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Petersen Vargas

Petersen Vargas

Director, writer and producer · Born August 2, 1992 (34)

Hil Petersen Miranda Vargas (born 02 August 1992) is a Filipino filmmaker. He is best known for directing the films 2 Cool 2 Be Forgotten (2016), An Inconvenient Love (2022), A Very Good Girl (2023), and Un/Happy For You (2024).

Biography from TMDB.

Born
August 2, 1992 (34)
Works as
Director, writer and producer
Titles
10 on MovieCove · 31 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 37 days to Oct 26Down 12% in 30 days

What are Petersen Vargas' films like?

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

Genres

Comedy3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 65th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Drama3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 59th percentile
: browse their Drama 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
Self
34%
Bonds
28%
Morality
24%
Society
6%
Survival
5%
Power
4%
Romantic love4 titles, browse their movies with this themeRevenge2 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth2 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 8 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 4 · Serious 2 · Dark 2

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 5 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 1

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

Gentle 1 · Charged 7 · Intense 0

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

Steady 3 · Shifting 4 · Whiplash 1

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

Straight-faced 5 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 0

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

Slow burn 5 · Even-paced 3 · Relentless 0

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

A split, not a type: Casual 3 · Engaged 5 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 3 · Open-ended 5 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
5
Romantic
3
Hopeful
4
Melancholic
3
Bittersweet
3
Other
5

How their films linger

Hopeful5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy2
  • Bittersweet5
  • Ambiguous1

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 Petersen Vargas' films?

As of October 24, 2026, 6 of their 10 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Netflix (4).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Petersen Vargas' 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

31 credits, 10 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • Some Nights I Feel Like Walking(2024)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • don't you forget (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Creative Consultant

  • Ang Mutya ng Section E (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Director

  • The Jewel of Section E(2025)

    Show Creator

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all shows

  • Extra Festive (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Producer

  • Un/Happy for You(2024)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Dakit (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Creative Producer

  • A Very Good Girl(2023)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • An Inconvenient Love(2022)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • Friends and Rainy Days (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Creative Consultant · Script Consultant

  • Ngayon Kaya (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Producer

  • Henry (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Producer

  • Hello, Stranger: The Movie(2021)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • How to Die Young in Manila (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Director · Writer

  • Hello, Stranger (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Show 8 episodes · Director

  • 101 Butterflies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Producer

  • Open(2019)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • The Courage to Cast Lots: The Story of Anna Leah Sarabia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Director · Producer

  • Billie & Emma(2018)

    Associate Producer

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • What is Your Name? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Assistant Director

  • Hanging Out (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Show 6 episodes · Director

  • 2 Cool 2 Be 4gotten(2016)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • The Amazing Journey of the Letters(2016)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Favorite Song (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Director

  • Where's Grandpa Mê? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Art Direction

  • Geography Lessons (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Director · Screenplay

  • Last Day (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Director · Cinematographer · Editor · Writer

  • Years When I Was a Child Inside (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Director

  • Five in the Afternoon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Director · Writer

  • Juan and Lily Run for SK (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • My Dearest Darling (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Creative Producer

Career shape

A full career of 30 titles, 28 of them dated from 2012 to 2025.

Biggest box office

Un/Happy for You (2024)

$557K worldwide

Highest rated

The Amazing Journey of the Letters (2016)

Midcredits 74th

Most popular right now

Some Nights I Feel Like Walking (2024)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing16 of 30: 10 only directing, 6 with another role · typical Midcredits score59thWriting9 of 30: 3 only writing, 6 with another roleProducing7 of 30: 6 only producing, 1 with another roleCinematography1 of 30: 0 only cinematography, 1 with another roleEditing1 of 30: 0 only editing, 1 with another roleOther crew5 of 30: 4 only other crew, 1 with another role

30 titles, 7 with more than one role — directing and writing overlap on 5 of them.

By decade

2010s14 · crew2020s14 · 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.

How do Petersen Vargas' films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 64th percentile, the median of all 9; across their 8 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 62nd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

62ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Approval · how many liked their films

63rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Reach · how many have seen their films

57thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Midcredits score across 10 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up3
  • 50th to 74th5
  • 25th to 49th2

Shape of the crowd

4 of their 10 titles are Divisive.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Divisive4
  • Cult Classic1
  • Mixed4

Most divisive · producer

Open (2019)

96th percentile spread · 31% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · producer

Hello, Stranger: The Movie (2021)

Midcredits 79th · 72% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 73/100 and the pacing 40/100 in their films, across 5 reviewed titles. 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.

Who does Petersen Vargas work with?

People who share at least 2 of Petersen Vargas' MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Carlo L. Katigbak shares the most, 5.

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles