Portrait of Pedro Almodóvar

Directing

Pedro Almodóvar

Career

Active from 1974 to 2026, busiest in 1975 with 4 main titles.

Average score
GoodWatch score73/100
Highest rated
Poster for Law of Desire
Law of Desire
GoodWatch score87/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 45 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.6 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.6 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 3.3 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.5 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 6.3 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.4 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Pedro Almodóvar Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Adrenaline
    3.2, average 4.8
  • Scare
    1.5, average 2.6
  • Wholesome
    2.4, average 3.4
  • Warfare
    0.3, average 1.2

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Spanish Cinema 12
  • Complex Characters 4
  • Emotional Intensity 4
  • Social Satire 3
  • Female Friendship 3
  • Eccentric Characters 3
  • Psychological Drama 3
  • Melodrama 3
  • Character Study 3
  • Complex Relationships 3
  • Character-Driven 3
  • Social Commentary 3

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

64
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

2 titles
A Manual for Cleaning Women
A Manual for Cleaning Women

Screenplay

Queen of the Falls
Queen of the Falls

Producer

2020s

9 titles · average score 71
Bitter Christmas
Bitter Christmas (2026)
GoodWatch score 62

Writer, Director

LA BOLA NEGRA
LA BOLA NEGRA (2026)
GoodWatch score 83

Associate Producer

Short Cuts: Talons aiguilles de Pedro Almodovar
Short Cuts: Talons aiguilles de Pedro Almodovar (2026)

Original Film Writer

Sirāt
Sirāt (2025)
GoodWatch score 78

Producer

The Room Next Door
The Room Next Door (2024)
GoodWatch score 71

Writer, Director

Strange Way of Life
Strange Way of Life (2023)
GoodWatch score 68

Director, Writer

Parallel Mothers
Parallel Mothers (2021)
GoodWatch score 82

Director, Screenplay

The Human Voice
The Human Voice (2020)
GoodWatch score 80

Director, Screenplay

It Snows in Benidorm
It Snows in Benidorm (2020)
GoodWatch score 41

Producer

2010s

10 titles · average score 74
Pain and Glory
Pain and Glory (2019)
GoodWatch score 85

Director, Screenplay

The Silence of Others
The Silence of Others (2019)
GoodWatch score 74

Executive Producer

El Angel
El Angel (2018)
GoodWatch score 68

Producer

Zama
Zama (2017)
GoodWatch score 79

Co-Producer

Julieta
Julieta (2016)
GoodWatch score 75

Director, Screenplay

Late motiv
Late motiv (2016)
GoodWatch score 70

TV show · as Pedro Almodóvar

The Clan
The Clan (2015)
GoodWatch score 74

Producer

Wild Tales
Wild Tales (2014)
GoodWatch score 84

Producer

I'm So Excited!
I'm So Excited! (2013)
GoodWatch score 52

Director, Screenplay

The Skin I Live In
The Skin I Live In (2011)
GoodWatch score 76

Director, Screenplay

2000s

11 titles · average score 72
Broken Embraces
Broken Embraces (2009)
GoodWatch score 76

Director, Writer

The Cannibalistic Councillor
The Cannibalistic Councillor (2009)
GoodWatch score 64

Director, Writer

The Last Summer of La Boyita
The Last Summer of La Boyita (2009)
GoodWatch score 67

Executive Producer

The Headless Woman
The Headless Woman (2008)
GoodWatch score 71

Producer

Volver
Volver (2006)
GoodWatch score 83

Director, Screenplay

Tráiler para amantes de lo prohibido!
Tráiler para amantes de lo prohibido! (2005)
GoodWatch score 64

Director, Screenplay

The Secret Life of Words
The Secret Life of Words (2005)
GoodWatch score 73

Executive Producer

Bad Education
Bad Education (2004)
GoodWatch score 81

Screenplay, Producer

The Holy Girl
The Holy Girl (2004)
GoodWatch score 62

Executive Producer

My Life Without Me
My Life Without Me (2003)
GoodWatch score 67

Executive Producer

Talk to Her
Talk to Her (2002)
GoodWatch score 84

Director, Screenplay

1990s

10 titles · average score 67
All About My Mother
All About My Mother (1999)
GoodWatch score 87

Screenplay, Director

Live Flesh
Live Flesh (1997)
GoodWatch score 75

Screenplay, Director

My Name Is Shadow
My Name Is Shadow (1996)

Associate Producer

The Flower of My Secret
The Flower of My Secret (1995)
GoodWatch score 76

Director, Screenplay

Kika
Kika (1993)
GoodWatch score 60

Screenplay, Director

Mutant Action
Mutant Action (1993)
GoodWatch score 63

Producer

Eurotrash
Eurotrash (1993)
GoodWatch score 44

TV show

High Heels
High Heels (1991)
GoodWatch score 65

Screenplay, Director

Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down!
Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down! (1990)
GoodWatch score 67

Director, Screenplay

La mujer de tu vida
La mujer de tu vida (1990)

TV show

1980s

8 titles · average score 75
Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown
Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown (1988)
GoodWatch score 84

Screenplay, Director

Law of Desire
Law of Desire (1987)
GoodWatch score 87

as Dependiente ferretería (uncredited)

Matador
Matador (1986)
GoodWatch score 82

as Francisco Montesinos (uncredited)

What Have I Done to Deserve This?
What Have I Done to Deserve This? (1984)
GoodWatch score 74

as Play-Back 'La bien pagá'

Dark Habits
Dark Habits (1983)
GoodWatch score 70

as Passagier in Bus (uncredited)

Labyrinth of Passion
Labyrinth of Passion (1982)
GoodWatch score 77

as Singer / Director (uncredited)

Pepi, Luci, Bom
Pepi, Luci, Bom (1980)
GoodWatch score 56

as Master of Ceremony (uncredited)

Rapture
Rapture (1980)
GoodWatch score 72

as Gloria's Voice (voice) (uncredited)

1970s

14 titles · average score 56
Salomé
Salomé (1978)
GoodWatch score 52

Director, Screenplay

Folle... Folle... ¡Fólleme Tín!
Folle... Folle... ¡Fólleme Tín! (1978)

Writer, Director

Sex Is Coming, Sex Is Coming
Sex Is Coming, Sex Is Coming (1977)

Director, Writer

Complementos
Complementos (1977)

Screenplay, Director

Muerte en la carretera
Muerte en la carretera (1976)

Screenplay, Director

Sea caritativo
Sea caritativo (1976)

Director, Screenplay

Homenaje
Homenaje (1975)

Screenplay, Director

Blancor
Blancor (1975)

Director, Screenplay

La caída de Sódoma
La caída de Sódoma (1975)

Screenplay, Director

El sueño, o la estrella
El sueño, o la estrella (1975)

Screenplay, Director

Film político
Film político (1974)

Screenplay, Director

Two Whores, or a Love Story That Ends in a Wedding
Two Whores, or a Love Story That Ends in a Wedding (1974)

Director