Portrait of Markku Pölönen

Directing

Markku Pölönen

Career

Active from 1993 to 2026, with up to 2 main titles a year.

Average score
GoodWatch score60/100
Highest rated
Poster for Dog Nail Clipper
Dog Nail Clipper
GoodWatch score68/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 4 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.5 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.8 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 3.6 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Markku Pölönen Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Crime
    1.0, average 3.6
  • Pop Culture
    0.8, average 2.2
  • Scare
    1.3, average 2.6
  • Mystery
    2.8, average 3.9

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

    Works often with

    People in at least two of their main titles.

    Movies and TV shows

    13
    Type
    Role
    Score
    Decade
    Genre
    Group by

    2020s

    3 titles · average score 44
    Ortotopologian loputtomat alkeet
    Ortotopologian loputtomat alkeet (2026)

    Director, Screenplay

    Hamsters
    Hamsters (2023)
    GoodWatch score 44

    Screenplay, Director

    Kun Suomi muuttui - levottomat ajat 1961–1981
    Kun Suomi muuttui - levottomat ajat 1961–1981 (2023)

    TV show · as Markku Pölönen

    2010s

    1 title · average score 65
    Land of Hope
    Land of Hope (2018)
    GoodWatch score 65

    Director, Writer

    2000s

    6 titles · average score 59
    Rally On!
    Rally On! (2009)
    GoodWatch score 50

    Director, Editor

    The Matriarch
    The Matriarch (2007)
    GoodWatch score 59

    Director, Writer

    Dog Nail Clipper
    Dog Nail Clipper (2004)
    GoodWatch score 68

    Director, Screenplay

    On the Road to Emmaus
    On the Road to Emmaus (2001)
    GoodWatch score 64

    Writer, Director

    Badding
    Badding (2000)
    GoodWatch score 57

    Director, Writer

    Lyhyt elokuva Helsingistä
    Lyhyt elokuva Helsingistä (2000)

    Director

    1990s

    3 titles · average score 62
    A Summer by the River
    A Summer by the River (1998)
    GoodWatch score 58

    Director, Writer

    The Last Wedding
    The Last Wedding (1995)
    GoodWatch score 65

    Director, Screenplay

    The Land of Happiness
    The Land of Happiness (1993)
    GoodWatch score 65

    Director, Writer