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

7
TypeAllMovies7
RoleAnyDirecting7Appearances3Production1
ScoreAny60+70+80+
DecadeAny1950s11960s31970s11980s11990s1
GenreAnyDrama4Crime2Romance2Adventure1Comedy1Music1Thriller1History1
Trait📼 Strong Nostalgia (remove)
Group by
DecadesScores
Newest firstOldest first

1990s

1 title · average score 27
GoodWatch27
Poster for Year of the Comet

Producer, Director

1980s

1 title · average score 75

1970s

1 title · average score 71

1960s

3 titles · average score 56
GoodWatch72
Poster for A Taste of Honey

Assistant Director

1950s

1 title · average score 55
GoodWatch55
Poster for Cover Girl Killer

Assistant Director

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