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Alfonso Cuarón

Alfonso Cuarón

Producer, director, writer and editor, also actor and cinematographer · Born November 28, 1961 (64) · Mexico City, Mexico

4 Oscars · 2 Golden Globes · 8 BAFTA Awards · 7 other major award bodies

Alfonso Cuarón Orozco (US: /kwɑːˈroʊn/kwar-OHN; Spanish: [alˈfonso kwaˈɾon]; born 28 November 1961) is a Mexican filmmaker. His accolades include four Academy Awards, seven BAFTA Awards, and three Golden Globe Awards. Cuarón made his feature film debut with the romantic comedy Sólo con tu pareja (1991) and directed the film adaptations A Little Princess (1995) and Great Expectations (1998). His breakthrough came with the coming-of-age film Y tu mamá también (2001), which earned him a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay. He gained greater prominence for directing the fantasy film Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004), the dystopian drama Children of Men (2006), the science fiction drama Gravity (2013), and the semi-autobiographical drama Roma (2018). The latter two won him Academy Awards for Best Director. He also won Best Film Editing for Gravity and Best Cinematography for Roma. Description above from the Wikipedia article Alfonso Cuarón, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Born
November 28, 1961 (64)
From
Mexico City, Mexico
Works as
Producer, director, writer and editor, also actor and cinematographer
Titles
35 on MovieCove · 55 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Down 17% in 30 days

What are Alfonso Cuarón's films like?

Across their 26 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.

Genres

Drama10 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 93rd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Comedy4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 73rd percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Adventure2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 59th percentile
: browse their Adventure movies
Biography2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 87th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Biography movies
Documentary2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 90th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Documentary movies
Short2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 67th percentile
: browse their Short movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Self
26%
Bonds
23%
Survival
17%
Morality
12%
Ideas
10%
Power
7%
Society
4%
Family bonds8 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival6 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth4 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose3 titles, browse their movies with this themeHope4 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity3 titles, browse their movies with this themeComing of age2 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 25 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 9 · Stylized 8 · Heightened 8

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 4 · Charged 11 · Intense 10

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 9 · Shifting 12 · Whiplash 4

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 16 · Some laughs 8 · Funny 1

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

A split, not a type: Slow burn 12 · Even-paced 10 · Relentless 3

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

A split, not a type: Casual 10 · Engaged 7 · Full focus 8

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 7 · Affecting 7 · Heavy 11

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

A split, not a type: Resolved 14 · Open-ended 10 · Ambiguous 1

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
13
Melancholic
13
Dread
7
Hopeful
8
Contemplative
6
Other
24

How their films linger

Hopeful14 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet11 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteDevastating3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 5 with a twist

  • Happy6
  • Bittersweet11
  • Tragic2
  • Ambiguous7

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Alfonso Cuarón's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 24 of their 35 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Netflix (5).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Alfonso Cuarón's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

55 credits, 35 with a MovieCove page; 14 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Campeón Gabacho(2026)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Frankenstein(2025)

    Thanks

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • The Voice of Hind Rajab(2025)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Revelations(2025)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films

  • An Almost Christmas Story(2024)

    Producer · Story

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Disclaimer(2024)

    Show 7 episodes · Director · Creator · Executive Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows

  • The Shepherd(2023)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Raymond & Ray(2022)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Le pupille(2022)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • The Witches(2020)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • The Disciple(2020)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Hands of God (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Executive Producer

  • Roma(2018)

    Director · Cinematographer · Editor · Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • The Shape of Water(2017)

    Thanks

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • This Changes Everything (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Executive Producer

  • Desierto(2015)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Believe (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Show 13 episodes · Director · Creator · Executive Producer · Writer

  • Aningaaq (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Executive Producer

  • Gravity(2013)

    Director · Editor · Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Blood Ties(2013)

    Thanks

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Heroes & Demons(2012)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Biutiful(2010)

    Associate Producer

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • Abel(2010)

    Thanks

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Rudo y Cursi(2008)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Quantum of Solace(2008)

    as Additional Voices (voice)

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • The Hottest State(2006)

    Thanks

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • The Possibility of Hope (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Director · Producer

  • Year of the Nail (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Executive Producer

  • Pan's Labyrinth(2006)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Children of Men(2006)

    Director · Editor · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Paris, Je T'aime(2006)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Black Sun(2005)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • Duck Season (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Presenter

  • Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban(2004)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • The Assassination of Richard Nixon(2004)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Crónicas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Producer

  • You Owe Me One (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Executive Producer

  • Y tu mamá también(2001)

    Director · Editor · Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Amores Perros(2000)

    Thanks

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Great Expectations(1998)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Sweet Release (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Screenplay

  • A Little Princess(1995)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Cronos(1992)

    Thanks

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Fallen Angels (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • Love in the Time of Hysteria(1991)

    Director · Editor · Producer · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Romero(1989)

    Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • Appointment with Death (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Director · Editor · Writer

  • The Marked Hour (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Show 37 episodes · Director · Writer

  • La gran fiesta (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Assistant Director

  • Quartet for the End of Time (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    Director · Editor · Writer

  • Who's He Anyway (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    Director

  • The Eve (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Sound Assistant

  • Ascension (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Show 1 episode · Executive Producer

  • Billy Please Call Home (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Director · Producer · Writer

  • Jane (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Director · Producer

Career shape

A full career of 55 titles, 52 of them dated from 1982 to 2026.

