Alejandro Sessa

Producer and director · Died July 10, 1998, aged 70 · Buenos Aires, Argentina

Born: June 19, 1928
Died: July 10, 1998 (aged 70)
From: Buenos Aires, Argentina
Works as: Producer and director
Titles: 7 on MovieCove · 12 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 39 days to Oct 28Down 4% in 30 days

What are Alejandro Sessa's films like?

Across their 7 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Power and Morality.

Genres

Action5 titles5^th

Adventure2 titles5^th

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

Power

35%

Morality

33%

Self

16%

Survival

16%

Freedom3 Survival3 Justice2 Power2

What they feel like to watch

their average across 7 films

ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category

Earnest

Tone · Sincerity

ironicearnest

Ironic 0 · Wry 1 · Earnest 5

Light

Tone · Weight

lightdark

Light 5 · Serious 1 · Dark 1

Stylized

Tone · Style

naturalisticheightened

Grounded 2 · Stylized 4 · Heightened 1

Charged

Feel · Intensity

gentleintense

Gentle 2 · Charged 3 · Intense 2

Shifting

Feel · Swings

steadyswings

Steady 3 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 1

Some laughs

Feel · Humor

noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 4 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 0

Even-paced

Demand · Pace

slowrelentless

Slow burn 1 · Even-paced 5 · Relentless 1

Casual

Demand · Attention

casualfull focus

Casual 7 · Engaged 0 · Full focus 0

Easy watch

Demand · Emotional cost

easyheavy

Easy watch 6 · Affecting 1 · Heavy 0

Resolved

Demand · Resolution

resolvedambiguous

Resolved 7 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Thrilling

6

Tense

4

Absurd

2

Melancholic

2

Dread

2

Other

4

How their films linger

Fun6 Feel-good3 Rousing2

How their films end

Happy7

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 Alejandro Sessa's films?

As of October 24, 2026, all 7 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (7).

Also on these channels

Shout! TV5 titles, show their 5 titles on Shout! TV
Best of British Television1 title, show their title on Best of British Television
MovieSphere+1 title, show their title on MovieSphere+
ViX1 title, show their title on ViX

Subscription and free streaming for Alejandro Sessa'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

12 credits, 7 with a MovieCove page.

Highlander II: The Quickening(1991)
Producer
Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films
Two to Tango (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)
Producer
Stormquest (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)
Director · Screenplay · Story
Amazons(1986)
Director
Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films
Night of the Pencils (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)
Associate Producer
Barbarian Queen(1985)
Producer
Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films
Wizards of the Lost Kingdom(1985)
Producer
Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films
Cocaine Wars(1985)
Producer
Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films
The Warrior and the Sorceress(1984)
Co-Producer
Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films
Funny Dirty Little War (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)
Associate Producer
Deathstalker(1983)
Co-Producer
Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films
Open Day and Night (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)
Producer

Career shape

A full career of 11 titles from 1981 to 1989.

Biggest box office

Highlander II: The Quickening (1991)

$16M worldwide

Highest rated

Cocaine Wars (1985)

Midcredits 10^th

By role

only this rolewith another role

Directing2 of 11Writing1 of 11Producing9 of 11 · 5^th

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 Alejandro Sessa's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 5^th percentile, the median of all 7; across their 7 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 9^th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

9^thpercentile

Typical film, the median of 7

Approval · how many liked their films

4^thpercentile

Typical film, the median of 7

Reach · how many have seen their films

73^rdpercentile

Typical film, the median of 7

Midcredits score across 7 titles, by percentile

Below 25^th7

Shape of the crowd

6 of their 7 titles are Universally Panned.

Universally Panned6
Mixed1

Most divisive · producer

Highlander II: The Quickening (1991)

58^th percentile spread · 55% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · producer

Cocaine Wars (1985)

Midcredits 10^th · 18% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 34/100 and the pacing 35/100 in their films, across 7 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.

Is Alejandro Sessa's work okay for kids?

Across up to 5 MovieCove titles with content scores, sex & nudity runs heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles

Violence & Gore4 titlesmedian 69 · intense

Sex & Nudity5 titles45–75 · median 69 · intenseheavier than most films

Profanity3 titlesmedian 5 · minimal

Alcohol & Drugs3 titlesmedian 28 · mild

Frightening / Intense3 titlesmedian 33 · mild

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 Alejandro Sessa work with?

People who share at least 2 of Alejandro Sessa's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Héctor Olivera shares the most, 6.

Alejandro Sessa

What are Alejandro Sessa's films like?

Genres

Themes

What they feel like to watch

Moods and endings

Where can I watch Alejandro Sessa's films?

Filmography

Career shape

By role

How do Alejandro Sessa's films land?

Shape of the crowd

Is Alejandro Sessa's work okay for kids?

Who does Alejandro Sessa work with?

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers