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Kike Maíllo

Kike Maíllo

Director, producer and writer · Born June 3, 1975 (51) · Barcellona, Spagna

Kike Maíllo was born on 3 June 1975 in Barcelona, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. He is a director and writer, known for Eva (2011), A Perfect Enemy (2020) and Los perros de Pavlov (2003).

Biography from IMDb.

Born
June 3, 1975 (51)
From
Barcellona, Spagna
Works as
Director, producer and writer
Titles
13 on MovieCove · 31 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 156 days to Oct 27Up 3% in 30 days

What are Kike Maíllo's films like?

Across their 10 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Genres

Comedy2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 72nd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Drama2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 49th 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
Bonds
39%
Self
28%
Morality
18%
Society
6%
Survival
3%
Power
3%
Ideas
3%
Family bonds5 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity4 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 8 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 5 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 1

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

Gentle 2 · Charged 4 · Intense 2

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

Steady 3 · Shifting 5 · Whiplash 0

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 4 · Some laughs 2 · 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 6 · Relentless 1

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

A split, not a type: Casual 4 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 1

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

Resolved 6 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 1

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
6
Warm
3
Romantic
3
Bittersweet
3
Contemplative
2
Other
9

How their films linger

Bittersweet4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 5 with a twist

  • Happy2
  • Bittersweet4
  • Tragic2
  • Ambiguous2

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 Kike Maíllo's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 9 of their 13 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Netflix (4).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Kike Maíllo'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

31 credits, 13 with a MovieCove page; 2 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • In Tania's Head (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Director · as Self

  • Two Graves(2025)

    Show 3 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all shows

  • Huir (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Co-Director

  • A House on Fire(2024)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Disco, Ibiza, Locomía (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Director · Producer · Writer

  • The Driver (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Director

  • Oswald, the Forger (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Director · Producer · as Self - Filmmaker / Host

  • Estepas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Co-Director · Director

  • The Girl in the Mirror(2022)

    Show 5 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all shows

  • The Final Game(2022)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Manos Libres (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Director

  • A Perfect Enemy(2020)

    Director · Producer · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Crazy About Her(2021)

    Producer · Second Unit Director

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • La octava dimensión (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Director

  • Elite(2018)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all shows

  • El Continental (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Show 3 episodes · Director

  • Marrowbone(2017)

    Second Unit Director

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Holy Camp!(2017)

    Co-Producer

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • beyond money (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Director · Screenplay

  • En tu cabeza (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Director

  • Toro(2016)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Barcelona Christmas Night(2015)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • You and I (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Director · Writer

  • Barcelona Summer Night(2013)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Eva(2011)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • Arròs Covat (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Director

  • Los perros de Pavlov (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Director · Writer

  • Las cabras de Freud (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Director

  • El acercamiento de la mujer cactus y el hombre globo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Director

  • Love Is a Gun (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Director

  • Todo bajo el sol (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Director

Career shape

A full career of 30 titles, 27 of them dated from 1999 to 2026.

Biggest box office

A House on Fire (2024)

$3.7M worldwide

Highest rated

A House on Fire (2024)

Midcredits 89th

Most popular right now

The Girl in the Mirror (2022)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing24 of 30: 18 only directing, 6 with another role · typical Midcredits score35thWriting5 of 30: 0 only writing, 5 with another roleProducing7 of 30: 4 only producing, 3 with another role · typical Midcredits score65thOther crew2 of 30: 1 only other crew, 1 with another role

30 titles, 7 with more than one role — directing and producing overlap on 2 of them.

By decade

1990s1 · crew2000s1 · crew2010s13 · crew2020s12 · 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 Kike Maíllo's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 65th percentile, the median of all 10; across their 8 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 63rd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

63rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Approval · how many liked their films

59thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Reach · how many have seen their films

77thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Midcredits score across 13 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up2
  • 50th to 74th7
  • 25th to 49th3
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

None of their 13 titles divides audiences: 8 are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Crowd Pleaser8
  • Broadly Agreed2
  • Mixed3

Most loved · producer

A House on Fire (2024)

Midcredits 89th · 77% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 66/100 and the pacing 40/100 in their films, across 6 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 Kike Maíllo's work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 4 MovieCove titles with content scores.

Their medianMedian of all films
Sex & Nudity4 titlesmedian 46 · moderateMedian of all films: 32

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.

Who does Kike Maíllo work with?

People who share at least 2 of Kike Maíllo's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Toni Carrizosa shares the most, 7.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Cinematographers and editors

Producers