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Luca Lionello

Luca Lionello

Actor · Born January 9, 1964 (62) · Roma

Luca Lionello was born on 9 January 1964 in Rome, Lazio, Italy. He is an actor, known for The Passion of the Christ (2004), Ghostbusters (1984) and Manhunter (1986). He is married to Cinzia Carrea. They have two children.

Biography from IMDb.

Born
January 9, 1964 (62)
From
Roma
Works as
Actor
Titles
14 on MovieCove · 64 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 39 days to Oct 28Up 70% in 30 days

What are Luca Lionello's films like?

Across their 10 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Self.

Genres

Drama6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 48th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Biography2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 29th percentile
: browse their Biography 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
22%
Self
21%
Bonds
15%
Survival
15%
Society
13%
Ideas
7%
Power
6%
Faith3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds3 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption3 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity2 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose2 titles, browse their movies with this themeGrief2 titles, browse their movies with this themeSacrifice2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFreedom2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 9 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Dark: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their dark movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 2 · Serious 0 · Dark 7

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

Grounded 4 · Stylized 5 · Heightened 0

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 1 · Intense 4

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

Steady 6 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 1

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

Straight-faced 9 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 0

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

Slow burn 8 · Even-paced 1 · Relentless 0

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 6 · Full focus 0

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 2 · Affecting 3 · Heavy 4

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

A split, not a type: Resolved 4 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 2

Roles they play

1 analyzed role

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Melancholic
7
Tense
5
Contemplative
3
Dread
4
Hopeful
2
Other
5

How their films linger

Haunting5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy1
  • Bittersweet5
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous3

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 Lionello's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 7 of their 14 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (4).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Luca Lionello'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

64 credits, 14 with a MovieCove page.

  • Feeling Better(2024)

    as Nonostante Sfascio

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films

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

    Show 6 episodes · as Lorenzo Enna

  • Winter Lemons (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    as Lionello

  • Padre Pio(2022)

    as Silvestro

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • Curon(2020)

    Show 7 episodes · as Thomas Raina

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all shows

  • Havana Kyrie(2020)

    as Raimondo

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Credo in un solo padre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    as Eugenio Salzano

  • Oltre La Nebbia - Il mistero di Rainer Merz (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    as Regista Lucio Brizzo “Stanley”

  • Sugar Baby(2018)

    as Don Fulvio

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Ninna nanna (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    as Mendicante

  • The Habit of Beauty(2016)

    as Ludovico

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • The Final Fight(2017)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Queen Kong (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    as Boyfriend

  • Infinitesimal calculus (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Actor

  • The Wait (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    as Tony Torre

  • Reveries of a Solitary Walker (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    as Jean Jacque Renou

  • Soldato Semplice (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    as Tenente Italo Mazzoleni

  • Figli di Maam (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Actor

  • Pasolini(2014)

    as Narrator (voice)

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Bota (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    as Filipo

  • Last Stop (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Actor

  • Roma criminale (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Er Toretto

  • Il ragioniere della mafia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Actor

  • L'innocenza di Clara (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Actor

  • Passannante (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as Campitelli

  • Ballkan Bazar (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as Marcello

  • Il console italiano (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Actor

  • Dirty War (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Paolo Manfredi

  • Napoli, Napoli, Napoli (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Sabastiano

  • The Red Shadows (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as Stefano

  • Anti-Mafia Squad (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Show 10 episodes · as Tito Nerone

  • Paolo VI - Il Papa nella tempesta (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Show 2 episodes · as Don Leone

  • Paul VI: The Pope in the Tempest (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Actor

  • Ti stramo - Ho voglia di un'ultima notte da manuale prima di tre baci sopra il cielo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    as Gigio

  • The Germans' Factory (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Actor

  • Vita da paparazzo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Show 2 episodes · Actor

  • Sandrine in the Rain (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    as Vincenzo

  • K. Il bandito (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    as Tancredi

  • Cover Boy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    as Michele

  • A Dream House Nightmare (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as Vittorio

  • Mary(2005)

    as Apostle Thomas

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • San Pietro(2005)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • St. Peter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Show 2 episodes · as Mattia

  • Gli occhi dell'amore (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as Filippo

  • Concorso di colpa (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as Giovanni Barrega

  • Sangue - La morte non esiste (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Screenplay · as Bruno

  • Changed Lives: Miracles of the Passion (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Actor

  • The Passion of the Christ(2004)

    as Judas

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • The Italian (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    as Silvestre

  • La banda (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    as Doren Tectra

  • Operazione Odissea (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    as Nicola Parvitano

  • Don Matteo(2000)

    Show 1 episode · as Samuele Campello

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all shows

  • Il delitto di Via Monte Parioli (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    as Mirko Reggiani

  • Il decisionista (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Actor

  • Il cielo è sempre più blu(1996)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • DeGenerazione (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Thanks

  • Paprika(1991)

    as Painter

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Rally (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Show 4 episodes · as Bruno

  • Don Bosco (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Actor

  • Mak pigreco 100 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    as cadetto

  • Sposerò Simon Le Bon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    as Alex

  • Caravaggio: Man & Mystery (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Caravaggio

  • Lontanìa (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

  • The Fate of the Bee (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

Career shape

Star power in the 90th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 63 titles, 60 of them dated from 1986 to 2025; peak year 2004.

Biggest box office

The Passion of the Christ (2004)

$610M worldwide

Highest rated

The Passion of the Christ (2004)

Midcredits 86th

Film career

19862025

Peak 2004 · back in prominent film roles after a quiet stretch. 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.

  • 1986Screen debut· Sposerò Simon Le Bon

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting62 of 63: 61 only acting, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score40thWriting1 of 63: 0 only writing, 1 with another roleOther crew1 of 63: 1 only other crew, 0 with another role

By decade

1980s4 · acting1990s5 · 4 acting · 1 crew2000s23 · 23 acting · 1 crew2010s23 · acting2020s5 · acting

Billing

usually 7th · top billed in 0% of 9 roles

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.

How do Luca Lionello's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 41st percentile, the median of all 12; across their 9 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 46th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

46thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 9

Approval · how many liked their films

38thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 9

Reach · how many have seen their films

72ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 9

Midcredits score across 14 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up2
  • 50th to 74th2
  • 25th to 49th8
  • Below 25th2

Shape of the crowd

8 of their 14 titles are Mixed.

  • Divisive2
  • Cult Classic2
  • Crowd Pleaser1
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed8

Most divisive · actor

The Final Fight (2017)

94th percentile spread · 43% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

The Passion of the Christ (2004)

Midcredits 86th · 74% liked

Reviewers score the acting 74/100 in their films, across 5 reviewed titles; fans 84, detractors 57. 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 Luca Lionello's work okay for kids?

Across up to 5 MovieCove titles with content scores, sex & nudity runs heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Sex & Nudity5 titles22–84 · median 46 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32

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 Lionello work with?

People who share at least 2 of Luca Lionello's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Abel Ferrara shares the most, 3.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Cinematographers