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Peter Benison

Career

Active from 1981 to 2025, busiest in 1998 with 9 main titles.

Leading roles
0
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score51/100
Highest rated
Poster for For the Love of a Child
For the Love of a Child
GoodWatch score77/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 51 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.6 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.5 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.6 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 4.9 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.5 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.1 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Peter Benison Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Social Commentary
    3.0, average 4.9
  • Historical
    0.6, average 2.6
  • Psychological
    3.9, average 5.5
  • Melancholy
    3.2, average 4.7

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Romantic Comedy 7
  • Family-Friendly 7
  • Feel-Good 6
  • Character-Driven 5
  • Heartwarming 5
  • Holiday Romance 5
  • Feel-Good Story 4
  • Contemporary Setting 4
  • Mystery 4
  • Feel-Good Movie 4
  • Lighthearted 4
  • Predictable Plot 4

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

86
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

10 titles ยท average score 57
Secrets of Wickensburg
Secrets of Wickensburg (2025)

Director of Photography

A Dance in the Snow
A Dance in the Snow (2024)
GoodWatch score 67

Director of Photography

Ominous
Ominous (2024)

Director of Photography

A Christmas Serenade
A Christmas Serenade (2023)

Cinematography

Designing Christmas
Designing Christmas (2022)
GoodWatch score 57

Director of Photography

Christmas CEO
Christmas CEO (2021)
GoodWatch score 56

Director of Photography

Boyfriends of Christmas Past
Boyfriends of Christmas Past (2021)
GoodWatch score 51

Director of Photography

A Chestnut Family Christmas
A Chestnut Family Christmas (2021)
GoodWatch score 52

Director of Photography

Unlocking Christmas
Unlocking Christmas (2020)
GoodWatch score 66

Director of Photography

Christmas Unwrapped
Christmas Unwrapped (2020)
GoodWatch score 54

Director of Photography

2010s

24 titles ยท average score 51
Crossword Mysteries: A Puzzle to Die For
Crossword Mysteries: A Puzzle to Die For (2019)
GoodWatch score 68

Director of Photography

The Holiday Calendar
The Holiday Calendar (2018)
GoodWatch score 37

Director of Photography

Christmas in Love
Christmas in Love (2018)
GoodWatch score 61

Director of Photography

Christmas Inheritance
Christmas Inheritance (2017)
GoodWatch score 45

Director of Photography

I'll Be Home for Christmas
I'll Be Home for Christmas (2016)
GoodWatch score 53

Director of Photography

Love's Complicated
Love's Complicated (2016)
GoodWatch score 57

Director of Photography

Flower Shop Mystery: Dearly Depotted
Flower Shop Mystery: Dearly Depotted (2016)
GoodWatch score 57

Director of Photography

Flower Shop Mystery: Snipped in the Bud
Flower Shop Mystery: Snipped in the Bud (2016)
GoodWatch score 60

Director of Photography

Valentine Ever After
Valentine Ever After (2016)
GoodWatch score 61

Director of Photography

A Wish Come True
A Wish Come True (2015)
GoodWatch score 45

Director of Photography

Christmas at Cartwright's
Christmas at Cartwright's (2014)
GoodWatch score 56

Director of Photography

Home Alone: The Holiday Heist
Home Alone: The Holiday Heist (2012)
GoodWatch score 35

Director of Photography

2000s

18 titles ยท average score 49
12 Men of Christmas
12 Men of Christmas (2009)
GoodWatch score 49

Director of Photography

The Note II: Taking a Chance on Love
The Note II: Taking a Chance on Love (2009)
GoodWatch score 51

Director of Photography

Dear Prudence
Dear Prudence (2008)
GoodWatch score 57

Director of Photography

Maneater
Maneater (2007)
GoodWatch score 35

Director of Photography

To Be Fat Like Me
To Be Fat Like Me (2007)
GoodWatch score 54

Director of Photography

Memory
Memory (2006)
GoodWatch score 29

Director of Photography

For the Love of a Child
For the Love of a Child (2006)
GoodWatch score 77

Director of Photography

Confessions of an American Bride
Confessions of an American Bride (2005)
GoodWatch score 48

Director of Photography

Perfect Romance
Perfect Romance (2004)
GoodWatch score 55

Director of Photography

Home Alone 4
Home Alone 4 (2002)
GoodWatch score 30

Director of Photography

Outside the Law
Outside the Law (2002)
GoodWatch score 58

Director of Photography

Alley Cats Strike
Alley Cats Strike (2000)
GoodWatch score 56

Director of Photography

1990s

27 titles ยท average score 50
Genius
Genius (1999)
GoodWatch score 58

Director of Photography

The Windsor Protocol
The Windsor Protocol (1998)
GoodWatch score 49

Director of Photography

Perfect Little Angels
Perfect Little Angels (1998)
GoodWatch score 53

Director of Photography

One Hot Summer Night
One Hot Summer Night (1998)
GoodWatch score 44

Director of Photography

Midnight in Saint Petersburg
Midnight in Saint Petersburg (1996)
GoodWatch score 39

Director of Photography

Night of the Twisters
Night of the Twisters (1996)
GoodWatch score 62

Director of Photography

Closer and Closer
Closer and Closer (1996)
GoodWatch score 51

Director of Photography

No One Could Protect Her
No One Could Protect Her (1996)
GoodWatch score 46

Director of Photography

Bullet to Beijing
Bullet to Beijing (1995)
GoodWatch score 47

Director of Photography

The Wrong Woman
The Wrong Woman (1995)
GoodWatch score 65

Director of Photography, Camera Operator

National Lampoon's Last Resort
National Lampoon's Last Resort (1994)
GoodWatch score 32

Director of Photography

Whispers
Whispers (1990)
GoodWatch score 34

Director of Photography

1980s

7 titles ยท average score 41
The Gate
The Gate (1987)
GoodWatch score 53

Second Unit Cinematographer

Shades of Love: Make Mine Chartreuse
Shades of Love: Make Mine Chartreuse (1987)

Director of Photography

Oklahoma Smugglers
Oklahoma Smugglers (1987)

Director of Photography

Meatballs III: Summer Job
Meatballs III: Summer Job (1986)
GoodWatch score 37

Director of Photography

A 20th Century Chocolate Cake
A 20th Century Chocolate Cake (1983)

Cinematography

Ups & Downs
Ups & Downs (1981)

Director of Photography

Death Ship
Death Ship (1980)
GoodWatch score 32

Still Photographer