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Peter Asmussen

Writer

Works as
Writer
Titles
5 on MovieCove · 15 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 39 days to Oct 28Up 9% in 30 days

What are Peter Asmussen's films like?

Across their 5 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Self.

Themes

share of theme weight
Survival
38%
Self
24%
Morality
17%
Society
12%
Bonds
6%
Power
4%
Grief3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 5 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Dark: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their dark movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 0 · Serious 0 · Dark 5

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 3 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 1

Intense: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their intense movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 0 · Charged 1 · Intense 4

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 2 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 0

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 5 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 0

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 4 · Even-paced 1 · Relentless 0

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 0 · Engaged 5 · Full focus 0

Heavy: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their heavy movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

Easy watch 0 · Affecting 0 · Heavy 5

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 1 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 1

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Melancholic
5
Tense
4
Dread
2
Bittersweet
2
Contemplative
1
Other
1

How their films linger

Haunting4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteDevastating2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Bittersweet2
  • Tragic2
  • Ambiguous1

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Peter Asmussen's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 1 of their 5 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, on MUBI (1).

Subscription and free streaming for Peter Asmussen's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

15 credits, 5 with a MovieCove page.

  • Bridgend(2015)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • Marie Krøyer(2012)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Out of Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Writer

  • Warriors of Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Writer

  • Comeback (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Writer

  • Heaven's Heart (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Writer

  • Daisy Diamond(2007)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Bang Bang Orangutang (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Writer

  • Day and Night(2004)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • The Tenth Muse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Screenplay

  • Now (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Screenplay · Script

  • Indien (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Writer

  • Credo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Screenplay

  • Breaking the Waves(1996)

    Co-Writer

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • Between Friends (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Show 9 episodes · Writer

Career shape

A full career of 15 titles from 1995 to 2015.

Biggest box office

Breaking the Waves (1996)

$3.8M worldwide

Highest rated

Breaking the Waves (1996)

Midcredits 96th

By role

only this rolewith another role
Writing15 of 15: 14 only writing, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score51stOther crew1 of 15: 0 only other crew, 1 with another role

By decade

1990s4 · crew2000s9 · crew2010s2 · crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.

How do Peter Asmussen's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 51st percentile, the median of all 5; across their 5 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 54th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

54thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Approval · how many liked their films

48thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Reach · how many have seen their films

60thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Midcredits score across 5 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up1
  • 50th to 74th2
  • 25th to 49th1
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

2 of their 5 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Crowd Pleaser1
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed2

Most divisive · writer

Daisy Diamond (2007)

62nd percentile spread · 23% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · writer

Breaking the Waves (1996)

Midcredits 96th · 83% liked

Reviewers score the dialogue 53/100 and the plot and story 45/100 in their films, across 5 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a writer.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Peter Asmussen's work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 3 MovieCove titles with content scores.

Their medianMedian of all films
Sex & Nudity3 titlesmedian 71 · intenseMedian of all films: 32

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.

Who does Peter Asmussen work with?

People who share at least 2 of Peter Asmussen's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Simon Staho shares the most, 2.

Directors

Actors

Producers