- January 20, 1929
- June 16, 2022 (aged 93)
- Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
- Producer and writer
- 19 on MovieCove · 23 credits in all
Known for
What are Peter Nelson's films like?
Across their 19 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Self.
Genres
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
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 1 · Wry 2 · Earnest 16
A split, not a type: Light 8 · Serious 5 · Dark 6
Grounded 14 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 2
Gentle 3 · Charged 13 · Intense 3
A split, not a type: Steady 10 · Shifting 8 · Whiplash 1
A split, not a type: Straight-faced 12 · Some laughs 4 · Funny 3
Slow burn 8 · Even-paced 11 · Relentless 0
Casual 12 · Engaged 6 · Full focus 1
A split, not a type: Easy watch 9 · Affecting 6 · Heavy 4
Resolved 17 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
- Happy6
- Bittersweet8
- Ambiguous5
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 Nelson's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 10 of their 19 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on MGM+ (6).
Subscription and free streaming for Peter Nelson'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
23 credits, 19 with a MovieCove page.

Funky Monkey(2004)
Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films
Untamed Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)
Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films
My Son Johnny (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

Dark Holiday(1989)
Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films
Murder by the Book(1987)
Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films
Condor(1985)
Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films
Two Kinds of Love(1983)
Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films
Cracking Up(1983)
Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films
A Small Killing (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

Callie & Son(1981)
Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films
The Last Song(1980)
Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films
Terror Out of the Sky(1978)
Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films
Ants!(1977)
Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films
Get Christie Love!(1974)
Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films
The Bait (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)
Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films
Wild in the Country(1961)
Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films
Career shape
A full career of 17 titles from 1973 to 2004.

Highest rated
The Lonely Passion of Judith Hearne (1987)

Most popular right now
Wild in the Country (1961)
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 Nelson's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 36th percentile, the median of all 19; across their 19 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 43rd percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up1
- 50th to 74th6
- 25th to 49th6
- Below 25th6
Shape of the crowd
13 of their 19 titles are Mixed.
- Divisive1
- Cult Classic1
- Crowd Pleaser3
- Broadly Agreed1
- Mixed13
Reviewers score the dialogue 43/100 and the plot and story 40/100 in their films, across 16 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.
Who does Peter Nelson work with?
People who share at least 2 of Peter Nelson's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Arnold H. Orgolini shares the most, 6.
Directors
- Lee H. KatzinShared titles: Terror Out of the Sky (1978), What Ever Happened to Aunt Alice? (1969)See all 2 shared titles with Lee H. Katzin

Writers
- Doris SilvertonShared titles: Jonathan: The Boy Nobody Wanted (1992), Terror Out of the Sky (1978)See all 2 shared titles with Doris Silverton
- Guerdon TruebloodShared titles: Terror Out of the Sky (1978), Ants! (1977)See all 2 shared titles with Guerdon Trueblood
Actors
- Roma DowneyShared titles: Funky Monkey (2004), Getting Up and Going Home (1992)See all 2 shared titles with Roma Downey

- Lindsay WagnerShared titles: Two Kinds of Love (1983), Callie & Son (1981)See all 2 shared titles with Lindsay Wagner

- Steve FrankenShared titles: Terror Out of the Sky (1978), Ants! (1977)See all 2 shared titles with Steve Franken

Composers and cinematographers
- Eric van Haren NomanShared titles: Dancing at the Harvest Moon (2002), Jonathan: The Boy Nobody Wanted (1992)See all 2 shared titles with Eric van Haren Noman
- James Di PasqualeShared titles: Getting Up and Going Home (1992), In the Best Interest of the Children (1992)See all 2 shared titles with James Di Pasquale
- Billy GoldenbergShared titles: Murder by the Book (1987), Callie & Son (1981)See all 2 shared titles with Billy Goldenberg

- Mark SnowShared titles: Murder by the Book (1987), Two Kinds of Love (1983)See all 2 shared titles with Mark Snow

Producers
- Arnold H. OrgoliniShared titles: Condor (1985), Cracking Up (1983), Starflight: The Plane That Couldn't Land (1983), Two Kinds of Love (1983), Callie & Son (1981), The Last Song (1980)See all 6 shared titles with Arnold H. Orgolini
- Neil T. MaffeoShared titles: Cracking Up (1983), The Last Song (1980)See all 2 shared titles with Neil T. Maffeo
- Ron SamuelsShared titles: Callie & Son (1981), The Last Song (1980)See all 2 shared titles with Ron Samuels
- Alan LandsburgShared titles: Terror Out of the Sky (1978), Ants! (1977)See all 2 shared titles with Alan Landsburg



