Direction: Peter Levin
The best movies, series, and documentaries directed by Peter Levin. Explore exceptional titles that showcase a unique filmmaking vision.
Titles found: 37
Lou Grant (TV Series)
1977 · Series · 60 min. · United States
Direction James L. Brooks · Allan Burns · Gene Reynolds · Alexander Singer
Cast Ed Asner · Robert Walden · Linda Kelsey · Mason Adams
Synopsis TV Series (1977-1982). 5 Seasons. 114 Episodes. After everyone on the "Mary Tyler Moore Show" got fired, Lou Grant went to Los Angeles and became city editor of the L.A. Tribune, owned by Mrs. Pynchon, with whom Lou often has...
6.6
2K votes
6.6
2K votes
Homeless to Harvard: The Liz Murray Story (TV)
2003 · Movie · 104 min. · United States
Direction Peter Levin
Cast Thora Birch · Michael Riley · Robert Bockstael · Makyla Smith
Synopsis Based on a true story. Liz Murray is a young girl who is taken care of by her loving, but drug-addicted parents. Liz becomes homeless at 15 and after a tragedy comes upon her, she begins her work to finish...
6.2
120 votes
6.2
120 votes
Family (TV Series)
1976 · Series · 45 min. · United States
Direction Jay Presson Allen · Richard Kinon · Edward Parone · Glenn Jordan
Cast Kristy McNichol · Meredith Baxter · Sada Thompson · James Broderick
Synopsis TV Series (1976-1980). 5 seasons. 86 episodes. The show featured Sada Thompson and James Broderick as Kate and Doug Lawrence, a happily married middle-class couple living in Pasadena, California. Doug is an independent lawyer, and Kate was a housewife (she...
5.8
30 votes
5.8
30 votes
The Guardian (TV Series)
2001 · Series · 40 min. · United States
Direction David Hollander · Joan Tewkesbury · Steve Gomer · Lou Antonio
Cast Simon Baker · Dabney Coleman · Raphael Sbarge · Alan Rosenberg
Synopsis TV Series (2001-2004). 3 Seasons. 67 Episodes. Nick Fallin (Simon Baker) a corporate attorney sentenced to 1500 hours community service with Legal Services of Pittsburgh as the result of a drug conviction. The plot focused on Nick's community service and...
5.7
1K votes
5.7
1K votes
Cagney & Lacey (TV Series)
1981 · Series · 60 min. · United States
Direction Barbara Avedon · Barbara Corday · Reza Badiyi · Sharron Miller
Cast Tyne Daly · Sharon Gless · Al Waxman · Meg Foster
Synopsis Television police drama starring two female cops as partners. Their contrasting personalities (one is tough and the other sensitive) strengthen them as a team, allowing each a different perspective on both personal and professional situations.
5.4
203 votes
5.4
203 votes
Judging Amy (TV Series)
1999 · Series · 60 min. · United States
Direction Amy Brenneman · Bill D'Elia · Connie Tavel · James Hayman
Cast Amy Brenneman · Tyne Daly · Kevin Rahm · Richard T. Jones
Synopsis TV Series (1999-2005). JUDGING AMY is a drama starring Amy Brenneman as a single mother who has left New York behind to become a Family Court judge in Hartford, Connecticut. Judge Amy Gray is divorced and raising her young daughter,...
4.9
631 votes
4.9
631 votes
Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (TV Series)
1982 · Series · 60 min. · United States
Direction Burt Kennedy · Barry Crane · John Florea · Bernard L. Kowalski
Cast Richard Dean Anderson · Roger Wilson · Peter Horton · Drake Hogestyn
Synopsis TV Series (1982-1983). 22 episodes. The series told the adventures of a parentless family of rowdy brothers trying to run the family ranch in northern California. Into the chaos came feisty Hannah, who married Adam and took on the task...
4.9
141 votes
4.9
141 votes
Gone to Texas (TV)
1986 · Movie · 144 min. · United States
Direction Peter Levin
Cast Sam Elliott · Claudia Christian · Devon Ericson · Michael C. Gwynne
Synopsis "From personal heartbreak to the epic fight for liberation, the glory of the Old West is captured in this grand life story of Sam Houston, the man whose bravery and vision led to the creation of Texas." -- from back...
