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Guillermo Navarro

Guillermo Navarro

Cinematographer and director, also producer and actor · Born January 1, 1955 (71) · Mexico City - Distrito Federal - Mexico

Oscar winner · Primetime Emmy nominee · BAFTA Award nominee · 1 other major award body

Guillermo Jorge Navarro Solares, AMC, ASC (born July 29, 1955) is a Mexican cinematographer and television director. He had been a frequent collaborator of Robert Rodriguez and Guillermo del Toro, with his work on Pan's Labyrinth earning him the Academy Award for Best Cinematography. After making their directing debut with a music video for Mia Maestro titled "Blue Eyed Sailor", Navarro then shifted to a career as a TV director of series like Hannibal and Luke Cage and was an executive producer on the National Geographic documentary series Hostile Planet, for which he earned his first Primetime Emmy nomination. Description above from the Wikipedia article Guillermo Navarro, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
January 1, 1955 (71)
From
Mexico City - Distrito Federal - Mexico
Works as
Cinematographer and director, also producer and actor
Titles
50 on MovieCove · 63 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Official site (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 156 days to Oct 27Up 12% in 30 days

What are Guillermo Navarro's films like?

Across their 36 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Genres

Action9 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 71st percentile
: browse their Action movies
Adventure8 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 42nd percentile
: browse their Adventure movies
Drama4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 82nd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Comedy3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 68th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Crime3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 83rd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime movies
Documentary2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 86th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Documentary 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
29%
Self
21%
Morality
18%
Survival
14%
Power
8%
Ideas
5%
Society
4%
Family bonds18 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love6 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption7 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity6 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose5 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival4 titles, browse their movies with this themeFreedom4 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice4 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 32 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 15 · Serious 9 · Dark 8

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

Grounded 7 · Stylized 16 · Heightened 9

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

A split, not a type: Gentle 6 · Charged 9 · Intense 17

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

Steady 10 · Shifting 16 · Whiplash 6

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 15 · Some laughs 13 · Funny 4

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

Slow burn 9 · Even-paced 16 · Relentless 7

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

Casual 10 · Engaged 20 · Full focus 2

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 15 · Affecting 8 · Heavy 9

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

Resolved 26 · Open-ended 4 · Ambiguous 2

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
22
Thrilling
14
Dread
9
Melancholic
11
Warm
10
Other
36

How their films linger

Hopeful14 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good11 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 7 with a twist

  • Happy16
  • Bittersweet13
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous5
  • Cyclical1

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 Guillermo Navarro's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 38 of their 50 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Prime Video (9).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Guillermo Navarro'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

63 credits, 50 with a MovieCove page; 2 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Hotel Cocaine(2024)

    Show 8 episodes · Director · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all shows

  • Dark Matter(2024)

    Show Director

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all shows

  • Guillermo del Toro's Cabinet of Curiosities(2022)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all shows

  • The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey(2022)

    Show Director

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all shows

  • The Unforgivable(2021)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • For Life(2020)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all shows

  • Dolittle(2020)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Godfather of Harlem(2019)

    Show 7 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows

  • Hostile Planet(2019)

    Show 6 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • Pluto and Beyond (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Sound Recordist

  • London Fields(2018)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • Cocaine Godmother(2017)

    Director · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Luke Cage(2016)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all shows

  • Preacher(2016)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all shows

  • Limitless(2015)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all shows

  • Narcos(2015)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all shows

  • The Whispers(2015)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows

  • Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb(2014)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Sleepy Hollow(2013)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all shows

  • Pacific Rim(2013)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • The Bridge(2013)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all shows

  • Hannibal(2013)

    Show 6 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2(2012)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Mockingbird Lane(2012)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Mockingbird Lane (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Show 1 episode · Cinematographer

  • The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1(2011)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • I Am Number Four(2011)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • The Resident(2011)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • Megamind(2010)

    Thanks

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • It Might Get Loud(2008)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Hellboy II: The Golden Army(2008)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • What We Take from Each Other (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Cinematographer

  • Blood Brothers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Cinematographer

  • Night at the Museum(2006)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Pan's Labyrinth(2006)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • The Nativity Story(2006)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Zathura: A Space Adventure(2005)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Hellboy(2004)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Imagining Argentina(2003)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Broken Silence(2001)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • The Devil's Backbone(2001)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Spy Kids(2001)

    Cinematographer · as Pastor

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Salsa (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Cinematographer

  • Stuart Little(1999)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Jackie Brown(1997)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Spawn(1997)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • A Witch's Way of Love(1997)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • The Long Kiss Goodnight(1996)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Dream for an Insomniac(1996)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • From Dusk Till Dawn(1996)

    Camera Operator · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films

  • Four Rooms(1995)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Dollar Mambo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Cinematographer

  • Desperado(1995)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • The Cisco Kid(1994)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Cronos(1992)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • The Cover Girl Murders(1993)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • Vinaya (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Camera Operator · Cinematographer

  • Cabeza de Vaca (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Cinematographer

  • Bathroom Intimacy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Cinematographer

  • Love Around the Corner (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Cinematographer

  • El día en que vienen los muertos (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Cinematographer

  • South Southeast: 2604 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Cinematographer

  • Lions of the Sea (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Cinematographer · Executive Producer

Career shape

A full career of 59 titles, 58 of them dated from 1974 to 2024.

Biggest box office

The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2 (2012)

$889M worldwide

Highest rated

Pan's Labyrinth (2006)

Midcredits 99th

Most popular right now

Dark Matter (2024)

Film career

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting1 of 59: 0 only acting, 1 with another roleDirecting13 of 59: 11 only directing, 2 with another role · typical Midcredits score73rdProducing3 of 59: 1 only producing, 2 with another roleCinematography44 of 59: 39 only cinematography, 5 with another role · typical Midcredits score61stOther crew4 of 59: 2 only other crew, 2 with another role

59 titles, 6 with more than one role — cinematography and directing overlap on 1 of them.

By decade

1970s1 · crew1980s3 · crew1990s14 · crew2000s13 · 1 acting · 13 crew2010s22 · crew2020s5 · 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.

Awards

an Oscar and 1 other major award from 4 major nominations, 2007–2019.

WinNomination
  1. 2019
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Series
  2. 2007
    • Oscar, won · Best Achievement in Cinematography
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Cinematography
    • +1 other major body · 1 win
      • Independent Spirit Award, won · Best Cinematography

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 Guillermo Navarro's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 64th percentile, the median of all 35; across their 32 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 65th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

65thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 32

Approval · how many liked their films

63rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 32

Reach · how many have seen their films

96thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 32

Midcredits score across 50 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up21
  • 50th to 74th12
  • 25th to 49th12
  • Below 25th5

Shape of the crowd

25 of their 50 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved6
  • Cult Classic2
  • Crowd Pleaser25
  • Broadly Agreed4
  • Mixed13

Most divisive · cinematographer

The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1 (2011)

82nd percentile spread · 35% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · cinematographer

Pan's Labyrinth (2006)

Midcredits 99th · 88% liked

Reviewers score the cinematography 68/100 in their films, across 29 reviewed titles; fans 74, detractors 53. 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 Guillermo Navarro's work okay for kids?

Across up to 24 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore24 titles35–87 · median 62 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity24 titles11–63 · median 29 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity24 titles18–86 · median 44 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs24 titles6–65 · median 31 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense24 titles41–78 · median 58 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian 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 Guillermo Navarro work with?

People who share at least 2 of Guillermo Navarro's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Guillermo del Toro shares the most, 6.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers