A director and writer, known for Waterworld (1995), The Last Legion (2007) and Grandmother's House (1988).
Biography from TMDB.
- Director, writer and producer, also actor and editor
- 7 on MovieCove
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.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 8
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
Easy watch 7 · Affecting 1 · Heavy 0
Resolved 7 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 1
Moods and endings
- 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.

Alive and Kicking(2016)
Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films
The Last Legion(2007)
Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films
Waterworld(1995)
Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films
Escape to Witch Mountain(1995)
Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films
Hired to Kill(1990)
Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films
Grandmother's House(1988)
Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films
Career shape
A full career of 6 titles from 1988 to 2017.
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.
- 75th and up2
- 50th to 74th2
- Below 25th3
Shape of the crowd
5 of their 7 titles are Mixed.
- Crowd Pleaser1
- Broadly Agreed1
- Mixed5
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
- Barry ZetlinShared titles: Hired to Kill (1990), Grandmother's House (1988)See all 2 shared titles with Barry Zetlin
Producers
- Paola di FlorioShared titles: Alive and Kicking (2016), Awake: The Life of Yogananda (2014)See all 2 shared titles with Paola di Florio

- Aladdin PojhanShared titles: Hired to Kill (1990), Grandmother's House (1988)See all 2 shared titles with Aladdin Pojhan

- Nico MastorakisShared titles: Hired to Kill (1990), Grandmother's House (1988)See all 2 shared titles with Nico Mastorakis

Mixed roles
- Charles GordonShared titles: Maelstrom: The Odyssey of 'Waterworld' (2018), Waterworld (1995)See all 2 shared titles with Charles Gordon

- Dean SemlerShared titles: Maelstrom: The Odyssey of 'Waterworld' (2018), Waterworld (1995)See all 2 shared titles with Dean Semler

- Ilona HerzbergShared titles: Maelstrom: The Odyssey of 'Waterworld' (2018), Waterworld (1995)See all 2 shared titles with Ilona Herzberg

- Kevin ReynoldsShared titles: Maelstrom: The Odyssey of 'Waterworld' (2018), Waterworld (1995)See all 2 shared titles with Kevin Reynolds
