Peter Cook

Peter Cook

November 17, 1937 · 88 years old

Peter Edward Cook was an English satirist, writer and comedian. An extremely influential figure in modern British comedy, he is regarded as the leading light of the British satire boom of the 1960s. He has been described by Stephen Fry as "the funniest man who ever drew breath" although Cook's work…

Known For

11 titles
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The Princess Bride

The Princess Bride

1987 · 1h 38m · Movie

A bedridden boy's grandfather reads him the story of a farmboy-turned-pirate who encounters numerous obstacles, enemies and allies in his quest to be reunited with his true love.

8.0
2
Supergirl

Supergirl

1984 · 2h 4m · Movie

After losing a powerful orb, Kara Zor-El, Superman's cousin, comes to Earth to retrieve it and instead finds herself up against a wicked witch.

4.4
3
Without a Clue

Without a Clue

1988 · 1h 47m · Movie

A drunken Sherlock Holmes is really just a cover for the real detective, Dr. Watson.

6.9
4
Black Beauty

Black Beauty

1994 · 1h 28m · Movie

The fates of horses, and the people who own and command them, are revealed as Black Beauty narrates the circle of his life.

6.6
5
Yellowbeard

Yellowbeard

1983 · 1h 36m · Movie

After serving two decades in prison, Yellowbeard (Graham Chapman) breaks out determined to recover the treasure that he buried so long ago, alongside his son, old crew, and the British Navy.

5.9
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The Wrong Box

The Wrong Box

1966 · 1h 45m · Movie

In Victorian England, a fortune now depends on which of two brothers outlives the other, or can be made to have seemed to do so.

6.7
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Those Daring Young Men in Their Jaunty Jalopies

Those Daring Young Men in Their Jaunty Jalopies

1969 · 2h 2m · Movie

An international car rally across Europe is complicated by smuggling, cheating, love at first sight, etc. etc.

6.1
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The Hound of the Baskervilles

The Hound of the Baskervilles

1978 · 1h 18m · Movie

A Sherlock Holmes spoof about a family that has been haunted for years by the curse of a horrible hound.

4.5
9
A Dandy in Aspic

A Dandy in Aspic

1968 · 1h 47m · Movie

The British and Soviet Intelligence services attempt to out-fox one another using the homesick double-agent Krasnevin a.k.a. Alexander Eberlin as a pawn in a complex spy-game which takes place in Berlin.

6.2
10
Whoops Apocalypse

Whoops Apocalypse

1986 · 1h 33m · Movie

A British satire on the beginning of WWIII.

6.0
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Getting It Right

Getting It Right

1989 · 1h 42m · Movie

Gavin is thirty-one-years-old and still lives with his parents. He is awfully shy, but before he knows it, there are three women interested in him. Lady Minerva Munday has a casual way of life and lives in a basement, Joan is an o...

6.4