Mustafa Duygulu (1986) is an Amsterdam based director, screenwriter and actor, born to Turkish parents. Since graduating in 2009 from the Maastricht Academy of the Performing Arts, he appeared as leading or supporting actor in several high profiled films and series; WOLF, GODFORSAKEN and the yet to be released Netflix Original FOREVER RICH. As a screenwriter, Duygulu co-wrote the screenplays for Jim Taihuttu's Amazon Original THE EAST and Victor D. Ponten's feature film CATACOMBS. For the script of his short film SMOKE LIKE A TURK Mustafa was nominated for the Zilveren Krulstaart, the Dutch scenario prize. In 2016 he debuted as a film director with his short OMEGA, followed by single-play SUMMER BROTHERS which he both also wrote. Since then he has been one of the most sought after writer-directors of his generation in The Netherlands, directing four-episodes of the immensely popular crime series MOCRO MAFFIA, which was sold to Germany, Japan, France and Russia. The series was nominated for Best TV Drama at the Netherlands Film Festival. Currently Mustafa is developing his first feature film.
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Biography from TMDB.
- October 31, 1986 (39)
- İzmir, Turkey
- Actor, writer and director
- 9 on MovieCove · 39 credits in all
What are Mustafa Duygulu's films like?
Across a limited sample of 4 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Morality.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 1 · Wry 0 · Earnest 2
Light 0 · Serious 1 · Dark 2
Grounded 2 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 0
Gentle 0 · Charged 0 · Intense 3
Steady 0 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 2 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 1
Slow burn 1 · Even-paced 1 · Relentless 1
Casual 0 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 0
Easy watch 0 · Affecting 1 · Heavy 2
Resolved 2 · 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 Mustafa Duygulu's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 8 of their 9 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Prime Video (3).
Subscription and free streaming for Mustafa Duygulu'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
39 credits, 9 with a MovieCove page.
Geheime Liefde (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)
Tonnano (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)
De Achterblijvers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)
Nemesis(2024)
Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all shows
Arcadia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)
Magma (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)
The Golden Hour(2022)
Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all shows
Modern Love Amsterdam(2022)
Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all shows
Mocro Mafia: Meltem (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)
Forever Rich(2021)
Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films
Herman Kills! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)
The East(2020)
Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films
Commandos (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)
Dertigers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)
Nieuw Zeer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)
Van der Valk(2020)
Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all shows
Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films
Colosseum (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)
DNA (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)
All You Need Is Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)
Mocro Maffia(2018)
Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows
Summer Brothers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)
Catacombe (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)
Gold Leaf (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)
Nightshade (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)
De Mannentester (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)
Voor Elkaar Gemaakt (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)
Omega (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)
Flikken Rotterdam (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)
Freeze (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)
Celblok H (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)
Wolf(2013)
Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all filmsSmoke Like a Turk (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)
Bowy Is Inside (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)
Godforsaken True Killers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)
Amsterdam Paradise (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)
Biz (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)
Flikken Maastricht (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)
Grand Hotel by the Sea (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Career shape
Star power in the 73rd percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 38 titles, 37 of them dated from 2007 to 2026; peak year 2021.
Biggest box office
Wolf (2013)
Highest rated
Wolf (2013)
Most popular right now
Modern Love Amsterdam (2022)
Film career
Peak 2021 · at the high point of their film career. 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.
- 2013Screen debut· Wolf
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.
How do Mustafa Duygulu's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 69th percentile, the median of all 4; across a limited sample of 3 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 64th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up2
- 50th to 74th5
- 25th to 49th1
- Below 25th1
Shape of the crowd
None of their 9 titles divides audiences: 4 are Crowd Pleasers.
- Universally Loved1
- Crowd Pleaser4
- Broadly Agreed2
- Mixed2
Reviewers score the acting 73/100 in their films, across 3 reviewed titles; fans 79, 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 Mustafa Duygulu work with?
People who share at least 2 of Mustafa Duygulu's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Jim Taihuttu shares the most, 2.
Directors
- Jim TaihuttuShared titles: The East (2020), Wolf (2013)See all 2 shared titles with Jim Taihuttu
Actors
- Jonas SmuldersShared titles: Forever Rich (2021), The East (2020)See all 2 shared titles with Jonas Smulders
- Marwan KenzariShared titles: The East (2020), Wolf (2013)See all 2 shared titles with Marwan Kenzari
Cinematographers and editors
- Emiel NuningaShared titles: Modern Love Amsterdam (2022), The East (2020)See all 2 shared titles with Emiel Nuninga
- Lennart VerstegenShared titles: The East (2020), Wolf (2013)See all 2 shared titles with Lennart Verstegen
Producers
- Julius PontenShared titles: The East (2020), Wolf (2013)See all 2 shared titles with Julius Ponten
- Philip HarthoornShared titles: The East (2020), Wolf (2013)See all 2 shared titles with Philip Harthoorn