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Portrait of Jan Svěrák

Directing

Jan Svěrák

Career

Active from 1986 to 2026, busiest in 2026 with 3 main titles.

Average score
GoodWatch score70/100
Highest rated
Poster for Kolya
Kolya
GoodWatch score87/100

Awards

Reported results for this person. Coverage is incomplete; these results don't establish award totals.

  • BAFTA Awards · Best Film Not in the English Language

    1997 · Nominated

    Kolya

    Source: Wikidata

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 12 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.4 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 5.4 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 3.1 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.2 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.2 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Jan Svěrák Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Crime
    1.0, average 3.6
  • Contemporary Realism
    2.9, average 5.4
  • Violence
    2.2, average 4.1
  • Adrenaline
    3.2, average 4.8

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character-Driven 5
  • Social Commentary 3
  • Family Dynamics 3
  • Historical Drama 2
  • Gentle Humor 2
  • Czech Cinema 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

17
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

4 titles · average score 63
Five plums
Five plums (2026)
GoodWatch score 65

Producer, Director

Oil Gobblers
Oil Gobblers (2026)
GoodWatch score 76

Director, Writer

FAMU 80 – Best of
FAMU 80 – Best of (2026)

Director

Bethlehem Light
Bethlehem Light (2022)
GoodWatch score 50

Director, Screenplay

2010s

3 titles · average score 65
Barefoot
Barefoot (2017)
GoodWatch score 62

Producer, Screenplay

Three Brothers
Three Brothers (2014)
GoodWatch score 60

Producer, Director

Kooky
Kooky (2010)
GoodWatch score 73

Screenplay, Producer

2000s

5 titles · average score 67
Empties
Empties (2007)
GoodWatch score 86

Producer, Director

Little Girl Blue
Little Girl Blue (2007)
GoodWatch score 59

Producer

From Subway with Love
From Subway with Love (2005)
GoodWatch score 57

as číšník

Daddy
Daddy (2004)
GoodWatch score 73

Scenario Writer, Director

Dark Blue World
Dark Blue World (2001)
GoodWatch score 63

Director, Producer

1990s

4 titles · average score 77
Kolya
Kolya (1996)
GoodWatch score 87

Director, Producer

Accumulator 1
Accumulator 1 (1994)
GoodWatch score 69

Director, Screenplay

The Ride
The Ride (1994)
GoodWatch score 70

Screenplay, Director

The Elementary School
The Elementary School (1991)
GoodWatch score 81

Director

1980s

1 title
Vesmírná Odysea II
Vesmírná Odysea II (1986)

Director, Screenplay