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Peter Markle

Peter Markle

Director, also writer and producer · Born September 24, 1952 (74) · Danville, Pennsylvania, USA

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Peter Markle is an American TV and film director. He has worked on Everwood, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, and The X-Files as well as many other programs. He was director of the successful "Flight 93" in 2006 and he also directed the poorly-received comedy western film Wagons East!. Markle married actress Melinda Culea in 1996.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
September 24, 1952 (74)
From
Danville, Pennsylvania, USA
Works as
Director, also writer and producer
Titles
38 on MovieCove · 53 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 26Down 24% in 30 days

What are Peter Markle's films like?

Across their 18 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Morality.

Genres

Drama5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 54th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Comedy3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 27th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Mystery3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 24th percentile
: browse their Mystery 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
Survival
27%
Morality
27%
Bonds
20%
Self
19%
Ideas
5%
Power
3%
Survival7 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice6 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds4 titles, browse their movies with this themeComing of age3 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception4 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love2 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 18 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 5 · Serious 4 · Dark 9

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

Grounded 14 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 1

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

Gentle 2 · Charged 11 · Intense 5

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

Steady 8 · Shifting 8 · Whiplash 2

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

Straight-faced 13 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 3

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

Slow burn 5 · Even-paced 13 · 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 10 · Full focus 1

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

Resolved 15 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
16
Warm
5
Dread
4
Melancholic
5
Hopeful
4
Other
12

How their films linger

Feel-good6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 3 with a twist

  • Happy7
  • Bittersweet7
  • Tragic3
  • 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 Markle's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 27 of their 38 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (11).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Peter Markle'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

53 credits, 38 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • Youngblood(2025)

    Original Film Writer

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • Odds Are(2018)

    Director · Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • Crisis(2014)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all shows

  • Silent Witness(2011)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Carnal Innocence(2011)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • Fairly Legal(2011)

    Show 3 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all shows

  • Three Rivers(2009)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all shows

  • High Noon(2009)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • The Tenth Circle(2008)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films

  • Life(2007)

    Show 3 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • Cane (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • Burn Notice(2007)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • Flight 93(2006)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Faith of My Fathers(2005)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Numb3rs(2005)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all shows

  • Medium(2005)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all shows

  • The Mountain (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • Jack & Bobby(2004)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all shows

  • Rescue Me(2004)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • Saving Jessica Lynch (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Director

  • Cold Case (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • Las Vegas(2003)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all shows

  • Without a Trace(2002)

    Show 6 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows

  • Haunted (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • CSI: Miami(2002)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all shows

  • Everwood(2002)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all shows

  • Virginia's Run(2002)

    Director · Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • The Agency (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Show 3 episodes · Director

  • The District (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • CSI: Crime Scene Investigation(2000)

    Show 3 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all shows

  • L.A. Doctors (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • The Magnificent Seven(1998)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all shows

  • Target Earth (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Director

  • Millennium (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

  • The Last Days of Frankie the Fly(1996)

    Director · Producer

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • White Dwarf (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Director

  • Jake Lassiter: Justice on the Bayou(1995)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • ER(1994)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • Wagons East(1994)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • NYPD Blue(1993)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all shows

  • The X-Files(1993)

    Show 3 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • Johnny Bago (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • Homicide: Life on the Street(1993)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • Through the Eyes of a Killer(1992)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Dead and Alive: The Race for Gus Farace(1991)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • El Diablo(1990)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Breaking Point (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Director

  • Nightbreaker(1989)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Bat*21(1988)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Desperate (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Director

  • Youngblood(1986)

    Director · Producer · Screenplay · Story

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Hot Dog... The Movie(1984)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • The Personals (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Director · Cinematographer · Producer · Writer

Career shape

A full career of 53 titles from 1982 to 2026.

Biggest box office

Hot Dog... The Movie (1984)

$20M worldwide

Highest rated

Bat*21 (1988)

Midcredits 60th

Most popular right now

Youngblood (1986)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing52 of 53: 48 only directing, 4 with another role · typical Midcredits score53rdWriting5 of 53: 1 only writing, 4 with another roleProducing3 of 53: 0 only producing, 3 with another roleCinematography1 of 53: 0 only cinematography, 1 with another role

53 titles, 4 with more than one role — directing and writing overlap on 4 of them.

By decade

1980s7 · crew1990s16 · crew2000s24 · crew2010s5 · 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 Markle's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 37th percentile, the median of all 19; across their 18 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 42nd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

42ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 18

Approval · how many liked their films

37thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 18

Reach · how many have seen their films

53rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 18

Midcredits score across 38 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up10
  • 50th to 74th13
  • 25th to 49th9
  • Below 25th6

Shape of the crowd

16 of their 38 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved5
  • Divisive1
  • Crowd Pleaser15
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed16

Most divisive · writer

Youngblood (2025)

92nd percentile spread · 62% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · director

The X-Files (1993)

Midcredits 98th · 93% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 55/100 and the pacing 44/100 in their films, across 16 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a director.

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 Markle's work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 3 MovieCove titles with content scores.

Their medianMedian of all films
Sex & Nudity3 titlesmedian 52 · moderateMedian of all films: 32
Profanity3 titlesmedian 50 · moderateMedian of all films: 36

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.

Who does Peter Markle work with?

People who share at least 2 of Peter Markle's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Mark Irwin shares the most, 6.

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers