Directed credits
17
Established
Strong directing catalog.
Director
Fatih Akin
Directing
Career Snapshot
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TMDB popularity
1.6
Low visibility
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Directed movies: 17Directed series: 0All crew credits: 27
TMDB ID: 5125
IMDb ID: nm0015359
Known for: Directing
Born: August 25, 1973
Age: 52
Place of birth: Hamburg, Deutschland
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1948 - 2025
Years active: 78
Average TMDB rating: 6.66
Wikidata: Q77061
Also known as
Fatih Akın
Frequent jobs
Director (17)Screenplay (4)Co-Producer (2)Producer (2)Executive Producer (1)Thanks (1)
Biography
Fatih Akin (Turkish: Fatih Akın, born 25 August 1973) is a Turkish-German film director, screenwriter, and producer. His films have won numerous awards and accolades, including the Golden Bear at the Berlin Film Festival for his film Head-On (2004), Best Screenplay at the Cannes Film Festival for his film The Edge of Heaven (2007), and the Golden Globe Award for Best Foreign Language Film for his film In the Fade (2017).
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Movies
Directed Movies
Movies directed by Fatih Akin.
7.0
Amrum
Director
2025 Movie
5.3
30/30 Vision: Three Decades of Strand Releasing
Director
2019 Movie
6.9
The Golden Glove
Director
2019 Movie
6.9
In the Fade
Director
2017 Movie
6.7
Goodbye Berlin
Director
2016 Movie
5.9
The Cut
Director
2014 Movie
5.6
Polluting Paradise
Director
2012 Movie
6.9
Soul Kitchen
Director
2009 Movie
5.8
Germany ’09 – 13 Short Films About the State of the Nation
Director
2009 Movie
5.9
New York, I Love You
Director
2008 Movie
7.4
Crossing the Bridge: The Sound of Istanbul
Director
2005 Movie
5.0
Visions of Europe
Director
2004 Movie
7.5
Head-On
Director
2004 Movie
7.0
Solino
Director
2002 Movie
5.0
We Have Forgotten to Return Home
Director
2001 Movie
6.7
Short Sharp Shock
Director
1998 Movie
4.2
Getürkt
Director
1997 Movie
Movies
Top Rated Movies
Highest rated movies linked with Fatih Akin.
7.5
Head-On
Director
2004 Movie
7.4
The Experiment
as Cab Driver (voice)
2001 Movie
7.2
The Edge of Heaven
Screenplay
2007 Movie
7.2
In July
Screenplay
2000 Movie
7.1
Takva: A Man's Fear of God
Producer
2006 Movie
6.9
The Golden Glove
Director
2019 Movie
6.9
In the Fade
Director
2017 Movie
6.9
Soul Kitchen
Director
2009 Movie
6.7
Short Sharp Shock
Director
1998 Movie
6.7
Goodbye Berlin
Director
2016 Movie
6.5
Rhinegold
Screenplay
2022 Movie
5.9
New York, I Love You
Director
2008 Movie
Movies
Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with Fatih Akin.
6.3
Before Your Eyes
Co-Producer
2009 Movie
7.0
Solino
Director
2002 Movie
7.0
Amrum
Director
2025 Movie
6.9
In the Fade
Director
2017 Movie
7.0
Mädchen Mädchen!
Thanks
2025 Movie
5.9
New York, I Love You
Director
2008 Movie
7.4
The Experiment
as Cab Driver (voice)
2001 Movie
6.0
Kismet
as Tony
1999 Movie
6.9
The Golden Glove
Director
2019 Movie
6.5
Rhinegold
Screenplay
2022 Movie
6.7
Goodbye Berlin
Director
2016 Movie
7.5
Head-On
Director
2004 Movie
Series
Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with Fatih Akin.
9.0
Bambi
as Self • 1 eps
1948 Series
6.5
NDR Talk Show
as Self • 4 eps
1979 Series
4.2
DAS!
as Self • 1 eps
1991 Series
6.2
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
as Self • 1 eps
2015 Series
6.0
Kölner Treff
as Self • 1 eps
1976 Series
8.0
Through the Night with...
as Self • 2 eps
2002 Series
Square
as Self • 1 eps
2012 Series
2.0
Doppelter Einsatz
as Erdal • 1 eps
1994 Series
Kral Türkiye Müzik Ödülleri
as Nominee • 1 eps
1995 Series
SK-Babies
as Bekir • 1 eps
1996 Series
6.2
TV total
as Self • 1 eps
1999 Series
Movies
Other Crew Work in Movies
Additional movie credits for Fatih Akin.
7.0
Mädchen Mädchen!
Thanks
2025 Movie
6.5
Rhinegold
Screenplay
2022 Movie
6.6
Vengeance Is Mine, All Others Pay Cash
Co-Producer
2021 Movie
6.4
UFO in Her Eyes
Executive Producer
2011 Movie
6.3
Before Your Eyes
Co-Producer
2009 Movie
6.3
Chiko
Producer
2008 Movie
7.2
The Edge of Heaven
Screenplay
2007 Movie
7.1
Takva: A Man's Fear of God
Producer
2006 Movie
6.7
Kebab Connection
Screenplay
2004 Movie
7.2
In July
Screenplay
2000 Movie
Movies
Acting Appearances in Movies
Movie cast credits for Fatih Akin.
Mona Mur in Conversation
as Self (archive footage)
2025 Movie
All Over the Place - A Portrait of Tuncel Kurtiz
as Self
2025 Movie
Schauburg Mon Amour
as Self
2024 Movie
6.5
Rhinegold
as Peshmerga
2022 Movie
6.2
Ronny & Klaid
as Himself
2019 Movie
7.4
From Caligari to Hitler
as Self - Filmmaker
2015 Movie
8.0
Kusturica - Balkan's Bad Boy
as Himself
2012 Movie
6.0
Champions: A Comic Tale
as Self
2011 Movie
4.6
Robbery Alla Turca
as Lokman
2005 Movie
German Dream
as Fatih Akin
2004 Movie
Ein krasser Deal
as Bouncer
2004 Movie
8.0
Planet der Kannibalen
as Mr. Dark
2001 Movie
Series
Acting Appearances in Series
Series cast credits for Fatih Akin.
6.2
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
as Self • 1 eps
2015 Series
Square
as Self • 1 eps
2012 Series
8.0
Through the Night with...
as Self • 2 eps
2002 Series
6.2
TV total
as Self • 1 eps
1999 Series
SK-Babies
as Bekir • 1 eps
1996 Series
Kral Türkiye Müzik Ödülleri
as Nominee • 1 eps
1995 Series
2.0
Doppelter Einsatz
as Erdal • 1 eps
1994 Series
4.2
DAS!
as Self • 1 eps
1991 Series
6.5
NDR Talk Show
as Self • 4 eps
1979 Series
6.0
Kölner Treff
as Self • 1 eps
1976 Series
9.0
Bambi
as Self • 1 eps
1948 Series