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Tina Nguyen

Producer

Primetime Emmy nominee

Tina Nguyen is the VP of HBO Documentary Programming where she commissions and oversees documentary features and series. Her career began as a staff writer for the Los Angeles Times. She later switched to documentaries producing specials and series for PBS, Discovery and National Geographic, then launched and showran lifestyle franchises for Food Network and HGTV, and later joined Travel Channel an executive producer. Before joining HBO, she was Head of Production at Vox Media’s content studio.

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Biography from TMDB.

Works as
Producer
Titles
55 on MovieCove · 59 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Down 23% in 30 days

What are Tina Nguyen's films like?

Across their 53 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Society and Self.

Themes

share of theme weight
Society
25%
Self
16%
Power
16%
Ideas
15%
Morality
15%
Survival
11%
Bonds
4%
Community20 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice9 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity7 titles, browse their movies with this themeCorruption7 titles, browse their movies with this themeOppression7 titles, browse their movies with this themeTruth8 titles, browse their movies with this themeTrauma7 titles, browse their movies with this themeArt6 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 33 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 10 · Serious 8 · Dark 15

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

Grounded 31 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 13 · Charged 13 · Intense 7

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

Steady 24 · Shifting 9 · Whiplash 0

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

Straight-faced 27 · Some laughs 6 · Funny 0

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

Slow burn 23 · Even-paced 10 · 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 13 · Engaged 16 · Full focus 4

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 11 · Affecting 9 · Heavy 13

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 20 · Open-ended 10 · Ambiguous 3

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
31
Contemplative
36
Melancholic
16
Dread
10
Hopeful
14
Other
33

How their films linger

Thought-provoking35 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful16 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling17 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteInfuriating13 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 4 with a twist

  • Happy4
  • Bittersweet21
  • Tragic3
  • Ambiguous24
  • Cyclical1

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 Tina Nguyen's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 53 of their 55 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on HBO Max (51).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Tina Nguyen'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

59 credits, 55 with a MovieCove page.

Career shape

A full career of 45 titles from 1998 to 2026.

Biggest box office

Wild Inside (2026)

$256K worldwide

Highest rated

David Holmes: The Boy Who Lived (2023)

Midcredits 97th

Most popular right now

The Pet Cemetery Murders: A Ghost Story (2026)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Producing44 of 45: 44 only producing, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score63rdOther crew1 of 45: 1 only other crew, 0 with another role

By decade

1990s1 · crew2010s1 · crew2020s43 · crew

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.

Awards

Nominated for 2 Primetime Emmys in 2024, Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction 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 Tina Nguyen's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 76th percentile, the median of all 34; across their 33 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 75th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

75thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 33

Approval · how many liked their films

66thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 33

Reach · how many have seen their films

57thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 33

Midcredits score across 55 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up23
  • 50th to 74th14
  • 25th to 49th13
  • Below 25th5

Shape of the crowd

19 of their 55 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved7
  • Divisive5
  • Cult Classic7
  • Crowd Pleaser16
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed19

Most divisive · producer

Wizkid: Long Live Lagos (2025)

96th percentile spread · 26% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · producer

STAX: Soulsville, U.S.A. (2024)

Midcredits 98th · 92% liked

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 Tina Nguyen's work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 3 MovieCove titles with content scores.

Their medianMedian of all films
Sex & Nudity3 titlesmedian 70 · intenseMedian of all films: 32

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.

Who does Tina Nguyen work with?

People who share at least 2 of Tina Nguyen's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Nancy Abraham shares the most, 50.

Directors

Writers

Cinematographers and editors

Producers

  • Nancy Abraham50 titles    See newest 12 of 50 shared titles with Nancy Abraham
  • Lisa Heller49 titles    See newest 12 of 49 shared titles with Lisa Heller
  • Adam Gibbs7 titles    See all 7 shared titles with Adam Gibbs
  • Bill Simmons6 titles    See all 6 shared titles with Bill Simmons

Mixed roles