Portrait of Luis Buñuel

Directing

Luis Buñuel

Career

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

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 34 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.0 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 3.7 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 3.3 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.6 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.2 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Luis Buñuel Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    2.1, average 5.4
  • Wholesome
    1.4, average 3.4
  • Pop Culture
    0.4, average 2.2
  • Adrenaline
    3.6, average 4.8

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

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

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

55
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

2 titles
Short Cuts: “The Diary of a Chambermaid” by Luis Buñuel
Short Cuts: “The Diary of a Chambermaid” by Luis Buñuel (2026)

Original Film Writer

Constel·lació Portabella
Constel·lació Portabella (2024)

as (archive footage)

2010s

1 title
The Metropolitan Opera: The Exterminating Angel
The Metropolitan Opera: The Exterminating Angel (2017)

Original Story

2000s

2 titles · average score 63
Belle Toujours
Belle Toujours (2006)
GoodWatch score 63

Thanks

Eating Sea Urchins
Eating Sea Urchins (2000)

Director

1990s

1 title
La novia de medianoche
La novia de medianoche (1997)

Screenplay

1980s

1 title
A Play About Remembering and Dying
A Play About Remembering and Dying (1984)

Novel

1970s

7 titles · average score 79
That Obscure Object of Desire
That Obscure Object of Desire (1977)
GoodWatch score 85

Screenplay, Director

The Phantom of Liberty
The Phantom of Liberty (1974)
GoodWatch score 82

as Condemned Man (uncredited)

Fall of a Body
Fall of a Body (1973)

as Un invité (uncredited)

The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie
The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie (1972)
GoodWatch score 87

Screenplay, Director

The Monk
The Monk (1972)
GoodWatch score 59

Screenplay

Johnny Got His Gun
Johnny Got His Gun (1971)
GoodWatch score 73

Writer

Tristana
Tristana (1970)
GoodWatch score 86

Producer, Director

1960s

8 titles · average score 83
The Milky Way
The Milky Way (1969)
GoodWatch score 85

as (voice) (uncredited)

Belle de Jour
Belle de Jour (1967)
GoodWatch score 86

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

Simon of the Desert
Simon of the Desert (1965)
GoodWatch score 90

Story, Director

Diary of a Chambermaid
Diary of a Chambermaid (1964)
GoodWatch score 81

Director, Editor

Weeping for a Bandit
Weeping for a Bandit (1964)
GoodWatch score 58

as El verdugo

The Exterminating Angel
The Exterminating Angel (1962)
GoodWatch score 88

Dialogue, Screenplay

Viridiana
Viridiana (1962)
GoodWatch score 89

Editor, Screenplay

The Young One
The Young One (1960)
GoodWatch score 87

Screenplay, Director

1950s

18 titles · average score 71
Nazarín
Nazarín (1959)
GoodWatch score 83

Screenplay, Director

Fever Mounts at El Pao
Fever Mounts at El Pao (1959)
GoodWatch score 68

Writer, Director

Death in the Garden
Death in the Garden (1956)
GoodWatch score 77

Director, Screenplay

The Criminal Life of Archibaldo de la Cruz
The Criminal Life of Archibaldo de la Cruz (1955)
GoodWatch score 86

Director, Writer

Robinson Crusoe
Robinson Crusoe (1954)
GoodWatch score 63

Director, Screenplay

Illusion Travels by Streetcar
Illusion Travels by Streetcar (1954)
GoodWatch score 69

Editor, Director

Él
Él (1953)
GoodWatch score 66

Director, Screenplay

The Brute
The Brute (1953)
GoodWatch score 70

Director, Writer

A Woman Without Love
A Woman Without Love (1952)
GoodWatch score 61

Screenplay, Director

Susana
Susana (1951)
GoodWatch score 70

Director, Writer

Si usted no puede, yo sí
Si usted no puede, yo sí (1951)

Writer

The Young and the Damned
The Young and the Damned (1950)
GoodWatch score 88

Screenplay, Director

1940s

2 titles · average score 57
The Great Madcap
The Great Madcap (1949)
GoodWatch score 71

Director

Gran Casino
Gran Casino (1947)
GoodWatch score 44

Director

1930s

8 titles · average score 73
Espagne 1937
Espagne 1937 (1938)

Production Manager

Spain 1936
Spain 1936 (1937)

Screenplay, Producer

Guard! Alert!
Guard! Alert! (1937)
GoodWatch score 50

Co-Director, Production Director

Who Loves Me?
Who Loves Me? (1936)

Screenplay, Co-Director

Don Quintin the Bitter
Don Quintin the Bitter (1935)

Producer, Screenplay

The Daughter of Juan Simón
The Daughter of Juan Simón (1935)

Production Director

Land Without Bread
Land Without Bread (1933)
GoodWatch score 88

Producer, Editor

L'Âge d'or
L'Âge d'or (1930)
GoodWatch score 82

as (uncredited)

1920s

5 titles · average score 75
Un Chien Andalou
Un Chien Andalou (1929)
GoodWatch score 88

as Man in Prologue (uncredited)

The Fall of the House of Usher
The Fall of the House of Usher (1928)
GoodWatch score 87

Adaptation, Writer

Siren of the Tropics
Siren of the Tropics (1927)
GoodWatch score 60

Assistant Director

Mauprat
Mauprat (1926)
GoodWatch score 66

as Monk / Guardsman

Carmen
Carmen (1926)

as Contrebandier chez lillas pastia