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Urs Egger

Urs Egger

Director · Died January 18, 2020, aged 66 · Bern, Switzerland

Born
March 9, 1953
Died
January 18, 2020 (aged 66)
From
Bern, Switzerland
Works as
Director
Titles
6 on MovieCove · 39 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 38 days to Oct 27Up 2% in 30 days

What are Urs Egger's films like?

Across a limited sample of 4 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
58%
Bonds
13%
Ideas
13%
Self
11%
Survival
5%
Justice2 titles, browse their movies with this themeTruth2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 4 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Dark: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their dark movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 0 · Serious 1 · Dark 3

Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 4 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 0

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 0 · Charged 3 · Intense 1

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 2 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 0

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 4 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 0

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 1 · Even-paced 3 · Relentless 0

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 0 · Engaged 4 · Full focus 0

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 1 · Affecting 1 · Heavy 2

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 0 · Open-ended 4 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings shown from 5 titles

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
4
Melancholic
2
Contemplative
2
Dread
1
Elegiac
1

How their films linger

Thought-provoking4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

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 Urs Egger's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 1 of their 6 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Urs Egger'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

39 credits, 6 with a MovieCove page; 3 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Kranke Geschäfte (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Director

  • Shillings from Heaven (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Director · Art Direction

  • Ein Kind wird gesucht (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Director

  • Der Sohn (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Director

  • Gotthard (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

  • Der Bankraub (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Director

  • Brief an mein Leben (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Director

  • Eine Liebe für den Frieden – Bertha von Suttner und Alfred Nobel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Director

  • Der Fall Bruckner (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Director

  • Burning Souls (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Director

  • München Mord (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • Krokodil (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Director

  • The Other Child (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

  • Residual Risk (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Director

  • Wolfsfährte (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Director

  • Böses Erwachen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Director

  • Kennedy's Brain(2010)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Das jüngste Gericht (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

  • Erlkönig (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Director

  • An die Grenze (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Director

  • Tod eines Keilers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Director

  • Der Mörder meines Vaters (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Director

  • Familie auf Bestellung (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Director

  • The Hard Cops(2004)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Berlin – Eine Stadt sucht den Mörder (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Director

  • Epsteins Nacht(2002)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Blond: Eva Blond! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • Opera ball (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Director

  • Opernball (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

  • Die Halbstarken (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Director

  • Der Tourist(1996)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • In uns die Hölle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Director

  • Die Stadtindianer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Show 26 episodes · Director

  • Children of the Open Road (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Director · Producer

  • Bavaria Blue (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Production Assistant

  • Motten im Licht (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Director

  • An Evening in the City (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Actor

  • Espion, lève-toi(1982)

    Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Tatort(1970)

    Show 1 episode · Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all shows

Career shape

A full career of 39 titles from 1970 to 2019.

Most popular right now

Der Tourist (1996)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting1 of 39: 1 only acting, 0 with another roleDirecting36 of 39: 33 only directing, 3 with another role · typical Midcredits score43rdWriting1 of 39: 0 only writing, 1 with another roleProducing1 of 39: 0 only producing, 1 with another roleOther crew3 of 39: 2 only other crew, 1 with another role

39 titles, 3 with more than one role — directing and other crew overlap on 1 of them.

By decade

1970s1 · crew1980s4 · 1 acting · 3 crew1990s7 · crew2000s10 · crew2010s17 · crew

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 Urs Egger's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 50th percentile, the median of all 5; across a limited sample of 4 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 44th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

44thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Approval · how many liked their films

44thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Reach · how many have seen their films

28thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Midcredits score across 6 titles, by percentile

  • 50th to 74th3
  • 25th to 49th2
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

5 of their 6 titles are Mixed.

  • Crowd Pleaser1
  • Mixed5

Most divisive · director

Der Tourist (1996)

74th percentile spread · 28% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · director

Epsteins Nacht (2002)

Midcredits 57th · 48% liked

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 Urs Egger work with?

People who share at least 2 of Urs Egger's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Henning Mankell shares the most, 2.

Writers

Cinematographers and editors