Peter Farrelly
Biography
Peter John Farrelly (born December 17, 1956) is an American film director, screenwriter, producer and novelist. Along with his brother Bobby, the Farrelly brothers are best known for directing and producing quirky and romantic comedy films such as Dumb and Dumber, Shallow Hal, Me, Myself and Irene, There's Something About Mary, and the 2007 remake of The Heartbreak Kid.
Farrelly solo-directed and co-wrote the comedy-drama Green Book (2018), which won the Audience Award at the Toronto International Film Festival in 2018, the Golden Globe Award for Best Screenplay, and the Academy Awards for Best Picture and Best Original Screenplay.
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Most directed genres
Recurring actors
- Bill Murray 3
- Jim Carrey 3
- Zen Gesner 3
- Ben Stiller 2
- Chris Elliott 2
- Greg Kinnear 2
- Jeff Daniels 2
- Lin Shaye 2
Awards and nominations
- 2019 Academy Award for Best Picture
- 2019 Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay
- 2019 Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay Nominated
- — National Board of Review Award for Best Film
The career in numbers
- US$ 565 mi Total budget from 16 film(s) with data
- US$ 1.9 bi Total box office from 14 film(s) with data
- US$ 35 mi Average budget from 16 film(s) with data
- US$ 132 mi Average box office from 14 film(s) with data
- 6.3 Average rating from 17 film(s) with data
- 3.6× Return on investment from 14 film(s) with data
Budget and box office do not exist for every film in our records. Averages are computed over the films that carry the figure, and the count beside each one says how many.
Films directed
| Film | Year | Budget | Box office | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Balls Up
|
2026 | — | — | 5.8 |
I Play Rocky
|
2026 | — | — | — |
Ricky Stanicky
|
2024 | US$ 50 mi | — | 6.5 |
The Greatest Beer Run Ever
|
2022 | US$ 3 mi | — | 7.5 |
Green Book
|
2018 | US$ 23 mi | US$ 322 mi | 8.2 |
Dumb and Dumber To
|
2014 | US$ 40 mi | US$ 170 mi | 5.6 |
Movie 43
|
2013 | US$ 6 mi | US$ 32 mi | 4.7 |
The Three Stooges
|
2012 | US$ 30 mi | US$ 55 mi | 5.8 |
Hall Pass
|
2011 | US$ 36 mi | US$ 83 mi | 5.8 |
The Heartbreak Kid
|
2007 | US$ 60 mi | US$ 128 mi | 5.8 |
Fever Pitch
|
2005 | US$ 30 mi | US$ 51 mi | 6.2 |
Stuck on You
|
2003 | US$ 55 mi | US$ 66 mi | 5.4 |
Shallow Hal
|
2001 | US$ 40 mi | US$ 141 mi | 6.2 |
Osmosis Jones
|
2001 | US$ 75 mi | US$ 14 mi | 6.5 |
Me, Myself & Irene
|
2000 | US$ 51 mi | US$ 149 mi | 6.6 |
There's Something About Mary
|
1998 | US$ 23 mi | US$ 370 mi | 6.6 |
Kingpin
|
1996 | US$ 27 mi | US$ 25 mi | 6.5 |
Dumb and Dumber
|
1994 | US$ 16 mi | US$ 247 mi | 6.7 |
