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Jonás Cuarón

Jonás Cuarón

Director, producer, writer and editor · Born January 1, 1981 (45) · Mexico City, Mexico

Jonás Cuarón Elizondo (born 1981) is a Mexican film director, screenwriter, producer, editor and cinematographer. He is the son of the Academy Award-winner Alfonso Cuarón with whom he co-wrote the movie Gravity. He studied film at Vassar College.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
January 1, 1981 (45)
From
Mexico City, Mexico
Works as
Director, producer, writer and editor
Titles
7 on MovieCove · 11 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 37 days to Oct 26Up 37% in 30 days

What are Jonás Cuarón's films like?

Across their 5 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Survival.

Genres

Action2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 34th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Drama2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 77th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama 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
25%
Survival
23%
Morality
17%
Society
16%
Bonds
10%
Power
10%
Survival2 titles, browse their movies with this themePrejudice2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 5 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 4 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 1

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

A split, not a type: Gentle 0 · Charged 3 · Intense 2

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

Steady 2 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 0

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

Straight-faced 4 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 0

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

Slow burn 0 · Even-paced 4 · Relentless 1

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

Casual 2 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 1

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 4 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
4
Hopeful
2
Dread
1
Warm
1
Contemplative
1
Other
3

How their films linger

Hopeful4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy1
  • Bittersweet3
  • Ambiguous1

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 Jonás Cuarón's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 4 of their 7 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Netflix (2).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Jonás 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

11 credits, 7 with a MovieCove page.

  • Campeón Gabacho(2026)

    Director · Producer · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Chupa(2023)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • The Substitute(2022)

    Co-Producer

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Pigs (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Executive Producer

  • Desierto(2015)

    Director · Editor · Producer · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

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

    Director · Editor · Producer · Writer

  • Gravity(2013)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

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

    Director · Editor · Producer · Screenplay · Still Photographer · Translator

  • Y tu mamá también(2001)

    Thanks

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Love in the Time of Hysteria(1991)

    as Kid at wedding 1

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Z (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Director · Writer

Career shape

A full career of 11 titles, 10 of them dated from 1992 to 2026.

Biggest box office

Gravity (2013)

$724M worldwide

Highest rated

Gravity (2013)

Midcredits 92nd

Film career

  • 1992Screen debut· Sólo con tu pareja

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting1 of 11: 1 only acting, 0 with another roleDirecting6 of 11: 1 only directing, 5 with another roleWriting6 of 11: 1 only writing, 5 with another roleProducing6 of 11: 2 only producing, 4 with another roleEditing3 of 11: 0 only editing, 3 with another roleOther crew2 of 11: 1 only other crew, 1 with another role

11 titles, 5 with more than one role — directing and producing overlap on 4 of them.

By decade

1990s1 · acting2000s2 · crew2010s4 · crew2020s3 · crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it.

How do Jonás Cuarón's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 62nd percentile, the median of all 7; across their 5 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 53rd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

53rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Approval · how many liked their films

49thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Reach · how many have seen their films

88thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Midcredits score across 7 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up2
  • 50th to 74th3
  • 25th to 49th2

Shape of the crowd

2 of their 7 titles are Universally Loved.

  • Universally Loved2
  • Divisive1
  • Crowd Pleaser1
  • Broadly Agreed2
  • Mixed1

Most divisive · director, writer, producer

Campeón Gabacho (2026)

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

Most loved · writer

Gravity (2013)

Midcredits 92nd · 79% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 73/100 and the pacing 51/100 in their films, across 4 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 Jonás Cuarón's work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 3 MovieCove titles with content scores.

Their medianMedian of all films
Violence & Gore3 titlesmedian 52 · moderateMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity3 titlesmedian 7 · minimalMedian of all films: 32
Profanity3 titlesmedian 39 · moderateMedian of all films: 36
Frightening / Intense3 titlesmedian 71 · intenseMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.

Who does Jonás Cuarón work with?

People who share at least 2 of Jonás Cuarón's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Nicolás Celis shares the most, 4.

Producers