List of the best Peter Coyote movies: Saving Atlantis(2018), The Basket(1999), All Roads Lead Home(2008), Strangers Kiss(1983), The Gundown(2011), Slayground(1984), Seeds of Doubt(1996), Bitter Moon(1992), Deadly Drifter(1982), Echoes in the Darkness(1987), Adopt a Sailor(2008), Kika(1993) ... ...
Documentary
USA|Australia|Colombia|French Polynesia|Saudi Arabia
2018
90 Minutes
Peter Coyote Justin R. Smith
Forty percent of the world's coral reefs have been lost due to human activity. But we aren't going to lose any more without a fight. This is the story of the human cost of the coral reef ... See full summary »
Drama
USA
1999
104 Minutes
Martin Conlon
Peter Coyote Karen Allen Robert Burke Amber Willenborg Jock MacDonald Eric Dane Brian Skala
schoolteacher orphan teenager father wife uplifting positive washington state household small town basketball world war i prejudice immigrants orphans moral dilemma transformation discovery 1910s
A picturesque Pacific Northwest community raising its wheat and children in the midst of a nation reeling from World War I sets the stage for The Basket. In a time of pain and prejudice ... See full summary »
Drama
USA
2008
108 Minutes
Hock Banyon
Peter Coyote Jason London Peter Boyle Vivien Cardone Patton Oswalt Vanessa Branch Evan Parke April Bowlby Walter Coppage Allan Kayser Bruce Heinrich
The story is about a 12 year old girl who loses her mother in an automobile accident. Her father struggles with the loss of his wife and trying to raise his young daughter who believes her ... See full summary »
Drama
USA
1983
94 Minutes
Stanley
Peter Coyote Victoria Tennant Blaine Novak Dan Shor Richard Romanus Linda Kerridge
To help his actress girlfriend regain her confidence a Hollywood bigshot bankrolls a small budget film being made by a first-time producer and director pair. Despite the hand-to-mouth way ... See full summary »
Western
USA
2011
97 Minutes
Thomas Morgan
Peter Coyote Andrew W. Walker Veronica Diaz Sheree J. Wilson William Shockley Daniel Buran Tyler Kain Paul McCarthy-Boyington Newell Alexander Dale Denton Allison Gordon
Seeking revenge and justice, Cole Brandt finds himself in the lawless town of Dead River where he is faced with one last bloody showdown for freedom in order to protect The Majestic Saloon and a beautiful woman.
Action
1984
89 Minutes
Stone
Peter Coyote Billie Whitelaw Mel Smith Philip Sayer Bill Luhrs Marie Masters Clarence Felder Ned Eisenberg
A New Yorker hires an executioner to find the thief (Peter Coyote) whose botched robbery left his daughter dead.
Mystery & Thriller
1996
89 Minutes
Police Lt. Henry Dexter
A reporter (Alberta Watson) helps free a convicted murderer (Joe Lando) from prison, then fears she may be his next victim.
Drama
1992
139 Minutes
Oscar
Peter Coyote Emmanuelle Seigner Hugh Grant Kristin Scott Thomas Victor Banerjee Sophie Patel Patrick Albenque Olivia Brunaux
couple man woman husband frenchwoman lover passionate sultry suspenseful thrilling cruise ship mediterranean sea cabin thrill seeking relationships sexual fantasy sadomasochism murder adventure love
An alcoholic writer (Peter Coyote) in a wheelchair recalls his sexy wife (Emmanuelle Seigner) for an English aristocrat (Hugh Grant) on an ocean liner.
Comedy, Drama
1982
83 Minutes
Rex
Peter Coyote Danny Glover O-Lan Jones Jim Haynie Scott Beach Gail Dartez Max Grodenchik Semu Haute
A traveling mercenary philosophizes and seeks meaning during two decades of work for an enigmatic employer.
Drama
1987
250 Minutes
William Bradfield Jr.
teacher principal coworker child detective mother gripping disturbing intricate pennsylvania suburbia high school family home murder investigation insurance fraud unlikely criminal dark secrets small-town life wretched excess quest
Key to a 1979 Philadelphia murder puzzle are a sly teacher (Peter Coyote) and a strange principal (Robert Loggia).
Drama
USA
2008
85 Minutes
Bebe Neuwirth Peter Coyote Ethan Peck Scot Cregan Christopher Scholl Lezly Clayton Jon Wagner Patrick Evans
A self-involved New York couple adopt a sailor during Fleet Week.
