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Massimo Vanni

Massimo Vanni

Actor · Born July 8, 1946 (80) · Rome, Lazio, Italy

A cousin of director Enzo G. Castellari and nephew of director Marino Girolami, Massimo Vanni became involved in the Italian film industry at a young age both as a bit-part player and stuntman before slowly graduating to larger more dramatic roles toward the end of the decade. A skilled acrobat and fight choreographer, Vanni himself became known as the Italian Jackie Chan of the 1980's, usually getting a good fight scene in before meeting with an inevitable demise.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
July 8, 1946 (80)
From
Rome, Lazio, Italy
Works as
Actor
Titles
41 on MovieCove · 90 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 71% in 30 days

What are Massimo Vanni's films like?

Across their 26 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Survival.

Genres

Action15 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 16th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Comedy6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 31st percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Horror3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 12th percentile
: browse their Horror 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
32%
Survival
23%
Bonds
15%
Self
14%
Power
9%
Society
4%
Ideas
3%
Survival10 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice9 titles, browse their movies with this themeRevenge4 titles, browse their movies with this themeCorruption3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship2 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose2 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity4 titles, browse their movies with this themeLoyalty3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 26 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 12 · Serious 7 · Dark 7

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

Grounded 9 · Stylized 9 · Heightened 8

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

Gentle 2 · Charged 12 · Intense 12

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

Steady 6 · Shifting 16 · Whiplash 4

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

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 7 · Some laughs 9 · Funny 10

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

Slow burn 1 · Even-paced 17 · Relentless 8

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

Casual 17 · Engaged 7 · Full focus 2

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

Resolved 23 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 3

Roles they play

3 analyzed roles

Usually the Ally: 3 of 3 analyzed roles.

Ally
3 of 3

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
17
Thrilling
12
Absurd
13
Joyful
5
Warm
3
Other
11

How their films linger

Fun19 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteCathartic4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 5 with a twist

  • Happy13
  • Bittersweet6
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous6

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 Massimo Vanni's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 23 of their 41 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (13).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Massimo Vanni'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

90 credits, 41 with a MovieCove page; 6 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Nel nome dell'odio (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    as Sé stesso

  • L'uomo che disse no (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Actor

  • Io sono Babbo Natale(2021)

    as Nanni

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films

  • Dietro la notte (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Stunt Coordinator

  • Roma criminale (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Gargiulio

  • Solitaire (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    as Moriero

  • Ti stramo - Ho voglia di un'ultima notte da manuale prima di tre baci sopra il cielo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    as Professore

  • Bastardi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    as Brasi

  • E guardo il mondo da un oblò (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as Uomo che tradisce la moglie

  • The Borgia(2006)

    as Soldier

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Baciami piccina (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Stunt Coordinator

  • The Stone Merchant(2006)

    Stunts

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films

  • Romanzo Criminale(2005)

    as Guardaspalle Gemito (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Belle da morire 2 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as Killer

  • Il ritorno del Monnezza (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as Gargiulo

  • The Clan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Stunt Coordinator

  • Come Into the Light (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Stunt Coordinator

  • Five Moons Plaza(2003)

    Master at Arms · as Brigatista con mitra

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Gangs of New York(2002)

    Stunts · as Bar Bouncer (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • A Perfect Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Stunt Coordinator

  • Vajont - La diga del disonore(2001)

    Stunt Coordinator · as Roncacci

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Stregati dalla luna (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Stunt Coordinator

  • Alex the Ram (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Stunt Coordinator

  • Kidnapping – Ein Vater schlägt zurück (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    as Angelo

  • La quindicesima epistola (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    as Michele

  • Body and Soul (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    as Killer

  • The Wax Mask(1997)

    as Victor

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films

  • Desert of Fire (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    as Albino

  • Jack Frusciante è uscito dal gruppo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Actor

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

    as Following Hitman

  • A Pure Formality(1994)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Una grande voglia d'amore (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    as Nicole's Friend

  • First Action Hero (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Stunt Coordinator · as Drake

  • Skinheads (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Master at Arms

  • After Death(1989)

    Stunt Coordinator · as David

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films

  • Appointment in Trieste (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Show 3 episodes · Actor

  • Born to Fight(1989)

    as Prisoner #1

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Sinbad of the Seven Seas(1989)

    as Man (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • Shocking Dark (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Stunt Coordinator · as First Soldier (Practicing Nunchucks)

  • Strike Commando 2 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    as Kelly Sellers

  • Zombie 3(1988)

    as Bo (as Alex McBride)

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • Cop Game(1988)

    as Head of the Killers

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • Robowar(1988)

    Stunt Coordinator · as Pvt. Larry Guarino

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • My Sister and I (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    as Uomo nel treno

  • Strike Commando(1987)

