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Javier Bardem

Javier Bardem

Actor and producer · Born March 1, 1969 (57) · Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Gran Canaria, Canary Islands, Spain

Oscar winner · Golden Globe winner · BAFTA Award winner · 6 other major award bodies

Javier Ángel Encinas Bardem (born 1 March 1969) is a Spanish actor. In a career spanning over three decades, he has received various accolades, including an Academy Award, a BAFTA Award, a Golden Globe Award, a Critics' Choice Movie Award, two Screen Actors Guild Awards, and seven Goya Awards, in addition to a Cannes Film Festival Award and two Volpi Cups. Bardem is the son of actress Pilar Bardem. He first became known for such Spanish films as Jamón jamón (1992), Boca a boca (1995), Carne trémula (1997), Los lunes al sol (2002), and Mar adentro (2004). He received nominations for the Academy Award for Best Actor for playing Reinaldo Arenas in Before Night Falls (2000), a criminal with cancer in Biutiful (2010), and Desi Arnaz in Being the Ricardos (2021). His portrayal of assassin Anton Chigurh in the Coen brothers' crime film No Country for Old Men (2007) won him the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. Bardem has also starred in auteur driven films such as Woody Allen's romantic drama Vicky Cristina Barcelona (2008), Terrence Malick's drama To the Wonder (2013), Darren Aronofsky's horror film mother! (2017), and Asghar Farhadi's mystery drama Everybody Knows (2018). He also acted in blockbuster films such as Eat Pray Love (2010), the James Bond film Skyfall (2012), the swashbuckler film Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales (2017), the science fiction epic films Dune (2021) and Dune: Part Two (2024), Disney's live-action remake The Little Mermaid (2023), and the sports action film F1 (2025). On television, he portrayed José Menendez in the Netflix crime anthology series Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story (2024), for which he earned two Primetime Emmy Award nominations for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie and Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series (as an executive producer). Bardem married actress Penélope Cruz in 2010 and together they have two children. In January 2018, Bardem became the ambassador of Greenpeace for the protection of Antarctica. Description above from the Wikipedia article Javier Bardem, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
March 1, 1969 (57)
From
Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Gran Canaria, Canary Islands, Spain
Works as
Actor and producer
Titles
55 on MovieCove · 82 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 155 days to Oct 26Down 19% in 30 days

What are Javier Bardem's films like?

Across their 48 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.

Genres

Drama14 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 54th percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Action10 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 59th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Comedy7 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 57th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Biography6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 65th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Biography movies
Crime4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 75th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime movies
Documentary3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 84th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Documentary movies
Animation2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 40th percentile
: browse their Animation 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
Self
26%
Bonds
22%
Power
16%
Morality
16%
Survival
7%
Society
7%
Ideas
6%
Romantic love12 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose10 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds7 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity7 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception6 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition5 titles, browse their movies with this themeFate5 titles, browse their movies with this themeFreedom6 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 47 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Dark: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their dark movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 11 · Serious 7 · Dark 29

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 18 · Stylized 15 · Heightened 14

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

A split, not a type: Gentle 9 · Charged 16 · Intense 22

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

Steady 17 · Shifting 28 · Whiplash 2

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

Straight-faced 30 · Some laughs 13 · Funny 4

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

Slow burn 19 · Even-paced 25 · Relentless 3

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

Casual 10 · Engaged 27 · Full focus 10

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

A split, not a type: Easy watch 12 · Affecting 8 · Heavy 27

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

A split, not a type: Resolved 23 · Open-ended 15 · Ambiguous 9

Roles they play

41 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 14 of 41 analyzed roles.

