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Pat Williams

Director, cinematographer and producer

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Pat Williams (sometimes credited as Patrick Williams) is a Canadian television director and producer. Working since the 1980s as a camera operator on such films as Police Academy (1984) and Cool Runnings (1993). Making his directorial debut in 1997, directing an episodes of The Secret World of Alex Mack. Some of his other television credits include So Weird, Strange Days at Blake Holsey High, Kyle XY, Smallville, Instant Star, Degrassi: The Next Generation, Kevin Hill, Aaron Stone, The Troop and Shattered.

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Biography from TMDB.

Works as
Director, cinematographer and producer
Titles
22 on MovieCove · 27 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 37 days to Oct 26Down 27% in 30 days

What are Pat Williams' films like?

Across their 16 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Genres

Action4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 7th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Drama3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 59th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Comedy2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 35th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Crime2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 64th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: 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
Bonds
47%
Self
20%
Morality
12%
Survival
8%
Power
6%
Society
6%
Ideas
1%
Romantic love5 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds5 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship4 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival4 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity3 titles, browse their movies with this themeComing of age2 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose3 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 11 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 8 · Serious 3 · Dark 0

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

Grounded 8 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 6 · Charged 5 · Intense 0

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

Steady 7 · Shifting 4 · Whiplash 0

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 4 · Some laughs 7 · Funny 0

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

A split, not a type: Slow burn 6 · Even-paced 5 · Relentless 0

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

Casual 10 · Engaged 1 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 10 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
8
Hopeful
8
Joyful
6
Thrilling
7
Romantic
4
Other
11

How their films linger

Feel-good8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteInfuriating2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Happy9
  • Bittersweet6
  • 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 Pat Williams' films?

As of October 24, 2026, 16 of their 22 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (7).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Pat Williams' 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

27 credits, 22 with a MovieCove page.

  • Carrot Cake Murder: A Hannah Swensen Mystery(2023)

    Director · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Joy for Christmas(2021)

    Director · Producer

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Sweet Revenge: A Hannah Swensen Mystery(2021)

    Director · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Love in Winterland(2020)

    Director · Producer

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Write Before Christmas(2019)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Christmas Bells Are Ringing(2018)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Wedding of Dreams(2018)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • ReBoot: The Guardian Code(2018)

    Show Director · Producer

    Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all shows

  • Dead Rising: Endgame(2016)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • Degrassi: Las Vegas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Director

  • Continuum(2012)

    Show 11 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all shows

  • The Troop(2009)

    Show 8 episodes · Director · Producer

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all shows

  • Aaron Stone(2009)

    Show Director

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all shows

  • Samurai Girl(2008)

    Show Director

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all shows

  • Three Moons Over Milford(2006)

    Show Director

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all shows

  • Instant Star(2004)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all shows

  • Deep Evil(2004)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films

  • Blue Demon(2004)

    Cinematographer · Producer

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Strange Days at Blake Holsey High(2002)

    Show Director

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows

  • Smallville(2001)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all shows

  • Caitlin's Way (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

  • Don't Look Behind You (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Cinematographer

  • The Process(1999)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • Golf Punks (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Cinematographer

  • Song of Hiawatha (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Cinematographer

  • Narrow Margin(1990)

    Second Assistant Camera

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Police Academy(1984)

    Assistant Camera

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

Career shape

A full career of 20 titles from 1984 to 2023.

Highest rated

Strange Days at Blake Holsey High (2002)

Midcredits 87th

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing15 of 20: 12 only directing, 3 with another role · typical Midcredits score54thProducing3 of 20: 0 only producing, 3 with another roleCinematography3 of 20: 3 only cinematography, 0 with another roleOther crew2 of 20: 2 only other crew, 0 with another role

20 titles, 3 with more than one role.

By decade

1980s1 · crew1990s4 · crew2000s5 · crew2010s6 · crew2020s4 · 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 Pat Williams' films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 53rd percentile, the median of all 13; across their 11 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 46th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

46thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 11

Approval · how many liked their films

44thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 11

Reach · how many have seen their films

67thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 11

Midcredits score across 22 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up3
  • 50th to 74th8
  • 25th to 49th3
  • Below 25th8

Shape of the crowd

10 of their 22 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Panned1
  • Divisive1
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser10
  • Mixed9

Most divisive · director, producer

ReBoot: The Guardian Code (2018)

94th percentile spread · 57% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · director

Strange Days at Blake Holsey High (2002)

Midcredits 87th · 83% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 47/100 and the pacing 39/100 in their films, across 11 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a director.

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 Williams work with?

People who share at least 2 of Pat Williams' MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Michael Shepard shares the most, 4.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles