Peter Jackson

Director and producer. Born 31 October 1961 in Pukerua Bay, North Island, New Zealand.

Titles on Fi1m11 directing · 3 producing · 1 other

Average Fi1m scoreas director · 11 titles

Oscars3 won · 6 nominated

Born

31 October 1961, Pukerua Bay, North Island, New Zealand

Active

1994–present

Frequently works with

Fran Walsh, Philippa Boyens, Ian McKellen, Carolynne Cunningham, Andy Serkis, Barrie M. Osborne, Elijah Wood, Guillermo del Toro

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The arc

Average Fi1m score of the work we have reviewed, by decade.

Fi1m against the critics

74Fi1m

71Critics

We rate Peter’s work 3 points above the press, across 11 titles with a critics’ score.

The spread

80 and above6

60 to 793

Under 602

Of 11 reviewed titles as director.

In numbers

Reviewed: 11 films
Screen time: 28 hours of reviewed films
Box office: $6.9bn across 11 films with figures
Academy Awards: 3 Oscars3 won · 6 nominated
Active: 1994–present

Genres

Adventure8
Fantasy8
Action7
Drama3
Animation1
Documentary1

Best and worst on Fi1m

The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring poster

90BestThe Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring2001

46WorstThe Lovely Bones2009

Credits by decade

Everything credited, reviewed or not.

11970s

51980s

121990s

172000s

92010s

72020s

Peter Jackson

Peter Jackson in numbers