Directed credits
27
Established
Strong directing catalog.
Director
Paolo Sorrentino
Directing
Career Snapshot
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TMDB popularity
1.5
Low visibility
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Directed movies: 25Directed series: 2All crew credits: 52
TMDB ID: 56194
IMDb ID: nm0815204
Known for: Directing
Born: May 31, 1970
Age: 56
Place of birth: Naples, Campania, Italy
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1992 - 2026
Years active: 35
Average TMDB rating: 7
Wikidata: Q374678
Frequent jobs
Director (24)Stage Director (2)First Assistant Director (1)Writer (7)Producer (5)Screenplay (5)Executive Producer (3)Assistant Unit Manager (1)Associate Producer (1)Creative Producer (1)Presenter (1)
Biography
Paolo Sorrentino (Italian: [ˈpaːolo sorrenˈtiːno]; born 31 May 1970; Naples) is an Italian film director, screenwriter, and writer. He is considered one of the most prominent filmmakers of Italian cinema working today. He is known for visually striking and complex dramas and has often been compared to Federico Fellini and Michelangelo Antonioni. He has received numerous accolades including an Academy Award, BAFTA Award two Cannes Film Festival prizes, four Venice Film Festival Awards and four European Film Awards. In Italy he was honoured with eight David di Donatello and six Nastro d'Argento. Sorrentino made his directorial film debut with the Italian comedy-drama One Man Up (2001) for which he received the Nastro d'Argento for Best New Director followed by The Consequences of Love (2004), The Family Friend (2006), and This Must Be the Place (2011). The biographical drama Il Divo (2009) was awarded the Cannes Film Festival Jury Prize. He received critical acclaim with the art drama The Great Beauty (2013) which won the Academy Award, the Golden Globe, and the BAFTA Award for Best Foreign Language Film. He followed with Youth (2015), Loro (2018), and The Hand of God (2021) the latter of which was nominated for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film. He is also known for his work on television creating and directing the HBO drama series The Young Pope (2016), and The New Pope (2019). He worked with songwriters Antonello Venditti, Paloma Faith and Mark Kozelek and written three books published in Italian. He works with authors and producers including Francesca Cima and Nicola Giuliano, Toni Servillo and Luca Bigazzi. Actors in his films have included Sabrina Ferilli, Michael Caine, Fanny Ardant, Harvey Keitel, Isabella Ferrari, Elena Sofia Ricci, Sean Penn, Riccardo Scamarcio, Jude Law, Fabrizio Bentivoglio, Nanni Moretti, Filippo Scotti, Carlo Verdone, Antonio Albanese, Frank Langella and Jane Fonda.
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Directed Movies
Movies directed by Paolo Sorrentino.
La Grazia
Director
2025 Movie
Il teatro di Mattia Torre : Gola
Director
2022 Movie
Il teatro di Mattia Torre : Migliore
Director
2022 Movie
Il teatro di Mattia Torre : Perfetta
Director
2022 Movie
Il teatro di Mattia Torre : Qui e ora
Director
2022 Movie
Il teatro di Mattia Torre : 456
Director
2022 Movie
Il teatro di Mattia Torre : In mezzo al mare
Director
2022 Movie
Il teatro di Mattia Torre : Backstage
Director
2022 Movie
Loro
Director
2018 Movie
Killer in Red
Director
2017 Movie
Youth
Director
2015 Movie
Le voci di dentro
Stage Director
2014 Movie
Sabbia
Director
2014 Movie
Rio, I Love You
Director
2014 Movie
This Must Be the Place
Director
2011 Movie
In the Mirror
Director
2011 Movie
The Slow Game
Director
2009 Movie
L'Aquila 2009: Five Directors in the Rubble
Director
2009 Movie
Il Divo
Director
2008 Movie
The Family Friend
Director
2006 Movie
Fiat Croma
Director
2005 Movie
Saturday, Sunday & Monday
Stage Director
2004 Movie
The Spring of 2002 - Italy Protests, Italy Stops
Director
2002 Movie
Paradise
Director
1994 Movie
Directed Series
Series directed by Paolo Sorrentino.
Sei pezzi facili
Director • 6 eps
2022 Series
The Young Pope
Director • 10 eps
2016 Series
Upcoming Movies
Next announced movie projects with Paolo Sorrentino.
In 2 days
Föa - Once Upon A Future
Producer
2026 Movie
Top Rated Movies
Highest rated movies linked with Paolo Sorrentino.
Il Divo
Director
2008 Movie
The Great Beauty
Screenplay
2013 Movie
The Hand of God
Producer
2021 Movie
The Consequences of Love
Screenplay
2004 Movie
La Grazia
Director
2025 Movie
The Family Friend
Director
2006 Movie
Loro 2
Writer
2018 Movie
One Man Up
Screenplay
2001 Movie
This Must Be the Place
Director
2011 Movie
Youth
Director
2015 Movie
Loro 1
Writer
2018 Movie
Parthenope
Producer
2024 Movie
Top Rated Series
Highest rated series linked with Paolo Sorrentino.
Boris
as himself • 1 eps
2007 Series
My Brilliant Friend
Executive Producer • 24 eps
2018 Series
Mussolini: Son of the Century
Executive Producer • 8 eps
2025 Series
The Young Pope
Director • 10 eps
2016 Series
The New Pope
Executive Producer • 9 eps
2020 Series
Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with Paolo Sorrentino.
Parthenope
Producer
2024 Movie
Youth
Director
2015 Movie
La Grazia
Director
2025 Movie
The Great Beauty
Screenplay
2013 Movie
The Hand of God
Producer
2021 Movie
This Must Be the Place
Director
2011 Movie
Rio, I Love You
Director
2014 Movie
The Consequences of Love
Screenplay
2004 Movie
The Flood
Associate Producer
2024 Movie
Loro
Director
2018 Movie
Loro 1
Writer
2018 Movie
Amanda
Thanks
2022 Movie
Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with Paolo Sorrentino.
My Brilliant Friend
Executive Producer • 24 eps
2018 Series
Boris
as himself • 1 eps
2007 Series
Faut Voir - L'Hebdo cinéma
as Self - Guest • 1 eps
2023 Series
GialappaShow
1 eps
2023 Series
Homemade
Writer • 1 eps
2020 Series
The Young Pope
Director • 10 eps
2016 Series
Mussolini: Son of the Century
Executive Producer • 8 eps
2025 Series
The New Pope
Executive Producer • 9 eps
2020 Series
Call My Agent: Italy
1 eps
2023 Series
Sei pezzi facili
Director • 6 eps
2022 Series
Other Crew Work in Movies
Additional movie credits for Paolo Sorrentino.
In 2 days
Föa - Once Upon A Future
Producer
2026 Movie
L'infinito
Screenplay
2025 Movie
The Flood
Associate Producer
2024 Movie
Parthenope
Producer
2024 Movie
I Told You So
Producer
2024 Movie
Roma, santa e dannata
Creative Producer
2023 Movie
Lost Love
Producer
2023 Movie
Amanda
Thanks
2022 Movie
The Hand of God
Producer
2021 Movie
Little Adventure in Rome
Writer
2018 Movie
Loro 2
Writer
2018 Movie
Loro 1
Writer
2018 Movie
The Dream
Writer
2014 Movie
The Great Beauty
Screenplay
2013 Movie
The Other Half
Presenter
2009 Movie
The Consequences of Love
Screenplay
2004 Movie
Other Crew Work in Series
Additional series credits for Paolo Sorrentino.
Mussolini: Son of the Century
Executive Producer • 8 eps
2025 Series
Homemade
Writer • 1 eps
2020 Series
The New Pope
Executive Producer • 9 eps
2020 Series
My Brilliant Friend
Executive Producer • 24 eps
2018 Series
Acting Appearances in Movies
Movie cast credits for Paolo Sorrentino.
Room 999
as Self
2023 Movie
MCAINE: An Anagram of Cinema
as Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
2023 Movie
Massimo Troisi: Somebody Down There Likes Me
as Sé stesso
2023 Movie
Il teatro di Mattia Torre : Backstage
2022 Movie
We Are Cinema
as Self (archive footage)
2021 Movie
The Hand of God: Through the Eyes of Sorrentino
as Self
2021 Movie
Cinque mondi
as Self
2016 Movie
Cercando La grande bellezza
as Self
2015 Movie
Three Touches
as se stesso
2014 Movie
Tutte le storie di Piera
2014 Movie
The Great Beauty
as Comparsa
2013 Movie
What Do You Know About Me
as Self
2009 Movie
Acting Appearances in Series
Series cast credits for Paolo Sorrentino.
Faut Voir - L'Hebdo cinéma
as Self - Guest • 1 eps
2023 Series
GialappaShow
1 eps
2023 Series
Call My Agent: Italy
1 eps
2023 Series
Boris
as himself • 1 eps
2007 Series