Directing
Peter Greenaway
- Titles
- 87movies2TV shows
- Career
Active from 1962 to 2025, busiest in 1976 and 1983 with 5 main titles each.
- Directed
- 80titles as director
- Average score
65/100
- Highest rated
The Draughtsman's Contract86/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 22 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Historical5.5average 2.6
- Absurdist Humor4.9average 2.0
- Satire & Parody5.0average 2.3
- Politics4.6average 2.6
- Eroticism3.6average 1.8
- Uncanny4.2average 2.5
- Wit & Wordplay5.3average 3.7
- Social Commentary6.5average 4.9
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism1.8, average 5.2
- Adrenaline2.8, average 5.1
- Wholesome1.5, average 3.3
- Family Dynamics3.0, average 4.7
Main genres
Select a genre to see those titles.
Recurring tags
- Avant-Garde 5
- Social Commentary 4
- Political Intrigue 4
- Experimental Film 3
- British Cinema 3
- Complex Narrative 3
- Philosophical Exploration 3
- European Cinema 3
- Visual Stylization 2
- Non-linear Narrative 2
- Absurdist Humor 2
- Art History 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
- RReinier van BrummelenCinematographer8 ½ Women, Goltzius & the Pelican Company, A Life in Suitcases: A History of Tulse Luper, Nightwatching, The Tulse Luper Suitcases, Part 1: The Moab Story, +8 more
- EElmer LeupenEditor8 ½ Women, Goltzius & the Pelican Company, A Life in Suitcases: A History of Tulse Luper, The Tulse Luper Suitcases, Part 1: The Moab Story, Rembrandt's J'Accuse...!, +7 more
- SSacha ViernyCinematographerThe Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover, The Pillow Book, The Baby of Mâcon, 8 ½ Women, A Zed & Two Noughts, +6 more
John WilsonEditorThe Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover, The Draughtsman's Contract, A Zed & Two Noughts, The Belly of an Architect, Drowning by Numbers, +4 more
Michael NymanComposerThe Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover, The Draughtsman's Contract, A Zed & Two Noughts, Prospero's Books, Drowning by Numbers, +3 more- CChris WyattEditorThe Pillow Book, The Baby of Mâcon, A Life in Suitcases: A History of Tulse Luper, The Tulse Luper Suitcases, Part 1: The Moab Story, The Tulse Luper Suitcases, Part 3: From Sark to the Finish, +3 more
- CColin CantlieActorWater Wrackets, A Walk Through H, The Falls, H Is for House, Vertical Features Remake
Ornella MutiActorA Life in Suitcases: A History of Tulse Luper, 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, Peopling The Palaces
Raymond J. BarryActorA Life in Suitcases: A History of Tulse Luper, 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
JJ FeildActorA Life in Suitcases: A History of Tulse Luper, 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- CCurtis ClarkCinematographerThe Draughtsman's Contract, Four American Composers: Philip Glass, Four American Composers: Robert Ashley, Four American Composers: Meredith Monk, Four American Composers: John Cage
John GielgudActorProspero's Books, A Walk Through Prospero's Library, A TV Dante
Movies and TV shows
84Upcoming
5 titles
Walking to Paris
Director, Writer
Tie and Dye
Editor
The Food of Love
Writer, Director
Bosch
Director, Writer
Tower Stories
Writer, Director
2020s
3 titles
2010s
9 titles · average score 64
The Missing Nail (2019)
as (voice)
66
The Greenaway Alphabet (2018)
as Peter Greenaway
Luther and His Legacy (2017)
Director
Giovanna D'Arco (2016)
Stage Director, Director
58
Eisenstein in Guanajuato (2015)
Screenplay, Director
57
3x3D (2013)
Writer, Director
63
Goltzius & the Pelican Company (2012)
Writer, Director
2000s
15 titles · average score 63
The Wedding at Cana (2009)
as Some characters (uncredited)
71
Rembrandt's J'Accuse...! (2008)
Director, Screenplay
68
Nightwatching (2007)
Writer, Director
Peopling The Palaces (2007)
Director
59
A Life in Suitcases: A History of Tulse Luper (2005)
Writer, Director
Writing on Water (2005)
Writer, Director
67
The Tulse Luper Suitcases, Part 2: Vaux to the Sea (2004)
Director, Writer
55
Visions of Europe (2004)
Director, Writer
66
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 65
51
8 ½ Women (1999)
as (uncredited)
67
The Pillow Book (1995)
Director, Writer
84
Lumière & Company (1995)
Director
Stairs 1 Geneva (1994)
Director
55
The Baby of Mâcon (1993)
Writer, Director
Darwin (1992)
Writer, Director
Rosa (1992)
Director
67
Prospero's Books (1991)
Director, Screenplay
60M Is for Man, Music and Mozart (1991)
Writer, Director
69
A TV Dante (1990)
Director
1980s
20 titles · average score 73
76
The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover (1989)
Director, Screenplay
71
Death in the Seine (1989)
Director
82
Drowning by Numbers (1988)
Director, Writer
62
The Belly of an Architect (1987)
Writer, Director
76
A Zed & Two Noughts (1985)
Writer, Director
Four American Composers: Philip Glass (1983)
Director, Writer
The Sea in Their Blood (1983)
Writer, Director
86
The Draughtsman's Contract (1982)
Director, Screenplay
72
The Falls (1982)
as Interviewer
Terence Conran (1981)
Director
68
Act of God (1980)
Director
1970s
13 titles · average score 57
Leeds Castle (1979)
Director
59
Water Wrackets (1978)
Editor, Director
74
A Walk Through H (1978)
Scenic Artist, Writer
71
Vertical Features Remake (1978)
Editor, Director
Eddie Kidd (1978)
Director, Editor
56
Dear Phone (1976)
as Narrator
64
H Is for House (1976)
as (voice)
Savile Row (1976)
Director
Goole by Numbers (1976)
Director, Writer
23
Windows (1974)
as Narrator
57
Intervals (1973)
Director, Writer
Erosion (1971)
Director