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Stefano Rulli

Stefano Rulli

Writer · Born October 3, 1949 (77) · Rome, Italy

Born
October 3, 1949 (77)
From
Rome, Italy
Works as
Writer
Titles
14 on MovieCove · 55 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 45% in 30 days

What are Stefano Rulli's films like?

Across their 13 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Morality.

Genres

Drama6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 85th percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Crime5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 87th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: 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
Bonds
25%
Morality
21%
Power
19%
Self
11%
Survival
11%
Ideas
10%
Society
5%
Corruption3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds3 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice3 titles, browse their movies with this themeTruth3 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity2 titles, browse their movies with this themeSacrifice2 titles, browse their movies with this themeComing of age2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 13 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Dark: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their dark movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 0 · Serious 1 · Dark 12

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

Grounded 8 · Stylized 5 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 0 · Charged 7 · Intense 6

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

Steady 5 · Shifting 6 · Whiplash 2

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

Straight-faced 11 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 0

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

A split, not a type: Slow burn 7 · Even-paced 5 · Relentless 1

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 7 · Full focus 4

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

Easy watch 0 · Affecting 3 · Heavy 10

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

A split, not a type: Resolved 6 · Open-ended 5 · Ambiguous 2

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
8
Melancholic
10
Contemplative
5
Warm
3
Bittersweet
2
Other
5

How their films linger

Thought-provoking10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Bittersweet8
  • 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 Stefano Rulli's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 5 of their 14 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (4).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Stefano Rulli'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

55 credits, 14 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • Il figlio più bello (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Director · Writer · as Sé stesso

  • The House of Looks (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Screenplay · Story

  • The Young Pope(2016)

    Show 2 episodes · Writer

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • Suburra(2015)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • L'Oriana (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Show 2 episodes · Writer

  • L'Oriana (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Screenplay · Story

  • Those Happy Years (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Screenplay · Story

  • Deadly Code(2013)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Volare - La grande storia di Domenico Modugno (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Writer

  • Dormant Beauty(2012)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Piazza Fontana: The Italian Conspiracy(2012)

    Screenplay · Story

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Longlasting Youth (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Show Creator

  • Our Life (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Screenplay · Story

  • Anti-Mafia Squad (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Show 6 episodes · Story Editor

  • 'O professore (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Writer

  • My Brother Is an Only Child(2007)

    Screenplay · Story

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Nassiryia - Per non dimenticare (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Show 2 episodes · Story Editor

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

    Writer

  • Romanzo Criminale(2005)

    Screenplay · Story

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Once You're Born You Can No Longer Hide (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Screenplay

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

    Show 2 episodes · Storyboard

  • Un silenzio particolare (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Director · Screenplay · Actor

  • The Keys to the House(2004)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • The Best of Youth (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Show 4 episodes · Creator · Writer

  • Doppio agguato (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Story Editor

  • The Best of Youth(2003)

    Screenplay · Story

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Il sequestro Soffiantini (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Show 2 episodes · Story Editor

  • Perlasca: The Courage of a Just Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Show 2 episodes · Teleplay

  • Almost America (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Writer

  • Uno bianca (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Idea · Screenplay · Script · Script Supervisor · Story · Writer

  • White Uno (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Show 2 episodes · Story Editor · Teleplay

  • La Vita Che Verrà (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Show Creator

  • Girotondo: Giro Attorno al Mondo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Thanks

  • I piccoli maestri (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Screenplay · Story

  • Auguri professore (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Screenplay · Story

  • Don Milani - Il priore di Barbiana (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Writer

  • The Truce(1997)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Vesna Goes Fast (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Screenplay · Story

  • Who Killed Pasolini?(1995)

    Screenplay · Story

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • La scuola (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Screenplay · Story

  • The Only Country In The World (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Director

  • Il toro (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Screenplay · Story

  • Here Comes the Storm (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Screenplay · Story

  • The Stolen Children(1992)

    Idea · Screenplay · Story · Writer

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • The Invisible Wall(1991)

    Screenplay · Story

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • The Yes Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Screenplay

  • Tomato (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Story · Writer

  • Forever Mary(1989)

    Dialogue · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • Una vittoria (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Show 2 episodes · Screenplay

  • The Ferrywoman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Writer

  • La macchina cinema (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Show 5 episodes · Director · as Self

  • In the Highest Heavens (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Writer

  • The Seagull (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Assistant Director · Screenplay

  • Fit to Be Untied (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    Director · as Himself (uncredited)

  • Falcon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Writer

Career shape

A full career of 55 titles, 54 of them dated from 1975 to 2026.

Biggest box office

My Brother Is an Only Child (2007)

$13M worldwide

Highest rated

The Best of Youth (2003)

Midcredits 99th

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting2 of 55: 0 only acting, 2 with another roleDirecting5 of 55: 3 only directing, 2 with another roleWriting49 of 55: 44 only writing, 5 with another role · typical Midcredits score87thOther crew6 of 55: 3 only other crew, 3 with another role

55 titles, 5 with more than one role — writing and other crew overlap on 3 of them.

By decade

1970s4 · crew1980s3 · crew1990s16 · crew2000s18 · 1 acting · 18 crew2010s11 · crew2020s2 · 1 acting · 2 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 Stefano Rulli's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 87th percentile, the median of all 13; across their 13 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 82nd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

82ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 13

Approval · how many liked their films

86thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 13

Reach · how many have seen their films

68thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 13

Midcredits score across 14 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up10
  • 50th to 74th4

Shape of the crowd

None of their 14 titles divides audiences: 10 are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved3
  • Crowd Pleaser10
  • Mixed1

Most loved · writer

The Best of Youth (2003)

Midcredits 99th · 90% liked

Reviewers score the dialogue 57/100 and the plot and story 56/100 in their films, across 10 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a writer.

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 Stefano Rulli work with?

People who share at least 2 of Stefano Rulli's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Sandro Petraglia shares the most, 12.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles