Argyris Papadimitropoulos was born the year the Ramones released their legendary debut album, and this might somewhat explain his punk temperament. After directing two multi-awarded shorts (Pendulum, 2003 and Tender, 2004) and receiving a Berlinale Talent Campus stamp on his film passport, Argyris went on to become the youngest Greek filmmaker to direct a box-office feature hit. Bank Bang, which came out in 2008, went on to become a major commercial and critical hit, with 500.000 BO admissions and rave reviews. The film also won the First Time Director Award from the Hellenic Film Academy. His follow-up, 2011’s Wasted Youth, opened the 40th Rotterdam International Film Festival and has since travelled to more than 40 festivals around the world, such as Toronto, BAFICI, Karlovy Vary, Munich among others. His latest film Suntan (2016) premiered in Rotterdam Film Festival and SXSW's Narrative Spotlight. Right after that Suntan won the best film award in Edinburgh film festival, the youth jury award in Brussels and a nomination for the Lux Prize of the European Parliament. You can catch it in a festival near you and in early 2017 it will reach the US, French, Australian, British, and Korean amongst many more screens worldwide. (World Sales - Visit Films). Argyris is constantly making films and doing whatever he can to shoot projects. Up to this day, Argyris has directed more than 200 commercials, rising to become one of Europe’s top ad directors. He often puts on his producer hat with his own Oxymoron Films, presenting the world with award-winning features such as Berlinale’s sensation At Home (2014). Last but not least, Argyris has no hobbies whatsoever.
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Biography from TMDB.
- July 23, 1976 (50)
- Athens, Greece
- Producer, director and writer
- 3 on MovieCove · 16 credits in all
What are Argyris Papadimitropoulos' films like?
Across a limited sample of 3 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Society.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 3
Light 0 · Serious 1 · Dark 2
Grounded 3 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 0
Gentle 0 · Charged 2 · Intense 1
Steady 1 · Shifting 1 · Whiplash 1
Straight-faced 3 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 0
Slow burn 1 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 0
Casual 1 · Engaged 1 · Full focus 1
Easy watch 0 · Affecting 1 · Heavy 2
Resolved 0 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 1
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 Argyris Papadimitropoulos' films?
As of October 24, 2026, 2 of their 3 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.
Subscription and free streaming for Argyris Papadimitropoulos' 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
16 credits, 3 with a MovieCove page.
Electra7 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)
Comandante Fritz (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)
METS (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)
Don't Ever Leave Me (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)
Monday(2020)
Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films
They Sing, They Mate, They Keep on Singing (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)
Suntan(2016)
Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films
At Home(2014)
Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films
Boy Eating the Bird's Food (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)
Properties Of 2 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)
Wasted Youth (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)
Βank Bang (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)
Gas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)
Summer Holidays (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)
Tender (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)
Oh, How Fun! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Career shape
A full career of 15 titles, 14 of them dated from 2004 to 2025.
How do Argyris Papadimitropoulos' films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 47th percentile, the median of all 3; across a limited sample of 3 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 45th percentile for acclaim.
- 50th to 74th1
- 25th to 49th2
Shape of the crowd
2 of their 3 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Crowd Pleaser2
- Mixed1
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 Argyris Papadimitropoulos work with?
People who share at least 2 of Argyris Papadimitropoulos' MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Marisha Triantafyllidou shares the most, 3.
Actors
- Marisha TriantafyllidouShared titles: Monday (2020), Suntan (2016), At Home (2014)See all 3 shared titles with Marisha Triantafyllidou
- Alexandros LogothetisShared titles: Monday (2020), At Home (2014)See all 2 shared titles with Alexandros Logothetis
- Syllas TzoumerkasShared titles: Monday (2020), Suntan (2016)See all 2 shared titles with Syllas Tzoumerkas
- Giannis TsortekisShared titles: Suntan (2016), At Home (2014)See all 2 shared titles with Giannis Tsortekis
Cinematographers and editors
- Christos KaramanisShared titles: Monday (2020), Suntan (2016)See all 2 shared titles with Christos Karamanis
- Napoleon StratogiannakisShared titles: Monday (2020), Suntan (2016)See all 2 shared titles with Napoleon Stratogiannakis
Producers
- Christos V. KonstantakopoulosShared titles: Monday (2020), Suntan (2016)See all 2 shared titles with Christos V. Konstantakopoulos
- Lasse ScharpenShared titles: Suntan (2016), At Home (2014)See all 2 shared titles with Lasse Scharpen