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Francesco Cinquemani

Director and writer · Born May 26, 1978 (48) · Rome, Lazio, Italy

He became author, screenwriter and director after a long career as a journalist and director of magazines. He is working on the movie The Poison Rose with John Travolta, Morgan Freeman, Forest Withaker and on Trinity of the Soul, a series of documentary-films shot in Italy and India. His latest film Beyond The Edge with Antonio Banderas is released worldwide. Andròn - The Black Labyrinth with Alec Baldwin, Danny Glover and Skin (presented among other festivals at Trieste+Fiction, Los Angeles-Italia, Supernova in Manchester, Ferrara Film Festival, ICFF in Toronto) represent his debut in a fiction feature film. He have written Memento Reset, the remake of the movie by Chistopher Nolan. He is director and co-author of Offstagw - Lontano dal palco a long feature documentary on a group of prison inmate-actors that was presented at the Noir in Festival, Nastri d'Argento (Italian Silver Ribbon Awards) and at the Los Angeles-Italia film festival. He is author and director of Light News the cinema show of the prestigious Istituto Luce Cinecittà. He is creator and author for RAI of the cult sitcom Virus (59 episodes shot from 2010 to 2012). He is co-author of Buio at tv-Movie for Mediaset with Valentina Cervi, Andrea Osvart, Margareth Madè and Kasia Smutniak. He has written and co-directed the program "Ciufoli tra le stelle" for Sky Cinema. He wrote, produced and/or directed more than seventy short films and has participated at numerous Festivals both Italian and International (Critics Week in Cannes, Giornate degli autori - Venice Days, Roma Fiction Fest, Locarno Film Festival, Los Angeles-Italia Festival, RIFF - Rome Independent Film Festival, Fantafestival, Lille Short Film Festival, Cinecittà Digital Award). He directed various advertising campaign including fashion videos for Bulgari and is author of the Antimafia campaign Ritroviamo l'onore (with Nino Frassica, Loredana Cannata, Marcello Mazzarella and Corrado Fortuna). At theatre he directed the Compagnia Stabile Assai, the oldest Theatre Companyof of prisoners-actors.

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Biography from IMDb.

Born
May 26, 1978 (48)
From
Rome, Lazio, Italy
Works as
Director and writer
Titles
7 on MovieCove
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)

Known for

What are Francesco Cinquemani's films like?

Across their 7 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Bonds.

Genres

Action2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 8th percentile
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Crime2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 10th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime 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
Survival
28%
Bonds
26%
Morality
16%
Self
14%
Ideas
11%
Society
4%
Survival3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds3 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 7 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 3 · Serious 0 · Dark 4

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

Grounded 3 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 1

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

A split, not a type: Gentle 2 · Charged 2 · Intense 3

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

Steady 3 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 1

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

Straight-faced 4 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 0

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

A split, not a type: Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 4 · Relentless 0

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

A split, not a type: Casual 3 · Engaged 4 · Full focus 0

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

A split, not a type: Easy watch 3 · Affecting 4 · Heavy 0

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 1 · Ambiguous 2

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
5
Dread
3
Warm
2
Joyful
2
Melancholic
1
Other
3

How their films linger

Unsettling4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteCozy2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy2
  • Bittersweet2
  • Ambiguous3

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 Francesco Cinquemani's films?

As of October 24, 2026, all 7 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Prime Video (5).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Francesco Cinquemani'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

7 credits, 7 with a MovieCove page.

  • The Ritual Killer(2023)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • The Ghosts of Monday(2022)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all films

  • The Good Witch of Christmas(2022)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Christmas Thieves(2021)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • The Poison Rose(2019)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • Beyond the Edge(2018)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • Andron(2015)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

Career shape

Across their 7 MovieCove titles from 2015 to 2023.

Biggest box office

Beyond the Edge (2018)

$2.3M worldwide

Highest rated

Beyond the Edge (2018)

Midcredits 14th

Most popular right now

The Ritual Killer (2023)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing6 of 7: 2 only directing, 4 with another role · typical Midcredits score11thWriting5 of 7: 1 only writing, 4 with another role · typical Midcredits score7th

7 titles, 4 with more than one role — directing and writing overlap on 4 of them.

By decade

2010s3 · crew2020s4 · crew

Counts over their MovieCove titles; 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, shown from 5 scored.

How do Francesco Cinquemani's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 13th percentile, the median of all 7; across their 7 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 12th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

12thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Approval · how many liked their films

15thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Reach · how many have seen their films

74thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Midcredits score across 7 titles, by percentile

  • 25th to 49th2
  • Below 25th5

Shape of the crowd

4 of their 7 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Panned1
  • Loved with Detractors1
  • Divisive1
  • Mixed4

Most divisive · director

The Good Witch of Christmas (2022)

98th percentile spread · 36% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · director

Christmas Thieves (2021)

Midcredits 39th · 59% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 38/100 and the pacing 31/100 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.

Who does Francesco Cinquemani work with?

People who share at least 2 of Francesco Cinquemani's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Andrea Iervolino shares the most, 6.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles