Roberto Saviano
Writer · Born September 22, 1979 (47) · Naples, Campania, Italy
Berlinale award winner
Roberto Saviano was born on 22 September 1979 in Naples, Campania, Italy. He is a writer and producer, known for Gomorrah (2008), Piranhas (2019) and Gomorrah (2014).
Biography from IMDb.
- September 22, 1979 (47)
- Naples, Campania, Italy
- Writer
- 5 on Motif · 23 credits in all
Known for
What are Roberto Saviano's films like?
Across a limited sample of 4 Motif titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Survival.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 4
Light 0 · Serious 1 · Dark 3
Grounded 4 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 0
Gentle 0 · Charged 2 · Intense 2
Steady 1 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 4 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 0
Slow burn 1 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 1
Casual 0 · Engaged 4 · Full focus 0
Easy watch 0 · Affecting 1 · Heavy 3
Resolved 3 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
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 Roberto Saviano's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 4 of their 5 Motif titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on HBO Max (2).
Subscription and free streaming for Roberto Saviano's titles on Motif; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Motif 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
23 credits, 5 with a Motif page; 14 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.
Gomorrah: The Origins (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2026)
R.I.P. - Roast-in-Peace (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2025)
Il Grande Romanzo della Bibbia - i peccati dell'uomo (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2025)
Il Grande Romanzo della Bibbia - La creazione (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2025)
The Man Who Wanted to Change the World (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2025)
A Story Called Gomorrah - The Series (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2021)
Dangerous Old People (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2021)
ZeroZeroZero (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2020)
Piranhas(2019)
Motif score: 63rd percentile of all films
The Immortal(2019)
Motif score: 75th percentile of all films
Basement Café (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2018)
Be Kind (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2018)
Il mondo dei Narcos (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2018)
Kings of Crime (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2017)
Ferrante Fever (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2017)
Untraditional (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2016)
Gomorrah(2014)
Motif score: 98th percentile of all shows
Tatanka(2011)
Motif score: 41st percentile of all films
Gomorrah(2008)
Motif score: 85th percentile of all films
I'm Still Alive (not in the Motif catalog yet)
L'amore mio non muore (not in the Motif catalog yet)
Super Santos (not in the Motif catalog yet)
Vieni via con me (not in the Motif catalog yet)
Career shape
A full career of 22 titles, 18 of them dated from 2008 to 2026.
Awards
Won a Berlinale award in 2019, Best Screenplay.
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 Roberto Saviano's films land?
Their typical Motif film has a Motif score in the 69th percentile, the median of all 4; across a limited sample of 4 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 72nd percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up3
- 50th to 74th1
- 25th to 49th1
Shape of the crowd
None of their 5 titles divides audiences: 2 are Crowd Pleasers.
- Universally Loved1
- Crowd Pleaser2
- Mixed2
Reviewers score the dialogue 57/100 and the plot and story 47/100 in their films, across 3 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 Motif 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.
Who does Roberto Saviano work with?
People who share at least 2 of Roberto Saviano's Motif titles, grouped by what they did on them; Maurizio Braucci shares the most, 3.
Writers
- Maurizio BraucciShared titles: Piranhas (2019), Tatanka (2011), Gomorrah (2008)See all 3 shared titles with Maurizio Braucci
- Massimo GaudiosoShared titles: Tatanka (2011), Gomorrah (2008)See all 2 shared titles with Massimo Gaudioso
Producers
- Gianluca ChiarettiShared titles: Piranhas (2019), Gomorrah (2008)See all 2 shared titles with Gianluca Chiaretti