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Fortunato Cerlino

Fortunato Cerlino

Actor, also director and writer · Born June 17, 1971 (55) · Napoli (Italy)

Fortunato Cerlino was born on 17 June 1971 in Naples, Campania, Italy. He is an actor and director, known for Inferno (2016), Den of Thieves: Pantera (2025) and Gomorrah (2008). He has been married to Antonella Sava since 21 July 2018. They have one child.

Biography from IMDb.

Born
June 17, 1971 (55)
From
Napoli (Italy)
Works as
Actor, also director and writer
Titles
17 on MovieCove · 55 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 157 days to Oct 28Down 19% in 30 days

What are Fortunato Cerlino's films like?

Across their 8 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Power.

Genres

Crime2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 19th percentile
: browse their Crime movies
Drama2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 69th 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
Self
32%
Power
18%
Bonds
17%
Survival
17%
Morality
11%
Society
3%
Identity2 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds2 titles, browse their movies with this themeGrief2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 7 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Dark: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their dark movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 0 · Serious 3 · Dark 4

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

Grounded 1 · Stylized 4 · Heightened 2

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

Gentle 0 · Charged 5 · Intense 2

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

A split, not a type: Steady 3 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 2

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

Straight-faced 5 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 1

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

Slow burn 1 · Even-paced 5 · Relentless 1

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 4 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 5 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

7 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 2 of 7 analyzed roles.

Hero
2 of 7
Shadow
2 of 7
Mentor
2 of 7
Herald
1 of 7
Show the 7 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
6
Melancholic
3
Dread
2
Absurd
2
Cold
1
Other
6

How their films linger

Bittersweet4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Happy1
  • Bittersweet4
  • Ambiguous2
  • Cyclical1

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 Fortunato Cerlino's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 12 of their 17 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Netflix (5).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Fortunato Cerlino'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

55 credits, 17 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • Avemmaria(2025)

    Director · Novel · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Hello Warsaw (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    as Antonio

  • Eyes Everywhere (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Actor

  • Den of Thieves: Pantera(2025)

    as Zamba

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films

  • Fanum (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Actor

  • Sempre al tuo fianco (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Show 12 episodes · as Egidio Merlo

  • Gomorra - La Serie: 10 anni dopo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Actor

  • Mascaria (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Actor

  • Marconi: The Man Who Networked the World (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Show 4 episodes · as Benito Mussolini

  • 8 Days in August (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Actor

  • Gospel According to Mary (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    as Sacerdote

  • The Palace(2023)

    as Tonino

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • Maria Corleone (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Show 12 episodes · as Luciano Corleone

  • Una commedia pericolosa (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    as Commissario Laneve

  • I Hate Christmas(2022)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all shows

  • Lamborghini: The Legend(2022)

    as Antonio Lamborghini

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Story of Your Life (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    as Tommy

  • DI4RIES(2022)

    Show 15 episodes · as Paolo Agresti

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all shows

  • Sex, Uncut – L’amore e il sesso fuori copione (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Show 10 episodes · Actor

  • American Night(2021)

    as Shaky

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films

  • Until the last breath (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Show 12 episodes · as Cosimo Patruno

  • Il giudizio (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    as Ettore Senior

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

    as Bruno

  • A Bunch of Bastards(2021)

    as Caligola

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • The Great Wave (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Actor

  • Bad Habits Die Hard (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    as Emanno

  • Happy Birthday (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Actor

  • Coureur(2018)

    as Bruno Leone

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Carlo & Malik (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Show 12 episodes · as Mario Muzo

  • Romolo + Giuly: La guerra mondiale italiana (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Show 18 episodes · as Don Alfonso

  • Be Kind (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Actor

  • Britannia(2017)

    Show 9 episodes · as Vespasian

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all shows

  • Addio fottuti musi verdi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    as Felacone Senior

  • A Family (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    as Dott Minerva

  • Falchi: Falcons Special Squad(2017)

    as Peppe

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • The Red Door(2017)

    Show 12 episodes · as Marco Jamonte

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all shows

  • Socialmente Pericolosi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Actor

  • Inferno(2016)

    as Entrance Museum Guard

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Il Ministro (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    as Onorevole Rolando Giardi

  • Point Blank (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    as Marco Feri

  • Senza fiato (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Actor

  • Mafia Millionaires(2014)

    Thanks

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Gomorrah(2014)

    Show 24 episodes · as Pietro Savastano

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • Hannibal(2013)

    Show 4 episodes · as Insp. Rinaldo Pazzi

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • Il clan dei camorristi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Show 1 episode · as Maresciallo Faenza

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

    as Consigliere Comunale

  • Gomorrah(2008)

    as Farmer's son

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Don't Waste Your Time, Johnny! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as Ufficiale del distretto

  • L'ultima lezione (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Actor

  • The Theft of St. Peter's Treasure (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Actor

  • Ribelli per caso (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    as Giornalista 1

  • Midsummer Night Dance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    as (uncredited)

  • Come crimini e misfatti (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

  • Oltre il sipario (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Actor

  • Senza volto (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

Career shape

Star power in the 97th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 55 titles, 52 of them dated from 1999 to 2026; peak year 2016.

Biggest box office

Lamborghini: The Legend (2022)

$1.7M worldwide

Highest rated

Gomorrah (2014)

Midcredits 98th

Film career

19992026

Peak 2016 · back in prominent film roles after a quiet stretch. Top draw in 2 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.

  • 2009Screen debut· Fort Apache Napoli
  • 2017First top-billed film· Falchi

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting53 of 55: 53 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score51stDirecting1 of 55: 0 only directing, 1 with another roleWriting1 of 55: 0 only writing, 1 with another roleOther crew1 of 55: 1 only other crew, 0 with another role

By decade

1990s1 · acting2000s6 · acting2010s19 · 18 acting · 1 crew2020s26 · 25 acting · 1 crew

Billing

usually 6th · top billed in 7% of 14 roles
0919

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 Fortunato Cerlino's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 42nd percentile, the median of all 11; across their 7 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 31st percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

31stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Approval · how many liked their films

29thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Reach · how many have seen their films

49thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Midcredits score across 17 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up4
  • 50th to 74th5
  • 25th to 49th5
  • Below 25th3

Shape of the crowd

6 of their 17 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved2
  • Crowd Pleaser5
  • Broadly Agreed4
  • Mixed6

Most divisive · actor

A Bunch of Bastards (2021)

71st percentile spread · 42% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Gomorrah (2014)

Midcredits 98th · 94% liked

Reviewers score the acting 54/100 in their films, across 4 reviewed titles; fans 72, detractors 37. 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.

Who does Fortunato Cerlino work with?

People who share at least 2 of Fortunato Cerlino's MovieCove titles; Salvatore Esposito shares the most, 2.