Peel
Where to watch in the United States: Stream: Criterion Channel. Streaming data from JustWatch via TMDB; availability changes.
Cast
Tim Pye Katie Pye Ben Martin
Credits
Written by: 
Jane Campion
Cinematography: Sally Bongers
Music: Ralph Tyrrell
Editing: Jane Campion
Plot
A family drive in the countryside turns into a battle of wills between a young boy and his father and aunt.
Sinekatalog’s take
A car ride through the countryside becomes a tense standoff between a boy and the adults beside him, over something as small as orange peel. It is an early, sharp study of family friction and stubbornness, told with dry wit. Brief and unsettling in a quiet way.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 6.2 / 10 (1,583 votes)
IMDb rating and vote count from the IMDb ratings dataset (October 2026). Scores change over time.
If you liked this
Picked by director, genre, era and shared cast. Titles only, no spoilers.
- Passionless Moments 1983 · Jane Campion · IMDb 6.9 · Same director
- A Girl's Own Story 1984 · Jane Campion · IMDb 6.5 · Same director
- Scarecrow 1973 · Jerry Schatzberg · IMDb 7.2 · Viewers also liked
- Xiu Xiu: The Sent Down Girl 1998 · Joan Chen · IMDb 7.5 · Viewers also liked
- Seven Rooms, Kitchen, Bathroom, for Sale 1984 · Agnès Varda · IMDb 6.6 · Same movement
- Two-Lane Blacktop 1971 · Monte Hellman · IMDb 7.2 · Viewers also liked