next, and finally must lay a trap without the police.
Dir. Pat O'Connor · With Kevin Kline, Susan Sarandon, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio