Directing
Aki Kaurismäki
- Career
Active from 1981 to 2023, busiest in 1994 and 2002 with 3 main titles each.
- Average score
70/100
- Highest rated
Drifting Clouds90/100
Awards
Reported results for this person. Coverage is incomplete; these results don't establish award totals.
César Awards · Best Director
2012 · Nominated
Le Havre
Source: Wikidata
César Awards · Best Film
2012 · Nominated
Le Havre
Source: Wikidata
César Awards · Best Film from the European Union
2003 · Nominated
The Man Without a Past
Source: Wikidata
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 34 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
Rarely in their work
- Adrenaline3.1, average 4.8
- Tension4.4, average 5.9
- Scare1.2, average 2.6
- Violence2.8, average 4.1
Main genres
Select a genre to see those titles.
Recurring tags
- Deadpan Humor 7
- Character-Driven 6
- Finnish Cinema 5
- Social Realism 5
- Social Commentary 5
- Melancholy 3
- Crime 2
- European Cinema 2
- Working Class Life 2
- Simple Story 2
- Eccentric Characters 2
- Anthology Film 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Timo SalminenCinematographerAriel, The Match Factory Girl, Fallen Leaves, Lights in the Dusk, The Other Side of Hope, +25 more
Matti PellonpääActorAriel, Shadows in Paradise, La Vie de Bohème, Crime and Punishment, Leningrad Cowboys Go America, +7 more
Kati OutinenActorThe Match Factory Girl, Shadows in Paradise, The Man Without a Past, Le Havre, Drifting Clouds, +6 more
Sakari KuosmanenActorThe Other Side of Hope, Shadows in Paradise, The Man Without a Past, Drifting Clouds, Calamari Union, +4 more
Esko NikkariActorThe Match Factory Girl, Shadows in Paradise, Crime and Punishment, Dirty Hands, The Worthless, +3 more
Elina SaloActorThe Match Factory Girl, The Man Without a Past, Le Havre, Drifting Clouds, Take Care of Your Scarf, Tatjana, +2 more
Kari VäänänenActorLa Vie de Bohème, Drifting Clouds, Leningrad Cowboys Go America, Dirty Hands, The Clan: Tale of the Frogs, +1 more
Sakke JärvenpääActorCalamari Union, Leningrad Cowboys Go America, Leningrad Cowboys Meet Moses, Take Care of Your Scarf, Tatjana, Total Balalaika Show, +1 more
Markku PeltolaActorThe Man Without a Past, Drifting Clouds, Ten Minutes Older: The Trumpet, Juha, Dogs Have No Hell, +1 more- RRaija TalvioEditorAriel, Shadows in Paradise, Calamari Union, Leningrad Cowboys Go America, Hamlet Goes Business, +1 more
Silu SeppäläActorThe Match Factory Girl, Leningrad Cowboys Go America, Leningrad Cowboys Meet Moses, Total Balalaika Show, Rocky VI
Mika KaurismäkiWriterThe Worthless, The Clan: Tale of the Frogs, The Saimaa Gesture, Jackpot 2, The Liar
Movies and TV shows
622020s
2 titles · average score 81
GoodWatch score 81Writer, Director
2010s
9 titles · average score 64
GoodWatch score 79Director, Producer
GoodWatch score 59Thanks
GoodWatch score 60Writer, Director
GoodWatch score 61Writer, Director
GoodWatch score 69Writer, Editor
GoodWatch score 43Director, Producer
GoodWatch score 81Director, Writer
Producer
GoodWatch score 61Producer
2000s
16 titles · average score 72
Producer
Writer
GoodWatch score 83Writer, Producer
GoodWatch score 68Director, Writer
GoodWatch score 59Editor, Producer
GoodWatch score 55Writer, Producer
Writer, Producer
GoodWatch score 77Thanks
GoodWatch score 84Producer, Director
GoodWatch score 79Writer, Producer
GoodWatch score 69Producer
GoodWatch score 74Producer
1990s
16 titles · average score 67
GoodWatch score 52Director, Screenplay
GoodWatch score 90Writer, Director
GoodWatch score 57as Factory Worker Imitating Chaplin (uncredited)
GoodWatch score 72Director, Producer
GoodWatch score 68Director, Writer
GoodWatch score 58Producer
GoodWatch score 60Producer
GoodWatch score 78Producer, Screenplay
as Estonian
Editor
GoodWatch score 89Director, Producer
GoodWatch score 75as Sunglasses Seller (uncredited)
1980s
19 titles · average score 69
GoodWatch score 87Director, Screenplay
GoodWatch score 74Producer, Writer
GoodWatch score 67Producer, Director
GoodWatch score 61Writer, Producer
GoodWatch score 77as Hotel Receptionist (uncredited)
GoodWatch score 58as Magazine Photographer
GoodWatch score 72as Hearse Driver (uncredited)
GoodWatch score 67Assistant Director, Screenplay
GoodWatch score 72Director, Screenplay
GoodWatch score 69as Ville Alfa
GoodWatch score 71Producer, Writer
GoodWatch score 65as Ville Alfa