Directing
Robert Rodriguez
Born Jun 20, 1968 · San Antonio, Texas, USA
Robert Anthony Rodriguez (born June 20, 1968) is an American filmmaker, composer, 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, collectively known as the Mexico Trilogy: Desperado (1995) and Once Upon a Time in Mexico (2003).
Rodriguez directed From Dusk till Dawn in 1996 and developed its television series adaptation(2014–2016). He co-directed the 2005 neo-noir crime thriller anthology Sin City (adapted from the graphic novel of the same name) and the 2014 sequel, Sin City: A Dame to Kill For. He is also the creator of the Spy Kids franchise, as well as The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl in 3-D (2005), Planet Terror (2007), Machete (2010), We Can Be Heroes (2020), and directed The Faculty (1998) and Alita: Battle Angel (2019).
Rodriguez is a close friend and frequent collaborator of filmmaker Quentin Tarantino, who founded the production company A Band Apart, of which Rodriguez was a member. In December 2013, Rodriguez launched his own cable television channel, El Rey.
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Directed
Machete Kills Again... in Space
Action · Comedy · Science Fiction
The Naughty List
Comedy
Spy Kids: Armageddon
2023
Adventure · Action · Family
Hypnotic
2023
Mystery · Science Fiction · Thriller
The Book of Boba Fett
2021
Action & Adventure · Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Happier Than Ever: A Love Letter to Los Angeles
2021
Music · Documentary
We Can Be Heroes
2020
Family · Action · Fantasy
The Mandalorian
2019
Sci-Fi & Fantasy · Action & Adventure
Red 11
2019
Thriller · Horror · Mystery
Alita: Battle Angel
2019
Action · Science Fiction · Adventure
Sin City: A Dame to Kill For
2014
Action · Crime · Thriller
Matador
2014
Action & Adventure · Crime
The Director's Chair
2014
Talk
From Dusk Till Dawn: The Series
2014
Crime · Sci-Fi & Fantasy · Drama
Machete Kills
2013
Action · Crime · Thriller
Two Scoops
2013
Spy Kids: All the Time in the World
2011
Family · Comedy · Action
Machete
2010
Action · Comedy · Thriller
Shorts
2009
Family · Fantasy · Comedy
Planet Terror
2007
Horror · Action · Thriller
Grindhouse
2007
Thriller · Action · Horror
The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl
2005
Adventure · Family · Science Fiction
Sin City
2005
Crime · Thriller
How to Make Cool Home Movies
2004
Documentary
Inside Troublemaker Studios
2004
Documentary
Once Upon a Time in Mexico
2003
Action · Crime
Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over
2003
Family · Action · Comedy
Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams
2002
Family · Action · Adventure
Spy Kids
2001
Family · Action · Comedy
The Faculty
1998
Horror · Science Fiction
From Dusk Till Dawn
1996
Action · Horror · Crime
Four Rooms
1995
Comedy
Desperado
1995
Thriller · Action · Crime
Roadracers
1994
TV Movie · Drama
Rebel Highway
1994
Drama · Crime
El Mariachi
1993
Action · Crime · Thriller
Pretty Good Man
1991
Comedy · Action
Bedhead
1991
Comedy · Fantasy · Family
Written
Cirque du Soleil: R.U.N
2020
Action · Adventure · Crime
UglyDolls
2019
Animation · Music · Family
Curandero
2005
Horror
From Dusk Till Dawn 3: The Hangman's Daughter
2000
Western · Horror · Thriller
Acting
Long Lonesome Highway: The Story of Michael Parks
2025
Documentary
Like Tears in Rain
2024
Documentary
Frank Miller: American Genius
2024
Documentary
The Book of Boba Fett
2021
Action & Adventure · Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Rebel Without a Crew: The Robert Rodriguez Film School
2021
Documentary
