Directing
J. A. Bayona
- Titles
- 39movies11TV shows
- Career
Active from 1999 to 2026, busiest in 2022 with 2 main titles.
- Directed
- 15titles as director
- Average score
77/100
- Highest rated
The Orphanage85/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 12 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Scare5.1average 2.6
- Fantasy3.8average 1.8
- Spiritual3.8average 2.0
- Family Dynamics6.4average 4.7
- Pathos6.7average 5.2
- Wonder4.9average 3.4
- Melancholy6.2average 4.7
- Tension7.5average 6.1
Rarely in their work
- Pop Culture0.3, average 2.2
- Crime1.8, average 3.7
- Class & Capitalism1.5, average 3.3
- Situational Comedy0.9, average 2.7
Main genres
Select a genre to see those titles.
Recurring tags
- Epic Fantasy 2
- 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, Society of the Snow, The Impossible, 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. SánchezDirectorThe Impossible, The Orphanage, Diminutos del calvario
Jaume MartíEditorSociety of the Snow, A Monster Calls, The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power Global Fan Screening
Elena RuizEditorThe Impossible, The Orphanage, The Spongeman
Geraldine ChaplinActorThe Impossible, The Orphanage- LLluís SeguraWriterMis vacaciones, The Spongeman
Michael GiacchinoComposerJurassic World: Fallen Kingdom, Society of the Snow
Movies and TV shows
28Upcoming
5 titles
Truce
Director
70She Walks In Darkness
Producer
59
Crazy Old Lady
Producer
In Blood and Fire
Screenplay, Director
Homing
Producer
2020s
6 titles · average score 70
73
Wolfgang (2025)
as Él mismo
60
Free Falling (2024)
Producer
79
Society of the Snow (2023)
Director, Screenplay
The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power Global Fan Screening (2022)
Executive Producer, Director
69
A Perfect Enemy (2021)
Thanks
2010s
10 titles · average score 70
I Hate New York (2018)
Executive Producer
69
Marrowbone (2017)
Executive Producer
84
A Monster Calls (2016)
Director
49
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
84
The Impossible (2012)
Director
2000s
5 titles · average score 61
37
Spanish Movie (2009)
as Alfrodo
La Desgracia en 3D (2008)
Director, Writer
85
The Orphanage (2007)
Director
The Spongeman (2003)
Writer, Executive Producer
Diminutos del calvario (2001)
Director
1990s
1 title
Mis vacaciones (1999)
Director, Screenplay
1980s
1 title
30 minuts (1984)
TV show · as Juan Antonio Bayona