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Elena Ruiz

Elena Ruiz

Editor · Cardona, Barcelona, Catalunya, Spain

Elena Ruiz Guitart (born in Cardona) is a Catalan film editor, associated with the production company Escándalo Films. A graduate of ESCAC, she began as a film editor in 2000 with several short films such as Presas (2000), Los perros de Pavlov (2003), and Mola ser malo (2005). In 2006, she made her feature film debut with Moscow Zero by María Lidón, but recognition came the following year for her work on The Orphanage by Juan Antonio Bayona, for which she received the award for best editing at the 6th Barcelona Film Awards and the CEC Medal for best editing, and was nominated for a Goya Award.

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Biography from TMDB.

From
Cardona, Barcelona, Catalunya, Spain
Works as
Editor
Titles
28 on MovieCove · 41 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 63% in 30 days

What are Elena Ruiz's films like?

Across their 27 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Survival.

Genres

Drama9 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 59th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Comedy6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 27th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Crime3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 27th percentile
: browse their Crime movies
Horror3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 18th percentile
: browse their Horror movies
Action2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 29th percentile
: browse their Action 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
Bonds
26%
Survival
24%
Self
22%
Morality
19%
Society
7%
Power
2%
Ideas
1%
Survival7 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds6 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity6 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love4 titles, browse their movies with this themeTrauma5 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship5 titles, browse their movies with this themeGrief4 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 24 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 7 · Serious 5 · Dark 12

Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 17 · Stylized 6 · Heightened 1

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

A split, not a type: Gentle 8 · Charged 6 · Intense 10

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

A split, not a type: Steady 14 · Shifting 8 · Whiplash 2

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

Straight-faced 16 · Some laughs 4 · Funny 4

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 11 · 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

Casual 8 · Engaged 15 · Full focus 1

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 6 · Affecting 5 · Heavy 13

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

Resolved 10 · Open-ended 10 · Ambiguous 4

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
14
Melancholic
14
Dread
8
Contemplative
7
Warm
6
Other
26

How their films linger

Haunting10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteDevastating5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 10 with a twist

  • Happy1
  • Bittersweet13
  • Tragic3
  • Ambiguous10

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 Elena Ruiz's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 20 of their 28 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Netflix (11).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Elena Ruiz'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

41 credits, 28 with a MovieCove page.

  • Hanna and the Forgotten Christmas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Director

  • The Night(2025)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • The Gringo Hunters(2025)

    Show Editor

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all shows

  • We Were Kings(2024)

    Show 6 episodes · Editor

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all shows

  • Cliff (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Director · Animation Director

  • Who Wants to Marry an Astronaut?(2024)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Irati (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Editor

  • Queens on the Run(2023)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • The Girl in the Mirror(2022)

    Show Editor

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all shows

  • Crazy About Her(2021)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • One for All(2020)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • The Paramedic(2020)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Isaac(2020)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • Ricochet(2020)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • The Platform(2019)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • The Incredible Shrinking Wknd (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Associate Producer

  • 4x4(2019)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • The Tree of Blood(2018)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Memoirs of a Man in Pajamas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Editor

  • Bomb Scared(2017)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • Marrowbone(2017)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • El club de los buenos infieles(2017)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Pet(2016)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Laia(2016)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • Toro(2016)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Endless Night(2015)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Another Me(2013)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • The Longest Distance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Editor

  • Barcelona Summer Night(2013)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Los inocentes(2013)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • Animals (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Editor

  • The Impossible(2012)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Eva(2011)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • Tres dies amb la família (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Editor

  • The Orphanage(2007)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • Moscow Zero(2006)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all films

  • El Caco (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Writer

  • The Spongeman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Editor

  • Los perros de Pavlov (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Editor

  • Era que no era (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Editor

  • Escape inútil (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Paula Garcia

Career shape

A full career of 33 titles, 32 of them dated from 2001 to 2025.

Biggest box office

The Impossible (2012)

$198M worldwide

Highest rated

The Impossible (2012)

Midcredits 95th

Most popular right now

The Platform (2019)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting1 of 33: 1 only acting, 0 with another roleDirecting2 of 33: 1 only directing, 1 with another roleWriting1 of 33: 1 only writing, 0 with another roleProducing1 of 33: 1 only producing, 0 with another roleEditing28 of 33: 28 only editing, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score52ndOther crew1 of 33: 0 only other crew, 1 with another role

By decade

2000s7 · crew2010s16 · crew2020s9 · 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.

How do Elena Ruiz's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 38th percentile, the median of all 25; across their 24 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 42nd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

42ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 24

Approval · how many liked their films

28thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 24

Reach · how many have seen their films

76thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 24

Midcredits score across 28 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up4
  • 50th to 74th7
  • 25th to 49th8
  • Below 25th9

Shape of the crowd

11 of their 28 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Crowd Pleaser10
  • Broadly Agreed6
  • Mixed11

Most divisive · editor

Los inocentes (2013)

73rd percentile spread · 43% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · editor

The Impossible (2012)

Midcredits 95th · 85% liked

Reviewers score the pacing 45/100 in their films, across 19 reviewed titles; fans 56, detractors 27. The element that speaks to their work as an editor.

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 Elena Ruiz's work okay for kids?

Across up to 9 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, sex & nudity and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore6 titles53–94 · median 72 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity9 titles11–62 · median 47 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity6 titles32–53 · median 35 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs7 titles16–44 · median 32 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense6 titles62–93 · median 73 · 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 Elena Ruiz work with?

People who share at least 2 of Elena Ruiz's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Belén Atienza shares the most, 5.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers