Born and raised in Istanbul, Evrenol studied Film Studies and Art History at the University of Kent at Canterbury. Upon graduating, he has independently written, directed and produced short horror films, which won him several international awards, as well as being officially selected to more than 40 international genre film festivals around the world. His feature debut film Baskin (2015), based on his 2013 short film of the same title, premiered at Toronto International Film Festival's Midnight Madness section, and awarded the Best Director at Austin Fantasticfest's New Wave Awards.
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Biography from TMDB.
- August 19, 1982 (44)
- Istanbul, Turkey
- Director, writer, editor and producer
- 8 on MovieCove · 27 credits in all
What are Can Evrenol's films like?
Across their 7 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Morality.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 6
Light 0 · Serious 2 · Dark 4
A split, not a type: Grounded 2 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 3
Gentle 0 · Charged 1 · Intense 5
Steady 1 · Shifting 4 · Whiplash 1
Straight-faced 6 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 0
A split, not a type: Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 1 · Relentless 3
Casual 0 · Engaged 4 · Full focus 2
Easy watch 0 · Affecting 2 · Heavy 4
A split, not a type: Resolved 3 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 2
Moods and endings
- Bittersweet1
- Tragic2
- Ambiguous4
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 Can Evrenol's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 3 of their 8 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.
Subscription and free streaming for Can Evrenol'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
27 credits, 8 with a MovieCove page.
The Turkish Coffee Table(2025)
Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films
Sayara(2024)
Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films
The List of Those Who Love Me (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)
Orta! Kafa! Aşk! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)
Naked (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)
The Field Guide to Evil(2018)
Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films
Girl with No Mouth(2019)
Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films
The Protector(2018)
Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all shows
Housewife(2017)
Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films
What Severed Remains (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)
Baskin(2015)
Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films
Drawers(2015)
Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films
Love + Math (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)
Baskın (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)
The Pencil (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)
Gong (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)
Get Them (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)
To My Mother and Father (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)
My Grandmother (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)
Festival of the Sacrifice (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)
The Chest (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)
Screws (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)
Disciple (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)
The Date (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)
Emily (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)
Beril_XXX (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
The Blind Djinn of Infidelity (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Career shape
A full career of 27 titles, 25 of them dated from 2006 to 2026.
Biggest box office
Baskin (2015)
Highest rated
The Turkish Coffee Table (2025)
Most popular right now
The Protector (2018)
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 Can Evrenol's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 37th percentile, the median of all 7; across their 6 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 31st percentile for acclaim.
- 50th to 74th2
- 25th to 49th4
- Below 25th2
Shape of the crowd
5 of their 8 titles are Mixed.
- Cult Classic2
- Crowd Pleaser1
- Mixed5
Reviewers score the atmosphere 72/100 and the pacing 40/100 in their films, across 6 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a director.
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 Can Evrenol's work okay for kids?
Across a limited sample of up to 4 MovieCove titles with content scores.
Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.
Who does Can Evrenol work with?
People who share at least 2 of Can Evrenol's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Müge Büyüktalas shares the most, 4.
Writers
- Cem ÖzüduruShared titles: Girl with No Mouth (2019), Housewife (2017), Baskin (2015)See all 3 shared titles with Cem Özüduru
Actors
- Elif SevinçShared titles: The Turkish Coffee Table (2025), Girl with No Mouth (2019)See all 2 shared titles with Elif Sevinç
Composers and editors
- Volkan AkaalpShared titles: The Turkish Coffee Table (2025), Sayara (2024)See all 2 shared titles with Volkan Akaalp
- Erkan ÖzekanShared titles: Girl with No Mouth (2019), Baskin (2015)See all 2 shared titles with Erkan Özekan
Producers
- Müge BüyüktalasShared titles: Girl with No Mouth (2019), The Field Guide to Evil (2018), Housewife (2017), Baskin (2015)See all 4 shared titles with Müge Büyüktalas
- Batuhan ErolShared titles: The Turkish Coffee Table (2025), Sayara (2024)See all 2 shared titles with Batuhan Erol