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Francisco Lara Polop

Francisco Lara Polop

Director, writer and producer · Died May 20, 2008, aged 76 · Bolbaite, València, Comunitat Valenciana, Spain

Born
January 2, 1932
Died
May 20, 2008 (aged 76)
From
Bolbaite, València, Comunitat Valenciana, Spain
Works as
Director, writer and producer
Titles
9 on MovieCove · 48 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 26Up 19% in 30 days

What are Francisco Lara Polop's films like?

Across their 6 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Genres

Comedy3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 32nd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Horror2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 31st percentile
: browse their Horror 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
41%
Self
34%
Survival
17%
Morality
5%
Society
3%
Romantic love4 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 6 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 2 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 2

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

Gentle 1 · Charged 4 · Intense 1

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

A split, not a type: Steady 3 · Shifting 1 · Whiplash 2

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 4 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 1

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

Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 3 · Relentless 0

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

Casual 3 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 5 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 1

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
4
Dread
2
Melancholic
3
Bittersweet
2
Joyful
1
Other
4

How their films linger

Bittersweet4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteWistful3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy1
  • Bittersweet2
  • 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 Francisco Lara Polop's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 5 of their 9 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (3).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Francisco Lara Polop'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

48 credits, 9 with a MovieCove page.

  • The Legend of the Handmaiden (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Producer

  • Don Quixote(1992)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • The Naked Target (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Production Manager

  • The Monk (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Director · Writer

  • Suéltate el pelo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Executive Producer

  • Edge of the Axe(1988)

    Executive In Charge Of Production

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • Suffer, You Prick(1987)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Christina (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Director

  • The Judge's Wife (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Director · Writer

  • J.R. contraataca (La dinastía de J.R.) (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    Director

  • El cabezota (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Director

  • Le llamaban J.R. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Director

  • Adiós, querida mamá (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Director

  • National Adultery (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Director · Writer

  • Exit: Dead End (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    Director · Writer

  • The Vocational Masseur (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    Director

  • Perché non facciamo l'amore (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    Writer

  • Historia de S (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Director

  • El asalto al castillo de la Moncloa (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    Director · Writer

  • Secretos de alcoba (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Director · Writer

  • Las desarraigadas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Director · Screenplay · Story

  • Virilidad a la española (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Director

  • Climax (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Director · Writer

  • Amor casi... libre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    Writer

  • Who's Afraid of Zorro (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    Screenplay

  • Obsesión (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    Director

  • The Protected (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    Director · Writer

  • Vice and Virtue (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    Director · Writer

  • Perversión (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Director

  • Cebo para una adolescente(1974)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • Hunchback of the Morgue(1973)

    Producer · Production Manager

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Count Dracula's Great Love(1973)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • The Murder Mansion(1972)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • Blanca por fuera y Rosa por dentro (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    Production Manager

  • Black Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    Production Manager

  • The Glass Ceiling (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    Production Manager

  • The Seven Lives of the Cat (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    Production Manager

  • Enseñar a un sinvergüenza (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    Production Manager

  • A Quiet Place to Kill(1970)

    Unit Manager

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Kiss Me Monster(1969)

    Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • Urtain, King of the Mountains (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    Assistant Director

  • No somos de piedra (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    Assistant Director

  • El arte de no casarse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    Executive Producer

  • Megatón ye-ye (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Writer

  • The Girl in Mourning (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Associate Producer · Production Manager

  • From Pink to Yellow (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Assistant Production Manager

  • Historia de una noche (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Production Assistant

  • En el río (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Producer

Career shape

A full career of 48 titles from 1960 to 1994.

Biggest box office

Count Dracula's Great Love (1973)

$286K worldwide

Highest rated

Don Quixote (1992)

Midcredits 49th

Most popular right now

Suffer, You Prick (1987)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing22 of 48: 11 only directing, 11 with another roleWriting15 of 48: 4 only writing, 11 with another roleProducing8 of 48: 7 only producing, 1 with another roleOther crew15 of 48: 14 only other crew, 1 with another role

48 titles, 12 with more than one role.

By decade

1960s9 · crew1970s22 · crew1980s13 · crew1990s4 · crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it.

How do Francisco Lara Polop's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 19th percentile, the median of all 9; across their 6 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 37th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

37thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Approval · how many liked their films

19thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Reach · how many have seen their films

54thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Midcredits score across 9 titles, by percentile

  • 50th to 74th1
  • 25th to 49th3
  • Below 25th5

Shape of the crowd

6 of their 9 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Panned1
  • Broadly Agreed2
  • Mixed6

Most divisive · producer

Suffer, You Prick (1987)

67th percentile spread · 38% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · producer

Don Quixote (1992)

Midcredits 49th · 44% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 68/100 and the pacing 35/100 in their films, across 5 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a director.

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 Francisco Lara Polop work with?

People who share at least 2 of Francisco Lara Polop's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Raúl Pérez Cubero shares the most, 3.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors