Franco Ferrini was born on 5 January 1944 in La Spezia, Italy. He is a writer and actor, known for Once Upon a Time in America (1984), Phenomena (1985) and Demons (1985).
Biography from IMDb.
- January 5, 1944 (82)
- La Spezia, Italy
- Writer, also actor
- 20 on MovieCove · 66 credits in all
Known for
What are Franco Ferrini's films like?
Across their 19 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Morality.
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 1 · Wry 1 · Earnest 17
A split, not a type: Light 4 · Serious 5 · Dark 10
A split, not a type: Grounded 5 · Stylized 4 · Heightened 10
Gentle 3 · Charged 4 · Intense 12
Steady 6 · Shifting 10 · Whiplash 3
Straight-faced 15 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 2
Slow burn 5 · Even-paced 11 · Relentless 3
Casual 5 · Engaged 9 · Full focus 5
A split, not a type: Easy watch 6 · Affecting 5 · Heavy 8
Resolved 10 · Open-ended 7 · Ambiguous 2
Moods and endings
- Happy4
- Bittersweet6
- Tragic2
- Ambiguous7
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 Franco Ferrini's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 15 of their 20 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (11).
- Brimstone (2016) · writer · free
- Phenomena (1985) · writer · free
- Demons (1985) · writer · free
- The Church (1989) · writer · free
- Sleepless (2001) · writer · free
- Two Evil Eyes (1990) · writer · free
- The Stendhal Syndrome (1996) · writer · free
- Demons 2 (1986) · writer · free
- Trauma (1993) · writer · free
- Nothing Underneath (1985) · writer · free
- The Card Player (2003) · writer · free
Subscription and free streaming for Franco Ferrini'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
66 credits, 20 with a MovieCove page; 3 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.
Dream Time (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)
Dark Glasses(2022)
Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films
Of Flies and Maggots (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)
Brimstone(2016)
Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films
The Last Fashion Show (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)
The New Monsters Today (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)
Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films
Io ti assolvo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)
Amore che vieni, amore che vai (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)
The Goodbye Kiss (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)
Do You Like Hitchcock? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)
Eyes of Crystal(2004)
Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films
Vite a perdere (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)
Germanikus (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)
Vaniglia e cioccolato (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)
The Card Player(2003)
Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films
Sleepless(2001)
Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films
A Liar in Paradise (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)
Cronaca nera (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)
Come quando fuori piove (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)
Trenta Righe per un Delitto: La Bambola Sull'Asfalto (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)
Trenta Righe per un Delitto: La Donna Giusta (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)
Trenta Righe per un Delitto: La Lista dei Partenti (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)
Altri uomini (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)
Racket (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)
Fratelli coltelli (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)
Squillo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)
The Stendhal Syndrome(1996)
Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films
Poliziotti (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)
Anche i commercialisti hanno un'anima (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)
Trauma(1993)
Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films
Christmas Vacation '90 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)
Two Evil Eyes(1990)
Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films
Ballet(1989)
Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films
The Church(1989)
Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films
Dial: Help (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)
Crimes and Perfumes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)
High Frequency (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)
Private Affairs (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)
Opera(1987)
Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films
Sweets from a Stranger (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)
Demons 2(1986)
Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films
A Thorn in the Heart (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)
Nothing Underneath(1985)
Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films
Demons(1985)
Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films
Phenomena(1985)
Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films
I'm Getting Married Tomorrow (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)
Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films
Aurora (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)
Son contento (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)
Soap and Water (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)
Sing Sing(1983)
Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films
At the Sports Bar (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)
That Awful Mess on Via Merulana (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)
The Pool Hustlers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)
Heads I Win, Tails You Lose (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)
Bingo Bongo(1982)
Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films
Invitation to Travel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)
Nobody's Perfect (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)
Turno di Notte (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)
Hotel Room (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)
The Cricket (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)
Rings of Fear(1978)
Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films
Crimebusters (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)
Le notti peccaminose di Pietro l'Aretino (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)
Crazy World... Crazy People! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)
Career shape
A full career of 66 titles from 1966 to 2023.
