Portrait of Peter Werner

Directing

Peter Werner

Career

Active from 1951 to 2018, with a break from 1952 to 1970, busiest in 2001 with 7 main titles.

Average score
GoodWatch score64/100
Highest rated
Poster for Justified
Justified
GoodWatch score89/100

What stands out

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

Energy: 3.7 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.6 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.2 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Peter Werner Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Scare
    1.4, average 2.6
  • Adrenaline
    3.7, average 4.8
  • Absurdist Humor
    1.1, average 2.0
  • Violence
    3.3, average 4.1

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Social Commentary 9
  • Character-Driven 8
  • Historical Drama 6
  • Coming-of-Age 6
  • Character Study 6
  • Moral Ambiguity 5
  • Contemporary Realism 4
  • Witty Banter 4
  • Character-Driven Drama 4
  • Emotional Journey 3
  • Found Family 3
  • Legal Thriller 3

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

48
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2010s

2 titles · average score 54
Prosecuting Casey Anthony
Prosecuting Casey Anthony (2013)
GoodWatch score 46

Director

Bond of Silence
Bond of Silence (2010)
GoodWatch score 63

Director

2000s

18 titles · average score 61
A Dog Named Christmas
A Dog Named Christmas (2009)
GoodWatch score 72

Director

Front of the Class
Front of the Class (2008)
GoodWatch score 79

Director

The Circuit
The Circuit (2008)
GoodWatch score 49

Director

Why I Wore Lipstick to My Mastectomy
Why I Wore Lipstick to My Mastectomy (2006)
GoodWatch score 60

Director

Mom at Sixteen
Mom at Sixteen (2005)
GoodWatch score 70

Director, Co-Executive Producer

Snow Wonder
Snow Wonder (2005)
GoodWatch score 58

Director

Gracie's Choice
Gracie's Choice (2004)
GoodWatch score 77

Director, Co-Executive Producer

Killer Instinct: From the Files of Agent Candice DeLong
Killer Instinct: From the Files of Agent Candice DeLong (2003)
GoodWatch score 63

Director, Co-Executive Producer

We Were the Mulvaneys
We Were the Mulvaneys (2002)
GoodWatch score 57

Director, Producer

Call Me Claus
Call Me Claus (2001)
GoodWatch score 51

Director

Ruby's Bucket of Blood
Ruby's Bucket of Blood (2001)
GoodWatch score 68

Director

The '70s
The '70s (2000)
GoodWatch score 56

Director

1990s

17 titles · average score 60
Tempting Fate
Tempting Fate (1998)
GoodWatch score 65

Director

On the Edge of Innocence
On the Edge of Innocence (1997)
GoodWatch score 55

Director

Blue Rodeo
Blue Rodeo (1996)

Director

Two Mothers for Zachary
Two Mothers for Zachary (1996)
GoodWatch score 63

Director

Inflammable
Inflammable (1995)

Director

Almost Golden: The Jessica Savitch Story
Almost Golden: The Jessica Savitch Story (1995)
GoodWatch score 63

Director

The Unspoken Truth
The Unspoken Truth (1995)
GoodWatch score 68

Director

The Substitute Wife
The Substitute Wife (1994)
GoodWatch score 57

Director

Doorways
Doorways (1993)
GoodWatch score 48

Director, Co-Executive Producer

Ned Blessing: The True Story Of My Life
Ned Blessing: The True Story Of My Life (1992)

Director

Hiroshima: Out of the Ashes
Hiroshima: Out of the Ashes (1990)
GoodWatch score 66

Director

The Image
The Image (1990)
GoodWatch score 54

Director

1980s

7 titles · average score 60
No Man's Land
No Man's Land (1987)
GoodWatch score 49

Director

LBJ: The Early Years
LBJ: The Early Years (1987)
GoodWatch score 80

Director

Sins of the Father
Sins of the Father (1985)

Director

I Married a Centerfold
I Married a Centerfold (1984)
GoodWatch score 48

Director

Hard Knox
Hard Knox (1984)
GoodWatch score 58

Director

Don't Cry, It's Only Thunder
Don't Cry, It's Only Thunder (1982)
GoodWatch score 64

as Dr. Werner (uncredited)

Barn Burning
Barn Burning (1980)

Director

1970s

4 titles · average score 73
Aunt Mary
Aunt Mary (1979)
GoodWatch score 73

Director

Battered
Battered (1978)

Director

In the Region of Ice
In the Region of Ice (1976)

Director, Writer

Hidden and Seeking
Hidden and Seeking (1971)

Director