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Michele Riondino

Michele Riondino

Actor · Born March 14, 1979 (47) · Taranto, Italy

2 Venice awards · Berlinale award winner

Michele Riondino was born on 14 March 1979 in Taranto, Puglia, Italy. He is an actor and director, known for Palazzina Laf (2023), Dormant Beauty (2012) and The Past Is a Foreign Land (2008).

Biography from IMDb.

Born
March 14, 1979 (47)
From
Taranto, Italy
Works as
Actor
Titles
12 on MovieCove · 45 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 156 days to Oct 27Down 8% in 30 days

What are Michele Riondino's films like?

Across their 12 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Morality.

Genres

Comedy2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 31st percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Drama2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 63rd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama 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
Bonds
27%
Morality
19%
Self
18%
Survival
15%
Power
8%
Society
8%
Ideas
6%
Family bonds3 titles, browse their movies with this themeLoyalty2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFreedom2 titles, browse their movies with this themeMortality2 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity2 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice2 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception2 titles, browse their movies with this themeIsolation2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 8 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 1 · Stylized 6 · Heightened 1

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

Gentle 2 · Charged 6 · Intense 0

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

Steady 5 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 0

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 6 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 0

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

Slow burn 5 · Even-paced 3 · Relentless 0

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

Casual 3 · Engaged 5 · Full focus 0

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 3 · Affecting 2 · Heavy 3

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 3 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 2

Roles they play

8 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 3 of 8 analyzed roles.

Hero
3 of 8
Trickster
1 of 8
Shapeshifter
1 of 8
Ally
1 of 8
Shadow
1 of 8
Mentor
1 of 8
Show the 8 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Melancholic
9
Tense
7
Contemplative
5
Elegiac
2
Dread
1
Other
4

How their films linger

Bittersweet7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteWistful4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Bittersweet5
  • Ambiguous7

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 Michele Riondino's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 7 of their 12 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Michele Riondino'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

45 credits, 12 with a MovieCove page; 4 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

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

    as Stefano Mangiaboschi

  • Making of the film “Primavera” (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Actor

  • Primavera(2025)

    as Antonio Vivaldi

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • The Holy Boy(2025)

    as Sergio Rossetti

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Camilleri 100 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Actor

  • The Count of Monte Cristo(2024)

    Show 8 episodes · as Jacopo

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all shows

  • Interstate(2024)

    as César Falcone

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films

  • The Lions of Sicily(2023)

    Show 8 episodes · as Vincenzo Florio

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all shows

  • Palazzina LAF (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Director · Screenplay · as Caterino Lamanna

  • The Man from Rome (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    as Filippo

  • Fidelity(2022)

    Show 6 episodes · as Carlo Pentecoste

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all shows

  • A Man Falling (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Actor

  • Our Ghost (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    as Valerio

  • Pino(2021)

    as Narrator

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • La guerra è finita (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Show 4 episodes · as Davide Pavia

  • Let's Stay Friends (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    as Alessandro Colonna

  • Forever You (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    as Matteo

  • La mossa del cavallo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    as Giovanni Bovara

  • Diva! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Actor

  • Falchi: Falcons Special Squad(2017)

    as Francesco

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • Worldly Girl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    as Libero

  • Senza lasciare traccia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    as Bruno

  • Pietro Mennea - La freccia del sud (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Actor

  • Pietro Mennea - La freccia del Sud (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Show 2 episodes · as Pietro Mennea

  • Wondrous Boccaccio(2015)

    as Guiscardo

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Giro di giostra (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    as Damiano

  • Leopardi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    as Antonio Ranieri

  • Buongiorno Taranto (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Actor

  • Con il fiato sospeso (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Actor

  • Steel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as Alessio

  • Dormant Beauty(2012)

    as Roberto

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Henry (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as Gianni

  • The Young Montalbano(2012)

    Show 12 episodes · as Salvo Montalbano

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all shows

  • Il segreto dell'acqua (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Show 6 episodes · as Blasco Santocastro

  • Drifters(2011)

    as Damiano

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Scattered Cloud (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as Don Franco

  • We Believed (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Saverio Tambasco

  • Ten Winters (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as Silvestro

  • Marpiccolo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as Tonio, il Boss Locale

  • Principessa (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as Pietro

  • Fort Apache Napoli (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as Rico

  • All Human Rights for All (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    as Militare di Leva (Art. 5)

  • The Past Is a Foreign Land (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    as Francesco

  • È andata così (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Tony

  • Zustissia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Beniamino Zuncheddu

Career shape

Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 45 titles, 43 of them dated from 2008 to 2026; peak year 2024.

Biggest box office

Primavera (2025)

$6.3M worldwide

Highest rated

The Count of Monte Cristo (2024)

Midcredits 90th

Film career

20082026

Peak 2024 · at the high point of their film career. 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.

  • 2008Screen debut· The Past Is a Foreign Land
  • 2012First top-billed film· Steel
  • 2012Career best· The Young Montalbano
  • 2023Career best· Palazzina LAF

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting45 of 45: 44 only acting, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score43rdDirecting1 of 45: 0 only directing, 1 with another roleWriting1 of 45: 0 only writing, 1 with another role

By decade

2000s6 · acting2010s22 · acting2020s15 · 15 acting · 1 crew

Billing

usually 2nd · top billed in 39% of 18 roles
081318

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.

Awards

3 major awards from 3 major nominations, 2010–2016.

  1. 2016
    • Venice award, won · Best Actor
  2. 2012
    • Venice award, won
  3. 2010
    • Berlinale award, won

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.

How do Michele Riondino's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 36th percentile, the median of all 8; across their 8 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 49th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

49thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Approval · how many liked their films

25thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Reach · how many have seen their films

63rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Midcredits score across 12 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up3
  • 50th to 74th2
  • 25th to 49th4
  • Below 25th3

Shape of the crowd

5 of their 12 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Panned1
  • Crowd Pleaser4
  • Broadly Agreed2
  • Mixed5

Most divisive · actor

Drifters (2011)

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

Most loved · actor

The Count of Monte Cristo (2024)

Midcredits 90th · 90% liked

Reviewers score the acting 68/100 in their films, across 5 reviewed titles; fans 82, detractors 59. 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 Michele Riondino'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 49 · 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 Michele Riondino work with?

People who share at least 2 of Michele Riondino's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Ludovica Rampoldi shares the most, 2.

Writers

Actors

Editors

Producers

Mixed roles