Portrait of Peter Bogdanovich

Directing

Peter Bogdanovich

Career

Active from 1968 to 2020, with up to 4 main titles a year.

Average score
GoodWatch score57/100
Highest rated
Poster for Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers: Runnin' Down a Dream
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers: Runnin' Down a Dream
GoodWatch score92/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 66 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.8 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.5 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 3.3 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.0 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.9 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Peter Bogdanovich Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Violence
    3.1, average 4.1
  • Scare
    1.6, average 2.6
  • Adrenaline
    3.9, average 4.8
  • Uncanny
    1.7, average 2.5

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character-Driven 10
  • Ensemble Cast 6
  • Character Study 5
  • Social Commentary 5
  • Nostalgic 5
  • Fast-Paced 4
  • Romantic Comedy 4
  • Character-Driven Drama 3
  • Relationship Drama 3
  • Period Piece 3
  • Showbiz Satire 3
  • Coming-of-Age 3

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

90
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

3 titles · average score 54
Willie and Me
Willie and Me (2024)
GoodWatch score 26

as Charley

Argentina 1985
Argentina 1985 (2022)
GoodWatch score 83

Thanks

Morning Has Broken
Morning Has Broken (2020)

as Shem

2010s

22 titles · average score 53
The Creatress
The Creatress (2019)
GoodWatch score 53

as Theo Mencken

It Chapter Two
It Chapter Two (2019)
GoodWatch score 62

as Peter - Director

The Other Side of the Wind
The Other Side of the Wind (2018)
GoodWatch score 73

as Brooks Otterlake

The Great Buster: A Celebration
The Great Buster: A Celebration (2018)
GoodWatch score 80

as Narrator (voice)

They'll Love Me When I'm Dead
They'll Love Me When I'm Dead (2018)
GoodWatch score 80

Thanks

Get Shorty
Get Shorty (2017)
GoodWatch score 75

TV show · as Giustino Moreweather

The Tell-Tale Heart
The Tell-Tale Heart (2016)
GoodWatch score 45

as Old Man

Durant's Never Closes
Durant's Never Closes (2016)
GoodWatch score 33

as George

Between Us
Between Us (2016)
GoodWatch score 46

as George

She's Funny That Way
She's Funny That Way (2015)
GoodWatch score 51

Director, Writer

Abandoned
Abandoned (2010)
GoodWatch score 41

as Dr. Markus Bensley

Rizzoli & Isles
Rizzoli & Isles (2010)
GoodWatch score 71

TV show · as Arnold Whistler

2000s

26 titles · average score 60
Humboldt County
Humboldt County (2008)
GoodWatch score 50

as Professor Hadley

Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers: Runnin' Down a Dream
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers: Runnin' Down a Dream (2007)
GoodWatch score 92

Director

The Fifth Patient
The Fifth Patient (2007)
GoodWatch score 56

as John Reilly

Infamous
Infamous (2006)
GoodWatch score 70

as Bennett Cerf

How I Met Your Mother
How I Met Your Mother (2005)
GoodWatch score 75

TV show · as Peter Bogdanovich

The Mystery of Natalie Wood
The Mystery of Natalie Wood (2004)
GoodWatch score 62

Director

Scene Stealers
Scene Stealers (2004)

as Peter Bogdanovich

Hustle
Hustle (2004)
GoodWatch score 40

Director

Kill Bill: Vol. 1
Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003)
GoodWatch score 79

Thanks

Out of Order
Out of Order (2003)
GoodWatch score 60

TV show · as Zach

The Cat's Meow
The Cat's Meow (2002)
GoodWatch score 64

Director

Highball
Highball (2002)
GoodWatch score 41

as Frank

1990s

19 titles · average score 58
The Sopranos
The Sopranos (1999)
GoodWatch score 92

TV show · as Dr. Elliot Kupferberg

A Saintly Switch
A Saintly Switch (1999)
GoodWatch score 60

Director

Naked City: A Killer Christmas
Naked City: A Killer Christmas (1998)
GoodWatch score 45

Director

Lick the Star
Lick the Star (1998)
GoodWatch score 60

as Principal

Rescuers: Stories of Courage - Two Women
Rescuers: Stories of Courage - Two Women (1997)

Director

Blessed Assurance
Blessed Assurance (1997)

Director

To Sir, with Love II
To Sir, with Love II (1996)
GoodWatch score 63

Director

Picture Windows
Picture Windows (1995)

TV show · as Lucca

Picture Windows: Song of Songs
Picture Windows: Song of Songs (1994)

as Lucca

The Thing Called Love
The Thing Called Love (1993)
GoodWatch score 56

Director

Noises Off...
Noises Off... (1992)
GoodWatch score 69

Director, Executive Producer

Texasville
Texasville (1990)
GoodWatch score 47

Screenplay, Director

1980s

7 titles · average score 59
The Simpsons
The Simpsons (1989)
GoodWatch score 83

TV show · as Psychologist (voice)

Friend to Friend: Armenian Earthquake Relief
Friend to Friend: Armenian Earthquake Relief (1989)

Director

Illegally Yours
Illegally Yours (1988)
GoodWatch score 18

Producer, Director

On the tracks of a filmmaker
On the tracks of a filmmaker (1988)

as Peter Bogdanovich

Mask
Mask (1985)
GoodWatch score 79

Director

The City Girl
The City Girl (1984)

Executive Producer

They All Laughed
They All Laughed (1981)
GoodWatch score 57

as Disk Jockey (uncredited)

1970s

8 titles · average score 64
Saint Jack
Saint Jack (1979)
GoodWatch score 60

as Eddie Schuman

Nickelodeon
Nickelodeon (1976)
GoodWatch score 37

Writer, Director

At Long Last Love
At Long Last Love (1975)
GoodWatch score 35

Director, Producer

Daisy Miller
Daisy Miller (1974)
GoodWatch score 48

Producer, Director

Paper Moon
Paper Moon (1973)
GoodWatch score 84

Producer, Director

What's Up, Doc?
What's Up, Doc? (1972)
GoodWatch score 81

Producer, Director

The Last Picture Show
The Last Picture Show (1971)
GoodWatch score 88

as DJ (voice) (uncredited)

Directed by John Ford
Directed by John Ford (1971)
GoodWatch score 76

Writer, Director

1960s

5 titles · average score 53
Lions Love
Lions Love (1969)
GoodWatch score 53

as Peter (uncredited)

Targets
Targets (1968)
GoodWatch score 82

as Sammy Michaels

Voyage to the Planet of Prehistoric Women
Voyage to the Planet of Prehistoric Women (1968)
GoodWatch score 26

as Narrator (voice)

The Trip
The Trip (1967)
GoodWatch score 47

as Paul's Cameraman (uncredited)

The Wild Angels
The Wild Angels (1966)
GoodWatch score 55

as Townsman at Loser's Funeral (uncredited)