Portrait of Fatih Akin

Directing

Fatih Akin

Career

Active from 1995 to 2026, busiest in 2004 with 4 main titles.

Average score
GoodWatch score64/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Edge of Heaven
The Edge of Heaven
GoodWatch score84/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 20 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.4 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.7 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.5 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.2 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Fatih Akin Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Fantasy
    0.7, average 1.7
  • Uncanny
    1.8, average 2.5
  • Mystery
    3.2, average 4.0
  • Scare
    1.9, average 2.6

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • German Cinema 3
  • Anthology Film 3
  • Coming-of-Age 2
  • Social Commentary 2
  • Quirky Characters 2
  • Social Realism 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

46
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

2 titles
Sie ist ein anatolischer Drache
Sie ist ein anatolischer Drache

Director

Vögel ohne Flügel
Vögel ohne Flügel

Director

2020s

6 titles · average score 62
Ghost Song
Ghost Song (2026)
GoodWatch score 67

Writer, Producer

Momo 3000
Momo 3000 (2026)

Thanks

Amrum
Amrum (2025)
GoodWatch score 73

Writer, Director

Hot Girl Summer
Hot Girl Summer (2025)
GoodWatch score 58

Thanks

Rhinegold
Rhinegold (2022)
GoodWatch score 46

as Peshmerga

Vengeance Is Mine, All Others Pay Cash
Vengeance Is Mine, All Others Pay Cash (2021)
GoodWatch score 66

Co-Producer

2010s

7 titles · average score 59
The Golden Glove
The Golden Glove (2019)
GoodWatch score 56

Director, Screenplay

30/30 Vision: Three Decades of Strand Releasing
30/30 Vision: Three Decades of Strand Releasing (2019)

Director

In the Fade
In the Fade (2017)
GoodWatch score 70

Producer, Director

Goodbye Berlin
Goodbye Berlin (2016)
GoodWatch score 67

Director, Writer

The Cut
The Cut (2014)
GoodWatch score 58

Screenplay, Producer

Polluting Paradise
Polluting Paradise (2012)
GoodWatch score 61

Producer, Writer

UFO in Her Eyes
UFO in Her Eyes (2011)
GoodWatch score 41

Executive Producer

2000s

22 titles · average score 67
Soul Kitchen
Soul Kitchen (2009)
GoodWatch score 73

Writer, Producer

Germany ’09 – 13 Short Films About the State of the Nation
Germany ’09 – 13 Short Films About the State of the Nation (2009)
GoodWatch score 58

Director

New York, I Love You
New York, I Love You (2008)
GoodWatch score 47

Director, Writer

The Edge of Heaven
The Edge of Heaven (2007)
GoodWatch score 84

Producer, Screenplay

Altyapi
Altyapi (2007)

Director

Crossing the Bridge: The Sound of Istanbul
Crossing the Bridge: The Sound of Istanbul (2005)
GoodWatch score 79

Writer, Director

Head-On
Head-On (2004)
GoodWatch score 78

Writer, Producer

Kebab Connection
Kebab Connection (2004)
GoodWatch score 68

Screenplay

Visions of Europe
Visions of Europe (2004)
GoodWatch score 55

Producer, Director

Solino
Solino (2002)
GoodWatch score 57

Director

We Have Forgotten to Return Home
We Have Forgotten to Return Home (2001)

Director

In July
In July (2000)
GoodWatch score 78

as Rumänischer Grenzbeamter

1990s

9 titles · average score 66
Black Souls
Black Souls (1999)

as Tony

Short Sharp Shock
Short Sharp Shock (1998)
GoodWatch score 71

as Nejo

Getürkt
Getürkt (1997)
GoodWatch score 61

Writer, Director

The German Bronx
The German Bronx (1997)

TV show · as Feroz

Back in Trouble
Back in Trouble (1997)

as Kebab-Fatih

SK-Babies
SK-Babies (1996)

TV show · as Bekir

Sensin – Du bist es
Sensin – Du bist es (1995)

Director, Writer

Kral Türkiye Müzik Ödülleri
Kral Türkiye Müzik Ödülleri (1995)

TV show · as Nominee

Doppelter Einsatz
Doppelter Einsatz (1994)

TV show · as Erdal