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Luca Guadagnino

Luca Guadagnino

Producer, director and writer · Born August 10, 1971 (55) · Palermo, Italy

Oscar nominee · Golden Globe nominee · BAFTA Award nominee · 6 other major award bodies

Luca Guadagnino, born 10 August 1971, is an Italian film director and producer. His films are characterized by their emotional complexity, eroticism, and lavish visuals. He has received numerous accolades, including a Silver Lion, alongside nominations for an Academy Award and three BAFTA Awards. Born in Palermo, Guadagnino spent part of his childhood in Ethiopia. However, the family returned to Italy to escape the Ethiopian Civil War. Guadagnino began his career directing short films and documentaries. He made his feature-film debut with The Protagonists (1999), the first of his many collaborations with actress Tilda Swinton. His follow-up, Melissa P. (2005), was a commercial success in Italy but was met with mixed critical reception. Guadagnino gained further acclaim with his Desire trilogy, which consists of the films I Am Love (2009), A Bigger Splash (2015), and Call Me by Your Name (2017). The latter brought him international recognition. Suspiria (2018), a remake of the 1977 film, was Guadagnino's first foray into the horror genre. It was a box office failure and polarized critics. Guadagnino's following projects were We Are Who We Are (2020), a coming-of-age miniseries for HBO, the romantic horror film Bones and All (2022), the romantic sports film Challengers (2024), and the period romantic drama Queer (2024). Guadagnino directed several documentaries, including Bertolucci on Bertolucci (2013) and Salvatore: The Shoemaker of Dreams (2020). Aside from filmmaking, he has been involved in the fashion world, directing advertisements for brands like Fendi and Salvatore Ferragamo. In 2012, Guadagnino founded the production company Frenesy Film Company. He also produced Belluscone: A Sicilian Story (2014), The Truffle Hunters (2020), Salvatore: The Shoemaker of Dreams (2020), Holiday, and Enea (2023). Description above from the Wikipedia article about Luca Guadagnino, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
August 10, 1971 (55)
From
Palermo, Italy
Works as
Producer, director and writer
Titles
20 on MovieCove · 67 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Official site (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 157 days to Oct 28Down 36% in 30 days

What are Luca Guadagnino's films like?

Across their 19 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.

Genres

Drama10 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 64th percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Comedy2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 54th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Documentary2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 76th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Documentary 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
Self
36%
Bonds
29%
Society
12%
Morality
7%
Survival
5%
Ideas
5%
Power
5%
Romantic love7 titles, browse their movies with this themeComing of age5 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity5 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship4 titles, browse their movies with this themeIsolation4 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds3 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth2 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 18 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 5 · Serious 4 · Dark 9

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 8 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 7

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

A split, not a type: Gentle 4 · Charged 4 · Intense 10

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

Steady 7 · Shifting 9 · Whiplash 2

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

Straight-faced 14 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 1

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 10 · Even-paced 6 · Relentless 2

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

Casual 3 · Engaged 10 · Full focus 5

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 5 · Heavy 8

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

A split, not a type: Resolved 8 · Open-ended 4 · Ambiguous 6

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
10
Melancholic
9
Contemplative
8
Warm
5
Dread
5
Other
13

How their films linger

Bittersweet8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 3 with a twist

  • Happy1
  • Bittersweet7
  • Tragic2
  • Ambiguous9

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 Luca Guadagnino's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 10 of their 20 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Luca Guadagnino'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

67 credits, 20 with a MovieCove page; 9 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Artificial (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Director · Producer · as Straight Cameraman #1

  • We Are Windows (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Director · Producer

  • Joie de vivre(2026)

    Director · Writer · as Self

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Ketticè(2026)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • The Death of Klinghoffer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Director · Set Designer · Stage Director · as Self

  • La città dei vivi(2026)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Atropia(2025)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Stile Alberto (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Producer

  • After the Hunt(2025)

    Director · Producer

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • Camaraderie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Director

  • Diciannove(2024)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • April(2024)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Queer(2024)

    Director · Producer

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Challengers(2024)

    Director · Producer · Songs

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Enea (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Producer

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

    Producer

  • The Meatseller (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Producer

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

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Bones and All(2022)

    Director · Producer

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • O Night Divine (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Director · Producer

  • The Home Front – A Journey in Italy with Domenico Quirico (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Producer

  • Salvatore: Shoemaker of Dreams(2020)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Beckett(2021)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films

  • Peter Del Monte e Luca Guadagnino: Un Incontro (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Actor

  • The Truffle Hunters(2020)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • We Are Who We Are(2020)

    Show 8 episodes · Director · Creator · Executive Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all shows

  • Fiori, Fiori, Fiori! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Director · Writer

  • The Staggering Girl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Director · Producer

  • Suspiria(2018)

    Director · Producer

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Call Me by Your Name(2017)

    Director · Producer

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • The War Within (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Producer

  • A Bigger Splash(2015)

