Peyton Reed

12 films directed

Biography

Peyton Tucker Reed (born July 3, 1964) is an American television and film director. He directed the comedy films Bring It On, Down with Love, The Break-Up, and Yes Man, as well as the superhero film Ant-Man and its sequels.

Reed was born in Raleigh, North Carolina, and attended the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, graduating in 1987 with a degree in English and Radio, Television & Motion Pictures. He was a DJ for WXYC, the UNC student radio station, while enrolled at the university. He worked as a van driver on the set of Bull Durham in 1987, which was partially filmed in Raleigh.

Reed's directorial debut, the motion picture Bring It On, was a number one box office hit. He also directed 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 directed genres

Recurring actors

The career in numbers

US$ 655 mi Total budget from 7 film(s) with data
US$ 2.2 bi Total box office from 7 film(s) with data
US$ 94 mi Average budget from 7 film(s) with data
US$ 308 mi Average box office from 7 film(s) with data
6.4 Average rating from 8 film(s) with data
3.3× Return on investment from 7 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
Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania	2023	US$ 200 mi	US$ 476 mi	6.2
Ant-Man and the Wasp	2018	US$ 140 mi	US$ 623 mi	6.9
Ant-Man	2015	US$ 130 mi	US$ 519 mi	7.1
Yes Man	2008	US$ 70 mi	US$ 223 mi	6.7
The Break-Up	2006	US$ 52 mi	US$ 206 mi	5.9
Down with Love	2003	US$ 35 mi	US$ 20 mi	6.1
Bring It On	2000	US$ 28 mi	US$ 90 mi	6.3
The Love Bug	1997	—	—	5.7
The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes	1995	—	—	4.7
Through the Eyes of Forrest Gump	1994	—	—	7.5
Back to the Future: Dickens of a Christmas	1991	—	—	6.0
The Secrets of the 'Back to the Future' Trilogy	1990	—	—	5.0