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Salvatore Ficarra

Salvatore Ficarra

Actor, writer and director · Born March 27, 1971 (55) · Palermo, Sicily, Italy

Salvatore Ficarra was born on 27 May 1971 in Palermo, Sicily, Italy. He is an actor and writer, known for L'ora legale (2017), Once Upon a Time in Bethlehem (2019) and Il 7 e l'8 (2007). He has been married to Rossella Leone since 20 May 2006. They have one child.

Biography from IMDb.

Born
March 27, 1971 (55)
From
Palermo, Sicily, Italy
Works as
Actor, writer and director
Titles
10 on MovieCove · 29 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 39 days to Oct 28Down 27% in 30 days

What are Salvatore Ficarra's films like?

Across their 8 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Society.

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
23%
Society
23%
Power
22%
Bonds
12%
Survival
12%
Self
7%
Community3 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice2 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 5 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 3 · Serious 1 · Dark 1

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

Grounded 3 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 0

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

A split, not a type: Gentle 3 · Charged 1 · Intense 1

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

Steady 4 · Shifting 1 · Whiplash 0

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 1 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 3

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

Slow burn 1 · Even-paced 4 · Relentless 0

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

A split, not a type: Casual 2 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 5 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

6 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 4 of 6 analyzed roles.

Hero
4 of 6
Threshold guardian
1 of 6
Ally
1 of 6

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Warm
4
Absurd
3
Joyful
3
Contemplative
2
Thrilling
1
Other
6

How their films linger

Hopeful4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteWistful3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy2
  • Bittersweet5
  • Ambiguous1

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 Salvatore Ficarra's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 3 of their 10 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Netflix (2).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Salvatore Ficarra'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

29 credits, 10 with a MovieCove page; 2 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • La notte delle fragole (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Actor

  • Sicilia Express(2025)

    Show 5 episodes · Director · Creator · Scenario Writer · Writer · as Salvo

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all shows

  • The Illusion (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    as Domenico Tricò

  • Zorro(2024)

    Show 8 episodes · as Bernardo

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all shows

  • Santocielo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Writer · as Nicola

  • Somebody Down There Likes Me(2023)

    as Sé stesso

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Il mio amico Massimo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    as Sé stesso

  • Spaccaossa(2022)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Strangeness (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    as Onofrio "Nofrio" Principato

  • Framed! A Sicilian Murder Mystery(2022)

    Show 12 episodes · Director · Screenplay · Story · as Salvo

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all shows

  • Maestrale (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Producer

  • Lui è peggio di me (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Ma chi ce lo doveva dire!? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Show 2 episodes · Creator · Writer · Actor

  • Once Upon a Time in Bethlehem(2019)

    Director · Screenplay · Story · as Salvo

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • L'ora legale(2017)

    Director · Screenplay · Story · as Salvatore "Salvo"

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Escape From Reuma Park (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    as Salvatore

  • Let's Go to the Country (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Director · Screenplay · Story · as Salvo

  • It May Be Love But It Doesn't Show(2011)

    Director · Idea · Screenplay · Story · as Salvo

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Women Vs Men (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as Rocco

  • Baaria(2009)

    as Nino Terranuova

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • La matassa (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Director · Screenplay · Story · as Gaetano

  • 7 and 8 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Director · Screenplay · Story · as Tommaso Scavuzzo

  • Sono cose che capitano (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Director · Actor

  • Diciamoci la verità (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    as Salvatore Ficarra

  • Nati stanchi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Screenplay · Story · as Salvo

  • L'Ottavo Nano (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Show 10 episodes · Actor

  • Ask Me If I'm Happy(2000)

    as spettatore a teatro

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Vuoti a perdere (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    as Salvatore Ficarra

  • Zelig (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Show 1 episode · as Host (as Ficarra e Picone)

Career shape

Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 29 titles, 28 of them dated from 1997 to 2025; peak year 2010.

Biggest box office

Once Upon a Time in Bethlehem (2019)

$17M worldwide

Highest rated

Baaria (2009)

Midcredits 81st

Most popular right now

Zorro (2024)

Film career

MilestoneBreakout
19972025

Peak 2010 · steadily prominent in film for years. Top draw in 3 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.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting27 of 29: 15 only acting, 12 with another role · typical Midcredits score46thDirecting9 of 29: 0 only directing, 9 with another role · typical Midcredits score43rdWriting12 of 29: 1 only writing, 11 with another role · typical Midcredits score45thProducing1 of 29: 1 only producing, 0 with another roleOther crew2 of 29: 0 only other crew, 2 with another role

29 titles, 12 with more than one role — acting and writing overlap on 11 of them.

By decade

1990s2 · acting2000s8 · 8 acting · 4 crew2010s6 · 6 acting · 4 crew2020s12 · 10 acting · 6 crew

Billing

usually 1st · top billed in 53% of 15 roles
0010

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 Salvatore Ficarra's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 61st percentile, the median of all 7; across their 5 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 64th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

64thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Approval · how many liked their films

46thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Reach · how many have seen their films

79thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Midcredits score across 10 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up3
  • 50th to 74th2
  • 25th to 49th3
  • Below 25th2

Shape of the crowd

None of their 10 titles divides audiences: 4 are Broadly Agreed.

  • Universally Loved2
  • Crowd Pleaser2
  • Broadly Agreed4
  • Mixed2

Most loved · actor

Ask Me If I'm Happy (2000)

Midcredits 95th · 83% liked

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 Salvatore Ficarra work with?

People who share at least 2 of Salvatore Ficarra's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Valentino Picone shares the most, 7.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers