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Sebastián Borensztein

Sebastián Borensztein

Writer, director and producer · Born April 22, 1963 (63) · Buenos Aires, Argentina

Sebastián Borensztein (born 22 April 1963) is an Argentine screenwriter and film director, best known for the films Chinese Take-Away (2011), Heroic Losers (2019), and the horror television miniseries El garante. Description above from the Wikipedia article Sebastián Borensztein, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
April 22, 1963 (63)
From
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Works as
Writer, director and producer
Titles
9 on MovieCove · 23 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 37 days to Oct 26Down 20% in 30 days

What are Sebastián Borensztein's films like?

Across their 8 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Self.

Genres

Comedy2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 67th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Crime2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 33rd 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
Morality
23%
Self
23%
Bonds
20%
Survival
18%
Society
10%
Ideas
6%
Friendship2 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds2 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival2 titles, browse their movies with this themeGuilt2 titles, browse their movies with this themeTrauma2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 7 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 1 · Serious 2 · Dark 4

Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 7 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 1 · Charged 4 · Intense 2

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

Steady 4 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 0

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

Straight-faced 4 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 0

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 5 · Relentless 0

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

Casual 1 · Engaged 6 · 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 1 · Affecting 2 · Heavy 4

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 4 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
5
Melancholic
6
Dread
2
Warm
2
Contemplative
3
Other
4

How their films linger

Thought-provoking4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 4 with a twist

  • Happy1
  • Bittersweet4
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous2

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 Sebastián Borensztein's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 8 of their 9 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Sebastián Borensztein'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

23 credits, 9 with a MovieCove page.

  • Los mufas: suerte para la desgracia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Show 8 episodes · Idea

  • Instintos(2025)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Rest in Peace(2024)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Their Stories(2023)

    Show Creator

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all shows

  • Tato, la leyenda continúa (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Show 9 episodes · Creator · Writer

  • Yosi, the Regretful Spy(2022)

    Show 8 episodes · Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all shows

  • Heroic Losers(2019)

    Director · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • El Host (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Show 13 episodes · Writer

  • 7 jours pas plus(2017)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Victimas de Tangalanga (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Thanks

  • Kóblic(2016)

    Director · Producer · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Chinese Take-Away(2011)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Sin memoria(2010)

    Director · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Perfect Future (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as Lucho

  • Tempo final (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Show Creator

  • El aval (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Show 8 episodes · Original Story

  • The Die Is Cast (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Director · Writer

  • Malandras (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Show 10 episodes · Creator · Producer

  • Rich Kids (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    as García

  • Tiempo final (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Show 70 episodes · Director · Creator · Writer · Actor

  • Tato's Argentina (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Show 6 episodes · Director · Writer

  • Collateral Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Show 1 episode · Director · Creator

  • Tato de América (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Show Creator

Career shape

A full career of 23 titles from 1992 to 2025.

Biggest box office

Chinese Take-Away (2011)

$11M worldwide

Highest rated

Heroic Losers (2019)

Midcredits 91st

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting3 of 23: 2 only acting, 1 with another roleDirecting11 of 23: 2 only directing, 9 with another role · typical Midcredits score56thWriting13 of 23: 4 only writing, 9 with another role · typical Midcredits score50thProducing2 of 23: 0 only producing, 2 with another roleOther crew8 of 23: 4 only other crew, 4 with another role

23 titles, 11 with more than one role — writing and directing overlap on 8 of them.

By decade

1990s3 · crew2000s7 · 3 acting · 5 crew2010s7 · crew2020s6 · 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.

How do Sebastián Borensztein's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 44th percentile, the median of all 7; across their 7 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 49th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

49thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Approval · how many liked their films

38thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Reach · how many have seen their films

73rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Midcredits score across 9 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up3
  • 50th to 74th1
  • 25th to 49th3
  • Below 25th2

Shape of the crowd

4 of their 9 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Divisive1
  • Crowd Pleaser4
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed3

Most divisive · director

Instintos (2025)

64th percentile spread · 30% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · director, writer

Heroic Losers (2019)

Midcredits 91st · 80% liked

Reviewers score the dialogue 60/100 and the plot and story 56/100 in their films, across 5 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a writer.

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 Sebastián Borensztein work with?

People who share at least 2 of Sebastián Borensztein's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Rodrigo Pulpeiro shares the most, 6.

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers