Fatih Akin (Turkish: Fatih Akın, born 25 August 1973) is a Turkish-German film director, screenwriter, and producer. His films have won numerous awards and accolades, including the Golden Bear at the Berlin Film Festival for his film Head-On (2004), Best Screenplay at the Cannes Film Festival for his film The Edge of Heaven (2007), and the Golden Globe Award for Best Foreign Language Film for his film In the Fade (2017).
Read moreShow less
Biography from TMDB.
- August 25, 1973 (53)
- Hamburg, Deutschland
- Director, actor, writer and producer
- 20 on MovieCove · 48 credits in all
What are Fatih Akin's films like?
Across their 18 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Society and Self.
Genres
Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 1 · Wry 0 · Earnest 17
A split, not a type: Light 9 · Serious 1 · Dark 8
Grounded 13 · Stylized 4 · Heightened 1
A split, not a type: Gentle 7 · Charged 4 · Intense 7
A split, not a type: Steady 9 · Shifting 6 · Whiplash 3
Straight-faced 12 · Some laughs 4 · Funny 2
Slow burn 11 · Even-paced 7 · Relentless 0
Casual 8 · Engaged 8 · Full focus 2
A split, not a type: Easy watch 7 · Affecting 4 · Heavy 7
Resolved 6 · Open-ended 8 · Ambiguous 4
Moods and endings
- Happy2
- Bittersweet9
- Tragic1
- Ambiguous5
- Other1
AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.
Where can I watch Fatih Akin's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 12 of their 20 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.
- Strand Releasing, show their 4 titles on Strand Releasing
- Cineverse, show their title on Cineverse
- Dox, show their title on Dox
- Film Movement Plus, show their title on Film Movement Plus
- Kino Film Collection, show their title on Kino Film Collection
- Magnolia Selects, show their title on Magnolia Selects
- Monsters and Nightmares, show their title on Monsters and Nightmares
- Shout! TV, show their title on Shout! TV
- Warriors & Gangsters, show their title on Warriors & Gangsters
Subscription and free streaming for Fatih Akin's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.
Filmography
48 credits, 20 with a MovieCove page; 23 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.
Geister(2026)
Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films
Momo 3000 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)
Amrum(2025)
Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films
Hot Girl Summer(2025)
Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films
Rheingold(2022)
Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films
The Golden Glove(2019)
Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films
In the Fade(2017)
Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films
Goodbye Berlin(2016)
Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films
The Cut(2014)
Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films
Polluting Paradise (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)
UFO in Her Eyes(2011)
Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films
Soul Kitchen(2009)
Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films
Before Your Eyes(2009)
Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films
New York, I Love You(2008)
Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films
Chiko (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)
The Edge of Heaven(2007)
Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all filmsAltyapi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)
Takva: A Man's Fear of God (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)
Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films
Robbery Alla Turca (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)
German Dream (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)
Ein krasser Deal (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)
Visions of Europe (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)
Kebab Connection (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)
Head-On(2004)
Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films
Solino (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)
Planet der Kannibalen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)
The Lovers of the Hotel Osman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)
A Goddamn Job (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)
The Experiment(2001)
Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films
We Have Forgotten to Return Home (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)
In July (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)
The Last Flight (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)
Black Souls (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)
Short Sharp Shock (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)
Back in Trouble(1997)
Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Getürkt (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)
The German Bronx (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)
Trickser (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)
SK-Babies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)
Sensin – Du bist es (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)
Kral Türkiye Müzik Ödülleri (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)
Doppelter Einsatz (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)
Sie ist ein anatolischer Drache (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Vögel ohne Flügel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Career shape
A full career of 48 titles, 45 of them dated from 1994 to 2026.
Film career
- 1998Screen debut· Short Sharp Shock
Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.
Awards
7 major awards from 13 major nominations, 2004–2019.
- Berlinale award, nominated · Best Film
- Cannes award, nominated
- Venice award, won
- Venice award, nominated
- Venice award, won · Best Film in Competition
- Venice award, won
- Venice award, nominated
- Cannes award, won ×2
- Cannes award, nominated
- Independent Spirit Award, nominated · Best Foreign Film
- Berlinale award, won · Competition
- Berlinale award, won
Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.
How do Fatih Akin's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 73rd percentile, the median of all 20; across their 17 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 72nd percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up10
- 50th to 74th4
- 25th to 49th5
- Below 25th1
Shape of the crowd
7 of their 20 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Universally Loved4
- Divisive1
- Cult Classic3
- Crowd Pleaser7
- Mixed5
Reviewers score the atmosphere 70/100 and the pacing 52/100 in their films, across 13 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a director.
Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.
Is Fatih Akin's work okay for kids?
Across up to 7 MovieCove titles with content scores, sex & nudity, profanity and alcohol & drugs run heavier than most films.
Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.
Who does Fatih Akin work with?
People who share at least 2 of Fatih Akin's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Andrew Bird shares the most, 10.
Writers
- Hark BohmShared titles: Amrum (2025), The Golden Glove (2019), In the Fade (2017), Goodbye Berlin (2016)See all 4 shared titles with Hark Bohm
Actors
- Uwe RohdeShared titles: Rheingold (2022), The Golden Glove (2019), In the Fade (2017)See all 3 shared titles with Uwe Rohde
- Alexander HackeShared titles: Mona Mur in Conversation (2024), The Cut (2014), Crossing the Bridge: The Sound of Istanbul (2005), Head-On (2004)See all 4 shared titles with Alexander Hacke
- Anna BederkeShared titles: Geister (2026), Soul Kitchen (2009)See all 2 shared titles with Anna Bederke
- Diane KrugerShared titles: Amrum (2025), In the Fade (2017)See all 2 shared titles with Diane Kruger
Cinematographers and editors
- Andrew BirdShared titles: Geister (2026), Rheingold (2022), The Golden Glove (2019), In the Fade (2017), Goodbye Berlin (2016), The Cut (2014), Soul Kitchen (2009), The Edge of Heaven (2007), Crossing the Bridge: The Sound of Istanbul (2005), Head-On (2004)See all 10 shared titles with Andrew Bird
- Rainer KlausmannShared titles: Rheingold (2022), The Golden Glove (2019), In the Fade (2017), Goodbye Berlin (2016), The Cut (2014), Soul Kitchen (2009), The Edge of Heaven (2007), Head-On (2004)See all 8 shared titles with Rainer Klausmann
- Frank GriebeShared titles: Geister (2026), Germany 09: 13 Short Films About the State of the Nation (2009)See all 2 shared titles with Frank Griebe
Producers
- Flaminio ZadraShared titles: Rheingold (2022), In the Fade (2017), The Cut (2014), UFO in Her Eyes (2011), Before Your Eyes (2009), Soul Kitchen (2009), The Edge of Heaven (2007)See all 7 shared titles with Flaminio Zadra
- Nurhan Sekerci-PorstShared titles: Rheingold (2022), Vengeance Is Mine, All Others Pay Cash (2021), The Golden Glove (2019), In the Fade (2017), The Cut (2014), The Edge of Heaven (2007), Crossing the Bridge: The Sound of Istanbul (2005)See all 7 shared titles with Nurhan Sekerci-Porst
- Klaus MaeckShared titles: Mona Mur in Conversation (2024), UFO in Her Eyes (2011), Before Your Eyes (2009), Soul Kitchen (2009), The Edge of Heaven (2007), Crossing the Bridge: The Sound of Istanbul (2005)See all 6 shared titles with Klaus Maeck
- Ann-Kristin HomannShared titles: Geister (2026), Rheingold (2022), The Golden Glove (2019), In the Fade (2017), Soul Kitchen (2009)See all 5 shared titles with Ann-Kristin Homann
Mixed roles
- FM EinheitShared titles: Mona Mur in Conversation (2024), The Golden Glove (2019)See all 2 shared titles with FM Einheit
