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Valerio Mastandrea

Valerio Mastandrea

Actor, also producer, writer and director · Born February 14, 1972 (54) · Garbatella, Rome, Lazio, Italy

2 Venice awards

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Valerio Mastandrea (born February 14, 1972) is an Italian film actor. Mastandrea was born at Garbatella, Rome, Italy. He is a former philosophy student turned actor.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
February 14, 1972 (54)
From
Garbatella, Rome, Lazio, Italy
Works as
Actor, also producer, writer and director
Titles
47 on MovieCove · 137 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 157 days to Oct 28Down 5% in 30 days

What are Valerio Mastandrea's films like?

Across their 42 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Genres

Comedy16 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 53rd percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Drama8 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 59th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Action7 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 40th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Crime5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 81st percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime 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
Bonds
26%
Self
22%
Morality
16%
Survival
15%
Ideas
9%
Power
8%
Society
5%
Family bonds10 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose8 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival8 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship6 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception6 titles, browse their movies with this themeFreedom4 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity4 titles, browse their movies with this themeTruth4 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 38 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 14 · Serious 9 · Dark 15

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 23 · Stylized 9 · Heightened 6

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

Gentle 6 · Charged 18 · Intense 14

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

A split, not a type: Steady 17 · Shifting 16 · Whiplash 5

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 20 · Some laughs 11 · Funny 7

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 17 · Even-paced 20 · Relentless 1

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

Casual 13 · Engaged 17 · Full focus 8

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

Easy watch 10 · Affecting 18 · Heavy 10

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

A split, not a type: Resolved 19 · Open-ended 11 · Ambiguous 8

Roles they play

30 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 14 of 30 analyzed roles.

Hero
14 of 30
Ally
6 of 30
Shadow
4 of 30
Trickster
3 of 30
Mentor
2 of 30
Herald
1 of 30
Show the 30 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Melancholic
21
Tense
17
Warm
15
Contemplative
15
Absurd
8
Other
30

How their films linger

Thought-provoking20 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet20 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful12 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 4 with a twist

  • Happy3
  • Bittersweet22
  • Tragic3
  • Ambiguous14

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 Valerio Mastandrea's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 19 of their 47 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Valerio Mastandrea'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

137 credits, 47 with a MovieCove page; 11 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • È andata così (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    as Christophe

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

    Show 6 episodes · Actor

  • La città dei vivi(2026)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Nessun dolore(2026)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

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

    Actor

  • My Two Cents(2026)

    Show 8 episodes · as Armadillo (voice)

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all shows

  • Five Seconds(2025)

    as Adriano Sereni

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Feeling Better(2024)

    Director · Producer · Screenplay · as Lui

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films

  • Italo Calvino nelle città (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    as Italo Calvino

  • Troppo azzurro (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    as Franco

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

    Show 6 episodes · Actor

  • La Storia(2024)

    Show 8 episodes · as Remo

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all shows

  • Adagio(2023)

    as Polniuman

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Diabolik: Who Are You?(2023)

    as Ginko

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Quel maledetto film su Virzì (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    as Sé stesso

  • There's Still Tomorrow(2023)

    as Ivano

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • This World Can't Tear Me Down(2023)

    Show 6 episodes · as Armadillo (voice)

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

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

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • The First Day of My Life(2023)

    as Napoleone

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Somebody Down There Likes Me(2023)

    as Narrator

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Diabolik: Ginko Attacks(2022)

    as Ginko

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all films

  • Sei pezzi facili (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Show 6 episodes · as Alfredo Beaumont

  • Dry(2022)

    as Loris

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Il pataffio (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    as Migone

  • Il teatro di Mattia Torre : Backstage (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Actor

  • Il teatro di Mattia Torre : Migliore (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Actor

  • Diabolik(2021)

    as Ginko

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Esterno giorno (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Actor

  • Zeros and Ones(2021)

    as Luciano

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films

  • Tear Along the Dotted Line(2021)

    Show 6 episodes · as Armadillo (voice)

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all shows

  • Dog Years(2021)

    as Papà di Stella

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Dinner Club(2021)

    Show 6 episodes · as Valerio Mastandrea

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all shows

  • The Land of the Sons(2021)

    as Il boia

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Tutti per 1 - 1 per tutti (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    as Porthos

  • The Players(2020)

    as Favini

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films

  • Figli(2020)

    as Nicola

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Il grande salto (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    as Impiegato poste

  • Detective Per Caso (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    as Imbianchino

  • Tomorrow's a New Day (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    as Tommaso

  • Mussolini il figlio del secolo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Actor

  • The King's Musketeers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    as Porthos

  • Ride (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Director · Associate Producer · Screenplay · Story

  • Backliner (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    as Narrator

  • Euphoria(2018)

    as Ettore

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • The Armadillo's Prophecy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Writer

  • Little Tito and the Aliens(2017)

    as Professore

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • The Vertical Line (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Show 8 episodes · as Luigi

  • The Place(2017)

    as L'uomo

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Sweet Dreams(2016)

    as Massimo

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Fiore (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Delegated Producer · as Ascanio Bonori

  • Perfect Strangers(2016)

    as Lele

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • The Complexity of Happiness (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    as Enrico Giusti

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

    Producer

  • Don't Be Bad(2015)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • FABISILVESTRIGAZZÈ Il Padrone della Festa - LIVE (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Actor

  • Ogni maledetto Natale (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    as Tiziano / Baldovino

  • Pasolini(2014)

    as Nico Naldini

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • The Face of an Angel(2014)

    as Edoardo

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • The Chair of Happiness(2013)

    as Dino

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Caserta Palace Dream (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    as Carlo III

  • My Class (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Assistant Director · Co-Producer · as Valerio / Professor Attanasio

  • Long Live Freedom(2013)

    as Andrea Bottini

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • The Commander and the Stork(2012)

    as Leo

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

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

    Screenplay · as Cosimo

  • Balancing Act (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as Giulio

  • Piazza Fontana: The Italian Conspiracy(2012)

    as Luigi Calabresi

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Tormenti - Film disegnato (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as Mario Marchetti (voice)

  • Scattered Cloud (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Producer

  • Things from Another World (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as Ariele Verderame

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

    as Carmine Adulto

  • The Rebel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as Narratore

  • Escort in Love(2011)

    as voce narrante, cliente di Eva

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • All at Sea (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as Fantino

  • The First Beautiful Thing(2010)

    as Bruno Michelucci

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Nine(2009)

    as De Rossi

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Good Morning Aman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as Teodoro

  • Non pensarci – La serie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Show 13 episodes · as Stefano Nardini

  • Giulia Doesn't Date at Night (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as Guido Montani

  • All Human Rights for All (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Actor

  • A Perfect Day (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    as Antonio

  • Chi nasce tondo... (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Screenplay · as Mario

  • Don't Think About It (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    as Stefano Nardini

  • A Whole Life Ahead (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    as Giorgio Conforti

  • Basette (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    as Antonio

  • Un volto tra la folla (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Actor

  • Night Bus (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as Franz

  • Buona la prima! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Show 1 episode · as Ospite

  • Boris(2007)

    Show 1 episode · as Attore del provino

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all shows

  • Last Minute Marocco (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as Sergio

  • N (Io e Napoleone)(2006)

    as Ferrante Papucci

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Buttafuori (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Show 33 episodes · as Cianca

  • 4-4-2 - Il gioco più bello del mondo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as Barzalli (segment "Il terzo portiere")

  • AD Project (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as MIB 1

  • The Caiman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as Cesari, capitano della Guardia di Finanza

  • Piano 17 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as Venditore Ambulante

  • Under the Leaves (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as Shop-boy

  • Amatemi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as Andrea

  • L'Orizzonte Degli Eventi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as Max Flamini

  • Sorry, You Can't Get Through! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as Piero

  • 3.87 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Director · Producer · Screenplay

  • Cefalonia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Show 2 episodes · as maggiore medico Moreno

  • Working Slowly (Radio Alice) (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    as Tenente Lippolis

  • Il siero della vanità(2003)

    as Franco Berardi

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films

  • People of Rome (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    as Ragazzo sull'Autobus

  • Gli insoliti ignoti (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    as Cosimo Spadoni

  • Ladri ma non troppo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    as Cosimo Spadoni

  • Maximum Velocity (V-Max) (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    as Stefano

  • Ultimo stadio (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    as Marco

  • The Nest(2002)

    as Giovanni

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Fernanda Pivano: A Farewell to Beat (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    as Se stesso

  • Empty Eyes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Actor

  • Tomorrow (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    as Giovanni Moccia

  • Zora the Vampire(2000)

    as Speranza

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • La carbonara (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    as Fabrizio

  • Asini (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    as Avventore bar

  • Rugantino (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    as Rugantino

  • Barbara (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    as Aldo

  • The Scent of the Night(1998)

    as Remo Guerra

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Abbiamo solo fatto l'amore (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    as Leo

  • Da cosa nasce cosa (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    as Miky

  • Viola Kisses Everybody (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    as Samuele

  • In barca a vela contromano (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    as Massimo

  • We All Fall Down(1997)

    as Walter

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • La classe non è acqua(1997)

    as Mauro Rizzuti

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Infiltrato (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    as Matteo

  • Cresceranno i carciofi a Mimongo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    as Enzo

  • Bruno aspetta in macchina (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    as Nanni

  • Un inverno freddo freddo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    as Roby

  • Palermo-Milan One Way(1995)

    as Tarcisio Proietti

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • L'anno prossimo... vado a letto alle dieci(1995)

    as Mirko

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Heartless (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    as Agent Inzerillo

  • Margherita (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Actor

  • Mirko e Caterina (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    as Mirko

  • Ladri di cinema (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    as Valerio

  • A rose (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Narrator

  • Il primo giorno di vita di Leonardo Revelli, figlio unico (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

  • The Survivor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

Career shape

Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 136 titles, 132 of them dated from 1994 to 2026; peak year 2011.

Biggest box office

There's Still Tomorrow (2023)

$50M worldwide

Highest rated

My Two Cents (2026)

Midcredits 99th

Most popular right now

Perfect Strangers (2016)

Film career

19942026

Peak 2011 · at the high point of their film career. Top draw in 16 MovieCove titles. 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.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting130 of 136: 125 only acting, 5 with another role · typical Midcredits score55thDirecting3 of 136: 0 only directing, 3 with another roleWriting6 of 136: 1 only writing, 5 with another roleProducing7 of 136: 3 only producing, 4 with another roleOther crew1 of 136: 0 only other crew, 1 with another role

136 titles, 7 with more than one role — acting and producing overlap on 2 of them.

By decade

1990s20 · acting2000s40 · 39 acting · 2 crew2010s38 · 33 acting · 8 crew2020s34 · 34 acting · 1 crew

Billing

usually 3rd · top billed in 32% of 62 roles
9601111621

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.

Awards

2 major awards from 3 major nominations, 2002–2024.

WinNomination
  1. 2024
    • Venice award, nominated · Best Film
  2. 2012
    • Venice award, won · Best Actor
  3. 2002
    • 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 Valerio Mastandrea's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 52nd percentile, the median of all 41; across their 38 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 58th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

58thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 38

Approval · how many liked their films

49thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 38

Reach · how many have seen their films

76thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 38

Midcredits score across 47 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up17
  • 50th to 74th11
  • 25th to 49th15
  • Below 25th4

Shape of the crowd

17 of their 47 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved6
  • Universally Panned1
  • Crowd Pleaser17
  • Broadly Agreed11
  • Mixed12

Most divisive · actor

Dog Years (2021)

65th percentile spread · 21% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

My Two Cents (2026)

Midcredits 99th · 95% liked

Reviewers score the acting 69/100 in their films, across 26 reviewed titles; fans 78, detractors 44. 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 Valerio Mastandrea's work okay for kids?

Across up to 8 MovieCove titles with content scores, 1 of the 5 categories sits near the median of all films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore4 titlesmedian 54 · moderateMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity8 titles12–64 · median 33 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity4 titlesmedian 69 · intenseMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs4 titlesmedian 56 · moderateMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense4 titlesmedian 58 · moderateMedian 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 Valerio Mastandrea work with?

People who share at least 2 of Valerio Mastandrea's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Marco Giallini shares the most, 5.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles