Gabriele Muccino is an Italian film director. He is the elder brother of actor Silvio Muccino, who often appears in his brother's films. Born in Rome, Gabriele Muccino gained success with films such as L'ultimo bacio (One Last Kiss) and Remember Me, My Love (Ricordati di me) with Monica Bellucci. He is currently making a switch to directing Hollywood films after L'ultimo bacio won the Audience Award for World Cinema at the 2002 Sundance Film Festival bringing him to the attention of the American film industry. Muccino was handpicked by Will Smith to serve as the director of The Pursuit of Happyness. Said Muccino in a later interview, "Will had to defend me as a choice to the studio; I could barely speak English and I could barely express my vision. I felt protected and that I could push my ideas even when they weren't totally conventional. The reason why I found respect, and respect for my ideas, was because of Will." Muccino also directed Smith's later film, Seven Pounds.
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Biography from TMDB.
- May 20, 1967 (59)
- Rome, Italy
- Director, writer and producer
- 14 on MovieCove · 29 credits in all
What are Gabriele Muccino's films like?
Across their 13 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.
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
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 13
A split, not a type: Light 3 · Serious 4 · Dark 6
Grounded 9 · Stylized 4 · Heightened 0
Gentle 1 · Charged 8 · Intense 4
Steady 2 · Shifting 11 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 8 · Some laughs 4 · Funny 1
Slow burn 6 · Even-paced 6 · Relentless 1
Casual 4 · Engaged 9 · Full focus 0
A split, not a type: Easy watch 2 · Affecting 4 · Heavy 7
Resolved 8 · Open-ended 4 · Ambiguous 1
Moods and endings
- Happy3
- Bittersweet6
- Ambiguous4
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 Gabriele Muccino's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 3 of their 14 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Prime Video (3).
Subscription and free streaming for Gabriele Muccino'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
29 credits, 14 with a MovieCove page; 6 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.
The Things Left Unspoken(2026)
Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films
Here Now(2024)
Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films
Call My Agent: Italy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)
No Place Like Home (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)
Ti vogliamo bene Francesco Nuti (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)
Calabria, terra mia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)
The Best Years(2020)
Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films
Vasco e Viola (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)
Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films
Summertime (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)
Fathers & Daughters(2015)
Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films
Playing for Keeps(2012)
Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films
Kiss Me Again(2010)
Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films
Four Single Fathers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)
Seven Pounds(2008)
Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films
Io ricordo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)
Viva Laughlin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)
Heartango (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)
The Pursuit of Happyness(2006)
Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films
The Last Kiss(2006)
Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all filmsGiovani talenti italiani (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)
Laura Pausini: Live 2001-2002 World Tour (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)
Remember Me, My Love(2003)
Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films
The Last Kiss(2001)
Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films
But Forever in My Mind(1999)
Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films
Ecco fatto (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)
Intolerance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)
Act of Sorrow (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)
Career shape
A full career of 29 titles from 1990 to 2026.
Biggest box office
The Pursuit of Happyness (2006)
Highest rated
The Pursuit of Happyness (2006)
Most popular right now
Seven Pounds (2008)
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
1 major award from 3 major nominations, 1999–2016.
- Venice award, nominated
- Sundance award, won · World Cinema
- Venice award, nominated
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 Gabriele Muccino's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 63rd percentile, the median of all 14; across their 13 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 55th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up4
- 50th to 74th6
- 25th to 49th2
- Below 25th2
Shape of the crowd
7 of their 14 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Universally Loved2
- Crowd Pleaser7
- Broadly Agreed2
- Mixed3
Reviewers score the atmosphere 63/100 and the pacing 53/100 in their films, across 11 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 Gabriele Muccino's work okay for kids?
Across up to 6 MovieCove titles with content scores, sex & nudity runs 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 Gabriele Muccino work with?
People who share at least 2 of Gabriele Muccino's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Claudio Di Mauro shares the most, 8.
Writers
- Paolo CostellaShared titles: Here Now (2024), The Best Years (2020), There's No Place Like Home (2018)See all 3 shared titles with Paolo Costella
Actors
- Claudio SantamariaShared titles: The Things Left Unspoken (2026), The Best Years (2020), Kiss Me Again (2010), The Last Kiss (2001)See all 4 shared titles with Claudio Santamaria
- Stefano AccorsiShared titles: The Things Left Unspoken (2026), There's No Place Like Home (2018), Kiss Me Again (2010), The Last Kiss (2001)See all 4 shared titles with Stefano Accorsi
- Pierfrancesco FavinoShared titles: The Best Years (2020), There's No Place Like Home (2018), Kiss Me Again (2010), The Last Kiss (2001)See all 4 shared titles with Pierfrancesco Favino
- Sabrina ImpacciatoreShared titles: There's No Place Like Home (2018), Kiss Me Again (2010), The Last Kiss (2001)See all 3 shared titles with Sabrina Impacciatore
Composers, cinematographers and editors
- Claudio Di MauroShared titles: The Things Left Unspoken (2026), Here Now (2024), The Best Years (2020), There's No Place Like Home (2018), Kiss Me Again (2010), Remember Me, My Love (2003), The Last Kiss (2001), But Forever in My Mind (1999)See all 8 shared titles with Claudio Di Mauro
- Paolo BuonvinoShared titles: The Things Left Unspoken (2026), Kiss Me Again (2010), Remember Me, My Love (2003), The Last Kiss (2001), But Forever in My Mind (1999)See all 5 shared titles with Paolo Buonvino
- Fabio ZamarionShared titles: The Things Left Unspoken (2026), Here Now (2024)See all 2 shared titles with Fabio Zamarion
- Nicola PiovaniShared titles: The Best Years (2020), There's No Place Like Home (2018)See all 2 shared titles with Nicola Piovani
Producers
- Domenico ProcacciShared titles: Kiss Me Again (2010), Seven Pounds (2008), Remember Me, My Love (2003), The Last Kiss (2001), But Forever in My Mind (1999)See all 5 shared titles with Domenico Procacci
- Raffaella LeoneShared titles: The Things Left Unspoken (2026), Here Now (2024), The Best Years (2020), Playing for Keeps (2012)See all 4 shared titles with Raffaella Leone
- Andrea LeoneShared titles: The Things Left Unspoken (2026), Here Now (2024), Playing for Keeps (2012)See all 3 shared titles with Andrea Leone
- Paolo SciarrettaShared titles: Here Now (2024), The Best Years (2020), There's No Place Like Home (2018)See all 3 shared titles with Paolo Sciarretta