Michael Peterson is an award-winning director based in Calgary, Alberta and best known for his work in horror, comedy and action genres. His directing work includes commercials, documentaries, web series, half-hour tv and the feature films, 'sports' comedy, LLOYD THE CONQUEROR, horror/thriller, KNUCKLEBALL, and exorcist horror, SHADOW OF GOD.
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Biography from TMDB.
- Producer, director, actor and writer
- 17 on MovieCove · 22 credits in all
What are Michael Peterson's films like?
Across their 15 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Morality.
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 1 · Earnest 13
A split, not a type: Light 3 · Serious 5 · Dark 7
A split, not a type: Grounded 7 · Stylized 5 · Heightened 3
A split, not a type: Gentle 3 · Charged 4 · Intense 8
Steady 5 · Shifting 9 · Whiplash 1
Straight-faced 12 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 1
Slow burn 5 · Even-paced 10 · Relentless 0
Casual 4 · Engaged 8 · Full focus 3
Easy watch 2 · Affecting 8 · Heavy 5
A split, not a type: Resolved 6 · Open-ended 4 · Ambiguous 5
Moods and endings
- Happy2
- Bittersweet5
- Ambiguous8
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 Michael Peterson's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 15 of their 17 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.
- Marlene (2022) · producer · free
- Harpoon (2019) · actor, producer · free
- Lloyd the Conqueror (2011) · director, writer, producer · free
- Knuckleball (2018) · actor, director, writer, producer · free
- Alive (2018) · producer, cinematographer · free
- True Fiction (2019) · producer · free
- Bloodthirsty (2020) · actor, producer · free
- Dark Nature (2022) · producer · free
Subscription and free streaming for Michael Peterson'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
22 credits, 17 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

I, Object(2026)
Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Camp(2025)
Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films
Night of the Reaper(2025)
Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films
This Too Shall Pass(2024)
Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films
Shadow of God(2025)
Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films
Buffet Infinity(2025)
Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films
Dark Match(2024)
Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films
Dark Nature(2022)
Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films
Marlene(2022)
Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films
Bloodthirsty(2020)
Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films
Harpoon(2019)
Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films
True Fiction(2019)
Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films
Alive(2018)
Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films
Knuckleball(2018)
Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films
Consume (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

Fake Blood (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

Drawing Home(2016)
Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Tiny Plastic Men (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

Lloyd the Conqueror(2011)
Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films
Bones(2005)
Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all showsJoseph Merrick (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Monolith (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Career shape
A full career of 18 titles, 16 of them dated from 2005 to 2026.

Biggest box office
Night of the Reaper (2025)

Highest rated
Buffet Infinity (2025)

Most popular right now
Camp (2025)
Film career
- 2019Screen debut· Harpoon
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 Michael Peterson's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 34th percentile, the median of all 16; across their 15 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 40th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up2
- 50th to 74th2
- 25th to 49th7
- Below 25th6
Shape of the crowd
8 of their 17 titles are Mixed.
- Universally Panned2
- Divisive2
- Cult Classic1
- Crowd Pleaser1
- Broadly Agreed3
- Mixed8
Reviewers score the atmosphere 69/100 and the pacing 39/100 in their films, across 13 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 Michael Peterson's work okay for kids?
Across a limited sample of up to 4 MovieCove titles with content scores.
Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.
Who does Michael Peterson work with?
People who share at least 2 of Michael Peterson's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Michelle Osis shares the most, 7.
Directors
- Rob GrantShared titles: Shadow of God (2025), This Too Shall Pass (2024), Harpoon (2019), Alive (2018), Knuckleball (2018)See all 5 shared titles with Rob Grant

Writers
- Tim CairoShared titles: Shadow of God (2025), Dark Nature (2022)See all 2 shared titles with Tim Cairo

- Wendy Hill-ToutShared titles: Marlene (2022), Bloodthirsty (2020)See all 2 shared titles with Wendy Hill-Tout

Actors
- Julian Black AntelopeShared titles: Harpoon (2019), True Fiction (2019), Knuckleball (2018)See all 3 shared titles with Julian Black Antelope

- Ben CockellShared titles: Night of the Reaper (2025), This Too Shall Pass (2024)See all 2 shared titles with Ben Cockell

- Greg BrykShared titles: Marlene (2022), Bloodthirsty (2020)See all 2 shared titles with Greg Bryk

- Judith BuchanShared titles: Bloodthirsty (2020), Drawing Home (2016)See all 2 shared titles with Judith Buchan

Composers, cinematographers and editors
- Michelle OsisShared titles: Dark Match (2024), This Too Shall Pass (2024), Bloodthirsty (2020), Harpoon (2019), True Fiction (2019), Alive (2018), Knuckleball (2018)See all 7 shared titles with Michelle Osis

- Charles HamiltonShared titles: Marlene (2022), Bloodthirsty (2020), Harpoon (2019), Alive (2018)See all 4 shared titles with Charles Hamilton
- David ArcusShared titles: Dark Match (2024), True Fiction (2019), Knuckleball (2018)See all 3 shared titles with David Arcus

- David HiattShared titles: Night of the Reaper (2025), Shadow of God (2025), This Too Shall Pass (2024), Dark Nature (2022), Bloodthirsty (2020)See all 5 shared titles with David Hiatt

Producers
- Lars LehmannShared titles: This Too Shall Pass (2024), True Fiction (2019), Alive (2018), Knuckleball (2018)See all 4 shared titles with Lars Lehmann
- Laurie VenningShared titles: Harpoon (2019), True Fiction (2019), Alive (2018), Knuckleball (2018)See all 4 shared titles with Laurie Venning
- Kurtis David HarderShared titles: Shadow of God (2025), Harpoon (2019), Knuckleball (2018)See all 3 shared titles with Kurtis David Harder

- Taylor NodrickShared titles: Camp (2025), Shadow of God (2025)See all 2 shared titles with Taylor Nodrick

Mixed roles
- David FeehanShared titles: Buffet Infinity (2025), Night of the Reaper (2025)See all 2 shared titles with David Feehan





