Craig Pearce is an Australian screenwriter and actor. Pearce's acting credits include a regular role in soap opera The Restless Years in 1981, guest roles in Bellamy and G.P., and film roles in To Make a Killing (1988), Mad Bomber in Love (1992) and The Seventh Floor (1994). Pearce co-wrote the play Strictly Ballroom and the screenplay of the 1992 movie adaptation with Baz Luhrmann. He co-wrote the screenplay for the 1996 film Romeo + Juliet, the 2001 film Moulin Rouge!, and the 2013 film The Great Gatsby; all with Luhrmann. He received the Australian Writers' Guild Lifetime Achievement Award in 2016.
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Biography from TMDB.
- Writer and actor
- 8 on MovieCove · 14 credits in all
What are Craig Pearce's films like?
Across their 8 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 8
Light 2 · Serious 3 · Dark 3
A split, not a type: Grounded 3 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 5
A split, not a type: Gentle 1 · Charged 3 · Intense 4
Steady 3 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 2
A split, not a type: Straight-faced 6 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 1
Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 4 · Relentless 1
A split, not a type: Casual 4 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 1
A split, not a type: Easy watch 3 · Affecting 1 · Heavy 4
Resolved 6 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 1
Moods and endings
- Happy3
- Bittersweet3
- Tragic2
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 Craig Pearce's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 2 of their 8 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.
Subscription and free streaming for Craig Pearce'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
14 credits, 8 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.
Elvis(2022)
Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films
Pistol (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)
Will(2017)
Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all shows
The Great Gatsby(2013)
Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films
Charlie St. Cloud(2010)
Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films
Moulin Rouge!(2001)
Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films
Romeo + Juliet(1996)
Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films
The Seventh Floor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)
Mad Bomber in Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)
Strictly Ballroom(1992)
Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films
E Street (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)
To Make a Killing (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)
Nightmaster(1988)
Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films
Rafferty's Rules (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)
Career shape
A full career of 14 titles from 1987 to 2022.
Biggest box office
The Great Gatsby (2013)
Highest rated
Moulin Rouge! (2001)
Most popular right now
The Great Gatsby (2013)
Film career
- 1988Screen debut· Nightmaster
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 Craig Pearce's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 86th percentile, the median of all 7; across their 8 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 83rd percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up4
- 50th to 74th2
- 25th to 49th1
- Below 25th1
Shape of the crowd
5 of their 8 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Universally Loved1
- Crowd Pleaser5
- Mixed2
Reviewers score the dialogue 43/100 and the plot and story 40/100 in their films, across 8 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 Craig Pearce's work okay for kids?
Across up to 6 MovieCove titles with content scores, sex & nudity runs 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 Craig Pearce work with?
People who share at least 2 of Craig Pearce's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Baz Luhrmann shares the most, 6.
Directors
- Baz LuhrmannShared titles: Elvis (2022), The Great Gatsby (2013), Moulin Rouge! (2001), The Night Club of Your Dreams: The Making of 'Moulin Rouge' (2001), Romeo + Juliet (1996), Strictly Ballroom (1992)See all 6 shared titles with Baz Luhrmann
Actors
- Richard RoxburghShared titles: Elvis (2022), Moulin Rouge! (2001), The Night Club of Your Dreams: The Making of 'Moulin Rouge' (2001)See all 3 shared titles with Richard Roxburgh
- John LeguizamoShared titles: Moulin Rouge! (2001), The Night Club of Your Dreams: The Making of 'Moulin Rouge' (2001), Romeo + Juliet (1996)See all 3 shared titles with John Leguizamo
- Nicole KidmanShared titles: Moulin Rouge! (2001), The Night Club of Your Dreams: The Making of 'Moulin Rouge' (2001), Nightmaster (1988)See all 3 shared titles with Nicole Kidman
- Leonardo DiCaprioShared titles: The Great Gatsby (2013), Romeo + Juliet (1996)See all 2 shared titles with Leonardo DiCaprio
Composers and editors
- Jill BilcockShared titles: Moulin Rouge! (2001), Romeo + Juliet (1996), Strictly Ballroom (1992)See all 3 shared titles with Jill Bilcock
- Jonathan RedmondShared titles: Elvis (2022), The Great Gatsby (2013)See all 2 shared titles with Jonathan Redmond
- Matt VillaShared titles: Elvis (2022), The Great Gatsby (2013)See all 2 shared titles with Matt Villa
- Craig ArmstrongShared titles: The Great Gatsby (2013), Moulin Rouge! (2001)See all 2 shared titles with Craig Armstrong
Producers
- Catherine MartinShared titles: Elvis (2022), The Great Gatsby (2013), The Night Club of Your Dreams: The Making of 'Moulin Rouge' (2001), Romeo + Juliet (1996)See all 4 shared titles with Catherine Martin
- Martin BrownShared titles: Moulin Rouge! (2001), Romeo + Juliet (1996)See all 2 shared titles with Martin Brown
