Portrait of Yannis Smaragdis

Directing

Yannis Smaragdis

Career

Active from 1981 to 2025, busiest in 1982 with 2 main titles.

Average score
GoodWatch score60/100
Highest rated
Poster for What a Mess
What a Mess
GoodWatch score73/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 5 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.3 versus catalog average 4.5EnergyHeart: 4.7 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.1 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 6.0 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.2 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Yannis Smaragdis Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    0.7, average 5.4
  • Mystery
    2.1, average 3.9
  • Pop Culture
    0.5, average 2.2
  • Situational Comedy
    1.2, average 2.7

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Biographical Drama 3
  • Historical Epic 2
  • Political Intrigue 2
  • Period Piece 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

13
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

1 title
Untitled Theodoros Kolokotronis Film
Untitled Theodoros Kolokotronis Film

Director

2020s

2 titles · average score 62
Kapodistrias: The Governor
Kapodistrias: The Governor (2025)
GoodWatch score 62

Director, Screenplay

Report to Kapodistrias
Report to Kapodistrias (2021)

Writer, Director

2010s

2 titles · average score 58
Kazantzakis
Kazantzakis (2017)
GoodWatch score 61

Writer, Director

God Loves Caviar
God Loves Caviar (2012)
GoodWatch score 54

Writer, Director

2000s

1 title · average score 60
El Greco
El Greco (2007)
GoodWatch score 60

Director, Writer

1990s

2 titles · average score 51
Cavafy
Cavafy (1996)
GoodWatch score 51

Screenplay, Director

Thus Spoke the City
Thus Spoke the City (1990)

Director

1980s

4 titles · average score 73
The Song Of Return
The Song Of Return (1983)

Writer, Director

What a Mess
What a Mess (1982)
GoodWatch score 73

Director

The Bleeding Statues
The Bleeding Statues (1982)

Writer

Καλή σου Νύχτα Κυρ-Αλέξανδρε
Καλή σου Νύχτα Κυρ-Αλέξανδρε (1981)

Director, Producer

1970s

1 title · average score 75
The Travelling Players
The Travelling Players (1975)
GoodWatch score 75

Script