Cast & creator
Gabriele Muccino
Best known for Sanremo Music Festival, The Pursuit of Happyness, Seven Pounds
Gabriele Muccino is an Italian film director. He is the elder brother of actor Silvio Muccino, who often appears in his brother's films. Born in Rome, Gabriele Muccino gained success with films such as L'ultimo bacio (One Last Kiss) and Remember Me, My Love (Ricordati di me) with Monica Bellucci. He is currently making a switch to directing Hollywood films after L'ultimo bacio won the Audience Award for World Cinema at the 2002 Sundance Film Festival bringing him to the attention of the American film industry. Muccino was handpicked by Will Smith to serve as the director of The Pursuit of Happyness. Said Muccino in a later interview, "Will had to defend me as a choice to the studio; I could barely speak English and I could barely express my vision. I felt protected and that I could push my ideas even when they weren't totally conventional. The reason why I found respect, and respect for my ideas, was because of Will." Muccino also directed Smith's later film, Seven Pounds.
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film credits
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television credits
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1951–2026 · acting roles
6.1
average across scored titles
Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (56)
Showing 56 of 56 credits
Sanremo Music Festival
Self - Special Guest
1951
The Pursuit of Happyness
Director
2006
Seven Pounds
Director
2008
Domenica In
Self
1976
Fathers and Daughters
Director
2015
Playing for Keeps
Director
2012
Viva Laughlin
Director
2007Viva Laughlin
Producer
2007
Call My Agent: Italy
Gabriele Muccino
2023
The Last Kiss
Executive Producer
2006The Last Kiss
Screenplay
2006
No Place Like Home
Director
2021No Place Like Home
Creator
2021
Things We Don't Say
Director
2026Things We Don't Say
Screenplay
2026
The Best Years
Screenplay
2020The Best Years
Story
2020The Best Years
Director
2020
There's No Place Like Home
Story
2018There's No Place Like Home
Screenplay
2018There's No Place Like Home
Director
2018
The Last Kiss
Screenplay
2001The Last Kiss
Director
2001The Last Kiss
Story
2001
The First Beautiful Thing
Producer
2010
Summertime
Director
2016Summertime
Screenplay
2016
Here Now
Director
2024Here Now
Screenplay
2024
But Forever in My Mind
Story
1999But Forever in My Mind
Screenplay
1999But Forever in My Mind
Director
1999
Remember Me, My Love
Director
2003Remember Me, My Love
Story
2003Remember Me, My Love
Screenplay
2003
We Are Cinema
Self (archive footage)
2021
Kiss Me Again
Director
2010Kiss Me Again
Writer
2010
Ecco fatto
Director
1998Ecco fatto
Story
1998Ecco fatto
Screenplay
1998
Making Pursuit: An Italian Take on the American Dream
Self
2007
Io ricordo
Producer
2008
Father and Son: On Screen and Off
Self
2007
Emma - Sbagliata Ascendente Leone
Self
2022
Ti vogliamo bene Francesco Nuti
2021
Four Single Fathers
Writer
2009Four Single Fathers
Producer
2009
Act of Sorrow
Zico
1990
Laura Pausini: Live 2001-2002 World Tour
Director
2003
Vasco e Viola
Director
2018Vasco e Viola
Writer
2018Giovani talenti italiani
Director
2004
Intolerance
Director
1996
Calabria, terra mia
Director
2020Calabria, terra mia
Writer
2020