Directing
Peter Greenaway
- Titles
- 88movies2TV showsmovies and TV shows
- Career
- 19622025
- Directed
- 80titles as director
- Average score
64/100
- Highest rated
The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover74/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 16 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Historical5.5average 2.6
- Satire & Parody5.2average 2.3
- Absurdist Humor4.9average 2.0
- Politics4.9average 2.6
- Eroticism3.9average 1.8
- Social Commentary6.8average 4.9
- Dark Humor4.6average 2.9
- Uncanny4.1average 2.5
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism2.0, average 5.2
- Adrenaline2.9, average 5.1
- Wholesome1.5, average 3.3
- Family Dynamics3.3, average 4.7
Main genres
Select a genre to see those titles.
Recurring tags
- Political Intrigue 3
- European Cinema 3
- Avant-Garde 3
- Philosophical Exploration 3
- Complex Narrative 3
- Visual Stylization 2
- Experimental Film 2
- Non-linear Narrative 2
- Social Commentary 2
- Absurdist Humor 2
- Anthology Film 2
- Meta-Narrative 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
- EElmer LeupenEditor8 ½ Women, Goltzius & the Pelican Company, The Tulse Luper Suitcases, Part 1: The Moab Story, The Tulse Luper Suitcases, Part 3: From Sark to the Finish, The Tulse Luper Suitcases, Part 2: Vaux to the Sea, +6 more
- SSacha ViernyCinematographerThe Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover, 8 ½ Women, The Pillow Book, The Baby of Mâcon, Drowning by Numbers, +6 more
- RReinier van BrummelenCinematographer8 ½ Women, Goltzius & the Pelican Company, Nightwatching, The Tulse Luper Suitcases, Part 1: The Moab Story, Rembrandt's J'Accuse...!, +4 more
John WilsonEditorThe Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover, Drowning by Numbers, The Draughtsman's Contract, A Zed & Two Noughts, The Belly of an Architect, +4 more
Michael NymanComposerThe Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover, Drowning by Numbers, Prospero's Books, The Draughtsman's Contract, A Zed & Two Noughts, +3 more- CChris WyattEditorThe Pillow Book, The Baby of Mâcon, The Tulse Luper Suitcases, Part 1: The Moab Story, The Tulse Luper Suitcases, Part 3: From Sark to the Finish, M Is for Man, Music and Mozart, +2 more
JJ FeildActorA Life in Suitcases, The Tulse Luper Suitcases, Part 1: The Moab Story, The Tulse Luper Suitcases, Part 3: From Sark to the Finish, The Tulse Luper Suitcases, Part 2: Vaux to the Sea, The Tulse Luper Suitcases: Antwerp- CColin CantlieActorWater Wrackets, The Falls, A Walk Through H, H Is for House, Vertical Features Remake
- CCurtis ClarkCinematographerThe Draughtsman's Contract, Four American Composers: Philip Glass, Four American Composers: Meredith Monk, Four American Composers: Robert Ashley, Four American Composers: John Cage
Jordi MollàActorA Life in Suitcases, The Tulse Luper Suitcases, Part 1: The Moab Story, The Tulse Luper Suitcases, Part 2: Vaux to the Sea, The Tulse Luper Suitcases: Antwerp
Raymond J. BarryActorThe Tulse Luper Suitcases, Part 1: The Moab Story, The Tulse Luper Suitcases, Part 2: Vaux to the Sea, The Tulse Luper Suitcases: Antwerp
Jack WouterseActorA Life in Suitcases, The Tulse Luper Suitcases, Part 1: The Moab Story, The Tulse Luper Suitcases: Antwerp
Movies and TV shows
85Upcoming
6 titles
Blondi
Writer
Tie and Dye
Editor
The Food of Love
Writer, Director
Bosch
Director, Writer
Walking to Paris
Director, Writer
Tower Stories
Writer, Director
2020s
2 titles
Blondi (2025)
Writer
Hotel Royalty Since 1887 (2021)
Director
2010s
9 titles · average score 61
The Missing Nail (2019)
as (voice)
69
The Greenaway Alphabet (2018)
as Peter Greenaway
Luther and His Legacy (2017)
Director
Giovanna D'Arco (2016)
Stage Director, Director
62
Eisenstein in Guanajuato (2015)
Screenplay, Director
63
Goltzius & the Pelican Company (2014)
Director, Writer
53
3x3D (2013)
Director, Writer
2000s
15 titles · average score 60
The Wedding at Cana (2009)
as Some characters (uncredited)
70
Rembrandt's J'Accuse...! (2008)
Director, Screenplay
64
Nightwatching (2007)
Writer, Director
Peopling The Palaces (2007)
Director
57
A Life in Suitcases (2005)
Writer, Director
Writing on Water (2005)
Writer, Director
53
Visions of Europe (2004)
Director, Writer
The Tulse Luper Suitcases, Part 2: Vaux to the Sea (2004)
Director, Writer
59
The Tulse Luper Suitcases, Part 1: The Moab Story (2003)
Director, Writer
The Tulse Luper Suitcases: Antwerp (2003)
Writer, Director
1990s
14 titles · average score 63
55
8 ½ Women (1999)
as (uncredited)
64
The Pillow Book (1995)
Director, Writer
65
Lumière & Company (1995)
Director
Stairs 1 Geneva (1994)
Director
69
The Baby of Mâcon (1993)
Director, Writer
Darwin (1992)
Writer, Director
Rosa (1992)
Director
68
Prospero's Books (1991)
Director, Screenplay
61M Is for Man, Music and Mozart (1991)
Writer, Director
A TV Dante (1990)
Director
1980s
21 titles · average score 70
74
The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover (1989)
Screenplay, Director
Hubert Bals Handshake (1989)
as Narrator
Fear of Drowning (1989)
Director
70
Drowning by Numbers (1988)
Director, Writer
68
The Belly of an Architect (1987)
Director, Writer
71
A Zed & Two Noughts (1985)
Writer, Director
Four American Composers: Philip Glass (1983)
Director, Writer
The Sea in Their Blood (1983)
Director, Writer
71
The Draughtsman's Contract (1982)
Director, Screenplay
Terence Conran (1981)
Director
71
The Falls (1980)
as Interviewer
1970s
13 titles · average score 62
71
Vertical Features Remake (1978)
Director, Director of Photography
Water Wrackets (1978)
Writer, Director
Eddie Kidd (1978)
Director, Editor
A Walk Through H (1978)
Director, Editor
56
Dear Phone (1976)
as Narrator
1-100 (1976)
Writer, Director
H Is for House (1976)
as (voice)
Goole by Numbers (1976)
Writer, Director
Savile Row (1976)
Director
66
Windows (1974)
as Narrator
56
Intervals (1973)
Director, Writer
Erosion (1971)
Director