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Rizal Mantovani

Rizal Mantovani

Director · Born August 2, 1967 (59) · Jakarta, Indonesia

Rizal has a degree in Architecture and started directing music videos in 1992. His work has won him several awards, both domestic and international. To date, he has over 400 music videos under his belt, twelve feature films, several television commercials and numerous music video awards, including an MTV 'Moon Man' for the 1995 MTV ASIA Viewer's Choice award for the video 'Sambutlah' performed by Denada. 'Kuldesak' (1998) was his first feature film in which he co-directed with three other Indonesian directors, Nan T. Achnas, Mira Lesmana and Riri Riza. His second feature, in which he co-directed with fellow music video director Jose Poernomo titled 'Jelangkung' became the biggest box office draw for 2001 in the country. His follow up, is the 'Kuntilanak Trilogy' was also well-received, in which 'Kuntilanak', the first of the franchise, became the biggest box office draw for 2006 and 'Kuntilanak 3' (the third installment in the franchise) won him the 'best director' award at 2008 the Bali Film Festival.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
August 2, 1967 (59)
From
Jakarta, Indonesia
Works as
Director
Titles
5 on MovieCove · 61 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 156 days to Oct 27Up 1% in 30 days

What are Rizal Mantovani's films like?

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

Themes

share of theme weight
Survival
50%
Society
20%
Bonds
18%
Morality
13%
Survival4 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 5 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Dark: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their dark movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 1 · Serious 0 · Dark 4

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

Grounded 2 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 1

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

Gentle 0 · Charged 2 · Intense 3

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

Steady 1 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 2

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

Straight-faced 4 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 0

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

Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 2 · 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 2 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 0

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

A split, not a type: Resolved 3 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 1

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
5
Dread
4
Absurd
1

How their films linger

Unsettling4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteInfuriating2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy1
  • 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 Rizal Mantovani's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 2 of their 5 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, on Netflix (2).

Subscription and free streaming for Rizal Mantovani'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

61 credits, 5 with a MovieCove page.

  • Putri, Jangan Gentayangan Lagi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Director

  • Dominion of Darkness: Rephaim (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Director

  • Village of the Dead(2025)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • Take Me to Hell (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Director

  • Tenung(2025)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • Elang (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Director

  • Poison Sangga: The Homewrecker's Curse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Director

  • The Dangerous Affair (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Show 10 episodes · Director

  • Petak Umpet (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Director

  • Sumala(2024)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • The Heirloom (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Director

  • Jurnal Risa by Risa Saraswati(2024)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • Ayo Balikan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Director

  • The Train of Death (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Director

  • Kapan Hamil? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Director

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

    Director · Writer

  • Ayo Putus (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Director

  • 2045 Apa Ada Cinta (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Second Unit Director

  • Mumun (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Director

  • Kuntilanak 3 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Director

  • Antares (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Show 16 episodes · Director

  • Asih 2 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Director

  • Malapataka (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Show 9 episodes · Director · Creator

  • Rasuk 2 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Director

  • Trinity Traveler (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Director

  • Rumah Kentang: The Beginning (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Director

  • Kuntilanak 2 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Director

  • An Anthology of Feelings (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Director

  • Tembang Lingsir (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Director

  • Jailangkung 2 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Director

  • The Chanting Revisited(2018)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • Bayi Gaib: Bayi Tumbal Bayi Mati (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Director

  • Eiffel... I'm in Love 2 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Director

  • Firegate (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Director

  • Jailangkung (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Director

  • Trinity, the Nekad Traveler (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Director

  • Chrisye (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Director

  • Bulan Terbelah di Langit Amerika 2 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Director

  • Bulan Terbelah di Langit Amerika (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Director

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

    Director · Producer

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

    Director

  • Supernova: The Knight, the Princess, & Shooting Star (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Director

  • Cherrybelle's: Crush (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Director

  • Princess, Bajak Laut & Alien (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Director · Art Direction

  • Air Terjun Pengantin Phuket (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Director · Art Direction

  • 5 cm (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Director

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

    Director · Production Design

  • Cowok Bikin Pusing (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Production Designer

  • Virgin Beach Creature (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Director

  • Cewek Gokil (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Director · Writer

  • Taring (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Director

  • Lost Paradise: Playmates in Hell (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Director · Production Design

  • Mati Suri (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Director

  • Ada Kamu, Aku Ada (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Director

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

    Director · Executive Producer · Story

  • The Chanting 3 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Director · Screenplay · Writer

  • The Chanting 2 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Director

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

    Director · Story

  • In Love Again (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Director · Story

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

    Director · Art Direction · Camera Operator · Editor · Production Design · Production Designer · Story · Writer

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

    Director · Art Direction · Editor · Producer

Career shape

A full career of 61 titles, 60 of them dated from 1998 to 2026.

Biggest box office

Sumala (2024)

$1.6K worldwide

Highest rated

Sumala (2024)

Midcredits 38th

Most popular right now

Village of the Dead (2025)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing59 of 61: 45 only directing, 14 with another role · typical Midcredits score19thWriting7 of 61: 0 only writing, 7 with another roleProducing3 of 61: 0 only producing, 3 with another roleEditing2 of 61: 0 only editing, 2 with another roleOther crew9 of 61: 2 only other crew, 7 with another role

61 titles, 14 with more than one role — directing and other crew overlap on 7 of them.

By decade

1990s1 · crew2000s9 · crew2010s27 · crew2020s23 · 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 Rizal Mantovani's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 19th percentile, the median of all 5; across their 5 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 19th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

19thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Approval · how many liked their films

20thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Reach · how many have seen their films

75thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Midcredits score across 5 titles, by percentile

  • 25th to 49th1
  • Below 25th4

Shape of the crowd

4 of their 5 titles are Mixed.

  • Cult Classic1
  • Mixed4

Most divisive · director

Tenung (2025)

84th percentile spread · 35% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · director

Sumala (2024)

Midcredits 38th · 42% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 48/100 and the pacing 34/100 in their films, across 4 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.

Who does Rizal Mantovani work with?

People who share at least 2 of Rizal Mantovani's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Alim Sudio shares the most, 2.

Writers

Actors

Cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles