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Donato Rotunno

Donato Rotunno

Producer, director and writer · Born May 8, 1966 (60) · Luxembourg

Born
May 8, 1966 (60)
From
Luxembourg
Works as
Producer, director and writer
Titles
14 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 27Down 21% in 30 days

What are Donato Rotunno's films like?

Across their 14 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Morality.

Genres

Drama9 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 47th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Crime3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 34th percentile
: browse their Crime 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
Survival
27%
Morality
26%
Self
20%
Bonds
17%
Ideas
4%
Society
4%
Power
2%
Survival3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship2 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice2 titles, browse their movies with this themeMental illness2 titles, browse their movies with this themeRevenge2 titles, browse their movies with this themeGrief2 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity2 titles, browse their movies with this themeMemory2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 14 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Dark: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their dark movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 1 · Serious 4 · Dark 9

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 8 · Stylized 6 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 2 · Charged 6 · Intense 6

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

Steady 6 · Shifting 8 · Whiplash 0

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

Straight-faced 13 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 0

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

Slow burn 10 · Even-paced 4 · 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 2 · Engaged 9 · Full focus 3

Heavy: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their heavy movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

Easy watch 0 · Affecting 5 · Heavy 9

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

A split, not a type: Resolved 5 · Open-ended 4 · Ambiguous 5

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
13
Melancholic
8
Dread
7
Contemplative
3
Romantic
2
Other
5

How their films linger

Unsettling8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteWistful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Bittersweet7
  • Ambiguous7

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 Donato Rotunno's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 13 of their 14 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (9).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Donato Rotunno'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, 14 with a MovieCove page.

  • Objet a (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2027)

    Producer

  • Europe: La bataille des sièges (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Director · Writer

  • Projecto Global(2026)

    Co-Producer

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • A Long Goodbye (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Producer

  • Exile (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Producer

  • Live for Me (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Producer

  • What's left? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Director

  • Serpent's Path(2024)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films

  • Floating with Spirits (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Co-Producer

  • Blanquita(2022)

    Co-Producer

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Streams (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Co-Producer

  • Harka (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Co-Producer

  • Io sto bene(2020)

    Director · Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Two of Us(2019)

    Co-Producer

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • I Will Cross Tomorrow(2019)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Fire Will Come(2019)

    Co-Producer

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • For A Happy Life (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Producer

  • Sandstern (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Producer

  • A Wedding (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Producer

  • A Real Vermeer(2016)

    Co-Producer

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films

  • Rising Voices (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Delegated Producer

  • The Assistant(2015)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • Baby(a)lone (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Director · Screenplay

  • Landscapes with a Corpse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Director · Writer

  • Secrets of War(2014)

    Co-Producer

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • Clownwise (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Producer

  • Sous le figuier (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Producer

  • Mobile Home (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Delegated Producer

  • The Hunters(2011)

    Co-Producer

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • Carré Blanc (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Delegated Producer

  • She Is Not Crying, She Is Singing (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Producer

  • À deux c'est plus facile (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Producer

  • Verso (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Co-Producer

  • La différence, c'est que c'est pas pareil (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Producer

  • Nowhere Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Producer

  • Hidden Love(2007)

    Co-Producer

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

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

    Producer

  • Private Property (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Producer

  • In a Dark Place(2006)

    Director · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films

  • Fratricide (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Producer

  • Calvaire(2004)

    Associate Producer

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • The Whore's Son (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Producer

  • A Piece of Sky (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Producer

Career shape

A full career of 42 titles, 41 of them dated from 2002 to 2026.

Biggest box office

Secrets of War (2014)

$1.4M worldwide

Highest rated

Two of Us (2019)

Midcredits 86th

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing6 of 42: 1 only directing, 5 with another roleWriting4 of 42: 0 only writing, 4 with another roleProducing38 of 42: 36 only producing, 2 with another role · typical Midcredits score45th

42 titles, 5 with more than one role — producing and directing overlap on 2 of them.

By decade

2000s12 · crew2010s17 · crew2020s12 · 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 Donato Rotunno's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 44th percentile, the median of all 14; across their 14 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 46th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

46thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 14

Approval · how many liked their films

41stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 14

Reach · how many have seen their films

58thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 14

Midcredits score across 14 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up2
  • 50th to 74th3
  • 25th to 49th5
  • Below 25th4

Shape of the crowd

8 of their 14 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Panned1
  • Crowd Pleaser3
  • Broadly Agreed2
  • Mixed8

Most divisive · producer

The Hunters (2011)

85th percentile spread · 52% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · producer

Two of Us (2019)

Midcredits 86th · 75% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 73/100 and the pacing 42/100 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.

Who does Donato Rotunno work with?

People who share at least 2 of Donato Rotunno's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Elise André shares the most, 6.

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers