From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Lawrence "Larry" Peerce (born April 19, 1930) is an American film and TV director whose work includes the theatrical feature Goodbye, Columbus, the early rock and roll concert film The Big T.N.T. Show, One Potato, Two Potato (1964), The Other Side of the Mountain (1975), and Oscar nominee Two-Minute Warning (1976). The son of operatic tenor Jan Peerce and talent agent Alice (Kalmanowitz) Peerce, Larry Peerce was born in The Bronx, New York City, New York. He attended the University of North Carolina. He made his directing debut with One Potato, Two Potato, released in 1964 by the distributor Cinema V. The groundbreaking drama about an interracial marriage between a white divorcee (played by Barbara Barrie, who won the Best Actress award at the 1964 Cannes Film Festival for the role) and an African-American office worker (Bernie Hamilton) was the first U.S. movie to portray such an interracial relationship. Peerce went on to direct several episodes of the Western television series Branded and the campy superhero series Batman, among other shows, before directing the early rock and roll concert film The Big T.N.T. Show, released in 1966 by American International Pictures and featuring such performers as The Byrds, Ray Charles, Bo Diddley, Donovan, The Lovin' Spoonful, The Ronettes and The Ike & Tina Turner Revue. Following more TV, Peerce returned to film in 1967 with The Mystery of the Chinese Junk and The Incident, the latter of which starred Martin Sheen and Tony Musante. He followed this with the acclaimed Goodbye, Columbus, an adaptation of the Philip Roth novel. The movie earned Peerce a DGA Award nomination for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures, and screenwriter Arnold Schulman an Academy Award nomination for Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium. Peerce's subsequent theatrical features included The Sporting Club, A Separate Peace, Ash Wednesday, and The Other Side of the Mountain. Peerce's work is frequently viewed as part of the expressive sentimental directorial style with a particular focus on coming-of-age stories.
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Biography from TMDB.
- April 19, 1930 (96)
- The Bronx, New York, U.S.
- Director, also producer
- 20 on MovieCove · 54 credits in all
What are Larry Peerce's films like?
Across their 17 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.
Genres
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
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 16
Light 3 · Serious 8 · Dark 5
Grounded 16 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 0
Gentle 2 · Charged 9 · Intense 5
Steady 3 · Shifting 11 · Whiplash 2
Straight-faced 11 · Some laughs 5 · Funny 0
Slow burn 7 · Even-paced 9 · Relentless 0
Casual 9 · Engaged 7 · Full focus 0
A split, not a type: Easy watch 3 · Affecting 6 · Heavy 7
Resolved 15 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
- Happy5
- Bittersweet9
- Tragic1
- Ambiguous2
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 Larry Peerce's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 9 of their 20 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.
Subscription and free streaming for Larry Peerce'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
54 credits, 20 with a MovieCove page.
Second Honeymoon(2001)
Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films
The Test of Love(1999)
Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films
Holy Joe (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)
Love-Struck (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)
Christmas Every Day (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)
The Abduction (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)
An Element of Truth (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)
In Pursuit of Honor(1995)
Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films
Touched by an Angel(1994)
Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all shows
Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films
Murder So Sweet (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)
Child of Rage (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)
A Woman Named Jackie(1991)
Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all shows
Menu for Murder (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)
Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films
The Neon Empire(1989)
Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films
The Neon Empire (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)
Wired (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)
Elvis and Me (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)
Elvis and Me (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)
Queenie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)
Prison for Children (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)
The Fifth Missile (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)
Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all shows
Love Lives On (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)
Hard to Hold (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)
That Was Rock: The T.A.M.I./T.N.T. Show (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)
I Take These Men(1983)
Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Love Child (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)
Why Would I Lie?(1980)
Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films
The Bell Jar (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)
Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films
Two-Minute Warning(1976)
Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Ash Wednesday (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)
A Separate Peace (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)
The Sporting Club (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)
Goodbye, Columbus(1969)
Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films
The Incident(1967)
Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films
Judd, for the Defense (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)
The Hardy Boys: The Mystery of the Chinese Junk (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)
Dick Tracy - The Plot To Kill NATO (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)
Felony Squad (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)
The Green Hornet (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)
The Monroes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)
Batman(1966)
Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows
The Big T.N.T. Show(1965)
Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films
The Loner (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)
The Wild Wild West (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)
Run for Your Life (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)
The Legend of Jesse James (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)
Branded (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)
One Potato, Two Potato(1964)
Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films
Career shape
A full career of 54 titles from 1964 to 2001.
Biggest box office
The Other Side of the Mountain: Part II (1978)
Highest rated
The Incident (1967)
Most popular right now
A Woman Named Jackie (1991)
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 Larry Peerce's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 56th percentile, the median of all 16; across their 16 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 59th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up5
- 50th to 74th6
- 25th to 49th7
- Below 25th2
Shape of the crowd
8 of their 20 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Universally Loved2
- Cult Classic2
- Crowd Pleaser8
- Broadly Agreed1
- Mixed7
Reviewers score the atmosphere 65/100 and the pacing 51/100 in their films, across 13 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.
Who does Larry Peerce work with?
People who share at least 2 of Larry Peerce's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Gerald Hirschfeld shares the most, 5.
Writers
- Dennis Lynton ClarkShared titles: In Pursuit of Honor (1995), The Court-Martial of Jackie Robinson (1990)See all 2 shared titles with Dennis Lynton Clark
Actors
- Beau BridgesShared titles: Two-Minute Warning (1976), The Other Side of the Mountain (1975), The Stranger Who Looks Like Me (1974), The Incident (1967)See all 4 shared titles with Beau Bridges
- Roma DowneyShared titles: Second Honeymoon (2001), The Test of Love (1999), A Woman Named Jackie (1991)See all 3 shared titles with Roma Downey
- Marilyn HassettShared titles: The Other Side of the Mountain: Part II (1978), Two-Minute Warning (1976), The Other Side of the Mountain (1975)See all 3 shared titles with Marilyn Hassett
- Nan MartinShared titles: The Other Side of the Mountain: Part II (1978), The Other Side of the Mountain (1975), Goodbye, Columbus (1969)See all 3 shared titles with Nan Martin
Composers, cinematographers and editors
- Gerald HirschfeldShared titles: The Neon Empire (1989), Why Would I Lie? (1980), Two-Minute Warning (1976), Goodbye, Columbus (1969), The Incident (1967)See all 5 shared titles with Gerald Hirschfeld
- Eve NewmanShared titles: The Other Side of the Mountain: Part II (1978), Two-Minute Warning (1976), The Other Side of the Mountain (1975), The Stranger Who Looks Like Me (1974), The Big T.N.T. Show (1965)See all 5 shared titles with Eve Newman
- Charles FoxShared titles: Why Would I Lie? (1980), Two-Minute Warning (1976), The Other Side of the Mountain (1975), Goodbye, Columbus (1969)See all 4 shared titles with Charles Fox
- Bob WymanShared titles: The Court-Martial of Jackie Robinson (1990), The Neon Empire (1989), I Take These Men (1983)See all 3 shared titles with Bob Wyman
Producers
- Edward S. FeldmanShared titles: The Other Side of the Mountain: Part II (1978), Two-Minute Warning (1976), The Other Side of the Mountain (1975), The Stranger Who Looks Like Me (1974)See all 4 shared titles with Edward S. Feldman
- Tom TodoroffShared titles: Second Honeymoon (2001), The Test of Love (1999)See all 2 shared titles with Tom Todoroff
- Lillian GalloShared titles: I Take These Men (1983), The Stranger Who Looks Like Me (1974)See all 2 shared titles with Lillian Gallo