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Portrait of Luis Buñuel

Directing

Luis Buñuel

Titles
72movies3TV shows
Career

Active from 1926 to 2000, with a break from 1985 to 1996, busiest in 1954 with 4 main titles.

Directed
33
titles as director
Average score
GoodWatch score76/100
Highest rated
Poster for Simon of the Desert
Simon of the Desert
GoodWatch score90/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 32 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

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Luis Buñuel Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    2.1, average 5.4
  • Wholesome
    1.4, average 3.3
  • Pop Culture
    0.5, average 2.2
  • Family Dynamics
    3.4, average 4.8

Main genres

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Recurring tags

  • Social Commentary 9
  • French Cinema 5
  • Social Satire 4
  • Eccentric Characters 4
  • Moral Ambiguity 4
  • Psychological Thriller 4
  • Character Study 4
  • Luis Buñuel 3
  • Avant-Garde 3
  • Psychological Drama 3
  • Mexican Cinema 3
  • Social Realism 3

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

55

2020s

2 titles

2010s

1 title

2000s

2 titles · average score 63

1990s

1 title

1980s

1 title

1970s

7 titles · average score 78

as Condemned Man (uncredited)

as Un invité (uncredited)

Producer, Director

1960s

8 titles · average score 83

as (voice) (uncredited)

as Man in Gardencafe - Left from the Duke (uncredited)

Screenplay, Editor

Screenplay, Director

1950s

18 titles · average score 71

Screenplay, Director

Director, Screenplay

Screenplay, Director

Director, Screenplay

Writer, Director

Screenplay, Director

Director, Writer

All 18 titles from the 1950s

1940s

2 titles · average score 58

1930s

8 titles · average score 73

Production Manager

Screenplay, Producer

Production Director, Co-Director

Screenplay, Co-Director

Screenplay, Producer

Editor, Screenplay

as (uncredited)

1920s

5 titles · average score 75

as Man in Prologue (uncredited)

Writer, Assistant Director

as Contrebandier chez lillas pastia

as Monk / Guardsman