Portrait of Peter Yates

Directing

Peter Yates

Career

Active from 1960 to 2004, busiest in 1968 with 3 main titles.

Average score
GoodWatch score61/100
Highest rated
Poster for Breaking Away
Breaking Away
GoodWatch score86/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 32 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.5 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.4 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.9 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Peter Yates Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    4.7, average 5.4
  • Biographical
    0.3, average 1.0
  • Uncanny
    1.9, average 2.5
  • Family Dynamics
    4.2, average 4.8

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Suspenseful 4
  • Romantic Comedy 3
  • Historical Drama 3
  • Character Study 3
  • Political Intrigue 3
  • 1970s 3
  • Quirky Characters 3
  • World War II 2
  • Melancholy 2
  • Coming-of-Age 2
  • Class Conflict 2
  • Working Class 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

32
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2000s

2 titles ยท average score 57
A Separate Peace
A Separate Peace (2004)
GoodWatch score 53

Director

Don Quixote
Don Quixote (2000)
GoodWatch score 62

Director

1990s

6 titles ยท average score 53
Curtain Call
Curtain Call (1998)
GoodWatch score 54

Director

Good Will Hunting
Good Will Hunting (1997)
GoodWatch score 85

Thanks

Roommates
Roommates (1995)
GoodWatch score 44

Director

The Run of the Country
The Run of the Country (1995)
GoodWatch score 59

Director, Producer

Needful Things
Needful Things (1993)
GoodWatch score 48

Executive Producer

Year of the Comet
Year of the Comet (1992)
GoodWatch score 28

Producer, Director

1980s

7 titles ยท average score 60
An Innocent Man
An Innocent Man (1989)
GoodWatch score 44

Director

The House on Carroll Street
The House on Carroll Street (1988)
GoodWatch score 64

Director, Producer

Suspect
Suspect (1987)
GoodWatch score 62

Director

Eleni
Eleni (1985)
GoodWatch score 75

Director

Krull
Krull (1983)
GoodWatch score 49

Director

The Dresser
The Dresser (1983)
GoodWatch score 71

Director, Producer

Eyewitness
Eyewitness (1981)
GoodWatch score 59

Producer, Director

1970s

7 titles ยท average score 66
Breaking Away
Breaking Away (1979)
GoodWatch score 86

Producer, Director

The Deep
The Deep (1977)
GoodWatch score 49

Director

Mother, Jugs & Speed
Mother, Jugs & Speed (1976)
GoodWatch score 54

Director, Producer

For Pete's Sake
For Pete's Sake (1974)
GoodWatch score 54

Director

The Friends of Eddie Coyle
The Friends of Eddie Coyle (1973)
GoodWatch score 83

Director

The Hot Rock
The Hot Rock (1972)
GoodWatch score 71

Director

Murphy's War
Murphy's War (1971)
GoodWatch score 63

Director

1960s

9 titles ยท average score 66
John and Mary
John and Mary (1969)
GoodWatch score 48

Director

Bullitt
Bullitt (1968)
GoodWatch score 82

Director

Koroshi
Koroshi (1968)

Director

Robbery
Robbery (1967)
GoodWatch score 74

Screenplay, Director

One Way Pendulum
One Way Pendulum (1965)
GoodWatch score 58

Director

Summer Holiday
Summer Holiday (1963)
GoodWatch score 47

Director

The Guns of Navarone
The Guns of Navarone (1961)
GoodWatch score 78

Assistant Director

A Taste of Honey
A Taste of Honey (1961)
GoodWatch score 81

Assistant Director

The Entertainer
The Entertainer (1960)
GoodWatch score 57

Assistant Director

1950s

1 title ยท average score 55
Cover Girl Killer
Cover Girl Killer (1959)
GoodWatch score 55

Assistant Director