Portrait of Peter Yates

Directing

Peter Yates

Titles
36movies7TV shows
Career

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

Directed
28
titles as director
Average score
GoodWatch score60/100
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 4.8EnergyHeart: 4.4 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.9 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.9 versus catalog average 5.7WorldCraft: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.4CraftStyle: 5.8 versus catalog average 6.0Style
Peter Yates Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Scare
    1.9, average 2.6
  • Biographical
    0.2, average 0.9
  • Contemporary Realism
    4.6, average 5.2
  • Tech & Humanity
    1.0, average 1.6

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Political Intrigue 4
  • Suspenseful 4
  • Romantic Comedy 3
  • Historical Drama 3
  • Character-Driven 3
  • 1970s 3
  • Quirky Characters 3
  • Character Study 3
  • Historical Setting 2
  • Social Commentary 2
  • Coming-of-Age 2
  • Working Class 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

2
TypeAllMovies2
RoleAnyAppearances2Directing2
ScoreAny60+70+80+
DecadeAny1950s11960s91970s71980s71990s62000s2
GenreAnyTV Movie2Drama1Adventure1Comedy1
Group by
DecadesScores
Newest firstOldest first

2000s

2 titles · average score 58
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