Sakari Kuosmanen
Actor · Born September 6, 1956 (70) · Helsinki, Finland
Sakari Jyrki Kuosmanen (born 6 September 1956 in Helsinki) is a Finnish singer and actor. He has recorded several solo albums and has also done work with Sleepy Sleepers and Leningrad Cowboys. He appeared as himself on the Finnish television series Aaken ja Sakun kesäkeittiö in 1999. Description above from the Wikipedia article Sakari Kuosmanen, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Biography from TMDB.
- September 6, 1956 (70)
- Helsinki, Finland
- Actor
- 11 on MovieCove · 26 credits in all
What are Sakari Kuosmanen's films like?
Across their 8 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
A split, not a type: Ironic 1 · Wry 3 · Earnest 4
Light 5 · Serious 3 · Dark 0
A split, not a type: Grounded 1 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 4
A split, not a type: Gentle 4 · Charged 3 · Intense 1
A split, not a type: Steady 4 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 2
Straight-faced 0 · Some laughs 4 · Funny 4
A split, not a type: Slow burn 5 · Even-paced 1 · Relentless 2
Casual 6 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 0
A split, not a type: Easy watch 3 · Affecting 5 · Heavy 0
Resolved 7 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0
Roles they play
Usually the Ally: 4 of 4 analyzed roles.
- Allyas Melartin in Shadows in Paradise (1986)
- Allyas Melartin in Drifting Clouds (1996)
- Allyas Anttila in The Man Without a Past (2002)
- Allyas Waldemar Wikström in The Other Side of Hope (2017)
Moods and endings
- Happy4
- Bittersweet3
- 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 Sakari Kuosmanen's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 7 of their 11 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on The Criterion Channel (6).
Subscription and free streaming for Sakari Kuosmanen'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
26 credits, 11 with a MovieCove page; 2 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.
Raptures(2025)
Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films
The Missile (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)
Fallen Leaves(2023)
Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films
The Man Who Died (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)
King of Hearts (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)
Your Honor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)
Fire Lily (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)
The Other Side of Hope(2017)
Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films
Rally On! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)
Pearls and Pigs (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)
The Man Without a Past(2002)
Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films
Juha (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)
Lihaksia ja luoteja (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)
Drifting Clouds(1996)
Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films
Iron Horsemen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)
Night on Earth(1991)
Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films
Cha Cha Cha (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)
Ariel(1988)
Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films
Macbeth (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)
Shadows in Paradise(1986)
Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films
Kuningas lähtee Ranskaan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)
Rocky VI (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)
Calamari Union (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)
Career shape
Star power in the 96th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 26 titles from 1985 to 2025; peak year 1985.
Biggest box office
The Man Without a Past (2002)
Highest rated
Drifting Clouds (1996)
Most popular right now
Ariel (1988)
Film career
Peak 1985 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Top draw in 1 MovieCove title. 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.
- 1985Screen debut· Calamari Union
- 1999First top-billed film· Juha
- 1999Career best· Juha
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.
How do Sakari Kuosmanen's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 90th percentile, the median of all 11; across their 8 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 88th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up8
- 50th to 74th3
Shape of the crowd
6 of their 11 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Universally Loved3
- Crowd Pleaser6
- Broadly Agreed1
- Mixed1
Reviewers score the acting 68/100 in their films, across 7 reviewed titles; fans 73, detractors 29. 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.
Who does Sakari Kuosmanen work with?
People who share at least 2 of Sakari Kuosmanen's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Aki Kaurismäki shares the most, 6.
Directors
- Aki KaurismäkiShared titles: The Other Side of Hope (2017), The Man Without a Past (2002), Drifting Clouds (1996), Leningrad Cowboys Go America (1989), Ariel (1988), Shadows in Paradise (1986)See all 6 shared titles with Aki Kaurismäki
- Mika KaurismäkiShared titles: Haarautuvan rakkauden talo (2009), Helsinki Napoli All Night Long (1987), Shadows in Paradise (1986)See all 3 shared titles with Mika Kaurismäki
Actors
- Kari VäänänenShared titles: Haarautuvan rakkauden talo (2009), Drifting Clouds (1996), Leningrad Cowboys Go America (1989), Helsinki Napoli All Night Long (1987)See all 4 shared titles with Kari Väänänen
- Kati OutinenShared titles: Haarautuvan rakkauden talo (2009), The Man Without a Past (2002), Drifting Clouds (1996), Shadows in Paradise (1986)See all 4 shared titles with Kati Outinen
- Kaija PakarinenShared titles: The Other Side of Hope (2017), The Man Without a Past (2002), Drifting Clouds (1996)See all 3 shared titles with Kaija Pakarinen
- Antti ReiniShared titles: Haarautuvan rakkauden talo (2009), The Man Without a Past (2002), Drifting Clouds (1996)See all 3 shared titles with Antti Reini
Cinematographers and editors
- Timo SalminenShared titles: The Other Side of Hope (2017), The Man Without a Past (2002), Drifting Clouds (1996), Leningrad Cowboys Go America (1989), Ariel (1988), Shadows in Paradise (1986)See all 6 shared titles with Timo Salminen
- Raija TalvioShared titles: Leningrad Cowboys Go America (1989), Ariel (1988), Shadows in Paradise (1986)See all 3 shared titles with Raija Talvio