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Emanuel Parvu

Emanuel Parvu

Actor, writer and director · Born February 12, 1979 (47) · Bucharest, Romania

Emanuel Parvu (born 12 February, 1979; Bucharest) is a Romanian film and theatre actor,director and writer. He was born in Bucuresti, Romania. He graduated at National University of Theatrical Arts and Cinematography in 2006 . Along side with Adrian Titieni, Daniela Vitcu and Radu Niculescu, they started the first Film Acting Master Studies in Romania at Ovidius University in Constanta. Other notable works as director - Totul e foarte departe (2018), Meda sau Partea nu prea fericita a lucrurilor (2017) and Mikado (2021). Notable works as actor - Miracle (dir. Bogdan George Apetri), 5 minutes (dir. Dan Chisu), Aniversarea (dir. Dan Chisu), Tales from the Golden Age (dir. Cristian Mungiu)

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
February 12, 1979 (47)
From
Bucharest, Romania
Works as
Actor, writer and director
Titles
12 on MovieCove · 39 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 38 days to Oct 27Up 6% in 30 days

What are Emanuel Parvu's films like?

Across their 8 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.

Genres

Drama3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 72nd percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Crime2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 78th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime movies

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

share of theme weight
Morality
34%
Bonds
25%
Power
14%
Ideas
13%
Society
8%
Self
6%
Justice5 titles, browse their movies with this themeLoyalty2 titles, browse their movies with this themeCorruption2 titles, browse their movies with this themeTruth2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 8 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Dark: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their dark movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 1 · Serious 0 · Dark 7

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

Grounded 7 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 1 · Charged 4 · Intense 3

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

Steady 4 · Shifting 4 · Whiplash 0

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

Straight-faced 7 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 1

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

Slow burn 4 · Even-paced 4 · 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 1 · Engaged 4 · Full focus 3

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

A split, not a type: Easy watch 1 · Affecting 3 · Heavy 4

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

Resolved 2 · Open-ended 5 · Ambiguous 1

Roles they play

2 analyzed roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
7
Melancholic
5
Dread
2
Contemplative
1
Absurd
1
Other
2

How their films linger

Thought-provoking5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteInfuriating2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Bittersweet4
  • Tragic2
  • Ambiguous2

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 Emanuel Parvu's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 9 of their 12 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (5).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Emanuel Parvu'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

39 credits, 12 with a MovieCove page.

  • Gasca de la Drept (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Writer

  • Three Kilometres to the End of the World(2024)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Better This Way (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Director · Writer · Actor

  • Familiar (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    as Dragos Binder

  • Marocco(2021)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Miracle(2021)

    as Marius Preda

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Unidentified(2020)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • The Ladder (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Actor

  • Nine Stories of Love and Hate in Isolation (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Co-Producer · as Self (segment "Vinovatul")

  • 5 Minutes Too Late(2019)

    as Coman

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Hackerville (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Show 6 episodes · Actor

  • Everything Is Far Away (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Director · Writer

  • Michelangelo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Actor

  • Meda or The Not So Bright Side of Things (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Director · Writer

  • The Anniversary (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Actor

  • Black Clothes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    as The Chief of Police Station

  • The Fixer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Actor

  • Cupa Regelui (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Actor

  • Why Me? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Actor

  • Graduation(2016)

    as Procurorul Ivaşcu

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Meda (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Director · Writer

  • Art (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Actor

  • Two (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Director · Producer · Writer · Actor

  • Square One (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Director · Writer · Actor

  • Chicken, Fries and a Coke (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Director · Writer

  • High Schoolers, The Film of a Generation (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Director · Writer · Actor

  • Portrait of the Fighter as a Young Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Actor

  • În puii mei! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Show 88 episodes · Director · Writer · Actor

  • Tales from the Golden Age(2009)

    as The Party Inspector (segment "The Legend of the Official Visit")

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • A Family (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Director · Writer · Actor

  • Attack Force(2006)

    as Detective Lambert

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Pumpkinhead: Ashes to Ashes(2006)

    as Oliver Allen

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • Shadow Man(2006)

    as Urick

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films

  • Second in Command(2006)

    as Cpl. Chevanton

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • The Detonator(2006)

    as Macmood

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • Catherine the Great (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as Alexei Orloff

  • Fix Alert (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Actor

  • Eminescu versus Eminem (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Actor

  • Nevroze Nocturne (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Actor

Career shape

Star power in the 87th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 39 titles from 2005 to 2025; peak year 2006.

Biggest box office

Miracle (2021)

$5.7M worldwide

Highest rated

Tales from the Golden Age (2009)

Midcredits 95th

Most popular right now

Graduation (2016)

Film career

20052025

Peak 2006 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Top draw in 1 MovieCove title. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting31 of 39: 25 only acting, 6 with another role · typical Midcredits score42ndDirecting12 of 39: 0 only directing, 12 with another roleWriting13 of 39: 1 only writing, 12 with another roleProducing2 of 39: 1 only producing, 1 with another role

39 titles, 12 with more than one role — acting and writing overlap on 6 of them.

By decade

2000s12 · 12 acting · 2 crew2010s18 · 14 acting · 7 crew2020s9 · 5 acting · 5 crew

Billing

usually 8th · top billed in 0% of 8 roles

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. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30.

How do Emanuel Parvu's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 62nd percentile, the median of all 12; across their 8 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 66th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

66thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Approval · how many liked their films

77thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Reach · how many have seen their films

72ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Midcredits score across 12 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up3
  • 50th to 74th4
  • Below 25th5

Shape of the crowd

6 of their 12 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Crowd Pleaser5
  • Mixed6

Most divisive · actor

Shadow Man (2006)

73rd percentile spread · 55% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Tales from the Golden Age (2009)

Midcredits 95th · 87% liked

Reviewers score the acting 79/100 in their films, across 7 reviewed titles; fans 83, detractors 50. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

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 Emanuel Parvu work with?

People who share at least 2 of Emanuel Parvu's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Bogdan George Apetri shares the most, 3.

Directors

Actors

Cinematographers and editors

Producers