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László Krasznahorkai

László Krasznahorkai

Writer · Born May 1, 1954 (72) · Gyula, Hungary

László Krasznahorkai (born January 5, 1954) is a Nobel Prize-winning Hungarian novelist and screenwriter. He is known for difficult and demanding novels, often labelled postmodern, with dystopian and melancholic themes. Several of his works, notably his novels Satantango (Sátántangó, 1985) and The Melancholy of Resistance (Az ellenállás melankóliája, 1989), have been turned into feature films by Hungarian film director Béla Tarr.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
May 1, 1954 (72)
From
Gyula, Hungary
Works as
Writer
Titles
5 on MovieCove · 6 credits in all
TMDB popularity, last 38 days to Oct 27Down 34% in 30 days

What are László Krasznahorkai's films like?

Across their 5 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Power and Society.

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.

What they feel like to watch

their average across 5 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category

Light 0 · Serious 0 · Dark 5

Grounded 0 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 4

Gentle 0 · Charged 1 · Intense 4

Steady 5 · Shifting 0 · Whiplash 0

Straight-faced 5 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 0

Slow burn 5 · Even-paced 0 · Relentless 0

A split, not a type: Casual 0 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 2

Easy watch 0 · Affecting 1 · Heavy 4

Resolved 0 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 4

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Melancholic
5
Dread
4
Tense
2
Cold
2
Contemplative
1

How their films end

  • Bittersweet1
  • Tragic3
  • 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 László Krasznahorkai's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 1 of their 5 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, on The Criterion Channel (1).

Subscription and free streaming for László Krasznahorkai'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

6 credits, 5 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • The Turin Horse(2011)

    Author · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films
  • The Man from London(2007)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films
  • Werckmeister Harmonies(2000)

    Novel · Writer

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films
  • Satantango(1994)

    Novel · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films
  • The Last Boat (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Writer

  • Damnation(1988)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

Career shape

A full career of 6 titles from 1988 to 2011.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Writing6 of 6: 6 only writing, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score95th

By decade

1980s1 · crew1990s2 · crew2000s2 · crew2010s1 · 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 László Krasznahorkai's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 95th percentile, the median of all 5; across their 5 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 96th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

96thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Approval · how many liked their films

91stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Reach · how many have seen their films

91stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Midcredits score across 5 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up5

Shape of the crowd

None of their 5 titles divides audiences: 3 are Universally Loved.

  • Universally Loved3
  • Crowd Pleaser2

Reviewers score the dialogue 39/100 and the plot and story 40/100 in their films, across 5 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.

Is László Krasznahorkai's work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 4 MovieCove titles with content scores.

Their medianMedian of all films
Violence & Gore3 titlesmedian 44 · moderateMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity4 titlesmedian 35 · mildMedian of all films: 32
Profanity3 titlesmedian 39 · moderateMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs3 titlesmedian 31 · mildMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense3 titlesmedian 64 · intenseMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.

Who does László Krasznahorkai work with?

People who share at least 2 of László Krasznahorkai's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Béla Tarr shares the most, 5.

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Writers

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Mixed roles