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Daniela Merlo

Daniela Merlo

Actor, also writer

Works as
Actor, also writer
Titles
10 on Motif · 13 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 65 days to Oct 28Down 4% in 30 days

What are Daniela Merlo's films like?

Across a limited sample of 4 Motif titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
36%
Bonds
32%
Self
22%
Survival
11%
Justice2 titles, browse their movies with this themeObsession2 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 4 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Dark: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their dark movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 0 · Serious 2 · Dark 2

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 3 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 0 · Charged 1 · Intense 3

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

Steady 0 · Shifting 4 · Whiplash 0

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

Straight-faced 4 · 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 2 · 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 1 · 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 2 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 1

Moods and endings

endings shown from 5 titles

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
4
Dread
2
Melancholic
2
Contemplative
2

How their films linger

Unsettling3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

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 Daniela Merlo's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 6 of their 10 Motif titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Daniela Merlo's titles on Motif; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Motif 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

13 credits, 10 with a Motif page.

  • Across the River and Into the Trees(2022)

    Dialect Coach

    Motif score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Confess, Fletch(2022)

    Dialogue Coach

    Motif score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Dogman(2018)

    Translator

    Motif score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Hungry Hearts(2014)

    Translator · Writer

    Motif score: 59th percentile of all films

  • The Elevator(2015)

    Writer

    Motif score: 12th percentile of all films

  • The Raven(2012)

    Dialect Coach

    Motif score: 51st percentile of all films

  • The Case of Unfaithful Klara(2009)

    as Nurse

    Motif score: 7th percentile of all films

  • Ripley's Game(2002)

    Assistant Director

    Motif score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Phantom of Death(1987)

    as Mother (uncredited)

    Motif score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • Rorret(1988)

    as Moira Shearer / Deborah Kerr

    Motif score: 23rd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Sweets from a Stranger (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1987)

    as madre

  • Otello (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1986)

    Actor

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

    as Ginecologa

Career shape

Star power in the 43rd percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 12 titles from 1986 to 2023; peak year 1987.

Biggest box office

The Case of Unfaithful Klara (2009)

$1.3M worldwide

Highest rated

Hungry Hearts (2014)

Motif 59th

Film career

19862023

Peak 1987 · steadily prominent in film for years. 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
Acting6 of 12: 6 only acting, 0 with another roleOther crew6 of 12: 6 only other crew, 0 with another role · typical Motif score63rd

By decade

1980s5 · acting2000s2 · 1 acting · 1 crew2010s3 · crew2020s2 · 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 Motif score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on Motif, shown from 5 scored.

How do Daniela Merlo's films land?

Their typical Motif film has a Motif score in the 55th percentile, the median of all 10; across a limited sample of 4 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 25th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

25thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Approval · how many liked their films

14thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Reach · how many have seen their films

44thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Motif score across 10 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up1
  • 50th to 74th5
  • Below 25th4

Shape of the crowd

6 of their 10 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Crowd Pleaser6
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed3

Most divisive · actor

Rorret (1988)

66th percentile spread · 34% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · writer

Hungry Hearts (2014)

Motif 59th · 55% liked

Reviewers score the acting 77/100 in their films, across 3 reviewed titles; fans 88, detractors 58. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on Motif; 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 Motif score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their Motif 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 Daniela Merlo work with?

People who share at least 2 of Daniela Merlo's Motif titles; Riccardo Neri shares the most, 2.