Portrait of Peter Yates

Directing

Peter Yates

Titles
35movies6TV shows
Career

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

Directed
28
titles as director
Average score
GoodWatch score64/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Friends of Eddie Coyle
The Friends of Eddie Coyle
GoodWatch score86/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 30 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.6 versus catalog average 4.8EnergyHeart: 4.5 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: 5.9 versus catalog average 6.0Style
Peter Yates Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Uncanny
    1.7, average 2.5
  • Scare
    1.9, average 2.6
  • Biographical
    0.2, average 0.9
  • Tech & Humanity
    1.0, average 1.6

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Political Intrigue 4
  • Suspenseful 4
  • 1970s 3
  • Romantic Comedy 3
  • Character-Driven 3
  • Character Study 3
  • Historical Drama 3
  • Quirky Characters 2
  • Heartwarming 2
  • Historical Setting 2
  • Coming-of-Age 2
  • Melancholy 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

7
TypeAllMovies7
RoleAnyDirecting30Production7Appearances6Other crew1Writing1
ScoreAny60+70+80+
DecadeAny1970s21980s31990s2
GenreAnyDrama4Comedy2Thriller2Adventure1Horror1
Group by
DecadesScores
Newest firstOldest first

1990s

2 titles · average score 60
GoodWatch62
Poster for Needful Things

Executive Producer

GoodWatch57
Poster for Year of the Comet

Director, Producer

1980s

3 titles · average score 62
GoodWatch70
Poster for The Dresser

Director, Producer

GoodWatch57
Poster for Eyewitness

Director, Producer

1970s

2 titles · average score 65
GoodWatch74
Poster for Breaking Away

Producer, Director

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