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Alejandro Amenábar

Alejandro Amenábar

Highest Rated: 96% Butterfly (1999)

Lowest Rated: 14% Regression (2015)

Birthday: Mar 31, 1972

Birthplace: Santiago de Chile, Chile

With only a pair of thrillers under his belt, Chilean-born filmmaker Alejandro Amenabar (he and his family fled the dictator Pinochet in 1973 and settled in Spain) was already considered a wunderkind in Spain when he successfully crossed over to English-language films with the subtle and atmospheric horror film, "The Others" (2001). As part of an invasion of Latin filmmakers-which includes Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu, Alfonso Cuaron, and Walter Salles-Amenabar has added to an impressive array of foreign films that were some of the best in the world. With his skillful use of thought-provoking suspense and surprising twists, Amenabar emerged as an heir to the master, Alfred Hitchcock.

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Alejandro Amenábar

Alejandro Amenábar OPEN YOUR EYES, (aka ABRE LOS OJOS), (standing) Penelope Cruz, director Ajejandro Amenabar, Najwa Nimri, (seated) Eduardo Noriega, Fele Martinez, 1997, (c) Artisan Entertainment THE OTHERS, director Alejandro Amenabar, 2001, (c) Dimension Films THE OTHERS, Director Alejandro Amenabar, Nicole Kidman on set, 2001, (c) Dimension Films THE SEA INSIDE, (aka MAR ADENTRO), director Alejandro Amenabar, Javier Bardem on set, 2004, (c) Fine Line REGRESSION, (aka REGRESION), from left: Emma Watson, director Alejandro Amenabar, on location, 2015. ph: Jan Thijs/© The Weinstein Company THE SEA INSIDE, (aka MAR ADENTR0), director Alejandro Amenabar on set, 2004, (c) Fine Line AGORA, director Alejandro Amenabar, on set, 2009. Ph: Teresa Isasi/©Newmarket Films AGORA, director Alejandro Amenabar, on set, 2009. ph: Teresa Isasi/©Newmarket Films AGORA, from left: director Alejandro Amenabar, Rachel Weisz, on set, 2009. ph: Teresa Isasi/©Newmarket Films View more photos

Filmography

Movies

Credit
No Score Yet No Score Yet While at War Director,
Writer,
Producer 		- 2019
64% 57% Mientras Dure La Guerra Director - 2019
14% 22% Regression Director,
Screenwriter,
Producer 		$54.7K 2015
No Score Yet 51% For the Good of Others Producer - 2010
56% 65% Agora Director,
Screenwriter 		$617.8K 2009
85% 92% The Sea Inside Director,
Writer,
Executive Producer,
Original Music 		$2.1M 2004
43% 72% Vanilla Sky Writer $100.6M 2001
84% 77% The Others Director,
Writer,
Original Music 		$13.5K 2001
No Score Yet 30% Nobody Knows Anybody Writer - 1999
96% 91% Butterfly Original Music $2.1M 1999
87% 88% Open Your Eyes Director,
Writer,
Original Music 		$368.2K 1997
83% 89% Thesis Director,
Writer 		- 1996

TV

Credit
100% 25% La Fortuna Director,
Writer 		2021