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Matías Piñeiro

Matías Piñeiro

Director and writer · Born May 11, 1982 (44) · Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Matías Piñeiro (born 11 May 1982) is an Argentine filmmaker, screenwriter and performer known for his work in Rosalinda, Viola, La Princess of France and Hermia & Helena. Piñeiro is one of the most prolific filmmakers of his generation and exponent of the new Argentine cinema.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
May 11, 1982 (44)
From
Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Works as
Director and writer
Titles
6 on MovieCove · 24 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 28Up 23% in 30 days

What are Matías Piñeiro's films like?

Across a limited sample of 4 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.

Genres

Comedy2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 48th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Drama2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 43rd percentile
: browse their Drama 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
Self
47%
Bonds
33%
Ideas
20%
Identity2 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose3 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love2 titles, browse their movies with this themeArt2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 4 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 3 · Serious 1 · Dark 0

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

Grounded 1 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 1

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

Gentle 3 · Charged 1 · Intense 0

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

Steady 3 · Shifting 1 · Whiplash 0

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

Straight-faced 3 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 0

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

Slow burn 4 · Even-paced 0 · Relentless 0

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

Casual 0 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 2

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

Resolved 0 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 4

Moods and endings

endings shown from 5 titles

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Contemplative
4
Bittersweet
2
Melancholic
2
Hopeful
1
Romantic
1
Other
1

How their films linger

Thought-provoking3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteWistful3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

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 Matías Piñeiro's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 3 of their 6 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Matías Piñeiro'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

24 credits, 6 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • Ariel(2025)

    Idea

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • A Day Cut Short (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Thanks

  • Preface to the Little Dialogue (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Director

  • You Burn Me (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Director · Cinematographer · Producer · Screenplay

  • Sycorax (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Director · Screenplay

  • Dear Chantal (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Idea

  • Isabella(2020)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • E•pis•to•lar•y: letter to Jean Vigo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Idea

  • The letters that weren’t also are (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Director

  • Correspondencia Llinás-Piñeiro (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Director · Actor

  • Diane(2018)

    as Young Man

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Is It Raining? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Director · Script

  • Hermia & Helena(2016)

    Director · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Gregg (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Director · Idea · as Narrador

  • Intervened Archives: Cinema School (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Director

  • In the Museum (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Director

  • The Princess of France(2014)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Viola(2012)

    Director · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Rosalinda (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Director · Screenplay

  • Among Enemies: Jeonju Digital Project 2010 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Director

  • Everyone Lies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Director · Writer

  • The Stolen Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Director · Screenplay

  • About Buenos Aires (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Director · Writer

  • A Silent Woman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Director

Career shape

A full career of 24 titles from 2002 to 2025.

Biggest box office

Hermia & Helena (2016)

$44K worldwide

Highest rated

Viola (2012)

Midcredits 56th

Most popular right now

Isabella (2020)

Film career

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting3 of 24: 1 only acting, 2 with another roleDirecting19 of 24: 6 only directing, 13 with another roleWriting14 of 24: 3 only writing, 11 with another role · typical Midcredits score49thProducing1 of 24: 0 only producing, 1 with another roleCinematography1 of 24: 0 only cinematography, 1 with another roleOther crew2 of 24: 1 only other crew, 1 with another role

24 titles, 13 with more than one role — directing and writing overlap on 11 of them.

By decade

2000s4 · crew2010s10 · 2 acting · 9 crew2020s10 · 1 acting · 10 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 Matías Piñeiro's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 53rd percentile, the median of all 6; across a limited sample of 4 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 54th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

54thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Approval · how many liked their films

41stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Reach · how many have seen their films

52ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Midcredits score across 6 titles, by percentile

  • 50th to 74th3
  • 25th to 49th3

Shape of the crowd

5 of their 6 titles are Mixed.

  • Crowd Pleaser1
  • Mixed5

Most divisive · director, writer

Viola (2012)

58th percentile spread · 22% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Diane (2018)

Midcredits 74th · 60% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 66/100 and the pacing 33/100 in their films, across 3 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 Matías Piñeiro work with?

People who share at least 2 of Matías Piñeiro's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Agustina Muñoz shares the most, 4.

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers