- Writer and producer
- 10 on MovieCove
What are Javier Peñalosa'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 1 · Earnest 6
Light 3 · Serious 3 · Dark 1
Grounded 5 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 0
Gentle 5 · Charged 2 · Intense 0
Steady 7 · Shifting 0 · Whiplash 0
A split, not a type: Straight-faced 4 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 1
Slow burn 6 · Even-paced 1 · Relentless 0
Casual 5 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 0
Easy watch 3 · Affecting 3 · Heavy 1
Resolved 5 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
- Happy2
- Bittersweet4
- Ambiguous4
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 Javier Peñalosa's films?
As of October 24, 2026, all 10 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Netflix (8).
Subscription and free streaming for Javier Peñalosa'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
10 credits, 10 with a MovieCove page.
Lucca's World(2025)
Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films
Prison Cell 211(2025)
Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all shows
Have a Nice Day!(2023)
Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films
Thursday's Widows(2023)
Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all shows
Where the Tracks End(2023)
Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films
Don't Open the Door(2022)
Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films
El Sueño de Ayer(2022)
Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films
Tell Me When(2020)
Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films
Frontera Verde(2019)
Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all shows
Career shape
Across their 10 MovieCove titles from 2019 to 2025.
How do Javier Peñalosa's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 39th percentile, the median of all 7; across their 7 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 43rd percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up2
- 50th to 74th1
- 25th to 49th4
- Below 25th3
Shape of the crowd
6 of their 10 titles are Mixed.
- Cult Classic1
- Crowd Pleaser3
- Mixed6
Reviewers score the dialogue 46/100 and the plot and story 46/100 in their films, across 4 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.
Who does Javier Peñalosa work with?
People who share at least 2 of Javier Peñalosa's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Gibrán Portela shares the most, 4.
Directors
- Yibran AsuadShared titles: Have a Nice Day! (2023), Tell Me When (2020), All the Freckles in the World (2019)See all 3 shared titles with Yibran Asuad
- Humberto Hinojosa OzcarizShared titles: Thursday's Widows (2023), Don't Open the Door (2022)See all 2 shared titles with Humberto Hinojosa Ozcariz
Writers
- Gibrán PortelaShared titles: Prison Cell 211 (2025), Thursday's Widows (2023), All the Freckles in the World (2019), Frontera Verde (2019)See all 4 shared titles with Gibrán Portela
Actors
- Juan Pablo MedinaShared titles: Lucca's World (2025), Thursday's Widows (2023)See all 2 shared titles with Juan Pablo Medina
- Blanca GuerraShared titles: Where the Tracks End (2023), El Sueño de Ayer (2022)See all 2 shared titles with Blanca Guerra
Composers and cinematographers
- Andrés SánchezShared titles: Prison Cell 211 (2025), Where the Tracks End (2023)See all 2 shared titles with Andrés Sánchez
- Gus ReyesShared titles: Prison Cell 211 (2025), Where the Tracks End (2023)See all 2 shared titles with Gus Reyes
- Marc BellverShared titles: Thursday's Widows (2023), Don't Open the Door (2022)See all 2 shared titles with Marc Bellver
- Martín BoegeShared titles: Have a Nice Day! (2023), El Sueño de Ayer (2022)See all 2 shared titles with Martín Boege
Producers
- Mario SavinoShared titles: Lucca's World (2025), Prison Cell 211 (2025), Thursday's Widows (2023), Where the Tracks End (2023)See all 4 shared titles with Mario Savino
- Rafael LeyShared titles: Lucca's World (2025), Prison Cell 211 (2025), Thursday's Widows (2023), Where the Tracks End (2023)See all 4 shared titles with Rafael Ley
- Mónica VértizShared titles: Lucca's World (2025), Where the Tracks End (2023), All the Freckles in the World (2019)See all 3 shared titles with Mónica Vértiz
- Alberto MuffelmannShared titles: Have a Nice Day! (2023), Tell Me When (2020), All the Freckles in the World (2019)See all 3 shared titles with Alberto Muffelmann
