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Peter Lyons Collister

Peter Lyons Collister

Cinematographer · Born March 9, 1956 (70) · Cleveland, Ohio, USA

Peter Lyons Collister, A.S.C. (born March 9, 1956) is an American cinematographer.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
March 9, 1956 (70)
From
Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Works as
Cinematographer
Titles
62 on MovieCove · 72 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 26Up 36% in 30 days

What are Peter Lyons Collister's films like?

Across their 32 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Genres

Comedy12 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 26th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Action5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 31st percentile
: browse their Action movies
Animation5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 26th percentile
: browse their Animation movies
Adventure3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 23rd percentile
: browse their Adventure movies
Horror3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 36th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Horror movies
Drama2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 45th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama 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
Bonds
32%
Self
29%
Morality
15%
Survival
12%
Society
9%
Power
3%
Ideas
1%
Family bonds15 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity9 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth7 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship6 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival5 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love3 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption3 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception4 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 31 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 23 · Serious 2 · Dark 6

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 16 · Stylized 11 · Heightened 4

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

A split, not a type: Gentle 15 · Charged 10 · Intense 6

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

A split, not a type: Steady 14 · Shifting 13 · Whiplash 4

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 8 · Some laughs 8 · Funny 15

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

Slow burn 9 · Even-paced 20 · Relentless 2

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

Casual 24 · Engaged 6 · Full focus 1

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

Resolved 27 · Open-ended 4 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Joyful
16
Tense
10
Absurd
11
Warm
9
Thrilling
9
Other
30

How their films linger

Feel-good21 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun18 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteCathartic2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 5 with a twist

  • Happy21
  • Bittersweet8
  • Ambiguous3

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 Lyons Collister's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 48 of their 62 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (18).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Peter Lyons Collister'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

72 credits, 62 with a MovieCove page.

  • Coyote vs. Acme(2026)

    Second Unit Director

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • Vanished(2026)

    Show Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all shows

  • The SpongeBob Movie: Search for SquarePants(2025)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films

  • The Naked Gun(2025)

    Second Unit Director

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Smurfs(2025)

    Cinematographer · Second Unit Director

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films

  • Sonic the Hedgehog 3(2024)

    Second Unit Director · Second Unit Director of Photography

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Love Lies Bleeding(2024)

    Second Unit Director

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Sonic the Hedgehog 2(2022)

    Second Unit Director · Second Unit Director of Photography

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • The Lost City(2022)

    Second Unit Director · Second Unit Director of Photography

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Clifford the Big Red Dog(2021)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run(2020)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Sonic the Hedgehog(2020)

    Second Unit Director

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Bumblebee(2018)

    Second Unit Director of Photography

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Transformers: The Last Knight(2017)

    Second Unit Director of Photography

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • Office Christmas Party(2016)

    Second Unit Director of Photography

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • True Memoirs of an International Assassin(2016)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates(2016)

    Second Unit Director of Photography

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip(2015)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • Point Break(2015)

    Second Unit Director of Photography

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • Barely Lethal(2015)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • Transformers: Age of Extinction(2014)

    Second Unit Director · Second Unit Director of Photography

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • The Amazing Spider-Man(2012)

    Second Unit Director of Photography

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • Hop(2011)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all films

  • The Green Hornet(2011)

    Second Unit Director of Photography

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Furry Vengeance(2010)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films

  • Paul Rodriguez & Friends: Comedy Rehab (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Cinematographer

  • Alvin and the Chipmunks(2007)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Meet Bill(2007)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties(2006)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • Red Eye(2005)

    Additional Photography

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • The Amityville Horror(2005)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Surviving Christmas(2004)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • The Bourne Supremacy(2004)

    Second Unit Director of Photography

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • Win a Date with Tad Hamilton!(2004)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Arrested Development(2003)

    Show 15 episodes · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • The Rundown(2003)

    Second Unit Director · Second Unit Director of Photography

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • The Master of Disguise(2002)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films

  • Mr. Deeds (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Cinematographer

  • The Animal(2001)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo(1999)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • The Replacement Killers(1998)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Ghosts of Fear Street(1998)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Beautician and the Beast(1997)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Dunston Checks In(1996)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films

  • Bad Boys(1995)

    Second Unit Director · Second Unit Director of Photography

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Higher Learning(1995)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films

  • Poetic Justice(1993)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Iron Maze (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Second Unit Director of Photography

  • Livin' Large! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Cinematographer

  • Problem Child(1990)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • Jury Duty: The Comedy(1990)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • The Phantom of the Opera(1989)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Limit Up (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Cinematographer

  • Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure(1989)

    Camera Operator

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • All's Fair (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Cinematographer

  • Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers(1988)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Pulse(1988)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • You Can't Hurry Love(1988)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • He's My Girl(1987)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • Can't Buy Me Love(1987)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • The Last Fling(1987)

    Camera Operator

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Flight of the Navigator(1986)

    Second Unit Director of Photography

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Eye of the Tiger(1986)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • The Supernaturals (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Cinematographer

  • Hollywood Vice Squad(1986)

    Additional Photography

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • Getting Even (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Cinematographer

  • KGB: The Secret War (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Cinematographer · Executive Producer

  • Avenging Angel(1985)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • Blame It on Rio(1984)

    Second Unit Director of Photography

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Deadly Force (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    Camera Operator

  • Summer Lovers(1982)

    Aerial Director of Photography · Second Unit Director of Photography

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • The Blue Lagoon(1980)

    Additional Photography

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

Career shape

A full career of 70 titles from 1980 to 2026.

Biggest box office

Alvin and the Chipmunks (2007)

$365M worldwide

Highest rated

Can't Buy Me Love (1987)

Midcredits 71st

Most popular right now

Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties (2006)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Producing1 of 70: 0 only producing, 1 with another roleCinematography60 of 70: 52 only cinematography, 8 with another role · typical Midcredits score31stOther crew17 of 70: 10 only other crew, 7 with another role · typical Midcredits score64th

70 titles, 8 with more than one role — cinematography and other crew overlap on 7 of them.

By decade

1980s21 · crew1990s11 · crew2000s14 · crew2010s13 · crew2020s11 · 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 Lyons Collister's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 35th percentile, the median of all 60; across their 31 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 31st percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

31stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 31

Approval · how many liked their films

29thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 31

Reach · how many have seen their films

91stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 31

Midcredits score across 62 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up7
  • 50th to 74th12
  • 25th to 49th26
  • Below 25th17

Shape of the crowd

32 of their 62 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved3
  • Cult Classic2
  • Crowd Pleaser14
  • Broadly Agreed11
  • Mixed32

Most divisive · cinematographer

Ghosts of Fear Street (1998)

85th percentile spread · 33% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · cinematographer

The Bourne Supremacy (2004)

Midcredits 96th · 89% liked

Reviewers score the cinematography 55/100 in their films, across 19 reviewed titles; fans 65, detractors 41. The element that speaks to their work as a cinematographer.

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 Lyons Collister's work okay for kids?

Across up to 26 MovieCove titles with content scores, profanity runs heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore17 titles27–82 · median 47 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity26 titles18–49 · median 37 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity18 titles32–73 · median 47 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs18 titles20–52 · median 33 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense17 titles10–68 · median 40 · moderatenear the median of all 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 Lyons Collister work with?

People who share at least 2 of Peter Lyons Collister's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Tim Hill shares the most, 4.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers