Daniel Petrie
Director · 51 credits · 22 in highly-rated films
Best known for A Raisin in the Sun (1961)
Best Daniel Petrie movies by genre
Directed movies (49 total, ranked by score)
1A Raisin in the Sun
1961 · ★ 7.7 (151 votes)
Drama, Romance
2The Dollmaker
1984 · ★ 7.5 (12 votes)
Drama, TV Movie
3Fort Apache, the Bronx
1981 · ★ 6.5 (130 votes)
Crime, Drama, Action
4Resurrection
1980 · ★ 6.5 (49 votes)
Drama, Fantasy
5The Assistant
1997 · ★ 4.2 (2 votes)
6Cocoon: The Return
1988 · ★ 6.5 (1,026 votes)
Comedy, Science Fiction
7Buster and Billie
1974 · ★ 6.7 (18 votes)
Crime, Drama, Romance
8Walter and Henry
2001 · ★ 8.5 (4 votes)
Drama
9The Idol
1966 · ★ 4.9 (8 votes)
Drama
10Lassie
1994 · ★ 6.1 (214 votes)
Family, Adventure
11The Bramble Bush
1960 · ★ 5.5 (4 votes)
Drama
12A Wind from the South
1955 · ★ 5.7 (9 votes)
Drama, TV Movie
13Inherit the Wind
1999 · ★ 6.2 (38 votes)
Drama, TV Movie
14Kissinger and Nixon
1995 · ★ 7.9 (4 votes)
TV Movie, Drama
15The Quinns
1977
Drama, TV Movie
16Returning Home
1975 · ★ 5.0 (1 votes)
Drama, TV Movie
17Monday After the Miracle
1998
Drama, TV Movie
18Lifeguard
1976 · ★ 6.1 (36 votes)
Comedy, Drama
19My Name Is Bill W.
1989 · ★ 6.5 (22 votes)
Drama, TV Movie
20Mark Twain and Me
1991 · ★ 7.6 (10 votes)
Drama, TV Movie
21Rocket Gibraltar
1988 · ★ 6.0 (37 votes)
Drama, Family
22Six Pack
1982 · ★ 6.5 (33 votes)
Drama, Comedy, Family
23Stolen Hours
1963 · ★ 5.5 (11 votes)
Drama
24Wild Iris
2001 · ★ 7.0 (6 votes)
Drama, TV Movie
25The Bay Boy
1984 · ★ 5.8 (15 votes)
Drama, Romance
26The Stingiest Man in Town
1956 · ★ 3.5 (2 votes)
Fantasy, Drama, Family
27Calm at Sunset
1996 · ★ 6.2 (8 votes)
Drama, TV Movie
28Trouble Comes to Town
1973
Drama
29A Town Torn Apart
1992 · ★ 7.0 (2 votes)
Drama, TV Movie
30Wuthering Heights
1958 · ★ 8.0 (1 votes)
Drama, TV Movie, Romance
Credits are ranked using the same weighted score as movie collections. Last updated Aug 30, 2026.