**Andreas Prochaska** (born December 31, 1964, in Vienna, Austria) is an Austrian film director, screenwriter, and film editor. He grew up in Bad Ischl and later moved to Vienna to study journalism and theatre studies, though he did not complete his degree. In 1985 he began working in the film industry as an assistant to director Paulus Manker and gained practical experience across multiple departments, including sound design, directing, production, and editing for both film and television. Prochaska first worked as a co-editor on the *Tatort* episode *Flucht in den Tod* (1987) and as an editing assistant on Wolfram Paulus’ film *Nachsaison* (1988). He later collaborated with director Michael Haneke, initially as an editing assistant on *Benny’s Video* (1992) and *71 Fragments of a Chronology of Chance* (1994), before serving as editor on *The Castle* (1997), *Funny Games* (1997), and *Code Unknown* (2000). He made his directorial debut in 1998 with *The Three Post Robbers*, an adaptation of the children’s novel by Christine Nöstlinger, which became a success at the Austrian box office. After directing several television films and series episodes, he turned to the horror genre with *Dead in 3 Days* (2006), a slasher film notable for having its cast speak in Austrian dialects. The film’s success led to a sequel two years later. In 2010, Prochaska directed his first comedy, *The Unintentional Kidnapping of Mrs. Elfriede Ott*, which won the inaugural Austrian Film Award in 2011 and earned him the prize for Best Screenplay. He received the Bavarian Television Award and an International Emmy Award in 2012 for directing the television film *A Day for a Miracle* (*Das Wunder von Kärnten*). His Western thriller *The Dark Valley* (2014) brought him the Bavarian Film Award for Best Director in 2013 and won eight German Film Awards in 2014, with Prochaska nominated for Best Director. He lives in Purkersdorf near Vienna with his wife Astrid, an art therapist, and their four sons. His son Daniel Prochaska is also a film editor and director. from Wikipedia
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Biography from TMDB.
- December 31, 1964 (61)
- Wien, Austria
- Director, editor and writer, also producer
- 10 on MovieCove · 39 credits in all
What are Andreas Prochaska's films like?
Across their 7 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Society.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 1 · Wry 0 · Earnest 5
Light 0 · Serious 2 · Dark 4
Grounded 3 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 0
A split, not a type: Gentle 1 · Charged 1 · Intense 4
Steady 5 · Shifting 1 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 6 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 0
Slow burn 4 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 0
Casual 0 · Engaged 5 · Full focus 1
Easy watch 0 · Affecting 4 · Heavy 2
Resolved 1 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 2
Moods and endings
- Bittersweet2
- Tragic2
- Ambiguous3
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 Andreas Prochaska's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 8 of their 10 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.
Subscription and free streaming for Andreas Prochaska'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
39 credits, 10 with a MovieCove page; 5 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.
Wenn das Licht gefriert (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)
Die Kuh, die weint (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)
Welcome Home Baby (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)
Love Sucks (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)
The Flood - Death on the Dike (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)
The Net – Prometheus (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)
Im Netz der Camorra (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)
Alex Rider(2020)
Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all shows
Das Boot(2018)
Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all shows
Maximilian(2017)
Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all shows
If You Knew How Beautiful It Is Here (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)
Sarajevo(2014)
Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films
The Dark Valley(2014)
Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films
The Miracle of Carinthia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)
Vanished (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)
The Unintentional Kidnapping of Mrs. Elfriede Ott (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)
Dead in 3 Days 2 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)
Der erste Tag (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)
KDD - Kriminaldauerdienst (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)
In 3 Tagen bist du tot(2006)
Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films
Vier Frauen und ein Todesfall (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)
Ausgeliefert (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)
Novaks Ultimatum (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)
Die Hunde sind schuld (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)
Sinan Toprak ist der Unbestechliche (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)
Code Unknown(2000)
Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all filmsGesteinigt - Der Tod der Luxuslady (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)
The 3 Postal Robbers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)
Drei Herren (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)
Funny Games(1997)
Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films
The Castle(1997)
Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films
Stockinger (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)
Exit II: Transfigured Night (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)
Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films
Inspector Rex (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)
Gute Nacht, Johann (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)
Bist du gelähmt...?! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)
Die Berufung (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Sinan Toprak ist der Unbestechliche - Pilotfilm (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Career shape
A full career of 39 titles, 36 of them dated from 1988 to 2026.
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 Andreas Prochaska's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 83rd percentile, the median of all 7; across their 6 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 71st percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up6
- 50th to 74th3
- 25th to 49th1
Shape of the crowd
None of their 10 titles divides audiences: 9 are Crowd Pleasers.
- Crowd Pleaser9
- Mixed1
Reviewers score the atmosphere 79/100 and the pacing 43/100 in their films, across 6 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 Andreas Prochaska's work okay for kids?
Across a limited sample of up to 3 MovieCove titles with content scores.
Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.
Who does Andreas Prochaska work with?
People who share at least 2 of Andreas Prochaska's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Michael Haneke shares the most, 3.
Directors
- Michael HanekeShared titles: Code Unknown (2000), Funny Games (1997), The Castle (1997)See all 3 shared titles with Michael Haneke
Writers
- Martin AmbroschShared titles: Maximilian (2017), Sarajevo (2014), The Dark Valley (2014)See all 3 shared titles with Martin Ambrosch
Actors
- Martin LeutgebShared titles: Sarajevo (2014), The Dark Valley (2014)See all 2 shared titles with Martin Leutgeb
- Frank GieringShared titles: Funny Games (1997), The Castle (1997)See all 2 shared titles with Frank Giering
- Susanne LotharShared titles: Funny Games (1997), The Castle (1997)See all 2 shared titles with Susanne Lothar
- Ulrich MüheShared titles: Funny Games (1997), The Castle (1997)See all 2 shared titles with Ulrich Mühe
Composers, cinematographers and editors
- Daniel ProchaskaShared titles: Maximilian (2017), Sarajevo (2014), The Dark Valley (2014)See all 3 shared titles with Daniel Prochaska
- Matthias WeberShared titles: Maximilian (2017), The Dark Valley (2014), In 3 Tagen bist du tot (2006)See all 3 shared titles with Matthias Weber
- Thomas W. KiennastShared titles: Maximilian (2017), The Dark Valley (2014)See all 2 shared titles with Thomas W. Kiennast
- Karin HartuschShared titles: In 3 Tagen bist du tot (2006), Code Unknown (2000)See all 2 shared titles with Karin Hartusch
Producers
- Jan MojtoShared titles: Maximilian (2017), Sarajevo (2014)See all 2 shared titles with Jan Mojto
- Helmut GrasserShared titles: The Dark Valley (2014), In 3 Tagen bist du tot (2006)See all 2 shared titles with Helmut Grasser
- Katharina BogensbergerShared titles: The Dark Valley (2014), In 3 Tagen bist du tot (2006)See all 2 shared titles with Katharina Bogensberger
- Veit HeiduschkaShared titles: Funny Games (1997), The Castle (1997)See all 2 shared titles with Veit Heiduschka
