Israel Mendoza

Israel Mendoza Benítez (Huesca, Spain, 1982) is a Spanish Line Producer. He studied at the ECAM - Escuela de Cinematografía y del Audiovisual de la Comunidad de Madrid and is Head of Production and Production Supervisor at Nostromo Pictures. He has been Line Producer on the Netflix trilogy A través de mi ventana (2022-2024), the Amazon Prime Video franchise Apocalipsis Z (El principio del fin, 2024; Nuevo mundo, 2025), and the feature El secreto del orfebre (2022). At Nostromo Pictures, he also supervises multiple international projects at the highest production level. Earlier in his career, he worked in different positions across the production department, from assistant to production manager and location manager, contributing to acclaimed Spanish and international films. His credits include Pedro Almodóvar's Los abrazos rotos (2009) and La piel que habito (2011), Guerrilla (2008), Green Zone (2010), Exodus: Gods and Kings (2014), The Gunman (2015), Tarde para la ira (2016), as well as serving as Location Manager on The Sisters Brothers (2018) and Abracadabra (2017).

What are Israel Mendoza's films like?

Across their 13 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

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

share of theme weight

Bonds

34%

Self

18%

Survival

17%

Society

13%

Morality

9%

Ideas

9%

Romantic love5 Survival3 Friendship2 Purpose2 Community4 Family bonds2 Hope2 Coming of age2

What they feel like to watch

their average across 13 films

ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category

Earnest

Tone · Sincerity

ironicearnest

Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 13

Serious

Tone · Weight

lightdark

Light 5 · Serious 5 · Dark 3

Grounded

Tone · Style

naturalisticheightened

Grounded 9 · Stylized 4 · Heightened 0

Charged

Feel · Intensity

gentleintense

Gentle 4 · Charged 6 · Intense 3

Steady

Feel · Swings

steadyswings

Steady 7 · Shifting 6 · Whiplash 0

Straight-faced

Feel · Humor

noneconstant

Straight-faced 10 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 0

Even-paced

Demand · Pace

slowrelentless

A split, not a type: Slow burn 8 · Even-paced 4 · Relentless 1

Engaged

Demand · Attention

casualfull focus

A split, not a type: Casual 6 · Engaged 5 · Full focus 2

Affecting

Demand · Emotional cost

easyheavy

Easy watch 1 · Affecting 9 · Heavy 3

Resolved

Demand · Resolution

resolvedambiguous

Resolved 7 · Open-ended 6 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense

6

Romantic

4

Melancholic

6

Dread

4

Bittersweet

4

Other

12

How their films linger

Bittersweet6 Hopeful5 Thought-provoking3 Unsettling3 Wistful3 Feel-good2

How their films end · 1 with a twist

Happy1
Bittersweet7
Tragic1
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 Israel Mendoza's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 11 of their 13 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Netflix (8).

Subscription and free streaming for Israel Mendoza'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

13 credits, 13 with a MovieCove page.

Deep Water(2026)
Producer
Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films
The Goldsmith's Secret(2025)
Producer
Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films
The Map That Leads to You(2025)
Producer
Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films
Apocalypse Z: The Beginning of the End(2024)
Producer
Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films
Last Stop: Rocafort St.(2024)
Producer
Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films
The Penguin Lessons(2024)
Producer
Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films
Through My Window: Looking at You(2024)
Producer
Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films
Bird Box: Barcelona(2023)
Producer
Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films
Caged Wings(2023)
Producer
Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films
Through My Window: Across the Sea(2023)
Producer
Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films
Through My Window(2022)
Producer
Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films
Who Would You Take to a Deserted Island?(2019)
Producer
Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films
Unbridled(2018)
Producer
Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

Career shape

Across their 13 MovieCove titles from 2018 to 2026.

Biggest box office

The Penguin Lessons (2024)

$14M worldwide

Highest rated

The Penguin Lessons (2024)

Midcredits 85^th

By role

only this rolewith another role

Producing13 of 13 · 26^th

By decade

2010s2 · crew2020s11 · crew

Counts over their MovieCove titles; 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, shown from 5 scored.

How do Israel Mendoza's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 26^th percentile, the median of all 13; across their 13 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 33^rd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

33^rdpercentile

Typical film, the median of 13

Approval · how many liked their films

26^thpercentile

Typical film, the median of 13

Reach · how many have seen their films

95^thpercentile

Typical film, the median of 13

Midcredits score across 13 titles, by percentile

75^th and up1
50^th to 74^th2
25^th to 49^th5
Below 25^th5

Shape of the crowd

6 of their 13 titles are Mixed.

Universally Panned1
Crowd Pleaser3
Broadly Agreed3
Mixed6

Most divisive · producer

Through My Window (2022)

66^th percentile spread · 25% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · producer

The Penguin Lessons (2024)

Midcredits 85^th · 78% liked

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 Israel Mendoza's work okay for kids?

Across up to 9 MovieCove titles with content scores, profanity runs heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles

Violence & Gore8 titles25–82 · median 37 · moderatenear the median of all films

Sex & Nudity9 titles11–73 · median 37 · moderatenear the median of all films

Profanity7 titles29–52 · median 47 · moderateheavier than most films

Alcohol & Drugs7 titles22–52 · median 40 · moderatenear the median of all films

Frightening / Intense7 titles24–78 · median 32 · mildnear the median of all films

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 Israel Mendoza work with?

People who share at least 2 of Israel Mendoza's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Adrián Guerra shares the most, 11.

Israel Mendoza

What are Israel Mendoza's films like?

Genres

Themes

What they feel like to watch

Moods and endings

Where can I watch Israel Mendoza's films?

Filmography

Career shape

By role

By decade

How do Israel Mendoza's films land?

Shape of the crowd

Is Israel Mendoza's work okay for kids?

Who does Israel Mendoza work with?

Directors

Writers

Actors

Cinematographers and editors

Producers