From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Peter Avanzino is an American animation director. He has directed several episodes of Futurama, and currently serves as supervising director on the 6th season of the series. He has also directed episodes of Drawn Together, Duckman, The Wild Thornberrys, Sit Down, Shut Up, and The Ren and Stimpy Show. He was also a storyboard artist on The Ren and Stimpy Show and the The Simpsons. Description above from the Wikipedia article Peter Avanzino, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Biography from TMDB.
- Director, also writer
- 10 on MovieCove · 11 credits in all
Known for
What are Peter Avanzino's films like?
Across their 8 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 2 · Wry 2 · Earnest 0
Light 3 · Serious 1 · Dark 0
Grounded 0 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 2
A split, not a type: Gentle 2 · Charged 1 · Intense 1
A split, not a type: Steady 1 · Shifting 1 · Whiplash 2
Straight-faced 0 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 3
Slow burn 0 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 2
Casual 1 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 0
Easy watch 4 · Affecting 0 · Heavy 0
Resolved 3 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
- Happy2
- Bittersweet2
- Ambiguous3
- 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 Peter Avanzino's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 5 of their 10 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Paramount+ (3).
Subscription and free streaming for Peter Avanzino'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
11 credits, 10 with a MovieCove page.
Disenchantment(2018)
Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all shows
Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films
Sit Down, Shut Up(2009)
Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all shows
Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films
Drawn Together(2004)
Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all shows
Futurama(1999)
Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows
The Wild Thornberrys(1998)
Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all shows
Duckman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)
The Ren & Stimpy Show(1991)
Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows
Career shape
A full career of 11 titles from 1991 to 2018.
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 Peter Avanzino's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 76th percentile, the median of all 4; across a limited sample of 4 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 72nd percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up3
- 50th to 74th4
- 25th to 49th2
- Below 25th1
Shape of the crowd
4 of their 10 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Universally Loved1
- Cult Classic2
- Crowd Pleaser4
- Broadly Agreed1
- Mixed2
Reviewers score the atmosphere 57/100 and the pacing 38/100 in their films, across 3 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.
Is Peter Avanzino's work okay for kids?
Across a limited sample of up to 3 MovieCove titles with content scores.
Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.
Who does Peter Avanzino work with?
People who share at least 2 of Peter Avanzino's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Gregg Vanzo shares the most, 7.
Directors
- Dwayne Carey-HillShared titles: Disenchantment (2018), Sit Down, Shut Up (2009), Drawn Together (2004)See all 3 shared titles with Dwayne Carey-Hill
- Frank MarinoShared titles: Disenchantment (2018), Sit Down, Shut Up (2009), Drawn Together (2004)See all 3 shared titles with Frank Marino
- Raymie MuzquizShared titles: Disenchantment (2018), Sit Down, Shut Up (2009), Drawn Together (2004)See all 3 shared titles with Raymie Muzquiz
- Gregg VanzoShared titles: Disenchantment (2018), How Murray Saved Christmas (2014), Futurama: Into the Wild Green Yonder (2009), Sit Down, Shut Up (2009), Futurama: The Beast with a Billion Backs (2008), Drawn Together (2004), The Ren & Stimpy Show (1991)See all 7 shared titles with Gregg Vanzo
Writers
- David X. CohenShared titles: Disenchantment (2018), Futurama: Into the Wild Green Yonder (2009), Futurama: The Beast with a Billion Backs (2008), A Terrifying Message from Al Gore (2006)See all 4 shared titles with David X. Cohen
- Matt GroeningShared titles: Disenchantment (2018), Futurama: Into the Wild Green Yonder (2009), Futurama: The Beast with a Billion Backs (2008), A Terrifying Message from Al Gore (2006)See all 4 shared titles with Matt Groening
- Josh WeinsteinShared titles: Disenchantment (2018), Sit Down, Shut Up (2009)See all 2 shared titles with Josh Weinstein
- Ken KeelerShared titles: Disenchantment (2018), Futurama: Into the Wild Green Yonder (2009)See all 2 shared titles with Ken Keeler
Actors
- Billy WestShared titles: Disenchantment (2018), Futurama: Into the Wild Green Yonder (2009), Futurama: The Beast with a Billion Backs (2008), A Terrifying Message from Al Gore (2006), Drawn Together (2004), The Ren & Stimpy Show (1991)See all 6 shared titles with Billy West
- John DiMaggioShared titles: Disenchantment (2018), Futurama: Into the Wild Green Yonder (2009), Futurama: The Beast with a Billion Backs (2008), A Terrifying Message from Al Gore (2006)See all 4 shared titles with John DiMaggio
- Maurice LaMarcheShared titles: Disenchantment (2018), How Murray Saved Christmas (2014), Futurama: Into the Wild Green Yonder (2009), Futurama: The Beast with a Billion Backs (2008)See all 4 shared titles with Maurice LaMarche
- Tress MacNeilleShared titles: Disenchantment (2018), How Murray Saved Christmas (2014), Futurama: Into the Wild Green Yonder (2009), Futurama: The Beast with a Billion Backs (2008)See all 4 shared titles with Tress MacNeille
Composers and editors
- Paul D. CalderShared titles: How Murray Saved Christmas (2014), Futurama: Into the Wild Green Yonder (2009), Futurama: The Beast with a Billion Backs (2008), A Terrifying Message from Al Gore (2006)See all 4 shared titles with Paul D. Calder
- Christopher TyngShared titles: Futurama: Into the Wild Green Yonder (2009), Futurama: The Beast with a Billion Backs (2008)See all 2 shared titles with Christopher Tyng
- Damon P. YochesShared titles: Sit Down, Shut Up (2009), Drawn Together (2004)See all 2 shared titles with Damon P. Yoches
Producers
- Claudia KatzShared titles: Disenchantment (2018), How Murray Saved Christmas (2014), Futurama: Into the Wild Green Yonder (2009), Sit Down, Shut Up (2009), Futurama: The Beast with a Billion Backs (2008), A Terrifying Message from Al Gore (2006), Drawn Together (2004)See all 7 shared titles with Claudia Katz
- Geraldine SymonShared titles: Disenchantment (2018), How Murray Saved Christmas (2014), Futurama: Into the Wild Green Yonder (2009), Sit Down, Shut Up (2009), Futurama: The Beast with a Billion Backs (2008), A Terrifying Message from Al Gore (2006), Drawn Together (2004)See all 7 shared titles with Geraldine Symon
- Elise BelknapShared titles: Disenchantment (2018), How Murray Saved Christmas (2014), Futurama: Into the Wild Green Yonder (2009), Sit Down, Shut Up (2009), Futurama: The Beast with a Billion Backs (2008), Drawn Together (2004)See all 6 shared titles with Elise Belknap
- Lee SupercinskiShared titles: Disenchantment (2018), How Murray Saved Christmas (2014), Futurama: Into the Wild Green Yonder (2009), Futurama: The Beast with a Billion Backs (2008)See all 4 shared titles with Lee Supercinski