Marcel Sarmiento is a film director and writer who has created both comedy and horror films. He wrote and directed the 2007 comedy Heavy Petting, and co-directed the 2008 horror film Deadgirl with Gadi Harel. Sarmiento contributed the 'D is for Dogfight' segment of The ABCs of Death, an anthology horror film. Marcel has also written some screenplays and adaptations and wrote a chapter of the book, The Modern Con Man: How to Get Something for Nothing.
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Biography from TMDB.
- Director, writer and producer
- 10 on MovieCove · 13 credits in all
What are Marcel Sarmiento's films like?
Across their 9 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Bonds.
Genres
Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 1 · Earnest 8
Light 1 · Serious 4 · Dark 4
A split, not a type: Grounded 5 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 1
A split, not a type: Gentle 2 · Charged 1 · Intense 6
A split, not a type: Steady 4 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 2
Straight-faced 7 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 1
A split, not a type: Slow burn 4 · Even-paced 3 · Relentless 2
Casual 2 · Engaged 5 · Full focus 2
A split, not a type: Easy watch 2 · Affecting 3 · Heavy 4
Resolved 2 · Open-ended 4 · Ambiguous 3
Moods and endings
- Happy1
- Bittersweet3
- Tragic1
- Ambiguous4
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 Marcel Sarmiento's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 5 of their 10 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (4).
Subscription and free streaming for Marcel Sarmiento'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
13 credits, 10 with a MovieCove page.
Miłość ma cztery łapy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)
The Royal(2022)
Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films
Faceless(2021)
Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films
The Nanny(2018)
Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films
Totem (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)
Arbor Demon(2016)
Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films
V/H/S Viral(2014)
Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films
The ABCs of Death(2012)
Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films
Deadgirl(2008)
Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films
Heavy Petting(2007)
Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films
Ellie Parker(2005)
Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all filmsIt's Better to Be Wanted for Murder Than Not to Be Wanted at All (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)
Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films
Career shape
A full career of 12 titles from 2003 to 2025.
Biggest box office
Heavy Petting (2007)
Highest rated
Industrial Symphony No. 1: The Dream of the Brokenhearted (1990)
Most popular right now
V/H/S Viral (2014)
Film career
- 2005Screen debut· Ellie Parker
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 Marcel Sarmiento's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 16th percentile, the median of all 10; across their 9 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 13th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up1
- 25th to 49th3
- Below 25th6
Shape of the crowd
5 of their 10 titles are Mixed.
- Universally Panned3
- Cult Classic1
- Crowd Pleaser1
- Mixed5
Reviewers score the atmosphere 62/100 and the pacing 38/100 in their films, across 8 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a director.
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 Marcel Sarmiento'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 Marcel Sarmiento work with?
People who share at least 2 of Marcel Sarmiento's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Phillip Blackford shares the most, 5.
Directors
- Nacho VigalondoShared titles: V/H/S Viral (2014), The ABCs of Death (2012)See all 2 shared titles with Nacho Vigalondo
Writers
- Ed DoughertyShared titles: Faceless (2021), The Nanny (2018)See all 2 shared titles with Ed Dougherty
Cinematographers and editors
- Phillip BlackfordShared titles: Faceless (2021), Arbor Demon (2016), V/H/S Viral (2014), The ABCs of Death (2012), Deadgirl (2008)See all 5 shared titles with Phillip Blackford
- Harris CharalambousShared titles: V/H/S Viral (2014), The ABCs of Death (2012), Deadgirl (2008)See all 3 shared titles with Harris Charalambous
- Harry LipnickShared titles: Faceless (2021), Arbor Demon (2016)See all 2 shared titles with Harry Lipnick
- Jon D. DomínguezShared titles: V/H/S Viral (2014), The ABCs of Death (2012)See all 2 shared titles with Jon D. Domínguez
Producers
- Warren OstergardShared titles: The Royal (2022), Faceless (2021), Arbor Demon (2016)See all 3 shared titles with Warren Ostergard
- Blair HahnShared titles: Faceless (2021), Arbor Demon (2016)See all 2 shared titles with Blair Hahn
- Cherelle GeorgeShared titles: Faceless (2021), Arbor Demon (2016)See all 2 shared titles with Cherelle George
- Eric HollenbeckShared titles: Faceless (2021), Arbor Demon (2016)See all 2 shared titles with Eric Hollenbeck
