Portrait of Peter Greenaway

Directing

Peter Greenaway

Career

Active from 1962 to 2025, busiest in 1983 with 5 main titles.

Average score
GoodWatch score66/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Draughtsman's Contract
The Draughtsman's Contract
GoodWatch score86/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 24 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.4 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 3.5 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 3.4 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.9 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 6.4 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.6 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Peter Greenaway Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    2.1, average 5.4
  • Adrenaline
    2.6, average 4.8
  • Wholesome
    1.5, average 3.4
  • Family Dynamics
    3.1, average 4.8

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Avant-Garde 5
  • Social Commentary 4
  • Political Intrigue 4
  • Philosophical Exploration 4
  • Experimental Film 3
  • Complex Narrative 3
  • European Cinema 3
  • Art History 2
  • Rembrandt 2
  • Non-linear Narrative 2
  • Absurdist Humor 2
  • Visual Stylization 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

84
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

5 titles
Walking to Paris
Walking to Paris

Director, Writer

Tie and Dye
Tie and Dye

Editor

The Food of Love
The Food of Love

Director, Writer

Bosch
Bosch

Director, Writer

Tower Stories
Tower Stories

Writer, Director

2020s

2 titles
Blondi
Blondi (2025)

Writer

The Exile
The Exile (2022)

Director, Writer

2010s

9 titles · average score 64
Tintoretto: A Rebel in Venice
Tintoretto: A Rebel in Venice (2019)
GoodWatch score 78

Producer

The Missing Nail
The Missing Nail (2019)

as (voice)

The Greenaway Alphabet
The Greenaway Alphabet (2018)
GoodWatch score 66

as Peter Greenaway

Luther and His Legacy
Luther and His Legacy (2017)

Director

Giovanna D'Arco
Giovanna D'Arco (2016)

Stage Director, Director

Eisenstein in Guanajuato
Eisenstein in Guanajuato (2015)
GoodWatch score 58

Screenplay, Director

3x3D
3x3D (2013)
GoodWatch score 57

Writer, Director

Goltzius & the Pelican Company
Goltzius & the Pelican Company (2012)
GoodWatch score 63

Writer, Director

Atomic Bombs on the Planet Earth
Atomic Bombs on the Planet Earth (2012)

Director

2000s

16 titles · average score 63
The Wedding at Cana
The Wedding at Cana (2009)

as Some characters (uncredited)

Rembrandt's J'Accuse...!
Rembrandt's J'Accuse...! (2008)
GoodWatch score 71

Director, Screenplay

Nightwatching
Nightwatching (2007)
GoodWatch score 69

Writer, Director

Peopling The Palaces
Peopling The Palaces (2007)

Director

The Tulse Luper Suitcases, Part 3: From Sark to the Finish
The Tulse Luper Suitcases, Part 3: From Sark to the Finish (2005)
GoodWatch score 59

Writer, Director

A Life in Suitcases: A History of Tulse Luper
A Life in Suitcases: A History of Tulse Luper (2005)
GoodWatch score 59

Writer, Director

Writing on Water
Writing on Water (2005)

Writer, Director

The Tulse Luper Suitcases, Part 2: Vaux to the Sea
The Tulse Luper Suitcases, Part 2: Vaux to the Sea (2004)
GoodWatch score 67

Director, Writer

Visions of Europe
Visions of Europe (2004)
GoodWatch score 55

Director, Writer

The Tulse Luper Suitcases, Part 1: The Moab Story
The Tulse Luper Suitcases, Part 1: The Moab Story (2003)
GoodWatch score 67

Director, Writer

Cinema16: British Short Films
Cinema16: British Short Films (2003)
GoodWatch score 62

Director

The Tulse Luper Suitcases: Antwerp
The Tulse Luper Suitcases: Antwerp (2003)

Writer, Director

1990s

14 titles · average score 65
8 ½ Women
8 ½ Women (1999)
GoodWatch score 51

as (uncredited)

The Death of a Composer: Rosa, a Horse Drama
The Death of a Composer: Rosa, a Horse Drama (1999)

as Narrator

The Pillow Book
The Pillow Book (1995)
GoodWatch score 67

Director, Writer

Lumière & Company
Lumière & Company (1995)
GoodWatch score 84

Director

Stairs 1 Geneva
Stairs 1 Geneva (1994)

Director

The Baby of Mâcon
The Baby of Mâcon (1993)
GoodWatch score 55

Writer, Director

Rosa
Rosa (1992)

Director

Darwin
Darwin (1992)

Writer, Director

A Walk Through Prospero's Library
A Walk Through Prospero's Library (1992)

Director

Prospero's Books
Prospero's Books (1991)
GoodWatch score 67

Director, Screenplay

M Is for Man, Music and Mozart
M Is for Man, Music and Mozart (1991)
GoodWatch score 61

Writer, Director

A TV Dante
A TV Dante (1990)
GoodWatch score 69

Director

1980s

20 titles · average score 73
The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover
The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover (1989)
GoodWatch score 76

Director, Screenplay

Death in the Seine
Death in the Seine (1989)
GoodWatch score 71

Director

Hubert Bals Handshake
Hubert Bals Handshake (1989)

as Narrator

Drowning by Numbers
Drowning by Numbers (1988)
GoodWatch score 82

Director, Writer

The Belly of an Architect
The Belly of an Architect (1987)
GoodWatch score 62

Writer, Director

A Zed & Two Noughts
A Zed & Two Noughts (1985)
GoodWatch score 76

Director, Writer

Inside Rooms: 26 Bathrooms, London & Oxfordshire
Inside Rooms: 26 Bathrooms, London & Oxfordshire (1985)
GoodWatch score 65

Director

Four American Composers: Philip Glass
Four American Composers: Philip Glass (1983)

Director, Writer

The Sea in Their Blood
The Sea in Their Blood (1983)

Writer, Director

The Draughtsman's Contract
The Draughtsman's Contract (1982)
GoodWatch score 86

Director, Screenplay

The Falls
The Falls (1982)
GoodWatch score 72

as Interviewer

Terence Conran
Terence Conran (1981)

Director

1970s

13 titles · average score 63
Leeds Castle
Leeds Castle (1979)

Director

Water Wrackets
Water Wrackets (1978)
GoodWatch score 59

Editor, Writer

Eddie Kidd
Eddie Kidd (1978)

Director, Editor

A Walk Through H
A Walk Through H (1978)
GoodWatch score 72

Writer, Scenic Artist

Vertical Features Remake
Vertical Features Remake (1978)
GoodWatch score 71

Director, Editor

Dear Phone
Dear Phone (1976)
GoodWatch score 56

as Narrator

Savile Row
Savile Row (1976)

Director

1-100
1-100 (1976)

Writer, Director

Windows
Windows (1974)
GoodWatch score 66

as Narrator

Intervals
Intervals (1973)
GoodWatch score 57

Director, Writer

H Is for House
H Is for House (1973)
GoodWatch score 64

as (voice)

Erosion
Erosion (1971)

Director

1960s

5 titles
Revolution
Revolution (1968)

Director

5 Postcards from Capital Cities
5 Postcards from Capital Cities (1967)

Director

Train
Train (1966)

Director

Tree
Tree (1966)

Director

Death of Sentiment
Death of Sentiment (1962)

Director