Peter Yates
Director · 33 credits · 24 in highly-rated films
Best known for Bullitt (1968)
Frequent collaborators: Paul Wright, Carl McCoy, Tony Pettitt, Nod Wright
Best Peter Yates movies by genre
Directed movies (26 total, ranked by score)
1Bullitt
1968 · ★ 7.1 (1,318 votes)
Action, Crime, Thriller
2Breaking Away
1979 · ★ 7.1 (299 votes)
Drama, Comedy
3The Friends of Eddie Coyle
1973 · ★ 7.2 (207 votes)
Crime, Drama, Thriller
4Suspect
1987 · ★ 6.6 (255 votes)
Crime, Drama, Thriller
5The Dresser
1983 · ★ 6.8 (81 votes)
Drama
6Krull
1983 · ★ 6.0 (628 votes)
Action, Adventure, Fantasy
7Murphy's War
1971 · ★ 6.2 (98 votes)
Drama, War
8The Hot Rock
1972 · ★ 6.6 (127 votes)
Crime, Comedy
9An Innocent Man
1989 · ★ 6.2 (151 votes)
Crime, Drama, Thriller
10The Deep
1977 · ★ 6.0 (263 votes)
Mystery, Thriller, Adventure
11One Way Pendulum
1965 · ★ 5.5 (2 votes)
Comedy
12Koroshi
1968
Thriller, Action, TV Movie
13Robbery
1967 · ★ 6.6 (52 votes)
Crime, Thriller, Drama
14John and Mary
1969 · ★ 5.9 (38 votes)
Drama, Romance
15Don Quixote
2000 · ★ 6.3 (39 votes)
Adventure, Comedy, TV Movie
16Year of the Comet
1992 · ★ 5.8 (35 votes)
Adventure
17Eleni
1985 · ★ 5.9 (16 votes)
Drama, History
18The House on Carroll Street
1988 · ★ 5.8 (54 votes)
Drama, Thriller
19Roommates
1995 · ★ 5.7 (32 votes)
Drama, Comedy
20Mother, Jugs & Speed
1976 · ★ 5.4 (49 votes)
Comedy, Drama
21The Run of the Country
1995 · ★ 6.2 (11 votes)
Drama, Romance
22Summer Holiday
1963 · ★ 5.9 (41 votes)
Music, Romance
23Eyewitness
1981 · ★ 5.6 (126 votes)
Thriller, Crime, Drama
24For Pete's Sake
1974 · ★ 5.8 (25 votes)
Comedy
25A Separate Peace
2004 · ★ 4.8 (8 votes)
Drama, TV Movie
26Curtain Call
1998 · ★ 4.9 (25 votes)
Romance, Science Fiction, Comedy
Credits are ranked using the same weighted score as movie collections. Last updated Aug 29, 2026.