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Aleksi Mäkelä

Film Director / Actor / Film Producer / Screenwriter | * 11/20/1969 (54) | Helsinki (Finland)
Tane Aleksanteri ”Aleksi” Mäkelä (born 20 November 1969) is a Finnish film director and occasional actor. He is best known for having directed several popular films such as Häjyt (1999), Matti (2006) and Vares – yksityisetsivä (2004). During his career, he has also worked for television. ()
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Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Comedies | Crime

Known for these Movies & Shows

Häjyt tells a story of two friends who have a hard time finding their place in the society. Antti and Jussi are released from jail. While they were doing time for bank robbery, the third man involved ...

The Tough Ones

Certification unknown

1999 | 3.3/5 | 1h 45min
Drama, Action
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The story bases on four Finnish brothers, nicknamed 'the Eura Daltons' who received nation-wide notoriety for tearing gas pumps apart when they needed cash. The cast is an impressive one: the brothers ...

Bad Boys

Certification unknown

2003 | 2.9/5 | 2h
Action, Drama, Comedy
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Vares, a film noir comedy from Finland, is yet another twist on PULP FICTION. And, just in case we miss the similarities of splattered blood mixed with outrageous incidents, the movie explicitly refer ...

Vares: Private Eye

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2004 | 3.1/5 | 1h 35min
Action, Comedy, Crime
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Computer professional Vesa Rajala rushes to home from a work trip because his wife Sanna is leaving for Greece with her new lover, Georgios from next door. ...

Sunset Riders

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1994 | 2.7/5 | 1h 33min
Comedy, Action
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Awards & Nominations for Aleksi Mäkelä

Jussi Award for Best Director Finnish State Prize for Cinema
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Movies with Aleksi Mäkelä as Actor(5)

as Lentäjä2014 Towards the Day of Doom
as Bussikuski1997 Kummeli Goldrush
as Datanomi Raitanen1994 Sunset Riders
as Boatman (uncredited)1993 The Romanov Stones
as Jokinen1990 Vääpeli Körmy ja marsalkan sauva

Movies with Aleksi Mäkelä as Crew(20)

Directing/Director2022 On Thin Ice
Directing/Director2022 Kummeli esittää: Kontio & Parmas
Directing/Director2019 King of Hearts
Directing/Director2017 95
Directing/Director2016 Love Records
Directing/Director2014 Towards the Day of Doom
Production/Producer2014 Towards the Day of Doom
Directing/Director2013 The Hijack That Went South
Directing/Director2011 Home Sweet Home
Directing/Director2009 Hellsinki
Directing/Director2007 V2: Dead Angel
Directing/Director2006 Matti: Hell Is for Heroes
Directing/Director2004 Vares: Private Eye
Directing/Director2003 Bad Boys
Directing/Director2000 The South
Directing/Director1999 The Tough Ones
Directing/Director1999 Satan in the House
Directing/Director1994 Sunset Riders
Directing/Director1993 The Romanov Stones
Writing/Writer1993 The Romanov Stones

TV Shows/Series with Aleksi Mäkelä as Crew(5)

Directing/Director2022 Sininen enkeli
Directing/Director2018 Kontio & Parmas
Directing/Director2014 Nurses
Directing/Director2000 Sincerely Yours in Cold Blood
Directing/Director1995 Samppanjaa ja vaahtokarkkeja

Citizenship: Finland
Born: Thursday, 11/20 1969 (November) in Helsinki (Finland) (current age: 54 years + 158 days)
Zodiac sign: Scorpio (Chinese zodiac sign: Rooster)
Other names for Aleksi Mäkelä (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Tane Mäkelä"
"Alex Mäkelä"
"Tane Aleksanteri Mäkelä"
"Aleksi Mäkelä (director)"
Aleksi Mäkelä frequently works together with these people:
Pekka Huotari (16x, Actor)
Kari Hietalahti (16x, Actor)
Pini Hellstedt (16x, Crew)
Markus Selin (15x, Crew)
Heikki Vihinen (13x, Actor)
Jukka Helle (11x, Crew)
Kimmo Taavila (10x, Crew)
Juha Veijonen (10x, Actor)
Jyrki Rahkonen (10x, Crew)
Pekka Karjalainen (10x, Crew)
Samuli Edelmann (9x, Actor)
Kristiina Halttu (4x, Actress)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:473611, Added: 10/01/2018, Last updated: 04/14/2024