    Stunt Coordinator

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all films

  • Double Target(1987)

    as Russian Soldier (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • Attentato al Papa (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Show 1 episode · as Informer Policeman

  • The Lieutenant of the Carabinieri (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    as Thief

  • The Repenter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Actor

  • Light Blast(1985)

    as Policeman in Warehouse

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • È arrivato mio fratello(1985)

    as poliziotto

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Rats: Night of Terror(1984)

    as Taurus

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • Blastfighter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    as Dying Police Officer

  • Tuareg: The Desert Warrior(1984)

    Stunts · as Corporal

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • Escape from the Bronx(1983)

    as Big Little Man

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • Warriors of the Wasteland(1983)

    as Mako

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • 1990: The Bronx Warriors(1982)

    as Blade

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • The Gorilla (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    as ladro baffuto

  • Crime at the Chinese Restaurant (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    as brigadiere Gargiulo

  • The Last Shark(1981)

    as Jimmy (as Max Vanders)

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • Crime at Porta Romana (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    as Brigadier Gargiulo

  • The Day of the Cobra(1980)

    as Beltrame

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • The Last Hunter(1980)

    as Phillips

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Assassination on the Tiber (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Stunts · as Brigadier Gargiulo

  • The House by the Edge of the Lake (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    as Manuel

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

    as Paolo

  • Little Italy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    as Gargiulo

  • The Inglorious Bastards(1978)

    as French Resistance

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Magnum Cop (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    as Vinnie

  • The Swindle(1977)

    as brigadiere Gargiulo

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films

  • Highway Racer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    as Man (uncredited)

  • The Heroin Busters(1977)

    as Massimo

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Destruction Force (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    as Marchetti

  • Weapons of Death (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    as Rosati - Undercover Cop

  • Nerone (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    as Painter

  • A Special Cop in Action(1976)

    as Fabbri

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • Keoma(1976)

    Stunts · as Caldwell's Henchman at Wagon (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Squadra antifurto(1976)

    Stunts · as Brigadier Gargiulo

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • The Big Racket(1976)

    Stunts · as Rudy's Enforcer

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Rome, the Other Face of Violence (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    Stunts · as Agent Vanni (uncredited)

  • The Loves and Times of Scaramouche(1976)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • Seven Beauties(1975)

    as Man in Prison (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • We Are No Angels(1975)

    as Shark Henchman

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Cry, Onion(1975)

    Stunts · as Buck, Lamb Henchman

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Violent Rome (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    Stunts · as Mr. Valli

  • Emanuelle and Françoise (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    as Robi

  • Street Law(1974)

    as Hood #2

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Venial Sin(1974)

    as Mr. Muscle

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • High Crime(1973)

    as Killer

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Hector the Mighty (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    as Gang (uncredited)

Career shape

Star power in the 95th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 90 titles from 1972 to 2025; peak year 1989.

Biggest box office

Io sono Babbo Natale (2021)

$1.9M worldwide

Highest rated

A Pure Formality (1994)

Midcredits 94th

Most popular right now

Rats: Night of Terror (1984)

Film career

19722025

Peak 1989 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Top draw in 4 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

  • 1973Screen debut· High Crime
  • 1994Career best· A Pure Formality

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting80 of 90: 65 only acting, 15 with another role · typical Midcredits score38thOther crew25 of 90: 10 only other crew, 15 with another role · typical Midcredits score40th

90 titles, 15 with more than one role — acting and other crew overlap on 15 of them.

By decade

1970s27 · 27 acting · 7 crew1980s28 · 27 acting · 4 crew1990s12 · 11 acting · 3 crew2000s18 · 11 acting · 10 crew2010s1 · acting2020s4 · 3 acting · 1 crew

Billing

usually 11th · top billed in 0% of 42 roles
7378838893

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; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do Massimo Vanni's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 34th percentile, the median of all 41; across their 26 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 33rd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

33rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 26

Approval · how many liked their films

26thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 26

Reach · how many have seen their films

60thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 26

Midcredits score across 41 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up6
  • 50th to 74th10
  • 25th to 49th9
  • Below 25th16

Shape of the crowd

22 of their 41 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved3
  • Universally Panned1
  • Crowd Pleaser10
  • Broadly Agreed5
  • Mixed22

Most divisive · actor

Sinbad of the Seven Seas (1989)

68th percentile spread · 53% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Seven Beauties (1975)

Midcredits 95th · 83% liked

Reviewers score the acting 48/100 in their films, across 23 reviewed titles; fans 58, detractors 29. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

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 Massimo Vanni's work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 3 MovieCove titles with content scores.

Their medianMedian of all films
Sex & Nudity3 titlesmedian 45 · moderateMedian of all films: 32

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.

Who does Massimo Vanni work with?

People who share at least 2 of Massimo Vanni's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Enzo G. Castellari shares the most, 9.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers