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Amanda Peet

Amanda Peet

Actor, also producer and writer · Born January 11, 1972 (54) · New York City, New York, USA

Amanda Peet (born January 11, 1972) is an American actress, writer and producer. She began her career with small parts on television, and made her feature film debut in Animal Room (1995). Her portrayal of Jill St. Claire in The Whole Nine Yards (2000) brought her wider recognition, and she has since appeared in a variety of films, such as Saving Silverman (2001), High Crimes; Changing Lanes; Igby Goes Down (all 2002), Something's Gotta Give (2003), Identity (2003), Melinda and Melinda (2004), A Lot Like Love (2005), Syriana (2005), Battle for Terra (2007), Martian Child (2008), The X-Files: I Want to Believe (2008), Please Give (2010), Gulliver's Travels (2010), The Way, Way Back (2013), Identity Thief (2013), and Trust Me (2013). On television, Peet starred as Jacqueline Barrett on The WB's Jack & Jill (1999–2001), as Tina Morris on HBO's Togetherness (2015–2016), as Jules on IFC's Brockmire (2016–2020), and as Betty Broderick on the second season of Dirty John in 2020. She wrote and co-executive produced the Netflix series The Chair that was released in 2021. Description above from the Wikipedia article Amanda Peet, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Born
January 11, 1972 (54)
From
New York City, New York, USA
Works as
Actor, also producer and writer
Titles
53 on MovieCove · 67 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 155 days to Oct 26Down 32% in 30 days

What are Amanda Peet's films like?

Across their 45 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Genres

Comedy23 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 48th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Drama3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 59th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Adventure2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 24th percentile
: browse their Adventure movies
Animation2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 41st percentile
: browse their Animation movies
Biography2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 40th percentile
: browse their Biography movies
Crime2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 57th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime 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
Bonds
34%
Self
30%
Morality
17%
Survival
6%
Society
5%
Power
4%
Ideas
4%
Romantic love15 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth10 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose10 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity9 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds7 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception7 titles, browse their movies with this themeMarriage4 titles, browse their movies with this themeBetrayal7 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 36 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 21 · Serious 6 · Dark 9

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 24 · Stylized 9 · Heightened 3

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

Gentle 13 · Charged 14 · Intense 9

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

A split, not a type: Steady 15 · Shifting 12 · Whiplash 9

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 11 · Some laughs 15 · Funny 10

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

Slow burn 10 · Even-paced 24 · Relentless 2

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

Casual 20 · Engaged 12 · Full focus 4

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

A split, not a type: Easy watch 18 · Affecting 14 · Heavy 4

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

Resolved 24 · Open-ended 7 · Ambiguous 5

Roles they play

24 analyzed roles

Usually the Ally: 6 of 24 analyzed roles.

Ally
6 of 24
Shapeshifter
4 of 24
Shadow
4 of 24
Herald
4 of 24
Trickster
2 of 24
Mentor
2 of 24
Hero
2 of 24
Show the 24 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
22
Melancholic
13
Absurd
13
Bittersweet
12
Warm
11
Other
51

How their films linger

Hopeful19 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking16 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good16 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet16 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 9 with a twist

  • Happy14
  • Bittersweet23
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous6
  • Other1

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 Amanda Peet's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 38 of their 53 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (12).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Amanda Peet'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

67 credits, 53 with a MovieCove page; 19 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Fantasy Life(2025)

    Producer · as Dianne

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Your Friends & Neighbors(2025)

    Show 19 episodes · as Mel Cooper

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all shows

  • Fatal Attraction(2023)

    Show 8 episodes · as Beth Gallagher

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all shows

  • The Chair(2021)

    Show 6 episodes · Creator · Executive Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows

  • Dirty John(2018)

    Show 8 episodes · as Betty Broderick

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all shows

  • The Romanoffs(2018)

    Show 1 episode · as Olivia Wells

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all shows

  • Brockmire(2017)

    Show 20 episodes · as Jules James

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all shows

  • Sleeping with Other People(2015)

    as Paula

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • Togetherness(2015)

    Show 16 episodes · as Tina Morris

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all shows

  • The Way Way Back(2013)

    as Joan

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Trust Me(2013)

    as Marcy

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Identity Thief(2013)

    as Trish Patterson

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • Bent(2012)

    Show 6 episodes · as Alex Meyers

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all shows

  • Gulliver's Travels(2010)

    as Darcy Silverman

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • Quantum Quest: A Cassini Space Odyssey(2010)

    as Ranger (voice)

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Please Give(2010)

    as Mary

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • 2012(2009)

    as Kate Curtis

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • The Good Wife(2009)

    Show 7 episodes · as Laura Hellinger

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows

  • Important Things with Demetri Martin(2009)

