Directing
J. A. Bayona
- Titles
- 41movies11TV shows
- Career
Active from 1999 to 2026, busiest in 2022 with 2 main titles.
- Directed
- 15titles as director
- Average score
73/100
- Highest rated
Penny Dreadful82/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 14 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Scare5.2average 2.6
- Fantasy3.5average 1.8
- Spiritual3.6average 2.0
- Melancholy6.1average 4.7
- Tension7.5average 6.1
- Family Dynamics6.0average 4.7
- Pathos6.5average 5.2
- Uncanny3.7average 2.5
Rarely in their work
- Crime1.5, average 3.7
- Class & Capitalism1.2, average 3.3
- Situational Comedy0.9, average 2.7
- Physical Comedy0.9, average 2.5
Main genres
Select a genre to see those titles.
Recurring tags
- Political Intrigue 2
- Psychological Thriller 2
- Gothic Atmosphere 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Óscar FauraCinematographerJurassic World: Fallen Kingdom, The Impossible, A Monster Calls, The Orphanage, The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power Global Fan Screening
Bernat VilaplanaEditorJurassic World: Fallen Kingdom, The Impossible, Society of the Snow, A Monster Calls, The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power Global Fan Screening
Fernando VelázquezComposerThe Impossible, A Monster Calls, The Orphanage, The Spongeman
Sergio G. SánchezWriterThe Impossible, The Orphanage, Diminutos del calvario
Elena RuizEditorThe Impossible, The Orphanage, The Spongeman
Geraldine ChaplinActorThe Impossible, The Orphanage- LLluís SeguraWriterMis vacaciones, The Spongeman
Jaume MartíEditorSociety of the Snow, A Monster Calls
Michael GiacchinoComposerJurassic World: Fallen Kingdom, Society of the Snow
Movies and TV shows
30Upcoming
4 titles
2020s
8 titles · average score 65
60
She Walks in Darkness (2025)
Producer
56
Crazy Old Lady (2025)
Producer
65
Wolfgang (2025)
as Él mismo
58
Free Falling (2024)
Producer
81
Society of the Snow (2023)
Screenplay, Director
The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power Global Fan Screening (2022)
Executive Producer, Director
69
A Perfect Enemy (2021)
Thanks
2010s
11 titles · average score 60
I Hate New York (2018)
Executive Producer
62
Marrowbone (2017)
Executive Producer
78
A Monster Calls (2016)
Director
45
The Queen of Spain (2016)
as El proyeccionista cinéfilo
Nine Days in Haiti (2015)
as Narrator (voice)
Don't Leave Me (2015)
Executive Producer
Coneix la teva ciutat: El Mundo Today (2013)
as J. A. Bayona
77
The Impossible (2012)
Director
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[REC]³ Genesis (2012)
Thanks
2000s
5 titles · average score 57
37
Spanish Movie (2009)
as Alfrodo
La Desgracia en 3D (2008)
Writer, Director
78
The Orphanage (2007)
Director
The Spongeman (2003)
Executive Producer, Writer
Diminutos del calvario (2001)
Director
1990s
1 title
Mis vacaciones (1999)
Screenplay, Director
1980s
1 title
30 minuts (1984)
TV show · as Juan Antonio Bayona