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Peter Berg

Peter Berg

Actor, producer, director and writer · Born March 11, 1964 (62) · New York City, New York, USA

Primetime Emmy nominee · Screen Actors Guild Award nominee · 1 other major award body

Peter Berg (born March 11, 1964) is an American actor, film director, producer and writer. He is known for directing films such as Friday Night Lights, The Kingdom, The Rundown, Hancock and Battleship. He is highly regarded for developing the television series Friday Night Lights, based on the film of the same name which he also directed. In his more recent career he has worked to bring to the big screen true stories of ordinary Americans placed into extraordinary situations (Lone Survivor, Deepwater Horizon, Patriots Day). As an actor he is best known for his role as Dr. Billy Kronk on the 1990s-era CBS medical drama Chicago Hope. Description above from the Wikipedia article Peter Berg, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia​

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
March 11, 1964 (62)
From
New York City, New York, USA
Works as
Actor, producer, director and writer
Titles
70 on MovieCove · 100 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Down 7% in 30 days

What are Peter Berg's films like?

Across their 58 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Morality.

Genres

Action15 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 53rd percentile
: browse their Action movies
Drama10 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 52nd percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Comedy8 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 27th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Crime6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 81st percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime movies
Documentary6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 76th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Documentary movies
Biography2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 55th percentile
: browse their Biography 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
21%
Morality
20%
Bonds
18%
Survival
17%
Society
11%
Power
7%
Ideas
6%
Family bonds10 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival11 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity10 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice9 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose8 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship7 titles, browse their movies with this themeTruth6 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition6 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 47 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 10 · Serious 14 · Dark 23

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 29 · Stylized 11 · Heightened 7

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 20 · Intense 21

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

Steady 14 · Shifting 28 · Whiplash 5

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

Straight-faced 28 · Some laughs 14 · Funny 5

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

Slow burn 20 · Even-paced 20 · Relentless 7

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

Casual 15 · Engaged 24 · Full focus 8

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 11 · Affecting 17 · Heavy 19

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

Resolved 31 · Open-ended 11 · Ambiguous 5

Roles they play

11 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 4 of 11 analyzed roles.

Hero
4 of 11
Shadow
3 of 11
Ally
2 of 11
Trickster
1 of 11
Shapeshifter
1 of 11
Show the 11 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
39
Melancholic
22
Thrilling
17
Contemplative
15
Dread
12
Other
54

How their films linger

Thought-provoking20 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful17 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling15 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet13 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing11 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 6 with a twist

  • Happy8
  • Bittersweet27
  • Tragic6
  • Ambiguous15
  • 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 Peter Berg's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 51 of their 70 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (15).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Peter Berg'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

100 credits, 70 with a MovieCove page; 7 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Call of Duty (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2028)

    Director · Producer · Writer

  • The Mosquito Bowl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Director · Producer · Screenplay

  • The Beast(2026)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • The Studio(2025)

    Show 1 episode · as Peter Berg

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • American Primeval(2025)

    Show 6 episodes · Director · Executive Producer · as Fancher

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows

  • God Save Texas(2024)

    Show 3 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all shows

  • Painkiller(2023)

    Show 6 episodes · Director · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all shows

  • Player 54: Chasing the XFL Dream (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Show 9 episodes · Director

  • Boys in Blue(2023)

    Show Director · Producer

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all shows

  • Shaq(2022)

    Show 4 episodes · Creator · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all shows

  • Victoria's Secret: Angels and Demons(2022)

    Show 3 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all shows

  • A Man Named Scott(2021)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • CHIVAS: El Rebaño Sagrado (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Show 4 episodes · Executive Producer

  • A Round with Tiger: Celebrity Playing Lessons(2021)

    Show Director · as Self

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)

  • Audible(2021)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Spenser Confidential(2020)

    Director · Producer

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Dare Me(2019)

    Show 10 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all shows

  • The Cat and the Moon(2019)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Buzz (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Executive Producer

  • Heavy: Fury v Schwarz (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Director

  • Mile 22(2018)

    Director · Producer · as Lucas

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • The People's Fighters: Teofilo Stevenson and the Legend of Cuban Boxing (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Director

  • Wind River(2017)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • QB1: Beyond the Lights (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Show Creator

  • American Jihad(2017)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Road to Race Day(2017)

    Show Producer

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)

  • Uncensored with Michael Ware(2017)

    Show Producer

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)

  • Patriots Day(2016)

    Director · Screenplay · Story · as Guy Opening MIT Door

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Deepwater Horizon(2016)

    Director · as Mr. Skip

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Hell or High Water(2016)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: Sword of Destiny(2016)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films

  • The Selection: Special Operations Experiment(2016)

    Show Producer

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows

  • Breakthrough(2015)

    Show 1 episode · Director · as Narrator

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows

  • Ballers(2015)

    Show 7 episodes · Director · as Dolphins Coach

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all shows

  • Hercules(2014)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • The Leftovers(2014)

    Show 28 episodes · Director · Executive Producer · as Pete

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows

  • Lone Survivor(2013)

    Director · Producer · Writer · as Soldier (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • Trophy Kids(2013)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • State of Play(2013)

    Show 8 episodes · Executive Producer · as Self - Host

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)

  • Battleship(2012)

    Director · Producer · as JPJ 2nd Gunner

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Prime Suspect (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Show 13 episodes · Director · Executive Producer

  • The Hill Chris Climbed: The Gridiron Heroes Story(2012)

    Producer · as Self

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Losers(2010)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • 30 for 30(2009)

    Show 1 episode · Director · as Self

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • Trauma (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Show 18 episodes · Producer

  • Kings Ransom (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Director · Executive Producer · as Himself

  • Virtuality(2009)

    Director · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Virtuality (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Show 1 episode · Director · Producer

  • Hancock(2008)

    Director · as Doctor Who Helps Mary (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Lions for Lambs(2007)

    as Wirey Pink

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Lars and the Real Girl(2007)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • The Kingdom(2007)

    Director · as FBI Agent

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Smokin' Aces(2006)

    as "Pistol" Pete Deeks

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films

  • Friday Night Lights(2006)

    Show 76 episodes · Director · Creator · Executive Producer · Writer · as Morris 'Mo' McArnold

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • Pu-239(2006)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Friday Night Lights(2004)

    Director · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Collateral(2004)

    as Richard Weidner

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Entourage(2004)

    Show 2 episodes · as Peter Berg

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • The Rundown(2003)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Corky Romano(2001)

    as Paulie Romano

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • Alias(2001)

    Show 2 episodes · as Noah Hicks

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows

  • Wonderland (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Show 8 episodes · Director · Creator · Producer · Writer

  • Dill Scallion (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    as Nate Clumson

  • The King of Queens(1998)

    Show 1 episode · as Li’l Eddie

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all shows

  • Very Bad Things(1998)

    Director · Screenplay · as Man at Funeral

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films

  • San Francisco Diggers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Actor

  • Cop Land(1997)

    as Joey Randone

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • The Great White Hype(1996)

    as Terry Conklin

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Girl 6(1996)

    as Caller #1 - Bob

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • The Naked Truth (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Show 1 episode · as David

  • Across the Moon(1994)

    as Lyle

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • Chicago Hope (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Show 106 episodes · Director · Writer · as Billy Kronk

  • Unveiled (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    as Drug Dealer

  • F.T.W.(1994)

    as Clem Stuart

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • The Last Seduction(1994)

    as Mike Swale

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • Rise and Walk: The Dennis Byrd Story(1994)

    as Dennis Byrd

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Fallen Angels (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Show 1 episode · as Augie · as Joe Wales

  • A Case for Murder (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    as Jack Hemmet

  • Fire in the Sky(1993)

    as David Whitlock

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Aspen Extreme(1993)

    as Dexter

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • A Midnight Clear(1992)

    as Bud Miller

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Late for Dinner(1991)

    as Frank Lovegren

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Crooked Hearts(1991)

    as Tom Warren

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films

  • Genuine Risk (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    as Henry

  • Race for Glory (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    as Chris

  • Heart of Dixie(1989)

    as Jenks Foley · as Jenks

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Miracle Mile(1988)

    as Band Member

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • Going Overboard(1989)

    as Mort Ginsberg

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Tale of Two Sisters(1989)

    as Gardener

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Never on Tuesday (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    as Eddie

  • Shocker(1989)

    as Jonathan Parker

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Quiet Victory: The Charlie Wedemeyer Story(1988)

    as Bobby Maker

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Beverly Hills Buntz (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Show 1 episode · as Val Morrissey

  • 21 Jump Street(1987)

    Show 1 episode · as Jerome Sawyer

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all shows

  • Cold Zero (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer

  • Gold Star Tribute: A National Salute to America's Heroes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Executive Producer

  • N.A.R. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer · Actor

  • Spenser Confidential 2 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Director · Producer

  • Untitled Chris Cornell Documentary (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Director

  • Untitled Rihanna Documentary (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Director

Career shape

A full career of 91 titles, 83 of them dated from 1987 to 2025.

Biggest box office

Hancock (2008)

$629M worldwide

Highest rated

Wind River (2017)

Midcredits 97th

Most popular right now

The Beast (2026)

Film career

Top draw in 5 MovieCove titles.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting51 of 91: 37 only acting, 14 with another role · typical Midcredits score63rdDirecting32 of 91: 8 only directing, 24 with another role · typical Midcredits score78thWriting10 of 91: 1 only writing, 9 with another role · typical Midcredits score89thProducing36 of 91: 18 only producing, 18 with another role · typical Midcredits score70thOther crew4 of 91: 1 only other crew, 3 with another role

91 titles, 26 with more than one role — acting and producing overlap on 7 of them.

By decade

1980s10 · acting1990s22 · 22 acting · 2 crew2000s19 · 9 acting · 13 crew2010s22 · 7 acting · 22 crew2020s10 · 2 acting · 9 crew

Billing

usually 5th · top billed in 11% of 18 roles
899499

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. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

Awards

7 major nominations and no wins, 1996–2014.

  1. 2014
    • Writers Guild Award, nominated · Best Adapted Screenplay
  2. 2011
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Drama Series
  3. 2007
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series
    • +1 other major body · 1 nomination
      • Writers Guild Award, nominated · New Series
  4. 1998
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series
  5. 1997
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series
  6. 1996
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series

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 Peter Berg's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 57th percentile, the median of all 48; across their 47 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 56th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

56thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 47

Approval · how many liked their films

55thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 47

Reach · how many have seen their films

88thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 47

Midcredits score across 70 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up27
  • 50th to 74th17
  • 25th to 49th16
  • Below 25th10

Shape of the crowd

30 of their 70 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved10
  • Divisive2
  • Cult Classic4
  • Crowd Pleaser30
  • Broadly Agreed3
  • Mixed21

Most divisive · actor, producer

The Hill Chris Climbed: The Gridiron Heroes Story (2012)

98th percentile spread · 38% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor, director, writer, producer

Friday Night Lights (2006)

Midcredits 98th · 92% liked

Reviewers score the acting 68/100 in their films, across 43 reviewed titles; fans 76, detractors 46. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

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 Peter Berg's work okay for kids?

Across up to 28 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, profanity and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore25 titles43–89 · median 71 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity28 titles12–58 · median 31 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity25 titles44–93 · median 75 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs25 titles19–58 · median 35 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense24 titles32–89 · median 60 · moderateheavier than most 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 Peter Berg work with?

People who share at least 2 of Peter Berg's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Brandon Carroll shares the most, 9.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles