Portrait of Gianni Amelio

Directing

Gianni Amelio

Career

Active from 1970 to 2026, with up to 2 main titles a year.

Average score
GoodWatch score66/100
Highest rated
Poster for Lamerica
Lamerica
GoodWatch score85/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 13 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.0 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.8 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.0 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.9 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Gianni Amelio Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Adrenaline
    2.6, average 4.8
  • Pop Culture
    0.6, average 2.2
  • Physical Comedy
    0.9, average 2.4
  • Scare
    1.2, average 2.6

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Italian Cinema 5
  • Social Commentary 3
  • Melancholy 2
  • Slow-Burn Narrative 2
  • Political Intrigue 2
  • Character-Driven 2
  • Historical Drama 2
  • Contemporary 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

34
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

1 title
Matteotti
Matteotti

Director

2020s

4 titles Β· average score 62
No Pain
No Pain (2026)
GoodWatch score 59

Idea, Writer

Battlefield
Battlefield (2024)
GoodWatch score 62

Screenplay, Director

Lord of the Ants
Lord of the Ants (2022)
GoodWatch score 69

Screenplay, Director

Hammamet
Hammamet (2020)
GoodWatch score 58

Story, Director

2010s

9 titles Β· average score 61
Pastime
Pastime (2019)

Screenplay, Director

Tenderness
Tenderness (2017)
GoodWatch score 67

Screenplay, Director

Someone Else's Home
Someone Else's Home (2017)

Director

Class Register. First Book 1900-1960
Class Register. First Book 1900-1960 (2015)

Director

Class Register. Second Book 1968-2000
Class Register. Second Book 1968-2000 (2015)

Director

Happy to Be Different
Happy to Be Different (2014)

Director, Writer

Intrepido: A Lonely Hero
Intrepido: A Lonely Hero (2013)
GoodWatch score 42

Screenplay, Director

Alì Blue Eyes
Alì Blue Eyes (2012)
GoodWatch score 72

Thanks

The First Man
The First Man (2011)
GoodWatch score 66

Director, Writer

2000s

2 titles Β· average score 66
The Missing Star
The Missing Star (2006)
GoodWatch score 66

Screenplay, Director

The Keys to the House
The Keys to the House (2004)
GoodWatch score 66

Director

1990s

4 titles Β· average score 74
The Way We Laughed
The Way We Laughed (1998)
GoodWatch score 56

Director, Writer

Lamerica
Lamerica (1994)
GoodWatch score 85

Director, Screenplay

The Stolen Children
The Stolen Children (1992)
GoodWatch score 82

Director, Screenplay

Open Doors
Open Doors (1990)
GoodWatch score 75

Screenplay, Director

1980s

5 titles Β· average score 67
Via Panisperna Boys
Via Panisperna Boys (1989)
GoodWatch score 68

Idea, Writer

Sabatoventiquattromarzo
Sabatoventiquattromarzo (1984)

Director

Blow to the Heart
Blow to the Heart (1982)
GoodWatch score 67

Director, Story

The Sailing Ships
The Sailing Ships (1982)

Director

The Little Archimedes
The Little Archimedes (1980)

Screenplay, Director

1970s

5 titles
Death at Work
Death at Work (1978)

Writer, Director

Special Effects
Special Effects (1978)

Director

The Cinema According to Bertolucci
The Cinema According to Bertolucci (1976)

Director

The City of the Sun
The City of the Sun (1973)

Director

The End of the Game
The End of the Game (1970)

as l'accompagnatore

1960s

4 titles Β· average score 63
The Year of the Cannibals
The Year of the Cannibals (1969)
GoodWatch score 58

Assistant Director

The Seven Cervi Brothers
The Seven Cervi Brothers (1968)
GoodWatch score 69

First Assistant Director

Django Kill... If You Live, Shoot!
Django Kill... If You Live, Shoot! (1967)
GoodWatch score 60

Assistant Director

Almost a Man
Almost a Man (1966)
GoodWatch score 67

Script Supervisor