Comedy
Spain|France
1993
115 Minutes
Nicholas
Verónica Forqué Peter Coyote Victoria Abril Alex Casanovas Rossy de Palma Anabel Alonso Bibi Andersson Jesús Bonilla Karra Elejalde Charo López Santiago Lajusticia
author cosmetologist photographer maid convict reporter campy amusing melodramatic dark spain mansion apartment affair tabloid journalism coma rape father/son relationship love rivalry
Kika, a cute cosmetologist, prepares Ramon for funeral when he revives. He proposes to the much older Kika who has his dad as lover. Did Ramon's dad murder his mom? What about the escaped rapist and the PSYCHOlogist video reporter?
Romance
Canada
2001
105 Minutes
Wendy Crewson Peter Coyote Joe Cobden Emmanuelle Vaugier Jennifer Carmichael Dan Joffre Camille Mitchell Michael Shanks
author young man love interest ex-boyfriend writer friend endearing emotional amusing witty canada apartment restaurant writer's block relationships may-december romance aging loneliness love transformation
A famous 'Jackie Collins'-type novelist falls for a quirky twenty-year-old kid.
Drama
USA
2015
100 Minutes
Taylor Spreitler Peter Coyote Gil Bellows Amy Price-Francis Shane Graham Elizabeth Peña Amy Davidson Rex Lee Mackenzie Phillips
A troubled teenager falls victim to an online predator. Unable to cope with the trauma, Hannah Green becomes self destructive, and her parents make the heartbreaking decision to send her away to an alternative healing center in the wilderness.
Horror
USA
1989
93 Minutes
Jennifer Jason Leigh Peter Coyote Gale Mayron Brenda Vaccaro Nicholas Love James Rebhorn Tico Wells Sam Schacht
young woman detective uncle mother dark disturbing sultry emotional city nightclub office mental breakdown sex family history troubled youth inheritance renovation mystery discovery transformation
Carol inherits a night club from her weird uncle. She moves into the place, only to find out just how weird her uncle really was. She begins to remember more about her very special ... See full summary »
Mystery & Thriller
USA|Canada
2005
93 Minutes
Lucas Black Peter Coyote Mia Maestro Lesley Ann Warren Michael Ironside Ben Cardinal Kristen Bell Xander Berkeley Jason Cerbone Dee Snider
hitchhiker crime boss wife husband partner police officer dark tense thrilling pacific northwest truck stop hotel lake deception murder adultery car crash car theft schemes wretched excess
A drifter comes to the town of Deepwater and is seduced into a twisted game of deceit and murder.
Comedy
USA
2000
92 Minutes
Detective Darren Cody
Joe Mantegna Peter Coyote Mercedes Ruehl Debi Mazar Paul Hipp DB Woodside Glenn Shadix Ajay Naidu Chaim Jeraffi Louise Fletcher Whoopi Goldberg
mob boss mobster detective nephew partner dog amusing spirited madcap airplane apartment airport city organized crime money laundering greed search dog behavior incompetence pursuit
A series of mishaps and misfortunes over $1 million in cash leads to murder, mayhem and greed.
Comedy, Drama
Mexico
2011
99 Minutes
Twisted, apocalyptic satire, THIS IS NOT A MOVIE envisions the end of the world through the bi-polar mind of a strung-out pop-culture addict. Starring Edward Furlong and Peter Coyote, with a jagged, atmospheric score from Slash.
Mystery & Thriller
1998
100 Minutes
Luke Perry Peter Coyote Gloria Reuben Lisa Edelstein Adam Baldwin James Read Vladimir Nemirovsky Kirk Baily
Comedy, Kids & Family
2008
90 Minutes
Kyla Pratt Peter Coyote Malcolm Stewart Niall Matter Elise Gatien Karen Holness Christine Chatelain
A young woman (Kyla Pratt) who talks to animals helps the president (Peter Coyote) of the United States.
Sci-Fi, Kids & Family, Adventure
USA
1982
115 Minutes
Keys
Henry Thomas Dee Wallace Peter Coyote Drew Barrymore C. Thomas Howell Robert MacNaughton K.C. Martel Sean Frye
alien young boy sister brother mother emotional endearing moving california suburbia family home friendship aliens growing up adventure discovery rescue 1980s
A troubled child summons the courage to help a friendly alien escape Earth and return to his home world.
Comedy, Drama
Germany|UK
2004
86 Minutes
Rudolph Grichenberg
Stéphane Freiss Bérénice Bejo Peter Coyote Paola Perez Lionel Abelanski Stéphan Guérin-Tillié Olivier Sitruk François Berléand
Through archival footage and dramatic readings of his personal writings, the life of Nazi Germany's Propaganda Minister, Josef Goebbels, is examined.
Drama, Biography
USA
2008
106 Minutes
Elliot Arthur
A chronicle of the life of Lena Baker, the first woman to be sent to the electric chair in Georgia for the murder of her employer, who forced her into sexual slavery.
Sci-Fi
USA
1982
95 Minutes
Porter Reese
motocross rider pretty woman bandit henchman brother brash witty thrilling mexico desert saloon time travel mistaken identity culture shock heroism old west technology adventure escape 1980s
A maverick motorbike racer wanders into a top-secret time-travel research test site which unintentionally teleports him to the mid-1800s and ends up having to fight violent outlaws for his survival.
Drama
Canada
2015
80 Minutes
Frank D'Angelo Michael Paré Peter Coyote Paul Sorvino Doris Roberts Michael Madsen Daniel Baldwin Eric Roberts Margot Kidder Robert Loggia
A story about a family man's fall from grace through a series of downward spiraling events beyond his control. With his life turned upside down, he hooks up with the wrong people and things take a turn for the worst with almost no way out.
Action
USA
1995
95 Minutes
Deacon Vivyan
Lorenzo Lamas Chris Sarandon Peter Coyote Kari Wuhrer Barry Flatman Tod Thawley
actress security guard police officer software executive scientist kidnapper thrilling intricate tense street city house police station restaurant cloning virtual reality sex kidnapping corporate greed protection
It is 2035 A.D. and the final countdown has begun for a voyage that will reach across the vastness of outer space -- to explore the nearest Earth-Like planet. An international crew has been... See full summary »
Drama
France
1981
150 Minutes
George Bolen
Ellen Burstyn Martin Balsam Richard Dysart Peter Coyote Priscilla Morrill Al Ruscio
headmistress mistress defense attorney prosecutor judge doctor disturbing intense melodramatic virginia courtroom new york state bedroom school murder case trial infidelity crimes of passion jean harris confession
Victim of a plot which has resulted in his imprisonment in a Central African jail for two years, a French secret agent arrives in Paris to settle accounts.
Biography
USA
1983
122 Minutes
Norton Baskin
Mary Steenburgen Rip Torn Alfre Woodard Peter Coyote Dana Hill Joanna Miles Iake Eissinmann Cary Guffey Toni Hudson Jay O. Sanders John Hammond
writer husband love interest father daughter maid calm engaging moving florida backwoods small town writing small-town life friendship father/daughter relationship animals rise transformation love
In 1930's Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings moves to Florida's backwaters to write in peace. She feels bothered by affectionate men, editor and confused neighbors, but soon she connects and writes The Yearling, a classic of American literature.
Drama
USA|Canada
1991
113 Minutes
Edward
Vincent D'Onofrio Jennifer Jason Leigh Peter Berg Peter Coyote Noah Wyle Cindy Pickett Juliette Lewis Marg Helgenberger
father mother son brother sister girlfriend dark emotional uneasy somber family home living room yard restaurant washington state family dysfunction sibling rivalry infidelity dark secrets parental pressure
How the discovery of a father's affair affects each member of his family.
Drama
USA
2002
100 Minutes
Bernard Elias
John Light Jeffrey Donovan Megan Dodds Peter Coyote Hal Holbrook Paul Reiser Mia Farrow Concetta Tomei Shaun Majumder Archie Kao Chris Howell
A software developer becomes a billionaire and is distracted by fame, greed and power, then must save his invention and company from a hostile takeover.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
2004
90 Minutes
Congressman Henderson
James Spader Matthew Davis Aidan Quinn Peter Coyote Robin Tunney Lacey Chabert Alice Krige Sarah Ann Schultz Robert Miano David Selby David Andriole
When a young man accidentally kills someone, he is plunged into a rich man's world of blackmail, betrayal, adultery and ...murder.
Mystery & Thriller
2010
104 Minutes
Judge Garner
Tatum O'Neal Tom Berenger James Brolin Peter Coyote Patrick Muldoon Shawn Huff William Shockley Moon Zappa
A woman (Tatum O'Neal) uncovers a devious plot after police arrest her for the murder of her husband (Tom Berenger).
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1982
97 Minutes
Steele
Robert Urich JoBeth Williams Paul Dooley Hoyt Axton Peter Coyote Marin Kanter Dan Hedaya Harry Carey Jr. John Considine
About a retired New York cop on Vacation in America's West who is drawn into a female sheriff's investigation of a mysterious series of cattle killings.
Documentary
2006
78 Minutes
Lou Adler Paris Chong Shelby Chong Tommy Chong Peter Coyote Steven Hager
cheech marin comedian actor friend engaging wild los angeles household stage tommy chong marijuana injustice trial prison fame fall underdog 2000s
Tommy Chong, of "Cheech & Chong" fame, deals with the federal government following charges of selling drug paraphernalia.
Horror
2005
100 Minutes
Uncle Charles
Aimee-Lynn Chadwick Cory Hardrict John Keefe Jana Kramer Peter Coyote Elvin Dandel Alexandru Geoana Toma Danila
While trying to rescue their captive friend, teens release brain-eating zombies at a sinister research facility.
Comedy
2008
98 Minutes
Bert Kruger
Christopher Walken Alessandro Nivola Sharon Stone Amanda Peet Peter Coyote Dean Cain Christopher Dempsey Christopher Hagen Anne Johns Kevin Makely Nectar Rose
con man girlfriend father hilarious road atlantic city, n.j. new mexico fraud imprisonment family cancer fall
Horror
2005
100 Minutes
Uncle Charles
Jenny Mollen Cory Hardrict John Keefe Aimee-Lynn Chadwick Peter Coyote
A college student distills a ghoulish party drug from a compound used to create brain-hungry zombies.
Mystery & Thriller, Comedy, Drama
France
2003
114 Minutes
Alex Winckler
Isabelle Adjani Gérard Depardieu Virginie Ledoyen Yvan Attal Gregori Derangere Peter Coyote Jean-Marc Stehle Nicolas Vaude Aurore Clément Xavier De Guillebon Édith Scob
actress government official prisoner german writer student charming witty spirited bordeaux, france hotel theater prison paris german occupation relationships love interest death world war ii discovery
An actress, a writer, a student, and a government worker band together in an effort to escape Paris as the Nazis move into the city.
Drama
2016
81 Minutes
Ben
David Call Kelli Garner Jack Davenport Frank Mosley Jennifer Stuckert Peter Coyote Sayra Player Lily Luong Melinda Meeng
Two years after losing his job because of his alcoholism, Avery returns to San Francisco to finish editing a film starring his sister Kate. When Kate is shot and killed, Avery searches for an answer to why his movie star sibling was murdered.
Mystery & Thriller, Comedy
1980
108 Minutes
Davis
Robby Benson Linda Grovenor Charles Durning Elsa Lanchester Bud Cort Peter Coyote
A San Francisco cabby (Robby Benson) who wants to be a rock star is blamed for the death of a top nuclear scientist.
Drama, Romance
USA
2017
100 Minutes
Principal Umber
Graham Rogers Billy Crudup Liana Liberato Stefanie Scott Tim Roth Melanie Lynskey Peter Coyote Elizabeth Canavan Peter Holden
teen boy girlfriend bus driver dead person coach uplifting emotional moving small town farm track trail house grief love running overcoming the odds challenge love growing up
After a teenager's friends die in an accident, he finds running allows him to remember them perfectly. Running, however, also brings him notoriety. He is caught between keeping the past alive and making new memories in the present.
Mystery & Thriller, Action
USA
1981
106 Minutes
Poole
Keith Carradine Powers Boothe Fred Ward Franklyn Seales T.K. Carter Lewis Smith Les Lannom Peter Coyote Alan Autry Brion James
texan soldier hunter private corporal tense disturbing dark gritty louisiana swamp bayou national guard vietnam war survival violence paranoia escape quest 1970s
During a routine exercise, a team of National Guards are threatened by angry and violent locals.
Biography
USA
2009
95 Minutes
Maury Maverick
Jeanmarie Simpson Patricia Arquette Judd Nelson Karen Black Elizabeth Peña Margot Kidder Frances Fisher Peter Coyote Chandra Wilson Mimi Kennedy Cassidy Lehrman
A Single Woman is a distinct, lively portrait of Jeannette Rankin (the first American woman elected to Congress; also a suffragist, peace activist and reformer) that takes us from her ... See full summary »
Drama
USA
2000
131 Minutes
Kurt Potter
Julia Roberts Albert Finney Aaron Eckhart Marg Helgenberger Cherry Jones Veanne Cox Conchata Ferrell Tracey Walter Peter Coyote Scotty Leavenworth Gemmenne de la Peña
attorney single mother businessman judge heroine lawyer powerful inspiring gripping disturbing gritty california office family home courtroom small town law firm corruption betrayal lawsuit
An unemployed single mother becomes a legal assistant and almost single-handedly brings down a California power company accused of polluting a city's water supply.
Drama
USA
2003
103 Minutes
Eddie
James Woods Nick Nolte Claire Forlani Duel Farnes Mark Polish Daryl Hannah Graham Beckel Josh Barker Peter Coyote Jon Gries Robin Sachs
priest orphan businessman angel dreamy touching montana orphanage small town plains evacuation escape big business catharsis small town supernatural discovery growing up escape 1950s
Set in 1955, the residents of a small Montana community are forced to move their homes to make way for a new dam.