Carlos José Cuarón Orozco (born October 2, 1966) is a Mexican screenwriter, film producer and film director. He is the brother of Alfonso Cuarón. Description above from the Wikipedia article Carlos Cuarón, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Biography from TMDB.
- October 2, 1966 (60)
- Mexico City, Mexico
- Writer, director and producer
- 12 on MovieCove · 25 credits in all
What are Carlos Cuarón's films like?
Across their 10 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Survival.
Genres
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
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 8
A split, not a type: Light 4 · Serious 2 · Dark 4
Grounded 7 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 0
A split, not a type: Gentle 3 · Charged 3 · Intense 4
Steady 3 · Shifting 6 · Whiplash 1
A split, not a type: Straight-faced 4 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 3
Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 6 · Relentless 1
Casual 7 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 1
A split, not a type: Easy watch 4 · Affecting 2 · Heavy 4
Resolved 9 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
- Happy1
- Bittersweet6
- Tragic1
- Ambiguous2
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 Carlos Cuarón's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 6 of their 12 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on The Roku Channel (3).
Subscription and free streaming for Carlos 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
25 credits, 12 with a MovieCove page.
Hello, my baby (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)
Cine Invisible (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)
Amalgama(2020)
Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films
Ana y Bruno(2017)
Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films
Vidas Violentas(2015)
Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Desierto(2015)
Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films
Mariana's Sandwich (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)
Sugar Kisses(2013)
Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films
Heroes & Demons(2012)
Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
The Second Bakery Attack (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)
Abel(2010)
Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films
Rudo y Cursi(2008)
Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films
Year of the Nail (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)
Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films
El misterio del Trinidad (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)
Juego de niños (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)
You Owe Me One (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)
Behind the Scenes of 'Y Tu Mamá También' (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)
Y tu mamá también(2001)
Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films
Wedding Night (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)
Amores Perros(2000)
Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films
¿Quién diablos es Juliette? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)
Sweet Release (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)
Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all filmsAscension (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Career shape
A full career of 24 titles, 23 of them dated from 1992 to 2024.
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.
How do Carlos Cuarón's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 71st percentile, the median of all 12; across their 10 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 69th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up4
- 50th to 74th4
- 25th to 49th2
- Below 25th2
Shape of the crowd
5 of their 12 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Universally Loved2
- Crowd Pleaser5
- Broadly Agreed1
- Mixed4
Reviewers score the dialogue 55/100 and the plot and story 47/100 in their films, across 7 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a writer.
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 Carlos Cuarón's work okay for kids?
Across a limited sample of up to 3 MovieCove titles with content scores.
Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.
Who does Carlos Cuarón work with?
People who share at least 2 of Carlos Cuarón's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Alfonso Cuarón shares the most, 5.
Directors
- Alfonso CuarónShared titles: Desierto (2015), Rudo y Cursi (2008), The Assassination of Richard Nixon (2004), Y tu mamá también (2001), Love in the Time of Hysteria (1991)See all 5 shared titles with Alfonso Cuarón
Writers
- Luis UsabiagaShared titles: Amalgama (2020), Sugar Kisses (2013)See all 2 shared titles with Luis Usabiaga
Actors
- Gael García BernalShared titles: Desierto (2015), Rudo y Cursi (2008), Y tu mamá también (2001)See all 3 shared titles with Gael García Bernal
- Regina OrozcoShared titles: Ana y Bruno (2017), Love in the Time of Hysteria (1991)See all 2 shared titles with Regina Orozco
- Silverio PalaciosShared titles: Ana y Bruno (2017), Y tu mamá también (2001)See all 2 shared titles with Silverio Palacios
- Joaquín CosioShared titles: Vidas Violentas (2015), Rudo y Cursi (2008)See all 2 shared titles with Joaquín Cosio
Composers, cinematographers and editors
- Emmanuel LubezkiShared titles: The Assassination of Richard Nixon (2004), Y tu mamá también (2001), Love in the Time of Hysteria (1991)See all 3 shared titles with Emmanuel Lubezki
- Felipe Perez SantiagoShared titles: Amalgama (2020), Rudo y Cursi (2008)See all 2 shared titles with Felipe Perez Santiago
- Alex RodríguezShared titles: Rudo y Cursi (2008), Y tu mamá también (2001)See all 2 shared titles with Alex Rodríguez
Producers
- Alex GarciaShared titles: Amalgama (2020), Ana y Bruno (2017), Desierto (2015), Sugar Kisses (2013)See all 4 shared titles with Alex Garcia
- Santiago Garcia GalvanShared titles: Ana y Bruno (2017), Desierto (2015), Sugar Kisses (2013)See all 3 shared titles with Santiago Garcia Galvan
- David LindeShared titles: Desierto (2015), Y tu mamá también (2001)See all 2 shared titles with David Linde
- Eugenio VillamarShared titles: Desierto (2015), Sugar Kisses (2013)See all 2 shared titles with Eugenio Villamar
