Ruggero Deodato (7 May 1939 - 29 December 2022) was an Italian film director. He has worked in a wide variety of genres, but is best known for his horror and exploitation films, and particularly for directing the controversial cult classic "Cannibal Holocaust" (1980).
Biography from TMDB.
- May 7, 1939
- December 29, 2022 (aged 83)
- Potenza, Basilicata, Italy
- Director, actor and writer, also producer
- 24 on MovieCove · 61 credits in all
What are Ruggero Deodato's films like?
Across their 19 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Morality.
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 3 · Wry 2 · Earnest 14
A split, not a type: Light 7 · Serious 5 · Dark 7
A split, not a type: Grounded 10 · Stylized 7 · Heightened 2
A split, not a type: Gentle 5 · Charged 6 · Intense 8
Steady 10 · Shifting 8 · Whiplash 1
A split, not a type: Straight-faced 10 · Some laughs 8 · Funny 1
Slow burn 8 · Even-paced 8 · Relentless 3
Casual 14 · Engaged 4 · Full focus 1
A split, not a type: Easy watch 11 · Affecting 4 · Heavy 4
Resolved 18 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 1
Moods and endings
- Happy4
- Bittersweet5
- Tragic1
- Ambiguous8
- Cyclical1
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 Ruggero Deodato's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 16 of their 24 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (11).
- Castle of Blood (1964) · first assistant director · free
- The Hellbenders (1967) · assistant director · free
- Navajo Joe (1966) · assistant director · free
- Cut and Run (1984) · director · free
- Ringo and His Golden Pistol (1966) · first assistant director · free
- The Barbarians (1987) · director · free
- Atlantis Interceptors (1983) · actor, director · free
- Deathcember (2019) · director, writer · free
- Body Count (1986) · director · free
- Valley of the Lions (1961) · first assistant director · free
- The Lone Runner (1986) · director · free
- Screambox, show their 6 titles on Screambox
- Midnight Pulp, show their 5 titles on Midnight Pulp
- Cineverse, show their 3 titles on Cineverse
- ScreenPix, show their 2 titles on ScreenPix
- Howdy, show their title on Howdy
- IndieFlix, show their title on IndieFlix
- MovieSphere+, show their title on MovieSphere+
- Shout! TV, show their title on Shout! TV
Subscription and free streaming for Ruggero Deodato'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
61 credits, 24 with a MovieCove page; 34 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.
An Evening With Ruggero Deodato: 60 Years of Filmmaking (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)
Deathcember(2019)
Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films
Atrocious(2015)
Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films
The Last Supper: The Final Days of the Italian Cannibal Film (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)
Ballad in Blood (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)
Banned Alive! The Rise and Fall of Italian Cannibal Movies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)
Eaten Alive! The Rise and Fall of the Italian Cannibal Film (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)
Faenza: La Pantalla Oculta (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)
H.P. Lovecraft: Two Left Arms (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)
Chimères (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)
Die schlechtesten Filme aller Zeiten (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)
The Profane Exhibit (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)
Bloody Sin: Abonimations of the Third Reich (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)
Dead Bones (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)
Hostel: Part II(2007)
Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films
Cinema of Death (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)
Father Hope (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)
We Are Angels (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)
The Washing Machine (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)
Mom I Can Do It (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)
Oceano (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)
Dial: Help (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)
Phantom of Death(1987)
Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films
The Barbarians(1987)
Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films
The Lone Runner(1986)
Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all films
Body Count(1986)
Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films
Cut and Run(1984)
Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films
Atlantis Interceptors(1983)
Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films
Cannibal Holocaust(1980)
Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films
Concorde Affair (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)
Last Feelings (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)
Last Cannibal World(1977)
Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films
Waves of Lust(1975)
Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all filmsAll'ultimo minuto (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)
All'ultimo minuto (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)
Zenabel(1969)
Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films
In the Name of the Father (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)
Vacation on the Esmeralda Coast (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)
Man Only Cries for Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)
Gungala, The Black Panther Girl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)
Fenomenal and the Treasure of Tutankamen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)
Sailors on Deck (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)
The Hellbenders(1967)
Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films
Navajo Joe(1966)
Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films
Django(1966)
Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films
Madamigella di Maupin(1966)
Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films
The Slave Merchants (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)
Castle of Blood(1964)
Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films
Gli onorevoli (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)
Totò sexy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)
The Monk of Monza (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)
The Shortest Day(1963)
Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films
Lo smemorato di Collegno (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)
Dark Soul (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)
Valley of the Lions(1961)
Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films
Pastasciutta nel deserto (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)
Viva l'Italia! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)
Escape by Night(1960)
Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films
Career shape
A full career of 61 titles from 1960 to 2022.
