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Andrea Purgatori

Andrea Purgatori

Writer and actor · Died July 19, 2023, aged 70 · Rome, Italy

Andrea Purgatori is an Italian journalist, screenwriter, essayist and actor, born Rome . He has been chief editor and correspondent for Il Corriere della Sera and he currently works for the Huffington Post Italia and Le Monde Diplomatique. For cinema, he wrote, among others, "Il muro di gomma", which won the Nastro d'argento award in 1992 as best screenplay, "Nel continente nero", "Il giudice ragazzino", which won the Globo d'oro award in 1994 as best screenplay, "Fortapàsc" and "L'industriale". Author and anchorman of several tv shows, he also wrote many series for television such as: "Vite blindate", "Iqbal", "L'attentatuni", "Un caso di coscienza", "Petrosino", "Caravaggio", "L'amore proibito", "Lo scandalo della Banca romana".

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Biography from IMDb.

Born
February 1, 1953
Died
July 19, 2023 (aged 70)
From
Rome, Italy
Works as
Writer and actor
Titles
7 on MovieCove · 43 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 38 days to Oct 27Up 62% in 30 days

What are Andrea Purgatori's films like?

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

Genres

Comedy3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 72nd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Drama2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 70th percentile
: browse their Drama movies

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

share of theme weight
Self
24%
Society
18%
Bonds
17%
Survival
14%
Morality
11%
Ideas
11%
Power
4%
Purpose2 titles, browse their movies with this themeTruth2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 5 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 1 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 2 · Charged 3 · Intense 0

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

A split, not a type: Steady 2 · Shifting 0 · Whiplash 3

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 1 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 1

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 1 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 2

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

Resolved 1 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 1

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Contemplative
4
Bittersweet
2
Absurd
2
Melancholic
1
Tense
1
Other
2

How their films linger

Wistful3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Bittersweet3
  • Ambiguous2

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 Andrea Purgatori's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 4 of their 7 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (2).

Subscription and free streaming for Andrea Purgatori'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

43 credits, 7 with a MovieCove page; 4 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Anna(2025)

    Story Editor

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Speciale Atlantide: Andrea Purgatori, Borsellino e le stragi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    as Conduttore

  • Capaci: 23-05-92 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    as Conduttore

  • Flaminia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    as De Rotier

  • Still Time(2022)

    as Terapeuta

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Tutto Sordi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Actor

  • The Boundary (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Writer

  • Just Believe (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    as Rabbino

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

    Show 2 episodes · Story · Storyboard

  • Orecchie(2016)

    as Otorino

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

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

    Show 2 episodes · Story · Writer

  • Cha cha cha (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Screenplay · Story

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

    Show 1 episode · Script

  • Posti in piedi in paradiso(2012)

    as Cameo

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • The Entrepreneur (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Screenplay

  • Mia madre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Show 2 episodes · Writer

  • La leggenda del bandito e del campione (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Writer

  • La leggenda del bandito e del campione (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Show 2 episodes · Writer

  • Angel of Evil(2010)

    Story

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • One Life, Maybe Two (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Avvocato

  • Lo scandalo della Banca Romana (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Show 2 episodes · Story

  • Fort Apache Napoli (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Screenplay · Story

  • Caravaggio (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Writer

  • Boris(2007)

    Show 2 episodes · as Avvocato Kalemzuck · as Kalenzuc

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all shows

  • Fascists on Mars (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as Fecchia

  • Political Target (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Show 2 episodes · Teleplay

  • Il fantasma di Corleone (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Screenplay

  • Fratelli (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Screenplay · Story

  • L'attentatuni (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Writer

  • Three Wives (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Actor

  • La vita cambia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Writer

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

    Screenplay

  • Last Cut (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Story · Writer

  • Segreto di Stato (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Story

  • Law of Courage (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Screenplay

  • On the Dark Continent (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Screenplay · as Cameo uomo riunione

  • Telefono Giallo: Speciale Ustica (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Actor

  • The Invisible Wall(1991)

    Screenplay · Story · as Commission Member (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Panama Sugar (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Screenplay

  • Maya (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Writer

  • Specters (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Screenplay

  • One Appreciated Professional of Sure Future (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Production Secretary

  • Versace: The Medusa Eyes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Idea

Career shape

A full career of 43 titles, 42 of them dated from 1972 to 2025.

Biggest box office

Posti in piedi in paradiso (2012)

$11M worldwide

Highest rated

Orecchie (2016)

Midcredits 78th

Most popular right now

Anna (2025)

Film career

  • 2006Screen debut· Fascists on Mars

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting15 of 43: 13 only acting, 2 with another role · typical Midcredits score78thWriting28 of 43: 26 only writing, 2 with another roleOther crew2 of 43: 2 only other crew, 0 with another role

By decade

1970s1 · crew1980s2 · crew1990s8 · 3 acting · 7 crew2000s10 · 3 acting · 7 crew2010s16 · 5 acting · 11 crew2020s5 · 4 acting · 1 crew

Billing

usually 8th · top billed in 0% of 6 roles

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. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30.

How do Andrea Purgatori's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 73rd percentile, the median of all 6; across their 5 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 71st percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

71stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Approval · how many liked their films

70thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Reach · how many have seen their films

57thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Midcredits score across 7 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up3
  • 50th to 74th3
  • 25th to 49th1

Shape of the crowd

4 of their 7 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Crowd Pleaser4
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed1

Most divisive · writer

Anna (2025)

82nd percentile spread · 21% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor, writer

The Invisible Wall (1991)

Midcredits 87th · 76% liked

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 Andrea Purgatori work with?

People who share at least 2 of Andrea Purgatori's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Alessandro Aronadio shares the most, 2.

Directors

Actors

Composers and editors