Biggest box office
The Card Player (2003)
Highest rated
Opera (1987)
Most popular right now
Bingo Bongo (1982)
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 Franco Ferrini's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 43rd percentile, the median of all 20; across their 19 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 47th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up3
- 50th to 74th5
- 25th to 49th10
- Below 25th2
Shape of the crowd
9 of their 20 titles are Mixed.
- Universally Loved1
- Crowd Pleaser5
- Broadly Agreed5
- Mixed9
Reviewers score the dialogue 34/100 and the plot and story 39/100 in their films, across 18 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 Franco Ferrini's work okay for kids?
Across up to 11 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, sex & nudity and frightening / intense run heavier 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 Franco Ferrini work with?
People who share at least 2 of Franco Ferrini's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Dario Argento shares the most, 12.
Directors
- Dario ArgentoShared titles: Dario Argento: Panico (2023), Dark Glasses (2022), The Card Player (2003), Sleepless (2001), The Stendhal Syndrome (1996), Trauma (1993), Two Evil Eyes (1990), The Church (1989), Opera (1987), Demons 2 (1986), Demons (1985), Phenomena (1985)See all 12 shared titles with Dario Argento
- Lamberto BavaShared titles: The Church (1989), Demons 2 (1986), Demons (1985)See all 3 shared titles with Lamberto Bava
Writers
- Dardano SacchettiShared titles: The Church (1989), Demons 2 (1986), Demons (1985)See all 3 shared titles with Dardano Sacchetti
- Enrico OldoiniShared titles: Sing Sing (1983), Bingo Bongo (1982)See all 2 shared titles with Enrico Oldoini
Actors
- Asia ArgentoShared titles: Dario Argento: Panico (2023), Dark Glasses (2022), The Stendhal Syndrome (1996), Trauma (1993), The Church (1989), Demons 2 (1986)See all 6 shared titles with Asia Argento
- Fiore ArgentoShared titles: Dario Argento: Panico (2023), The Card Player (2003), Demons (1985), Phenomena (1985)See all 4 shared titles with Fiore Argento
- Cristina MarsillachShared titles: Dario Argento: Panico (2023), Opera (1987)See all 2 shared titles with Cristina Marsillach
- Antonella VitaleShared titles: The Church (1989), Opera (1987)See all 2 shared titles with Antonella Vitale
Composers and editors
- Franco FraticelliShared titles: The Church (1989), Opera (1987), Demons 2 (1986), Demons (1985), Phenomena (1985)See all 5 shared titles with Franco Fraticelli
- Claudio SimonettiShared titles: The Card Player (2003), Sleepless (2001), Opera (1987), Demons (1985)See all 4 shared titles with Claudio Simonetti
- GoblinShared titles: Sleepless (2001), The Church (1989), Phenomena (1985)See all 3 shared titles with Goblin
- Pino DonaggioShared titles: Trauma (1993), Two Evil Eyes (1990), Nothing Underneath (1985)See all 3 shared titles with Pino Donaggio
Producers
- Vittorio Cecchi GoriShared titles: Dario Argento: Panico (2023), The Church (1989), Opera (1987), Sing Sing (1983), Bingo Bongo (1982)See all 5 shared titles with Vittorio Cecchi Gori
- Mario Cecchi GoriShared titles: The Church (1989), Opera (1987), Sing Sing (1983), Bingo Bongo (1982)See all 4 shared titles with Mario Cecchi Gori
- Claudio ArgentoShared titles: The Card Player (2003), Sleepless (2001), Two Evil Eyes (1990)See all 3 shared titles with Claudio Argento
- Achille ManzottiShared titles: Two Evil Eyes (1990), Ballet (1989), Nothing Underneath (1985)See all 3 shared titles with Achille Manzotti
Mixed roles
- Michele SoaviShared titles: Dario Argento: Panico (2023), The Church (1989)See all 2 shared titles with Michele Soavi
