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Peter Menzies Jr.

Peter Menzies Jr.

Cinematographer · Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Peter Gary Menzies Jr., ACS, is an Australian cinematographer best known for his work on blockbuster action films such as Die Hard with a Vengeance, Lara Croft: Tomb Raider, The Incredible Hulk, and Clash of the Titans. Menzies was born in Sydney, Australia. He was introduced to the film industry by his father, director and cinematographer Peter Menzies Sr. He started as a camera loader and worked his way through the ranks in commercials and features as a camera assistant and later as an operator, working regularly under DPs David Gribble and Russell Boyd. He made his debut as a cinematographer on White Sands, a crime film directed by Roger Donaldson and starring Willem Dafoe. Since then, Menzies has worked mostly on action films like Die Hard with a Vengeance, Hard Rain, and Shooter. He has collaborated with directors like John Singleton, Bruce Beresford, David Nutter, Simon West, John McTiernan, and Joel Schumacher. Menzies is a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and is the chairman of the board for the Grand Jury of the Cordillera International Film Festival in Reno/Tahoe, Nevada. Description above from the Wikipedia article Peter Gary Menzies Jr.g, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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From
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Works as
Cinematographer
Titles
39 on MovieCove · 42 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 63 days to Oct 26Down 4% in 30 days

What are Peter Menzies Jr.'s films like?

Across their 31 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Morality.

Genres

Action15 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 33rd percentile
: browse their Action movies
Comedy3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 23rd percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Crime3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 55th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime movies
Drama3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 44th percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Adventure2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 84th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Adventure movies
Animation2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 58th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Animation 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
31%
Morality
23%
Self
22%
Survival
10%
Society
9%
Power
3%
Ideas
2%
Family bonds11 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity8 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice7 titles, browse their movies with this themeLoyalty5 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth4 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival5 titles, browse their movies with this themeRevenge3 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption4 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 30 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 9 · Serious 5 · Dark 16

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 17 · Stylized 8 · Heightened 5

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

Gentle 4 · Charged 6 · Intense 20

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

Steady 10 · Shifting 18 · Whiplash 2

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

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 18 · Some laughs 7 · Funny 5

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

Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 21 · Relentless 7

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

Casual 10 · Engaged 16 · Full focus 4

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

A split, not a type: Easy watch 13 · Affecting 9 · Heavy 8

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

Resolved 25 · Open-ended 5 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
22
Thrilling
12
Melancholic
14
Dread
6
Warm
6
Other
26

How their films linger

Fun12 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good11 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 7 with a twist

  • Happy13
  • Bittersweet14
  • Tragic2
  • 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 Menzies Jr.'s films?

As of October 24, 2026, 24 of their 39 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (14).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Peter Menzies Jr.'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

42 credits, 39 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • Northbound (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Cinematographer

  • The Yellow Tie(2025)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • Washington Black(2025)

    Show 1 episode · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all shows

  • The Time Traveler's Wife(2022)

    Show Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all shows

  • Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway(2021)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • The Right Stuff(2020)

    Show 1 episode · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all shows

  • Love You To Death(2019)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • A Dog's Way Home(2019)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • The Bad Seed(2018)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Peter Rabbit(2018)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • All Eyez on Me(2017)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Surviving Compton: Dre, Suge & Michel'le(2016)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Roots(2016)

    Show 3 episodes · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all shows

  • Gods of Egypt(2016)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • The Expendables 3(2014)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Killing Season(2013)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • Playing for Keeps(2012)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • Abduction(2011)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • Clash of the Titans(2010)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • The Incredible Hulk(2008)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Shooter(2007)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • When a Stranger Calls(2006)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • The Great Raid(2005)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Four Brothers(2005)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous(2005)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • Man of the House(2005)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • Kangaroo Jack(2003)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • Lara Croft: Tomb Raider(2001)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Bless the Child(2000)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • The Kid(2000)

    Camera Operator · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • The 13th Warrior(1999)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • The General's Daughter(1999)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Hard Rain(1998)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • A Time to Kill(1996)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Die Hard with a Vengeance(1995)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • The Getaway(1994)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films

  • Posse(1993)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • White Sands(1992)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Crocodile Dundee II(1988)

    Camera Operator

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films

  • High Tide (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Second Unit Director of Photography

  • The Good Wife(1987)

    Camera Operator

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Burke & Wills (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Focus Puller

Career shape

A full career of 41 titles from 1985 to 2026.

Biggest box office

Clash of the Titans (2010)

$493M worldwide

Highest rated

The Yellow Tie (2025)

Midcredits 98th

Most popular right now

The Incredible Hulk (2008)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Cinematography38 of 41: 37 only cinematography, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score42ndOther crew4 of 41: 3 only other crew, 1 with another role

By decade

1980s4 · crew1990s8 · crew2000s11 · crew2010s13 · crew2020s5 · 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.

How do Peter Menzies Jr.'s films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 40th percentile, the median of all 35; across their 30 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 39th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

39thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 30

Approval · how many liked their films

37thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 30

Reach · how many have seen their films

95thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 30

Midcredits score across 39 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up6
  • 50th to 74th10
  • 25th to 49th14
  • Below 25th9

Shape of the crowd

15 of their 39 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved3
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser10
  • Broadly Agreed10
  • Mixed15

Most divisive · cinematographer

Washington Black (2025)

75th percentile spread · 21% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · cinematographer

The Yellow Tie (2025)

Midcredits 98th · 91% liked

Reviewers score the cinematography 62/100 in their films, across 28 reviewed titles; fans 69, detractors 49. The element that speaks to their work as a cinematographer.

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 Menzies Jr.'s work okay for kids?

Across up to 28 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore24 titles33–85 · median 60 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity28 titles9–58 · median 23 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity24 titles15–83 · median 39 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs23 titles9–43 · median 31 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense24 titles31–75 · median 57 · moderateheavier 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 Menzies Jr. work with?

People who share at least 2 of Peter Menzies Jr.'s MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Simon West shares the most, 3.

Directors

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers