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Carles Torras

Carles Torras

Producer, director and writer · Born March 26, 1974 (52) · Barcellona, Spagna

Independent Spirit Award nominee

Carles Torras (Barcelona) is a producer, director, writer and founder of the production company Zabriskie Films. His productions have been selected and awarded at major film festivals including, San Sebastian, Tallin Black Nights, South by Southwest, BFI London, Sitges and Mar del Plata. His latest productions are 'Upon Entry' (2023) premiered at SXSW and winner of FIPRESCI Prize at Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival 2022, and Best Film at Kolkata International Film Festival 2022; 'The Paramedic' (2020, Carles Torras), a Netflix original film starring Mario Casas and Déborah François ranked TOP 2 worldwide; 'Callback' (2017, Carles Torras), winner of the Golden Biznaga Award for Best Feature Film, Best Script and Best Actor at the Málaga Film Festival

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Biography from IMDb.

Born
March 26, 1974 (52)
From
Barcellona, Spagna
Works as
Producer, director and writer
Titles
7 on MovieCove · 16 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 28Up 20% in 30 days

What are Carles Torras' films like?

Across their 6 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Society and Self.

Genres

Crime2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 33rd percentile
: browse their Crime movies
Documentary2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 58th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Documentary movies
Drama2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 74th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: 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
Society
39%
Self
17%
Survival
16%
Bonds
9%
Power
9%
Morality
9%
Survival3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFaith2 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity2 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 6 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 2 · Serious 0 · Dark 4

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

Grounded 6 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 0

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

A split, not a type: Gentle 2 · Charged 1 · Intense 3

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

Steady 3 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 0

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

Straight-faced 5 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 0

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

Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 3 · 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 0 · Engaged 5 · Full focus 1

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

Resolved 1 · Open-ended 4 · Ambiguous 1

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Contemplative
5
Tense
3
Melancholic
2
Dread
1
Warm
1
Other
2

How their films linger

Thought-provoking4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Bittersweet2
  • Ambiguous4

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 Carles Torras' films?

As of October 24, 2026, all 7 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Carles Torras' 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

16 credits, 7 with a MovieCove page.

  • Away(2025)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • The Reborn(2025)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

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

    Show 4 episodes · Director · Executive Producer · Writer

  • Cuina com puguis (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Show 16 episodes · Executive Producer

  • Upon Entry(2022)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • The Return: Life After ISIS (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Producer

  • The Paramedic(2020)

    Director · Idea · Producer

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Sing On! Spain(2020)

    Show 8 episodes · Writer

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all shows

  • An American Satan(2019)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Joc de cartes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Show 103 episodes · Executive Producer

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

    Director · Writer

  • American Jesus(2013)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Open 24h (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Director

  • Trash (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Director

  • Youth (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Director · Writer

  • Plañideras (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Writer

Career shape

A full career of 13 titles, 12 of them dated from 2004 to 2025.

Biggest box office

Upon Entry (2022)

$1.3M worldwide

Highest rated

Upon Entry (2022)

Midcredits 80th

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing6 of 13: 2 only directing, 4 with another roleWriting6 of 13: 2 only writing, 4 with another roleProducing7 of 13: 5 only producing, 2 with another role

13 titles, 4 with more than one role — producing and directing overlap on 2 of them.

By decade

2000s2 · crew2010s3 · crew2020s7 · crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it.

Awards

Nominated for an Independent Spirit Award in 2024, Best First Feature.

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 Carles Torras' films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 58th percentile, the median of all 6; across their 6 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 58th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

58thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Approval · how many liked their films

56thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Reach · how many have seen their films

61stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Midcredits score across 7 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up1
  • 50th to 74th3
  • 25th to 49th2
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

3 of their 7 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser3
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed2

Most divisive · producer

American Jesus (2013)

74th percentile spread · 27% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · producer

Upon Entry (2022)

Midcredits 80th · 73% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 65/100 and the pacing 47/100 in their films, across 4 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 Carles Torras work with?

People who share at least 2 of Carles Torras' MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Iris Martín-Peralta shares the most, 4.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers