Brontis Jodorowsky
Actor · Born October 27, 1962 (64) · Chile
Born in Mexico in 1962, Brontis Jodorowsky began his acting career at the age of 7, in "El Topo", directed by his father Alejandro Jodorowsky. After participating in his father's "The Holy Mountain" and in José Antonio Alcaraz episode of "Pubertinaje", he was awarded the Mexican Diosa de Plata Best Child Actor Prize in 1974, for his performance in José Luis Alcoriza's film "El Muro del Silencio". After moving to France in 1979, he continued to act on stage (with such directors as Ariane Mnouchkine, Irina Brook, Jorge Lavelli, Simon Abkarian, Bernard Sobel, Lukas Hemleb, Jean Liermier, Paul Golub, Laurent Laffargue), as well as feature films and television, while also beginning to focus on opera stage direction ("Pelleas et Mélisande" by Debussy in 2009, "Rigoletto" by Verdi in 2011, and "Carmen" by Bizet in 2012). In 2011, he starred in Mexican director Daniel Castro Zimbrón's "Tau", and in Alejandro Jodorowsky's "The Dance of Reality", which premiered at the Cannes Directors Fortnight in 2013. Since, he has appeared in René Feret's "Anton Tchekhov 1890" (France), Frank Pavich's "Jodorowsky's Dune" (USA), Antonio Chavarrías' "The Chosen" (Mexico/Spain), Alejandro Jodorowsky's "Endless Poetry", Daniel Castro Zimbron's "The Darkness" (Mexico), Nathalie Marchak's "Par Instinct" (France), Daniel Graham's "Opus Zero" (Mexico), José Padhila's "7 Days in Entebbe" (U.K.), Kyzza Terraza's "Bayoneta" (Mexico) and David Yates' "Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald" (U.K./USA). End of 2019 he again performed "Le Gorille" (The gorilla), created in 2008 based on a Franz Kafka tale, for 60 special performances at the Théâtre du Lucernaire, Paris. He has performed the play 368 times to date, in various countries and four different languages. A tour of the play to Mexico City and New-York is in preparation. He is also the author the book "Manual de codicia" (Urano / Empresa activa. Spain)
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Biography from IMDb.
- October 27, 1962 (64)
- Chile
- Actor
- 12 on Motif · 27 credits in all
What are Brontis Jodorowsky's films like?
Across their 8 Motif titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Morality.
Genres
Their Motif films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Motif score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 8
A split, not a type: Light 2 · Serious 0 · Dark 6
A split, not a type: Grounded 3 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 5
Gentle 1 · Charged 4 · Intense 3
A split, not a type: Steady 4 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 2
Straight-faced 5 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 0
Slow burn 6 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 0
Casual 0 · Engaged 4 · Full focus 4
A split, not a type: Easy watch 2 · Affecting 1 · Heavy 5
Resolved 1 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 4
Roles they play
Usually the Threshold guardian: 2 of 6 analyzed roles.
- Allyas Hijo in El Topo (1970)
- Heroas Daniel in El muro del silencio (1974)
- Shadowas Jaime in The Dance of Reality (2013)
- Threshold guardianas Jaime Jodorowsky in Endless Poetry (2016)
- Threshold guardianas Gustavo in The Darkness (2016)
- Mentoras Dennis in Bayonet (2018)
Moods and endings
- Bittersweet4
- Tragic1
- 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 Brontis Jodorowsky's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 7 of their 12 Motif titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (2).
Subscription and free streaming for Brontis Jodorowsky's titles on Motif; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Motif 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
27 credits, 12 with a Motif page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.
Debt to the Dead (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2026)
Jukebox (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2025)
Magellan(2025)
Motif score: 61st percentile of all films
Coupures (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2025)
Animal | Human (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2024)
The New Look(2024)
Motif score: 66th percentile of all shows
The Last Duel(2021)
Motif score: 91st percentile of all films
Opus Zero (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2018)
Motif score: 58th percentile of all films
Bayonet(2018)
Motif score: 37th percentile of all films
7 Days in Entebbe(2018)
Motif score: 35th percentile of all films
Par instinct (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2017)
The Darkness(2016)
Motif score: 35th percentile of all films
The Chosen (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2016)
Endless Poetry(2016)
Motif score: 93rd percentile of all films
Anton Tchekhov 1890 (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2015)
The Dance of Reality(2013)
Motif score: 91st percentile of all films
Táu (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2012)
I Saw Ben Barka Get Killed (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2005)
Largo Winch (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2001)
Scandalous Crimes (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1999)
La nuit miraculeuse (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1989)
Santa Sangre(1989)
Motif score: 92nd percentile of all films
Black Mirror (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1981)
Pubertinaje (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1978)
El muro del silencio(1974)
Motif score: 65th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
El Topo(1970)
Motif score: 85th percentile of all films
Career shape
Star power in the 95th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 27 titles from 1970 to 2026; peak year 2017.
Biggest box office
Jodorowsky's Dune (2013)
Highest rated
Jodorowsky's Dune (2013)
Most popular right now
Magellan (2025)
Film career
Peak 2017 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Top draw in 5 Motif titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.
- 1970Screen debut· El Topo
- 2013First top-billed film· The Dance of Reality
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 Motif score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on Motif, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30.
How do Brontis Jodorowsky's films land?
Their typical Motif film has a Motif score in the 65th percentile, the median of all 11; across their 8 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 78th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up5
- 50th to 74th4
- 25th to 49th3
Shape of the crowd
5 of their 12 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Universally Loved3
- Crowd Pleaser5
- Mixed4
Reviewers score the acting 62/100 in their films, across 7 reviewed titles; fans 68, detractors 44. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.
Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on Motif; 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 Motif score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their Motif 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 Brontis Jodorowsky's work okay for kids?
Across a limited sample of up to 4 Motif titles with content scores.
Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.
Who does Brontis Jodorowsky work with?
People who share at least 2 of Brontis Jodorowsky's Motif titles, grouped by what they did on them; Alejandro Jodorowsky shares the most, 4.
Directors
- Alejandro JodorowskyShared titles: Endless Poetry (2016), Jodorowsky's Dune (2013), The Dance of Reality (2013), El Topo (1970)See all 4 shared titles with Alejandro Jodorowsky
Actors
- Adán JodorowskyShared titles: Endless Poetry (2016), The Dance of Reality (2013)See all 2 shared titles with Adán Jodorowsky
- Bastián BodenhöferShared titles: Endless Poetry (2016), The Dance of Reality (2013)See all 2 shared titles with Bastián Bodenhöfer
- Jeremias HerskovitsShared titles: Endless Poetry (2016), The Dance of Reality (2013)See all 2 shared titles with Jeremias Herskovits
- Juan QuezadaShared titles: Endless Poetry (2016), The Dance of Reality (2013)See all 2 shared titles with Juan Quezada
Editors
- Maryline MonthieuxShared titles: Endless Poetry (2016), The Dance of Reality (2013)See all 2 shared titles with Maryline Monthieux
Producers
- Fabricio Cevallos FigueroaShared titles: Endless Poetry (2016), The Dance of Reality (2013)See all 2 shared titles with Fabricio Cevallos Figueroa
- Moisés CosíoShared titles: Endless Poetry (2016), The Dance of Reality (2013)See all 2 shared titles with Moisés Cosío
- Xavier Guerrero YamamotoShared titles: Endless Poetry (2016), The Dance of Reality (2013)See all 2 shared titles with Xavier Guerrero Yamamoto
- Michel SeydouxShared titles: Jodorowsky's Dune (2013), The Dance of Reality (2013)See all 2 shared titles with Michel Seydoux
