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Pierfrancesco Favino

Pierfrancesco Favino

Actor · Born August 24, 1969 (57) · Rome, Italy

3 Venice awards

Favino was born in Rome, Italy. He has appeared in more than forty European films and television series' since the early 1990s, including Gabriele Muccino's The Last Kiss, Gianni Amelio's The Keys to the House, Giuseppe Tornatore's The Unknown Woman and Ferzan Özpetek's Saturn in Opposition. In 1999 he starred in the HBO film Excellent Cadavers, adaptation of Alexander Stille's novel of the same name. He received the David di Donatelloaward - Italian equivalent of the Oscar - in 2006 for his role in the crime film Romanzo Criminale, directed by Michele Placido.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
August 24, 1969 (57)
From
Rome, Italy
Works as
Actor
Titles
46 on MovieCove · 98 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Down 27% in 30 days

What are Pierfrancesco Favino's films like?

Across their 41 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.

Genres

Drama16 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 64th percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Comedy8 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 57th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Biography7 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 66th percentile
: browse their Biography movies
Action5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 71st percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Action movies
Crime3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 87th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime movies

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

share of theme weight
Morality
28%
Bonds
26%
Survival
15%
Self
13%
Power
9%
Society
6%
Ideas
3%
Romantic love7 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds7 titles, browse their movies with this themeSacrifice7 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity6 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception6 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice6 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival5 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption5 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 41 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Dark: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their dark movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 6 · Serious 10 · Dark 25

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

Grounded 22 · Stylized 18 · Heightened 1

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

A split, not a type: Gentle 3 · Charged 16 · Intense 22

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

Steady 15 · Shifting 22 · Whiplash 4

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

Straight-faced 33 · Some laughs 5 · Funny 3

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

Slow burn 17 · Even-paced 21 · Relentless 3

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

Casual 12 · Engaged 19 · Full focus 10

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 5 · Affecting 13 · Heavy 23

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 24 · Open-ended 14 · Ambiguous 3

Roles they play

30 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 10 of 30 analyzed roles.

Hero
10 of 30
Mentor
7 of 30
Ally
6 of 30
Shadow
3 of 30
Trickster
2 of 30
Herald
1 of 30
Shapeshifter
1 of 30
Show the 30 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
25
Melancholic
24
Contemplative
15
Warm
10
Bittersweet
8
Other
22

How their films linger

Thought-provoking18 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet16 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful12 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteWistful6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 4 with a twist

  • Happy5
  • Bittersweet24
  • Tragic6
  • Ambiguous6

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 Pierfrancesco Favino's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 17 of their 46 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (8).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Pierfrancesco Favino'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

98 credits, 46 with a MovieCove page; 13 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • God Laughs (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    as Frate Leopoldo da Casamacchia

  • People, Places & Things (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Director

  • Milano Cortina 2026 Olympic Opening Ceremony: Harmony (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Actor

  • My Tennis Maestro(2025)

    as Raul Gatti

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Enzo(2025)

    as Paolo

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Maria(2024)

    as Ferruccio

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Naples to New York(2024)

    as Domenico Garofalo

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • The Count of Monte Cristo(2024)

    as Abbé Faria

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Adagio(2023)

    as Cammello

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Comandante(2023)

    as Salvatore Todaro

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • GialappaShow (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Show 2 episodes · Actor

  • Last Night of Amore(2023)

    as Franco Amore

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Call My Agent: Italy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Somebody Down There Likes Me(2023)

    as Narrator

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • The Hummingbird(2022)

    as Marco Carrera

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Stasera c’è Cattelan su Raidue (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Show 1 episode · as Pierfrancesco Favino

  • Nostalgia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    as Felice Lasco

  • I Run to You(2022)

    as Gianni

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Promises (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    as Alexander

  • Dinner Club(2021)

    Show 6 episodes · as Pierfrancesco Favino

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all shows

  • All Star - Ritorno al cinema (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    as Maschera

  • Er Collera Moribbus - Conversazione all'Osteria di Piazza della Gensola (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    as Narratore

  • Tutti per 1 - 1 per tutti (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    as d'Artagnan

  • Our Father (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Producer · as Alfonso Le Rose

  • The Boat Show 2020: Riva in the Movie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    as se stesso

  • The Best Years(2020)

    as Giulio Ristuccia

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Hammamet (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    as Bettino Craxi

  • The Traitor(2019)

    as Tommaso Buscetta

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • The King's Musketeers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    as D'Artagnan

  • The Catcher Was a Spy(2018)

    as Martinuzzi

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • There's No Place Like Home(2018)

    as Carlo

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Chi m'ha visto(2017)

    as Peppino

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • My Cousin Rachel(2017)

    as Rinaldi

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Husband & Wife(2017)

    as Andrea

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • The Confessions(2016)

    as Ministro italiano

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Suburra(2015)

    as Filippo Malgradi

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • A Mother(2015)

    as Pierre

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • Qualunque cosa succeda (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Show 2 episodes · as Giorgio Ambrosoli

  • Senza nessuna pietà (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Producer · as Mimmo

  • Rush(2013)

    as Clay Regazzoni

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

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

    as Narratore

  • Lino Micciché, mio padre - Una visione del mondo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Narrator

  • World War Z(2013)

    as W.H.O. Doctor

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • The Commander and the Stork(2012)

    as Giuseppe Garibaldi (voice)

