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Peter Yates

British film director and producer (1929-2011)

3.57body-of-work score · ranked #318 of 2631 directors · 7 films in our library

A director's score is the sum of their films' composite canon scores — methodology.

Born
July 24, 1929 · Aldershot
Died
January 9, 2011 · London
Nationality
United Kingdom
Work
film producer, film director, screenwriter, director
Reference
Wikipedia · Wikidata
Portrait of Peter Yates
William Randolph Prescott · CC BY-SA 4.0

Films in our library, ranked

Ranked by composite canon score across 20+ authoritative lists, awards and polls — our ordering, with every placement citing its evidence on the film's page.

  1. 1
    Breaking Away

    1979 · United States · comedy, drama

    Oscar Best Picture nominee 1979 · Ebert's annual top 10 1979 #2 · Siskel's annual top 10 1979 #4

    1.315 citations
  2. 2
    The Dresser

    1983 · United Kingdom / Australia · comedy, drama

    Oscar Best Picture nominee 1983 · Kinema Junpo Best Ten (International) 1984 #9 · NYT Best 1,000 Movies

    0.923 citations
  3. 3
    Bullitt

    1968 · United States · crime, thriller, action

    National Film Registry (inducted 2007) · NYT Best 1,000 Movies · Edgar Wright's 1,000 favorite movies

    0.503 citations
  4. 4
    The Friends of Eddie Coyle

    1973 · United States · film-noir, action

    Criterion Collection spine #475 · Ebert's annual top 10 1973 #10

    0.312 citations
  5. 5
    John and Mary

    1969 · United States · drama, comedy, romance

    Kinema Junpo Best Ten (International) 1969 #9

    0.301 citation
  6. 6
    Robbery

    1967 · United Kingdom · crime, drama

    Edgar Wright's 1,000 favorite movies

    0.111 citation
  7. 7
    The Hot Rock

    1972 · United States · crime, comedy

    Edgar Wright's 1,000 favorite movies

    0.111 citation

Complete filmography

All 25 directorial credits recorded on Wikidata, in chronological order; films in our library link to their canon-score page.