Directed credits
18
Established
Strong directing catalog.
Director
Paolo Sorrentino
Directing
Career Snapshot
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TMDB popularity
0.9
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Directed movies: 16Directed series: 2All crew credits: 42
TMDB ID: 56194
IMDb ID: nm0815204
Known for: Directing
Born: May 31, 1970
Age: 55
Place of birth: Naples, Campania, Italy
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1992 - 2025
Years active: 34
Average TMDB rating: 6.99
Wikidata: Q374678
Frequent jobs
Director (15)Stage Director (2)First Assistant Director (1)Writer (7)Screenplay (5)Producer (4)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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Movies
Directed Movies
Movies directed by Paolo Sorrentino.
7.5
La Grazia
Director
2025 Movie
6.7
Loro
Director
2018 Movie
6.5
Killer in Red
Director
2017 Movie
6.9
Youth
Director
2015 Movie
7.9
Le voci di dentro
Stage Director
2014 Movie
Sabbia
Director
2014 Movie
4.8
Rio, I Love You
Director
2014 Movie
7.0
This Must Be the Place
Director
2011 Movie
5.0
The Slow Game
Director
2009 Movie
L'Aquila 2009: Five Directors in the Rubble
Director
2009 Movie
7.6
Il Divo
Director
2008 Movie
7.2
The Family Friend
Director
2006 Movie
Fiat Croma
Director
2005 Movie
6.8
Saturday, Sunday & Monday
Stage Director
2004 Movie
5.5
Paradise
Director
1994 Movie
4.5
Ladri di futuro
First Assistant Director
1992 Movie
Series
Directed Series
Series directed by Paolo Sorrentino.
Movies
Top Rated Movies
Highest rated movies linked with Paolo Sorrentino.
7.6
Il Divo
Director
2008 Movie
7.5
The Consequences of Love
Screenplay
2004 Movie
7.5
The Hand of God
Producer
2021 Movie
7.5
The Great Beauty
Screenplay
2013 Movie
7.5
La Grazia
Director
2025 Movie
7.2
The Family Friend
Director
2006 Movie
7.2
Loro 2
Writer
2018 Movie
7.1
One Man Up
Screenplay
2012 Movie
7.0
This Must Be the Place
Director
2011 Movie
6.9
Youth
Director
2015 Movie
6.8
Loro 1
Writer
2018 Movie
6.7
Loro
Director
2018 Movie
Series
Top Rated Series
Highest rated series linked with Paolo Sorrentino.
Movies
Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with Paolo Sorrentino.
7.5
La Grazia
Director
2025 Movie
6.9
Youth
Director
2015 Movie
6.6
Amanda
Thanks
2022 Movie
6.7
Parthenope
Producer
2024 Movie
Man Who Check the Meter
Assistant Unit Manager
1995 Movie
6.5
Cinque mondi
as Self
2016 Movie
7.5
The Great Beauty
Screenplay
2013 Movie
7.5
The Hand of God
Producer
2021 Movie
6.7
Loro
Director
2018 Movie
L'infinito
Screenplay
2025 Movie
7.0
This Must Be the Place
Director
2011 Movie
4.8
Rio, I Love You
Director
2014 Movie
Series
Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with Paolo Sorrentino.
8.1
My Brilliant Friend
Executive Producer • 24 eps
2018 Series
7.7
The Young Pope
Director • 10 eps
2016 Series
7.6
The New Pope
Executive Producer • 9 eps
2020 Series
Faut Voir - L'hebdo cinéma
as Self - Guest • 1 eps
2023 Series
8.1
GialappaShow
1 eps
2023 Series
8.2
Mussolini: Son of the Century
Executive Producer • 8 eps
2025 Series
5.5
Homemade
Writer • 1 eps
2020 Series
8.6
Boris
as himself • 1 eps
2007 Series
7.5
Call My Agent: Italy
1 eps
2023 Series
Sei pezzi facili
Director • 6 eps
2022 Series
Movies
Other Crew Work in Movies
Additional movie credits for Paolo Sorrentino.
L'infinito
Screenplay
2025 Movie
6.1
The Flood
Associate Producer
2024 Movie
6.7
Parthenope
Producer
2024 Movie
5.0
I Told You So
Producer
2024 Movie
6.9
Roma, santa e dannata
Creative Producer
2023 Movie
Lost Love
Producer
2023 Movie
6.6
Amanda
Thanks
2022 Movie
7.5
The Hand of God
Producer
2021 Movie
6.3
Little Adventure in Rome
Writer
2018 Movie
7.2
Loro 2
Writer
2018 Movie
6.8
Loro 1
Writer
2018 Movie
6.0
The Dream
Writer
2014 Movie
7.5
The Great Beauty
Screenplay
2013 Movie
7.1
One Man Up
Screenplay
2012 Movie
6.4
The Other Half
Presenter
2009 Movie
7.5
The Consequences of Love
Screenplay
2004 Movie
Series
Other Crew Work in Series
Additional series credits for Paolo Sorrentino.
Movies
Acting Appearances in Movies
Movie cast credits for Paolo Sorrentino.
5.6
Room 999
as Self
2023 Movie
7.8
Massimo Troisi: Somebody Down There Likes Me
as Sé stesso
2023 Movie
9.5
We Are Cinema
as Self (archive footage)
2021 Movie
6.5
The Hand of God: Through the Eyes of Sorrentino
as Self
2021 Movie
6.5
Cinque mondi
as Self
2016 Movie
7.7
Cercando La grande bellezza
as Self
2015 Movie
4.3
Three Touches
as se stesso
2014 Movie
Tutte le storie di Piera
2014 Movie
7.5
The Great Beauty
as Comparsa
2013 Movie
7.0
What Do You Know About Me
as Self
2009 Movie
6.0
A Matter of Heart
as se stesso
2009 Movie
6.7
The Caiman
as il marito di Aidra in "Cataratte"
2006 Movie
Series
Acting Appearances in Series
Series cast credits for Paolo Sorrentino.