Álvaro Curiel

What are Álvaro Curiel's films like?

Across their 9 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Self.

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Álvaro Curiel's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 8 of their 10 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Netflix (3).

• Netflix3 titles, browse their movies on this service
  • Herod's Law (1999) · assistant director
  • Somos. (2021) · director
  • The Ballad of Hugo Sánchez (2018) · director
• Prime Video1 title, browse their movies on this service
  • Tú eres mi problema (2021) · director, writer
• The Roku Channel1 title, browse their movies on this service
  • Vidas Violentas (2015) · director · free
• Tubi1 title, browse their movies on this service
  • Vidas Violentas (2015) · director · free

Subscription and free streaming for Álvaro Curiel's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

17 credits, 10 with a MovieCove page.

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  Está libre(2023)

  Show Director · Producer · Writer

  Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)~8^th
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  El Buki (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

  Show 4 episodes · Director
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  Tú eres mi problema(2021)

  Director · Writer

  Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films25^th
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  Somos.(2021)

  Show 4 episodes · Director

  Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all shows57^th
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  Marionette (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

  Director · Screenplay
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  Besieged: Mexico (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

  Show 8 episodes · Director
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  The Ballad of Hugo Sánchez(2018)

  Show 3 episodes · Director

  Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all shows23^rd
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  Vidas Violentas(2015)

  Director

  Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)~38^th
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  Heriberto y Demetrio (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

  Director · Screenplay
• Nueva Vida (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

  Show 10 episodes · Director
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  Instructions Not Included(2013)

  Producer

  Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films93^rd
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  The Lieutenant (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

  Show 24 episodes · Director
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  El Santos vs la Tetona Mendoza(2012)

  Director

  Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films55^th
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  Acorazado(2010)

  Director · Associate Producer · Screenplay · Story

  Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films70^th
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  Killer Women (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

  Show 40 episodes · Director
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  Sleep Dealer(2008)

  Producer

  Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films45^th
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  Herod's Law(1999)

  Assistant Director

  Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films96^th

Career shape

A full career of 12 titles from 1999 to 2022.

Biggest box office

Instructions Not Included (2013)

$101M worldwide

Highest rated

Instructions Not Included (2013)

Midcredits 93^rd

Most popular right now

Somos. (2021)

How do Álvaro Curiel's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 55^th percentile, the median of all 7; across their 6 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 58^th percentile for acclaim.

Shape of the crowd

5 of their 10 titles are Mixed.

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• Universally Loved2
• Divisive1
• Crowd Pleaser2
• Mixed5

Most divisive · director, writer, producer

Está libre (2023)

99^th percentile spread · 46% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · producer

Instructions Not Included (2013)

Midcredits 93^rd · 81% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 60/100 and the pacing 35/100 in their films, across 3 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a director.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Who does Álvaro Curiel work with?

People who share at least 2 of Álvaro Curiel's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Sandra Solares shares the most, 4.