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Rodrigo García

Rodrigo García

Director, producer, writer and cinematographer · Born August 24, 1959 (67) · Bogotá, DC, Colombia

Primetime Emmy nominee · 4 other major award bodies

​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.   Rodrigo García Barcha (born August 24, 1959) is a Colombian-born television and film director. Description above from the Wikipedia article Rodrigo García Barcha, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
August 24, 1959 (67)
From
Bogotá, DC, Colombia
Works as
Director, producer, writer and cinematographer
Titles
40 on MovieCove · 63 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 156 days to Oct 27Down 17% in 30 days

What are Rodrigo García's films like?

Across their 27 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Genres

Drama13 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 64th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Comedy3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 53rd percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Crime2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 51st percentile
: browse their Crime movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
34%
Self
23%
Survival
18%
Morality
9%
Society
8%
Power
4%
Ideas
4%
Family bonds10 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love10 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity4 titles, browse their movies with this themeMemory3 titles, browse their movies with this themeGrief5 titles, browse their movies with this themeComing of age4 titles, browse their movies with this themeMortality3 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 23 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 17 · Stylized 6 · Heightened 0

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 4 · Charged 12 · Intense 7

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

A split, not a type: Steady 11 · Shifting 10 · Whiplash 2

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 18 · Some laughs 4 · Funny 1

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 14 · Even-paced 8 · Relentless 1

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 8 · Engaged 15 · Full focus 0

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 4 · Affecting 7 · Heavy 12

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

A split, not a type: Resolved 12 · Open-ended 9 · Ambiguous 2

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Melancholic
19
Tense
14
Contemplative
14
Bittersweet
9
Hopeful
7
Other
12

How their films linger

Bittersweet16 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteWistful4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy1
  • Bittersweet18
  • Tragic2
  • Ambiguous6

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 Rodrigo García's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 30 of their 40 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on HBO Max (8).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Rodrigo García'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

63 credits, 40 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • The House (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    as Él mismo

  • Santita(2026)

    Show 7 episodes · Director · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all shows

  • The Follies(2025)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Die Like a Man(2025)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • One Hundred Years of Solitude(2024)

    Show 8 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • Disclaimer(2024)

    Show 7 episodes · Thanks

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows

  • Familia(2023)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Falas Negras: Histórias (Im)possíveis (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    as Bruno

  • Raymond & Ray(2022)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Santa Evita: The Journey Behind the Scenes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Creator

  • Santa Evita(2022)

    Show 7 episodes · Director · Creator · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all shows

  • Four Good Days(2020)

    Director · Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Party of Five(2020)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all shows

  • The Good Cop(2018)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all shows

  • Ape (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Executive Producer

  • Walking Out(2017)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Bull(2016)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all shows

  • Sickhouse(2016)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • Last Days in the Desert(2015)

    Director · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Cosequia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Director · Writer

  • The Sweet Life(2016)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • The Affair(2014)

    Show 3 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all shows

  • Delirium (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Director

  • Delirium (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • Jackie & Ryan(2014)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Paloma (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Show 5 episodes · Executive Producer

  • Mary (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Writer

  • Gumdrop (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Executive Producer

  • Celia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Director · Executive Producer · Screenplay

  • Georgia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Show 3 episodes · Executive Producer

  • Allison (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Executive Producer

  • Denise (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Executive Producer

  • Blue (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Show 42 episodes · Director · Creator · Writer

  • Serena (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Director · Executive Producer · Writer

  • Albert Nobbs(2011)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Interés variable (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Actor

  • Revolución (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Director

  • Mother and Child(2009)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Passengers(2008)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • In Treatment(2008)

    Show 78 episodes · Director · Creator · Executive Producer · Teleplay

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows

  • Tell Me You Love Me(2007)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows

  • Put It in a Book (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Director

  • Year of the Nail (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Thanks

  • Six Degrees(2006)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all shows

  • Big Love(2006)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all shows

  • Nine Lives(2005)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Fathers and Sons(2005)

    Director · Executive Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Carnivàle(2003)

    Show 4 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows

  • Boomtown (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • Ten Tiny Love Stories(2002)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films

  • Six Feet Under(2001)

    Show 5 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows

  • Things You Can Tell Just by Looking at Her(2000)

    Director · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Body Shots(1999)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • The Sopranos(1999)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all shows

  • Gia(1998)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Four Rooms(1995)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • A Walk in the Clouds(1995)

    Camera Operator

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Indictment: The McMartin Trial(1995)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • My Crazy Life(1993)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • The Minister's Wife(1992)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Danzón(1991)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Peacemaker (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    First Assistant Camera

  • The Summer of Miss Forbes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Cinematographer

Career shape

A full career of 58 titles from 1989 to 2026.

Biggest box office

Albert Nobbs (2011)

$7.5M worldwide

Highest rated

In Treatment (2008)

Midcredits 92nd

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting3 of 58: 3 only acting, 0 with another roleDirecting34 of 58: 17 only directing, 17 with another role · typical Midcredits score64thWriting16 of 58: 1 only writing, 15 with another role · typical Midcredits score64thProducing16 of 58: 9 only producing, 7 with another role · typical Midcredits score44thCinematography6 of 58: 6 only cinematography, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score71stOther crew8 of 58: 5 only other crew, 3 with another role

58 titles, 17 with more than one role — directing and producing overlap on 7 of them.

By decade

1980s2 · crew1990s7 · crew2000s15 · crew2010s22 · 1 acting · 21 crew2020s12 · 2 acting · 10 crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.

Awards

3 major awards from 6 major nominations, 1999–2009.

WinNomination
  1. 2009
    • Writers Guild Award, won · New Series
  2. 2006
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series
    • +1 other major body · 2 nominations
      • Independent Spirit Award, nominated · Best Director
      • Independent Spirit Award, nominated · Best Screenplay
  3. 2000
    • Cannes award, won
  4. 1999
    • Sundance award, won

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.

How do Rodrigo García's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 59th percentile, the median of all 25; across their 23 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 55th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

55thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 23

Approval · how many liked their films

54thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 23

Reach · how many have seen their films

83rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 23

Midcredits score across 40 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up11
  • 50th to 74th15
  • 25th to 49th10
  • Below 25th4

Shape of the crowd

18 of their 40 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved6
  • Divisive1
  • Cult Classic2
  • Crowd Pleaser18
  • Broadly Agreed3
  • Mixed10

Most divisive · director

Party of Five (2020)

96th percentile spread · 32% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · director

The Sopranos (1999)

Midcredits 99th · 94% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 64/100 and the pacing 40/100 in their films, across 21 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.

Is Rodrigo García's work okay for kids?

Across up to 11 MovieCove titles with content scores, sex & nudity, profanity and alcohol & drugs run heavier than most films and violence & gore lighter.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore7 titles17–60 · median 29 · mildlighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity11 titles36–76 · median 47 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity8 titles39–85 · median 60 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs5 titles35–96 · median 68 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense4 titlesmedian 56 · moderateMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Rodrigo García work with?

People who share at least 2 of Rodrigo García's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Julie Lynn shares the most, 9.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles