Alejandro Monteverde, whose full name is José Alejandro Gómez Monteverde, was born on July 13, 1977, in Tampico, Tamaulipas, Mexico. He is a filmmaker known for directing movies such as Bella, Little Boy, and Sound of Freedom. Monteverde gained recognition with his debut film, Bella, which won the People's Choice Award at the Toronto International Film Festival in 2006. He later directed Little Boy, a World War II drama, and Sound of Freedom, a film about child trafficking that became one of the most successful independent films of 2023. His latest work, Cabrini, released in 2024, tells the story of Frances Xavier Cabrini. In 2007, Monteverde received the Outstanding American by Choice Award, which honors naturalized U.S. citizens for their contributions. He is married to actress Ali Landry, and they have three children. Tragically, in 2015, his father and brother were kidnapped and murdered in Mexico.
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Biography from TMDB.
- July 13, 1977 (49)
- Tampico, Tamaulipas, Mexico
- Writer, director and producer
- 6 on MovieCove · 9 credits in all
What are Alejandro Monteverde's films like?
Across their 5 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Morality.
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 0 · Earnest 5
Light 1 · Serious 2 · Dark 2
Grounded 4 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 0
Gentle 1 · Charged 2 · Intense 2
Steady 3 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 5 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 0
Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 0
Casual 2 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 1
Easy watch 0 · Affecting 2 · Heavy 3
Resolved 4 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
- Happy2
- Bittersweet3
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 Monteverde's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 5 of their 6 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Prime Video (3).
Subscription and free streaming for Alejandro Monteverde'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
9 credits, 6 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.
Zero A.D.: The Birth of Christ (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)
Cabrini(2024)
Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films
Sound of Freedom(2023)
Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films
Tubelight(2017)
Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films
Little Boy(2015)
Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films
The Walk(2015)
Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Bella(2006)
Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all filmsThe Conviction (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Untitled Antoni Gaudí Biopic (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Career shape
A full career of 8 titles, 5 of them dated from 2006 to 2024.
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 Monteverde's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 78th percentile, the median of all 6; across their 5 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 75th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up4
- 50th to 74th1
- Below 25th1
Shape of the crowd
3 of their 6 titles are Universally Loved.
- Universally Loved3
- Divisive1
- Cult Classic1
- Crowd Pleaser1
Reviewers score the dialogue 45/100 and the plot and story 43/100 in their films, across 4 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a writer.
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 Alejandro Monteverde work with?
People who share at least 2 of Alejandro Monteverde's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Eduardo Verástegui shares the most, 4.
Writers
- Rod BarrShared titles: Cabrini (2024), Sound of Freedom (2023)See all 2 shared titles with Rod Barr
Actors
- Eduardo VerásteguiShared titles: Cabrini (2024), Sound of Freedom (2023), Little Boy (2015), Bella (2006)See all 4 shared titles with Eduardo Verástegui
- Ali LandryShared titles: Little Boy (2015), Bella (2006)See all 2 shared titles with Ali Landry
Cinematographers and editors
- Brian ScofieldShared titles: Cabrini (2024), Sound of Freedom (2023)See all 2 shared titles with Brian Scofield
- Gorka Gómez AndreuShared titles: Cabrini (2024), Sound of Freedom (2023)See all 2 shared titles with Gorka Gómez Andreu
Producers
- Leo SeverinoShared titles: Cabrini (2024), Sound of Freedom (2023), Little Boy (2015), Bella (2006)See all 4 shared titles with Leo Severino
- J. Eustace WolfingtonShared titles: Cabrini (2024), Sound of Freedom (2023), Bella (2006)See all 3 shared titles with J. Eustace Wolfington
- Sean WolfingtonShared titles: Cabrini (2024), Sound of Freedom (2023), Bella (2006)See all 3 shared titles with Sean Wolfington
- Lukas BehnkenShared titles: Cabrini (2024), Sound of Freedom (2023)See all 2 shared titles with Lukas Behnken
