Thomas "Dome" Karukoski is a Finnish-Swedish film director. He is considered to be one of the most successful Finnish film directors with over 30 festival awards and having directed six feature films that have all become blockbusters in the territory.
Biography from TMDB.
- December 29, 1976 (49)
- Nicosia, Cyprus
- Director, producer and writer
- 13 on MovieCove · 30 credits in all
What are Dome Karukoski's films like?
Across their 12 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.
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 0 · Wry 2 · Earnest 10
Light 3 · Serious 7 · Dark 2
Grounded 12 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 0
Gentle 2 · Charged 9 · Intense 1
Steady 2 · Shifting 8 · Whiplash 2
A split, not a type: Straight-faced 6 · Some laughs 4 · Funny 2
Slow burn 4 · Even-paced 8 · Relentless 0
Casual 5 · Engaged 7 · Full focus 0
Easy watch 2 · Affecting 7 · Heavy 3
Resolved 8 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 1
Moods and endings
- Happy3
- Bittersweet8
- Ambiguous1
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 Dome Karukoski's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 10 of their 13 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (3).
Subscription and free streaming for Dome Karukoski'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, 13 with a MovieCove page; 2 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.
Hippo Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)
Little Siberia(2025)
Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films
Lapland Odyssey 4 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)
Wedding of the Century (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)
The Beast Must Die (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)
Tove(2020)
Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films
Ladies of Steel(2020)
Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films
Dogs Don't Wear Pants(2019)
Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films
Tolkien(2019)
Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films
My Brother's Keeper (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)
Wonderland (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)
Lapland Odyssey 3 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)
Miami(2017)
Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films
Tom of Finland(2017)
Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films
The Other Side of Hope(2017)
Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films
Gold Digger(2016)
Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films
The Mine (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)
Lapland Odyssey 2 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)
Headfirst(2014)
Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films
The Grump(2014)
Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films
Placebo(2014)
Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films
Heart of a Lion (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)
Above Dark Waters (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)
Lapland Odyssey(2010)
Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films
Forbidden Fruit (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)
Suojelijat (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)
The Home of Dark Butterflies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)
Veljet (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)
Rikospoliisi ei laula (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)
Beauty and the Bastard (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)
Career shape
A full career of 29 titles, 28 of them dated from 2005 to 2025.
Film career
- 2005Screen debut· Beauty and the Bastard
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 Dome Karukoski's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 71st percentile, the median of all 13; across their 12 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 66th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up3
- 50th to 74th5
- 25th to 49th4
- Below 25th1
Shape of the crowd
None of their 13 titles divides audiences: 8 are Crowd Pleasers.
- Crowd Pleaser8
- Broadly Agreed1
- Mixed4
Reviewers score the atmosphere 72/100 and the pacing 45/100 in their films, across 9 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.
Is Dome Karukoski's work okay for kids?
Across a limited sample of up to 4 MovieCove titles with content scores.
Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.
Who does Dome Karukoski work with?
People who share at least 2 of Dome Karukoski's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Aleksi Bardy shares the most, 9.
Directors
- Zaida BergrothShared titles: Tove (2020), Miami (2017)See all 2 shared titles with Zaida Bergroth
Writers
- Pekko PesonenShared titles: Gold Digger (2016), The Grump (2014), Lapland Odyssey (2010)See all 3 shared titles with Pekko Pesonen
- Aleksi BardyShared titles: Ladies of Steel (2020), Tove (2020), Dogs Don't Wear Pants (2019), Miami (2017), Tom of Finland (2017), Gold Digger (2016), Headfirst (2014), Placebo (2014), Lapland Odyssey (2010)See all 9 shared titles with Aleksi Bardy
Actors
- Krista KosonenShared titles: Tove (2020), Dogs Don't Wear Pants (2019), Miami (2017)See all 3 shared titles with Krista Kosonen
- Pamela TolaShared titles: Ladies of Steel (2020), Gold Digger (2016), Lapland Odyssey (2010)See all 3 shared titles with Pamela Tola
- Eero RitalaShared titles: Little Siberia (2025), Headfirst (2014)See all 2 shared titles with Eero Ritala
- Nelly KärkkäinenShared titles: Little Siberia (2025), The Grump (2014)See all 2 shared titles with Nelly Kärkkäinen
Composers, cinematographers and editors
- Harri YlönenShared titles: Little Siberia (2025), Tolkien (2019), Tom of Finland (2017), Gold Digger (2016), The Grump (2014), Lapland Odyssey (2010)See all 6 shared titles with Harri Ylönen
- Panu AaltioShared titles: Little Siberia (2025), Ladies of Steel (2020)See all 2 shared titles with Panu Aaltio
- Samu HeikkiläShared titles: Tove (2020), Miami (2017)See all 2 shared titles with Samu Heikkilä
- Lasse Frank JohannessenShared titles: Tolkien (2019), Tom of Finland (2017)See all 2 shared titles with Lasse Frank Johannessen
Producers
- Annika SucksdorffShared titles: Ladies of Steel (2020), Tove (2020), Dogs Don't Wear Pants (2019), Miami (2017), Tom of Finland (2017), Gold Digger (2016), Headfirst (2014), Placebo (2014), Lapland Odyssey (2010)See all 9 shared titles with Annika Sucksdorff
- Miia HaavistoShared titles: Miami (2017), Tom of Finland (2017), Gold Digger (2016), Headfirst (2014), Placebo (2014)See all 5 shared titles with Miia Haavisto
- Helen VinogradovShared titles: Ladies of Steel (2020), Tove (2020), Dogs Don't Wear Pants (2019), Miami (2017)See all 4 shared titles with Helen Vinogradov
- Andrea ReuterShared titles: Ladies of Steel (2020), Tove (2020), Dogs Don't Wear Pants (2019)See all 3 shared titles with Andrea Reuter