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Demián Rugna

Demián Rugna

Writer, director and composer · Born September 13, 1979 (47) · Buenos Aires, Argentina

Demián Rugna is a writer and editor, known for Terrified (2017), You Don't Know Who You're Talking Too (2016) and Death Knows Your Name (2007).

Biography from TMDB.

Born
September 13, 1979 (47)
From
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Works as
Writer, director and composer
Titles
5 on MovieCove · 29 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 157 days to Oct 28Down 21% in 30 days

What are Demián Rugna's films like?

Across a limited sample of 4 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Society.

Themes

share of theme weight
Survival
60%
Society
27%
Morality
7%
Power
5%
Survival3 titles, browse their movies with this themeTrauma2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 4 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 1 · Dark 3

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

Grounded 1 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 1

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

Gentle 0 · Charged 1 · Intense 3

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

Steady 0 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 1

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

Straight-faced 2 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 0

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 1 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 1

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 4 · 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 2 · Heavy 2

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

Resolved 1 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings shown from 5 titles

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Dread
4
Tense
3
Absurd
1
Cold
1
Thrilling
1
Other
1

How their films linger

Unsettling3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

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 Demián Rugna's films?

As of October 24, 2026, all 5 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Demián Rugna'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

29 credits, 5 with a MovieCove page; 4 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Mi mejor escena (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Actor

  • Horrible y Fascinante (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • When Evil Lurks(2023)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Satanic Hispanics(2022)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • 1 Million Zombies: The Story of Plaga Zombie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Thanks

  • También Lo Vi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Director

  • Bienvenidos al infierno(2021)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • Comando campeón (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Director · Composer · Editor · Producer · Writer · as Él mismo

  • Limbo: la película (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Editor

  • Bruno Motoneta (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Art Department Assistant

  • Terrified(2017)

    Director · Composer · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Veredas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Assistant Director

  • You Don't Know Who You're Talking To (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Director · Composer · Editor · Visual Effects · Writer

  • Alerta: recuento de cadáveres (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Director

  • El mate amargo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Director · Editor · Producer · Sound · Writer

  • Cursed Bastards! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Director · Camera Operator · Editor · Producer · Production Design · Writer

  • El balerazo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Director · Editor · Producer · Writer

  • Plaga Zombie: Zona Mutante: Revolución Tóxica(2011)

    Additional Camera

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Deus Irae (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Assistant Director · Second Unit

  • Post: La aventura completa (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Camera Operator · Special Guest Director

  • The Sinister (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Writer

  • They want my eyes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Writer

  • Death Knows Your Name (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Writer

  • The Last Gateway (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Director · Editor · Writer

  • Nido de Almas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Director · Editor · Producer · Sound Editor · Writer

  • La Última Entrada (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Director · Screenplay

  • Tiene Miedo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Director · Editor · Sound · Writer

  • Terrified (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Characters

  • When Evil Lurks 2 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Director · Writer

Career shape

A full career of 29 titles, 27 of them dated from 2002 to 2025.

Biggest box office

When Evil Lurks (2023)

$2.1M worldwide

Highest rated

When Evil Lurks (2023)

Midcredits 79th

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting3 of 29: 2 only acting, 1 with another roleDirecting15 of 29: 2 only directing, 13 with another roleWriting17 of 29: 4 only writing, 13 with another roleProducing5 of 29: 0 only producing, 5 with another roleMusic4 of 29: 1 only music, 3 with another roleEditing9 of 29: 1 only editing, 8 with another roleOther crew11 of 29: 6 only other crew, 5 with another role

29 titles, 13 with more than one role — writing and directing overlap on 13 of them.

By decade

2000s7 · crew2010s12 · crew2020s8 · 3 acting · 6 crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it.

How do Demián Rugna's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 48th percentile, the median of all 5; across a limited sample of 4 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 51st percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

51stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Approval · how many liked their films

47thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Reach · how many have seen their films

79thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Midcredits score across 5 titles, by percentile

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

Shape of the crowd

2 of their 5 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser2
  • Mixed2

Most loved · director, writer

When Evil Lurks (2023)

Midcredits 79th · 67% liked

Reviewers score the dialogue 48/100 and the plot and story 43/100 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.

Who does Demián Rugna work with?

People who share at least 2 of Demián Rugna's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Demián Salomón shares the most, 4.

Actors

Cinematographers and editors

Producers