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name: "Vincenzo Natali"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/vincenzo-natali"
fi1m_id: "vincenzo-natali"
imdb_id: "nm0622112"
tmdb_id: 5877
wikidata_id: "Q610764"
roles: ["Director"]
born: "6 January 1969"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 4
average_fi1m_score: 76
average_as: "director"
average_over: 4
updated: "2026-10-22T02:51:42.350386+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Vincenzo Natali

## Identity

Vincenzo Natali

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/vincenzo-natali
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** vincenzo-natali
- **IMDb ID:** nm0622112
- **TMDB ID:** 5877
- **Wikidata ID:** Q610764
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vincenzo_Natali, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q610764, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0622112/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/5877

Director. Born 6 January 1969 in Detroit, Michigan, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Director
- **Born:** 6 January 1969, Detroit, Michigan, USA
- **Active:** 1998–present
- **Also known as:** 文森佐·纳塔利
- **Frequently works with:** [Graeme Manson](https://film.one/person/graeme-manson.md), [Helen Shaver](https://film.one/person/helen-shaver.md), [Neil Marshall](https://film.one/person/neil-marshall.md)
- **Average Fi1m score:** 76, as director, over 4 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1990s 76 (1), 2010s 76 (3)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 76 to 73 across 4 titles
- **Score spread:** 1 at 80+, 3 at 60–79, 0 under 60
- **Genres:** Drama 2, Sci-Fi & Fantasy 2, Crime 1, Mystery 1, Science Fiction 1, Thriller 1
- **Screen time:** 2 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $9m across 1 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vincenzo_Natali, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q610764, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0622112/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/5877

## Streaming the US now

- **Netflix:** [*Hannibal*](https://film.one/tv/hannibal-2013.md) (81)
- **Pluto TV:** [*Cube*](https://film.one/film/cube.md) (76)

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## Fi1m on Vincenzo Natali

> Vincenzo Natali makes science-fiction and horror out of places people cannot safely navigate. We rate him for the suspense of working out what to do next, though his characters can be less interesting than the problems they face.

A room in *Cube* (1998) has to be assessed before anyone dares enter it, and Natali makes that hesitation uncomfortable. The strangers caught in his maze must solve mathematical puzzles while deciding whom to trust. We found ourselves dreading the next room because a wrong judgement about its traps could be fatal. This is where Vincenzo Natali earns our time: watching people try to think while fear makes them less willing to listen. His science-fiction thriller is worth an evening even when those people become tiresome.

John Sanders's editing gives the uncertainty time to become uncomfortable rather than hurrying towards the next danger. Mark Korven's score adds to the unease, although the rooms and their occupants already give us plenty to worry about. Natali understands that working out what to do can be as tense as doing it, especially when the group cannot agree. The pauses needed for calculation keep us involved without requiring another chase, and make the puzzles matter beyond the satisfaction of getting an answer.

The films that followed found other uses for his interest in identity, technology and confined spaces. *Cypher* (2002) took him into corporate surveillance; *Nothing* (2003) tested a single-location premise through absurdist science fiction. *Splice* (2010) moved towards bio-horror, genetic engineering and its ethics, broadening the questions beyond how to escape. Television work on *Hannibal*, *Westworld* and *The Peripheral* sits alongside later features, including *Haunter* (2013) and *In the Tall Grass* (2019). The latter's disorienting environments continue his interest in places that people struggle to understand.

The caveat is there in *Cube* too, in the screenplay Natali wrote with Graeme Manson and André Bijelic. Selfishness under pressure is credible, but repeated demonstrations of it are poor compensation for characters with little else to offer. The disputes start to feel arranged, and the broad social lessons tell us less than the practical decisions. We want to know more about these people before being asked to endure another argument between them. Begin with *Cube* for the puzzle; a liking for its company is optional.

## Biography

Vincenzo Natali is a Canadian and American film director and screenwriter. Born on 6 January 1969 in Detroit, Michigan, he moved with his family to Toronto at the age of one. He attended Royal St. George's College and studied film at Ryerson University (now Toronto Metropolitan University). He later trained at the Canadian Film Centre and worked as a storyboard artist at Nelvana Animation Studios.

Natali's feature debut was *Cube* (1997), which he directed and co-wrote. The film received five Genie Award nominations and won the award for Best Canadian First Feature at the Toronto International Film Festival. His other feature films include *Cypher* (2002), *Nothing* (2003), *Splice* (2010), *Haunter* (2013) and *In the Tall Grass* (2019). He has directed episodes of television series including *Hannibal*, *Westworld*, *American Gods* and *Lost in Space*.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (4)

- *Westworld* (2016), Fi1m 74, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/westworld-2016.md)
- *Hannibal* (2013), Fi1m 81, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/hannibal-2013.md)
- *Orphan Black* (2013), Fi1m 74, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/orphan-black.md)
- *Cube* (1998), Fi1m 76, Screenplay, Director — [page](https://film.one/film/cube.md)

