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Chris A. Peterson

Chris A. Peterson

Editor and writer, also producer

Primetime Emmy nominee

Works as
Editor and writer, also producer
Titles
23 on MovieCove · 28 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Down 13% in 30 days

What are Chris A. Peterson's films like?

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

Genres

Documentary8 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 90th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Documentary movies
Action2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 8th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Comedy2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 27th percentile
: browse their Comedy 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
Self
32%
Bonds
18%
Society
15%
Survival
11%
Power
10%
Ideas
9%
Morality
6%
Identity5 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity4 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth4 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds4 titles, browse their movies with this themeCorruption3 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 14 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 7 · Serious 4 · Dark 3

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 10 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 3

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

A split, not a type: Gentle 6 · Charged 4 · Intense 4

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

Steady 9 · Shifting 5 · Whiplash 0

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

Straight-faced 10 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 1

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

Slow burn 6 · Even-paced 7 · Relentless 1

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

Casual 7 · Engaged 6 · Full focus 1

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

Resolved 10 · Open-ended 4 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
9
Warm
6
Hopeful
7
Joyful
5
Contemplative
5
Other
17

How their films linger

Hopeful7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Happy4
  • Bittersweet7
  • 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 Chris A. Peterson's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 17 of their 23 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Prime Video (6).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Chris A. 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

28 credits, 23 with a MovieCove page.

  • Elle(2026)

    Show 3 episodes · Editor

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all shows

  • Boots(2025)

    Show Editor

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all shows

  • The Bloody Hundredth(2024)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • The Menendez Brothers(2024)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Your Place or Mine(2023)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films

  • Jerry Brown: The Disrupter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Editor

  • Immediate Family(2022)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • Savage X Fenty Show Vol. 2(2020)

    Editor · Lead Editor

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • Barkskins(2020)

    Show Editor · Producer

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all shows

  • My Gift: A Christmas Special from Carrie Underwood(2020)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Seduced: Inside the NXIVM Cult(2020)

    Show Editor

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all shows

  • The Last Tycoon(2016)

    Show 3 episodes · Editor

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all shows

  • Kickboxer: Vengeance(2016)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • American Crime Story(2016)

    Show 2 episodes · Editor

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows

  • Jessica Jones(2015)

    Show 4 episodes · Editor

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all shows

  • Battle for Skyark(2015)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all films

  • The Answer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Editor

  • Hoss (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Editor

  • The Librarians(2014)

    Show 3 episodes · Editor

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all shows

  • The Assassination of President Kennedy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Editor

  • Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic(2013)

    Editor · Writer

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Chained(2012)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Roman Polanski: Odd Man Out (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Writer

  • American Horror Story(2011)

    Show 3 episodes · Editor

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows

  • Revenge of the Electric Car(2011)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Miss Nobody(2010)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Waiting for Hockney(2008)

    Editor · Writer

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Who Killed the Electric Car?(2006)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

Career shape

A full career of 20 titles from 2010 to 2026.

Biggest box office

Who Killed the Electric Car? (2006)

$1.8M worldwide

Highest rated

Immediate Family (2022)

Midcredits 98th

Most popular right now

Elle (2026)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Writing2 of 20: 1 only writing, 1 with another roleEditing18 of 20: 17 only editing, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score69thOther crew1 of 20: 1 only other crew, 0 with another role

By decade

2010s14 · crew2020s6 · 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.

Awards

2 major nominations and no wins, 2013–2014.

  1. 2014
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Picture Editing for Nonfiction Programming
  2. 2013
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Picture Editing for Nonfiction Programming

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.

How do Chris A. Peterson's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 71st percentile, the median of all 14; across their 14 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 70th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

70thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 14

Approval · how many liked their films

73rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 14

Reach · how many have seen their films

72ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 14

Midcredits score across 23 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up11
  • 50th to 74th8
  • 25th to 49th2
  • Below 25th2

Shape of the crowd

11 of their 23 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved4
  • Divisive1
  • Crowd Pleaser11
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed6

Most divisive · editor

My Gift: A Christmas Special from Carrie Underwood (2020)

95th percentile spread · 31% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · editor

Immediate Family (2022)

Midcredits 98th · 97% liked

Reviewers score the pacing 51/100 in their films, across 14 reviewed titles; fans 63, detractors 28. The element that speaks to their work as an editor.

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 Chris A. Peterson's work okay for kids?

Across up to 7 MovieCove titles with content scores, sex & nudity runs heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore6 titles11–79 · median 46 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity7 titles33–69 · median 63 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity5 titles35–69 · median 44 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs5 titles27–42 · median 36 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense5 titles16–77 · median 40 · 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 Chris A. Peterson work with?

People who share at least 2 of Chris A. Peterson's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Chris Paine shares the most, 2.

Directors

Writers

Composers and cinematographers

Producers