Biggest box office

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004)

$811M worldwide

Highest rated

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004)

Midcredits 99th

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting1 of 55: 1 only acting, 0 with another roleDirecting19 of 55: 5 only directing, 14 with another role · typical Midcredits score93rdWriting14 of 55: 1 only writing, 13 with another role · typical Midcredits score88thProducing32 of 55: 22 only producing, 10 with another role · typical Midcredits score75thCinematography1 of 55: 0 only cinematography, 1 with another roleEditing7 of 55: 0 only editing, 7 with another role · typical Midcredits score94thOther crew13 of 55: 11 only other crew, 2 with another role · typical Midcredits score71st

55 titles, 15 with more than one role — producing and directing overlap on 9 of them.

By decade

1980s7 · crew1990s6 · crew2000s16 · 1 acting · 15 crew2010s11 · crew2020s12 · crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.

Awards

4 Oscars, 2 Golden Globes, 8 BAFTA Awards and 14 other major awards from 52 major nominations, 2001–2025.

WinNomination
  1. 2025
    • Directors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Movies for Television and Limited Series
  2. 2023
    • Oscar, nominated · Best Live Action Short Film
  3. 2019
    • Oscar, won · Best Achievement in Cinematography
    • Oscar, won · Best Achievement in Directing
    • Oscar, nominated · Best Motion Picture of the Year
    • Oscar, nominated · Best Original Screenplay
    • Golden Globe, won · Best Director - Motion Picture
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Screenplay - Motion Picture
    • BAFTA Award, won · Best Cinematography
    • BAFTA Award, won · Best Film
    • BAFTA Award, won · Best Film Not in the English Language
    • BAFTA Award, won
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Editing
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Screenplay (Original)
    • +5 other major bodies · 4 wins and 4 nominations
      • Directors Guild Award, won · Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film
      • Writers Guild Award, nominated · Original Screenplay
      • Producers Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures
      • Critics Choice Award, won · Best Cinematography
      • Critics Choice Award, won · Best Director
      • Critics Choice Award, nominated · Best Editing
      • Critics Choice Award, nominated · Best Original Screenplay
      • Independent Spirit Award, won · Best International Film
  4. 2018
    • Venice award, won · Best Film
    • Venice award, won
  5. 2014
    • Oscar, won · Best Achievement in Directing
    • Oscar, won · Best Achievement in Film Editing
    • Oscar, nominated · Best Motion Picture of the Year
    • Golden Globe, won · Best Director - Motion Picture
    • BAFTA Award, won ×2
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Film
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Original Screenplay
    • +3 other major bodies · 4 wins
      • Directors Guild Award, won · Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film
      • Producers Guild Award, won · Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures
      • Critics Choice Award, won · Best Director
      • Critics Choice Award, won · Best Editing
  6. 2013
    • Venice award, won
  7. 2007
    • Oscar, nominated · Best Achievement in Film Editing
    • Oscar, nominated · Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay
    • BAFTA Award, won · Best Film not in the English Language
    • +1 other major body · 1 nomination
      • Independent Spirit Award, nominated · Best Feature
  8. 2006
    • Cannes award, nominated
    • Venice award, won
    • Venice award, nominated
Show 4 earlier years
  1. 2005
    • BAFTA Award, nominated
  2. 2004
    • BAFTA Award, won · Best Feature Film
  3. 2003
    • Oscar, nominated · Best Writing, Original Screenplay
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Film not in the English Language
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Screenplay - Original
    • +1 other major body · 1 win
      • Independent Spirit Award, won · Best Foreign Film
  4. 2001
    • Venice award, won · Best Screenplay
    • Venice award, nominated

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.

How do Alfonso Cuarón's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 80th percentile, the median of all 34; across their 25 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 80th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

80thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 25

Approval · how many liked their films

81stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 25

Reach · how many have seen their films

88thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 25

Midcredits score across 35 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up19
  • 50th to 74th10
  • 25th to 49th4
  • Below 25th2

Shape of the crowd

17 of their 35 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved11
  • Divisive1
  • Crowd Pleaser17
  • Broadly Agreed3
  • Mixed3

Most divisive · producer

Campeón Gabacho (2026)

98th percentile spread · 41% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · director

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004)

Midcredits 99th · 89% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 78/100 and the pacing 53/100 in their films, across 23 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a director.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Alfonso Cuarón's work okay for kids?

Across up to 18 MovieCove titles with content scores, profanity and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore15 titles38–82 · median 53 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity18 titles7–74 · median 31 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity13 titles14–80 · median 49 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs12 titles12–66 · median 36 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense13 titles40–88 · median 68 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Alfonso Cuarón work with?

People who share at least 2 of Alfonso Cuarón's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Emmanuel Lubezki shares the most, 8.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles