Directed credits
21
Established
Strong directing catalog.
Director
Emir Kusturica
Directing
Career Snapshot
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TMDB popularity
0.6
Low visibility
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Directed movies: 19Directed series: 2All crew credits: 28
TMDB ID: 15254
IMDb ID: nm0001437
Known for: Directing
Born: November 24, 1954
Age: 71
Place of birth: Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1972 - 2025
Years active: 54
Average TMDB rating: 6.76
Wikidata: Q94882
Also known as
Емир Кустуриця • Емір Кустуріца • Эмир Кустурица • ემირ კუსტურიცა • 에밀 쿠스트리차 • 에미르 쿠스트리차
Frequent jobs
Director (21)Producer (2)Writer (2)Executive Producer (1)Music (1)Thanks (1)
Biography
Emir Nemanja Kusturica is a Serbian filmmaker, actor and musician, recognized for several internationally acclaimed feature films. He is a two-time winner of the Palme d'Or at Cannes (for When Father Was Away on Business and Underground), as well as being a Commander of the French Ordre des Arts et des Lettres. Since the mid-2000s, Kusturica's primary residence is Drvengrad, a village in the Mokra Gora region of Serbia. He had portions of the historic village reconstructed for his film Life Is a Miracle.
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Movies
Directed Movies
Movies directed by Emir Kusturica.
7.4
El Pepe: A Supreme Life
Director
2019 Movie
6.5
On the Milky Road
Director
2016 Movie
5.7
Words with Gods
Director
2014 Movie
6.3
Maradona by Kusturica
Director
2008 Movie
10.0
Le Temps des Gitans Punk Opera
Director
2007 Movie
6.6
Promise Me This
Director
2007 Movie
7.0
All the Invisible Children
Director
2006 Movie
8.0
Le court des grands
Director
2005 Movie
7.2
Life Is a Miracle
Director
2004 Movie
5.9
Super 8 Stories
Director
2001 Movie
7.7
Black Cat, White Cat
Director
1998 Movie
7.7
Underground
Director
1995 Movie
7.2
Arizona Dream
Director
1993 Movie
7.6
Time of the Gypsies
Director
1988 Movie
7.3
When Father Was Away on Business
Director
1985 Movie
7.4
Do You Remember Dolly Bell?
Director
1981 Movie
6.0
Buffet Titanic
Director
1979 Movie
5.5
Guernica
Director
1978 Movie
5.1
The Brides Are Coming
Director
1978 Movie
Series
Directed Series
Series directed by Emir Kusturica.
Movies
Top Rated Movies
Highest rated movies linked with Emir Kusturica.
7.7
Underground
Director
1995 Movie
7.7
Black Cat, White Cat
Director
1998 Movie
7.6
Time of the Gypsies
Director
1988 Movie
7.4
Balkan Line
as Taxi driver
2019 Movie
7.4
Do You Remember Dolly Bell?
Director
1981 Movie
7.3
When Father Was Away on Business
Director
1985 Movie
7.2
Life Is a Miracle
Director
2004 Movie
7.2
Arizona Dream
Director
1993 Movie
6.6
Promise Me This
Director
2007 Movie
6.5
On the Milky Road
Director
2016 Movie
6.5
Farewell
as Sergei Grigoriev
2009 Movie
6.3
Maradona by Kusturica
Director
2008 Movie
Movies
Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with Emir Kusturica.
7.6
The Whirl
as Bogdanov otac
2012 Movie
6.0
Buffet Titanic
Director
1979 Movie
7.4
Balkan Line
as Taxi driver
2019 Movie
7.7
Black Cat, White Cat
Director
1998 Movie
7.7
Underground
Director
1995 Movie
6.0
The Magpie Strategy
Writer
1987 Movie
6.6
Promise Me This
Director
2007 Movie
7.6
Time of the Gypsies
Director
1988 Movie
7.2
Arizona Dream
Director
1993 Movie
7.3
When Father Was Away on Business
Director
1985 Movie
5.6
7 Days in Havana
as Actor (segment "Jam Session")
2012 Movie
6.1
The Good Thief
as Vladimir
2003 Movie
Series
Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with Emir Kusturica.
Movies
Other Crew Work in Movies
Additional movie credits for Emir Kusturica.
Movies
Acting Appearances in Movies
Movie cast credits for Emir Kusturica.
Chaplin: Spirit of the Tramp
as Self
2025 Movie
10.0
How I Waited for the Sun
as Himself
2025 Movie
6.5
"I Will Revenge This World With Love" - S. Paradjanov
as Himself
2024 Movie
Dule Savić and the Silence in London
as Himself
2023 Movie
3.5
Srpska: The Struggle for Freedom
as Self
2022 Movie
Scenes from the Life of BH Film
as Himself
2022 Movie
Good Morning, the Wind Blows
as Himself
2020 Movie
7.4
El Pepe: A Supreme Life
as Self
2019 Movie
7.4
Balkan Line
as Taxi driver
2019 Movie
6.5
CzechMate: In Search of Jiří Menzel
as Self
2018 Movie
Local Heroes - World Talents
as Himself
2018 Movie
5.8
To Make a Comedy Is No Fun
as Self
2016 Movie
Series
Acting Appearances in Series
Series cast credits for Emir Kusturica.
