Portrait of Gabriel García Márquez

Writing

Gabriel García Márquez

Career

Active from 1954 to 2026, with a break from 2012 to 2022, busiest in 1989 with 4 main titles.

Leading roles
1
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score65/100
Highest rated
Poster for One Hundred Years of Solitude
One Hundred Years of Solitude
GoodWatch score85/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 11 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.8 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 5.0 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.4 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.4 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 6.1 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.4 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Gabriel García Márquez Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Adrenaline
    2.9, average 4.8
  • Physical Comedy
    1.0, average 2.4
  • Situational Comedy
    1.4, average 2.7
  • Pop Culture
    0.9, average 2.2

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Social Commentary 5
  • Character-Driven 4
  • Literary Adaptation 3
  • Magical Realism 3
  • Melancholic Tone 3
  • Latin American Cinema 3
  • Crime Investigation 2
  • Magical Realism Adaptation 2
  • Slow-Burn Drama 2
  • Visual Poetry 2
  • Intense 2
  • Political Intrigue 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

52
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

4 titles
The House
The House (2026)

as Él mismo (archivo)

The Other Side of Death
The Other Side of Death (2026)

Story

La libertad de volar
La libertad de volar (2023)

Writer

Eyes of a Blue Dog
Eyes of a Blue Dog (2022)

Original Story

2010s

1 title · average score 61
Memories of My Melancholy Whores
Memories of My Melancholy Whores (2011)
GoodWatch score 61

Novel

2000s

8 titles · average score 55
Of Love and Other Demons
Of Love and Other Demons (2009)
GoodWatch score 60

Novel

La Mujer que Llegaba a las Seis
La Mujer que Llegaba a las Seis (2008)

Story

Love in the Time of Cholera
Love in the Time of Cholera (2007)
GoodWatch score 44

Novel

In Evil Hour
In Evil Hour (2006)

Novel

Twelve Twenty
Twelve Twenty (2006)

Original Story

Snowblink
Snowblink (2004)

Short Story

On the Edge of the World
On the Edge of the World (2002)

Short Story

The Invisible Children
The Invisible Children (2001)
GoodWatch score 62

Writer

1990s

10 titles · average score 60
No One Writes to the Colonel
No One Writes to the Colonel (1999)
GoodWatch score 61

Novel

The Death of Abraham Lincoln (In Three Parts)
The Death of Abraham Lincoln (In Three Parts) (1998)

Writer

Entangling Shadows
Entangling Shadows (1998)

Producer

Oedipus Mayor
Oedipus Mayor (1996)
GoodWatch score 59

Writer, Screenplay

De amores y delitos: Amores ilícitos
De amores y delitos: Amores ilícitos (1995)

Idea

Bloody Morning
Bloody Morning (1992)

Writer

Only Death Comes
Only Death Comes (1992)

Writer

Con el amor no se juega
Con el amor no se juega (1991)

Writer

Contigo en la distancia
Contigo en la distancia (1991)

Writer

Fable of the Beautiful Pigeon-Fancier
Fable of the Beautiful Pigeon-Fancier (1990)

Writer

1980s

13 titles · average score 68
The Summer of Miss Forbes
The Summer of Miss Forbes (1989)

Writer

Letters from the Park
Letters from the Park (1989)

Writer

Un Domingo Feliz
Un Domingo Feliz (1989)

Story

I'm the One You're Looking For
I'm the One You're Looking For (1989)

Novel

Miracle in Rome
Miracle in Rome (1989)

Short Story

A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings
A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings (1988)

Writer, Short Story

Chronicle of a Death Foretold
Chronicle of a Death Foretold (1987)
GoodWatch score 62

Novel

A Time to Die
A Time to Die (1986)
GoodWatch score 69

Writer

Farewell to the Ark
Farewell to the Ark (1984)
GoodWatch score 74

Novel

Erendira
Erendira (1983)
GoodWatch score 68

Novel, Writer

100 Years of Solitude
100 Years of Solitude (1981)

Novel

El mar del tiempo perdido
El mar del tiempo perdido (1980)

Story

1970s

6 titles · average score 62
Maria of My Heart
Maria of My Heart (1979)

Writer

The Widow of Montiel
The Widow of Montiel (1979)

Novel

The Year of the Plague
The Year of the Plague (1978)
GoodWatch score 62

Screenplay

The South Bank Show
The South Bank Show (1978)
GoodWatch score 63

TV show

Blacamán el bueno, vendedor de milagros
Blacamán el bueno, vendedor de milagros (1976)

Original Story

Omen
Omen (1974)

Story

1960s

9 titles · average score 74
Patsy My Love
Patsy My Love (1969)

Story

4 Contra el Crimen
4 Contra el Crimen (1968)

Screenplay

Dangerous Game
Dangerous Game (1967)

Writer

H.O.
H.O. (1967)

Writer

Time to Die
Time to Die (1966)
GoodWatch score 76

Story, Writer

Love Love Love
Love Love Love (1965)

Adaptation

There Are No Thieves in This Village
There Are No Thieves in This Village (1965)

Short Story

Lola of My Life
Lola of My Life (1965)

Adaptation

The Golden Cockerel
The Golden Cockerel (1964)
GoodWatch score 72

Screenplay

1950s

1 title
The Blue Lobster
The Blue Lobster (1954)

Writer, Director