Auteur

Robert Rodriguez

Born 1968 · American filmmaker

Robert Anthony Rodriguez is an American filmmaker, composer, actor, chef and visual effects supervisor. He shoots, edits, produces, and scores many of his films in Mexico and in his home state of Texas. Rodriguez directed the 1992 action film El Mariachi, which was a commercial success after grossing $2.6 million against a budget of $7,000. The film spawned two sequels known collectively as the Mexico Trilogy: Desperado (1995) and Once Upon a Time in Mexico (2003).

Robert Rodriguez, in order

  1. 1991 Bedhead (short film): directed, wrote, produced
  2. 1992 El Mariachi: directed, wrote, produced
  3. 1994 Roadracers (TV movie): directed, wrote
  4. 1995 Desperado: directed, wrote, produced · critics 70%, audiences 79%
  5. 1995 Four Rooms: directed, wrote · critics 14%, audiences 69% · streaming on Kanopy, Hoopla
  6. 1996 From Dusk till Dawn: directed, produced · critics 63%, audiences 76% · streaming on MGM+, Kanopy, Hoopla
  7. 1997 Full Tilt Boogie: acted · directed by Sarah Kelly · critics 86%, audiences 64%
  8. 1998 The Faculty: directed, produced · critics 57%, audiences 57% · streaming on fuboTV, Paramount+
  9. 1999 From Dusk Till Dawn 2: Texas Blood Money: produced · directed by Scott Spiegel · critics 9%, audiences 20% · streaming on Paramount+
  10. 1999 From Dusk Till Dawn 3: The Hangman's Daughter: wrote, produced · directed by P. J. Pesce · critics 22%, audiences 24% · streaming on Paramount+
  11. 2000 Lisa Picard is Famous: acted · directed by Griffin Dunne · critics 45%, audiences 40%
  12. 2001 Spy Kids: directed, wrote · critics 92%, audiences 47% · streaming on Peacock
  13. 2002 Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams: directed, wrote, produced
  14. 2003 Once Upon a Time in Mexico: directed, wrote, produced
  15. 2003 Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over: directed, wrote, produced
  16. 2005 Secuestro Express: produced · directed by Jonathan Jakubowicz
  17. 2005 Sin City: directed, wrote, acted · critics 76%, audiences 78% · streaming on Kanopy, Hoopla
  18. 2005 The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl in 3-D: directed, wrote, acted
  19. 2007 Death Proof: produced · directed by Quentin Tarantino · critics 66%, audiences 71%
  20. 2007 Grindhouse: directed, wrote, produced · critics 83%, audiences 87%
  21. 2007 Planet Terror: directed, wrote, produced, acted · critics 75%, audiences 77%
  22. 2008 Dead On: The Life and Cinema of George A. Romero: acted · directed by Rusty Nails
  23. 2009 Shorts: directed, wrote, produced
  24. 2010 Machete: directed, wrote, produced · critics 70%, audiences 63%
  25. 2010 Predators: produced, acted · directed by Nimród Antal · critics 66%, audiences 52%
  26. 2011 Spy Kids: All the Time in the World: directed, wrote, produced
  27. 2011 The Black Mamba (short film): directed, acted
  28. 2012 The Shark Is Still Working: acted · directed by Erik Hollander · critics 100%, audiences 90%
  29. 2013 Machete Kills: directed, wrote, produced · critics 29%, audiences 35% · streaming on fuboTV, Paramount+, Roku Channel
  30. 2014 From Dusk till Dawn: The Series (TV series): directed, wrote, created, produced · audiences 84%
  31. 2014 Matador (TV series): produced
  32. 2014 Sin City: A Dame to Kill For: directed, wrote, acted
  33. 2018 Spy Kids: Mission Critical (TV series): created
  34. 2019 Alita: Battle Angel: directed, wrote, produced · critics 61%, audiences 91% · streaming on fuboTV
  35. 2019 Red 11: directed, wrote
  36. 2019 UglyDolls: produced · directed by Kelly Asbury
  37. 2020 The Mandalorian (TV series): directed
  38. 2020 We Can Be Heroes: directed, wrote
  39. 2021 Happier Than Ever: A Love Letter to Los Angeles: directed
  40. 2021–22 The Book of Boba Fett (TV series): directed
  41. 2023 Hypnotic: directed, wrote, produced
  42. 2023 Spy Kids: Armageddon: directed, wrote, produced
  43. 2115 100 Years: directed
  44. El Gato (TV series): directed
  45. Pierre the Pigeon-Hawk: wrote · directed by Paul Tibbitt
  46. Two Scoops (short film): directed