Biggest box office
The Barbarians (1987)
Highest rated
Django & Django (2021)
Most popular right now
Cannibal Holocaust (1980)
Film career
- 1980Screen debut· Cannibal Holocaust
Billing
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. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30.
How do Ruggero Deodato's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 28th percentile, the median of all 24; across their 19 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 29th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up2
- 50th to 74th4
- 25th to 49th9
- Below 25th9
Shape of the crowd
16 of their 24 titles are Mixed.
- Crowd Pleaser6
- Broadly Agreed2
- Mixed16
Reviewers score the atmosphere 61/100 and the pacing 49/100 in their films, across 15 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 Ruggero Deodato's work okay for kids?
Across up to 7 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, sex & nudity, profanity and frightening / intense 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 Ruggero Deodato work with?
People who share at least 2 of Ruggero Deodato's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Gianfranco Clerici shares the most, 4.
Writers
- Gianfranco ClericiShared titles: Phantom of Death (1987), Cannibal Holocaust (1980), The House on the Edge of the Park (1980), Last Cannibal World (1977)See all 4 shared titles with Gianfranco Clerici
- Vincenzo ManninoShared titles: Phantom of Death (1987), Atlantis Interceptors (1983), The House on the Edge of the Park (1980)See all 3 shared titles with Vincenzo Mannino
- Dardano SacchettiShared titles: Body Count (1986), Cut and Run (1984)See all 2 shared titles with Dardano Sacchetti
- Tito CarpiShared titles: Atlantis Interceptors (1983), Last Cannibal World (1977)See all 2 shared titles with Tito Carpi
Actors
- John SteinerShared titles: Body Count (1986), The Lone Runner (1986), Cut and Run (1984), Waves of Lust (1975)See all 4 shared titles with John Steiner
- Michele SoaviShared titles: Inferno Rosso: Joe D'Amato on the Road of Excess (2021), Atlantis Interceptors (1983)See all 2 shared titles with Michele Soavi
- Giovanni Lombardo RadiceShared titles: Phantom of Death (1987), The House on the Edge of the Park (1980)See all 2 shared titles with Giovanni Lombardo Radice
- Lewis E. CiannelliShared titles: Phantom of Death (1987), Atlantis Interceptors (1983)See all 2 shared titles with Lewis E. Ciannelli
Composers and editors
- Eugenio AlabisoShared titles: The Barbarians (1987), Body Count (1986), The Lone Runner (1986)See all 3 shared titles with Eugenio Alabiso
- Vincenzo TomassiShared titles: Atlantis Interceptors (1983), Cannibal Holocaust (1980), The House on the Edge of the Park (1980)See all 3 shared titles with Vincenzo Tomassi
- Daniele AlabisoShared titles: Phantom of Death (1987), Last Cannibal World (1977)See all 2 shared titles with Daniele Alabiso
- Pino DonaggioShared titles: Phantom of Death (1987), The Barbarians (1987)See all 2 shared titles with Pino Donaggio
Producers
- Alessandro FracassiShared titles: Body Count (1986), Cut and Run (1984)See all 2 shared titles with Alessandro Fracassi
- Franco Di NunzioShared titles: Cannibal Holocaust (1980), The House on the Edge of the Park (1980)See all 2 shared titles with Franco Di Nunzio
- Franco PalaggiShared titles: Cannibal Holocaust (1980), The House on the Edge of the Park (1980)See all 2 shared titles with Franco Palaggi
- Alberto MarrasShared titles: Live Like a Cop, Die Like a Man (1976), Waves of Lust (1975)See all 2 shared titles with Alberto Marras
Mixed roles
- Lamberto BavaShared titles: Inferno Rosso: Joe D'Amato on the Road of Excess (2021), Waves of Lust (1975)See all 2 shared titles with Lamberto Bava
- Gianlorenzo BattagliaShared titles: The Barbarians (1987), Waves of Lust (1975)See all 2 shared titles with Gianlorenzo Battaglia