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Francesco Piccolo

Francesco Piccolo

Writer · Born March 12, 1964 (62) · Caserta, Italy

Born
March 12, 1964 (62)
From
Caserta, Italy
Works as
Writer
Titles
22 on Motif · 39 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 157 days to Oct 28Up 45% in 30 days

What are Francesco Piccolo's films like?

Across their 18 Motif titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Genres

Comedy9 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 55th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Drama5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 66th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies

Their Motif 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
34%
Self
30%
Society
11%
Survival
11%
Power
8%
Morality
5%
Ideas
2%
Family bonds9 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose5 titles, browse their movies with this themeComing of age3 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity3 titles, browse their movies with this themeGrief2 titles, browse their movies with this themeIsolation2 titles, browse their movies with this themeParenthood2 titles, browse their movies with this themeMortality2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 17 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 7 · Serious 4 · Dark 6

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

Grounded 10 · Stylized 7 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 5 · Charged 11 · Intense 1

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

Steady 8 · Shifting 8 · Whiplash 1

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

Straight-faced 5 · Some laughs 9 · Funny 3

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

Slow burn 12 · Even-paced 4 · Relentless 1

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

A split, not a type: Casual 8 · Engaged 5 · Full focus 4

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

A split, not a type: Easy watch 5 · Affecting 5 · Heavy 7

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

A split, not a type: Resolved 8 · Open-ended 9 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Melancholic
11
Warm
7
Contemplative
6
Tense
5
Bittersweet
5
Other
10

How their films linger

Bittersweet12 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteWistful4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy2
  • Bittersweet13
  • 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 Francesco Piccolo's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 8 of their 22 Motif titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (3).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Francesco Piccolo's titles on Motif; 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

39 credits, 22 with a Motif page.

  • Il fuoco che ti porti dentro (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2026)

    Screenplay

  • Illusione (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2026)

    Screenplay · Story

  • Momenti di trascurabile (in)felicità (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2026)

    Writer · Actor

  • Madly(2025)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • Trust (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2024)

    Screenplay · Story

  • La Storia(2024)

    Show 8 episodes · Story · Teleplay

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all shows

  • Le mie poesie non cambieranno il mondo (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2023)

    Director · Writer

  • Somebody Down There Likes Me(2023)

    as Sé stesso

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • The Lying Life of Adults(2023)

    Show 6 episodes · Writer

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all shows

  • The Hummingbird(2022)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Dry(2022)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • The Ties(2020)

    Screenplay · Story

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Vivere(2019)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • The Traitor(2019)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Ordinary Happiness(2019)

    Novel · Screenplay · Story

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • My Brilliant Friend(2018)

    Show 20 episodes · Writer

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • Magical Nights(2018)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • The Leisure Seeker(2017)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Couch Potatoes (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2017)

    Writer

  • Limbo (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2015)

    Writer

  • My Mother(2015)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • An Italian Name(2015)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Human Capital(2013)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Drifters(2011)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • We Have a Pope(2011)

    Screenplay · Story

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • The First Beautiful Thing(2010)

    Screenplay · Story

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Aldo Moro - Il Presidente (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2008)

    Show 2 episodes · Screenplay

  • Quiet Chaos(2008)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Days and Clouds (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2007)

    Screenplay · Story

  • ...e se domani (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2006)

    Screenplay

  • The Caiman (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2006)

    Screenplay

  • Amatemi (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2005)

    Screenplay · Story

  • Wherever You Are (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2004)

    Writer

  • Agata and the Storm(2004)

    Screenplay · Story

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • My Name Is Tanino(2002)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Nemmeno in un sogno (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2002)

    Screenplay · Story

  • Paz! (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2002)

    Screenplay

  • Scandalo (not in the Motif catalog yet)

    Screenplay

  • Your Little Matter (not in the Motif catalog yet)

    Screenplay

Career shape

A full career of 39 titles, 37 of them dated from 2002 to 2026.

Biggest box office

We Have a Pope (2011)

$18M worldwide

Highest rated

Human Capital (2013)

Midcredits 88th

Most popular right now

The Leisure Seeker (2017)

Film career

  • 2023Screen debut· Massimo Troisi: Somebody Down There Likes Me

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting2 of 39: 1 only acting, 1 with another roleDirecting1 of 39: 0 only directing, 1 with another roleWriting38 of 39: 36 only writing, 2 with another role · typical Midcredits score65th

By decade

2000s11 · crew2010s14 · crew2020s12 · 2 acting · 11 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 Motif, shown from 5 scored.

How do Francesco Piccolo's films land?

Their typical Motif film has a Midcredits score in the 66th percentile, the median of all 19; across their 17 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 65th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

65thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 17

Approval · how many liked their films

58thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 17

Reach · how many have seen their films

75thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 17

Midcredits score across 22 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up6
  • 50th to 74th10
  • 25th to 49th6

Shape of the crowd

12 of their 22 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved2
  • Crowd Pleaser12
  • Broadly Agreed4
  • Mixed4

Most divisive · writer

Drifters (2011)

59th percentile spread · 29% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · writer

My Brilliant Friend (2018)

Midcredits 98th · 92% liked

Reviewers score the dialogue 52/100 and the plot and story 45/100 in their films, across 16 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a writer.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on Motif; 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 Motif 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 Francesco Piccolo's work okay for kids?

Across up to 6 Motif titles with content scores, sex & nudity runs heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Sex & Nudity6 titles41–64 · median 55 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Francesco Piccolo work with?

People who share at least 2 of Francesco Piccolo's Motif titles, grouped by what they did on them; Paolo Virzì shares the most, 8.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers