Portrait of Jorge Goldenberg

Writing

Jorge Goldenberg

Career

Active from 1963 to 2025, with a break from 2015 to 2024, busiest in 1986 and 2002 with 3 main titles each.

Average score
GoodWatch score63/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Strategy of the Snail
The Strategy of the Snail
GoodWatch score76/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 7 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.3 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.3 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.5 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.9 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Jorge Goldenberg Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Fantasy
    0.5, average 1.7
  • Pop Culture
    1.0, average 2.2
  • Coming of Age
    1.9, average 3.0
  • Family Dynamics
    3.8, average 4.8

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Social Commentary 6
  • Political Intrigue 3
  • Historical Setting 2
  • Argentine History 2
  • Psychological Drama 2
  • Class Conflict 2
  • Character-Driven 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

41
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

2 titles · average score 69
November
November (2025)
GoodWatch score 69

Writer

(Im)Patient
(Im)Patient (2022)

Script Consultant

2010s

4 titles · average score 54
My Father's Memory
My Father's Memory (2017)

Script Consultant

Sex Life of Plants
Sex Life of Plants (2016)

Script Consultant

Violence
Violence (2015)
GoodWatch score 54

Script Coordinator

The Color Out of Space
The Color Out of Space (2014)

Writer

2000s

8 titles · average score 57
Regreso a Fortín Olmos
Regreso a Fortín Olmos (2008)

Director, Producer

My Mexican Shivah
My Mexican Shivah (2007)
GoodWatch score 44

Screenplay

The Art of Losing
The Art of Losing (2004)
GoodWatch score 62

Writer

The Southern Cross
The Southern Cross (2003)

Writer

¿De qué lado estás?
¿De qué lado estás? (2002)

Screenplay

El lugar donde estuvo el paraíso
El lugar donde estuvo el paraíso (2002)

Writer

Otilia Rauda
Otilia Rauda (2002)
GoodWatch score 57

Writer

The Escape
The Escape (2001)
GoodWatch score 64

Writer

1990s

11 titles · average score 72
Enthusiasm
Enthusiasm (1998)

Writer

Tinta roja
Tinta roja (1998)

Script

The Impostor
The Impostor (1997)

Writer

El sueño de los héroes
El sueño de los héroes (1997)

Writer

Ilona Arrives with the Rain
Ilona Arrives with the Rain (1996)
GoodWatch score 69

Writer

Otra esperanza
Otra esperanza (1996)

Writer

The Eyes of the Scissors
The Eyes of the Scissors (1995)

Additional Writing

The Strategy of the Snail
The Strategy of the Snail (1993)
GoodWatch score 76

Writer

I Don't Want to Talk About It
I Don't Want to Talk About It (1993)
GoodWatch score 76

Dialogue

Historias Breves 0: Vértigos, o contemplación de algo que cae
Historias Breves 0: Vértigos, o contemplación de algo que cae (1993)

Thanks

The Frontier
The Frontier (1991)
GoodWatch score 67

Screenplay, Dialogue

1980s

7 titles · average score 63
Eversmile New Jersey
Eversmile New Jersey (1989)
GoodWatch score 55

Writer

Miss Mary
Miss Mary (1986)
GoodWatch score 65

Writer

A King and His Movie
A King and His Movie (1986)
GoodWatch score 61

Screenplay

The Messes of Susana
The Messes of Susana (1986)

Writer

Pasajeros de una pesadilla
Pasajeros de una pesadilla (1984)

Screenplay

Sweet Money
Sweet Money (1982)
GoodWatch score 70

Screenplay

Sentimental
Sentimental (1981)

Writer

1970s

4 titles
Dear Comrades
Dear Comrades (1977)

Writer

Juan que reía
Juan que reía (1976)

Writer

Jewish Gauchos
Jewish Gauchos (1975)

Writer

El entierro del gato
El entierro del gato (1973)

Assistant Director

1960s

5 titles
Coup de Grace
Coup de Grace (1969)

Producer's Assistant, Assistant Director

Hoy, cine, hoy
Hoy, cine, hoy (1967)

Script, Editor

Hachero nomás
Hachero nomás (1966)

Producer, Director

Casamiento (Jásene)
Casamiento (Jásene) (1964)

Assistant Director

Reportaje a un vagón
Reportaje a un vagón (1963)

Director