Portrait of Eloy de la Iglesia

Directing

Eloy de la Iglesia

Career

Active from 1966 to 2003, with a break from 1988 to 2002, with up to 2 main titles a year.

Average score
GoodWatch score59/100
Highest rated
Poster for Pals
Pals
GoodWatch score70/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 15 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.5 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 3.6 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.7 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.9 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Eloy de la Iglesia Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Wholesome
    1.2, average 3.4
  • Wonder
    1.5, average 3.4
  • Situational Comedy
    1.0, average 2.7
  • Physical Comedy
    0.9, average 2.4

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Spanish Cinema 8
  • Social Commentary 7
  • Psychological Drama 4
  • Crime Drama 4
  • Psychological Thriller 3
  • Melancholic 3
  • Sexual Exploitation 2
  • Class Conflict 2
  • Character Study 2
  • Moral Corruption 2
  • Coming-of-Age 2
  • Psychological Tension 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

22
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2000s

1 title · average score 45
Bulgarian Lovers
Bulgarian Lovers (2003)
GoodWatch score 45

Screenplay, Director

1980s

8 titles · average score 64
The Tobacconist of Vallecas
The Tobacconist of Vallecas (1987)
GoodWatch score 62

Screenplay, Director

Turn of the Screw
Turn of the Screw (1985)
GoodWatch score 55

Screenplay, Director

El pico 2
El pico 2 (1984)
GoodWatch score 64

Director, Screenplay

Overdose
Overdose (1983)
GoodWatch score 67

Director, Screenplay

Pals
Pals (1982)
GoodWatch score 70

Screenplay, Director

The Minister's Wife
The Minister's Wife (1981)

Screenplay, Director

Navajeros
Navajeros (1980)
GoodWatch score 65

Screenplay, Director

Afraid to Go Out at Night
Afraid to Go Out at Night (1980)

Director, Screenplay

1970s

11 titles · average score 57
Confessions of a Congressman
Confessions of a Congressman (1978)
GoodWatch score 68

as Man at rally

The Priest
The Priest (1978)
GoodWatch score 62

Director

Hidden Pleasures
Hidden Pleasures (1977)
GoodWatch score 62

Screenplay, Director

The Creature
The Creature (1977)
GoodWatch score 50

Director

The Other Bedroom
The Other Bedroom (1976)

Director, Screenplay

Forbidden Love Game
Forbidden Love Game (1975)
GoodWatch score 55

Director, Writer

Murder in a Blue World
Murder in a Blue World (1973)
GoodWatch score 52

Director, Screenplay

No One Heard the Scream
No One Heard the Scream (1973)
GoodWatch score 59

Screenplay, Director

The Cannibal Man
The Cannibal Man (1972)
GoodWatch score 53

Director, Screenplay

The Glass Ceiling
The Glass Ceiling (1971)
GoodWatch score 58

Director, Screenplay

Cuadrilátero
Cuadrilátero (1970)

Director

1960s

2 titles
Something Bitter in the Mouth
Something Bitter in the Mouth (1969)

Screenplay, Director

Fantasía... 3
Fantasía... 3 (1966)

as Introductor (uncredited)