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  • 2010 : The Year We Make Contact
  • 2010 : The Year We Make Contact review by from cheshire
    Rated - 4 stars A valiant attempt at an impossible task. 6 January 2004
    ...With this sequel to 2001, Peter Hyams takes on the daunting task of continuing Kubricks beautiful yet mysterious rendition of Athur C Clarkes sci fi classic. This film doe...  
  • The Presidio
  • The Presidio review by technobabble from Worcestershire, England
    Rated - 2 stars Sub-standard 15 November 2007
    ...Peter Hyams knocked out some fairly decent action thrillers during the eighties and early nineties but unfortunately The Presidio wasn't one of them. It's not a particular...  

Peter Hyams - filmography


  • The Musketeer on DVD (2001)
    Starring: Catherine Deneuve,  Mena Suvari,  Tim Roth
    Director: Peter Hyams
    Certificate: Certificate: PG
    In 17th century Paris, a dashing swordsman named D'Artagnan finds himself at odds with the powerful forces taking over France. As he sets out to avenge the murder of his parents, he finds his country cleaved by chaos and civil unrest. D'Artagnan's heart softens only for Francesca, a fiery peasant ..read more »
    Rate this: 2.5 stars out of 5 52% from 583 members
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  • The Relic on DVD (1997)
    Starring: Penelope Ann Miller,  Tom Sizemore,  Linda Hunt
    Director: Peter Hyams
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Plucky evolutionary biologist Dr. Margo Green (Penelope Ann Miller) joins forces with tough Chicago cop Lt. Vincent D'Agosta (Tom Sizemore) to unravel the mystery behind the horribly mangled corpses that keep popping up around her museum during an opening night gala. When they investigate further ..read more »
    Rate this: 3 stars out of 5 57% from 2,511 members
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  • Timecop on DVD (1994)
    Starring: Jean-Claude Van Damme,  Ron Silver,  Mia Sara
    Director: Peter Hyams
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
    In the year 2004 a corrupt politician is secretly using a time travel device to manipulate history and financial markets. When cop Max Walker (Jean-Claude Van Damme) catches on to the scheme, he travels back in time to stop the Senator and undo his wife's murder. Produced by Sam Raimi and based on ..read more »
    Rate this: 3 stars out of 5 57% from 6,295 members
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  • Stay Tuned (1992)
    Starring: John Ritter,  Pam Dawber,  Jeffrey Jones
    Director: Peter Hyams
    Certificate: Certificate: TBC
    Couch potatoe Roy Knable buys a satellite and TV from a mysterious door to door salesman named Spike, who promises that the TV will offer "the ultimate getaway". But after Roy and his wife argue about this recent purchase they are suddenly sucked into the TV, and must find a way to escape this ..read more »
    Rate this: 3 stars out of 5 63% from 20 members
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  • The Presidio on DVD (1988)
    Starring: Sean Connery,  Mark Harmon,  Meg Ryan
    Director: Peter Hyams
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    The investigation of a murder on the base of a 1,400-acre military compound in San Francisco reunites the base commander and one of his former officers, now a cop, who have no great love for each other. The situation escalates as the cop falls for the commander's daughter.
    Rate this: 3 stars out of 5 59% from 787 members
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  • The Star Chamber on DVD (1983)
    Starring: Michael Douglas,  Hal Holbrook,  Yaphet Kotto
    Director: Peter Hyams
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    A judge frustrated by the lenient legal system joins a secret group of judges who have set up their own court which operates outside the scope of the law. When verdicts are reached on two men who are later discovered to be innocent, serious ethical questions arise in this taut and interesting thriller.
    Rate this: 3 stars out of 5 62% from 201 members
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  • Capricorn One on DVD (1976)
    Starring: Elliott Gould,  James Brolin,  Brenda Vaccaro
    Director: Peter Hyams
    Certificate: Certificate: PG
    The government attempts to fake a mission to Mars, but when the astronauts learn that part of the scenario includes a 'tragic accident' on the way home, they attempt an escape. A forerunner of the non-stop action suspense movie with terrific aerial stunts and an all-star cast.
    Rate this: 3.5 stars out of 5 66% from 1,309 member
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Peter Hyams facts

5 most recent films

Beyond a Reasonable Doubt - 3 stars
A Sound Of Thunder - 2.5 stars
The Musketeer - 2.5 stars
End Of Days - 3.0 stars
The Relic - 3.0 stars

5 highest-rated films

Capricorn One - BLU-RAY Version - 3.5 stars
Capricorn One - 3.5 stars
Narrow Margin - 3.5 stars
Running Scared - 3.5 stars
2010 - The Year We Make Contact - BLU-RAY Version - 3.0 stars

5 lowest-rated films

Beyond a Reasonable Doubt - 3 stars
Busting - 2.5 stars
Stay Tuned - 3.0 stars
A Sound Of Thunder - 2.5 stars
The Musketeer - 2.5 stars

Most frequent co-stars

Sam Waterston - 3 times - show films
O.J. Simpson - 3 times - show films
Hal Holbrook - 3 times - show films
Elliott Gould - 3 times - show films
James Brolin - 3 times - show films

Most frequent directors

Mina Vidakovic - 1 times - show films


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