Directing
Peter Yates
- Titles
- 36movies7TV shows
- Career
Active from 1960 to 2004, busiest in 1968 with 3 main titles.
- Directed
- 28titles as director
- Average score
61/100
- Highest rated
Breaking Away86/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 32 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Nostalgia5.3average 3.6
- Crime5.1average 3.7
- Historical3.7average 2.6
- Wit & Wordplay4.8average 3.7
- Mystery5.2average 4.1
- Class & Capitalism4.2average 3.3
- Politics3.3average 2.6
- Romance4.4average 3.8
Rarely in their work
- Biographical0.2, average 0.9
- Scare2.0, average 2.6
- Uncanny1.8, average 2.5
- Tech & Humanity1.0, average 1.6
Main genres
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Recurring tags
- Political Intrigue 4
- Suspenseful 4
- Romantic Comedy 3
- Character-Driven 3
- 1970s 3
- Quirky Characters 3
- Character Study 3
- Historical Drama 3
- World War II 2
- Melancholy 2
- Coming-of-Age 2
- Working Class 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
- FFrank P. KellerEditorBullitt, The Hot Rock, For Pete's Sake, Mother, Jugs & Speed, John and Mary, +1 more
- RRay LovejoyEditorKrull, Suspect, The House on Carroll Street, The Dresser, Year of the Comet, +1 more
- SSteve TesichWriterBreaking Away, Eyewitness, Eleni
Liam NeesonActorKrull, Suspect
Dennis QuaidActorBreaking Away, Suspect
Albert FinneyActorThe Dresser, The Run of the Country
William RedfieldActorThe Hot Rock, For Pete's Sake
Jacqueline BissetActorBullitt, The Deep
James HornerComposerKrull, The Dresser- CCynthia ScheiderEditorBreaking Away, Eyewitness
Matthew F. LeonettiCinematographerBreaking Away, Eyewitness
John MortimerWriterDon Quixote, John and Mary
Movies and TV shows
51990s
1 title · average score 85
1970s
2 titles · average score 85
86
Breaking Away (1979)
Producer, Director
1960s
2 titles · average score 81
82
Bullitt (1968)
Director
81
A Taste of Honey (1961)
Assistant Director