Danis Tanović (born 20 February 1969) is a Bosnian film director and screenwriter. Tanović is best known for having directed and written the script for the 2001 Bosnian movie No Man's Land which won an Academy Award. He was a member of the jury at the 2003 Cannes Film Festival. Description above from the Wikipedia article Danis Tanović, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia. Photo by Wikipedia user KoljaHub, under CC-BY-SA.
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Biography from TMDB.
- February 20, 1969 (57)
- Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Yugoslavia (now Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina)
- Director, writer, composer and producer
- 10 on MovieCove · 23 credits in all
What are Danis Tanovic's films like?
Across their 10 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Bonds.
Genres
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
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 1 · Wry 0 · Earnest 8
A split, not a type: Light 3 · Serious 1 · Dark 6
Grounded 9 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 1
A split, not a type: Gentle 3 · Charged 1 · Intense 6
Steady 4 · Shifting 5 · Whiplash 1
Straight-faced 6 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 1
Slow burn 6 · Even-paced 4 · Relentless 0
Casual 3 · Engaged 6 · Full focus 1
A split, not a type: Easy watch 2 · Affecting 2 · Heavy 6
Resolved 5 · Open-ended 5 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
- Happy1
- Bittersweet4
- Tragic1
- Ambiguous4
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 Danis Tanovic's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 4 of their 10 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (2).
Subscription and free streaming for Danis Tanovic'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
23 credits, 10 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.
Frust (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)
My Late Summer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)
Kotlina (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)
Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films
When We Were Them (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)
The Postcard Killings(2020)
Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films
Father(2020)
Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films
Success (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)
What Comes Around(2018)
Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Tigers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)
Death in Sarajevo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)
The Lunchbox(2013)
Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films
An Episode in the Life of an Iron Picker (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)
Baggage (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)
Cirkus Columbia(2010)
Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films
Triage(2009)
Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films
Hell(2005)
Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films
September 11(2002)
Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films
No Man's Land(2001)
Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films
Awakening (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)
Dawn (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)
Frust (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Invisible (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Career shape
A full career of 22 titles, 20 of them dated from 1996 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 Danis Tanovic's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 87th percentile, the median of all 10; across their 10 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 81st percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up6
- 50th to 74th3
- 25th to 49th1
Shape of the crowd
4 of their 10 titles are Universally Loved.
- Universally Loved4
- Crowd Pleaser4
- Broadly Agreed1
- Mixed1
Reviewers score the atmosphere 74/100 and the pacing 49/100 in their films, across 9 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 Danis Tanovic'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 Danis Tanovic work with?
People who share at least 2 of Danis Tanovic's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Cédomir Kolar shares the most, 6.
Actors
- Branko DjuricShared titles: Not So Friendly Neighborhood Affair (2021), Triage (2009), No Man's Land (2001)See all 3 shared titles with Branko Djuric
- Boris LerShared titles: Not So Friendly Neighborhood Affair (2021), Cirkus Columbia (2010)See all 2 shared titles with Boris Ler
- Izudin BajrovicShared titles: Not So Friendly Neighborhood Affair (2021), Father (2020)See all 2 shared titles with Izudin Bajrovic
- Miki ManojlovićShared titles: Cirkus Columbia (2010), Hell (2005)See all 2 shared titles with Miki Manojlović
Cinematographers and editors
- Francesca CalvelliShared titles: Triage (2009), Hell (2005), No Man's Land (2001)See all 3 shared titles with Francesca Calvelli
- Redzinald SimekShared titles: Not So Friendly Neighborhood Affair (2021), What Comes Around (2018)See all 2 shared titles with Redzinald Simek
- Petar MarkovicShared titles: Father (2020), Cirkus Columbia (2010)See all 2 shared titles with Petar Markovic
- Walther van den EndeShared titles: Cirkus Columbia (2010), No Man's Land (2001)See all 2 shared titles with Walther van den Ende
Producers
- Cédomir KolarShared titles: Father (2020), The Lunchbox (2013), Cirkus Columbia (2010), Triage (2009), Hell (2005), No Man's Land (2001)See all 6 shared titles with Cédomir Kolar
- Marc BaschetShared titles: Father (2020), The Lunchbox (2013), Cirkus Columbia (2010), Triage (2009), Hell (2005), No Man's Land (2001)See all 6 shared titles with Marc Baschet
- Amra Baksic CamoShared titles: Not So Friendly Neighborhood Affair (2021), Father (2020), Cirkus Columbia (2010)See all 3 shared titles with Amra Baksic Camo
- Marion HänselShared titles: Cirkus Columbia (2010), Hell (2005), No Man's Land (2001)See all 3 shared titles with Marion Hänsel