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Giovanni Simonelli

Writer, also actor and composer · Died November 17, 2007, aged 80 · Roma, Italy

Born
December 1, 1926
Died
November 17, 2007 (aged 80)
From
Roma, Italy
Works as
Writer, also actor and composer
Titles
27 on MovieCove · 75 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 4% in 30 days

What are Giovanni Simonelli's films like?

Across their 27 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.

Genres

Drama10 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 22nd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Action8 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 15th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Horror3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 28th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Horror movies
Adventure2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 20th percentile
: browse their Adventure movies
Comedy2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 25th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy 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
Morality
37%
Bonds
22%
Power
16%
Self
11%
Survival
6%
Ideas
6%
Society
1%
Justice12 titles, browse their movies with this themeGreed7 titles, browse their movies with this themeRevenge5 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds6 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity4 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love4 titles, browse their movies with this themeTruth3 titles, browse their movies with this themeBetrayal3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 27 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 15 · Serious 10 · Dark 2

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 2 · Stylized 11 · Heightened 14

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

Gentle 3 · Charged 22 · Intense 2

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

Steady 12 · Shifting 13 · Whiplash 2

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

Straight-faced 11 · Some laughs 11 · Funny 5

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

Slow burn 6 · Even-paced 18 · Relentless 3

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 18 · Engaged 9 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 20 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 5

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Thrilling
18
Tense
15
Absurd
10
Warm
4
Joyful
4
Other
15

How their films linger

Fun20 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good12 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 8 with a twist

  • Happy18
  • Bittersweet5
  • Tragic1
  • 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 Giovanni Simonelli's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 14 of their 27 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (10).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Giovanni Simonelli'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

75 credits, 27 with a MovieCove page.

  • Mio padre è innocente (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Screenplay

  • Edera (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Show 22 episodes · Creator

  • A Cat in the Brain(1990)

    Screenplay · Story

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Hansel and Gretel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Director · Screenplay

  • Bloody Psycho(1989)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all films

  • Escape from Death (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Screenplay

  • Jungle Raiders(1985)

    Screenplay · Story

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • The Ark of the Sun God (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Writer

  • There is a Ghost in My Bed (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    Writer

  • Sexual Doublecross (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    Writer

  • La parte più appetitosa del maschio (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Writer

  • The Face with Two Left Feet (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Story · Writer

  • The Squeeze (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    Screenplay · Story

  • Knock-Out Cop(1978)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Zanna Bianca alla riscossa(1975)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • Virility (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Writer

  • Fantasma en el Oeste(1978)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • Manone il ladrone (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Screenplay

  • Someone Is Bleeding(1974)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Mr. Hercules Against Karate(1973)

    Adaptation

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • Seven Deaths in the Cats Eyes(1973)

    Screenplay · Story

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films

  • Death Uncertain (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    Writer

  • Now They Call Him Sacramento (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Screenplay

  • A Noose Is Waiting for You Trinity(1972)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • Father Jackleg (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Screenplay · Story

  • The Crimes of the Black Cat (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Writer

  • Watch Out Gringo! Sabata Will Return(1972)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The House of the Doves(1972)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • Night of the Scorpion (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Writer

  • Raped On The Beach (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    Writer

  • The Great Swindle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    Author

  • Have a Good Funeral, My Friend... Sartana Will Pay(1970)

    Screenplay · Story

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • Playgirl 70 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    Writer

  • Day After Tomorrow(1968)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Sartana Does Not Forgive (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    Writer

  • I'll Sell My Skin Dearly (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    Screenplay

  • I Do Not Forgive... I Kill! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    Story

  • The Killer Likes Candy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    Writer

  • Kill, Panther, Kill! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    Screenplay

  • The Young, the Evil and the Savage(1968)

    Story

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films

  • An Eye for an Eye, A Tooth for a Tooth (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Story

  • Any Gun Can Play(1967)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Electra One (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Writer

  • Kill Me Gently (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Screenplay

  • Every Man Is My Enemy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Screenplay

  • The Big Hit of Surcouf (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    Screenplay

  • Django Shoots First(1966)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Countdown to Doomsday (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    Writer

  • Special Mission Lady Chaplin(1966)

    Composer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Johnny Yuma (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    Screenplay

  • Two Guns for Two Twins (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    Screenplay

  • Knives of the Avenger (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    Writer

  • Agent 3S3, Massacre in the Sun (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    Screenplay

  • Seven Guns for Timothy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    Screenplay

  • Kommissar X - Jagd auf Unbekannt(1966)

    Screenplay · Actor

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Balearic Caper (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    Writer

  • The Sea Pirate(1966)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films

  • Operation Counterspy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Screenplay

  • Doc, Hands of Steel(1965)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • One Hundred Thousand Dollars for Ringo(1965)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • That Man in Istanbul (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Story

  • Assassination in Rome(1965)

    Screenplay · Story

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • Agent 3S3: Passport to Hell (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Writer

  • The Revolt of the Seven (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Writer

  • Gunmen of the Rio Grande(1964)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • The Ten Gladiators (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Writer

  • The Old Testament (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    First Assistant Director · Screenplay

  • Revenge of the Black Knight (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Writer

  • 79 A.D. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Writer

  • Blood and Defiance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Writer

  • Sansone(1961)

    First Assistant Director · Screenplay · Story

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • Goliath Against the Giants(1961)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • Conqueror of Maracaibo(1961)

    Assistant Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Quanto sei bella Roma (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Screenplay · Story

  • The Warrior and the Slave Girl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    Screenplay

Career shape

A full career of 73 titles from 1958 to 1997.

Highest rated

Have a Good Funeral, My Friend... Sartana Will Pay (1970)

Midcredits 65th

Most popular right now

Bloody Psycho (1989)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting1 of 73: 0 only acting, 1 with another roleDirecting1 of 73: 0 only directing, 1 with another roleWriting72 of 73: 66 only writing, 6 with another role · typical Midcredits score21stMusic1 of 73: 0 only music, 1 with another roleOther crew4 of 73: 1 only other crew, 3 with another role

73 titles, 6 with more than one role — writing and other crew overlap on 3 of them.

By decade

1950s2 · crew1960s40 · 1 acting · 40 crew1970s21 · crew1980s6 · crew1990s4 · 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 Giovanni Simonelli's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 21st percentile, the median of all 27; across their 27 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 26th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

26thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 27

Approval · how many liked their films

14thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 27

Reach · how many have seen their films

32ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 27

Midcredits score across 27 titles, by percentile

  • 50th to 74th2
  • 25th to 49th10
  • Below 25th15

Shape of the crowd

13 of their 27 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Panned2
  • Crowd Pleaser2
  • Broadly Agreed10
  • Mixed13

Most divisive · writer

Mr. Hercules Against Karate (1973)

63rd percentile spread · 66% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · writer

Have a Good Funeral, My Friend... Sartana Will Pay (1970)

Midcredits 65th · 57% liked

Reviewers score the dialogue 38/100 and the plot and story 40/100 in their films, across 26 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 Giovanni Simonelli work with?

People who share at least 2 of Giovanni Simonelli's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Fernando Sancho shares the most, 6.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers