Peter Handke (born 6 December 1942, in Griffen, Austria) is an avant-garde Austrian novelist, playwright and screenwriter. In 2019, Handke was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature "for an influential work that with linguistic ingenuity has explored the periphery and the specificity of human experience."
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Biography from TMDB.
- December 6, 1942 (83)
- Griffen, Austria
- Writer, actor and director
- 7 on MovieCove · 17 credits in all
What are Peter Handke's films like?
Across their 6 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Society.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 6
A split, not a type: Light 1 · Serious 2 · Dark 3
Grounded 1 · Stylized 4 · Heightened 1
A split, not a type: Gentle 4 · Charged 2 · Intense 0
Steady 6 · Shifting 0 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 5 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 0
Slow burn 6 · Even-paced 0 · Relentless 0
Casual 1 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 2
Easy watch 1 · Affecting 4 · Heavy 1
Resolved 1 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 5
Moods and endings
- Happy1
- Bittersweet1
- Ambiguous4
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 Handke's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 4 of their 7 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on The Criterion Channel (3).
Subscription and free streaming for Peter Handke'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
17 credits, 7 with a MovieCove page; 14 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.
To Duration: A Tribute to Peter Handke (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)
Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all filmsGlass: Spuren der Verirrten (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)
City of Angels(1998)
Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films
The Absence(1992)
Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Wings of Desire(1987)
Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films
The Malady of Death (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)
The Left-Handed Woman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)
Short Letter to the Long Goodbye (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)
Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films
Wrong Move(1975)
Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films
Kaspar (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)
Alice in the Cities(1974)
Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all filmsChronicle of Current Events (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)
3 American LPs (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)
Dichter Forum Graz (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)
Offending the Audience (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)
Career shape
A full career of 17 titles from 1966 to 2017.
Biggest box office
City of Angels (1998)
Highest rated
Wings of Desire (1987)
Most popular right now
City of Angels (1998)
Film career
- 1974Screen debut· Alice in the Cities
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.
How do Peter Handke's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 68th percentile, the median of all 7; across their 6 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 63rd percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up2
- 50th to 74th3
- 25th to 49th1
- Below 25th1
Shape of the crowd
3 of their 7 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Universally Loved2
- Crowd Pleaser3
- Mixed2
Reviewers score the dialogue 44/100 and the plot and story 32/100 in their films, across 5 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 Handke's work okay for kids?
Across a limited sample of up to 3 MovieCove titles with content scores.
Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.
Who does Peter Handke work with?
People who share at least 2 of Peter Handke's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Wim Wenders shares the most, 6.
Directors
- Wim WendersShared titles: The Beautiful Days of Aranjuez (2016), City of Angels (1998), The Absence (1992), Wings of Desire (1987), Wrong Move (1975), The Goalie's Anxiety at the Penalty Kick (1972)See all 6 shared titles with Wim Wenders
Writers
- Richard ReitingerShared titles: City of Angels (1998), Wings of Desire (1987)See all 2 shared titles with Richard Reitinger
Actors
- Sophie SeminShared titles: The Beautiful Days of Aranjuez (2016), The Absence (1992)See all 2 shared titles with Sophie Semin
- Bruno GanzShared titles: The Absence (1992), Wings of Desire (1987)See all 2 shared titles with Bruno Ganz
- Rüdiger VoglerShared titles: Wrong Move (1975), The Goalie's Anxiety at the Penalty Kick (1972)See all 2 shared titles with Rüdiger Vogler
Composers, cinematographers and editors
- Peter PrzygoddaShared titles: The Absence (1992), Wings of Desire (1987), Wrong Move (1975), The Goalie's Anxiety at the Penalty Kick (1972)See all 4 shared titles with Peter Przygodda
- Jürgen KnieperShared titles: Wings of Desire (1987), Wrong Move (1975), The Goalie's Anxiety at the Penalty Kick (1972)See all 3 shared titles with Jürgen Knieper
- Robby MüllerShared titles: Wrong Move (1975), The Goalie's Anxiety at the Penalty Kick (1972)See all 2 shared titles with Robby Müller
Producers
- Paulo BrancoShared titles: The Beautiful Days of Aranjuez (2016), The Absence (1992)See all 2 shared titles with Paulo Branco
- Peter GenéeShared titles: Wrong Move (1975), The Goalie's Anxiety at the Penalty Kick (1972)See all 2 shared titles with Peter Genée