Federico Fellini, Knight Grand Cross (January 20, 1920 – October 31, 1993), was an Italian film director and screenwriter. Known for a distinct style that blends fantasy and baroque images, he is considered one of the most influential and widely revered filmmakers of the 20th century. Personal and highly idiosyncratic visions of society, Fellini's films are a unique combination of memory, dreams, fantasy, surrealism and desire. The adjectives "Fellinian" and "Felliniesque" are "synonymous with any kind of extravagant, fanciful, even baroque image in the cinema and in art in general". In a career spanning almost fifty years, Fellini won the Palme d'Or for La Dolce Vita, was nominated for twelve Academy Awards, and directed four motion pictures that won Oscars in the category of Best Foreign Language Film. In 1993, he was awarded an honorary Oscar for Lifetime Achievement at the 65th Annual Academy Awards in Los Angeles.
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Biography from TMDB.
- January 20, 1920
- October 31, 1993 (aged 73)
- Rimini, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
- Writer, director and actor
- 29 on MovieCove · 64 credits in all
Known for
What are Federico Fellini's films like?
Across their 29 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Society.
Genres
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
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 5 · Wry 3 · Earnest 21
A split, not a type: Light 12 · Serious 8 · Dark 9
A split, not a type: Grounded 12 · Stylized 4 · Heightened 13
Gentle 8 · Charged 15 · Intense 6
A split, not a type: Steady 13 · Shifting 10 · Whiplash 6
Straight-faced 9 · Some laughs 16 · Funny 4
Slow burn 19 · Even-paced 10 · Relentless 0
Casual 7 · Engaged 18 · Full focus 4
Easy watch 10 · Affecting 12 · Heavy 7
A split, not a type: Resolved 13 · Open-ended 7 · Ambiguous 9
Moods and endings
- Happy5
- Bittersweet12
- Tragic5
- Ambiguous5
- Cyclical2
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 Federico Fellini's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 13 of their 29 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on The Criterion Channel (11).
- We All Loved Each Other So Much (1974) · actor
- Rome, Open City (1945) · writer
- La Strada (1954) · director, writer
- I Vitelloni (1953) · director, writer
- 8½ (1963) · director, writer
- Amarcord (1973) · director, writer
- Paisan (1946) · actor, writer
- Juliet of the Spirits (1965) · director, writer
- The Ship Sails On (1983) · director, writer
- The Flowers of St. Francis (1950) · writer
- Spirits of the Dead (1968) · director, writer
Subscription and free streaming for Federico Fellini'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
64 credits, 29 with a MovieCove page; 62 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.
Naples to New York(2024)
Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all filmsFellini by Fellini (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)
Morceaux de Cannes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)
How Strange to be Named Federico (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)
Hollywood sul Tevere (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)
Fellini's TV Advertisements (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)
The King of Ads (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)
The Voice of the Moon(1990)
Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films
Intervista (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)
Ginger & Fred(1986)
Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all filmsPesto kai tha ginei (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)
Il tassinaro (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)
The Ship Sails On(1983)
Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all filmsLa dolce vita 20 anni dopo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)
City of Women(1980)
Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films
Orchestra Rehearsal (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)
Fellini's Casanova(1976)
Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films
Amarcord(1973)
Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films
Roma(1972)
Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films
The Clowns(1970)
Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films
Fellini: The Director as Creator (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)
Satyricon(1969)
Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films
Fellini: A Director’s Notebook (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)
Sweet Charity(1969)
Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films
Spirits of the Dead(1968)
Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films
Toby Dammit(1968)
Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films
Juliet of the Spirits(1965)
Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all filmsZavoli racconta Fellini (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)
8½(1963)
Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films
Boccaccio '70(1962)
Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films
The Temptation of Dr. Antonio (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)
La Dolce Vita(1960)
Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films
Fortunella (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)
Nights of Cabiria(1957)
Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films
The Swindle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)
La Strada(1954)
Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films
Where Is Freedom?(1954)
Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films
Love in the City(1953)
Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films
I Vitelloni(1953)
Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films
The Bandit of Tacca del Lupo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)
The White Sheik(1952)
Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films
Position Wanted (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)
Four Ways Out(1951)
Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films
The Ways of Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)
Variety Lights (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)
The Path of Hope (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)
The Mill on the Po (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)
In the Name of the Law (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)
City of Pain (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)
L'Amore (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)
Without Pity (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)
Il passatore (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1947)
Flesh Will Surrender(1947)
Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films
Paisan(1946)
Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films
Rome, Open City(1945)
Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all filmsChi l'ha visto? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)
The Last Wagon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)
The Peddler and the Lady (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)
Quarta pagina (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)
There's Room Up Ahead (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)
Interviews for "INTERVISTA" (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
The Thousand Miles (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Career shape
A full career of 64 titles, 62 of them dated from 1942 to 2024.
Biggest box office
Naples to New York (2024)
Highest rated
Nights of Cabiria (1957)
Most popular right now
8½ (1963)
Film career
- 1946Screen debut· Paisan
Billing
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. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30.
How do Federico Fellini's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 85th percentile, the median of all 29; across their 29 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 81st percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up24
- 50th to 74th5
Shape of the crowd
None of their 29 titles divides audiences: 18 are Crowd Pleasers.
- Universally Loved11
- Crowd Pleaser18
Reviewers score the dialogue 54/100 and the plot and story 43/100 in their films, across 24 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a writer.
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 Federico Fellini's work okay for kids?
Across up to 14 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore and profanity run lighter than most films.
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 Federico Fellini work with?
People who share at least 2 of Federico Fellini's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Nino Rota shares the most, 16.
Directors
- Roberto RosselliniShared titles: The Flowers of St. Francis (1950), Paisan (1946), Rome, Open City (1945)See all 3 shared titles with Roberto Rossellini
- Alberto LattuadaShared titles: Love in the City (1953), Flesh Will Surrender (1947)See all 2 shared titles with Alberto Lattuada
Writers
- Tullio PinelliShared titles: Naples to New York (2024), The Voice of the Moon (1990), Ginger & Fred (1986), Juliet of the Spirits (1965), 8½ (1963), Boccaccio '70 (1962), La Dolce Vita (1960), Nights of Cabiria (1957), La Strada (1954), I Vitelloni (1953), Love in the City (1953), The White Sheik (1952) and 1 moreSee newest 12 of 13 shared titles with Tullio Pinelli
- Ennio FlaianoShared titles: Juliet of the Spirits (1965), 8½ (1963), Boccaccio '70 (1962), La Dolce Vita (1960), Nights of Cabiria (1957), La Strada (1954), I Vitelloni (1953), The White Sheik (1952)See all 8 shared titles with Ennio Flaiano
- Bernardino ZapponiShared titles: City of Women (1980), Fellini's Casanova (1976), Roma (1972), The Clowns (1970), Satyricon (1969), Spirits of the Dead (1968), Toby Dammit (1968)See all 7 shared titles with Bernardino Zapponi
- Brunello RondiShared titles: City of Women (1980), Satyricon (1969), Juliet of the Spirits (1965), 8½ (1963), Boccaccio '70 (1962), La Dolce Vita (1960), The Flowers of St. Francis (1950)See all 7 shared titles with Brunello Rondi
Actors
- Giulietta MasinaShared titles: Federico Fellini - un autoritratto ritrovato (2000), The Hollywood Collection: Anthony Quinn an Original (1990), Ginger & Fred (1986), Juliet of the Spirits (1965), Nights of Cabiria (1957), La Strada (1954), The White Sheik (1952)See all 7 shared titles with Giulietta Masina
- Marcello MastroianniShared titles: The Magic of Fellini (2002), Federico Fellini - un autoritratto ritrovato (2000), Ginger & Fred (1986), City of Women (1980), 8½ (1963), La Dolce Vita (1960)See all 6 shared titles with Marcello Mastroianni
- Anita EkbergShared titles: The Magic of Fellini (2002), Federico Fellini - un autoritratto ritrovato (2000), Boccaccio '70 (1962), La Dolce Vita (1960)See all 4 shared titles with Anita Ekberg
- Gina LollobrigidaShared titles: The Hollywood Collection: Anthony Quinn an Original (1990), Four Ways Out (1951), Flesh Will Surrender (1947)See all 3 shared titles with Gina Lollobrigida
Composers, cinematographers and editors
- Nino RotaShared titles: Fellini's Casanova (1976), Amarcord (1973), Roma (1972), The Clowns (1970), Satyricon (1969), Spirits of the Dead (1968), Toby Dammit (1968), Juliet of the Spirits (1965), 8½ (1963), Boccaccio '70 (1962), La Dolce Vita (1960), Nights of Cabiria (1957) and 4 moreSee newest 12 of 16 shared titles with Nino Rota
- Ruggero MastroianniShared titles: Ginger & Fred (1986), The Ship Sails On (1983), City of Women (1980), Fellini's Casanova (1976), Amarcord (1973), Roma (1972), The Clowns (1970), Satyricon (1969), Spirits of the Dead (1968), Toby Dammit (1968), Juliet of the Spirits (1965)See all 11 shared titles with Ruggero Mastroianni
- Giuseppe RotunnoShared titles: The Ship Sails On (1983), City of Women (1980), Fellini's Casanova (1976), Amarcord (1973), Roma (1972), Satyricon (1969), Spirits of the Dead (1968), Toby Dammit (1968), Boccaccio '70 (1962)See all 9 shared titles with Giuseppe Rotunno
- Otello MartelliShared titles: Boccaccio '70 (1962), La Dolce Vita (1960), La Strada (1954), I Vitelloni (1953), The Flowers of St. Francis (1950), Paisan (1946)See all 6 shared titles with Otello Martelli
Producers
- Alberto GrimaldiShared titles: Ginger & Fred (1986), Fellini's Casanova (1976), Satyricon (1969), Spirits of the Dead (1968), Toby Dammit (1968)See all 5 shared titles with Alberto Grimaldi
- Angelo RizzoliShared titles: Juliet of the Spirits (1965), 8½ (1963), La Dolce Vita (1960), The Flowers of St. Francis (1950)See all 4 shared titles with Angelo Rizzoli
- Giuseppe AmatoShared titles: La Dolce Vita (1960), The Flowers of St. Francis (1950), Rome, Open City (1945)See all 3 shared titles with Giuseppe Amato
- Dino De LaurentiisShared titles: The Magic of Fellini (2002), Nights of Cabiria (1957), La Strada (1954)See all 3 shared titles with Dino De Laurentiis
Mixed roles
- Marcello PaglieroShared titles: Paisan (1946), Rome, Open City (1945)See all 2 shared titles with Marcello Pagliero
