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
- Historical4.4average 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
- Melancholy 2
- European Cinema 2
- Dialogue-Driven 2
- Mystery 2
- Slow Burn 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
- MMassimo QuagliaEditorMalena, The Legend of 1900, Ennio, The Best Offer, Correspondence, +7 more
Ennio MorriconeActorMalena, Cinema Paradiso, The Legend of 1900, Ennio, The Best Offer, +6 more
Fabio ZamarionCinematographerEnnio, The Best Offer, Correspondence, The Unknown Woman, Brunello: The Gracious Visionary, +1 more
Blasco GiuratoCinematographerCinema Paradiso, The Professor, A Pure Formality, Everybody's Fine
Mario MorraEditorCinema Paradiso, The Professor, Everybody's Fine, Especially on Sunday
Dario ArgentoActorEnnio, The King of Ads, L'ultimo gattopardo - Ritratto di Goffredo Lombardo
Salvatore CascioActorCinema Paradiso, Everybody's Fine
Ángela MolinaActorThe Unknown Woman, Baaria
Leo GullottaActorThe Professor, The Star Maker
Roman PolanskiActorThe King of Ads, A Pure Formality
Gaetano AronicaActorMalena, Baaria
Nicola Di PintoActorThe Professor, A Pure Formality
Movies and TV shows
31Upcoming
3 titles
2020s
5 titles · average score 84
Brunello: The Gracious Visionary (2025)
Director, Writer
84
Ennio (2022)
Story, Screenplay
Steno (2022)
as Sé stesso
All Star - Ritorno al cinema (2021)
as Proiezionista
Devotion (2020)
Director
2010s
5 titles · average score 50
26
Correspondence (2016)
Director, Writer
64
The Best Offer (2013)
Director, Writer
Il Mago di Esselunga (2011)
Director, Writer
2000s
6 titles · average score 61
59
Baaria (2009)
Writer, Director
58
Everybody's Fine (2009)
Original Film Writer
63
The Unknown Woman (2006)
Director, Screenplay
65
Malena (2000)
Screenplay, Director
The Prince's Manuscript (2000)
Producer
1990s
8 titles · average score 67
70
The Legend of 1900 (1998)
Director, Writer
Bakunin's Son (1997)
Producer
71
The Star Maker (1995)
Director, Story
Lo schermo a tre punte (1995)
Director, Screenplay
79
A Pure Formality (1994)
Story, Screenplay
48
The King of Ads (1991)
Director
61
Especially on Sunday (1991)
Adaptation, Director
72
Everybody's Fine (1990)
Director, Writer
1980s
4 titles · average score 76
86
Cinema Paradiso (1988)
as Projectionist (uncredited)
71
The Professor (1986)
Director, Story
70
One Hundred Days in Palermo (1984)
Screenplay, Second Unit Director
Diario di Guttuso (1982)
Director