Portrait of Pete Postlethwaite

Acting

Pete Postlethwaite

Titles
92movies27TV shows
Career

Active from 1975 to 2011, busiest in 1996 and 1999 with 5 main titles each.

Leading roles
35
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score60/100
Highest rated
Poster for In the Name of the Father
In the Name of the Father
GoodWatch score86/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 59 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 5.0 versus catalog average 4.8EnergyHeart: 4.3 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.2 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.9 versus catalog average 5.7WorldCraft: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.4CraftStyle: 6.2 versus catalog average 6.0Style
Pete Postlethwaite Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    3.9, average 5.2
  • Pop Culture
    1.2, average 2.2
  • Cringe Humor
    1.5, average 2.2
  • Absurdist Humor
    1.3, average 2.0

Main genres

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Recurring tags

  • Character-Driven 6
  • Social Commentary 5
  • Melancholy 4
  • Small Town 3
  • Historical Drama 3
  • Psychological Thriller 3
  • Redemption 3
  • Character-Driven Narrative 2
  • Social Realism 2
  • Family Resilience 2
  • Dysfunctional Family 2
  • Coming-of-Age 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

6
TypeAllMovies19TV shows6
RoleAnyActing6
ScoreAny60+70+80+
DecadeAny1970s21980s11990s22000s1
GenreAnyDrama5Crime2Mystery1Soap1
Trait💔 Strong Pathos (remove)
Group by
DecadesScores
Newest firstOldest first

2000s

1 title · average score 63
GoodWatch63
Poster for Criminal Justice

TV show · as Hooch

1990s

2 titles · average score 82
Poster for Butterfly Collectors

TV show · as John McKeown

GoodWatch82
Poster for Martin Chuzzlewit

TV show · as Montague Tigg

1980s

1 title · average score 62
GoodWatch62
Poster for Casualty

TV show · as Ralph Peters / Hank

1970s

2 titles · average score 72
Poster for Plays for Britain

TV show · as Soldier

GoodWatch72
Poster for Play for Today

TV show · as Danny Duggan

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