Michael Haneke (born March 23, 1942) is a retired German-Austrian filmmaker and writer best known for his bleak and disturbing style. His films often document problems and failures in modern society. Haneke has worked in television‚ theatre and cinema. He is also known for raising social issues in his work. Besides working as filmmaker he also teaches directing at the Filmacademy Vienna. At the 2009 Cannes Film Festival, his film The White Ribbon won the Palme d'Or for best film, and at the 67th Golden Globe Awards the film won the Golden Globe Award for Best Foreign Language Film. He has made films in French, German and English.
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Biography from TMDB.
- March 23, 1942 (84)
- Munich, Germany
- Writer, director and actor
- 19 on MovieCove · 31 credits in all
What are Michael Haneke's films like?
Across their 20 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Ideas and Self.
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 2 · Wry 0 · Earnest 17
Light 5 · Serious 3 · Dark 12
Grounded 14 · Stylized 4 · Heightened 2
A split, not a type: Gentle 8 · Charged 3 · Intense 9
Steady 13 · Shifting 5 · Whiplash 2
Straight-faced 18 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 1
Slow burn 18 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 0
Casual 3 · Engaged 13 · Full focus 4
A split, not a type: Easy watch 6 · Affecting 4 · Heavy 10
A split, not a type: Resolved 7 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 10
Moods and endings
- Happy2
- Bittersweet5
- Tragic5
- Ambiguous8
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 Michael Haneke's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 12 of their 19 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on The Criterion Channel (7).
- The Seventh Continent (1989) · director, writer
- The Piano Teacher (2001) · director, writer
- 71 Fragments of a Chronology of Chance (1994) · director, writer
- Code Unknown (2000) · actor, director, writer
- Benny's Video (1992) · director, writer
- The Castle (1997) · director, writer
- Drei Wege zum See (1976) · director, writer
Subscription and free streaming for Michael Haneke'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
31 credits, 19 with a MovieCove page; 28 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.
The Rebellion (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)
Happy End(2017)
Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films
Goodnight Mommy(2014)
Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films
Così fan tutte(2013)
Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films
Amour(2012)
Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films
The White Ribbon(2009)
Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films
Protect You + Me (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)
Funny Games(2007)
Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films
Caché(2005)
Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films
Time of the Wolf(2003)
Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films
The Piano Teacher(2001)
Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films
Filming Haneke (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)
Code Unknown(2000)
Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films
Funny Games(1997)
Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films
The Castle(1997)
Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films
Charms Zwischenfälle(1996)
Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Lumière and Company(1995)
Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films
The Moor's Head (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)
Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films
Benny's Video(1992)
Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films
Obituary for a Murderer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)
The Seventh Continent(1989)
Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films
Dirt (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)
Fraulein (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)
Who Was Edgar Allan? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)
Variation (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)
Lemmings (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)
Drei Wege zum See(1976)
Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films
Trash (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)
After Liverpool (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)
Tatort(1970)
Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all shows
Career shape
A full career of 31 titles from 1970 to 2025.
Biggest box office
Amour (2012)
Highest rated
Amour (2012)
Most popular right now
The Piano Teacher (2001)
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 Michael Haneke's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 83rd percentile, the median of all 18; across their 20 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 77th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up10
- 50th to 74th8
- 25th to 49th1
Shape of the crowd
15 of their 19 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Universally Loved3
- Crowd Pleaser15
- Mixed1
Reviewers score the dialogue 58/100 and the plot and story 49/100 in their films, across 13 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 Michael Haneke's work okay for kids?
Across up to 12 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore 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 Michael Haneke work with?
People who share at least 2 of Michael Haneke's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Veit Heiduschka shares the most, 12.
Actors
- Isabelle HuppertShared titles: Michael Haneke, Cineaste of Our Times (2022), Happy End (2017), Michael H. Profession: Director (2013), Amour (2012), Time of the Wolf (2003), The Piano Teacher (2001)See all 6 shared titles with Isabelle Huppert
- Juliette BinocheShared titles: Michael Haneke, Cineaste of Our Times (2022), Michael H. Profession: Director (2013), Caché (2005), Code Unknown (2000)See all 4 shared titles with Juliette Binoche
- Jean-Louis TrintignantShared titles: Trintignant par Trintignant (2021), Happy End (2017), Michael H. Profession: Director (2013), Amour (2012)See all 4 shared titles with Jean-Louis Trintignant
- Susanne LotharShared titles: Michael H. Profession: Director (2013), The Piano Teacher (2001), Funny Games (1997), The Castle (1997)See all 4 shared titles with Susanne Lothar
Cinematographers and editors
- Christian BergerShared titles: Happy End (2017), The White Ribbon (2009), Caché (2005), The Piano Teacher (2001), 71 Fragments of a Chronology of Chance (1994), Benny's Video (1992)See all 6 shared titles with Christian Berger
- Monika WilliShared titles: Happy End (2017), Amour (2012), The White Ribbon (2009), Funny Games (2007), Time of the Wolf (2003), The Piano Teacher (2001)See all 6 shared titles with Monika Willi
- Nadine MuseShared titles: Amour (2012), Caché (2005), Time of the Wolf (2003), The Piano Teacher (2001), Code Unknown (2000)See all 5 shared titles with Nadine Muse
- Jürgen JürgesShared titles: Time of the Wolf (2003), Code Unknown (2000), Funny Games (1997)See all 3 shared titles with Jürgen Jürges
Producers
- Veit HeiduschkaShared titles: Happy End (2017), Amour (2012), The White Ribbon (2009), Caché (2005), Time of the Wolf (2003), The Piano Teacher (2001), Funny Games (1997), The Castle (1997), Charms Zwischenfälle (1996), 71 Fragments of a Chronology of Chance (1994), Benny's Video (1992), The Seventh Continent (1989)See all 12 shared titles with Veit Heiduschka
- Michael KatzShared titles: Happy End (2017), Amour (2012), The White Ribbon (2009), Caché (2005), Time of the Wolf (2003), The Piano Teacher (2001), Benny's Video (1992)See all 7 shared titles with Michael Katz
- Margaret MénégozShared titles: Happy End (2017), Amour (2012), The White Ribbon (2009), Caché (2005), Time of the Wolf (2003)See all 5 shared titles with Margaret Ménégoz
- Stefan ArndtShared titles: Happy End (2017), Amour (2012), The White Ribbon (2009)See all 3 shared titles with Stefan Arndt
Mixed roles
- Claude LelouchShared titles: Trintignant par Trintignant (2021), Lumière and Company (1995)See all 2 shared titles with Claude Lelouch
- Spike LeeShared titles: 40 x 15 (2008), Lumière and Company (1995)See all 2 shared titles with Spike Lee
- Theodoros AngelopoulosShared titles: 40 x 15 (2008), Lumière and Company (1995)See all 2 shared titles with Theodoros Angelopoulos