    Director · Producer

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Antonia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Producer

  • The Levitants (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Thanks

  • Part Deux (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Director

  • A Rose Reborn (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Producer

  • Belluscone: A Sicilian Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Producer

  • Bertolucci on Bertolucci (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Director · Producer

  • Magic Triangle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Producer

  • Adele's Dream (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Producer

  • The Switch (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Producer

  • The Landlords (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Producer

  • The Search (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Producer

  • Inconscio Italiano (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Director

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

    Producer

  • I Am Love(2009)

    Director · Producer · Screenplay · Story

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • Pippo Delbono, You Have to Die: The Love Factory (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Director · Writer

  • Diary of a Nymphomaniac(2008)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

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

    Producer

  • Melissa P.(2005)

    Director · Screenplay · Story · Writer

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • Arto Lindsay, Forgive the Beauty: The Love Factory (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Director · Writer

  • Cuoco Contadino (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Director · Writer

  • The Making of Lotus (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Director · Additional Camera

  • Dream Generation (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Director

  • Tilda Swinton: The Love Factory (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Director · Writer

  • Rosso (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Producer

  • Au revoir (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Director · Writer

  • L'uomo risacca (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Director

  • The Protagonists (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Director · Screenplay · Story · as Self

  • Qui (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Director

  • Afonso's Smile (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer

  • American Psycho (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Director · Producer

  • Bread and Milk (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Director · Writer

  • Buddenbrooks (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Director · Producer

  • Find Me (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Director

  • Leading Men (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Director · Producer

  • Separate Rooms (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Director · Producer

Career shape

A full career of 66 titles, 58 of them dated from 1997 to 2026.

Biggest box office

Challengers (2024)

$96M worldwide

Highest rated

Call Me by Your Name (2017)

Midcredits 96th

Most popular right now

Challengers (2024)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting4 of 66: 3 only acting, 1 with another roleDirecting37 of 66: 7 only directing, 30 with another role · typical Midcredits score70thWriting13 of 66: 1 only writing, 12 with another role · typical Midcredits score65thProducing42 of 66: 24 only producing, 18 with another role · typical Midcredits score65thOther crew5 of 66: 1 only other crew, 4 with another role

66 titles, 30 with more than one role — producing and directing overlap on 18 of them.

By decade

1990s2 · crew2000s12 · crew2010s19 · crew2020s25 · 2 acting · 23 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.

Awards

5 major awards from 29 major nominations, 1999–2025.

WinNomination
  1. 2025
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Original Song - Motion Picture
    • +1 other major body · 1 nomination
      • Venice award, nominated
  2. 2024
    • Venice award, nominated · Best Film
    • Venice award, nominated
  3. 2023
    • Independent Spirit Award, nominated · Best Feature
  4. 2022
    • Venice award, won · Best Director
    • Venice award, nominated · Best Film
  5. 2019
    • Grammy Award, nominated · Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media
    • Independent Spirit Award, won
  6. 2018
    • Oscar, nominated · Best Motion Picture of the Year
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Film
    • BAFTA Award, nominated
    • +4 other major bodies · 6 nominations
      • Venice award, nominated · Best Film
      • Venice award, nominated
      • Producers Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures
      • Critics Choice Award, nominated · Best Director
      • Independent Spirit Award, nominated · Best Director
      • Independent Spirit Award, nominated · Best Feature
  7. 2017
    • Berlinale award, nominated · Best Feature Film
  8. 2015
    • Venice award, won ×2
    • Venice award, nominated ×2
Show 4 earlier years
  1. 2011
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Film not in the English Language
    • +1 other major body · 1 nomination
      • Critics Choice Award, nominated · Best Foreign Language Film
  2. 2010
    • Berlinale award, nominated · Best Feature Film
  3. 2009
    • Venice award, nominated · Best Film
    • Venice award, nominated
  4. 1999
    • 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 Luca Guadagnino's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 60th percentile, the median of all 19; across their 18 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 65th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

65thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 18

Approval · how many liked their films

55thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 18

Reach · how many have seen their films

88thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 18

Midcredits score across 20 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up6
  • 50th to 74th6
  • 25th to 49th7
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

10 of their 20 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Crowd Pleaser8
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed10

Most divisive · actor, director, writer

Joie de vivre (2026)

89th percentile spread · 14% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · director, producer

Call Me by Your Name (2017)

Midcredits 96th · 83% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 75/100 and the pacing 39/100 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 Luca Guadagnino's work okay for kids?

Across up to 13 MovieCove titles with content scores, sex & nudity and profanity run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore12 titles9–87 · median 43 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity13 titles34–79 · median 69 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity10 titles32–72 · median 62 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs10 titles31–71 · median 38 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense11 titles23–84 · median 41 · 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 Luca Guadagnino work with?

People who share at least 2 of Luca Guadagnino's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Francesco Melzi d'Eril shares the most, 10.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles