Directing
Giuseppe Tornatore
- Titles
- 56movies3TV shows
- Career
Active from 1982 to 2025, with up to 2 main titles a year.
- Directed
- 24titles as director
- Average score
66/100
- Highest rated
Cinema Paradiso86/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 15 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Melancholy6.9average 4.7
- Pathos7.3average 5.2
- Historical4.5average 2.6
- Psychological7.1average 5.6
- Nostalgia4.9average 3.7
- Catharsis6.1average 5.1
- Romance4.7average 3.8
- Family Dynamics5.6average 4.8
Rarely in their work
- Adrenaline2.8, average 4.9
- Physical Comedy0.9, average 2.4
- Situational Comedy1.4, average 2.7
- Pop Culture1.0, average 2.2
Main genres
Select a genre to see those titles.
Recurring tags
- Character-Driven 5
- Character Study 4
- Italian Neorealism Influence 2
- Ennio Morricone Score 2
- Bittersweet Nostalgia 2
- Italian Cinema 2
- Mystery 2
- Melancholy 2
- Slow Burn 2
- Dialogue-Driven 2
- European Cinema 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
- MMassimo QuagliaEditorMalena, The Legend of 1900, The Best Offer, Ennio, The Unknown Woman, +7 more
Ennio MorriconeActorCinema Paradiso, Malena, The Legend of 1900, The Best Offer, Ennio, +6 more
Fabio ZamarionCinematographerThe Best Offer, Ennio, The Unknown Woman, Correspondence, Brunello: The Gracious Visionary, +1 more
Blasco GiuratoCinematographerCinema Paradiso, A Pure Formality, The Professor, Everybody's Fine
Mario MorraEditorCinema Paradiso, The Professor, Everybody's Fine, Especially on Sunday
Dario ArgentoActorEnnio, L'ultimo gattopardo - Ritratto di Goffredo Lombardo, The King of Ads
Jacques PerrinActorCinema Paradiso, Everybody's Fine
Philippe NoiretActorCinema Paradiso, Especially on Sunday
Gaetano AronicaActorMalena, Baaria
Nicola Di PintoActorA Pure Formality, The Professor
Anita ZagariaActorThe Professor, One Hundred Days in Palermo
Ángela MolinaActorThe Unknown Woman, Baaria
Movies and TV shows
31Type
Upcoming
3 titles
2020s
5 titles · average score 84
Director, Writer
Director, Story
as Sé stesso
as Proiezionista
Director
2010s
5 titles · average score 50
Writer, Director
Director, Writer
Writer, Director
2000s
6 titles · average score 61
Writer, Director
Original Film Writer
Screenplay, Director
Director, Screenplay
Producer
1990s
8 titles · average score 67
Writer, Director
Producer
Director, Story
Screenplay, Director
Director, Editor
Director
Director, Adaptation
Director, Writer
1980s
4 titles · average score 76
as Projectionist (uncredited)
Director, Story
Screenplay, Second Unit Director
Director