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Fernando León de Aranoa

Fernando León de Aranoa

Writer, director and producer · Born May 26, 1968 (58) · Madrid, Spain

Fernando León de Aranoa (May 26, 1968, Madrid) is an award-winning Spanish screenwriter and film director.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
May 26, 1968 (58)
From
Madrid, Spain
Works as
Writer, director and producer
Titles
6 on MovieCove · 27 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 37 days to Oct 26Down 24% in 30 days

What are Fernando León de Aranoa's films like?

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

Genres

Comedy3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 85th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Drama2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 45th percentile
: 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
Power
38%
Morality
21%
Self
18%
Society
14%
Survival
5%
Bonds
4%
Corruption2 titles, browse their movies with this themePower2 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose2 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception2 titles, browse their movies with this themeIsolation2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 6 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 3 · Dark 3

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

Grounded 4 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 0 · Charged 4 · Intense 2

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

A split, not a type: Steady 3 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 1

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 3 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 1

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

Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 4 · 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 1 · Engaged 5 · Full focus 0

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 1 · Affecting 2 · Heavy 3

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

Resolved 3 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
4
Contemplative
4
Melancholic
3
Absurd
2
Dread
1
Other
2

How their films linger

Thought-provoking4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting2 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 Fernando León de Aranoa's films?

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

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Fernando León de Aranoa'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

27 credits, 6 with a MovieCove page; 3 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Un bon patron (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Original Film Writer

  • Until My Voice Breaks (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Thanks · as Self

  • The Talent(2025)

    Producer · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • Feeling It (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Director · Camera Operator · Producer · Writer · as Self (uncredited)

  • The Good Boss(2021)

    Director · Producer · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Loving Pablo(2017)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Politics, Instructions Manual (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Director · Writer

  • A Perfect Day(2015)

    Director · Producer · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • A Perfect Family (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Original Film Writer

  • Amador(2010)

    Director · Producer · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Invisibles (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Director · Writer

  • Princesses (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Director · Producer · Screenplay

  • L'uomo perfetto (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Original Film Writer

  • Mondays in the Sun(2002)

    Director · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • La guerrilla de la memoria (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Writer

  • Fausto 5.0 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Writer

  • Caminantes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Director · Writer · as Director · as Writer

  • Living It Up (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Writer

  • The Back of the World (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Writer

  • Barrio (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Director · Writer

  • Cha Cha Chá (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Writer

  • Sleepless in Madrid (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Writer

  • Corazón loco (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Writer

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

    Director · Writer

  • Sirenas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Director · Writer

  • Los hombres siempre mienten (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Writer

  • Alone, at Last! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Writer

Career shape

A full career of 27 titles, 26 of them dated from 1994 to 2025.

Biggest box office

Loving Pablo (2017)

$18M worldwide

Highest rated

Mondays in the Sun (2002)

Midcredits 94th

Most popular right now

Loving Pablo (2017)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting1 of 27: 0 only acting, 1 with another roleDirecting13 of 27: 0 only directing, 13 with another role · typical Midcredits score74thWriting26 of 27: 12 only writing, 14 with another role · typical Midcredits score70thProducing6 of 27: 0 only producing, 6 with another roleOther crew2 of 27: 1 only other crew, 1 with another role

27 titles, 14 with more than one role — writing and directing overlap on 13 of them.

By decade

1990s8 · crew2000s9 · 1 acting · 9 crew2010s5 · crew2020s4 · crew

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 Fernando León de Aranoa's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 70th percentile, the median of all 6; across their 6 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 68th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

68thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Approval · how many liked their films

71stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Reach · how many have seen their films

89thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Midcredits score across 6 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up2
  • 50th to 74th3
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

None of their 6 titles divides audiences: 4 are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Crowd Pleaser4
  • Mixed1

Most loved · director, writer

Mondays in the Sun (2002)

Midcredits 94th · 84% liked

Reviewers score the dialogue 63/100 and the plot and story 46/100 in their films, across 5 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.

Is Fernando León de Aranoa's work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 3 MovieCove titles with content scores.

Their medianMedian of all films
Violence & Gore3 titlesmedian 60 · intenseMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity3 titlesmedian 40 · moderateMedian of all films: 32

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.

Who does Fernando León de Aranoa work with?

People who share at least 2 of Fernando León de Aranoa's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Jaume Roures shares the most, 4.

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers