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Peter Rader

Director, writer and producer, also actor and editor

A director and writer, known for Waterworld (1995), The Last Legion (2007) and Grandmother's House (1988).

Biography from TMDB.

Works as
Director, writer and producer, also actor and editor
Titles
7 on MovieCove
TMDB popularity, last 39 days to Oct 28Down 29% in 30 days

What are Peter Rader's films like?

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

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.

What they feel like to watch

their average across 8 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category

Light 5 · Serious 2 · Dark 1

A split, not a type: Grounded 4 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 1

Gentle 3 · Charged 4 · Intense 1

A split, not a type: Steady 3 · Shifting 5 · Whiplash 0

Straight-faced 6 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 1

Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 5 · Relentless 0

Casual 6 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 0

Resolved 7 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 1

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Hopeful
5
Thrilling
3
Tense
3
Contemplative
2
Joyful
2
Other
7

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Happy3
  • Bittersweet4
  • 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 Rader's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 6 of their 7 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (5).

Subscription and free streaming for Peter Rader'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

7 credits, 7 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

Career shape

A full career of 6 titles from 1988 to 2017.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing3 of 6: 1 only directing, 2 with another roleWriting3 of 6: 2 only writing, 1 with another roleProducing2 of 6: 1 only producing, 1 with another role

By decade

1980s1 · crew1990s3 · crew2000s1 · crew2010s1 · crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it.

How do Peter Rader's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 52nd percentile, the median of all 7; across their 8 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 49th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

49thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Approval · how many liked their films

55thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Reach · how many have seen their films

62ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Midcredits score across 7 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up2
  • 50th to 74th2
  • Below 25th3

Reviewers score the atmosphere 60/100 and the pacing 43/100 in their films, across 7 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.

Who does Peter Rader work with?

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

Editors

Producers

Mixed roles