Alfonso Cuarón

Alfonso Cuarón

1961-11-28 Mexico City, Mexico 51 Credits

Biography

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...

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Revelations

Revelations

2025

Executive Producer

6.4
Producing

A pastor who believes in divine revelation and a detective haunted by visions pursue a missing person case — exposing their own demons in the process.

An Almost Christmas Story

An Almost Christmas Story

2024

Producer, Story

7.2
Producing Writing

A young owl meets a lost little girl in New York City. Together, they try to get home for Christmas.

The Shepherd

The Shepherd

2023

Producer

6.8
Producing

On Christmas Eve, a fighter pilot on his way home gets lost mid-flight over water and needs a miracle to land safely.

Raymond & Ray

Raymond & Ray

2022

Producer

6.3
Producing

Half brothers Raymond and Ray reunite when their estranged father dies—and discover that his final wish was for them to dig his grave. Together, they ...

Le Pupille

Le Pupille

2022

Producer

7.0
Producing

During WWII, in the days leading up to Christmas, a woman arrives at an Italian Catholic boarding school for orphaned girls with a large cake and a pl...

Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to Hogwarts

Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to Hogwarts

2022

as Self

7.3
Acting

An enchanting making-of story told through all-new in-depth interviews and cast conversations, inviting fans on a magical first-person journey through...

I'm No Longer Here: A Discussion with Guillermo del Toro and Alfonso Cuarón

I'm No Longer Here: A Discussion with Guillermo del Toro and Alfonso Cuarón

2020

as Self

6.0
Acting

Guillermo del Toro and Alfonso Cuarón discuss fellow Mexican director Fernando Frías de la Parra's award-winning film "I'm No Longer Here."

Roald Dahl's The Witches

Roald Dahl's The Witches

2020

Producer

6.4
Producing

In late 1967, a young orphaned boy goes to live with his loving grandma in the rural Alabama town of Demopolis. As the boy and his grandmother encount...

The Disciple

The Disciple

2020

Executive Producer

6.8
Producing

Self-doubt, sacrifice and struggle converge into an existential crisis for a devoted classical vocalist as the mastery he strives for remains elusive.

Hands of God

Hands of God

2020

Executive Producer

Producing

Thirteen years of war. Dozens of car bombings every month. One goal: to become an Olympic champion. The true story of grit and determination, of young...

Road to Roma

Road to Roma

2020

as Self

7.8
Acting

Director Alfonso Cuarón reflects on the childhood memories, period details and creative choices that shaped his Academy Award-winning film 'ROMA.'

Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound

Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound

2019

as Self

6.8
Acting

The history of cinematic sound, told by legendary sound designers and visionary filmmakers.

Roma

Roma

2018

Writer, Director, Editor

7.6
Writing Directing Producing

In 1970s Mexico City, two domestic workers help a mother of four while her husband is away for an extended period of time.

This Changes Everything

This Changes Everything

2015

Executive Producer

6.1
Producing

Based on Naomi Klein's book This Changes Everything: Capitalism vs. the Climate, a look at how people in various communities around the world play a r...

Desierto

Desierto

2015

Producer

6.2
Producing

A group of Mexican emigrants attempts to cross the Mexican-US border. What begins as a hopeful journey becomes a harrowing, bloody and primal fight fo...

Aningaaq

Aningaaq

2013

Executive Producer

6.6
Producing

Aningaaq, an Inuit fisherman camping on the ice over a frozen fjord, talks through a two way radio with a dying astronaut who is stranded in space, 50...

Gravity

Gravity

2013

Writer, Producer, Director

7.2
Writing Producing Directing

Dr. Ryan Stone, a brilliant medical engineer, is on her first Shuttle mission, with veteran astronaut Matt Kowalsky in command of his last flight befo...

Biutiful

Biutiful

2010

Associate Producer

7.2
Producing

This is a story of a man in free fall. On the road to redemption, darkness lights his way. Connected with the afterlife, Uxbal is a tragic hero and fa...

Rudo & Cursi

Rudo & Cursi

2008

Producer

7.0
Producing

Two brothers living a hard life of manual labor in rural Mexico have a simple dream: saving enough money to build their mother her dream house. But fa...

Quantum of Solace

Quantum of Solace

2008

as Additional Voices (voice)

6.3
Acting

Betrayed by Vesper, the woman he loved, 007 fights the urge to make his latest mission personal. Pursuing his determination to uncover the truth, Bond...

The Shock Doctrine

The Shock Doctrine

2007

Screenplay

7.4
Writing

Drawing surprising connections between market methods and CIA torture techniques developed in the 1950s, the film explores how well-known events of th...

The Hottest State

The Hottest State

2007

Thanks

5.4

A young actor from Texas tries to make it in New York while struggling in his relationship with a beautiful singer/songwriter.

The Possibility of Hope

The Possibility of Hope

2007

Director, Producer

5.6
Directing Producing

A look at different matters of the world such as immigration, global warming and capitalism through the eyes of scientists and philosophers.

Year of the Nail

Year of the Nail

2007

Executive Producer

7.0
Producing

A love story between a Mexican teenager and an American woman who meet one summer in Mexico.

Pan's Labyrinth

Pan's Labyrinth

2006

Producer

7.8
Producing

Living with her tyrannical stepfather in a new home with her pregnant mother, 10-year-old Ofelia feels alone until she explores a decaying labyrinth g...

