Hernan Jimenez is a Costa Rican actor, writer, director and comedian. He is a graduate of the National Theatre School of Canada. He trained as a filmmaker at the San Francisco Art Institute and the Film Program at Columbia University's School of the Arts in New York. He began his career as a director in Costa Rica, where he wrote, directed and produced his first feature film El regreso (The Return), which premiered at the HBO New York International Latino Film Festival and won Best International Feature. The film was later released theatrically in Costa Rica and soon became one of the country's most successful box office hits of all time for a local production, as did his film Entonces Nosotros, which was Costa Rica's official submission to the 89th Academy Awards.
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Biography from IMDb.
- April 22, 1980 (46)
- San José, Costa Rica
- Director, actor, writer, producer, editor and cinematographer
- 6 on MovieCove · 20 credits in all
What are Hernán Jiménez's films like?
Across their 6 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 6
Light 5 · Serious 1 · Dark 0
Grounded 6 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 0
Gentle 2 · Charged 4 · Intense 0
Steady 3 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 2 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 1
Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 4 · Relentless 0
Casual 5 · Engaged 1 · Full focus 0
Easy watch 2 · Affecting 3 · Heavy 1
Resolved 5 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0
Roles they play
- Heroas Diego in About Us (2016)
Moods and endings
- Happy1
- Bittersweet5
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 Hernán Jiménez's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 3 of their 6 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Prime Video (2).
Subscription and free streaming for Hernán Jiménez'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
20 credits, 6 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.
Abril(2026)
Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films
The Last Movie They Ever Made (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)
Hernán Jiménez - Gato por Liebre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)
A Million Miles Away(2023)
Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films
Love Hard(2021)
Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films
Elsewhere(2019)
Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films
Hernán Jiménez: Se despichó Tere (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)
Aquí y ahora (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)
Who said I'm afraid? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)
About Us(2016)
Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films
Hernan Jimenez: ¡Así quién no! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)
Hernán Jiménez: Vamos por partes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)
Viaje(2015)
Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films
Hernán Jiménez: ¡Esto es en serio! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)
The Return (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)
With Eyes Shut (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)
Bella (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)
Doble Llave y Cadena (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)
Avería de la conciencia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)
Getting Rid of Matthew (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Career shape
A full career of 20 titles, 19 of them dated from 2005 to 2026.
By role
Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it.
How do Hernán Jiménez's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 62nd percentile, the median of all 6; across their 6 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 63rd percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up2
- 50th to 74th3
- 25th to 49th1
Shape of the crowd
3 of their 6 titles are Mixed.
- Universally Loved1
- Crowd Pleaser2
- Mixed3
Reviewers score the atmosphere 64/100 and the pacing 47/100 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 Hernán Jiménez work with?
People who share at least 2 of Hernán Jiménez's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Mark Orton shares the most, 4.
Composers
- Mark OrtonShared titles: Abril (2026), Love Hard (2021), Elsewhere (2019), About Us (2016)See all 4 shared titles with Mark Orton
Producers
- J. Todd HarrisShared titles: Abril (2026), Elsewhere (2019)See all 2 shared titles with J. Todd Harris
- Chris ColeShared titles: Elsewhere (2019), About Us (2016)See all 2 shared titles with Chris Cole