Hero
14 of 41
Shadow
12 of 41
Trickster
4 of 41
Shapeshifter
4 of 41
Ally
2 of 41
Threshold guardian
2 of 41
Mentor
2 of 41
Herald
1 of 41
Show the 41 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
33
Melancholic
30
Dread
10
Contemplative
12
Warm
9
Other
39

How their films linger

Thought-provoking22 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet19 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting14 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 5 with a twist

  • Happy8
  • Bittersweet17
  • Tragic10
  • Ambiguous10
  • Cyclical3

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 Javier Bardem's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 35 of their 55 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (12).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Javier Bardem'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

82 credits, 55 with a MovieCove page; 32 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Bunker(2026)

    as Miguel

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Dune: Part Three(2026)

    as Stilgar

  • Cape Fear(2026)

    Show 10 episodes · Executive Producer · as Maximiliano 'Max' Cady

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all shows

  • The Beloved(2026)

    Executive Producer · as Esteban Martínez

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • All That's Left of You(2025)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • F1: The Movie(2025)

    as Ruben Cervantes

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Spellbound(2024)

    as King Solon (voice)

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Show 9 episodes · Executive Producer · as José Menendez

  • Walking Fernando (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    as Fernando

  • Dune: Part Two(2024)

    as Stilgar

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • The Little Mermaid(2023)

    as King Triton

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films

  • Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile(2022)

    as Hector P. Valenti

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Look at Me (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    as Leo

  • Hermanos Menendez: Mal juzgados? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Show 1 episode · as José Menendez

  • Monster(2022)

    Show Producer · as Jose Menendez

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all shows

  • Being the Ricardos(2021)

    as Desi Arnaz

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • The Good Boss(2021)

    as Julio Blanco

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Dune(2021)

    as Stilgar

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • Home Movie: The Princess Bride (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Show 1 episode · as Inigo Montoya

  • The Roads Not Taken(2020)

    as Leo

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • Sanctuary (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Producer · as Javier Bardem

  • Everybody Knows(2018)

    as Paco

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Thy Kingdom Come (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Producer · as Father Quintana

  • Loving Pablo(2017)

    Producer · as Pablo Escobar

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Mother!(2017)

    as Him

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales(2017)

    as Armando Salazar

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Bigas x Bigas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Executive Producer

  • The Last Face(2016)

    as Dr. Miguel Leon

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • The Gunman(2015)

    as Felix Marti

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Automata(2014)

    as Blue Robot (voice)

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • The Counselor(2013)

    as Reiner

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • Scorpion in Love(2013)

    as Solis

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • To the Wonder(2012)

    as Father Quintana

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Skyfall(2012)

    as Silva

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Sons of the Clouds: The Last Colony (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Producer · as Self - Narrator

  • Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen(2012)

    as (archive footage)

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • Biutiful(2010)

    as Uxbal

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • Eat Pray Love(2010)

    as Felipe

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films

  • Vicky Cristina Barcelona(2008)

    as Juan Antonio Gonzalo

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • No Country for Old Men(2007)

    as Anton Chigurh

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Love in the Time of Cholera(2007)

    as Florentino Ariza

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films

  • Goya's Ghosts(2006)

    as Lorenzo Casamares

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • El mundo es tuyo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Actor

  • The Sea Inside(2004)

    as Ramón Sampedro

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Collateral(2004)

    as Felix Reyes-Torrena

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Mondays in the Sun(2002)

    as Santa

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • The Dancer Upstairs(2002)

    as Agustín Rejas

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • No News from God(2001)

    as Tony Graco

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Before Night Falls(2000)

    as Reinaldo Arenas

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Second Skin(1999)

    as Diego

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Los lobos de Washington(1999)

    Producer · as Alberto

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Between Your Legs(1999)

    as Javier

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Torrente: The Dumb Arm of the Law(1998)

    as Sultán

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Perdita Durango(1997)

    as Romeo

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Live Flesh(1997)

    as David de Paz

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • El amor perjudica seriamente la salud(1996)

    as Stretcher Bearer

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Airbag(1997)

    as José Alberto 'Amor Obsoleto'

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Not Love, Just Frenzy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Actor

  • MAMBRÚ (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    as Cámara

  • Ecstasy(1996)

    as Rober

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Mouth to Mouth (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    as Víctor Ventura

  • La madre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    as Hijo

  • Numbered Days(1994)

    as Lisardo

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • The Detective and Death (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    as Det. Cornelio

  • The Tit and the Moon(1994)

    as Benito González

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Golden Balls(1993)

    as Benito González

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Huidos (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Actor

  • The Bilingual Lover (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    as Limpiabotas

  • Jamon Jamon(1992)

    as El chorizo

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Crónicas del mal (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Show 13 episodes · Actor

  • Amo tu cama rica(1991)

    as Antonio

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • High Heels(1991)

    as Regidor T.V.

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films

  • The Ages of Lulu(1990)

    as Jimmy

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Segunda Enseñanza (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Show 13 episodes · Actor

  • The Powerful Influence Of The Moon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    as Niño entre gente curiosa (uncredited)

  • El pícaro (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Show 13 episodes · as Alonso de niño

  • Hello & Paris (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Jackson Cooper

  • Porto Rico (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

  • Sherman and Pacifico (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Pacifico

  • The Turning Door (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as (voice)

  • Vallespir 75 (Or how I learned to say goodbye with resignation) (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Follet Tortuga

  • Wet (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

Career shape

Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 81 titles, 73 of them dated from 1974 to 2026; peak year 2007.

Biggest box office

Skyfall (2012)

$1.1B worldwide

Highest rated

Dune: Part Two (2024)

Midcredits 99th

Film career

MilestoneAward winNomination
19742026

Peak 2007 · back in prominent film roles after a quiet stretch. Top draw in 27 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

Show 4 more milestones

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting78 of 81: 72 only acting, 6 with another role · typical Midcredits score60thProducing9 of 81: 3 only producing, 6 with another role

81 titles, 6 with more than one role — acting and producing overlap on 6 of them.

By decade

1970s1 · acting1980s2 · acting1990s24 · acting2000s11 · acting2010s18 · 16 acting · 5 crew2020s17 · 16 acting · 4 crew

Billing

usually 2nd · top billed in 35% of 46 roles
909500051520

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. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

Awards

an Oscar, a Golden Globe, a BAFTA Award, 2 Screen Actors Guild Awards and 5 other major awards from 29 major nominations, 2000–2025.

WinNomination
  1. 2025
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role on Television
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Movie or Limited Series
  2. 2022
    • Oscar, nominated · Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role
  3. 2013
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Supporting Actor
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role
    • +1 other major body · 1 nomination
      • Critics Choice Award, nominated · Best Supporting Actor
  4. 2011
    • Oscar, nominated · Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Leading Actor
  5. 2010
    • Cannes award, won
  6. 2009
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical
    • +1 other major body · 1 nomination
      • Independent Spirit Award, nominated · Best Male Lead
  7. 2008
    • Oscar, won · Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role
    • Golden Globe, won · Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture
    • BAFTA Award, won · Best Supporting Actor
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, won · Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, won · Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role
    • +1 other major body · 1 win and 1 nomination
      • Critics Choice Award, won · Best Supporting Actor
      • Critics Choice Award, nominated · Best Acting Ensemble
  8. 2005
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama
    • +1 other major body · 1 nomination
      • Critics Choice Award, nominated · Best Actor
Show 3 earlier years
  1. 2004
    • Venice award, won · Best Actor
  2. 2001
    • Oscar, nominated · Best Actor in a Leading Role
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama
    • +1 other major body · 1 win
      • Independent Spirit Award, won · Best Male Lead
  3. 2000
    • Venice award, won · Best Actor

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 Javier Bardem's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 61st percentile, the median of the 52 of 53 with a score; across their 47 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 55th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

55thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 47

Approval · how many liked their films

62ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 47

Reach · how many have seen their films

91stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 47

Midcredits score across 54 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up20
  • 50th to 74th17
  • 25th to 49th15
  • Below 25th2

Shape of the crowd

27 of their 54 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved11
  • Divisive1
  • Cult Classic2
  • Crowd Pleaser27
  • Broadly Agreed2
  • Mixed11

Most divisive · actor

The Little Mermaid (2023)

92nd percentile spread · 40% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Dune: Part Two (2024)

Midcredits 99th · 92% liked

Reviewers score the acting 75/100 in their films, across 45 reviewed titles; fans 83, detractors 53. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

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 Javier Bardem's work okay for kids?

Across up to 35 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, sex & nudity, profanity and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore24 titles18–92 · median 56 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity35 titles18–79 · median 46 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity28 titles19–81 · median 50 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs23 titles26–69 · median 39 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense24 titles21–88 · median 54 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 39

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 Javier Bardem work with?

People who share at least 2 of Javier Bardem's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Penélope Cruz shares the most, 7.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and cinematographers

Producers

Mixed roles