Cresciuto a Livorno, città d'origine della madre[1], ha iniziato la propria carriera nel 1991, con la cosceneggiatura del film Condominio di Felice Farina. Dal 1994 ha scritto le sceneggiature dei film del regista Paolo Virzì (La bella vita, Ferie d'agosto, Ovosodo, Baci e abbracci, My Name Is Tanino, Caterina va in città, N (Io e Napoleone) e Tutta la vita davanti) e dal 1995 al 2003 anche quelle dei film del regista Mimmo Calopresti (La seconda volta, La parola amore esiste, Preferisco il rumore del mare, La felicità non costa niente). Ha inoltre lavorato con Franco Bernini (soggetto e sceneggiatura del film Sotto la luna), David Riondino (Cuba libre - Velocipedi ai tropici), Francesca Comencini (Le parole di mio padre) e con i comici Ficarra e Picone (Nati stanchi, Il 7 e l'8, La Matassa). Ha collaborato alle sceneggiature de I Viceré di Roberto Faenza, tratto dall' omonimo romanzo di Federico De Roberto, e del film, in uscita nel 2008, Miracle at St. Anna, di Spike Lee. Ha anche contribuito al soggetto del lungometraggio in quattro episodi 4-4-2 - Il gioco più bello del mondo, prodotto da Paolo Virzì Per la televisione ha adattato per la serie del Commissario Montalbano, i racconti e romanzi di Andrea Camilleri e per la serie Il commissario De Luca quelli di Carlo Lucarelli. Ha inoltre sceneggiato il film TV Il tunnel della libertà, per la regia di Enzo Monteleone. Come attore ha recitato in una piccola parte nel film La guerra degli Antò di Riccardo Milani (1999). Insegna sceneggiatura presso il Centro sperimentale di cinematografia di Roma. Nel 2011 esordisce alla regia con Scialla! presentato al Festival di Venezia 2011 nella sezione Controcampo Italiano, dove viene riconosciuto con il premio per i lungometraggi narrativi.[2]
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Biography from TMDB.
- September 30, 1961 (65)
- Rome - Lazio - Italy
- Writer and director
- 15 on MovieCove · 50 credits in all
Known for
What are Francesco Bruni's films like?
Across their 12 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 2 · Earnest 8
Light 8 · Serious 0 · Dark 2
Grounded 7 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 0
A split, not a type: Gentle 6 · Charged 3 · Intense 1
Steady 5 · Shifting 5 · Whiplash 0
A split, not a type: Straight-faced 1 · Some laughs 4 · Funny 5
Slow burn 4 · Even-paced 5 · Relentless 1
Casual 7 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 1
Easy watch 4 · Affecting 4 · Heavy 2
Resolved 4 · Open-ended 5 · Ambiguous 1
Moods and endings
- Happy2
- Bittersweet9
- Ambiguous1
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 Francesco Bruni's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 8 of their 15 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Prime Video (3).
Subscription and free streaming for Francesco Bruni'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
50 credits, 15 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.
Five Seconds(2025)
Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films
Camilleri 100 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)
Another Summer Holiday (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)
Gigolò per caso(2023)
Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all shows
Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all shows
Màkari(2021)
Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all shows
Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films
La concessione del telefono (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)
La stagione della caccia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)
La mossa del cavallo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)
Everything You Want (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)
Let Yourself Go(2017)
Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films
Slam(2016)
Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films
Four of Us (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)
Human Capital(2013)
Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films
I delitti del BarLume - Il re dei giochi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)
Studio illegale (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)
Every Blessed Day (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)
The Young Montalbano(2012)
Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all shows
Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films
Easy! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)
Weddings and Other Disasters (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)
Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films
La matassa (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)
Detective De Luca(2008)
Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all shows
A Whole Life Ahead (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)
Non c'è più niente da fare (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)
I Vicerè (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)
7 and 8 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)
N (Io e Napoleone)(2006)
Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films
L'estate del mio primo bacio (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)
4-4-2 - Il gioco più bello del mondo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)
Il tunnel della libertà (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)
Caterina in the Big City(2003)
Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films
My Name Is Tanino(2002)
Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films
Happiness Costs Nothing (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)
Nati stanchi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)
The Words of My Father (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)
I Prefer the Sound of the Sea (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)
La guerra degli Antò (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)
Kisses and Hugs (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)
Notes of Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)
Ovosodo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)
Cuba libre - Velocipedi ai tropici (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)
August Vacation (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)
The Second Time (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)
Living It Up (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)
Bonus Malus (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)
Condominio (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)
Il profilo dell’altra (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Career shape
A full career of 50 titles, 49 of them dated from 1991 to 2025.
