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Donald Petrie

Career

Active from 1957 to 2027, with a break from 1958 to 1979, busiest in 1985 and 1994 with 3 main titles each.

Average score
GoodWatch score56/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Kominsky Method
The Kominsky Method
GoodWatch score80/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 39 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.6 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.6 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 3.3 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.1 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.8 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.2 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Donald Petrie Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Violence
    2.4, average 4.1
  • Melancholy
    3.1, average 4.7
  • Psychological
    4.0, average 5.5
  • Historical
    1.1, average 2.6

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Lighthearted 4
  • Romantic Comedy 4
  • Character-Driven 3
  • Ensemble Cast Dynamics 2
  • Family-Friendly 2
  • Nostalgic 2
  • 80s Crime Drama 2
  • Police Procedural 2
  • Character-Driven Storytelling 2
  • 80s Nostalgia 2
  • Coming-of-Age 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

32
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

1 title
The Last Resort
The Last Resort (2027)

Director

2010s

1 title · average score 39
Little Italy
Little Italy (2018)
GoodWatch score 39

Director

2000s

5 titles · average score 46
My Life in Ruins
My Life in Ruins (2009)
GoodWatch score 41

Director

Just My Luck
Just My Luck (2006)
GoodWatch score 44

Producer, Director

Welcome to Mooseport
Welcome to Mooseport (2004)
GoodWatch score 33

Director

How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days
How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days (2003)
GoodWatch score 56

Director

Miss Congeniality
Miss Congeniality (2000)
GoodWatch score 54

Director

1990s

7 titles · average score 44
My Favorite Martian
My Favorite Martian (1999)
GoodWatch score 36

Director

The Associate
The Associate (1996)
GoodWatch score 44

Director

Ri¢hie Ri¢h
Ri¢hie Ri¢h (1994)
GoodWatch score 56

Director

The Favor
The Favor (1994)
GoodWatch score 34

Director

Grumpy Old Men
Grumpy Old Men (1993)
GoodWatch score 61

Director

Opportunity Knocks
Opportunity Knocks (1990)
GoodWatch score 32

Director

Turner & Hooch
Turner & Hooch (1990)

Director

1980s

7 titles · average score 55
Mystic Pizza
Mystic Pizza (1988)
GoodWatch score 65

Director

Voyager from the Unknown
Voyager from the Unknown (1984)
GoodWatch score 58

as Orville Wright

Voyagers!
Voyagers! (1982)
GoodWatch score 52

TV show

Falcon Crest
Falcon Crest (1981)
GoodWatch score 59

TV show · as Paramedic

Fort Apache, the Bronx
Fort Apache, the Bronx (1981)
GoodWatch score 58

as White Rookie

The Hearse
The Hearse (1980)
GoodWatch score 41

as Luke

Haywire
Haywire (1980)

as Tom

1970s

11 titles · average score 62
Hart to Hart
Hart to Hart (1979)
GoodWatch score 60

TV show

Buck Rogers in the 25th Century
Buck Rogers in the 25th Century (1979)
GoodWatch score 54

TV show · as Kodus

B. J. and the Bear
B. J. and the Bear (1979)
GoodWatch score 40

TV show

H.O.T.S.
H.O.T.S. (1979)
GoodWatch score 37

as Doug

Three's Company
Three's Company (1977)
GoodWatch score 75

TV show · as Officer Jim Bolton

The Incredible Hulk
The Incredible Hulk (1977)
GoodWatch score 73

TV show · as Copyboy

Eight Is Enough
Eight Is Enough (1977)
GoodWatch score 42

TV show

The Turning Point
The Turning Point (1977)
GoodWatch score 66

as Barney Joe

Quincy, M.E.
Quincy, M.E. (1976)
GoodWatch score 74

TV show · as 2nd Officer

Baa Baa Black Sheep
Baa Baa Black Sheep (1976)
GoodWatch score 76

TV show · as 1st Lt. Doug Rafferty

Little House on the Prairie
Little House on the Prairie (1974)
GoodWatch score 82

TV show