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Peter Cattaneo

Peter Cattaneo

Director, producer and writer · Born July 1, 1964 (62) · Twickenham, London

Oscar nominee · BAFTA Award nominee

Peter Joseph Cattaneo was born on 1 July 1964 in Twickenham, London. He is a two-time Academy Award-nominated English filmmaker most famous for directing the hit British film "The Full Monty" (1997). He has since directed several films, including "Lucky Break" (2001), "Opal Dream" (2006) and "The Rocker" (2008). Description above from the Wikipedia article Peter Cattaneo, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
July 1, 1964 (62)
From
Twickenham, London
Works as
Director, producer and writer
Titles
8 on MovieCove · 18 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Down 9% in 30 days

What are Peter Cattaneo's films like?

Across their 8 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.

Genres

Comedy4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 56th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Drama2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 74th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Self
34%
Bonds
20%
Society
19%
Morality
10%
Ideas
8%
Power
6%
Survival
3%
Purpose4 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity5 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds2 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 6 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 6 · Serious 0 · Dark 0

Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 6 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 0

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 3 · Charged 3 · Intense 0

Steady: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their steady movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 5 · Shifting 1 · Whiplash 0

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 1 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 2

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 4 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 0

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 6 · Engaged 0 · Full focus 0

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 6 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Warm
4
Hopeful
3
Joyful
3
Absurd
4
Contemplative
3
Other
6

How their films linger

Hopeful7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy4
  • Bittersweet3
  • Ambiguous1

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Peter Cattaneo's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 4 of their 8 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Peter Cattaneo's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

18 credits, 8 with a MovieCove page.

  • The Penguin Lessons(2024)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • The Flatshare (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Show 6 episodes · Director · Executive Producer

  • Magpie Murders(2022)

    Show 6 episodes · Director · Creator · Producer

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all shows

  • Military Wives(2019)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Flack (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Show 3 episodes · Director

  • Diana and I (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Director

  • The A Word (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Show 3 episodes · Director

  • Rev.(2010)

    Show 19 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all shows

  • The Rocker(2008)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Opal Dream(2006)

    Director · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Lucky Break(2001)

    Director · Producer

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • The Full Monty(1997)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Loved Up (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Director

  • Concierto Evolución (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Co-Writer

  • Teenage Health Freak (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Show 6 episodes · Director

  • Dear Rosie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Director

  • 4 Play (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • The Players (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Director

Career shape

A full career of 18 titles, 17 of them dated from 1989 to 2025.

Biggest box office

The Full Monty (1997)

$258M worldwide

Highest rated

The Full Monty (1997)

Midcredits 89th

Most popular right now

Magpie Murders (2022)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing17 of 18: 13 only directing, 4 with another role · typical Midcredits score70thWriting2 of 18: 1 only writing, 1 with another roleProducing2 of 18: 0 only producing, 2 with another roleOther crew1 of 18: 0 only other crew, 1 with another role

18 titles, 4 with more than one role — directing and producing overlap on 2 of them.

By decade

1980s1 · crew1990s5 · crew2000s3 · crew2010s4 · crew2020s4 · crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.

Awards

5 major nominations and no wins, 1991–2012.

  1. 2012
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Situation Comedy
  2. 1998
    • Oscar, nominated · Best Director
    • BAFTA Award, nominated
  3. 1991
    • Oscar, nominated · Best Short Film, Live Action
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Short Film

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.

How do Peter Cattaneo's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 63rd percentile, the median of all 6; across their 6 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 60th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

60thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Approval · how many liked their films

64thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Reach · how many have seen their films

90thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Midcredits score across 8 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up4
  • 50th to 74th2
  • 25th to 49th2

Shape of the crowd

None of their 8 titles divides audiences: 7 are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Crowd Pleaser7
  • Broadly Agreed1

Most loved · director

The Full Monty (1997)

Midcredits 89th · 77% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 65/100 and the pacing 49/100 in their films, across 6 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a director.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Peter Cattaneo's work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 4 MovieCove titles with content scores.

Their medianMedian of all films
Violence & Gore3 titlesmedian 29 · mildMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity4 titlesmedian 27 · mildMedian of all films: 32
Profanity3 titlesmedian 54 · moderateMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs3 titlesmedian 45 · moderateMedian of all films: 33

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.

Who does Peter Cattaneo work with?

People who share at least 2 of Peter Cattaneo's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Anne Dudley shares the most, 2.

Composers

Producers