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Peter S. Beagle

Peter S. Beagle

Writer · Born April 20, 1939 (87) · New York, NY, United States

​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Peter Soyer Beagle (born April 20, 1939) is an American fantasist and author of novels, nonfiction, and screenplays. His most notable works include the novels The Last Unicorn, A Fine and Private Place and Tamsin, the award-winning story "Two Hearts", and "Sarek", an episode of the TV series Star Trek: The Next Generation. Description above from the Wikipedia article Peter S. Beagle, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
April 20, 1939 (87)
From
New York, NY, United States
Works as
Writer
Titles
6 on MovieCove · 11 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Official site (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 37 days to Oct 26Down 14% in 30 days

What are Peter S. Beagle's films like?

Across their 5 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Self.

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
38%
Self
21%
Bonds
20%
Survival
11%
Power
6%
Ideas
4%
Sacrifice3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 4 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Dark: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their dark movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 0 · Serious 1 · Dark 3

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 2 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 1

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 0 · Charged 2 · Intense 2

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

Steady 1 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 0

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

Straight-faced 3 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 0

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

A split, not a type: Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 1 · Relentless 0

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

Casual 1 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 1

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

Resolved 3 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 1

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
3
Melancholic
2
Dread
1
Hopeful
2
Joyful
1
Other
4

How their films linger

Bittersweet3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy1
  • Bittersweet3
  • Ambiguous1

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 S. Beagle's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 4 of their 6 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Peter S. Beagle'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

11 credits, 6 with a MovieCove page; 2 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Grave Intentions(2021)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films

  • The Bridge Partner (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Original Story

  • Camelot (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Writer

  • The Little Mermaid(1992)

    Show 1 episode · Writer

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all shows

  • Star Trek: The Next Generation(1987)

    Show 1 episode · Writer

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • The Last Unicorn(1982)

    Author · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • The Lord of the Rings(1978)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • The Greatest Thing That Almost Happened(1977)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Dove (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Screenplay

  • Apple's Way (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Show 1 episode · Writer

  • Thirty-Minute Theatre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Show 1 episode · Writer

Career shape

A full career of 11 titles from 1965 to 2021.

Biggest box office

The Lord of the Rings (1978)

$30M worldwide

Highest rated

The Last Unicorn (1982)

Midcredits 90th

Most popular right now

The Little Mermaid (1992)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Writing11 of 11: 11 only writing, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score57th

By decade

1960s1 · crew1970s4 · crew1980s2 · crew1990s2 · crew2010s1 · crew2020s1 · crew

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.

How do Peter S. Beagle's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 57th percentile, the median of all 4; across a limited sample of 4 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 62nd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

62ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Approval · how many liked their films

50thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Reach · how many have seen their films

61stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Midcredits score across 6 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up2
  • 50th to 74th2
  • 25th to 49th1
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

2 of their 6 titles are Universally Loved.

  • Universally Loved2
  • Universally Panned1
  • Cult Classic1
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed1

Most divisive · writer

The Greatest Thing That Almost Happened (1977)

77th percentile spread · 24% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · writer

Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987)

Midcredits 98th · 93% liked

Reviewers score the plot and story 46/100 in their films, across 3 reviewed titles; fans 65, detractors 25. 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.