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Efe Cakarel

Efe Cakarel

Producer · Born April 7, 1976 (50) · İzmir, Turkey

Efe Çakarel is a Turkish entrepreneur, most known as the founder and CEO of MUBI.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
April 7, 1976 (50)
From
İzmir, Turkey
Works as
Producer
Titles
21 on MovieCove · 30 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 156 days to Oct 27Up 33% in 30 days

What are Efe Cakarel's films like?

Across their 15 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Society.

Genres

Drama11 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 58th percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Documentary3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 79th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Documentary 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
27%
Society
20%
Bonds
18%
Survival
17%
Morality
14%
Power
2%
Ideas
1%
Displacement4 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds4 titles, browse their movies with this themeTrauma3 titles, browse their movies with this themeGrief3 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity3 titles, browse their movies with this themeGuilt2 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love2 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 15 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Dark: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their dark movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 2 · Serious 3 · Dark 10

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

Grounded 6 · Stylized 6 · Heightened 3

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

Gentle 1 · Charged 10 · Intense 4

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

Steady 6 · Shifting 8 · Whiplash 1

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

Straight-faced 10 · Some laughs 5 · Funny 0

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 9 · Even-paced 6 · Relentless 0

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 4 · Engaged 7 · Full focus 4

Heavy: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their heavy movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

Easy watch 1 · Affecting 4 · Heavy 10

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

A split, not a type: Resolved 4 · Open-ended 4 · Ambiguous 7

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
8
Melancholic
9
Dread
6
Contemplative
7
Hopeful
3
Other
9

How their films linger

Thought-provoking7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteWistful3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy1
  • Bittersweet9
  • Ambiguous5

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 Efe Cakarel's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 17 of their 21 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on MUBI (12).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Efe Cakarel'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

30 credits, 21 with a MovieCove page.

  • Let Love In (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2027)

    Executive Producer

  • A Long Winter(2026)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • The Illusion of an Everlasting Summer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Executive Producer

  • Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma(2026)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Fatherland(2026)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Rosebush Pruning(2026)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • Pulp: What Do You Do for an Encore?(2026)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Father Mother Sister Brother(2025)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • The Mastermind(2025)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Die My Love(2025)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Agon(2025)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Magic Farm (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Executive Producer

  • Harvest(2024)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Bring Them Down(2024)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • The End(2024)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • My First Film(2024)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

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

    Executive Producer

  • Gasoline Rainbow(2023)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Memory(2023)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • One Fine Morning(2022)

    Co-Producer

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • The Future Tense(2022)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Mister Organ(2022)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Our Men(2021)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • Farewell Amor(2020)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Port Authority(2019)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Trees Down Here (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Producer

  • Ashes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Producer

  • If Love Should Die (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Executive Producer

  • Maniac Cop (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Executive Producer

  • My Mother and Yours (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Executive Producer

Career shape

A full career of 27 titles, 22 of them dated from 2012 to 2026.

Biggest box office

Die My Love (2025)

$12M worldwide

Highest rated

Pulp: What Do You Do for an Encore? (2026)

Midcredits 92nd

Most popular right now

Memory (2023)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Producing27 of 27: 27 only producing, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score60th

By decade

2010s3 · crew2020s19 · crew

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 Efe Cakarel's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 60th percentile, the median of all 21; across their 15 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 71st percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

71stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 15

Approval · how many liked their films

62ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 15

Reach · how many have seen their films

76thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 15

Midcredits score across 21 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up6
  • 50th to 74th10
  • 25th to 49th3
  • Below 25th2

Shape of the crowd

10 of their 21 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Crowd Pleaser10
  • Broadly Agreed3
  • Mixed8

Most divisive · producer

Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma (2026)

55th percentile spread · 19% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · producer

Pulp: What Do You Do for an Encore? (2026)

Midcredits 92nd · 77% liked

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 Efe Cakarel's work okay for kids?

Across up to 5 MovieCove titles with content scores, sex & nudity runs heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Sex & Nudity5 titles25–65 · median 44 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity3 titlesmedian 64 · intenseMedian of all films: 36

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Efe Cakarel work with?

People who share at least 2 of Efe Cakarel's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Bobby Allen shares the most, 10.

Producers