4.8
25 votes
4.8
25 votes
A Perfect Day (TV)
2006 · Movie · 87 min. · United States
Direction Peter Levin
Cast Rob Lowe · Frances Conroy · Paget Brewster · Christopher Lloyd
Synopsis A family man and suddenly-successful author encounters a mystic stranger who warns him he has only 40 more days to live. Based on a novel by Richard Paul Evans.
4.0
260 votes
4.0
260 votes
And Never Let Her Go (TV)
2001 · Movie · 200 min. · United States
Direction Peter Levin
Cast Mark Harmon · Rachel Ward · Kathryn Morris · Steven Eckholdt
Synopsis The true story of a woman's suspicious disappearance after ending an affair with a powerful, married attorney.
3.5
161 votes
3.5
161 votes
Two Small Voices (TV)
1997 · Movie · United States
Direction Peter Levin
Cast Mary McDonnell · Gail O'Grady · Nicolas Surovy · RIchard Gilliland
Synopsis Sybil Goldrich had breast cancer and reconstructive surgery, Kathleen Anneken chose to have breast implants. They both suffer from symptoms they were not warned about. Who would have guessed drug companies and the doctors' community is hiding something from the...
3.4
34 votes
3.4
34 votes
Little Girl Fly Away (TV)
1998 · Movie · 87 min. · United States
Direction Peter Levin
Cast Mare Winningham · Bruce Davison · Clayton Rohner · James Pickens Jr.
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Midnight Caller (TV Series)
1988 · Series · 60 min. · United States
Direction Richard Di Lello · Eric Laneuville · James Quinn · James A. Contner
Cast Gary Cole · Dennis Dun · Arthur Taxier · Mykelti Williamson
Synopsis Jack Killian is an ex-cop in San Francisco. He quit the police force after accidentally shooting his partner. He was approached by Devon King, the manager of a local radio station, and accepted a job as a talk-back host. Ever...
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The Starlost (TV Series)
1973 · Series · 60 min. · Canada
Direction Joseph L. Scanlan · Ed Richardson · Harvey Hart · George McCowan
Cast Keir Dullea · Gay Rowan · Robin Ward · William Osler
Synopsis This very low budget TV show (which was shot on video, as opposed to film, as most regular TV shows are) involved a giant spaceship called THE ARK which was composed of hundreds of domes, each of which (supposedly) contained...
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The Marva Collins Story (TV)
1981 · Movie · 100 min. · United States
Direction Peter Levin
Cast Cicely Tyson · Morgan Freeman · Roderick Wimberly · Mashaune Hardy
Synopsis In this touching story, a dedicated African-American teacher in an inner-city school in the midwestern United States facing tough odds helps ghetto children to succeed. Meanwhile, she faces an adversarial colleague and a principal who disapproves of her teaching methods.
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Hostage (TV)
1988 · Movie · 100 min. · United States
Direction Peter Levin
Cast Carol Burnett · Mike Anscombe · Barbara Barnes-Hopkins · Doris Belack
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Rape and Marriage: The Rideout Case (TV)
1980 · Movie · 96 min. · United States
Direction Peter Levin
Cast Mickey Rourke · Linda Hamilton · Rip Torn · Eugene Roche
Synopsis Based on the real-life Oregon criminal case which dramatizes the unique dispute in which Greta Rideout instigated the prosecution of her husband, John, charging him with raping her.
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In From the Night (TV)
2006 · Movie · 97 min. · United States
Direction Peter Levin
Cast Marcia Gay Harden · Taylor Handley · Thomas Gibson · Kate Nelligan
Synopsis After ten years without contact, Bobby Miller (16) shows up famished, exhausted and nightmare-ridden at would be-author Victoria 'Vicki' Miller's home. He ran away from his wicked, selfish mother Priscilla and spineless dad, Vicky's brother Rob. Their late dad took...
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Trauma Center (TV Series)
1986 · Series · 60 min. · United States
Direction Glen A. Larson · Jerry McNeely · Don Medford · Burt Brinckerhoff
Cast James Naughton · Jack Bannon · Lou Ferrigno · Wendie Malick
Synopsis TV Series (1983). 13 Episodes. The cases of a hospital's specialized emergency department and the paramedics supporting it in the field.
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The Comeback Kid (TV)
1980 · Movie · 97 min. · United States
Direction Peter Levin
Cast John Ritter · Susan Dey · Doug McKeon · James Gregory
Synopsis A down and out former minor league ballplayer finds romance and a renewed zest for life when he takes a job coaching a group of underprivileged kids.
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