Peter Hyams

Peter Hyams

July 26, 1943 · 83 years old

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Peter Hyams (born July 26, 1943) is an American screenwriter, director and cinematographer, probably best known for directing the 1984 science fiction adventure 2010 (the sequel to Stanley Kubrick's 2001: A Space Odyssey), Capricorn One, the comic book adaptat…

Known For

23 titles
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End of Days

End of Days

1999 · 2h 2m · Movie

At the end of the century, Satan visits New York in search of a bride. It's up to an ex-cop who now runs an elite security outfit to stop him.

5.8
2
Timecop

Timecop

1994 · 1h 39m · Movie

Max Walker, an officer for a security agency that regulates time travel, must fend for his life against a shady politician who's intent on changing the past to control the future.

5.9
3
2010: The Year We Make Contact

2010: The Year We Make Contact

1984 · 1h 56m · Movie

A joint USA-Soviet expedition is sent to Jupiter to learn exactly what happened to the "Discovery" and its H.A.L. 9000 computer.

6.7
4
Sudden Death

Sudden Death

1995 · 1h 51m · Movie

Darren McCord, a fire marshal for the Pittsburgh Civic Arena, finds himself in a race against time to save his daughter, the Vice President and a crowded stadium, when terrorists take over an NHL Stanley Cup game.

5.9
5
The Monster Squad

The Monster Squad

1987 · 1h 22m · Movie

A group of 12-year-olds form a Universal Monsters fan club called Monster Squad, and have to attempt to save their hometown from Count Dracula and his monsters when they show up for real.

6.9
6
Outland

Outland

1981 · 1h 49m · Movie

A federal marshal newly stationed at a mining colony on the Jupiter moon of Io notices a series of unusual deaths. Against the advice of everyone, he digs deeper to find the cause, and finds himself marked for death.

6.6
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The Relic

The Relic

1997 · 1h 50m · Movie

A homicide detective and an anthropologist try to destroy a South American lizard-like God, who's on a people eating rampage in a Chicago museum.

5.8
8
Universal Soldier: Regeneration

Universal Soldier: Regeneration

2010 · 1h 37m · Movie

When terrorists threaten nuclear catastrophe at Chernobyl, the world's only hope is to reactivate decommissioned Universal Soldier Luc Deveraux.

5.3
9
Capricorn One

Capricorn One

1977 · 2h 3m · Movie

When the first manned flight to Mars is deemed unsafe and scrubbed on the launch pad, anxious authorities must scramble to save face and retain their funding - and so an unthinkable plot to fake the mission is hatched.

6.8
10
A Sound of Thunder

A Sound of Thunder

2005 · 1h 50m · Movie

A single mistake in the past, by a time travel company in the future, has devastating and unforeseen consequences.

4.2
11
The Presidio

The Presidio

1988 · 1h 37m · Movie

A San Francisco civilian police detective is forced to work on a series of murders with his former enemy commanding officer while dating his daughter.

6.0
12
Running Scared

Running Scared

1986 · 1h 47m · Movie

Two street-wise Chicago cops have to shake off some rust after returning from a Key West vacation to pursue a drug dealer who nearly killed them in the past.

6.5
13
The Musketeer

The Musketeer

2001 · 1h 44m · Movie

Alexander Dumas' novel is updated with an eastern influence as D'Artagnan attempts to join the king's elite guards, the Royal Musketeers, and find the man who killed his parents.

4.7
14
Stay Tuned

Stay Tuned

1992 · 1h 28m · Movie

A husband and wife are sucked into a hellish television set and must survive the gauntlet of twisted versions of shows in which they find themselves.

6.3
15
Narrow Margin

Narrow Margin

1990 · 1h 37m · Movie

A Los Angeles Deputy District Attorney is sent to protect a woman who accidentally witnessed a Mafia murder.

6.6
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The Star Chamber

The Star Chamber

1983 · 1h 49m · Movie

Frustrated with a legal system gone haywire, a secret society of judges hires hitmen to snuff out criminals who escape courtroom justice - but one young judge questions the ethics of their vigilante system.

6.3
17
The Hunter

The Hunter

1980 · 1h 37m · Movie

Bounty hunter Ralph "Papa" Thorson is receiving death threats from a criminal he helped put away. This while his girlfriend is about to give birth, an event he isn't looking forward to.

6.2
18
Enemies Closer

Enemies Closer

2013 · 1h 25m · Movie

Deep within a forest on the U.S.-Canadian border, two sworn enemies must work together to escape a ruthless drug cartel hell-bent on retrieving a drug shipment which went missing there.

5.1
19
Telefon

Telefon

1977 · 1h 42m · Movie

A Russian officer is sent to the U.S. to try and stop sleeper agents who will mindlessly attack government entities when they hear certain coded words.

6.5
20
Hanover Street

Hanover Street

1979 · 1h 49m · Movie

Margaret is a nurse in England during WW2, and married to a secret agent. Things get complicated when she falls for David, an American pilot.

6.0
21
Busting

Busting

1974 · 1h 32m · Movie

Defying orders to lay-off the case, two Los Angeles vice-squad cops go after a local mobster and use unorthodox methods to achieve results.

6.4
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T.R. Baskin

T.R. Baskin

1971 · 1h 30m · Movie

An enthusiastic young woman runs away to Chicago to start a new life. She is soon confronted with the emotional coldness of the big city, and has to search for her place in the scheme of things.

6.4
23
We Blew It

We Blew It

2017 · 2h 17m · Movie

How did America change from Easy Rider into Donald Trump? What became of the dreams and utopias of the 1960's and 1970's? What do the people who lived in that golden age think about it today? Did they really blow it? Shot in Cinem...

5.7