He has written and directed the films All Songs Speak About Me (2010), for which he was nominated for the Goya for Best New Director, The Illusions (2013), which received awards and recognition from critics and audiences after his tour of international festivals, The romantic exiles (2015), Special Jury Prize at Malaga Festival among other awards and festivals, La reconquista (2016), which participated in the Official Section of the San Sebastian Festival, as well as in international festival numbers, and for which he received the RNE 2016 Critical Eye Award. At the end of that year, Who's Stopping Us begins, a project of cinematographic approach to different young adolescents that is shown in different pieces, such as a film in progress. His most recent film is The Virgin of August (2019), Fipresci Prize for International Critics and Special Jury Mention at the Karlovy Vary International Festival 2019.
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Biography from TMDB.
- November 30, 1981 (44)
- Madrid, Madrid, Spain
- Director, writer and producer
- 4 on MovieCove · 25 credits in all
What are Jonás Trueba's films like?
Across a limited sample of 4 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Society and Bonds.
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 4
Light 4 · Serious 0 · Dark 0
Grounded 4 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 0
Gentle 4 · Charged 0 · Intense 0
Steady 4 · Shifting 0 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 2 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 0
Slow burn 4 · Even-paced 0 · Relentless 0
Casual 1 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 0
Easy watch 2 · Affecting 2 · Heavy 0
A split, not a type: Resolved 1 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 2
Moods and endings
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 Jonás Trueba's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 2 of their 4 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.
Subscription and free streaming for Jonás Trueba'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
25 credits, 4 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.
Los ilusos 13 + 13 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)
Vistillas [petites vues] (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)
Good Valley Stories(2025)
Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films
The Other Way Around(2024)
Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films
The Girls Are Alright (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)
You Have to Come and See It (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)
Who’s Stopping Us (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)
FOMO (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)
The August Virgin(2019)
Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films
Principiantes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)
Si vamos 28, volvemos 28 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)
Sólo somos (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)
Tú también lo has vivido (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)
La receta (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)
The Reconquest(2016)
Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films
The Romantic Exiles (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)
The Wishful Thinkers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)
Miniaturas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)
Every Song Is About Me (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)
Días de cine (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)
Vete de mí (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)
No Pain, No Gain (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)
Cero en conciencia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)
The Good Life (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)
Film surprise (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Career shape
A full career of 25 titles, 24 of them dated from 1996 to 2026.
How do Jonás Trueba's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 66th percentile, the median of all 4; across a limited sample of 4 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 65th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up1
- 50th to 74th3
Shape of the crowd
None of their 4 titles divides audiences: 3 are Crowd Pleasers.
- Crowd Pleaser3
- Broadly Agreed1
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 Jonás Trueba work with?
People who share at least 2 of Jonás Trueba's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Javier Lafuente shares the most, 4.
Writers
- Itsaso AranaShared titles: The Other Way Around (2024), The August Virgin (2019), The Reconquest (2016)See all 3 shared titles with Itsaso Arana
Actors
- Francesco CarrilShared titles: The Other Way Around (2024), The August Virgin (2019), The Reconquest (2016)See all 3 shared titles with Francesco Carril
- Isabelle StoffelShared titles: The Other Way Around (2024), The August Virgin (2019)See all 2 shared titles with Isabelle Stoffel
- Sigfrid MonleónShared titles: The Other Way Around (2024), The August Virgin (2019)See all 2 shared titles with Sigfrid Monleón
- Vito SanzShared titles: The Other Way Around (2024), The August Virgin (2019)See all 2 shared titles with Vito Sanz
Cinematographers and editors
- Marta VelascoShared titles: The Other Way Around (2024), The August Virgin (2019), The Reconquest (2016)See all 3 shared titles with Marta Velasco
- Santiago RacajShared titles: The Other Way Around (2024), The August Virgin (2019), The Reconquest (2016)See all 3 shared titles with Santiago Racaj
Producers
- Javier LafuenteShared titles: Good Valley Stories (2025), The Other Way Around (2024), The August Virgin (2019), The Reconquest (2016)See all 4 shared titles with Javier Lafuente