Director
Peter Farrelly
Born 17 December 1956 · Phoenixville, Pennsylvania, USA
Peter Farrelly is an American director, screenwriter and producer. With his brother Bobby, he made some of the best-known gross-out romantic comedies of the 1990s and 2000s. Working solo, he made the drama Green Book (2018), which won the Oscar for Best Picture.
Key films
Dumb and Dumber (1994)
His directorial debut with Bobby Farrelly; a hit that established their slapstick comedy style.
Kingpin (1996)
A bowling comedy that continued the brothers' run of broad, irreverent, character-driven humour.
There's Something About Mary (1998)
A major box-office success that blended romance with gross-out gags and became their signature film.
Shallow Hal (2001)
A high-concept romantic comedy that mixed their raunchy humour with a message about appearances.
Green Book (2018)
His first solo-directed feature and a dramatic turn; it won the Academy Award for Best Picture.
Key awards
- 2019 Academy Award for Best Picture (Green Book, as producer)
- 2019 Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay (Green Book, shared)
- 2019 Golden Globe Award for Best Screenplay (Green Book, shared)
On Cinespective
Full filmography · 36
- 1994Dumb and DumberDirector
- 1996KingpinDirector
- 1998There's Something About MaryDirector
- 2000Me, Myself & IreneDirector
- 2001Shallow HalDirector
- 2001Osmosis JonesDirector
- 2001Reel Comedy: Shallow Hal · as SelfActor
- 2001Being 'Shallow Hal' · as SelfActor
- 2002Shallow Hal: Seeing Through the Make-up · as SelfActor
- 2003Stuck on YouDirector
- 2003Three Stooges 75th Anniversary Special · as SelfActor
- 2004Stuck Together: Bringing Stuck on You to the Screen · as SelfActor
- 2004Making It Stick: The Makeup Effects of Stuck on You · as SelfActor
- 2005Fever PitchDirector
- 2005Making a Scene: Fever Pitch · as HimselfActor
- 2007The Heartbreak KidDirector
- 2007The Dialogue: An Interview with Screenwriters Peter & Bobby Farrelly · as HimselfActor
- 2007The Farrelly Bros.: In the French Tradition · as SelfActor
- 2008Critic · as SelfActor
- 2011Hall PassDirector
- 2012The Three StoogesDirector
- 2013Movie 43Director
- 2013Clear History · as Poker BuddyActor
- 2014Dumb and Dumber ToDirector
- 2015"That's Awesome!": The Story of 'Dumb and Dumber To' · as SelfActor
- 2017Rocksteppy · as HimselfActor
- 2018Green BookDirector
- 2018The Bill Murray Stories: Life Lessons Learned from a Mythical Man · as HimselfActor
- 2018Be Natural: The Untold Story of Alice Guy-Blaché · as SelfActor
- 2020Time Warp Vol. 1: Midnight Madness · as SelfActor
- 2020Time Warp Vol. 3: Comedy and Camp · as SelfActor
- 2021Sam & Mattie Make a Zombie Movie · as SelfActor
- 2022The Greatest Beer Run EverDirector
- 2024Ricky StanickyDirector
- 2026Balls UpDirector
- 2026I Play RockyDirector
Filmography data from TMDB. The profile text is a draft written for Cinespective.