Children of Men

Children of Men

2006

Director, Screenplay, Editor

7.6
Directing Writing

In 2027, in a chaotic world in which humans can no longer procreate, a former activist agrees to help transport a miraculously pregnant woman to a san...

Wanderlust

Wanderlust

2006

as Himself

5.0
Acting

A look at the mystique of road movies, combining interviews, film clips, music, photography, literature and a narrative storyline featuring Paul Rudd ...

Paris Je T'aime

Paris Je T'aime

2006

Director, Writer

6.8
Directing Writing

Olivier Assayas, Gus Van Sant, Wes Craven and Alfonso Cuaron are among the 20 distinguished directors who contribute to this collection of 18 stories,...

Black Sun

Black Sun

2006

Executive Producer

7.1
Producing

Blurred images illustrate the narration of New York City-based artist Hugues de Montalembert, who was blinded in a vicious mugging some thirty years a...

Duck Season

Duck Season

2004

Presenter

7.1

Flama and Moko are fourteen years old; they have been best friends since they were kids. They have everything they need to survive yet another boring ...

The Magic Touch of Harry Potter

The Magic Touch of Harry Potter

2004

as Self

7.6
Acting

A 2004 documentary on the first three “Harry Potter” films detailing the behind-the-scenes journey of making them.

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

2004

Director

8.0
Directing

Year three at Hogwarts means new fun and challenges as Harry learns the delicate art of approaching a Hippogriff, transforming shape-shifting Boggarts...

The Assassination of Richard Nixon

The Assassination of Richard Nixon

2004

Producer

6.5
Producing

It’s 1974 and Sam Bicke has lost everything. His wife leaves him with his three kids, his boss fires him, his brother turns away from him, and the ban...

Crónicas

Crónicas

2004

Producer

6.4
Producing

A suspense thriller about a reporter from Miami who travels to Ecuador in pursuit of a serial killer known as the "Monster of Babahoyo."

You Owe Me One

You Owe Me One

2002

Executive Producer

4.7
Producing

A family of three, plus the maid and daughter's boyfriend look pretty normal on the outside. But in actuality, they are all having affairs with each o...

Behind the Scenes of 'Y Tu Mamá También'

Behind the Scenes of 'Y Tu Mamá También'

2001

as Self

5.7
Acting

On-set documentary about the making of the film "Y tu mamá también."

Y Tu Mamá También

Y Tu Mamá También

2001

Director, Screenplay, Producer

7.4
Directing Writing Producing

In Mexico, two teenage boys and an attractive older woman embark on a road trip and learn a thing or two about life, friendship, sex, and each other.

Amores Perros

Amores Perros

2000

Thanks

7.6

A fatalistic car crash in Mexico city sets off a chain of events in the lives of three people: a supermodel, a young man wanting to run off with his s...

Great Expectations

Great Expectations

1998

Director

6.6
Directing

Loosely based on the Charles Dickens' classic novel, "Great Expectations" is a sensual tale of a young man's unforgettable passage into manhood, and t...

Sweet Release

Sweet Release

1997

Screenplay

6.0
Writing

The love secrets of a large family are revealed during a trajinera tour on Xochimilco, culminating in a suicide attempt during a jackpot drawing.

A Little Princess

A Little Princess

1995

Director

7.6
Directing

When her father enlists to fight for the British in WWI, young Sara Crewe goes to New York to attend the same boarding school her late mother attended...

Cronos

Cronos

1993

Thanks

6.7

Faced with his own mortality, an ingenious alchemist tried to perfect an invention that would provide him with the key to eternal life. It was called ...

Sólo con tu pareja

Sólo con tu pareja

1992

Screenplay, Director, Producer

6.6
Writing Directing Producing

Tomás Tomás is a young yuppie playboy with a string of discarded girlfriends. But when Silvia, the victim of one of his adventures, tries to get reven...

Romero

Romero

1989

Assistant Director

7.0
Directing

Romero is a compelling and deeply moving look at the life of Archbishop Oscar Romero of El Salvador, who made the ultimate sacrifice in a passionate s...

La gran fiesta

La gran fiesta

1986

Assistant Director

5.8
Directing

In 1942, in San Juan, Puerto Rico, a casino is organizing a farewell party for its patrons, since it's about to be turned into a US military base. The...

Quartet for the End of Time

Quartet for the End of Time

1983

Director, Editor, Writer

4.8
Directing Writing

The story of a young man who lives alone in his house, and his indifference and solitude with the world around him.

Who's He Anyway

1983

Director

5.0
Directing

Mexican short drama film.

The Eve

The Eve

1982

Sound Assistant

5.3

Aging politicians who have faded from the public eye hold a cocktail party to celebrate one friend's appointment to the President's Cabinet. Illusions...

Wishbone

N/A

Writer, Producer

Writing Producing

The stories of a French girl who moves to Scotland with her family and two troubled Scottish boys who end up crossing paths in surprising and touching...

Jane

N/A

Producer, Director

Producing Directing

A story about a woman named Jane and her relationship with her twin, who also happens to be the celebrated novelist Philip K. Dick.

Billy Please Call Home

N/A

Director, Producer, Writer

Directing Producing Writing

A middle-aged father and his young son take a road trip to Detroit on the boy's birthday. It's an adventure that both tears them apart and brings them...