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Julian Schnabel

Julian Schnabel

Director, producer, writer, actor, composer and editor · Born October 26, 1951 (75) · Brooklyn, New York, USA

Golden Globe winner · Oscar nominee · BAFTA Award nominee · 5 other major award bodies

Julian Schnabel is an American artist and filmmaker. In the 1980s Schnabel received international media attention for his "plate paintings"—large-scale paintings set on broken ceramic plates. Schnabel directed Before Night Falls, which became Javier Bardem's breakthrough Academy Award nominated role and the four-time Academy Award nominated The Diving Bell and the Butterfly. He has won a Golden Globe, as well as BAFTA, a César Award, a Golden Palm, two nominations for the Golden Lion and an Academy Award nomination.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
October 26, 1951 (75)
From
Brooklyn, New York, USA
Works as
Director, producer, writer, actor, composer and editor
Titles
11 on MovieCove · 12 credits in all
TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Down 11% in 30 days

What are Julian Schnabel's films like?

Across their 16 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Ideas.

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.

What they feel like to watch

their average across 16 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category

A split, not a type: Light 7 · Serious 2 · Dark 7

A split, not a type: Grounded 9 · Stylized 4 · Heightened 3

A split, not a type: Gentle 8 · Charged 4 · Intense 4

Steady 11 · Shifting 4 · Whiplash 1

Straight-faced 14 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 0

Slow burn 15 · Even-paced 1 · Relentless 0

Casual 7 · Engaged 7 · Full focus 2

Resolved 10 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 3

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Contemplative
15
Melancholic
10
Warm
6
Bittersweet
5
Tense
3
Other
5

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy1
  • Bittersweet8
  • Tragic3
  • Ambiguous4

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 Julian Schnabel's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 8 of their 11 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (3).

Subscription and free streaming for Julian Schnabel'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

12 credits, 11 with a MovieCove page; 20 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • In the Hand of Dante(2025)

    Director · Music Supervisor · Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films
  • The Trainer(2024)

    as Julian Schnabel

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films
  • Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
  • At Eternity's Gate(2018)

    Director · Editor · Writer

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films
  • Julian Schnabel: A Private Portrait(2017)

    Executive Producer · as Self

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films
  • Patria O Muerte: Cuba, Fatherland or Death (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Executive Producer

  • Heart of a Dog(2015)

    as Painter

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films
  • Miral(2010)

    Director · Music Supervisor

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films
  • Lou Reed: Berlin(2007)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films
  • The Diving Bell and the Butterfly(2007)

    Director · Music Supervisor · Title Designer

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films
  • Before Night Falls(2000)

    Director · Executive Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films
  • Basquiat(1996)

    Director · Composer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

Career shape

A full career of 12 titles from 1996 to 2026.

Film career

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting3 of 12: 3 only acting, 0 with another roleDirecting7 of 12: 1 only directing, 6 with another role · typical Midcredits score83rdWriting4 of 12: 0 only writing, 4 with another roleProducing4 of 12: 2 only producing, 2 with another roleMusic1 of 12: 0 only music, 1 with another roleEditing1 of 12: 0 only editing, 1 with another roleOther crew3 of 12: 0 only other crew, 3 with another role

12 titles, 6 with more than one role — directing and producing overlap on 2 of them.

By decade

1990s1 · crew2000s3 · crew2010s6 · 2 acting · 4 crew2020s2 · 1 acting · 1 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.

Awards

a Golden Globe and 8 other major awards from 20 major nominations, 1996–2025.

WinNomination
  1. 2025
    • Venice award, won
  2. 2018
    • Venice award, won
    • Venice award, nominated · Best Film
  3. 2010
    • Venice award, won ×2
    • Venice award, nominated
  4. 2008
    • Oscar, nominated · Best Achievement in Directing
    • Golden Globe, won · Best Director - Motion Picture
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Film Not in the English Language
    • +3 other major bodies · 1 win and 2 nominations
      • Directors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures
      • Critics Choice Award, nominated · Best Director
      • Independent Spirit Award, won · Best Director
  5. 2007
    • Cannes award, won
    • Cannes award, nominated
    • Venice award, nominated · Best Film
  6. 2001
    • Independent Spirit Award, nominated · Best Director
  7. 2000
    • Venice award, won ×2
    • Venice award, nominated
  8. 1996
    • Venice award, nominated

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.

How do Julian Schnabel's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 80th percentile, the median of all 11; across their 15 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 73rd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

73rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 15

Approval · how many liked their films

71stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 15

Reach · how many have seen their films

55thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 15

Midcredits score across 11 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up7
  • 50th to 74th2
  • 25th to 49th1
  • Below 25th1

Reviewers score the atmosphere 72/100 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 Julian Schnabel's work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 3 MovieCove titles with content scores.

Their medianMedian of all films
Sex & Nudity3 titlesmedian 57 · moderateMedian of all films: 32
Profanity3 titlesmedian 24 · mildMedian of all films: 36
Frightening / Intense3 titlesmedian 29 · mildMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.

Who does Julian Schnabel work with?

People who share at least 2 of Julian Schnabel's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Jon Kilik shares the most, 7.

Writers

Actors

Editors

Producers

Mixed roles