Portrait of Peter MacDonald

Directing

Peter MacDonald

Career

Active from 1981 to 2001, busiest in 1989 and 1999 with 2 main titles each.

Average score
GoodWatch score49/100
Highest rated
Poster for Hamburger Hill
Hamburger Hill
GoodWatch score75/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 46 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 5.4 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.5 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.7 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.1 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.4 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Peter MacDonald Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    2.3, average 5.4
  • Psychological
    4.6, average 5.5
  • Social Commentary
    4.1, average 4.9
  • Melancholy
    3.9, average 4.7

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Brotherhood 2
  • Nostalgic 2
  • Magical World 2
  • Good vs Evil 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

48
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2010s

1 title ยท average score 83
Guardians of the Galaxy
Guardians of the Galaxy (2014)
GoodWatch score 83

Second Unit Director

2000s

7 titles ยท average score 64
X-Men Origins: Wolverine
X-Men Origins: Wolverine (2009)
GoodWatch score 50

Co-Producer

The Golden Compass
The Golden Compass (2007)
GoodWatch score 52

Second Unit Director

Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut
Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut (2006)
GoodWatch score 76

Camera Operator

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005)
GoodWatch score 80

Co-Producer, Second Unit Director

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004)
GoodWatch score 84

Second Unit Director

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002)
GoodWatch score 74

Second Unit Director

The Extreme Adventures of Super Dave
The Extreme Adventures of Super Dave (2000)
GoodWatch score 35

Director

1990s

8 titles ยท average score 41
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Phantom Train of Doom
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Phantom Train of Doom (1999)
GoodWatch score 67

Director

Legionnaire
Legionnaire (1998)
GoodWatch score 39

Director, Producer

Batman & Robin
Batman & Robin (1997)
GoodWatch score 26

Second Unit Director

The Quest
The Quest (1996)
GoodWatch score 33

Executive Producer, Second Unit Director

The NeverEnding Story III
The NeverEnding Story III (1994)
GoodWatch score 35

Director

Nowhere to Run
Nowhere to Run (1993)
GoodWatch score 47

Second Unit Director

Mo' Money
Mo' Money (1992)
GoodWatch score 35

Director

Graffiti Bridge
Graffiti Bridge (1990)
GoodWatch score 43

Executive Producer

1980s

16 titles ยท average score 60
Shag
Shag (1989)
GoodWatch score 57

Director of Photography

Batman
Batman (1989)
GoodWatch score 74

Second Unit Director

Tango & Cash
Tango & Cash (1989)
GoodWatch score 49

Second Unit Director, Executive Producer

Rambo III
Rambo III (1988)
GoodWatch score 46

Director

Hamburger Hill
Hamburger Hill (1987)
GoodWatch score 75

Director of Photography

Solarbabies
Solarbabies (1986)
GoodWatch score 24

Director of Photography

Rambo: First Blood Part II
Rambo: First Blood Part II (1985)
GoodWatch score 52

Aerial Director of Photography

Legend
Legend (1985)
GoodWatch score 49

Camera Operator

Electric Dreams
Electric Dreams (1984)
GoodWatch score 51

Camera Operator

Excalibur
Excalibur (1981)
GoodWatch score 69

Second Unit Director

The Empire Strikes Back
The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
GoodWatch score 88

Second Unit Director

Superman II
Superman II (1980)
GoodWatch score 77

Camera Operator

1970s

12 titles ยท average score 62
Zulu Dawn
Zulu Dawn (1979)
GoodWatch score 61

Second Unit Director

Superman
Superman (1978)
GoodWatch score 80

Camera Operator

A Bridge Too Far
A Bridge Too Far (1977)
GoodWatch score 68

Camera Operator

Exorcist II: The Heretic
Exorcist II: The Heretic (1977)
GoodWatch score 30

Thanks

The Return of the Pink Panther
The Return of the Pink Panther (1975)
GoodWatch score 70

Camera Operator

Murder on the Orient Express
Murder on the Orient Express (1974)
GoodWatch score 74

Camera Operator

The Internecine Project
The Internecine Project (1974)
GoodWatch score 57

Camera Operator

The Abdication
The Abdication (1974)
GoodWatch score 58

Camera Operator

Love and Pain and the Whole Damn Thing
Love and Pain and the Whole Damn Thing (1973)
GoodWatch score 64

Camera Operator

Cabaret
Cabaret (1972)
GoodWatch score 83

Camera Operator

Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (1972)
GoodWatch score 56

Camera Operator

Three Sisters
Three Sisters (1970)
GoodWatch score 46

Camera Operator

1960s

4 titles ยท average score 52
The Magic Christian
The Magic Christian (1969)
GoodWatch score 48

Camera Operator

The Assassination Bureau
The Assassination Bureau (1969)
GoodWatch score 59

Camera Operator

The Girl on a Motorcycle
The Girl on a Motorcycle (1968)
GoodWatch score 45

Camera Operator

The Bliss of Mrs. Blossom
The Bliss of Mrs. Blossom (1968)
GoodWatch score 56

Camera Operator