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Nino Rota

Career

Active from 1933 to 2025, with a break from 2001 to 2021, busiest in 1952 with 11 main titles.

Leading roles
0
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score72/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Godfather
The Godfather
GoodWatch score95/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 51 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.9 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.9 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 3.0 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.3 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 6.0 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.5 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Nino Rota Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    2.1, average 5.4
  • Adrenaline
    3.5, average 4.8
  • Scare
    1.6, average 2.6
  • Tech & Humanity
    0.8, average 1.6

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Italian Cinema 18
  • Social Commentary 12
  • Character Study 11
  • Post-War Italy 9
  • Melancholy 9
  • Italian Neorealism 8
  • Historical Setting 7
  • Political Intrigue 6
  • Period Piece 6
  • Character-Driven 6
  • Family Drama 5
  • Coming-of-Age 5

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

158
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

4 titles
Stjepan Hauser plays Bach and Morricone @ Château de Neuschwanstein 2025
Stjepan Hauser plays Bach and Morricone @ Château de Neuschwanstein 2025 (2025)

Music

Chelsea Zurflüh & Jonathan Tetelman @ Château de Neuschwanstein 2025
Chelsea Zurflüh & Jonathan Tetelman @ Château de Neuschwanstein 2025 (2025)

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New Year's Eve Concert 2022 With the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
New Year's Eve Concert 2022 With the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra (2022)

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OSN: Il ballo al Cinema con John Axelrod
OSN: Il ballo al Cinema con John Axelrod (2022)

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2010s

3 titles
The Morricone Duel: The Most Dangerous Concert Ever
The Morricone Duel: The Most Dangerous Concert Ever (2018)

Music

Just a Movie: On the Set of 'Mia Madre'
Just a Movie: On the Set of 'Mia Madre' (2016)

Music

Cinephile
Cinephile (2013)

Compositors

2000s

1 title
Coursework
Coursework (2000)

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1990s

5 titles · average score 79
Red Market
Red Market (1998)

Music

The Lion with the White Beard
The Lion with the White Beard (1995)

Music

In morte di Federico Fellini
In morte di Federico Fellini (1994)

Music

The Godfather Trilogy: 1901-1980
The Godfather Trilogy: 1901-1980 (1992)
GoodWatch score 90

Original Music Composer

The Godfather Part III
The Godfather Part III (1990)
GoodWatch score 67

Additional Music

1980s

4 titles · average score 53
Chikan densha: Gusshori nurashite
Chikan densha: Gusshori nurashite (1988)

Sound

Groper Train: Check With Your Finger
Groper Train: Check With Your Finger (1987)

Music

Groper Train: Interconnected
Groper Train: Interconnected (1986)

Music

Big Deal on Madonna Street 20 Years Later
Big Deal on Madonna Street 20 Years Later (1985)
GoodWatch score 53

Original Music Composer

1970s

19 titles · average score 71
Orchestra Rehearsal
Orchestra Rehearsal (1979)
GoodWatch score 75

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Hurricane
Hurricane (1979)
GoodWatch score 47

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Death on the Nile
Death on the Nile (1978)
GoodWatch score 71

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Fellini's Casanova
Fellini's Casanova (1976)
GoodWatch score 65

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Dear Michele
Dear Michele (1976)
GoodWatch score 58

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The Godfather Part II
The Godfather Part II (1974)
GoodWatch score 92

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Amarcord
Amarcord (1973)
GoodWatch score 85

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Love and Anarchy
Love and Anarchy (1973)
GoodWatch score 81

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The Godfather
The Godfather (1972)
GoodWatch score 95

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Roma
Roma (1972)
GoodWatch score 68

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Waterloo
Waterloo (1970)
GoodWatch score 51

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The Clowns
The Clowns (1970)
GoodWatch score 85

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1960s

22 titles · average score 76
Satyricon
Satyricon (1969)
GoodWatch score 72

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Romeo and Juliet
Romeo and Juliet (1968)
GoodWatch score 84

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Spirits of the Dead
Spirits of the Dead (1968)
GoodWatch score 74

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The Taming of the Shrew
The Taming of the Shrew (1967)
GoodWatch score 75

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Juliet of the Spirits
Juliet of the Spirits (1965)
GoodWatch score 79

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8½
8½ (1963)
GoodWatch score 89

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The Leopard
The Leopard (1963)
GoodWatch score 89

Music Arranger, Original Music Composer

The Teacher from Vigevano
The Teacher from Vigevano (1963)
GoodWatch score 69

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Boccaccio '70
Boccaccio '70 (1962)
GoodWatch score 61

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La Dolce Vita
La Dolce Vita (1960)
GoodWatch score 89

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Rocco and His Brothers
Rocco and His Brothers (1960)
GoodWatch score 86

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Purple Noon
Purple Noon (1960)
GoodWatch score 86

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1950s

70 titles · average score 70
The Great War
The Great War (1959)
GoodWatch score 62

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The Law Is the Law
The Law Is the Law (1958)
GoodWatch score 72

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Nights of Cabiria
Nights of Cabiria (1957)
GoodWatch score 92

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White Nights
White Nights (1957)
GoodWatch score 86

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War and Peace
War and Peace (1956)
GoodWatch score 57

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The Swindle
The Swindle (1955)
GoodWatch score 87

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La Strada
La Strada (1954)
GoodWatch score 90

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Mambo
Mambo (1954)
GoodWatch score 57

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Divisione Folgore
Divisione Folgore (1954)

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I Vitelloni
I Vitelloni (1953)
GoodWatch score 86

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The White Sheik
The White Sheik (1952)
GoodWatch score 86

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Venetian Bird
Venetian Bird (1952)
GoodWatch score 63

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1940s

29 titles · average score 66
Obsession
Obsession (1949)
GoodWatch score 75

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The Pirates of Capri
The Pirates of Capri (1949)
GoodWatch score 64

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Campane a martello
Campane a martello (1949)

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Without Pity
Without Pity (1948)
GoodWatch score 58

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Toto Tours Italy
Toto Tours Italy (1948)
GoodWatch score 65

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Under the Sun of Rome
Under the Sun of Rome (1948)
GoodWatch score 70

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Woman Trouble
Woman Trouble (1948)
GoodWatch score 68

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Escape to France
Escape to France (1948)

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To Live in Peace
To Live in Peace (1947)
GoodWatch score 70

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Rome: Free City
Rome: Free City (1946)
GoodWatch score 59

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The Misery of Mr. Travet
The Misery of Mr. Travet (1945)

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Zazà
Zazà (1944)

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1930s

1 title · average score 69
Tourist Train
Tourist Train (1933)
GoodWatch score 69

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