Fyodor Dostoevsky
Writer · Died February 9, 1881, aged 59 · Moscow, Russian Empire [now Russia]
Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoevsky (UK: /ˌdɒstɔɪˈɛfski/, US: /ˌdɒstəˈjɛfski, ˌdʌs-/; Russian: Фёдор Михайлович Достоевский, tr. Fyódor Mikháylovich Dostoyévskiy, IPA: [ˈfʲɵdər mʲɪˈxajləvʲɪdʑ dəstɐˈjefskʲɪj] (listen); 11 November 1821 – 9 February 1881), sometimes transliterated as Dostoyevsky, was a Russian novelist, short story writer, essayist and journalist. Dostoevsky's literary works explore the human condition in the troubled political, social, and spiritual atmospheres of 19th-century Russia, and engage with a variety of philosophical and religious themes. His most acclaimed novels include Crime and Punishment (1866), The Idiot (1869), Demons (1872), and The Brothers Karamazov (1880). His 1864 novella, Notes from Underground, is considered to be one of the first works of existentialist literature. Numerous literary critics rate him as one of the greatest novelists in all of world literature, as many of his works are considered highly influential masterpieces. Born in Moscow in 1821, Dostoevsky was introduced to literature at an early age through fairy tales and legends, and through books by Russian and foreign authors. His mother died in 1837 when he was 15, and around the same time, he left school to enter the Nikolayev Military Engineering Institute. After graduating, he worked as an engineer and briefly enjoyed a lavish lifestyle, translating books to earn extra money. In the mid-1840s he wrote his first novel, Poor Folk, which gained him entry into Saint Petersburg's literary circles. However, he was arrested in 1849 for belonging to a literary group, the Petrashevsky Circle, that discussed banned books critical of Tsarist Russia. Dostoevsky was sentenced to death but the sentence was commuted at the last moment. He spent four years in a Siberian prison camp, followed by six years of compulsory military service in exile. In the following years, Dostoevsky worked as a journalist, publishing and editing several magazines of his own and later A Writer's Diary, a collection of his writings. He began to travel around western Europe and developed a gambling addiction, which led to financial hardship. For a time, he had to beg for money, but he eventually became one of the most widely read and highly regarded Russian writers. Dostoevsky's body of work consists of 13 novels, 3 novellas, 17 short stories, and numerous other works. His writings were widely read both within and beyond his native Russia and influenced an equally great number of later writers including Russians such as Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn and Anton Chekhov, philosophers Friedrich Nietzsche and Jean-Paul Sartre, and the emergence of Existentialism and Freudianism. His books have been translated into more than 170 languages, and served as the basis for many films.
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- November 11, 1821
- February 9, 1881 (aged 59)
- Moscow, Russian Empire [now Russia]
- Writer
- 26 on MovieCove · 239 credits in all
What are Fyodor Dostoevsky's films like?
Across their 22 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality 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 1 · Wry 2 · Earnest 19
Light 4 · Serious 5 · Dark 13
Grounded 8 · Stylized 9 · Heightened 5
A split, not a type: Gentle 2 · Charged 8 · Intense 12
Steady 8 · Shifting 12 · Whiplash 2
Straight-faced 18 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 1
Slow burn 12 · Even-paced 9 · Relentless 1
Casual 3 · Engaged 12 · Full focus 7
Easy watch 1 · Affecting 7 · Heavy 14
Resolved 4 · Open-ended 10 · Ambiguous 8
Moods and endings
- Bittersweet7
- Tragic4
- Ambiguous11
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 Fyodor Dostoevsky's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 8 of their 26 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (4).
Subscription and free streaming for Fyodor Dostoevsky'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
239 credits, 26 with a MovieCove page.
The Dream of a Ridiculous Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2027)
The Brothers Karamazov: Gesher (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)
Subterranean (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)
Duplikat(2026)
The Price of Greatness (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)
The Double (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)
Bratři Karamazovi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)
Noite Azul(2026)
Crime and Punishment (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)
Crime and Punishment (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)
Noites Brancas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)
The Old Bachelor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)
Бесы: Ставрогин (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)
Crime and Punishment: Gesher (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)
Blue in Green (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)
From the House of the Dead & Glagolitic Mass (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)
Crime and Punishment (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)
Der Traum eines lächerlichen Menschen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)
Idiot (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)
My Neighbour Martika (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)
Sleepless Nights (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)
Linhas Cruzadas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)
A Shadow Confined (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)
Idioten (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)
Bajazet - Considering the Theatre and the Plague (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)
Erniedrigte und Beleidigte (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)
White Nights (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)
Y castigo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)
Freedom (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)
Janáček: From the House of the Dead (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)
Bridge of Sleep(2016)
Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films
From the House of the Dead (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)
A Gentle Creature(2017)
Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films
White Nights (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)
Hold Empty (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)
White Nights (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)
Eifman Ballet: The Brothers Karamazov (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)
The Cage (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)
Johnny Walker (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)
The Thought Leader (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)
Crime & Punishment(2015)
Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Strangely in Love(2014)
Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films
White Nights on the Pier (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)
Demons(2014)
Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all shows
The Double(2013)
Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films
R. R. R. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)
The Arcturian (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)
The Idiot (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)
The Brothers Karamazov (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)
Student (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)
Inside(2012)
Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films
Son of Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)
The Idiot (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)
Notes from the New World (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)
Venice Shore Nights (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)
Café Noir (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)
The Man Who Sold the World (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)
The Gentleman Takes His Leave (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)
The Gambler (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)
The Idiot (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)
The Karamazov Brothers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)
Dream of a Ridiculous Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)
Crime & Punishment (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)
Crime & Punishment (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)
Saawariya(2007)
Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films
From the House of the Dead (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)
The Husband, the Wife and the Lover (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)
Salt of the Earth (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)
Der Idiot (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)
Shades of Day (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)
Die Spielerin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)
The Barbarian and the Heretic (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)
A Gentle Creature (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)
The Idiot (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)
White Nights (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)
Rakushka (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)
Nina(2004)
Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films
White Nights (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)
The Idiot (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)
Inquisition (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)
Crime and Punishment(2002)
Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films
The Ballet 'The Meek One' (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)
Crime and Punishment (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)
Crime and Punishment (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)
Down House (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)
At Night (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)
Demons (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)
A Christmas Tree and a Wedding (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)
Crime and Punishment (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)
The Shade (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)
Foma Opiskin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)
The Idiot Returns (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)
Karamazov vid Kalixälven (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)
Crime and Punishment (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)
Dobrodružství pod postelí (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)
The Gambler (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)
A Gentle Creature (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)
Under the Skin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)
Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films
Notes from Underground (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)
Sin compasión (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)
Nastazja (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)
Whispering Pages (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)
Dvaja muži pod posteľou (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)
The Perfect Husband (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)
The Gambler (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)
Zlý žart (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)
The Dream of a Ridiculous Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)
Deserter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)
White Nights (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)
The Divine Comedy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)
The Crocodile (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)
Sen o bílém volu (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)
Nazar (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)
A Gentle Creature (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)
Idiot (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)
Humiliated and Insulted (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)
Eternal Husband (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)
Boys (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)
A Woman's Revenge(1990)
Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all filmsVenere Paura (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)
The Double (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)
The Double (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)
The Dream (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)
The Village of Stepanchikovo and Its Inhabitants (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)
The Possessed(1988)
Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films
Dream (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)
Crime and Punishment (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)
Jour et nuit (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)
A Gentle Spirit (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)
Mad Love(1985)
Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films
Another Man's Wife and Husband Under Bed (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)
Aikalainen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)
Crime and Punishment (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)
Teenager (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)
Teenager (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)
Krokodíl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)
Uncle's Dream (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)
The Underground Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)
Bratři Karamazovi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)
Bobo la tête (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)
Humiliated and Insulted (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)
Idiot (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)
Crime and Punishment (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)
Strýčkov sen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)
Teu Tua (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)
The Devils (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)
The Devils (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)
Sonya and the Madman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)
A bosszú (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)
O Julgamento (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)
The Musician Killer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)
Il lungo viaggio (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)
الأخوة الأعداء (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)
Crime and Punishment (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)
The Village of Stepanchikovo and Its Inhabitants (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)
The Gambler (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)
Slabé srdce (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)
Four Nights of a Dreamer(1971)
Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all filmsStrýčkův sen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)
Theatre Macabre(1971)
Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all shows
Een zachtmoedige vrouw (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)
Crime and Punishment (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)
Crime and Punishment (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)
Alta comedia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)
Husband Under the Bed (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)
Přízrak (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)
Aparichito (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)
The Brothers Karamazov (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)
A Gentle Woman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)
Cuernos debajo de la cama (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)
The Brothers Karamazov (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)
Der Idiot (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)
Komedie pomyłek (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)
Žárlivec (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)
Uncle's Dream (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)
A Gentle Spirit (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)
The Chinese(1967)
Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films
The Ugly Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)
NET Playhouse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)
The Idiot (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)
The Enemy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)
Il giocatore (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)
Onkelchens Traum (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)
The Brothers Karamazov (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)
Die Besessenen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)
The Meek One (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)
White Nights (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)
Raskolnikoff (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)
Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films
The Idiot (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)
The Gambler (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)
Umiliati e offesi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)
La logeuse(1958)
The Idiot (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)
The Brothers Karamazov(1958)
Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films
White Nights(1957)
Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films
Crime and Punishment (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)
Crime and Punishment (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)
No Right to Kill (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)
To the Ends of the Earth (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)
Crimen y castigo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)
The Idiot(1951)
Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films
The Great Sinner(1949)
Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films
The Brothers Karamazov (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1947)
El jugador (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1947)
The Eternal Husband (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)
The Idiot (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)
Fear (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)
Crime and Punishment (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)
Le Joueur (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)
The Gambler (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)
Crime and Punishment (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)
Crime and Punishment (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)
Petersburg Nights (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)
House of the Dead (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)
The Murderer Dmitri Karamazov (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)
Jinsei no uramichi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1929)
Za głosem serca (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1926)
Crime and Punishment (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1924)
Crime and Punishment (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1923)
Erniedrigte und Beleidigte (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1922)
Wandering Souls (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1921)
Bewitched (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1921)
Die Brüder Karamasoff (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1920)
Il principe idiota (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1920)
Die rollende Kugel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1919)
The Idiot (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1919)
Crime and Punishment (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1917)
The Double (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1916)
Nikolay Stavrogin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1915)
The Brothers Karamazov (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1915)
Crime and Punishment (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1913)
Crime and Punishment (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1910)
The Idiot (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1910)
Crime and Punishment 1992 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Crime and Punishment: A Short Film (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
The Gambler (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Career shape
A full career of 238 titles, 234 of them dated from 1910 to 2026.
Biggest box office
Saawariya (2007)
Highest rated
White Nights (1957)
Most popular right now
The Double (2013)
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 Fyodor Dostoevsky's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 66th percentile, the median of the 21 of 24 with a score; across their 19 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 63rd percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up7
- 50th to 74th7
- 25th to 49th7
- Below 25th2
Shape of the crowd
12 of their 23 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Universally Loved1
- Universally Panned1
- Divisive1
- Cult Classic2
- Crowd Pleaser12
- Mixed6
Reviewers score the dialogue 47/100 and the plot and story 43/100 in their films, across 14 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 Fyodor Dostoevsky'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 Fyodor Dostoevsky work with?
People who share at least 2 of Fyodor Dostoevsky's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Isabelle Huppert shares the most, 2.
Actors
- Isabelle HuppertShared titles: A Woman's Revenge (1990), The Possessed (1988)See all 2 shared titles with Isabelle Huppert
- Maria SchellShared titles: The Brothers Karamazov (1958), White Nights (1957)See all 2 shared titles with Maria Schell
Producers
- Alain SardeShared titles: A Woman's Revenge (1990), Mad Love (1985)See all 2 shared titles with Alain Sarde
