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Emil Nygaard Albertsen

Emil Nygaard Albertsen

Writer

Works as
Writer
Titles
5 on MovieCove · 13 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 38 days to Oct 27Down 15% in 30 days

What are Emil Nygaard Albertsen's films like?

Across their 5 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Survival.

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
54%
Survival
15%
Self
12%
Society
10%
Bonds
6%
Ideas
4%
Guilt3 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 0 · Dark 4

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

Grounded 3 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 0 · Charged 1 · Intense 3

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

Steady 3 · Shifting 1 · Whiplash 0

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

Straight-faced 4 · Some laughs 0 · 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 3 · Relentless 0

Full focus: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their full focus movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 1 · Engaged 0 · Full focus 3

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

Easy watch 0 · Affecting 1 · Heavy 3

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

A split, not a type: Resolved 1 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 2

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
4
Melancholic
4
Dread
2
Contemplative
2
Cold
1
Other
1

How their films linger

Thought-provoking4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Bittersweet3
  • 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 Emil Nygaard Albertsen's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 3 of their 5 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Netflix (2).

Subscription and free streaming for Emil Nygaard Albertsen'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, 5 with a MovieCove page.

  • Snake Killer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Show 4 episodes · Script Consultant

  • Home(2026)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Sons(2024)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • 1899(2022)

    Show 1 episode · Writer

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all shows

  • The Guilty(2021)

    Original Film Writer

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Psychosis in Stockholm (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    as Space Movie Narrator

  • The Guilty(2018)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Don’t Tell Me About Your Dreams (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Writer

  • Heaven (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Writer

  • In Darkness (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Writer

  • The Elite (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Screenplay

  • Jeg er din (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Writer

  • Silas & Selma (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Nikolaj

Career shape

A full career of 12 titles from 2010 to 2026.

Biggest box office

The Guilty (2018)

$4.6M worldwide

Highest rated

The Guilty (2018)

Midcredits 95th

Most popular right now

The Guilty (2021)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting2 of 12: 2 only acting, 0 with another roleWriting10 of 12: 10 only writing, 0 with another role

By decade

2010s7 · 1 acting · 6 crew2020s5 · 1 acting · 4 crew

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

How do Emil Nygaard Albertsen's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 72nd percentile, the median of all 4; across a limited sample of 4 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 74th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

74thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Approval · how many liked their films

70thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Reach · how many have seen their films

93rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Midcredits score across 5 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up2
  • 50th to 74th3

Shape of the crowd

None of their 5 titles divides audiences: 3 are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Crowd Pleaser3
  • Broadly Agreed1

Most loved · writer

The Guilty (2018)

Midcredits 95th · 84% liked

Reviewers score the dialogue 53/100 and the plot and story 45/100 in their films, across 3 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.

Is Emil Nygaard Albertsen's work okay for kids?

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

Their medianMedian of all films
Violence & Gore3 titlesmedian 15 · minimalMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity3 titlesmedian 7 · minimalMedian of all films: 32
Profanity3 titlesmedian 54 · moderateMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs3 titlesmedian 9 · minimalMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense3 titlesmedian 66 · intenseMedian of all films: 39

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

Who does Emil Nygaard Albertsen work with?

People who share at least 2 of Emil Nygaard Albertsen's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Gustav Möller shares the most, 3.

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Actors

Cinematographers

Producers