Peter Hedges Trailers

Peter Hedges (born July 6, 1962) is an American novelist, screenwriter, and film director. Hedges grew up in West Des Moines, Iowa, and attended Valley High School, where he was involved in the theater department, including the improv group and the mime troupe, "The Bakers Dozen". He later went to the North Carolina School of the Arts. His novel What's Eating Gilbert Grape was adapted into a critically acclaimed movie of the same title, which launched his film career. In 2002, he received an Academy Award nomination for Best Adapted Screenplay for About a Boy. In the same year, he wrote and directed Pieces of April, starring Katie Holmes, which he dedicated to his mother. In 2007, he co-wrote and directed Dan in Real Life. In 2009, he was signed to write and direct The Odd Life of Timothy Green, a film conceived by Ahmet Zappa, to be produced by Zappa and Scott Sanders. His latest novel, The Heights was published March 4, 2010 by Dutton.

Most Popular Peter Hedges Trailers

Total trailers found: 11

A Map of the World Trailer (1999)

13 September 1999

School nurse Alice Goodwin lives with her husband and two daughters on a dairy farm in a small Wisconsin community.

Little Sister Trailer (2016)

06 October 2016

After returning to her childhood home, young nun Colleen finds her old room exactly how she left it: painted black and covered in goth and metal posters.

The Odd Life of Timothy Green Trailer (2012)

15 August 2012

A childless couple bury a box in their backyard, containing all of their wishes for an infant. Soon, a child is born, though Timothy Green is not all that he appears.

What's Eating Gilbert Grape Trailer (1993)

17 December 1993

Gilbert Grape is a small-town young man with a lot of responsibility. Chief among his concerns are his mother, who is so overweight that she can't leave the house, and his mentally impaired younger brother, Arnie, who has a knack for finding trouble.

About a Boy Trailer (2002)

26 April 2002

Will Freeman is a good-looking, smooth-talking bachelor whose primary goal in life is avoiding any kind of responsibility.

Pieces of April Trailer (2003)

17 October 2003

Quirky and rebellious April Burns lives with her boyfriend in a low-rent New York City apartment miles away from her emotionally distant family.

Dan in Real Life Trailer (2007)

26 October 2007

Advice columnist Dan Burns is an expert on relationships, but somehow struggles to succeed as a brother, a son and a single parent to three precocious daughters.

The Same Storm Trailer (2022)

14 October 2022

Snapshots of the tumults of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Ben Is Back Trailer (2018)

05 December 2018

19-year-old Ben Burns unexpectedly returns home to his family's suburban home on Christmas Eve morning.

Good As New Trailer (2020)

16 July 2020

Revisiting this acclaimed work – a brutal one-act comedy about a learning-to-drive daughter who comes face-to-face with the mother she thinks has let her down – Good As New first played in 1993-94 as part of MCC’s (then called Manhattan Class Company) One Acts.

Sammy Trailer (1977)

19 November 1977

Delightful story of a young boy whose playful nature and love for animals spark zany incidents and a dangerous adventure.