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Peter Gilbert

Peter Gilbert

Producer, cinematographer and director · Born January 1, 1957 (69) · Chicago, Illinois, USA

Born
January 1, 1957 (69)
From
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Works as
Producer, cinematographer and director
Titles
24 on MovieCove · 37 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 37 days to Oct 26Up 17% in 30 days

What are Peter Gilbert's films like?

Across their 22 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Genres

Comedy8 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 39th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Documentary8 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 89th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Documentary movies
Drama5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 57th percentile
: 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
24%
Self
24%
Survival
20%
Society
12%
Morality
11%
Power
7%
Ideas
2%
Identity6 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship3 titles, browse their movies with this themeMarriage3 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds2 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love2 titles, browse their movies with this themeGrief4 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 22 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 6 · Serious 7 · Dark 9

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

Grounded 17 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 2

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

Gentle 4 · Charged 11 · Intense 7

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

A split, not a type: Steady 11 · Shifting 8 · Whiplash 3

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

Straight-faced 13 · Some laughs 7 · Funny 2

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 18 · Even-paced 4 · 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 7 · Engaged 9 · Full focus 6

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 5 · Affecting 8 · Heavy 9

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

A split, not a type: Resolved 11 · Open-ended 4 · Ambiguous 7

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
15
Melancholic
13
Warm
7
Hopeful
6
Dread
4
Other
14

How their films linger

Thought-provoking12 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy2
  • Bittersweet8
  • Tragic3
  • Ambiguous9

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 Gilbert's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 14 of their 24 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (7).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Peter Gilbert'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

37 credits, 24 with a MovieCove page.

  • The Easy Kind (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Producer

  • Searching for Mr. Rugoff(2019)

    Camera Operator · Cinematographer · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Depraved(2019)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Holy Trinity (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Executive Producer

  • Sword of Trust(2019)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Madeline's Madeline(2018)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Golden Exits(2017)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Win It All(2017)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Little Sister(2016)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • In the Game (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Cinematographer

  • Life After Hoop Dreams (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Cinematographer

  • Queen of Earth(2015)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Digging for Fire(2015)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Lace Crater(2015)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • Somewhere in the Middle(2015)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Happy Christmas(2014)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • The Last Flight of Petr Ginz (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Producer

  • The Dish & the Spoon(2011)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Brother Number One(2011)

    Director · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Burning Ice (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Director · Cinematographer

  • Camp Victory, Afghanistan(2010)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • At the Death House Door(2008)

    Director · Cinematographer · Producer

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • The Ballad of Esequiel Hernández(2007)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • God Grew Tired of Us(2006)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • Deadline (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Executive Producer

  • With All Deliberate Speed (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Director

  • A Time for Dancing(2002)

    Director · Producer

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Married in America (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Cinematographer

  • All the Rage(1999)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Vietnam Long Time Coming (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Director

  • Men with Guns (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Associate Producer

  • Prefontaine(1997)

    Cinematographer · Producer

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Baseball(1994)

    Show 1 episode · Additional Director of Photography

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all shows

  • Hoop Dreams(1994)

    Cinematographer · Producer

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Higher Goals (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Cinematographer · Producer

  • American Dream(1990)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • The Long Way Home (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Cinematographer

Career shape

A full career of 29 titles from 1989 to 2024.

Biggest box office

Hoop Dreams (1994)

$12M worldwide

Highest rated

Hoop Dreams (1994)

Midcredits 99th

Most popular right now

All the Rage (1999)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing5 of 29: 3 only directing, 2 with another roleProducing19 of 29: 14 only producing, 5 with another role · typical Midcredits score57thCinematography11 of 29: 6 only cinematography, 5 with another role · typical Midcredits score94thOther crew1 of 29: 0 only other crew, 1 with another role

29 titles, 6 with more than one role — producing and cinematography overlap on 4 of them.

By decade

1980s1 · crew1990s7 · crew2000s5 · crew2010s15 · 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 Gilbert's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 58th percentile, the median of all 23; across their 22 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 64th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

64thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 22

Approval · how many liked their films

55thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 22

Reach · how many have seen their films

65thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 22

Midcredits score across 24 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up9
  • 50th to 74th8
  • 25th to 49th6
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

13 of their 24 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved4
  • Loved with Detractors1
  • Crowd Pleaser3
  • Broadly Agreed3
  • Mixed13

Most divisive · producer

The Ballad of Esequiel Hernández (2007)

97th percentile spread · 23% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · producer, cinematographer

Hoop Dreams (1994)

Midcredits 99th · 89% liked

Reviewers score the cinematography 66/100 in their films, across 15 reviewed titles; fans 73, detractors 48. 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 Gilbert's work okay for kids?

Across up to 6 MovieCove titles with content scores, every category sits near the median of all films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Sex & Nudity6 titles26–60 · median 41 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32

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 Gilbert work with?

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

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers