Fatih Akin
German filmmaker (born 1973)
1.44body-of-work score · ranked #662 of 2631 directors · 2 films in our library
A director's score is the sum of their films' composite canon scores — methodology.
- Born
- August 25, 1973 · Hamburg
- Nationality
- Germany
- Work
- film director, actor, screenwriter, film producer
Films in our library, ranked
Ranked by composite canon score across 20+ authoritative lists, awards and polls — our ordering, with every placement citing its evidence on the film's page.
- 1Head-OnGegen die Wand
2004 · Germany / Turkey · romance, drama
Berlin Golden Bear winner 2004 · Film Comment year-end poll 2005 #15
1.252 citations - 2The Edge of HeavenAuf der anderen Seite
2007 · Germany / Turkey / Italy · drama
Film Comment year-end poll 2008 #37
0.191 citation
Complete filmography
All 20 directorial credits recorded on Wikidata, in chronological order; films in our library link to their canon-score page.
- 1995Sensin... You're the One!
- 1996Getürkt
- 1998Short Sharp Shock
- 2000In July
- 2001Wir haben vergessen zurückzukehren
- 2002Solino
- 2004Head-On
- 2004Visions of Europe
- 2005Crossing the Bridge: The Sound of Istanbul
- 2007The Edge of Heaven
- 2008New York, I Love You
- 2009Germany 09
- 2009Soul Kitchen
- 2012Polluting Paradise
- 2014The Cut
- 2016Goodbye Berlin
- 2017In the Fade
- 2019The Golden Glove
- 2022Rheingold
- 2025Amrum