Petter Skavlan is a Norwegian lyricist, writer and producer who has written several films and TV series.
Biography from TMDB.
- May 19, 1956 (70)
- Writer and producer
- 4 on MovieCove · 10 credits in all
What are Petter Skavlan's films like?
Across a limited sample of 4 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Self.
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 4
Light 1 · Serious 0 · Dark 3
Grounded 3 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 0
Gentle 0 · Charged 1 · Intense 3
Steady 1 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 4 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 0
Slow burn 0 · Even-paced 4 · Relentless 0
Casual 0 · Engaged 4 · Full focus 0
Easy watch 0 · Affecting 2 · Heavy 2
Resolved 3 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
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 Petter Skavlan's films?
As of October 24, 2026, all 4 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.
Subscription and free streaming for Petter Skavlan'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
10 credits, 4 with a MovieCove page.
7 Deaths of Maria Callas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)
The Emigrants(2021)
Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films
Domino(2019)
Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films
The 12th Man(2017)
Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films
When Bubbles Burst (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)
Kon-Tiki(2012)
Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films
Through a Glass, Darkly (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)
Sophie's World (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)
Sweetwater (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)
People of the Book (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Career shape
A full career of 10 titles, 9 of them dated from 1988 to 2022.
How do Petter Skavlan's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 74th percentile, the median of all 4; across a limited sample of 4 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 70th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up2
- 50th to 74th1
- Below 25th1
Shape of the crowd
None of their 4 titles divides audiences: 3 are Crowd Pleasers.
- Universally Panned1
- Crowd Pleaser3
Reviewers score the dialogue 30/100 and the plot and story 40/100 in their films, across 4 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 Petter Skavlan's work okay for kids?
Across a limited sample of up to 3 MovieCove titles with content scores.
Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.
Who does Petter Skavlan work with?
People who share at least 2 of Petter Skavlan's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Gustaf Skarsgård shares the most, 2.
Actors
- Gustaf SkarsgårdShared titles: The Emigrants (2021), Kon-Tiki (2012)See all 2 shared titles with Gustaf Skarsgård
Composers and cinematographers
- Johan SöderqvistShared titles: The Emigrants (2021), Kon-Tiki (2012)See all 2 shared titles with Johan Söderqvist
- Geir Hartly AndreassenShared titles: The 12th Man (2017), Kon-Tiki (2012)See all 2 shared titles with Geir Hartly Andreassen
Producers
- Kaare StoremyrShared titles: The Emigrants (2021), Kon-Tiki (2012)See all 2 shared titles with Kaare Storemyr
- Aage AabergeShared titles: The 12th Man (2017), Kon-Tiki (2012)See all 2 shared titles with Aage Aaberge
- Harald ZwartShared titles: The 12th Man (2017), Kon-Tiki (2012)See all 2 shared titles with Harald Zwart
- Henrik ZeinShared titles: The 12th Man (2017), Kon-Tiki (2012)See all 2 shared titles with Henrik Zein
