Peter Webber (born 1960) is a British director who is best known for his debut feature film Girl with a Pearl Earring and Hannibal Rising.
Biography from TMDB.
- January 1, 1968 (58)
- United Kingdom
- Director, producer and editor
- 11 on MovieCove · 26 credits in all
What are Peter Webber's films like?
Across their 9 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Society and Self.
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 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 8
Light 2 · Serious 3 · Dark 3
Grounded 2 · Stylized 5 · Heightened 1
Gentle 2 · Charged 4 · Intense 2
Steady 4 · Shifting 4 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 7 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 0
Slow burn 5 · Even-paced 3 · Relentless 0
Casual 2 · Engaged 5 · Full focus 1
Easy watch 1 · Affecting 4 · Heavy 3
Resolved 5 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
- Happy2
- Bittersweet3
- Ambiguous3
- Cyclical1
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 Webber's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 9 of their 11 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (6).
- BritBox
- Howdy, show their 2 titles on Howdy
- Cineverse, show their title on Cineverse
- Kino Film Collection, show their title on Kino Film Collection
- Lionsgate+, show their title on Lionsgate+
- Midnight Pulp, show their title on Midnight Pulp
- Screambox, show their title on Screambox
- Shout! TV, show their title on Shout! TV
- ViX, show their title on ViX
Subscription and free streaming for Peter Webber'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
26 credits, 11 with a MovieCove page.
Dispatch (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)
Robin Hood(2025)
Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all shows
DRAGN(2025)
Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films
The Reason I Jump(2020)
Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films
Kingdoms of Fire (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)
Inna de Yard (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)
Pickpockets (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)
Earth: One Amazing Day(2017)
Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films
Tutankhamun(2016)
Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all shows
Ten Billion (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)
Histoires de l'âge d'or islamique (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)
Emperor(2012)
Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films
Christmas Miracle(2012)
Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films
Hannibal Rising(2007)
Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films
The Stretford Wives (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)
Men Only (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)
Six Feet Under(2001)
Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows
The Temptation of Franz Schubert (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)
Saint-Ex(1996)
Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films
Anne Rice: Birth of the Vampire (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)
Flames of Passion (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)
The Ballad of Reading Gaol (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)
Le Radeau de la Méduse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Speak Up (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
The Prominents (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Career shape
A full career of 24 titles, 21 of them dated from 1988 to 2026.
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 Webber's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 49th percentile, the median of all 8; across their 8 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 43rd percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up4
- 50th to 74th2
- 25th to 49th3
- Below 25th2
Shape of the crowd
4 of their 11 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Universally Loved2
- Cult Classic2
- Crowd Pleaser4
- Broadly Agreed1
- Mixed2
Reviewers score the atmosphere 69/100 and the pacing 38/100 in their films, across 6 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.
Who does Peter Webber work with?
People who share at least 2 of Peter Webber's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Alex Heffes shares the most, 3.
Writers
- Frank Cottrell BoyceShared titles: Earth: One Amazing Day (2017), Saint-Ex (1996)See all 2 shared titles with Frank Cottrell Boyce
Composers
- Alex HeffesShared titles: DRAGN (2025), Earth: One Amazing Day (2017), Emperor (2012)See all 3 shared titles with Alex Heffes
Producers
- Duncan ReidShared titles: Hannibal Rising (2007), Girl with a Pearl Earring (2003)See all 2 shared titles with Duncan Reid
- Guy TannahillShared titles: Hannibal Rising (2007), Girl with a Pearl Earring (2003)See all 2 shared titles with Guy Tannahill
- Andy PatersonShared titles: Girl with a Pearl Earring (2003), Saint-Ex (1996)See all 2 shared titles with Andy Paterson
- Anna CampeauShared titles: Girl with a Pearl Earring (2003), Saint-Ex (1996)See all 2 shared titles with Anna Campeau
Mixed roles
- Anand TuckerShared titles: Girl with a Pearl Earring (2003), Saint-Ex (1996)See all 2 shared titles with Anand Tucker
