Director

Paolo Genovese: Movies & Box Office

films: 15
on screen: 1999–2025
box office: $124M

Biggest hits

The Best Paolo Genovese Movies

The films of Paolo Genovese that made the most at the worldwide box office, biggest first: Perfect Strangers (2016) leads with $33.3M. The full ranking adds the most awarded films and the newest releases.

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Career at a glance

Paolo Genovese's Career in Numbers

Paolo Genovese's films in numbers — as a director, not counting appearances as themselves: when they were made, the genres Paolo Genovese works in most and the milestones along the way. The filmography runs from Small things of unquantifiable value (1999) to Madly (2025), and the 2010s were the busiest decade.

Paolo Genovese Movies by Decade

1990s 1
2000s 3
2010s 7
2020s 4

The 2010s were Paolo Genovese's busiest decade, with 7 films.

Paolo Genovese Movies by Genre

Comedy 10
Drama 3
Romance 2

Comedy is the genre Paolo Genovese has worked in most, with 10 films, ahead of drama (3).

Paolo Genovese Career Milestones

First film: Small things of unquantifiable value 1999
Biggest box office hit: Perfect Strangers $33.3M worldwide
Newest film: Madly 2025

15 credits

Paolo Genovese Filmography: Every Movie

Every film Paolo Genovese is credited on, newest first, with the role, the box office and the Movie Echo Score. Re-order the list to see the best-rated films or the biggest hits first.

Works with

Who Paolo Genovese Makes Movies With

The actors and directors Paolo Genovese shares the most films with. Vittoria Puccini comes first, with 3 films together, followed by Edoardo Leo (3).

FAQ

Paolo Genovese: Questions & Answers

How many movies Paolo Genovese has made, the biggest hit, the best-rated film, the award record and more, answered from the filmography above.

How many movies has Paolo Genovese been in?

Paolo Genovese is credited on 15 films, from 1999 to 2025. All of them as a director. The filmography on this page lists every one of them, newest first, with the role and the Movie Echo Score.

What is Paolo Genovese's highest-grossing movie?

Perfect Strangers (2016) is Paolo Genovese's biggest box office hit, with $33.3M worldwide, ahead of The Santa Claus Gang (2010) ($29.2M). Across every film with box office figures, Paolo Genovese's movies have made $124M.

Paolo Genovese's biggest hits

What is Paolo Genovese's newest movie?

The most recent film on Paolo Genovese's filmography is Madly (2025), which Paolo Genovese directed.

Who does Paolo Genovese work with most often?

Paolo Genovese shares the most films with Vittoria Puccini (3 films), Edoardo Leo (3 films) and Luisa Ranieri (2 films).

The Best Paolo Genovese Movies, Ranked

Top rated, most awarded and biggest box office hits from 15 directing credits.

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