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Peyton Reed

Peyton Reed
Peyton Reed (born 3 July 1964) is an American television and film director.

Reed was born in Raleigh, North Carolina and attended the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Reed directed the motion pictures Bring It On, Down With Love, and The Break-Up; all comedy films. He has also acted in small roles in some films including his own and has written a few original songs for his soundtracks. He has also produced a few music videos.

Most recently Reed directed Yes Man, starring Jim Carrey. Yes Man is an adaptation of Danny Wallace's autobiography about his decision to say "yes" to whatever offer, invitation, challenge, and opportunity that are presented to him.



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Peyton Reed - what members say


  • Down With Love
  • Down With Love review by zozrat from Nottinghamshire
    Rated - 2.0 stars Pillow talk 16 April 2004
    ...rong side of Miss Novack. Let the battle of the sexes commence… Director Peyton Reed created a real curiosity, a modern film approached exactly as if it was an earl...   Read customer review
  • Yes Man
  • Yes Man review by MFCProductions from Halesowen
    Rated - 3.0 stars Maybe Man... 16 May 2010
    ...ters and commits everything to it. This is no exception. Under the direction of Peyton Reed (The Break Up) we are taken through the change in Carl’s life, and in some ways...   Read customer review

Peyton Reed - filmography


  • Yes Man on DVD (2008)
    Starring: Jim Carrey,  Zooey Deschanel,  Bradley Cooper
    Director: Peyton Reed
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
    Watch now: Unavailable
    Carl Allen's life is going nowhere--the operative word being "no"--until he signs up for a self-help program based on one simple covenant: say yes to everything--and anything. Unleashing the power of "YES" begins to transform Carl's life in amazing and unexpected ways, getting him promoted at work ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 69% from 50,405 members
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  • Yes Man - Blu-ray (2008)
    Starring: Jim Carrey,  Zooey Deschanel,  Bradley Cooper
    Director: Peyton Reed
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
    Watch now: Unavailable
    In the romantic comedy YES MAN, divorce Carl Allen (Jim Carrey) finds himself stuck in a rut, too afraid to take a risk. At his best friend's insistence, he attends a New Age self-help seminar designed to turn naysayers into yea-sayers. Carl is reluctant at first, but finds the seminar to be ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 70% from 9,910 members
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  • The Break-Up on DVD (2006)
    Starring: Vince Vaughn,  Jennifer Aniston,  Joey Lauren Adams
    Director: Peyton Reed
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
    Gary (Vince Vaughn) and Brooke (Jennifer Aniston) are a mismatched couple who meet, develop a seemingly contented relationship, and buy a beautiful condo together within the movie's first few minutes. Soon an all-too-believable fight triggers the title event, and they spend the rest of the movie ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 58% from 57,335 members
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  • The Break-Up - Blu-ray (2006)
    Starring: Vince Vaughn,  Jennifer Aniston,  Joey Lauren Adams
    Director: Peyton Reed
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
    Despite its seemingly classic date-movie setup, THE BREAK UP bucks romantic comedy tradition at almost every turn. Gary (Vince Vaughn) and Brooke (Jennifer Aniston) are a mismatched couple who meet, develop a seemingly contented relationship, and buy a beautiful condo together within the movie's ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 59% from 185 members
    Not available for rental
  • Down With Love (2003)
    Starring: Renee Zellweger,  Ewan McGregor,  David Hyde Pierce
    Director: Peyton Reed
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Part tribute to the Doris Day/Rock Hudson romantic comedies of the 1950s and 1960s, and part commentary on the changing sexual mores of a bygone era, DOWN WITH LOVE is a bright, funny, technicolor treat that sets out to prove that opposites attract. Set in early-60s New York, the film follows the ..read more »
    2.5 stars out of 5 51% from 17,532 members
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  • Bring It On on DVD (2000)
    Starring: Kirsten Dunst,  Eliza Dushku,  Jesse Bradford
    Director: Peyton Reed
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
    Stellar Kirsten Dunst, as cheerleading captain Torrance Shipman, leads six-time defending cheerleading champions the Toros against a talented inner-city squad, the East Compton Clovers, in BRING IT ON. The film presents a lighthearted, slightly quirky exploration of the cutthroat but perky world of ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 66% from 9,602 members
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Peyton Reed facts

5 most recent films

Yes Man - 3.5 stars
Yes Man - Blu-ray - 3.5 stars
The Break-Up - 3.0 stars
The Break-Up - Blu-ray - 3.0 stars
Down With Love - 2.5 stars

5 highest-rated films

Yes Man - Blu-ray - 3.5 stars
Yes Man - 3.5 stars
Bring It On - 3.5 stars
The Break-Up - Blu-ray - 3.0 stars
The Break-Up - 3.0 stars

5 lowest-rated films

Down With Love - 2.5 stars
The Break-Up - 3.0 stars
The Break-Up - Blu-ray - 3.0 stars
Bring It On - 3.5 stars
Yes Man - 3.5 stars

Most frequent co-stars

John Michael Higgins - 5 times - show films
Devin 'Poetri' Smith - 3 times - show films
Zooey Deschanel - 3 times - show films
Brent Briscoe - 3 times - show films
Sasha Alexander - 3 times - show films