    Show 17 episodes · as Actress

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all shows

  • What Doesn't Kill You(2008)

    as Stacy Reilly

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • $5 a Day(2008)

    as Maggie

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • The X Files: I Want to Believe(2008)

    as Dakota Whitney

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Martian Child(2007)

    as Harlee

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Battle for Terra(2007)

    as Maria Montez (voice)

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • The Ex(2006)

    as Sofia Kowalski

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip(2006)

    Show 22 episodes · as Jordan McDeere

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows

  • Griffin & Phoenix(2006)

    as Sarah Phoenix

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Syriana(2005)

    as Julie Woodman

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • How I Met Your Mother(2005)

    Show 1 episode · as Jenkins

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows

  • A Lot Like Love(2005)

    as Emily Friehl

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Melinda and Melinda(2004)

    as Susan

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Entourage(2004)

    Show 1 episode · as Amanda Peet (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • The Whole Ten Yards(2004)

    as Jill St. Claire

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • Something's Gotta Give(2003)

    as Marin

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Identity(2003)

    as Paris

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Whatever We Do (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    as Patty

  • Igby Goes Down(2002)

    as Rachel

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Changing Lanes(2002)

    as Cynthia Delano Banek

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • High Crimes(2002)

    as Jackie

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Saving Silverman(2001)

    as Judith Fessbeggler

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Two Ninas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    as Nina Harris

  • Whipped(2000)

    as Mia

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films

  • Takedown(2000)

    as Karen

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • The Whole Nine Yards(2000)

    as Jill St. Claire

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Isn't She Great(2000)

    as Debbie

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Zoe Loses It (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    as Zoe

  • Body Shots(1999)

    as Jane Bannister

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • Jack & Jill (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Show 32 episodes · as Jacqueline 'Jack' Barrett

  • Jump (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    as Lisa

  • Simply Irresistible(1999)

    as Chris

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Playing by Heart(1998)

    as Amber

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Southie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    as Marianne Silva

  • Origin of the Species(1998)

    as Julia

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • Ellen Foster(1997)

    as Julia Hobbs

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Touch Me (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    as Bridgette

  • 1999(1997)

    as Nicole

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • Grind (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    as Patty

  • Finishing The Novel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    as Wife

  • One Fine Day(1996)

    as Celia

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Spin City (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Show 1 episode · as Shelly

  • She's the One(1996)

    as Molly

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • The Single Guy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Show 1 episode · as Kathy

  • Central Park West (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Show 3 episodes · Actor

  • Animal Room (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    as Debbie

  • Late Show with David Letterman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Law & Order(1990)

    Show 1 episode · as Leslie Harlan

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all shows

  • Seinfeld(1989)

    Show 1 episode · as Lanette

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows

Career shape

Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 67 titles from 1989 to 2026; peak year 2005.

Biggest box office

2012 (2009)

$791M worldwide

Highest rated

The Way Way Back (2013)

Midcredits 92nd

Most popular right now

Your Friends & Neighbors (2025)

Film career

19892026

Peak 2005 · steadily prominent in film for years. Top draw in 15 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting66 of 67: 65 only acting, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score60thWriting1 of 67: 0 only writing, 1 with another roleProducing2 of 67: 0 only producing, 2 with another roleOther crew1 of 67: 0 only other crew, 1 with another role

By decade

1980s1 · acting1990s20 · acting2000s30 · acting2010s12 · acting2020s4 · 3 acting · 2 crew

Billing

usually 4th · top billed in 6% of 33 roles
960106

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. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do Amanda Peet's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 54th percentile, the median of all 38; across their 36 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 50th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

50thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 36

Approval · how many liked their films

50thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 36

Reach · how many have seen their films

90thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 36

Midcredits score across 53 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up13
  • 50th to 74th19
  • 25th to 49th14
  • Below 25th7

Shape of the crowd

28 of their 53 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved6
  • Divisive1
  • Crowd Pleaser28
  • Broadly Agreed4
  • Mixed14

Most divisive · actor

Quantum Quest: A Cassini Space Odyssey (2010)

94th percentile spread · 40% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

The Good Wife (2009)

Midcredits 94th · 91% liked

Reviewers score the acting 67/100 in their films, across 35 reviewed titles; fans 79, detractors 47. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

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 Amanda Peet's work okay for kids?

Across up to 31 MovieCove titles with content scores, sex & nudity and profanity run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore18 titles24–71 · median 43 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity31 titles19–67 · median 44 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity23 titles34–80 · median 60 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs18 titles25–73 · median 41 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense19 titles10–68 · median 49 · 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 Amanda Peet work with?

People who share at least 2 of Amanda Peet's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Oliver Platt shares the most, 3.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles