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Marco Pontecorvo

Marco Pontecorvo

Cinematographer, director and writer, also producer · Born November 8, 1966 (59) · Rome, Italy

Born
November 8, 1966 (59)
From
Rome, Italy
Works as
Cinematographer, director and writer, also producer
Titles
16 on MovieCove · 40 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 37 days to Oct 26Up 2% in 30 days

What are Marco Pontecorvo's films like?

Across their 9 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Survival.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
38%
Survival
20%
Society
19%
Self
19%
Ideas
4%
Romantic love4 titles, browse their movies with this themeTrauma2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds3 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose3 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 8 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 4 · Stylized 4 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 2 · Charged 5 · Intense 1

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

Steady 6 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 0

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

Straight-faced 6 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 0

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

Slow burn 5 · Even-paced 3 · 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 4 · Engaged 4 · Full focus 0

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 6 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 1

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
4
Melancholic
4
Hopeful
4
Warm
3
Thrilling
3
Other
6

How their films linger

Hopeful8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy3
  • Bittersweet5
  • 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 Marco Pontecorvo's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 12 of their 16 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Prime Video (7).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Marco Pontecorvo'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

40 credits, 16 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • Sempre al tuo fianco (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Show 12 episodes · Director

  • Per Elisa: An Italian Crime Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Show 6 episodes · Director

  • A muso duro - Campioni di vita (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Director · Screenplay

  • Alfredino - An italian story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Show 4 episodes · Director

  • Fatima(2020)

    Director · Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Il coraggio di vincere (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Director · Screenplay

  • Lampedusa - Dall'orizzonte in poi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Show 2 episodes · Director · Creator

  • Partly Cloudy with Sunny Spells (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Director · Screenplay · Writer

  • Ragion di Stato (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

  • Rio, I Love You(2014)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • L'oro di Scampia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Director

  • Fading Gigolo(2013)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • One Thousand and One Nights(2012)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all shows

  • Mai per amore (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Show 4 episodes · Director

  • Never for Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

  • Game of Thrones(2011)

    Show 3 episodes · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all shows

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

    Cinematographer

  • Letters to Juliet(2010)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Rehearsal for a Sicilian Tragedy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Cinematographer

  • My One and Only(2009)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Pa-ra-da (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Director · Screenplay · Screenstory

  • The Last Legion(2007)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • Firewall(2006)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Eros(2004)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • My House in Umbria(2003)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Voices (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Cinematographer

  • Sulla spiaggia e di là dal molo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Cinematographer

  • The Guest (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Cinematographer

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

    Cinematographer

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

    Cinematographer

  • Piccoli Ergastoli (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Cinematographer

  • The Truce(1997)

    Camera Operator · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Viaggi di nozze(1995)

    Camera Operator

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Croce e Delizia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Camera Operator

  • A Month by the Lake(1995)

    Camera Operator

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Neapolitan Diary (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Camera Operator

  • The Palermo Connection (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Assistant Camera

  • 12 Directors for 12 Cities (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Assistant Camera

  • Cellar Dweller(1987)

    Clapper Loader

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • Chronicle of a Death Foretold(1987)

    Assistant Camera

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films

Career shape

A full career of 40 titles from 1987 to 2024.

Biggest box office

Firewall (2006)

$83M worldwide

Highest rated

Fatima (2020)

Midcredits 72nd

Most popular right now

Letters to Juliet (2010)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing14 of 40: 8 only directing, 6 with another roleWriting5 of 40: 0 only writing, 5 with another roleProducing1 of 40: 0 only producing, 1 with another roleCinematography18 of 40: 17 only cinematography, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score55thOther crew10 of 40: 8 only other crew, 2 with another role · typical Midcredits score63rd

40 titles, 7 with more than one role.

By decade

1980s3 · crew1990s10 · crew2000s9 · crew2010s13 · crew2020s5 · 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 Marco Pontecorvo's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 55th percentile, the median of all 14; across their 8 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 55th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

55thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Approval · how many liked their films

57thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Reach · how many have seen their films

90thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Midcredits score across 16 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up1
  • 50th to 74th7
  • 25th to 49th5
  • Below 25th3

Shape of the crowd

7 of their 16 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Crowd Pleaser7
  • Broadly Agreed4
  • Mixed4

Most divisive · director

One Thousand and One Nights (2012)

58th percentile spread · 13% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · cinematographer

Game of Thrones (2011)

Midcredits 99th · 93% liked

Reviewers score the cinematography 67/100 in their films, across 8 reviewed titles; fans 75, detractors 51. The element that speaks to their work as a cinematographer.

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 Marco Pontecorvo's work okay for kids?

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

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore3 titlesmedian 42 · moderateMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity5 titles10–63 · median 18 · mildlighter 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 Marco Pontecorvo work with?

People who share at least 2 of Marco Pontecorvo's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Marco Valerio Pugini shares the most, 3.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers

Producers