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Alfonso Cuarón
Writer 64 years old

Alfonso Cuarón

Mexico City, Mexico

Alfonso Cuarón Orozco (US: /kwɑːˈroʊn/kwar-OHN; Spanish: [alˈfonso kwaˈɾon]; born 28 November 1961) is a Mexican filmmaker. His accolades include four Academy Awards, seven BAFTA Awards, and three Golden Globe Awards. Cuarón made his feature film debut with the romantic... Read full bio →

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Roma

Roma

Alfonso Cuarón 2018 2h 15m 7.5

In 1970s Mexico City, two domestic workers help a mother of four while her husband is away for an extended period of time.

Gravity

Gravity

Alfonso Cuarón 2013 1h 31m 8.2

Dr Ryan Stone, an engineer on her first space mission, and Matt Kowalski, an astronaut on his final expedition, have to survive in space after they are hit by debris while spacewalking.

The Shock Doctrine

The Shock Doctrine

Jonás Cuarón 2007 6m 8.0

Drawing surprising connections between market methods and CIA torture techniques developed in the 1950s, the film explores how well-known events of the recent past have been theaters for the shock doctrine, from Pinochet's coup in Chile, to the Tiananmen Square Massacre, to the war in Iraq today.

Paris, je t'aime

Paris, je t'aime

Gérard Depardieu, Wes Craven 2006 2h 7.3

Olivier Assayas, Gus Van Sant, Wes Craven and Alfonso Cuaron are among the 20 distinguished directors who contribute to this collection of 18 stories, each exploring a different aspect of Parisian life.

Children of Men

Children of Men

Alfonso Cuarón 2006 1h 49m 8.4

In 2027, in a chaotic world in which humans can no longer procreate, a former activist agrees to help transport a miraculously pregnant woman to a sanctuary at sea, where her child's birth may help scientists save the future of humankind.

Y tu mamá también

Y tu mamá también

Alfonso Cuarón 2001 1h 46m 8.0

In Mexico, two teenage boys and an older woman embark on a road trip and learn a thing or two about life and each other.

Sólo con tu pareja

Sólo con tu pareja

Alfonso Cuarón 1991 1h 34m 7.0

Tomás Tomás (Giménez Cacho) is a young yuppie playboy. Silvia (Liubomirova), the victim of one of his adventures, tries to get back at him by typing "positive" on his AIDS test. Tomás, trying to end his life, meets Clarissa (Ramírez), a flight attendant, who is also trying to kill herself after finding out her fiance is having an affair.

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