Paolo Genovese

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Paolo Genovese

Born August 20, 1966 · Rome, Lazio, Italy (age 60)

Paolo Genovese (born August 20, 1966) is an Italian comedy film director and screenwriter. His best known film is Perfect Strangers (2016), which holds the Guinness World Record for most remade movie ever, having since been adapted in more than 20 countries around the world.

Known For

Perfect StrangersPerfect Strangers · 2016
Perfect Strangers
★ 7.82016
MovieDrama
During a dinner, a group of friends decide to share whatever message or phone call they will receive during the evening, with unforeseen consequences.
SuperheroesSuperheroes · 2021
Superheroes
★ 7.22021
MovieRomanceComedy
The story of a loving couple who struggles to keep its relationship alive against the inescapable passing of time, told in a nonlinear way over the course of ten years in their lives.
Somebody to LoveSomebody to Love · 2025
Somebody to Love
★ 7.12025
MovieRomanceComedy
On a first date in Rome, the inner voices of recently separated Piero and furniture restorer Lara speak aloud, exposing the true thoughts and anxieties hidden behind their conversation.
Behind the ScreensBehind the Screens · 2026
Behind the Screens
★ 7.02026
MovieDramaThriller
Seven close friends reunite for a dinner gathering and decide to play a seemingly harmless game. Throughout the evening, every message, email, and phone call they receive must be shared openly with the group.
The First Day of My LifeThe First Day of My Life · 2023
The First Day of My Life
★ 6.72023
MovieDramaFantasy
In the exact moment they hit rock bottom, four strangers are visited by a mysterious man who gifts them a week to see how the world would be without them.
Nothing to HideNothing to Hide · 2018
Nothing to Hide
★ 6.62018
MovieDramaComedy
To spice up a dinner party, old friends agree to share every private message that pops up on their phones -- with disastrous results.
The PlaceThe Place · 2017
The Place
★ 7.12017
MovieDramaThriller
The fates of an apparently random group of strangers who each come into contact with a mysterious figure who they believe possesses the power to grant any wish, in return for which they must carry out a task he assigns them.
Per tutta la vitaPer tutta la vita · 2021
Per tutta la vita
★ 5.82021
MovieRomanceComedy
Four married couples find out their marriage is invalid because it was officiated by a fraudulent priest and have to decide what to do next.

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BÚÉKBÚÉK · 2018
BÚÉK
★ 6.72018
MovieDramaComedy
The story takes place on New Year's Eve that a group of friends have been celebrating together for years. The host is the newly divorced psychologist, Aliz, and her guests are her younger brother, Döme, the chemistry teacher, Kristóf, the gynecologist, Gábor, the cook, and Márk, the photographer. They are all childhood best friends. In the meantime, Gábor's wife, Saci, the lawyer, and Márk's girlfriend, Fanni, the young special education teacher joins the group. The topic of the conversation veers in the direction of how nowadays people store many secrets and confidential information on their cell phones, and what kinds of conflicts may arise if the phones fall into unauthorized hands. Each of the seven members of the group insists on not having any secrets, on their lives being an open book, to which Aliz suggests that they should prove it.

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