Directing
Giuseppe Tornatore
- Titles
- 56movies3TV shows
- Career
Active from 1982 to 2025, with up to 2 main titles a year.
- Directed
- 25titles as director
- Average score
67/100
- 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
- Historical4.4average 2.6
- Psychological7.1average 5.6
- Nostalgia4.9average 3.6
- Romance4.8average 3.8
- Catharsis6.1average 5.1
- Family Dynamics5.3average 4.7
Rarely in their work
- Adrenaline2.8, average 5.1
- Physical Comedy0.7, average 2.5
- Pop Culture0.6, average 2.2
- Situational Comedy1.2, average 2.7
Main genres
Select a genre to see those titles.
Recurring tags
- Character-Driven 5
- Character Study 4
- Italian Cinema 3
- Slow Burn 2
- Dialogue-Driven 2
- European Cinema 2
- Mystery 2
- Melancholy 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
- MMassimo QuagliaEditorMalena, Ennio, The Legend of 1900, The Best Offer, The Unknown Woman, +7 more
Ennio MorriconeActorMalena, Cinema Paradiso, Ennio, The Legend of 1900, The Best Offer, +6 more
Fabio ZamarionCinematographerEnnio, The Best Offer, The Unknown Woman, Brunello: The Gracious Visionary, Correspondence, +1 more
Mario MorraEditorCinema Paradiso, The Professor, Everybody's Fine, Especially on Sunday
Blasco GiuratoCinematographerCinema Paradiso, The Professor, A Pure Formality, Everybody's Fine
Dario ArgentoActorEnnio, The King of Ads, L'ultimo gattopardo - Ritratto di Goffredo Lombardo
Leo GullottaActorThe Professor, The Star Maker
Anita ZagariaActorThe Professor, One Hundred Days in Palermo
Ángela MolinaActorThe Unknown Woman, Baaria
Philippe NoiretActorCinema Paradiso, Especially on Sunday
Jacques PerrinActorCinema Paradiso, Everybody's Fine
Nicola Di PintoActorThe Professor, A Pure Formality
Movies and TV shows
20Upcoming
2 titles
The First Dollar
Director, Writer
With Her Eyes
Writer
2020s
2 titles · average score 84
Brunello: The Gracious Visionary (2025)
Director, Writer
84
Ennio (2022)
Director, Story
2010s
3 titles · average score 45
26
Correspondence (2016)
Writer, Director
64
The Best Offer (2013)
Director, Writer
Il Mago di Esselunga (2011)
Writer, Director
2000s
4 titles · average score 64
70
Baaria (2009)
Writer, Director
58
Everybody's Fine (2009)
Original Film Writer
63
The Unknown Woman (2006)
Screenplay, Director
65
Malena (2000)
Director, Screenplay
1990s
6 titles · average score 71
70
The Legend of 1900 (1998)
Writer, Director
71
The Star Maker (1995)
Director, Screenplay
Lo schermo a tre punte (1995)
Director, Screenplay
79
A Pure Formality (1994)
Story, Director
62
Especially on Sunday (1991)
Director, Adaptation
72
Everybody's Fine (1990)
Director, Writer
1980s
3 titles · average score 76
86
Cinema Paradiso (1988)
as Projectionist (uncredited)
71
The Professor (1986)
Director, Screenplay
70
One Hundred Days in Palermo (1984)
Screenplay, Second Unit Director