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Piazza Fontana: The Italian Conspiracy(2012)

    as Giuseppe Pinelli

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Posti in piedi in paradiso(2012)

    as Fulvio Brignola

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • A.C.A.B. - All Cops Are Bastards(2012)

    as Cobra

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Il generale Della Rovere(2011)

    as Bertone

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • La vita facile (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as Luca

  • The Entrepreneur (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as Nicola

  • Unlikely Revolutionaries (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Pepe

  • Come Undone(2010)

    as Domenico

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Kiss Me Again(2010)

    as Marco

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Angels & Demons(2009)

    as Inspector Olivetti

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Pane e libertà (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as Giuseppe 'Peppino' Di Vittorio

  • Pane e libertà (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Show 2 episodes · as Giuseppe 'Peppino' Di Vittorio

  • The Man Who Loves(2008)

    as Roberto

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Miracle at St. Anna(2008)

    as Peppi 'The Great Butterfly' Grotta

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian(2008)

    as Lord Glozell

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Saturn in Opposition(2007)

    as Davide

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Night at the Museum(2006)

    as Christopher Columbus

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • The Unknown Woman(2006)

    as Donato Adacher

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Bartali: The Iron Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as Gino Bartali

  • Bartali: The Iron Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Show 2 episodes · as Gino Bartali

  • Romanzo Criminale(2005)

    as Libano

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Amatemi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as Claudio

  • Sorry, You Can't Get Through! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as Piero

  • Sensualità a corte (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Show 1 episode · as Pierfrancesco Favino

  • The Keys to the House(2004)

    as Alberto

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Our Italian Husband (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    as Vincenzo Scocozza

  • Al cuore si comanda (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    as Riccardo

  • Past Perfect (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    as Filippo

  • Ferrari (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    as Filippo

  • Ferrari (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Show 2 episodes · as Filippo

  • Gli insoliti ignoti (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    as Commissario Piero Cucciolla

  • Ladri ma non troppo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    as Commissario Piero Cucciolla

  • Emma sono io (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    as Carlo

  • El Alamein - The Line of Fire(2002)

    as Serg. Rizzo

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Da zero a dieci (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    as Biccio

  • La verità, vi prego, sull'amore (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    as Michelangelo

  • The Friends of Jesus: Thomas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    as Simone

  • Gli amici di Gesù - Giuda(2001)

    as Simone

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • The Last Kiss(2001)

    as Marco

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Padre Pio: Miracle Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Show 2 episodes · as Emanuele Brunatto

  • La carbonara (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    as Sergente

  • Padre Pio(2000)

    as Emanuele Brunatto

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • Excellent Cadavers(1999)

    as Mario

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Bonanno: A Godfather's Story(1999)

    as Felice Buccellato

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Sweet Idleness (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    as Rossini

  • In barca a vela contromano (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    as Castrovillari

  • The Prince of Homburg (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    as Sparren

  • Running Against (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    as Giacomo

  • Pugili (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Actor

  • Amico mio (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Show 14 episodes · as Giuseppe 'Beppe' Vanni

  • Una questione privata (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    as Ivan

  • Falcon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Sergio Marchionne

  • L’équipe (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Diego Prince

  • Nemesi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

Career shape

Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 96 titles, 92 of them dated from 1993 to 2026; peak year 2023.

Biggest box office

Angels & Demons (2009)

$486M worldwide

Highest rated

Rush (2013)

Midcredits 99th

Most popular right now

Angels & Demons (2009)

Film career

19932026

Peak 2023 · at the high point of their film career. Top draw in 14 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting95 of 96: 93 only acting, 2 with another role · typical Midcredits score66thDirecting1 of 96: 1 only directing, 0 with another roleProducing2 of 96: 0 only producing, 2 with another role

By decade

1990s9 · acting2000s32 · acting2010s26 · 26 acting · 1 crew2020s25 · 24 acting · 2 crew

Billing

usually 2nd · top billed in 49% of 53 roles
990409141924

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; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

Awards

3 major awards from 3 major nominations, 2004–2020.

  1. 2020
    • Venice award, won · Best Actor
  2. 2014
    • Venice award, won
  3. 2004
    • Venice 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 Pierfrancesco Favino's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 66th percentile, the median of all 45; across their 41 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 66th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

66thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 41

Approval · how many liked their films

63rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 41

Reach · how many have seen their films

83rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 41

Midcredits score across 46 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up15
  • 50th to 74th19
  • 25th to 49th11
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

29 of their 46 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved3
  • Cult Classic2
  • Crowd Pleaser29
  • Broadly Agreed7
  • Mixed5

Most divisive · actor

Il generale Della Rovere (2011)

88th percentile spread · 40% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Rush (2013)

Midcredits 99th · 92% liked

Reviewers score the acting 72/100 in their films, across 33 reviewed titles; fans 82, detractors 48. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

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 Pierfrancesco Favino's work okay for kids?

Across up to 11 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, sex & nudity and profanity run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore10 titles26–84 · median 57 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity11 titles20–70 · median 58 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity10 titles29–69 · median 47 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs9 titles34–69 · median 39 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense8 titles24–66 · median 44 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 39

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 Pierfrancesco Favino work with?

People who share at least 2 of Pierfrancesco Favino's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Stefano Accorsi shares the most, 5.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers