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Peter Hyams

Peter Hyams

Director, cinematographer, writer and producer, also actor · Born July 26, 1943 (83) · New York City, New York, U.S.

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Peter Hyams (born July 26, 1943) is an American screenwriter, director and cinematographer, probably best known for directing the 1984 science fiction adventure 2010 (the sequel to Stanley Kubrick's 2001: A Space Odyssey), Capricorn One, the comic book adaptation Timecop and the Arnold Schwarzenegger horror/action film End of Days. Description above from the Wikipedia article Peter Hyams, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.​

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
July 26, 1943 (83)
From
New York City, New York, U.S.
Works as
Director, cinematographer, writer and producer, also actor
Titles
26 on MovieCove · 30 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 63 days to Oct 26Down 21% in 30 days

What are Peter Hyams' films like?

Across their 29 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.

Genres

Action16 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 41st percentile
: browse their Action movies
Documentary3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 69th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Documentary movies
Adventure2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 60th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Adventure movies
Comedy2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 44th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Crime2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 43rd percentile
: browse their Crime movies
Drama2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 55th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies

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

share of theme weight
Morality
35%
Bonds
22%
Ideas
13%
Survival
12%
Society
6%
Power
6%
Self
6%
Justice10 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival7 titles, browse their movies with this themeDuty5 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love4 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds4 titles, browse their movies with this themeArt3 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 29 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 19 · Stylized 7 · Heightened 3

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 4 · Charged 15 · Intense 10

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 13 · Shifting 16 · Whiplash 0

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 20 · Some laughs 6 · Funny 3

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 5 · Even-paced 17 · Relentless 7

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 8 · Engaged 15 · Full focus 6

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

Easy watch 13 · Affecting 13 · Heavy 3

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 23 · Open-ended 5 · Ambiguous 1

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
21
Thrilling
13
Contemplative
9
Dread
6
Melancholic
5
Other
19

How their films linger

Thought-provoking11 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteCathartic7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 6 with a twist

  • Happy11
  • Bittersweet13
  • 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 Hyams' films?

As of October 24, 2026, 13 of their 26 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (9).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Peter Hyams' 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

30 credits, 26 with a MovieCove page; 15 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Enemies Closer(2013)

    Director · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • Universal Soldier: Regeneration(2009)

    Cinematographer · Producer

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Beyond a Reasonable Doubt(2009)

    Director · Cinematographer · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Threshold (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • A Sound of Thunder(2005)

    Director · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films

  • The Musketeer(2001)

    Director · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • End of Days(1999)

    Director · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • The Relic(1997)

    Director · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Sudden Death(1995)

    Director · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Amazing Stories: The Movie IV (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Director

  • Timecop(1994)

    Director · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Stay Tuned(1992)

    Director · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Narrow Margin(1990)

    Director · Cinematographer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • The Presidio(1988)

    Director · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films

  • The Monster Squad(1987)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Running Scared(1986)

    Director · Cinematographer · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Amazing Stories(1985)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all shows

  • 2010: The Year We Make Contact(1984)

    Director · Cinematographer · Producer · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • The Star Chamber(1983)

    Director · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Outland(1981)

    Director · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • The Hunter(1980)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Hanover Street(1979)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Telefon(1977)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Capricorn One(1978)

    Director · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Peeper(1975)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Our Time(1974)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Busting(1974)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Goodnight, My Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Director · Writer

  • Rolling Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Director

  • T.R. Baskin(1971)

    Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

Career shape

A full career of 30 titles from 1971 to 2013.

Biggest box office

End of Days (1999)

$212M worldwide

Highest rated

The Monster Squad (1987)

Midcredits 77th

Most popular right now

End of Days (1999)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing25 of 30: 6 only directing, 19 with another role · typical Midcredits score42ndWriting12 of 30: 2 only writing, 10 with another role · typical Midcredits score61stProducing5 of 30: 1 only producing, 4 with another role · typical Midcredits score59thCinematography14 of 30: 0 only cinematography, 14 with another role · typical Midcredits score35th

30 titles, 21 with more than one role — directing and cinematography overlap on 13 of them.

By decade

1970s9 · crew1980s8 · crew1990s7 · crew2000s4 · crew2010s2 · 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 Hyams' films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 49th percentile, the median of all 25; across their 29 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 56th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

56thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 29

Approval · how many liked their films

49thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 29

Reach · how many have seen their films

84thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 29

Midcredits score across 26 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up1
  • 50th to 74th12
  • 25th to 49th10
  • Below 25th3

Shape of the crowd

12 of their 26 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Panned1
  • Crowd Pleaser12
  • Broadly Agreed7
  • Mixed6

Most divisive · director

Our Time (1974)

61st percentile spread · 18% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · producer

The Monster Squad (1987)

Midcredits 77th · 70% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 61/100 and the pacing 53/100 in their films, across 26 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 Hyams' work okay for kids?

Across up to 17 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore and profanity run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore13 titles36–89 · median 67 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity17 titles7–54 · median 31 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity12 titles44–69 · median 61 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs11 titles29–43 · median 36 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense10 titles40–79 · median 48 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 39

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 Hyams work with?

People who share at least 2 of Peter Hyams' MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; James Mitchell shares the most, 11.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles