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Peter Lyons Collister

Career

Active from 1985 to 2025, with up to 3 main titles a year.

Leading roles
0
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score45/100
Highest rated
Poster for Arrested Development
Arrested Development
GoodWatch score80/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 64 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.7 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.2 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 3.7 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 4.8 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.5 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Peter Lyons Collister Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Melancholy
    2.7, average 4.7
  • Psychological
    3.7, average 5.5
  • Historical
    0.8, average 2.6
  • Social Commentary
    3.5, average 4.9

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Romantic Comedy 4
  • Lighthearted 4
  • Feel-Good Movie 3
  • Action Thriller 3
  • Slapstick Humor 3
  • Fish-Out-of-Water 3
  • Coming-of-Age 3
  • Media Critique 2
  • Ensemble Cast 2
  • Crime Thriller 2
  • Self-Discovery 2
  • Family Comedy 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

69
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

11 titles · average score 65
Coyote vs. Acme
Coyote vs. Acme (2026)
GoodWatch score 77

Second Unit Director, Second Unit Director of Photography

The SpongeBob Movie: Search for SquarePants
The SpongeBob Movie: Search for SquarePants (2025)
GoodWatch score 65

Director of Photography

Smurfs
Smurfs (2025)
GoodWatch score 34

Second Unit Director, Director of Photography

The Naked Gun
The Naked Gun (2025)
GoodWatch score 73

Second Unit Director

Sonic the Hedgehog 3
Sonic the Hedgehog 3 (2024)
GoodWatch score 74

Second Unit Director, Second Unit Director of Photography

Love Lies Bleeding
Love Lies Bleeding (2024)
GoodWatch score 76

Second Unit Director

Sonic the Hedgehog 2
Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (2022)
GoodWatch score 66

Second Unit Director of Photography, Second Unit Director

The Lost City
The Lost City (2022)
GoodWatch score 65

Second Unit Director, Second Unit Director of Photography

Clifford the Big Red Dog
Clifford the Big Red Dog (2021)
GoodWatch score 60

Director of Photography

The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run
The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run (2020)
GoodWatch score 62

Director of Photography

Sonic the Hedgehog
Sonic the Hedgehog (2020)
GoodWatch score 64

Second Unit Director

2010s

13 titles · average score 44
Bumblebee
Bumblebee (2018)
GoodWatch score 73

Second Unit Director of Photography

Transformers: The Last Knight
Transformers: The Last Knight (2017)
GoodWatch score 34

Second Unit Director of Photography

True Memoirs of an International Assassin
True Memoirs of an International Assassin (2016)
GoodWatch score 35

Director of Photography

Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates
Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates (2016)
GoodWatch score 50

Second Unit Director of Photography

Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip
Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip (2015)
GoodWatch score 37

Director of Photography

Barely Lethal
Barely Lethal (2015)
GoodWatch score 42

Director of Photography

Point Break
Point Break (2015)
GoodWatch score 34

Second Unit Director of Photography

Transformers: Age of Extinction
Transformers: Age of Extinction (2014)
GoodWatch score 38

Second Unit Director of Photography, Second Unit Director

The Amazing Spider-Man
The Amazing Spider-Man (2012)
GoodWatch score 70

Second Unit Director of Photography

Hop
Hop (2011)
GoodWatch score 42

Director of Photography

The Green Hornet
The Green Hornet (2011)
GoodWatch score 47

Second Unit Director of Photography

Furry Vengeance
Furry Vengeance (2010)
GoodWatch score 27

Director of Photography

2000s

13 titles · average score 47
Alvin and the Chipmunks
Alvin and the Chipmunks (2007)
GoodWatch score 45

Director of Photography

Meet Bill
Meet Bill (2007)
GoodWatch score 41

Director of Photography

Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties
Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties (2006)
GoodWatch score 37

Director of Photography

The Amityville Horror
The Amityville Horror (2005)
GoodWatch score 45

Director of Photography

Red Eye
Red Eye (2005)
GoodWatch score 70

Additional Photography

Win a Date with Tad Hamilton!
Win a Date with Tad Hamilton! (2004)
GoodWatch score 54

Director of Photography

Surviving Christmas
Surviving Christmas (2004)
GoodWatch score 31

Director of Photography

The Bourne Supremacy
The Bourne Supremacy (2004)
GoodWatch score 77

Second Unit Director of Photography

The Rundown
The Rundown (2003)
GoodWatch score 64

Second Unit Director, Second Unit Director of Photography

Mr. Deeds
Mr. Deeds (2002)
GoodWatch score 40

Director of Photography

The Master of Disguise
The Master of Disguise (2002)
GoodWatch score 21

Director of Photography

The Animal
The Animal (2001)
GoodWatch score 39

Director of Photography

1990s

11 titles · average score 45
Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo
Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo (1999)
GoodWatch score 40

Director of Photography

The Replacement Killers
The Replacement Killers (1998)
GoodWatch score 51

Director of Photography

The Beautician and the Beast
The Beautician and the Beast (1997)
GoodWatch score 38

Director of Photography

Dunston Checks In
Dunston Checks In (1996)
GoodWatch score 43

Director of Photography

Higher Learning
Higher Learning (1995)
GoodWatch score 58

Director of Photography

Bad Boys
Bad Boys (1995)
GoodWatch score 56

Second Unit Director, Second Unit Director of Photography

Poetic Justice
Poetic Justice (1993)
GoodWatch score 56

Director of Photography

Livin' Large!
Livin' Large! (1991)
GoodWatch score 49

Director of Photography

Iron Maze
Iron Maze (1991)
GoodWatch score 37

Second Unit Director of Photography

Problem Child
Problem Child (1990)
GoodWatch score 34

Director of Photography

Jury Duty: The Comedy
Jury Duty: The Comedy (1990)
GoodWatch score 39

Director of Photography

1980s

21 titles · average score 48
The Phantom of the Opera
The Phantom of the Opera (1989)
GoodWatch score 45

Director of Photography

Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure
Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure (1989)
GoodWatch score 69

Camera Operator

Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers
Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers (1988)
GoodWatch score 48

Director of Photography

Pulse
Pulse (1988)
GoodWatch score 53

Director of Photography

You Can't Hurry Love
You Can't Hurry Love (1988)
GoodWatch score 44

Director of Photography

Can't Buy Me Love
Can't Buy Me Love (1987)
GoodWatch score 55

Director of Photography

He's My Girl
He's My Girl (1987)
GoodWatch score 49

Director of Photography

Eye of the Tiger
Eye of the Tiger (1986)
GoodWatch score 37

Director of Photography

The Supernaturals
The Supernaturals (1986)
GoodWatch score 37

Director of Photography

Getting Even
Getting Even (1986)
GoodWatch score 50

Director of Photography

Avenging Angel
Avenging Angel (1985)
GoodWatch score 37

Director of Photography

The Blue Lagoon
The Blue Lagoon (1980)
GoodWatch score 39

Additional Photography