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Peter Masterson

Career

Active from 1966 to 2005, busiest in 1977 and 1989 with 2 main titles each.

Average score
GoodWatch score52/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Trip to Bountiful
The Trip to Bountiful
GoodWatch score74/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 20 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.4 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.3 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.1 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Peter Masterson Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Physical Comedy
    1.3, average 2.4
  • Pop Culture
    1.1, average 2.2
  • Situational Comedy
    1.7, average 2.7
  • Fantasy
    0.7, average 1.7

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character-Driven 4
  • Social Commentary 3
  • Psychological Suspense 2
  • Intense 2
  • Historical Setting 2
  • Family Saga 2
  • Coming-of-Age Story 2
  • Psychological Tension 2
  • Historical Drama 2
  • Class Conflict 2
  • Nostalgic 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

28
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2000s

3 titles · average score 58
Whiskey School
Whiskey School (2005)

Director

Lost Junction
Lost Junction (2003)
GoodWatch score 50

Director

Mermaid
Mermaid (2000)
GoodWatch score 67

Director

1990s

4 titles · average score 48
The Only Thrill
The Only Thrill (1997)
GoodWatch score 50

Executive Producer, Director

Lily Dale
Lily Dale (1996)
GoodWatch score 44

Director

Arctic Blue
Arctic Blue (1993)
GoodWatch score 49

Director

Convicts
Convicts (1991)
GoodWatch score 49

Director

1980s

8 titles · average score 50
Night Game
Night Game (1989)
GoodWatch score 18

Director

Blood Red
Blood Red (1989)
GoodWatch score 39

Director

Full Moon in Blue Water
Full Moon in Blue Water (1988)
GoodWatch score 38

Director

Gardens of Stone
Gardens of Stone (1987)
GoodWatch score 47

as Col. Feld

The Trip to Bountiful
The Trip to Bountiful (1985)
GoodWatch score 74

Director

The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas
The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas (1982)
GoodWatch score 56

Musical, Screenplay

American Playhouse
American Playhouse (1982)
GoodWatch score 69

TV show · as Lawyer Douglas

City in Fear
City in Fear (1980)
GoodWatch score 60

Story, Executive Producer

1970s

10 titles · average score 63
A Question of Guilt
A Question of Guilt (1978)

as Lieutenant Tom Wharton

Delta County, USA
Delta County, USA (1977)

as Billy Wingate

The Quinns
The Quinns (1977)

as Michael Quinn

The Storyteller
The Storyteller (1977)

as Lee Gardner

The Stepford Wives
The Stepford Wives (1975)
GoodWatch score 60

as Walter Eberhart

Man on a Swing
Man on a Swing (1974)
GoodWatch score 55

as Willie Younger

The Exorcist
The Exorcist (1973)
GoodWatch score 80

as Dr. Barringer

Pueblo
Pueblo (1973)

as ENC M.O. Goldman

Tomorrow
Tomorrow (1972)
GoodWatch score 67

as Lawyer Douglas

Von Richthofen and Brown
Von Richthofen and Brown (1971)
GoodWatch score 54

as Major Oswald Boelke

1960s

3 titles · average score 66
Counterpoint
Counterpoint (1967)
GoodWatch score 64

as Sgt. Calloway

In the Heat of the Night
In the Heat of the Night (1967)
GoodWatch score 83

as Fryer

Ambush Bay
Ambush Bay (1966)
GoodWatch score 50

as Sgt. William Maccone