## Complete filmography (37)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *VisionQuest* (2026), series, Director — coming soon, [page](https://film.one/tv/visionquest.md)
- *The Copenhagen Test* (2025), series, Director
- *Blood Line* (2023), Executive Producer
- *Guillermo del Toro's Cabinet of Curiosities* (2022), series, Director, Teleplay
- *The Peripheral* (2022), series, Executive Producer, Director
- *Cube* (2021), Original Film Writer, Producer
- *The Stand* (2020), series, Director
- *Come True* (2020), Executive Producer
- *Locke & Key* (2020), series, Director
- *In the Tall Grass* (2019), Screenplay, Director, Executive Producer
- *Tremors* (2018), series, Director
- *Lost in Space* (2018), series, Director
- *American Gods* (2017), series, Director
- *Westworld* (2016), series, Director — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/tv/westworld-2016.md)
- *Marvel's Luke Cage* (2016), series, Director
- *Wayward Pines* (2015), series, Director
- *The Returned* (2015), series, Director
- *Ascension* (2014), series, Director
- *ABCs of Death 2* (2014), Director
- *The Strain* (2014), series, Director
- *Darknet* (2013), series, Director
- *Haunter* (2013), Director
- *Hemlock Grove* (2013), series, Director
- *Hannibal* (2013), series, Director — Fi1m 81, [page](https://film.one/tv/hannibal-2013.md)
- *Orphan Black* (2013), series, Director — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/tv/orphan-black.md)
- *388 Arletta Avenue* (2011), Executive Producer
- *Splice* (2010), Screenplay, Director, Story
- *Paris Je T'aime* (2006), Director, Writer
- *Getting Gilliam* (2005), Director
- *Nothing* (2003), Executive Producer, Director, Story
- *Cypher* (2002), Director
- *Ginger Snaps* (2000), Storyboard Artist
- *Cube* (1998), Screenplay, Director — Fi1m 76, [page](https://film.one/film/cube.md)
- *Earth: Final Conflict* (1997), series, Director
- *Psi Factor: Chronicles of the Paranormal* (1996), series, Director
- *Elevated* (1996), Writer, Director
- *Space Cases* (1996), series, Director

## Gallery

- ![Vincenzo Natali](https://film.one/media/person/87346/gallery-fa0153e1ce78.jpg) Vincenzo Natali — BrokenSphere, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a0/Vincenzo_Natali_at_WonderCon_2010_5.JPG/1280px-Vincenzo_Natali_at_WonderCon_2010_5.JPG?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![<a href="http://cfccreates.com" rel="nofollow">cfccreates.com</a> CFC alumni Vincenzo Natali and Paul Fox. To mark 25 years of inspiring exceptional (2013)](https://film.one/media/person/87346/gallery-fc4a9da2432d.jpg) <a href="http://cfccreates.com" rel="nofollow">cfccreates.com</a> CFC alumni Vincenzo Natali and Paul Fox. To mark 25 years of inspiring exceptional (2013) — Canadian Film Centre from Toronto, Canada, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e7/CFC_25th_Anniversary_Celebration_in_LA_%288577113705%29.jpg/1280px-CFC_25th_Anniversary_Celebration_in_LA_%288577113705%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Festival de Cinema de Sitges 2019 (2020)](https://film.one/media/person/87346/gallery-a7cc9f13aaff.jpg) Festival de Cinema de Sitges 2019 (2020) — Moritz Barcelona from Barcelona, Catalunya, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/47/Festival_de_Cinema_de_Sitges_2019_%2849500408678%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![<a href="http://cfccreates.com" rel="nofollow">cfccreates.com</a> CFC alumni Vincenzo Natali and Paul Fox. To mark 25 years of inspiring exceptional (2013)](https://film.one/media/person/87346/gallery-a734a7269a9f.jpg) <a href="http://cfccreates.com" rel="nofollow">cfccreates.com</a> CFC alumni Vincenzo Natali and Paul Fox. To mark 25 years of inspiring exceptional (2013) — Canadian Film Centre from Toronto, Canada, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/30/Vincenzo_Natali%2C_CFC_25th_Anniversary_Celebration_in_LA_%288577113705%29.jpg/1280px-Vincenzo_Natali%2C_CFC_25th_Anniversary_Celebration_in_LA_%288577113705%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![cfccreates.com/film Directors' Lab alumnus Vincenzo Natali at CFC. Natali has directed such feature films as CUBE, SPLICE, and the upcoming HAUNTER. (2012)](https://film.one/media/person/87346/gallery-c4c22156bf6d.jpg) cfccreates.com/film Directors' Lab alumnus Vincenzo Natali at CFC. Natali has directed such feature films as CUBE, SPLICE, and the upcoming HAUNTER. (2012) — Canadian Film Centre from Toronto, Canada, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Vincenzo_Natali_%288190395657%29.jpg/1280px-Vincenzo_Natali_%288190395657%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Director Vincenzo Natali participating in the panel for Splice at WonderCon 2010.](https://film.one/media/person/87346/gallery-233d342a5b01.jpg) Director Vincenzo Natali participating in the panel for Splice at WonderCon 2010. — BrokenSphere, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f7/Vincenzo_Natali_at_WonderCon_2010_1.JPG/1280px-Vincenzo_Natali_at_WonderCon_2010_1.JPG?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)

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