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David Orea

Writer · Born January 20, 1986 (40) · Madrid, Spain

David Orea Arribas was born in 1986. After his graduating from College and obtaining a degree in Audiovisual Communication. He took up screenwriting at the Film & Audiovisual School in Madrid (ECAM) where he finished his studies in 2017. He is currently working on various feature film projects. He is a screenwriter for Bambú Producciones S.L. David is well-known for his screenwriting of Malasaña 32, El Verano que Vivimos, and series like Jaguar and 45 Revoluciones, among others.

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Biography from IMDb.

Born
January 20, 1986 (40)
From
Madrid, Spain
Works as
Writer
Titles
7 on MovieCove · 12 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 18% in 30 days

What are David Orea's films like?

Across their 6 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Survival.

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
32%
Survival
18%
Bonds
15%
Self
15%
Power
9%
Society
5%
Ideas
4%
Justice2 titles, browse their movies with this themeTrauma2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 3 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Dark: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their dark movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 0 · Serious 1 · Dark 2

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

Grounded 1 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 0 · Charged 1 · Intense 2

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

Steady 1 · 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 0 · Funny 0

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

Slow burn 1 · Even-paced 2 · 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 3 · Full focus 0

Heavy: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their heavy movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

Easy watch 0 · Affecting 1 · Heavy 2

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

Resolved 1 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
6
Melancholic
4
Dread
3
Cold
2
Romantic
2
Other
1

How their films linger

Haunting4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Bittersweet3
  • Tragic2
  • Ambiguous1

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 David Orea's films?

As of October 24, 2026, all 7 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Netflix (4).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for David Orea'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

12 credits, 7 with a MovieCove page.

  • Oasis(2026)

    Show 4 episodes · Creator · Writer

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all shows

  • A Widow's Game(2025)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

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

    Director · Writer

  • The Asunta Case(2024)

    Show 6 episodes · Creator · Writer

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all shows

  • La fortaleza (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Writer

  • The Fortress (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Screenplay

  • 13 Exorcisms(2022)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films

  • Desguace (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Director · Writer

  • Jaguar(2021)

    Show 6 episodes · Writer

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all shows

  • El verano que vivimos(2020)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Malasaña 32(2020)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films

  • En el nombre de Marta (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Show Creator

Career shape

A full career of 12 titles, 11 of them dated from 2020 to 2026.

Biggest box office

Malasaña 32 (2020)

$9M worldwide

Highest rated

El verano que vivimos (2020)

Midcredits 54th

Most popular right now

Oasis (2026)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing2 of 12: 0 only directing, 2 with another roleWriting11 of 12: 7 only writing, 4 with another role · typical Midcredits score28thOther crew3 of 12: 1 only other crew, 2 with another role

12 titles, 4 with more than one role — writing and other crew overlap on 2 of them.

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 David Orea's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 37th percentile, the median of all 4; across a limited sample of 3 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 38th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

38thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Approval · how many liked their films

20thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Reach · how many have seen their films

77thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Midcredits score across 7 titles, by percentile

  • 50th to 74th1
  • 25th to 49th3
  • Below 25th3

Shape of the crowd

3 of their 7 titles are Broadly Agreed.

  • Universally Panned2
  • Broadly Agreed3
  • Mixed2

Most divisive · writer

Jaguar (2021)

52nd percentile spread · 22% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · writer

El verano que vivimos (2020)

Midcredits 54th · 43% liked

Reviewers score the plot and story 37/100 in their films, across 3 reviewed titles; fans 53, detractors 20. 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 David Orea work with?

People who share at least 2 of David Orea's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Gema R. Neira shares the most, 6.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers