Peter Hedges

Peter Hedges

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Peter Hedges (born July 6, 1962) is an American novelist, screenwriter, and film director. Hedges grew up in West Des Moines, Iowa, and attended Valley High School, where he was involved in the theater department, including the improv group and the mime troupe, "The Bakers Dozen". He later went to the North Carolina School of the Arts. His novel What's Eating Gilbert Grape was adapted into a critically acclaimed movie of the same title, which launched his film career. In 2002, he received an Academy Award nomination for Best Adapted Screenplay for About a Boy. In the same year, he wrote and directed Pieces of April, starring Katie Holmes, which he dedicated to his mother. In 2007, he co-wrote and directed Dan in Real Life. In 2009, he was signed to write and direct The Odd Life of Timothy Green, a film conceived by Ahmet Zappa, to be produced by Zappa and Scott Sanders. His latest novel, The Heights was published March 4, 2010 by Dutton. Description above from the Wikipedia article Peter Hedges, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

  • Title: Peter Hedges
  • Popularity: 1.633
  • Known For: Directing
  • Birthday: 1962-07-06
  • Place of Birth: Des Moines, Iowa, USA
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Peter Hedges Movies

  • 1977
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    Sammy

    Sammy

    1 1977 HD

    Delightful story of a young boy whose playful nature and love for animals spark zany incidents and a dangerous adventure. A small boy, crippled since...

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  • 2016
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    Little Sister

    Little Sister

    6.082 2016 HD

    After returning to her childhood home, young nun Colleen finds her old room exactly how she left it: painted black and covered in goth and metal...

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  • 2002
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    About a Boy

    About a Boy

    6.674 2002 HD

    Will Freeman is a good-looking, smooth-talking bachelor whose primary goal in life is avoiding any kind of responsibility. But when he invents an...

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  • 2003
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    Pieces of April

    Pieces of April

    6.457 2003 HD

    Quirky and rebellious April Burns lives with her boyfriend in a low-rent New York City apartment miles away from her emotionally distant family. But...

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  • 2003
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    Pieces of April

    Pieces of April

    6.457 2003 HD

    Quirky and rebellious April Burns lives with her boyfriend in a low-rent New York City apartment miles away from her emotionally distant family. But...

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  • 1993
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    What's Eating Gilbert Grape

    What's Eating Gilbert Grape

    7.668 1993 HD

    Gilbert Grape is a small-town young man with a lot of responsibility. Chief among his concerns are his mother, who is so overweight that she can't...

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  • 1993
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    What's Eating Gilbert Grape

    What's Eating Gilbert Grape

    7.668 1993 HD

    Gilbert Grape is a small-town young man with a lot of responsibility. Chief among his concerns are his mother, who is so overweight that she can't...

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  • 2007
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    Dan in Real Life

    Dan in Real Life

    6.5 2007 HD

    Advice columnist Dan Burns is an expert on relationships, but somehow struggles to succeed as a brother, a son and a single parent to three...

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  • 2007
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    Dan in Real Life

    Dan in Real Life

    6.5 2007 HD

    Advice columnist Dan Burns is an expert on relationships, but somehow struggles to succeed as a brother, a son and a single parent to three...

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  • 2012
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    The Odd Life of Timothy Green

    The Odd Life of Timothy Green

    6.976 2012 HD

    A childless couple bury a box in their backyard, containing all of their wishes for an infant. Soon, a child is born, though Timothy Green is not all...

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  • 2012
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    The Odd Life of Timothy Green

    The Odd Life of Timothy Green

    6.976 2012 HD

    A childless couple bury a box in their backyard, containing all of their wishes for an infant. Soon, a child is born, though Timothy Green is not all...

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  • 1999
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    A Map of the World

    A Map of the World

    6.09 1999 HD

    School nurse Alice Goodwin lives with her husband and two daughters on a dairy farm in a small Wisconsin community. After an accident on her property...

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  • 2022
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    The Same Storm

    The Same Storm

    8 2022 HD

    Snapshots of the tumults of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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  • 2022
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    The Same Storm

    The Same Storm

    8 2022 HD

    Snapshots of the tumults of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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  • 2018
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    Ben Is Back

    Ben Is Back

    6.629 2018 HD

    19-year-old Ben Burns unexpectedly returns home to his family's suburban home on Christmas Eve morning. Ben's mother, Holly, is relieved and...

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  • 2022
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    The Same Storm

    The Same Storm

    8 2022 HD

    Snapshots of the tumults of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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  • 2018
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    Ben Is Back

    Ben Is Back

    6.629 2018 HD

    19-year-old Ben Burns unexpectedly returns home to his family's suburban home on Christmas Eve morning. Ben's mother, Holly, is relieved and...

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  • 2018
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    Ben Is Back

    Ben Is Back

    6.629 2018 HD

    19-year-old Ben Burns unexpectedly returns home to his family's suburban home on Christmas Eve morning. Ben's mother, Holly, is relieved and...

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  • 1970
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    Good As New

    Good As New

    1 1970 HD

    Revisiting this acclaimed work – a brutal one-act comedy about a learning-to-drive daughter who comes face-to-face with the mother she thinks...

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  • 1970
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    Good As New

    Good As New

    1 1970 HD

    Revisiting this acclaimed work – a brutal one-act comedy about a learning-to-drive daughter who comes face-to-face with the mother she thinks...

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