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Unax Mendia

Unax Mendia

Cinematographer

Works as
Cinematographer
Titles
20 on MovieCove · 29 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 38 days to Oct 27Up 5% in 30 days

What are Unax Mendia's films like?

Across their 18 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Survival.

Genres

Drama6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 39th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Comedy3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 30th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Action2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 16th percentile
: browse their Action 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
30%
Survival
24%
Self
15%
Morality
11%
Power
9%
Ideas
6%
Society
6%
Survival4 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity5 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds5 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice3 titles, browse their movies with this themeCorruption4 titles, browse their movies with this themeTrauma3 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 15 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 4 · Serious 3 · Dark 8

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 9 · Stylized 5 · Heightened 1

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

Gentle 0 · Charged 10 · Intense 5

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

Steady 2 · Shifting 13 · Whiplash 0

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

Straight-faced 10 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 2

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 1 · Even-paced 12 · Relentless 2

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

Casual 5 · Engaged 10 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 9 · Open-ended 5 · Ambiguous 1

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
12
Dread
7
Absurd
5
Melancholic
7
Thrilling
3
Other
12

How their films linger

Unsettling7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 4 with a twist

  • Happy4
  • Bittersweet7
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous6

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 Unax Mendia's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 16 of their 20 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (5).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Unax Mendia'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

29 credits, 20 with a MovieCove page.

  • When No One Sees Us(2025)

    Show Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all shows

  • Red Queen(2024)

    Show 7 episodes · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all shows

  • Nowhere(2023)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • American Carnage(2022)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • García!(2022)

    Show Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all shows

  • Elite Short Stories: Nadia Guzmán (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Show 3 episodes · Cinematographer

  • Elite Short Stories(2021)

    Show 3 episodes · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows

  • 70 Big Ones(2018)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Giants (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Show 6 episodes · Cinematographer

  • Rumbos(2016)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films

  • Guernica(2016)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • The Adventurer: The Curse of the Midas Box(2013)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Grand Piano(2013)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • No Rest for the Wicked(2011)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Grand Hotel(2011)

    Show 17 episodes · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows

  • Agnosia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Camera Department Manager

  • Mortadelo y Filemón. Misión: Salvar la Tierra(2008)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • Moon in a Bottle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Cinematographer

  • A Real Friend(2006)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • The Backwoods(2006)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films

  • Torrente 3: El protector(2005)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • The Birthday (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Cinematographer

  • Endless, the Rock Return(2005)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • Isi/Disi - Amor a lo bestia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Cinematographer

  • Absolon(2003)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films

  • Looking for Chencho (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Camera Operator

  • En la ciudad sin límites(2002)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • El gran marciano (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Cinematographer

  • Menos que cero (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Assistant Camera

Career shape

A full career of 23 titles from 1996 to 2024.

Biggest box office

Torrente 3: El protector (2005)

$22M worldwide

Highest rated

En la ciudad sin límites (2002)

Midcredits 80th

Most popular right now

Nowhere (2023)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Cinematography20 of 23: 20 only cinematography, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score30thOther crew3 of 23: 3 only other crew, 0 with another role

By decade

1990s1 · crew2000s10 · crew2010s8 · crew2020s4 · 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 Unax Mendia's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 30th percentile, the median of all 15; across their 15 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 34th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

34thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 15

Approval · how many liked their films

29thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 15

Reach · how many have seen their films

74thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 15

Midcredits score across 20 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up2
  • 50th to 74th4
  • 25th to 49th8
  • Below 25th6

Shape of the crowd

6 of their 20 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Universally Panned2
  • Cult Classic2
  • Crowd Pleaser6
  • Broadly Agreed3
  • Mixed6

Most divisive · cinematographer

American Carnage (2022)

73rd percentile spread · 34% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · cinematographer

Grand Hotel (2011)

Midcredits 95th · 92% liked

Reviewers score the cinematography 65/100 in their films, across 11 reviewed titles; fans 72, detractors 51. The element that speaks to their work as a cinematographer.

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 Unax Mendia's work okay for kids?

Across up to 6 MovieCove titles with content scores, profanity runs heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore3 titlesmedian 46 · moderateMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity6 titles5–56 · median 26 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity5 titles29–63 · median 47 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs3 titlesmedian 25 · mildMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense3 titlesmedian 67 · intenseMedian of all films: 39

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 Unax Mendia work with?

People who share at least 2 of Unax Mendia's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Fernando Velázquez shares the most, 4.

Directors

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers