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Gabriel García Márquez

Gabriel García Márquez

Writer · Died April 17, 2014, aged 86 · Aracataca, Colombia

Gabriel José de la Concordia García Márquez was a Colombian novelist, short-story writer, screenwriter and journalist, known affectionately as Gabo or Gabito throughout Latin America. (Wikipedia)

Biography from TMDB.

Born
March 6, 1928
Died
April 17, 2014 (aged 86)
From
Aracataca, Colombia
Works as
Writer
Titles
11 on MovieCove · 57 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 27Up 2% in 30 days

What are Gabriel García Márquez's films like?

Across their 10 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Morality.

Genres

Drama6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 57th percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Comedy2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 58th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy 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
22%
Morality
14%
Power
14%
Society
13%
Self
13%
Ideas
13%
Survival
11%
Romantic love4 titles, browse their movies with this themeOppression2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFate2 titles, browse their movies with this themeTradition vs change2 titles, browse their movies with this themeGrief2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 10 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Dark: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their dark movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 1 · Serious 2 · Dark 7

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 4 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 3

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

A split, not a type: Gentle 2 · Charged 3 · Intense 5

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

Steady 5 · Shifting 4 · Whiplash 1

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

Straight-faced 9 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 0

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

Slow burn 6 · Even-paced 4 · 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 7 · Full focus 2

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

Easy watch 0 · Affecting 2 · Heavy 8

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

Resolved 2 · Open-ended 5 · Ambiguous 3

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Melancholic
9
Tense
6
Dread
3
Romantic
2
Contemplative
2
Other
3

How their films linger

Haunting8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Bittersweet2
  • Tragic5
  • Ambiguous3

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 Gabriel García Márquez's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 4 of their 11 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Gabriel García Márquez'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

57 credits, 11 with a MovieCove page; 8 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

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

    as Él mismo (archivo)

  • The Other Side of Death (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Story

  • Mario Vargas Llosa: la vida está hecha para traicionarse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Actor

  • One Hundred Years of Solitude(2024)

    Show 16 episodes · Novel

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • La libertad de volar (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Writer

  • Memories of My Melancholy Whores(2011)

    Novel

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • La palabra empeñada (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Actor

  • Of Love and Other Demons(2009)

    Novel

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films

  • Anecdotes about Fidel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Actor

  • La Mujer que Llegaba a las Seis (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Story

  • Love in the Time of Cholera(2007)

    Novel

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films

  • In Evil Hour (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Novel

  • Twelve Twenty (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Original Story

  • Snowblink (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Short Story

  • On the Edge of the World (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Short Story

  • The Invisible Children (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Writer

  • No One Writes to the Colonel(1999)

    Novel

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Entangling Shadows (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Producer · as Self

  • The Death of Abraham Lincoln (In Three Parts) (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Writer

  • Oedipus Mayor(1996)

    Screenplay · Writer

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • De amores y delitos: Amores ilícitos (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Idea

  • I Sell My Dreams (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Show 6 episodes · Screenplay

  • Only Death Comes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Writer

  • Bloody Morning (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Writer

  • Con el amor no se juega (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Writer

  • Contigo en la distancia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Writer

  • Fable of the Beautiful Pigeon-Fancier (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Writer

  • A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Author

  • Letters from the Park (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Writer

  • Un Domingo Feliz (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Story

  • I'm the One You're Looking For (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Novel

  • Miracle in Rome (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Short Story

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

    Writer

  • A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Short Story · Writer

  • Chronicle of a Death Foretold(1987)

    Novel

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films

  • Chile: A Genral Record (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Actor

  • A Time to Die (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Writer

  • Farewell to the Ark(1984)

    Novel

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Erendira(1983)

    Novel · Writer

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • 100 Years of Solitude (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    Novel

  • El mar del tiempo perdido (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    Story

  • The Widow of Montiel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Novel

  • Maria of My Heart (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Writer

  • The Year of the Plague (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    Screenplay

  • Blacamán el bueno, vendedor de milagros (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    Original Story

  • Presagio(1974)

    Story

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Presagio(1970)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Patsy My Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    Story

  • 4 Contra el Crimen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    Screenplay

  • Dangerous Game (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Writer

  • H.O. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Writer

  • Time to Die (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    Story · Writer

  • Lola of My Life (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Adaptation

  • Love Love Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Adaptation

  • There Are No Thieves in This Village (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Short Story · Actor

  • The Golden Cockerel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Screenplay

  • The Blue Lobster (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    Director · Writer

Career shape

A full career of 56 titles from 1954 to 2026.

Biggest box office

Love in the Time of Cholera (2007)

$32M worldwide

Highest rated

Farewell to the Ark (1984)

Midcredits 83rd

Most popular right now

Love in the Time of Cholera (2007)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting6 of 56: 5 only acting, 1 with another roleDirecting1 of 56: 0 only directing, 1 with another roleWriting50 of 56: 48 only writing, 2 with another role · typical Midcredits score62ndProducing1 of 56: 1 only producing, 0 with another role

By decade

1950s1 · crew1960s9 · 1 acting · 9 crew1970s5 · crew1980s14 · 1 acting · 13 crew1990s11 · crew2000s9 · 1 acting · 8 crew2010s2 · 1 acting · 1 crew2020s5 · 2 acting · 3 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 Gabriel García Márquez's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 57th percentile, the median of all 10; across their 10 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 10

Approval · how many liked their films

60thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 10

Reach · how many have seen their films

55thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 10

Midcredits score across 11 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up2
  • 50th to 74th6
  • 25th to 49th2
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

5 of their 11 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Crowd Pleaser5
  • Mixed5

Most divisive · writer

Presagio (1974)

56th percentile spread · 13% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · writer

One Hundred Years of Solitude (2024)

Midcredits 93rd · 90% liked

Reviewers score the dialogue 60/100 and the plot and story 54/100 in their films, across 6 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 Gabriel García Márquez work with?

People who share at least 2 of Gabriel García Márquez's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Jorge Sánchez shares the most, 3.

Actors

Producers