Peter Spierig

Director, producer, writer, composer and editor · Born April 29, 1976 (50) · Buchholz in der Nordheide, Germany

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What are Peter Spierig's films like?

Across their 8 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Morality.

Themes

share of theme weight

Survival

34%

Morality

24%

Bonds

15%

Self

14%

Ideas

7%

Power

3%

Society

3%

Survival3 Identity2 Family bonds2 Redemption2

What they feel like to watch

their average across 8 films

ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category

Earnest

Tone · Sincerity

ironicearnest

Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 7

Serious

Tone · Weight

lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 1 · Serious 3 · Dark 4

Stylized

Tone · Style

naturalisticheightened

Grounded 3 · Stylized 5 · Heightened 0

Intense

Feel · Intensity

gentleintense

Gentle 0 · Charged 2 · Intense 6

Shifting

Feel · Swings

steadyswings

Steady 3 · Shifting 4 · Whiplash 1

Straight-faced

Feel · Humor

noneconstant

Straight-faced 7 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 0

Even-paced

Demand · Pace

slowrelentless

Slow burn 1 · Even-paced 5 · Relentless 2

Engaged

Demand · Attention

casualfull focus

Casual 1 · Engaged 5 · Full focus 2

Affecting

Demand · Emotional cost

easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 1 · Affecting 3 · Heavy 4

Open-ended

Demand · Resolution

resolvedambiguous

Resolved 2 · Open-ended 5 · Ambiguous 1

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense

8

Dread

4

Melancholic

3

Bittersweet

2

Romantic

1

Other

2

How their films linger

Bittersweet5 Thought-provoking3 Unsettling3 Hopeful2

How their films end · 3 with a twist

Bittersweet6
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 Spierig's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 7 of their 8 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

MovieSphere+2 titles, show their 2 titles on MovieSphere+
Shout! TV1 title, show their title on Shout! TV
Sony Pictures Core1 title, show their title on Sony Pictures Core
ViX1 title, show their title on ViX

Subscription and free streaming for Peter Spierig'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

13 credits, 8 with a MovieCove page; 2 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

Fall 2: Deadpoint(2026)
Director
Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films
The Demon Disorder(2024)
Composer · Executive Producer
Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films
Forever First Love(2020)
Composer
Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films
Winchester(2018)
Director · Composer · Screenplay
Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films
Jigsaw(2017)
Director
Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films
Wandering Soul (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)
Executive Producer
Predestination(2014)
Director · Composer · Producer · Visual Effects · Writer
Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films
The Making of Daybreakers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)
Producer · as Self
Daybreakers(2009)
Director · 3D Animator · Screenplay
Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films
Undead(2003)
Director · Author · Editor · Finance · Producer
Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films
The Big Picture (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)
Director · Producer · Writer
Attack of the Undead (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)
Director · Composer · Editor · Producer · Writer
Headless (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Director

Career shape

A full career of 12 titles, 11 of them dated from 1995 to 2026.

Biggest box office

Jigsaw (2017)

$103M worldwide

Highest rated

Predestination (2014)

Midcredits 92^nd

By role

only this rolewith another role

Directing9 of 12 · 28^thWriting6 of 12Producing7 of 12Music4 of 12Editing1 of 12Other crew3 of 12

12 titles, 7 with more than one role — directing and producing overlap on 4 of them.

By decade

1990s1 · crew2000s2 · crew2010s6 · crew2020s2 · 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 Spierig's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 28^th percentile, the median of all 8; across their 8 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 31^st percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

31^stpercentile

Typical film, the median of 8

Approval · how many liked their films

31^stpercentile

Typical film, the median of 8

Reach · how many have seen their films

96^thpercentile

Typical film, the median of 8

Midcredits score across 8 titles, by percentile

75^th and up1
50^th to 74^th1
25^th to 49^th3
Below 25^th3

Shape of the crowd

3 of their 8 titles are Mixed.

Universally Loved1
Cult Classic1
Crowd Pleaser1
Broadly Agreed2
Mixed3

Most divisive · composer

Forever First Love (2020)

84^th percentile spread · 33% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · director, writer, producer, composer

Predestination (2014)

Midcredits 92^nd · 82% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 62/100 and the pacing 47/100 in their films, across 8 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.

Is Peter Spierig's work okay for kids?

Across up to 5 MovieCove titles with content scores, 1 of the 5 categories sits near the median of all films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles

Violence & Gore4 titlesmedian 74 · intense

Sex & Nudity5 titles21–52 · median 28 · mildnear the median of all films

Profanity4 titlesmedian 61 · intense

Alcohol & Drugs4 titlesmedian 41 · moderate

Frightening / Intense4 titlesmedian 64 · intense

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 Spierig work with?

People who share at least 2 of Peter Spierig's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Michael Spierig shares the most, 7.

Directors

Michael Spierig7 titles · 6 as director See all 7 shared titles with Michael Spierig

Peter Spierig

What are Peter Spierig's films like?

Themes

What they feel like to watch

Moods and endings

Where can I watch Peter Spierig's films?

Filmography

Career shape

By role

By decade

How do Peter Spierig's films land?

Shape of the crowd

Is Peter Spierig's work okay for kids?

Who does Peter Spierig work with?

Directors

Actors

Cinematographers and editors

Producers