Peter Atencio

What are Peter Atencio's films like?

Across their 7 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Survival.

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 Atencio's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 7 of their 9 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Hulu (2).

• Hulu2 titles, browse their movies on this service
  • The Last Man on Earth (2015) · director
  • The Machine (2023) · director, producer
• Apple TV1 title, browse their movies on this service
  • The Afterparty (2022) · director
• Disney+1 title, browse their movies on this service
  • Making History (2017) · director
• Netflix1 title, browse their movies on this service
  • Keanu (2016) · director
• Paramount+1 title, browse their movies on this service
  • Key and Peele (2012) · producer
• Pluto TV1 title, browse their movies on this service
  • Key and Peele (2012) · producer · free
• Prime Video1 title, browse their movies on this service
  • Jean-Claude Van Johnson (2016) · director, producer

Subscription and free streaming for Peter Atencio'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

16 credits, 9 with a MovieCove page.

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  Animal Friends (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2027)

  Director · Producer · Actor
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  The Machine(2023)

  Director · Producer

  Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films33^rd
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  The Afterparty(2022)

  Show 1 episode · Director

  Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all shows65^th
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  Whiskey Cavalier (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

  Show 4 episodes · Director · Executive Producer
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  Making History(2017)

  Show Director

  Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all shows25^th
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  Jean-Claude Van Johnson(2016)

  Show 6 episodes · Director · Producer

  Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all shows67^th
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  Keanu(2016)

  Director

  Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films50^th
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  The Last Man on Earth(2015)

  Show 3 episodes · Director

  Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all shows63^rd
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  Comedy Central's All-Star Non-Denominational Christmas Special (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

  Director
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  Hot Package(2013)

  Show 6 episodes · Director · Editor

  Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all shows25^th
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  Key and Peele(2012)

  Show 35 episodes · Co-Executive Producer · Producer

  Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows95^th
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  Wanna See Something Cool? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

  Director · Editor
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  The Rig(2010)

  Director

  Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films1^st
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  Everything (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

  Show 1 episode · Director
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  Night of the Dog (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

  Director
• Street Justice (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

  Director

Career shape

A full career of 15 titles, 13 of them dated from 2005 to 2023.

Biggest box office

Keanu (2016)

$21M worldwide

Highest rated

Jean-Claude Van Johnson (2016)

Midcredits 67^th

Most popular right now

The Last Man on Earth (2015)

Awards

a Primetime Emmy from 3 major nominations, 2015–2016.

1. 2016
   • Primetime Emmy, won · Outstanding Variety Sketch Series
2. 2015
   • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Short-Format Live-Action Entertainment Program
   • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Variety Sketch Series

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.

How do Peter Atencio's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 33^rd percentile, the median of all 3; across a limited sample of 3 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 26^th percentile for acclaim.

Shape of the crowd

3 of their 9 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

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• Universally Loved1
• Universally Panned1
• Cult Classic1
• Crowd Pleaser3
• Broadly Agreed1
• Mixed2

Most divisive · director, editor

Hot Package (2013)

83^rd percentile spread · 27% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · producer

Key and Peele (2012)

Midcredits 95^th · 91% liked

Reviewers score the pacing 32/100 in their films, across 3 reviewed titles; fans 45, detractors 20. 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 Peter Atencio's work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 4 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 Peter Atencio work with?

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