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Peter Stein

Cinematographer, also actor · Born October 12, 1943 (83) · New York, USA

Peter Stein was born on 12 October 1943 in New York, USA. He is a cinematographer and director, known for Friday the 13th (1980), Pet Sematary (1989) and Friday the 13th: Part 2 (1981).

Biography from IMDb.

Born
October 12, 1943 (83)
From
New York, USA
Works as
Cinematographer, also actor
Titles
21 on MovieCove · 33 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 37 days to Oct 26Down 15% in 30 days

What are Peter Stein's films like?

Across their 18 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Genres

Comedy7 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 44th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Horror3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 28th percentile
: browse their Horror movies
Action2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 7th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Drama2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 46th 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
Bonds
35%
Self
20%
Morality
18%
Survival
16%
Society
8%
Ideas
2%
Power
1%
Family bonds6 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity3 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity4 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival3 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship2 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth2 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 18 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 10 · Serious 3 · Dark 5

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

Grounded 14 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 2

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

A split, not a type: Gentle 8 · Charged 5 · Intense 5

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

Steady 12 · Shifting 6 · Whiplash 0

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

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 8 · Some laughs 5 · Funny 5

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

Slow burn 8 · Even-paced 10 · Relentless 0

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

Casual 12 · Engaged 6 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 16 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 1

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
7
Joyful
7
Warm
6
Dread
4
Thrilling
7
Other
14

How their films linger

Feel-good9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Happy9
  • Bittersweet5
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous3

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 Stein's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 15 of their 21 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (11).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Peter Stein'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

33 credits, 21 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • Out of Exile: The Photography of Fred Stein (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Director · Cinematographer · Producer

  • The Con (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Cinematographer

  • A Midwife's Tale (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Cinematographer

  • Mr. Nanny(1993)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films

  • Desperate Choices: To Save My Child(1992)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Missing Pieces (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Cinematographer

  • Necessary Roughness(1991)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Night Visions(1990)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • Graveyard Shift(1990)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • Ernest Goes to Jail(1990)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Tales from the Crypt(1989)

    Show 1 episode · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all shows

  • Brenda Starr(1989)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • Pet Sematary(1989)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Ernest Saves Christmas(1988)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Monsters(1988)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all shows

  • Elvis and Me (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Show 2 episodes · Cinematographer

  • After the Rain(1988)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • How to Raise a Streetsmart Child (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Cinematographer

  • The Last Fling(1987)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • The Wild Pair(1987)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • The Parent Trap II(1986)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • The Great Wall Is a Great Wall(1986)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Under Siege (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Cinematographer

  • Izzy & Moe (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Cinematographer

  • C.H.U.D.(1984)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films

  • Wildrose (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Cinematographer

  • A Billion for Boris (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Cinematographer

  • Reuben, Reuben(1983)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Starstruck (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    Cinematographer

  • Friday the 13th: Part 2(1981)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Friday the 13th(1980)

    Second Assistant Camera

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Between the Lines(1977)

    Camera Operator

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Charles Ives: A Good Dissonance Like a Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Cinematographer

Career shape

A full career of 31 titles from 1977 to 2021.

Biggest box office

Pet Sematary (1989)

$57M worldwide

Highest rated

Unearthed & Untold: The Path to Pet Sematary (2017)

Midcredits 73rd

Most popular right now

Pet Sematary (1989)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing2 of 31: 1 only directing, 1 with another roleProducing1 of 31: 0 only producing, 1 with another roleCinematography28 of 31: 27 only cinematography, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score41stOther crew2 of 31: 2 only other crew, 0 with another role

By decade

1970s2 · crew1980s19 · crew1990s9 · crew2020s1 · 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 Stein's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 41st percentile, the median of all 19; across their 18 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 34th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

34thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 18

Approval · how many liked their films

42ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 18

Reach · how many have seen their films

68thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 18

Midcredits score across 21 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up1
  • 50th to 74th8
  • 25th to 49th7
  • Below 25th5

Shape of the crowd

9 of their 21 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Panned1
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser9
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed9

Most divisive · cinematographer

Desperate Choices: To Save My Child (1992)

76th percentile spread · 19% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · cinematographer

Tales from the Crypt (1989)

Midcredits 90th · 88% liked

Reviewers score the cinematography 46/100 in their films, across 10 reviewed titles; fans 56, detractors 39. The element that speaks to their work as a cinematographer.

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 Stein's work okay for kids?

Across up to 5 MovieCove titles with content scores, sex & nudity runs lighter than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore4 titlesmedian 84 · severeMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity5 titles14–50 · median 21 · mildlighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity4 titlesmedian 53 · moderateMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs4 titlesmedian 36 · moderateMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense3 titlesmedian 82 · severeMedian 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 Stein work with?

People who share at least 2 of Peter Stein's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; John R. Cherry III shares the most, 2.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Editors

Producers

Mixed roles