Biggest box office
The First Beautiful Thing (2010)
Highest rated
Human Capital (2013)
Most popular right now
Everything Calls for Salvation (2022)
Film career
- 1999Screen debut· La guerra degli Antò
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.
How do Francesco Bruni's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 66th percentile, the median of all 10; across their 10 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 64th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up5
- 50th to 74th5
- 25th to 49th4
- Below 25th1
Shape of the crowd
8 of their 15 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Crowd Pleaser8
- Broadly Agreed4
- Mixed3
Reviewers score the dialogue 60/100 and the plot and story 51/100 in their films, across 8 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a writer.
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.
Who does Francesco Bruni work with?
People who share at least 2 of Francesco Bruni's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Paolo Virzì shares the most, 6.
Directors
- Paolo VirzìShared titles: Five Seconds (2025), Human Capital (2013), The First Beautiful Thing (2010), N (Io e Napoleone) (2006), Caterina in the Big City (2003), My Name Is Tanino (2002)See all 6 shared titles with Paolo Virzì
Writers
- Francesco PiccoloShared titles: Human Capital (2013), The First Beautiful Thing (2010), My Name Is Tanino (2002)See all 3 shared titles with Francesco Piccolo
- Francesco CenniShared titles: Everything Calls for Salvation (2022), Detective De Luca (2008)See all 2 shared titles with Francesco Cenni
Actors
- Valerio MastandreaShared titles: Five Seconds (2025), The First Beautiful Thing (2010), N (Io e Napoleone) (2006)See all 3 shared titles with Valerio Mastandrea
- Raffaella LebboroniShared titles: Everything Calls for Salvation (2022), Everything's Gonna Be Alright (2020), Caterina in the Big City (2003)See all 3 shared titles with Raffaella Lebboroni
- Valeria Bruni TedeschiShared titles: Five Seconds (2025), Human Capital (2013)See all 2 shared titles with Valeria Bruni Tedeschi
- Fotinì PelusoShared titles: Everything Calls for Salvation (2022), Everything's Gonna Be Alright (2020)See all 2 shared titles with Fotinì Peluso
Composers, cinematographers and editors
- Carlo VirzìShared titles: Five Seconds (2025), Human Capital (2013), The First Beautiful Thing (2010), Caterina in the Big City (2003), My Name Is Tanino (2002)See all 5 shared titles with Carlo Virzì
- Cecilia ZanusoShared titles: Human Capital (2013), N (Io e Napoleone) (2006), Caterina in the Big City (2003)See all 3 shared titles with Cecilia Zanuso
- Alessandro HefflerShared titles: Everything Calls for Salvation (2022), Everything's Gonna Be Alright (2020)See all 2 shared titles with Alessandro Heffler
- Carlo RinaldiShared titles: Everything Calls for Salvation (2022), Everything's Gonna Be Alright (2020)See all 2 shared titles with Carlo Rinaldi
Producers
- Giovanni StabiliniShared titles: Let Yourself Go (2017), N (Io e Napoleone) (2006)See all 2 shared titles with Giovanni Stabilini
- Marco ChimenzShared titles: Let Yourself Go (2017), N (Io e Napoleone) (2006)See all 2 shared titles with Marco Chimenz
- Riccardo TozziShared titles: Let Yourself Go (2017), N (Io e Napoleone) (2006)See all 2 shared titles with Riccardo Tozzi
- Benedetto HabibShared titles: Human Capital (2013), The First Beautiful Thing (2010)See all 2 shared titles with Benedetto Habib