Yorgos Lanthimos (Greek: Γιώργος Λάνθιμος, born 23 September 1973) is a Greek filmmaker. He has received multiple accolades, including a BAFTA Award and a Golden Lion, as well as nominations for five Academy Awards and a Golden Globe Award. Lanthimos started his career in experimental theatre before making his directorial film debut with the sex comedy My Best Friend (2001). He rose to prominence by directing the psychological drama film Dogtooth (2009), which won the Un Certain Regard prize at the Cannes Film Festival and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. Lanthimos transitioned to making English-language films with the black comedy The Lobster (2015), which earned him an Academy Award nomination for Best Original Screenplay, and the psychological thriller The Killing of a Sacred Deer (2017). He collaborated with actress Emma Stone in the period black comedies The Favourite (2018) and Poor Things (2023) and the anthology film Kinds of Kindness (2024). He received nominations for the Academy Award for Best Director and Best Picture for The Favourite and Poor Things, in addition to winning the Golden Lion for the latter. Description above from the Wikipedia article Yorgos Lanthimos, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Biography from TMDB.
- September 23, 1973 (53)
- Athens, Greece
- Director, writer and producer, also actor
- 14 on MovieCove · 24 credits in all
What are Yorgos Lanthimos' films like?
Across their 10 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Power.
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.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
A split, not a type: Ironic 5 · Wry 1 · Earnest 3
Light 2 · Serious 3 · Dark 5
Grounded 0 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 9
Gentle 0 · Charged 5 · Intense 5
Steady 3 · Shifting 5 · Whiplash 2
Straight-faced 3 · Some laughs 4 · Funny 3
Slow burn 6 · Even-paced 4 · Relentless 0
A split, not a type: Casual 1 · Engaged 4 · Full focus 5
Easy watch 0 · Affecting 5 · Heavy 5
Resolved 1 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 8
Roles they play
- Tricksteras The Engineer in Attenberg (2010)
Moods and endings
- Bittersweet5
- Ambiguous5
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 Yorgos Lanthimos' films?
As of October 24, 2026, 12 of their 14 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.
Subscription and free streaming for Yorgos Lanthimos' 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
24 credits, 14 with a MovieCove page; 6 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.
Bugonia(2025)
Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films
September Says (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)
Kinds of Kindness(2024)
Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films
Poor Things(2023)
Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films
Bleat (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)
Nimic(2019)
Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films
Winona(2019)
Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films
In Fabric(2018)
Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films
The Favourite(2018)
Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films
Pity(2018)
Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films
Chevalier(2015)
Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films
The Lobster(2015)
Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films
Venice 70: Future Reloaded (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)
Alps(2011)
Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films
Attenberg(2010)
Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films
Dogtooth(2009)
Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films
The Last Fakir (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)
Kinetta (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)
Uranisco Disco (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)
My Best Friend (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)
The Rape of Chloe (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)
Fatale (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
My Year of Rest and Relaxation (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Career shape
A full career of 24 titles, 22 of them dated from 1995 to 2025.
Biggest box office
Poor Things (2023)
Highest rated
Poor Things (2023)
Most popular right now
Kinds of Kindness (2024)
Film career
- 2010Screen debut· Attenberg
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
a BAFTA Award and 10 other major awards from 39 major nominations, 2009–2026.
- Oscar, nominated · Best Motion Picture of the Year
- BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Director
+1 other major body · 1 nomination
- Producers Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures
- Venice award, won
- Venice award, nominated · Best Film
- Oscar, nominated · Best Achievement in Directing
- Oscar, nominated · Best Motion Picture of the Year
- Golden Globe, nominated · Best Director - Motion Picture
- BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Film
- BAFTA Award, nominated · Outstanding British Film of the Year
+4 other major bodies · 4 nominations
- Cannes award, nominated
- Directors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Theatrical Feature Film
- Producers Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures
- Critics Choice Award, nominated · Best Director
- Venice award, won · Best Film
- Venice award, won
- Oscar, nominated · Best Achievement in Directing
- Oscar, nominated · Best Motion Picture of the Year
- BAFTA Award, won · Outstanding British Film of the Year
- BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Film
- BAFTA Award, nominated
+3 other major bodies · 3 nominations
- Producers Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures
- Critics Choice Award, nominated · Best Director
- Independent Spirit Award, nominated · Best International Film
- Venice award, won
- Venice award, nominated · Best Film
- Venice award, nominated
- Oscar, nominated · Best Original Screenplay
+1 other major body · 1 win and 1 nomination
- Cannes award, won
- Cannes award, nominated
- BAFTA Award, nominated
+1 other major body · 1 nomination
- Critics Choice Award, nominated · Best Original Screenplay
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- Cannes award, won ×2
- Cannes award, nominated
- Venice award, won · Best Screenplay
- Venice award, nominated
- Cannes award, won ×2
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 Yorgos Lanthimos' films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 69th percentile, the median of all 14; across their 10 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 83rd percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up6
- 50th to 74th6
- 25th to 49th2
Shape of the crowd
7 of their 14 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Universally Loved1
- Crowd Pleaser7
- Broadly Agreed2
- Mixed4
Reviewers score the atmosphere 78/100 and the pacing 44/100 in their films, across 10 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 Yorgos Lanthimos' work okay for kids?
Across up to 9 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, sex & nudity, profanity and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.
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 Yorgos Lanthimos work with?
People who share at least 2 of Yorgos Lanthimos' MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Yorgos Mavropsaridis shares the most, 9.
Writers
- Efthimis FilippouShared titles: Kinds of Kindness (2024), Nimic (2019), The Killing of a Sacred Deer (2017), The Lobster (2015), Alps (2011), Dogtooth (2009)See all 6 shared titles with Efthimis Filippou
- Tony McNamaraShared titles: Poor Things (2023), The Favourite (2018)See all 2 shared titles with Tony McNamara
Actors
- Emma StoneShared titles: Bugonia (2025), Kinds of Kindness (2024), Poor Things (2023), The Favourite (2018)See all 4 shared titles with Emma Stone
- Angeliki PapouliaShared titles: The Lobster (2015), Alps (2011), Dogtooth (2009)See all 3 shared titles with Angeliki Papoulia
- Ariane LabedShared titles: The Lobster (2015), Alps (2011), Attenberg (2010)See all 3 shared titles with Ariane Labed
- Alicia SilverstoneShared titles: Bugonia (2025), The Killing of a Sacred Deer (2017)See all 2 shared titles with Alicia Silverstone
Composers, cinematographers and editors
- Yorgos MavropsaridisShared titles: Bugonia (2025), Kinds of Kindness (2024), Poor Things (2023), Nimic (2019), The Favourite (2018), The Killing of a Sacred Deer (2017), The Lobster (2015), Alps (2011), Dogtooth (2009)See all 9 shared titles with Yorgos Mavropsaridis
- Robbie RyanShared titles: Bugonia (2025), Kinds of Kindness (2024), Poor Things (2023), The Favourite (2018)See all 4 shared titles with Robbie Ryan
- Thimios BakatakisShared titles: The Killing of a Sacred Deer (2017), The Lobster (2015), Attenberg (2010), Dogtooth (2009)See all 4 shared titles with Thimios Bakatakis
- Jerskin FendrixShared titles: Bugonia (2025), Kinds of Kindness (2024), Poor Things (2023)See all 3 shared titles with Jerskin Fendrix
Producers
- Andrew LoweShared titles: Bugonia (2025), Kinds of Kindness (2024), Poor Things (2023), The Favourite (2018), The Killing of a Sacred Deer (2017), The Lobster (2015)See all 6 shared titles with Andrew Lowe
- Ed GuineyShared titles: Bugonia (2025), Kinds of Kindness (2024), Poor Things (2023), The Favourite (2018), The Killing of a Sacred Deer (2017), The Lobster (2015)See all 6 shared titles with Ed Guiney
- Daniel BattsekShared titles: Kinds of Kindness (2024), Poor Things (2023), The Favourite (2018), The Killing of a Sacred Deer (2017)See all 4 shared titles with Daniel Battsek
- Kasia MalipanShared titles: Bugonia (2025), Kinds of Kindness (2024), Poor Things (2023)See all 3 shared titles with Kasia Malipan
Mixed roles
- Matthew JohnsonShared titles: Alps (2011), Attenberg (2010)See all 2 shared titles with Matthew Johnson
