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Marcel Barrena

Marcel Barrena

Writer, director and producer · Born October 15, 1981 (45) · Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain

Marcel Barrena is a Spanish film writer, director and producer.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
October 15, 1981 (45)
From
Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
Works as
Writer, director and producer
Titles
6 on MovieCove · 14 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 38 days to Oct 27Down 9% in 30 days

What are Marcel Barrena's films like?

Across a limited sample of 4 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Society.

Themes

share of theme weight
Survival
31%
Society
23%
Self
13%
Morality
13%
Power
9%
Bonds
6%
Ideas
5%
Survival3 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 4 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 4 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 0 · Charged 3 · Intense 1

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

Steady 2 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 0

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

Straight-faced 3 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 0

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 1 · Relentless 0

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

Casual 3 · Engaged 1 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 4 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings shown from 5 titles

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Hopeful
4
Tense
2
Melancholic
2
Warm
1
Contemplative
1
Other
2

How their films linger

Hopeful4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

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 Marcel Barrena's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 3 of their 6 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Marcel Barrena'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

14 credits, 6 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • La Roja (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2027)

    Director · Writer

  • Parenostre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Story

  • The 47(2024)

    Director · Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • The Teacher Who Promised the Sea(2023)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Hermano caballo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Director · Co-Producer · Writer

  • Mediterraneo: The Law of the Sea(2021)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Vida perfecta(2019)

    Show 1 episode · as Invitado boda

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all shows

  • 100 Meters(2016)

    Director · Casting · Writer

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Second Origin(2015)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • Little World (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Director · Editor · Writer

  • Luna di miele, luna di sangue VII (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as The bad guy

  • Four Seasons (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Director · Writer · Actor

  • Lo vent (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Director · Screenplay

  • Todo lo necesario (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Show Creator

Career shape

A full career of 14 titles, 11 of them dated from 2010 to 2025.

Biggest box office

The 47 (2024)

$4.8M worldwide

Highest rated

100 Meters (2016)

Midcredits 94th

Most popular right now

Second Origin (2015)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting3 of 14: 2 only acting, 1 with another roleDirecting8 of 14: 0 only directing, 8 with another roleWriting10 of 14: 2 only writing, 8 with another roleProducing2 of 14: 1 only producing, 1 with another roleEditing1 of 14: 0 only editing, 1 with another roleOther crew2 of 14: 1 only other crew, 1 with another role

14 titles, 8 with more than one role — writing and directing overlap on 8 of them.

By decade

2010s6 · 3 acting · 4 crew2020s5 · crew

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

How do Marcel Barrena's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 93rd percentile, the median of all 5; across a limited sample of 4 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 77th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

77thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Approval · how many liked their films

73rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Reach · how many have seen their films

75thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Midcredits score across 6 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up3
  • 50th to 74th2
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

3 of their 6 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved2
  • Crowd Pleaser3
  • Mixed1

Most divisive · writer

Second Origin (2015)

72nd percentile spread · 45% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · producer

The Teacher Who Promised the Sea (2023)

Midcredits 97th · 85% liked

Reviewers score the dialogue 54/100 and the plot and story 58/100 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 Marcel Barrena work with?

People who share at least 2 of Marcel Barrena's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Nacho Ruiz Capillas shares the most, 3.

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers