Paolo Sorrentino

Paolo Sorrentino

May 31, 1970 · 56 years old

Paolo Sorrentino (Italian: [ˈpaːolo sorrenˈtiːno]; born 31 May 1970; Naples) is an Italian film director, screenwriter, and writer. He is considered one of the most prominent filmmakers of Italian cinema working today. He is known for visually striking and complex dramas and has often been compared…

Known For

13 titles
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Youth

Youth

2015 · 2h 4m · Movie

Retired orchestra conductor Fred Ballinger is on vacation with his daughter Lena and his film director best friend Mick Boyle in the Alps when he receives an invitation from Queen Elizabeth II to perform for Prince Philip's birthday.

7.4
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Parthenope

Parthenope

2024 · 2h 17m · Movie

A woman born in the sea of Naples in 1950 searches for happiness over the long summers of her youth, falling in love with her home city and its many memorable characters.

6.2
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The Great Beauty

The Great Beauty

2013 · 2h 21m · Movie

Jep Gambardella has seduced his way through the lavish nightlife of Rome for decades, but after his 65th birthday and a shock from the past, Jep looks past the nightclubs and parties to find a timeless landscape of absurd, exquisi...

7.7
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Grace

Grace

2025 · 2h 13m · Movie

A widowed Italian president faces moral crises over euthanasia legislation and pardoning killers while grappling with his late wife's infidelity during his final months in office.

7.5
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The Hand of God

The Hand of God

2021 · 2h 10m · Movie

In 1980s Naples, young Fabietto pursues his love for football as family tragedy strikes, shaping his uncertain but promising future as a filmmaker.

7.5
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This Must Be the Place

This Must Be the Place

2011 · 1h 58m · Movie

Cheyenne, a retired rock star living off his royalties in Dublin, returns to New York City to find the man responsible for a humiliation suffered by his recently deceased father during W.W.II.

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Loro

Loro

2018 · 2h 31m · Movie

An escort-service owner uses his girls to get close to politician/PM and media mogul Silvio Berlusconi, but in 2006 he's preoccupied with his shaky marriage and losing an election.

6.8
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Il Divo

Il Divo

2008 · 1h 50m · Movie

The story of Italian politician Giulio Andreotti, who has served as Prime Minister of Italy seven times since the restoration of democracy in 1946.

7.2
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The New Pope

The New Pope

2020 · 1h 0m · TV Show

Two Popes. Only one Vatican. A holy war to come.

8.0
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The Consequences of Love

The Consequences of Love

2004 · 1h 40m · Movie

An introverted man's life changes completely when he finds himself attracted to a young barmaid.

7.5
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The Family Friend

The Family Friend

2006 · 1h 42m · Movie

Geremia, an aging tailor/money lender, is a repulsive, mean, stingy man who lives alone in his shabby house with his scornful, bedridden mother. He has a morbid, obsessive relationship with money and he uses it to insinuate himsel...

7.1
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One Man Up

One Man Up

2012 · 1h 40m · Movie

The story of two men, both named Antonio Pisapia, who are on the decline and lead strangely parallel lives. One is a pop singer whose success ends after a sex scandal; the other is a football player whose career is cut short by an...

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Rio, I Love You

Rio, I Love You

2014 · 1h 50m · Movie

Third installment of the Cities of Love series (Paris, je t'aime / New York, I Love You / Rio, Eu Te Amo), this collective feature film is made of 10 stories of romance set in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

5.2