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Vincenzo Natali

Vincenzo Natali

Director, writer and producer · Born January 6, 1969 (57) · Detroit, Michigan, USA

Vincenzo Natali (born 1969) is an American-born Canadian film director and screenwriter known for writing and directing science fiction and horror films such as Cube, Cypher, Nothing, and Splice. Description above from the Wikipedia article Vincenzo Natali, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
January 6, 1969 (57)
From
Detroit, Michigan, USA
Works as
Director, writer and producer
Titles
31 on MovieCove · 37 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Down 22% in 30 days

What are Vincenzo Natali's films like?

Across their 15 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.

Genres

Horror6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 26th percentile
: browse their Horror movies
Comedy2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 53rd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies

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

share of theme weight
Self
30%
Bonds
21%
Survival
18%
Morality
12%
Power
8%
Ideas
5%
Society
5%
Identity6 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds4 titles, browse their movies with this themeViolence2 titles, browse their movies with this themeIsolation2 titles, browse their movies with this themePower2 titles, browse their movies with this themeGrief2 titles, browse their movies with this themeMemory2 titles, browse their movies with this themeTrauma2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 10 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Dark: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their dark movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 0 · Serious 5 · Dark 5

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 1 · Stylized 8 · Heightened 1

Intense: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their intense movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 0 · Charged 2 · Intense 8

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 3 · Shifting 4 · Whiplash 3

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 8 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 1

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 6 · Relentless 2

Full focus: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their full focus movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 1 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 6

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 1 · Affecting 4 · Heavy 5

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

A split, not a type: Resolved 4 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 4

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
11
Dread
12
Melancholic
6
Contemplative
5
Cold
2
Other
8

How their films linger

Unsettling9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 9 with a twist

  • Happy1
  • Bittersweet3
  • Tragic2
  • Ambiguous9

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 Vincenzo Natali's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 28 of their 31 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (12).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Vincenzo Natali'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

37 credits, 31 with a MovieCove page; 3 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • VisionQuest(2026)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • The Copenhagen Test(2025)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all shows

  • Blood Line (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Executive Producer

  • Guillermo del Toro's Cabinet of Curiosities(2022)

    Show 1 episode · Director · Teleplay

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all shows

  • The Peripheral(2022)

    Show 8 episodes · Director · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all shows

  • Cube(2021)

    Original Film Writer · Producer

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • The Stand(2020)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all shows

  • Come True(2020)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Locke & Key(2020)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows

  • In the Tall Grass(2019)

    Director · Executive Producer · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • Tremors (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • Lost in Space(2018)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all shows

  • American Gods(2017)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows

  • Westworld(2016)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows

  • Luke Cage(2016)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all shows

  • Wayward Pines(2015)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all shows

  • The Returned(2015)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all shows

  • Ascension(2014)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all shows

  • ABCs of Death 2(2014)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • The Strain(2014)

    Show 3 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all shows

  • Darknet(2013)

    Show 6 episodes · Director · Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows

  • Haunter(2013)

    Director · Producer

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Hemlock Grove(2013)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all shows

  • Hannibal(2013)

    Show 6 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • Orphan Black(2013)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows

  • 388 Arletta Avenue(2011)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • Splice(2009)

    Director · Screenplay · Story

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Paris, Je T'aime(2006)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Getting Gilliam (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Director

  • Nothing (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Director · Executive Producer · Story

  • Cypher(2002)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Ginger Snaps(2000)

    Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Cube(1997)

    Director · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Earth: Final Conflict(1997)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all shows

  • PSI Factor: Chronicles of the Paranormal(1996)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows

  • Elevated (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Director · Writer

  • Space Cases (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Show 1 episode · Director

Career shape

A full career of 37 titles from 1996 to 2026.

Biggest box office

Splice (2009)

$27M worldwide

Highest rated

VisionQuest (2026)

Midcredits 93rd

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing32 of 37: 24 only directing, 8 with another role · typical Midcredits score55thWriting8 of 37: 0 only writing, 8 with another role · typical Midcredits score42ndProducing7 of 37: 3 only producing, 4 with another role · typical Midcredits score20thOther crew1 of 37: 1 only other crew, 0 with another role

37 titles, 9 with more than one role — directing and writing overlap on 7 of them.

By decade

1990s5 · crew2000s5 · crew2010s18 · crew2020s9 · crew

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 Vincenzo Natali's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 37th percentile, the median of all 11; across their 10 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 36th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

36thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 10

Approval · how many liked their films

33rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 10

Reach · how many have seen their films

91stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 10

Midcredits score across 31 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up8
  • 50th to 74th12
  • 25th to 49th6
  • Below 25th5

Shape of the crowd

18 of their 31 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved3
  • Crowd Pleaser18
  • Broadly Agreed3
  • Mixed7

Most divisive · director

The Stand (2020)

74th percentile spread · 32% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · director

Hannibal (2013)

Midcredits 98th · 92% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 65/100 and the pacing 38/100 in their films, across 10 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 Vincenzo Natali's work okay for kids?

Across up to 9 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, profanity and frightening / intense run heavier than most films and alcohol & drugs lighter.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore7 titles45–86 · median 75 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity9 titles14–74 · median 30 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity5 titles50–75 · median 68 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs5 titles7–48 · median 12 · minimallighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense5 titles66–79 · median 69 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 39

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 Vincenzo Natali work with?

People who share at least 2 of Vincenzo Natali's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Steven Hoban shares the most, 6.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers