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Alexander Marengo

Alexander Marengo

Producer, director and writer

Alex is a multi-award winning executive producer of blue-chip documentary and drama projects, with a background as a director, writer and producer of numerous high-end films. He was most recently executive producer of the Netflix multiple top ten hit anthology Trainwreck and of their feature, Buy Now! The Shopping Conspiracy - a world-wide top ten hit and the year's most-watched non-crime/celebrity documentary on the service. Also winner of the Emmy for Outstanding Business and Economic Documentary and nominated for Outstanding Graphic Design. Before that, Alex exec'd The Hatchet Wielding Hitchhiker - number 1 in movies on Netflix in the UK and US and a global top ten hit; and The Most Hated Man on the Internet - also a global top ten hit on Netflix. Previous series for Netflix include Bad Sport, nominated for a Sports Emmy and Killer Ratings, a story of drugs crime and political corruption set in Brazil where it was a huge ratings success. In 2017, Alex was an executive producer of real-life drama-doc series, True Horror for Channel 4 and Eleven Film. He was co-executive producer of one of Netflix's first high-end specialist factual commissions, Captive for Lightbox Media. He took the creative lead on the first runs of several hit shows including History Channel's dramatization of The Bible - a blockbusting ratings hit and record-selling DVD box set - and C4 / Discovery Channel's I Shouldn't Be Alive, which returned for seven series. Outside specialist factual and drama Alex has had success in other genres such as obs-doc, most recently Dr. Jeff: Rocky Mountain Vet for Double Act TV which ran for eight seasons as Animal Planet's top rated show. He spent a year as International Development Lead for BBC TV History, working up co-productions such as the landmark UK / German history series The Celts. Alex's awards and nominations include Emmys, BAFTA, RTS, Cable Ace, BANFF and a Peabody - for one-offs and series across a range of subject areas from sports, arts, science, history and adventure to feature length drama-docs and live-event broadcasts.

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Biography from IMDb.

Works as
Producer, director and writer
Titles
17 on MovieCove · 22 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Down 12% in 30 days

What are Alexander Marengo's films like?

Across their 16 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Society and Morality.

Themes

share of theme weight
Society
28%
Morality
25%
Power
15%
Self
14%
Survival
12%
Bonds
3%
Ideas
2%
Community5 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception5 titles, browse their movies with this themeFame4 titles, browse their movies with this themeCorruption3 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition3 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption2 titles, browse their movies with this themeSacrifice2 titles, browse their movies with this themeGreed2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 10 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 1 · Serious 4 · Dark 5

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

Grounded 10 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 0 · Charged 6 · Intense 4

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

Steady 2 · Shifting 5 · Whiplash 3

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

Straight-faced 7 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 0

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 8 · 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 5 · Engaged 5 · Full focus 0

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 3 · Affecting 2 · Heavy 5

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

Resolved 6 · Open-ended 4 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
12
Melancholic
6
Dread
5
Contemplative
6
Absurd
4
Other
9

How their films linger

Thought-provoking8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteInfuriating7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy2
  • Bittersweet4
  • Tragic3
  • Ambiguous7

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 Alexander Marengo's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 16 of their 17 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Netflix (12).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Alexander Marengo'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

22 credits, 17 with a MovieCove page.

  • Trainwreck: Storm Area 51(2025)

    Show 2 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all shows

  • Trainwreck: P.I. Moms(2025)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • Trainwreck: Balloon Boy(2025)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • Trainwreck: The Real Project X(2025)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Trainwreck: The Cult of American Apparel(2025)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Trainwreck: Poop Cruise(2025)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Trainwreck: Mayor of Mayhem(2025)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • King of Zanzibar(2024)

    Show 3 episodes · Script Consultant

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all shows

  • Buy Now! The Shopping Conspiracy(2024)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • The Hatchet Wielding Hitchhiker(2023)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • The Most Hated Man on the Internet(2022)

    Show 3 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all shows

  • Bad Sport(2021)

    Show 6 episodes · Co-Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all shows

  • Killer Ratings(2019)

    Show Producer

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all shows

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

    Show 8 episodes · Producer

  • Dr. Jeff: Rocky Mountain Vet(2015)

    Show Producer

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows

  • Son of God(2014)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • The Bible(2013)

    Show Writer

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all shows

  • The Taking of Prince Harry (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Director · Writer

  • Who Was Jesus? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Show 3 episodes · Director · Series Director

  • The Secret Diary of the Holocaust(2009)

    Director · Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Privileged (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    as Simon

  • Nairn Across Britain (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Show 3 episodes · Producer

Career shape

A full career of 16 titles from 1972 to 2025.

Biggest box office

Son of God (2014)

$71M worldwide

Highest rated

Killer Ratings (2019)

Midcredits 75th

Most popular right now

The Bible (2013)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting1 of 16: 1 only acting, 0 with another roleDirecting3 of 16: 0 only directing, 3 with another roleWriting2 of 16: 1 only writing, 1 with another roleProducing12 of 16: 11 only producing, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score35thOther crew1 of 16: 0 only other crew, 1 with another role

16 titles, 3 with more than one role — producing and directing overlap on 1 of them.

By decade

1970s1 · crew1980s1 · acting2000s2 · crew2010s2 · crew2020s10 · 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 Alexander Marengo's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 40th percentile, the median of all 10; across their 10 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 41st percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

41stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 10

Approval · how many liked their films

34thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 10

Reach · how many have seen their films

84thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 10

Midcredits score across 17 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up2
  • 50th to 74th4
  • 25th to 49th8
  • Below 25th3

Shape of the crowd

9 of their 17 titles are Broadly Agreed.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Universally Panned1
  • Divisive1
  • Crowd Pleaser3
  • Broadly Agreed9
  • Mixed2

Most divisive · producer

Son of God (2014)

92nd percentile spread · 27% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · producer

Dr. Jeff: Rocky Mountain Vet (2015)

Midcredits 97th · 91% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 53/100 and the pacing 51/100 in their films, across 9 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 Alexander Marengo's work okay for kids?

Across up to 8 MovieCove titles with content scores, profanity runs heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore3 titlesmedian 69 · intenseMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity8 titles20–64 · median 37 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity5 titles27–75 · median 62 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Frightening / Intense4 titlesmedian 57 · moderateMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Alexander Marengo work with?

People who share at least 2 of Alexander Marengo's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Ben Rumney shares the most, 7.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and cinematographers

Producers

  • Ben Rumney7 titles    See all 7 shared titles with Ben Rumney
  • Matthew Rangecroft7 titles    See all 7 shared titles with Matthew Rangecroft
  • Tim Wardle7 titles    See all 7 shared titles with Tim Wardle
  • William Swann7 titles    See all 7 shared titles with William Swann

Mixed roles