Alain de la Mata is head of acquisitions for Goodfellas Films and director of the production company BlueLight. He was one of the founders of Wild Bunch. After studying in Bordeaux, Alain decided to move to London to pursue photography. In the English capital, he worked for music magazines (NME, Melody Maker, etc.) and numerous bands (The Clash, Peter Tosh, Stray Cats, etc.). He then founded his own label Vinyl Solution —on which the band Bizarre Inc. reached the top of the charts—and then a music publishing house specializing in independent music. Later, he turned to film, introducing Eastern genre and art-house cinema to Europe.
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Biography from TMDB.
- Producer
- 17 on MovieCove · 23 credits in all
What are Alain de la Mata's films like?
Across their 17 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Self.
Genres
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
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 1 · Wry 0 · Earnest 16
Light 3 · Serious 2 · Dark 12
A split, not a type: Grounded 8 · Stylized 5 · Heightened 4
A split, not a type: Gentle 2 · Charged 5 · Intense 10
A split, not a type: Steady 8 · Shifting 6 · Whiplash 3
Straight-faced 12 · Some laughs 4 · Funny 1
Slow burn 10 · Even-paced 7 · Relentless 0
Casual 4 · Engaged 11 · Full focus 2
Easy watch 4 · Affecting 1 · Heavy 12
A split, not a type: Resolved 7 · Open-ended 4 · Ambiguous 6
Moods and endings
- Bittersweet8
- Tragic1
- Ambiguous8
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 Alain de la Mata's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 12 of their 17 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (5).
Subscription and free streaming for Alain de la Mata'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, 17 with a MovieCove page.
Nightborn(2026)
Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films
The Carpenter's Son(2025)
Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films
Stopmotion(2023)
Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films
In His Shadow(2023)
Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films
Nightmare(2022)
Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films
Final Cut(2022)
Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films
The Owners(2020)
Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films
Axolotl Overkill(2017)
Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films
Angels Wear White(2017)
Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films
Despite the Night(2015)
Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films
Bobby Yeah (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)
Neds(2010)
Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films
The Visitor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)
I'm Gonna Explode (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)
When a Man Falls(2007)
Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films
Innocence(2004)
Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films
Falling Angels (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)
Purple Butterfly (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)
Raising Victor Vargas(2002)
Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films
Love Liza(2002)
Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films
Durian Durian (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)
Career shape
A full career of 20 titles from 2000 to 2026.
Biggest box office
Angels Wear White (2017)
Highest rated
Angels Wear White (2017)
Most popular right now
Nightborn (2026)
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
Nominated for an Independent Spirit Award in 2004, Best Feature.
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 Alain de la Mata's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 46th percentile, the median of all 17; across their 17 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 40th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up5
- 50th to 74th3
- 25th to 49th4
- Below 25th5
Shape of the crowd
7 of their 17 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Universally Panned1
- Cult Classic1
- Crowd Pleaser7
- Broadly Agreed1
- Mixed7
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 Alain de la Mata's work okay for kids?
Across up to 6 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore and sex & nudity run heavier than most films.
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 Alain de la Mata work with?
People who share at least 2 of Alain de la Mata's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Christopher Granier-Deferre shares the most, 5.
Producers
- Christopher Granier-DeferreShared titles: Nightborn (2026), The Carpenter's Son (2025), Nam June Paik: Moon Is the Oldest TV (2023), Stopmotion (2023), The Owners (2020)See all 5 shared titles with Christopher Granier-Deferre
- Noémie DevideShared titles: Nightborn (2026), The Carpenter's Son (2025), In His Shadow (2023), Stopmotion (2023), Final Cut (2022)See all 5 shared titles with Noémie Devide
- Brahim ChiouaShared titles: In His Shadow (2023), Final Cut (2022), The Owners (2020), Neds (2010)See all 4 shared titles with Brahim Chioua
- Vincent MaravalShared titles: In His Shadow (2023), Final Cut (2022), Love Liza (2002), Raising Victor Vargas (2002)See all 4 shared titles with Vincent Maraval
