Valentín Álvarez
- Cinematographer and director
- 8 on MovieCove · 21 credits in all
What are Valentín Álvarez's films like?
Across their 8 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Society.
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 0 · Wry 1 · Earnest 6
A split, not a type: Light 4 · Serious 1 · Dark 3
Grounded 3 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 2
A split, not a type: Gentle 4 · Charged 2 · Intense 2
Steady 5 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 1
A split, not a type: Straight-faced 5 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 2
Slow burn 5 · Even-paced 3 · Relentless 0
Casual 5 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 0
A split, not a type: Easy watch 4 · Affecting 2 · Heavy 2
A split, not a type: Resolved 5 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 2
Moods and endings
- Happy3
- Bittersweet1
- Ambiguous4
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 Valentín Álvarez's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 4 of their 8 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on MUBI (2).
Subscription and free streaming for Valentín Álvarez'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
21 credits, 8 with a MovieCove page.
Virgins (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)
Best served cold (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)
Close Your Eyes(2023)
Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films
The House of Snails(2021)
Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films
Wishlist (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)
Vestigios, el Misterio del Dique la Ciénaga (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)
The Japon(2019)
Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films
The King(2018)
Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films
Escarabana (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)
Lord, Give Me Patience (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)
Marta juega sola (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)
Broken Windows (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)
Historic Centre(2012)
Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films
Ana, Three Minutes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)
Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all filmsAdrift (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)
Alejandro y Ana: Lo que España no pudo ver del banquete de la boda de la hija del presidente (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)
The Cross of Iberia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)
Creeks (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Career shape
A full career of 19 titles, 18 of them dated from 1990 to 2025.
Biggest box office
The Best Summer of My Life (2018)
Highest rated
Close Your Eyes (2023)
Most popular right now
The House of Snails (2021)
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 Valentín Álvarez's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 45th percentile, the median of all 8; across their 8 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 53rd percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up2
- 50th to 74th2
- 25th to 49th2
- Below 25th2
Shape of the crowd
4 of their 8 titles are Mixed.
- Universally Panned1
- Crowd Pleaser2
- Broadly Agreed1
- Mixed4
Reviewers score the cinematography 69/100 in their films, across 4 reviewed titles; fans 82, detractors 52. 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.
Who does Valentín Álvarez work with?
People who share at least 2 of Valentín Álvarez's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Víctor Erice shares the most, 3.
Directors
- Víctor EriceShared titles: Close Your Eyes (2023), Historic Centre (2012), 3.11 A Sense of Home Films (2011)See all 3 shared titles with Víctor Erice
Actors
- Antonio DechentShared titles: Close Your Eyes (2023), The Japon (2019), The Best Summer of My Life (2018)See all 3 shared titles with Antonio Dechent
- Ana TorrentShared titles: Close Your Eyes (2023), 3.11 A Sense of Home Films (2011)See all 2 shared titles with Ana Torrent
- María LeónShared titles: Close Your Eyes (2023), The Japon (2019)See all 2 shared titles with María León
Producers
- Mercedes GameroShared titles: The Japon (2019), The Best Summer of My Life (2018)See all 2 shared titles with Mercedes Gamero
- Mikel LejarzaShared titles: The Japon (2019), The Best Summer of My Life (2018)See all 2 shared titles with Mikel Lejarza
- César RomeroShared titles: Historic Centre (2012), 3.11 A Sense of Home Films (2011)See all 2 shared titles with César Romero