Peter Benchley

What are Peter Benchley's films like?

Across their 7 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Bonds.

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 Benchley's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 5 of their 8 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Netflix (3).

• Netflix3 titles, browse their movies on this service
  • Jaws (1975) · actor, writer
  • Jaws 3-D (1983) · writer
  • Jaws: The Revenge (1987) · writer
• Disney+1 title, browse their movies on this service
  • Jaws @ 50: The Definitive Inside Story (2025) · actor, writer
• Tubi1 title, browse their movies on this service
  • The Deep (1977) · writer · free

Subscription and free streaming for Peter Benchley'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

19 credits, 8 with a MovieCove page; 7 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

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  Jaws @ 50: The Definitive Inside Story(2025)

  Writer · as Self

  Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films96^th
• I Love the '70s (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

  Show 1 episode · Actor
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  Great White Deep Trouble (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

  Actor
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  Amazon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

  Show 22 episodes · Creator · Executive Producer
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  Creature (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

  Show 2 episodes · Creator · Novel · as Exec's Buddy
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  E! True Hollywood Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

  Show 1 episode · Actor
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  The Beast (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

  Show 2 episodes · Novel
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  Cruel Jaws (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

  Story
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  Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle(1994)

  as Frank Crowninshield

  Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films59^th
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  Expedition Earth (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

  Show 2 episodes · Writer · as Self (Host)
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  Dolphin Cove (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

  Show 1 episode · Writer
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  Jaws: The Revenge(1987)

  Characters

  Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films1^st
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  Jaws 3-D(1983)

  Characters

  Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films1^st
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  The Island(1980)

  Novel · Screenplay

  Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films23^rd
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  Jaws 2(1978)

  Characters · Screenplay

  Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films33^rd
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  Hunters of the Reef (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

  Characters · as Bus Passenger (uncredited)
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  The Deep(1977)

  Novel · Screenplay

  Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films49^th
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  The Great Houdinis (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

  Writer
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  Jaws(1975)

  Novel · Screenplay · as Interviewer

  Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films97^th

Career shape

A full career of 18 titles from 1975 to 2003.

Biggest box office

Jaws (1975)

$491M worldwide

Highest rated

Jaws (1975)

Midcredits 97^th

Awards

3 major nominations and no wins, 1976.

1. 1976
   • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Screenplay - Motion Picture
   • BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Screenplay
   • +1 other major body · 1 nomination

     • Writers Guild Award, nominated · Best Drama Adapted from Another Medium

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 Benchley's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 41^st percentile, the median of all 8; across their 7 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 40^th percentile for acclaim.

Shape of the crowd

None of their 8 titles divides audiences: 2 are Universally Loved.

22211

• Universally Loved2
• Universally Panned2
• Crowd Pleaser2
• Broadly Agreed1
• Mixed1

Most loved · actor, writer

Jaws (1975)

Midcredits 97^th · 87% liked

Reviewers score the dialogue 45/100 and the plot and story 36/100 in their films, across 6 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a writer.

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 Benchley's work okay for kids?

Across up to 6 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

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 Benchley work with?

People who share at least 2 of Peter Benchley's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Carl Gottlieb shares the most, 3.