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Pablo Larraín

Pablo Larraín

Producer, director and writer · Born August 19, 1976 (50) · Santiago, Chile

Cannes award winner · 2 Venice awards · Berlinale award winner · 1 other major award body

Pablo Larraín Matte (born 19 August 1976) is a Chilean filmmaker. He is known for films such as the Academy Award-nominated films No (2012), Neruda (2016), Jackie (2016), and Spencer (2021). In 2017, Larraín and his brother Juan de Dios co-produced Sebastián Lelio's A Fantastic Woman, which was the first Chilean film to win the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. In 2021, Larrain directed the psychological romance horror miniseries Lisey's Story.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
August 19, 1976 (50)
From
Santiago, Chile
Works as
Producer, director and writer
Titles
46 on MovieCove · 70 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 157 days to Oct 28Down 18% in 30 days

What are Pablo Larraín's films like?

Across their 39 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.

Genres

Drama10 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 59th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Comedy7 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 55th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Biography5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 68th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Biography movies
Action4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 20th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Crime2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 76th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime movies
Documentary2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 74th 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
Self
30%
Bonds
21%
Survival
17%
Power
12%
Morality
10%
Society
8%
Ideas
3%
Identity9 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds8 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth7 titles, browse their movies with this themeGrief8 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love5 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice6 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose5 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival4 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 7 · Serious 9 · Dark 16

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 19 · Stylized 8 · Heightened 5

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

Gentle 2 · Charged 16 · Intense 14

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

Steady 10 · Shifting 18 · Whiplash 4

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

Straight-faced 19 · Some laughs 11 · Funny 2

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

A split, not a type: Slow burn 19 · Even-paced 13 · Relentless 0

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

Casual 7 · Engaged 23 · 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 4 · Affecting 10 · Heavy 18

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 10 · Open-ended 19 · Ambiguous 3

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
29
Melancholic
21
Dread
12
Contemplative
10
Hopeful
7
Other
28

How their films linger

Thought-provoking17 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet14 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling12 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful12 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteWistful5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 5 with a twist

  • Happy2
  • Bittersweet18
  • Tragic5
  • Ambiguous14

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 Pablo Larraín's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 38 of their 46 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Netflix (14).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Pablo Larraín'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

70 credits, 46 with a MovieCove page; 6 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Wild Horse Nine(2026)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • My Sad Dead (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Show 4 episodes · Director · Creator · Producer · Writer

  • The House of the Spirits(2026)

    Show 8 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows

  • Son-in-Law(2026)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • The Mother and the Bear(2024)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Someone Has to Know(2026)

    Show Producer

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all shows

  • 50 Seconds: The Fernando Báez Sosa Case(2025)

    Show 3 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all shows

  • Eterno: 100 años de Colo-Colo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Producer

  • The Chronology of Water(2025)

    Thanks

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Swim to Me(2025)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • The Dentist(2025)

    Show 8 episodes · Producer

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Wave(2025)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • The Luckiest Man in America(2024)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Mussolini: Son of the Century(2024)

    Show 8 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows

  • Los Bunkers: MTV Unplugged (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Director

  • Rich Flu(2024)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films

  • Maria(2024)

    Director · Camera Operator · Producer

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • In Her Place(2024)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Midnight Family(2024)

    Show 10 episodes · Producer

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all shows

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

    Producer

  • Sayen: The Huntress(2024)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • The Doomsday Cult of Antares De La Luz(2024)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Sayen: Desert Road(2023)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • El Conde(2023)

    Director · Camera Operator · Executive Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • The Eternal Memory(2023)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Sayen(2023)

    Executive Producer · Producer

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • Making It Up(2023)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • Burning Patience(2022)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • 42 Days of Darkness(2022)

    Show 6 episodes · Producer

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all shows

  • Spencer(2021)

    Director · Producer

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Fever Dream(2021)

    Co-Producer

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Lisey's Story(2021)

    Show 8 episodes · Director · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all shows

  • La Jauría(2019)

    Show 16 episodes · Producer

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all shows

  • Homemade (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Show 17 episodes · Director · Creator · Writer

  • The President(2020)

    Show 8 episodes · Creator · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all shows

  • Nobody Knows I'm Here(2020)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Ema(2019)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Mi amigo Alexis (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Producer

  • Gloria Bell(2018)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Monstruo(2018)

    Thanks

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • A Fantastic Woman(2017)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Jackie(2016)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Neruda(2016)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Nasty Baby(2015)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • The Club(2015)

    Director · Producer · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Heroes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Producer

  • Venice 70: Future Reloaded (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Director

  • Crystal Fairy & the Magical Cactus(2013)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • The Year of the Tiger (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Producer

  • Gloria(2013)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • The Office Trip (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Producer

  • No(2012)

    Director · Camera Operator · Producer

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Young & Wild(2012)

    Additional Camera · Producer

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • 4:44 Last Day on Earth(2011)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • Fugitives(2011)

    Show 26 episodes · Director · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all shows

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

    Producer

  • Boys On Film 5: Candy Boy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Producer

  • Post Mortem (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Director · Writer

  • Blocks (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Producer

  • Phase 3 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Producer

  • Tony Manero(2008)

    Director · Camera Operator · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Life Kills Me (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Producer · Second Unit Director of Photography

  • Fuga (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Director · Screenplay

  • Pickman's Model (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Second Assistant Director

  • Tierra del fuego (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Second Assistant Director

  • Nemesis (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer

  • Once (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Director · Executive Producer · Writer

  • Poeta Chileno (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Executive Producer

  • Say Her Name (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Executive Producer

  • The True American (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Director · Screenplay

Career shape

A full career of 68 titles, 62 of them dated from 2000 to 2026.

Biggest box office

Jackie (2016)

$30M worldwide

Highest rated

Wild Horse Nine (2026)

Midcredits 98th

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing19 of 68: 4 only directing, 15 with another role · typical Midcredits score70thWriting10 of 68: 0 only writing, 10 with another roleProducing54 of 68: 42 only producing, 12 with another role · typical Midcredits score50thCinematography1 of 68: 0 only cinematography, 1 with another roleOther crew12 of 68: 4 only other crew, 8 with another role · typical Midcredits score61st

68 titles, 18 with more than one role — producing and directing overlap on 9 of them.

By decade

2000s6 · crew2010s23 · crew2020s33 · 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

4 major awards from 17 major nominations, 2008–2024.

WinNomination
  1. 2024
    • Venice award, nominated · Best Film
  2. 2023
    • Venice award, won · Best Screenplay
    • Venice award, nominated · Best Film
  3. 2021
    • Venice award, nominated · Best Film
    • Venice award, nominated · Graffetta d'Oro for Best Film
  4. 2019
    • Venice award, won
    • Venice award, nominated · Best Film
    • Venice award, nominated
  5. 2017
    • Independent Spirit Award, nominated · Best Director
  6. 2016
    • Venice award, nominated · Best Film
  7. 2015
    • Berlinale award, won · Grand Jury Prize
    • Berlinale award, nominated
  8. 2014
    • Independent Spirit Award, nominated
Show 3 earlier years
  1. 2012
    • Cannes award, won
  2. 2010
    • Venice award, nominated
  3. 2008
    • Cannes award, nominated · Directors' Fortnight
    • Cannes award, nominated

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 Pablo Larraín's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 55th percentile, the median of all 35; across their 32 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 56th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

56thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 32

Approval · how many liked their films

55thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 32

Reach · how many have seen their films

81stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 32

Midcredits score across 46 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up11
  • 50th to 74th14
  • 25th to 49th11
  • Below 25th10

Shape of the crowd

21 of their 46 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved5
  • Universally Panned1
  • Cult Classic2
  • Crowd Pleaser13
  • Broadly Agreed4
  • Mixed21

Most divisive · producer

Rich Flu (2024)

84th percentile spread · 26% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · producer

Wild Horse Nine (2026)

Midcredits 98th · 89% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 70/100 and the pacing 40/100 in their films, across 28 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 Pablo Larraín's work okay for kids?

Across up to 16 MovieCove titles with content scores, sex & nudity, profanity, alcohol & drugs and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore8 titles20–92 · median 50 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity16 titles21–77 · median 57 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity7 titles42–68 · median 53 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs8 titles31–61 · median 46 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense9 titles13–69 · median 56 · 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 Pablo Larraín work with?

People who share at least 2 of Pablo Larraín's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Juan de Dios Larraín shares the most, 37.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers