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Peter Craig

Peter Craig

Writer, producer and director · Born November 10, 1969 (56) · Los Angeles, California, USA

Oscar nominee · Primetime Emmy nominee · BAFTA Award nominee · 2 other major award bodies

Peter Craig (born November 10, 1969) is an American novelist and screenwriter. He is best known for co-writing the screenplays to The Town (2010), The Batman (2022), and Top Gun: Maverick (2022), earning an Academy Award nomination for the last. Description above from the Wikipedia article Peter Craig, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
November 10, 1969 (56)
From
Los Angeles, California, USA
Works as
Writer, producer and director
Titles
15 on MovieCove · 21 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 20% in 30 days

What are Peter Craig's films like?

Across their 11 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Morality.

Genres

Action7 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 65th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Crime2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 89th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime 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
Bonds
36%
Morality
23%
Self
15%
Survival
12%
Power
9%
Society
2%
Ideas
2%
Loyalty4 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption4 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds3 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship2 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose2 titles, browse their movies with this themeParenthood2 titles, browse their movies with this themeSacrifice2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 10 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Dark: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their dark movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 1 · Serious 1 · Dark 8

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 5 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 2

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

Gentle 0 · Charged 0 · Intense 10

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

Steady 0 · Shifting 9 · Whiplash 1

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 9 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 1

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 5 · Relentless 3

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

Casual 1 · Engaged 6 · Full focus 3

Heavy: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their heavy movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

Easy watch 1 · Affecting 4 · Heavy 5

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

Resolved 6 · Open-ended 4 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
11
Thrilling
5
Melancholic
5
Hopeful
4
Dread
2
Other
6

How their films linger

Bittersweet8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 5 with a twist

  • Happy1
  • Bittersweet8
  • Ambiguous2

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 Craig's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 12 of their 15 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Netflix (5).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Peter Craig'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

21 credits, 15 with a MovieCove page.

  • Remarkably Bright Creatures(2026)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • Dope Thief(2025)

    Show 8 episodes · Director · Creator · Executive Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all shows

  • Gladiator II(2024)

    Story

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • The Mother(2023)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Top Gun: Maverick(2022)

    Story

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • The Batman(2022)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • The Unforgivable(2021)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Bad Boys for Life(2020)

    Screenplay · Story

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • 12 Strong(2018)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Blood Father(2016)

    Novel · Producer · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2(2015)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1(2014)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • The Town(2010)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Satisfaction(1988)

    as Mig · as Sal

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • Hooper(1978)

    as Pete

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Logan's Run (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Writer

  • Rabbit, Rabbit (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Show 7 episodes · Creator · Executive Producer · Writer

  • S.T.A.G.S. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Screenplay

  • The Getaway (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer · Writer

  • The Remembered Soldier (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer

  • Wild Four O'Clocks (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Director · Writer

Career shape

A full career of 21 titles, 15 of them dated from 1978 to 2026.

Biggest box office

The Batman (2022)

$773M worldwide

Highest rated

The Batman (2022)

Midcredits 97th

Film career

  • 1988Screen debut· Satisfaction

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting2 of 21: 2 only acting, 0 with another roleDirecting2 of 21: 0 only directing, 2 with another roleWriting17 of 21: 12 only writing, 5 with another role · typical Midcredits score68thProducing6 of 21: 2 only producing, 4 with another roleOther crew2 of 21: 0 only other crew, 2 with another role

21 titles, 5 with more than one role — writing and producing overlap on 4 of them.

By decade

1970s1 · acting1980s1 · acting2010s5 · crew2020s8 · 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, 2011–2026.

  1. 2026
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Movie
  2. 2025
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Outstanding British Film of the Year
  3. 2023
    • Oscar, nominated · Best Adapted Screenplay
  4. 2011
    • Writers Guild Award, nominated · Best Adapted Screenplay
    • Critics Choice Award, nominated · Best Screenplay, Adapted

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 Craig's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 68th percentile, the median of all 14; across their 10 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 69th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

69thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 10

Approval · how many liked their films

66thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 10

Reach · how many have seen their films

98thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 10

Midcredits score across 15 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up5
  • 50th to 74th8
  • 25th to 49th1
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

9 of their 15 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved4
  • Crowd Pleaser9
  • Mixed2

Most divisive · actor

Satisfaction (1988)

62nd percentile spread · 37% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · writer

Top Gun: Maverick (2022)

Midcredits 99th · 92% liked

Reviewers score the dialogue 50/100 and the plot and story 42/100 in their films, across 10 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a writer.

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 Craig's work okay for kids?

Across up to 11 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, profanity and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore11 titles63–87 · median 74 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity11 titles11–37 · median 25 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity11 titles8–86 · median 71 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs11 titles22–63 · median 34 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense11 titles46–74 · median 60 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Peter Craig work with?

People who share at least 2 of Peter Craig's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Jeffrey Wright shares the most, 3.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers