--- name: "Robert Rodriguez" canonical: "https://film.one/person/robert-rodriguez" fi1m_id: "robert-rodriguez" imdb_id: "nm0001675" tmdb_id: 2294 wikidata_id: "Q47284" roles: ["Director","Producer","Writer"] born: "20 June 1968" reviewed_on_fi1m: 8 average_fi1m_score: 71 average_as: "director" average_over: 5 updated: "2026-10-05T15:09:22.184821+00:00" licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL." --- # Robert Rodriguez ## Identity Robert Rodriguez - **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/robert-rodriguez - **Type:** Person - **Fi1m ID:** robert-rodriguez - **IMDb ID:** nm0001675 - **TMDB ID:** 2294 - **Wikidata ID:** Q47284 - **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Rodriguez, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q47284, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001675/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/2294 Director and producer. Born 20 June 1968 in San Antonio, Texas, USA. ## Details - **Work:** Director, Producer, Writer - **Born:** 20 June 1968, San Antonio, Texas, USA - **Active:** 1995–2019 - **Also known as:** Robert Anthony Rodriguez , Robert Anthony Rodríguez - **Titles on Fi1m:** 8: 5 directing, 2 producing, 1 crew - **Frequently works with:** [Elizabeth Avellan](https://film.one/person/elizabeth-avellan.md), [Quentin Tarantino](https://film.one/person/quentin-tarantino.md), [Antonio Banderas](https://film.one/person/antonio-banderas.md), [Cheech Marin](https://film.one/person/cheech-marin.md), [Mickey Rourke](https://film.one/person/mickey-rourke.md), [Salma Hayek](https://film.one/person/salma-hayek-pinault.md) - **Berlin International Film Festival:** 1 Berlin prize (1 won) - **Average Fi1m score:** 71, as director, over 5 titles - **Fi1m score by decade:** 1990s 75 (1), 2000s 68 (4), 2010s 69 (3) - **Fi1m against the critics:** 71 to 62 across 5 titles - **Score spread:** 0 at 80+, 4 at 60–79, 1 under 60 - **Genres:** Action 3, Crime 3, Thriller 2, Action & Adventure 1, Adventure 1, Horror 1 - **Screen time:** 8 hours of reviewed films - **Box office:** $688m across 4 films with figures - **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Rodriguez, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q47284, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001675/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/2294 ## Streaming the US now - **Amazon Prime Video:** [*Kill Bill: Vol. 2*](https://film.one/film/kill-bill-vol-2.md) (77), [*From Dusk Till Dawn*](https://film.one/film/from-dusk-till-dawn.md) (75), [*Death Proof*](https://film.one/film/death-proof.md) (64) - **Disney+:** [*The Mandalorian*](https://film.one/tv/the-mandalorian.md) (76) - **Tubi:** [*Once Upon a Time in Mexico*](https://film.one/film/once-upon-a-time-in-mexico.md) (56) For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country. ## Fi1m on Robert Rodriguez > Robert Rodriguez makes fast, unruly genre films with the practical ingenuity of someone used to doing several jobs himself. We enjoy his inventiveness, though the action can lose its hold once the people stop being interesting. In *From Dusk Till Dawn* (1996), Robert Rodriguez cuts the violence fast enough to keep it entertaining after it has stopped being surprising. He is his own editor here, and the speed comes with a knack for finding another way to stage an outrage. We rate him as an inventive genre director whose films work best when the actors give us something to care about between the attacks. George Clooney does that job here. The working method was already there in *El Mariachi* (1992), which he wrote, directed, produced and edited. *Desperado* (1995) followed, and he later completed the Mexico Trilogy with *Once Upon a Time in Mexico* (2003). Across his work, Rodriguez has also taken on photography, music and visual effects, so the quick cuts and rushing camera belong to someone accustomed to making decisions across departments. There is pleasure in watching that practical ingenuity, even when the story needs more attention. Quentin Tarantino’s screenplay for *From Dusk Till Dawn* gives him a useful starting point: criminals, hostages and conversations that hold our interest without constant action. Clooney’s Seth Gecko gives the film authority, while Graeme Revell’s music helps make the mayhem entertaining, though the actors supply more personality. We grew restless as the violence multiplied, because the earlier hostage-taking had been more tense. Rodriguez handles the change of direction confidently, but some of the gross-out humour keeps asking us to be delighted that somebody might be offended. With *Spy Kids* (2001), he turned that inventiveness towards family adventure and began a franchise. He co-directed the comic-book adaptation *Sin City* (2005) with Frank Miller, applying his interest in stylised images to the look of the source. *Alita: Battle Angel* (2019), made with producer James Cameron, took him into effects-led science fiction. These changes of audience and material make it difficult to dismiss him as a director with only one trick. The limitation is clear enough in *From Dusk Till Dawn*: another inventive burst of action cannot always replace the tension that preceded it. Yet its unevenness does not cancel the grubby fun, particularly when Clooney is on screen. Start there if crime and horror appeal, but not with anyone squeamish. ## Biography Robert Anthony Rodriguez is an American filmmaker, director, producer, writer, composer and visual effects supervisor. He was born on 20 June 1968 in San Antonio, Texas. Rodriguez directed *El Mariachi* (1992), which he also produced, wrote, shot and edited on a low budget. The film led to the Mexico Trilogy with *Desperado* (1995) and *Once Upon a Time in Mexico* (2003). He created the *Spy Kids* franchise, beginning with the 2001 film, and directed *From Dusk till Dawn* (1996), *Sin City* (2005) and *Alita: Battle Angel* (2019). Rodriguez has frequently collaborated with Quentin Tarantino. He produced *Death Proof* (2007) and composed music for *Kill Bill: Vol. 2* (2004). He is also known for *Planet Terror* (2007), *Machete* (2010) and directing episodes of *The Mandalorian* (2019) and *The Book of Boba Fett* (2021). *Sources: en.wikipedia.org.* ## On Fi1m (8) ### Directed (5) — the average rests on these - *Alita: Battle Angel* (2019), Fi1m 72, Producer, Director — [page](https://film.one/film/alita-battle-angel.md) - *The Mandalorian* (2019), Fi1m 76, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-mandalorian.md) - *Sin City* (2005), Fi1m 75, Sound Re-Recording Mixer, Camera Operator, Music, Original Music Composer, Director, Editor, Cinematography, Director of Photography, Writer — [page](https://film.one/film/sin-city.md) - *Once Upon a Time in Mexico* (2003), Fi1m 56, Cinematography, Original Music Composer, Music, Director, Production Design, Sound Effects Editor, Editor, Director of Photography, Sound Re-Recording Mixer, Screenplay, Producer, Production design — [page](https://film.one/film/once-upon-a-time-in-mexico.md) - *From Dusk Till Dawn* (1996), Fi1m 75, as Band Member (uncredited) — [page](https://film.one/film/from-dusk-till-dawn.md) ### Produced (2) - *Predators* (2010), Fi1m 60, Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/predators.md) - *Death Proof* (2007), Fi1m 64, Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/death-proof.md) ### Crew (1) - *Kill Bill: Vol. 2* (2004), Fi1m 77, Original Music Composer, Music — [page](https://film.one/film/kill-bill-vol-2.md) ## Complete filmography (77) Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page. - *Thanksgiving* (2023), Thanks — Fi1m 70, [page](https://film.one/film/thanksgiving.md) - *Spy Kids: Armageddon* (2023), Producer, Editor, Director of Photography, Writer, Director - *Hypnotic* (2023), Director of Photography, Story, Editor, Director, Producer, Screenplay - *The Book of Boba Fett* (2021), series, as Dokk Strassi (voice), Mayor Mok Shaiz (voice), Mayor Mok Shaiz / Dokk Strassi (voice) · Executive Producer, Director, Music Producer, Music - *Hood River* (2021), Executive Producer - *Happier Than Ever: A Love Letter to Los Angeles* (2021), Director - *We Can Be Heroes* (2020), Director, Writer, Director of Photography, Editor, Producer - *Cirque du Soleil: R.U.N* (2020), Writer - *The Mandalorian* (2019), series, Director — Fi1m 76, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-mandalorian.md) - *UglyDolls* (2019), Producer, Story - *Red 11* (2019), Director, Screenplay, Gaffer, Editor, Special Effects, Sound Designer, Camera Operator, Production Design, Director of Photography - *Alita: Battle Angel* (2019), Director, Producer — Fi1m 72, [page](https://film.one/film/alita-battle-angel.md) - *Also Starring Austin* (2018), Actor - *Light in the Darkness: The Impact of Night of The Living Dead* (2018), Thanks - *Dana White: Lookin' for a Fight* (2015), series, Actor - *21 Years: Richard Linklater* (2014), Thanks - *Lucha Underground* (2014), series, Executive Producer, Creator - *Sin City: A Dame to Kill For* (2014), as Sam's Friend (uncredited) · Director, Producer, Editor, Director of Photography, Original Music Composer - *Matador* (2014), series, Director, Executive Producer - *From Dusk Till Dawn: The Series* (2014), series, Director, Writer, Creator - *From Dusk Till Dawn: Making the First Season* (2014), Executive Producer - *El Mariachi* (2014), series, Creator - *Bullet* (2014), Producer - *Machete Kills* (2013), Story, Director, Editor, Producer, Original Music Composer, Director of Photography - *Amelia's 25th* (2013), as Emilio Cruz - *Two Scoops* (2013), Director, Music, Writer, Executive Producer, Cinematography - *Django Unchained* (2012), Thanks — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/film/django-unchained.md) - *Spy Kids: All the Time in the World* (2011), Writer, Director, Producer, Director of Photography, Original Music Composer - *Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair* (2011), Original Music Composer - *Across the Line: The Exodus of Charlie Wright* (2010), Executive Producer - *The United Monster Talent Agency* (2010), as Jaws Scientist - *Machete* (2010), Director, Producer, Editor, Writer - *Predators* (2010), Producer — Fi1m 60, [page](https://film.one/film/predators.md) - *Shorts* (2009), Director, Writer, Cinematography, Editor, Producer, Director of Photography, Original Music Composer - *Red Princess Blues Animated: The Book of Violence* (2007), Thanks - *Death Proof* (2007), Producer — Fi1m 64, [page](https://film.one/film/death-proof.md) - *Planet Terror* (2007), as One of Abby's Henchmen (uncredited) · Producer, Director, Director of Photography, Editor, Screenplay, Visual Effects Supervisor, Sound Mix Technician, Original Music Composer, Sound Re-Recording Mixer, Music Producer - *Grindhouse* (2007), as Extra (segment "Planet Terror") (uncredited) · Director, Writer, Director of Photography, Producer, Editor, Original Music Composer - *High Hopes* (2006), as Mr. Lewis - *Curandero* (2005), Screenplay, Executive Producer - *The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl* (2005), as Shark (voice) (uncredited) · Writer, Director of Photography, Visual Effects Supervisor, Camera Operator, Editor, Sound Re-Recording Mixer, Original Music Composer, Director - *Confessions of a Pit Fighter* (2005), Executive Producer - *Sin City* (2005), Director of Photography, Editor, Original Music Composer, Director, Visual Effects Supervisor, Camera Operator, Sound Re-Recording Mixer, Writer — Fi1m 75, [page](https://film.one/film/sin-city.md) - *Del Castillo* (2004), Cinematography, Editor - *Kill Bill: Vol. 2* (2004), Original Music Composer — Fi1m 77, [page](https://film.one/film/kill-bill-vol-2.md) - *How to Make Cool Home Movies* (2004), Director - *Inside Troublemaker Studios* (2004), Director, Editor - *Kill Bill: Vol. 1* (2003), Thanks — Fi1m 72, [page](https://film.one/film/kill-bill-vol-1.md) - *Once Upon a Time in Mexico* (2003), Director, Screenplay, Editor, Original Music Composer, Sound Effects Editor, Producer, Production Design, Sound Re-Recording Mixer, Director of Photography — Fi1m 56, [page](https://film.one/film/once-upon-a-time-in-mexico.md) - *Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over* (2003), Director, Original Music Composer, Producer, Screenplay, Director of Photography, Editor, Visual Effects Supervisor - *Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams* (2002), Director, Editor, Producer, Original Music Composer, Director of Photography, Screenplay, Production Design, Sound Effects Editor, Sound Re-Recording Mixer - *George Lopez* (2002), series, as Robert Rodriguez - *El cuerno del diablo* (2001), Production Design - *Spy Kids* (2001), Director, Producer, Editor, Original Music Composer, Camera Operator, Sound Re-Recording Mixer, Writer, Visual Effects Supervisor - *Deadline* (2000), series, as Chicago SWAT Lieutenant - *Bullfighter* (2000), as Bullboy #1 - *Lisa Picard Is Famous* (2000), as Punk #2 - *From Dusk Till Dawn 3: The Hangman's Daughter* (2000), Executive Producer, Story - *From Dusk Till Dawn 2: Texas Blood Money* (1999), Executive Producer - *The Faculty* (1998), Producer, Editor, Director, Camera Operator, Sound Re-Recording Mixer - *Mimic* (1997), Second Unit Director - *Nash Bridges* (1996), series, as Marlo Veras - *From Dusk Till Dawn* (1996), as Band Member (uncredited) · Director, Executive Producer, Editor, Sound Re-Recording Mixer, Steadicam Operator — Fi1m 75, [page](https://film.one/film/from-dusk-till-dawn.md) - *Four Rooms* (1995), Director, Editor, Writer - *Desperado* (1995), Producer, Director, Steadicam Operator, Editor, Writer - *Roadracers* (1994), Director, Editor, Writer - *Rebel Highway* (1994), series, Director, Writer, Editor - *El Mariachi* (1993), Editor, Director of Photography, Producer, Director, Writer, Special Effects, Camera Operator, Music Editor, Still Photographer, Sound Editor, Additional Editing - *Pretty Good Man* (1991), Director, Camera Operator, Animation - *Bedhead* (1991), Screenplay, Director, Original Music Composer, Story, Editor, Sound Effects, Director of Photography - *Incógnito*, Director, Producer - *Machete Kills Again... in Space*, Director, Writer - *Untitled We Can Be Heroes Sequel*, Writer, Director - *Blood*, Producer - *The Faculty*, Producer - *The Naughty List*, Director, Writer, Producer - *Fire and Ice*, Director, Editor, Producer ## Gallery - ![Robert Rodriguez](https://film.one/media/person/9082/gallery-4b4a823e749c.jpg) Robert Rodriguez — pinguino k from North Hollywood, USA, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/48/Rodriguez%2C_Robert_%282007%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled) - ![China premiere of Alita: Battle Angel at Beijing Wanda CBD Cinema. (2019)](https://film.one/media/person/9082/gallery-1254fc2684d3.jpg) China premiere of Alita: Battle Angel at Beijing Wanda CBD Cinema. (2019) — Dian Li, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/43/Alita_Battle_Angel_China_premiere_20190218.jpg/1280px-Alita_Battle_Angel_China_premiere_20190218.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) - !["Machete Kills" red carpet with Robert Rodriguez" (2013)](https://film.one/media/person/9082/gallery-3eaa5fc23f87.jpg) "Machete Kills" red carpet with Robert Rodriguez" (2013) — anna Hanks from Austin, Texas, USA, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/56/Marko_Zaror_Robert_Rodriguez_%2810594973076%29.jpg/1280px-Marko_Zaror_Robert_Rodriguez_%2810594973076%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) - ![Quentin Tarantino and Robert Rodriguez at 2006 San Diego Comic-Con.](https://film.one/media/person/9082/gallery-abe4f4ca2b7e.jpg) Quentin Tarantino and Robert Rodriguez at 2006 San Diego Comic-Con. — Kevin Tostado from San Diego, USA, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8d/Quentin_Tarantino_y_Robert_Rodriguez.jpg/1280px-Quentin_Tarantino_y_Robert_Rodriguez.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) - ![Robert Rodriguez](https://film.one/media/person/9082/gallery-3d49c6a65f23.jpg) Robert Rodriguez — Image via TMDB - ![Robert Rodriguez](https://film.one/media/person/9082/gallery-032c67af6c19.jpg) Robert Rodriguez — Image via TMDB - ![Robert Rodriguez](https://film.one/media/person/9082/gallery-231f9839fa3b.jpg) Robert Rodriguez — Image via TMDB - ![Quentin Tarantino e Robert Rodriguez a San Diego al Comic-Con International 2006 parlano di Grindhouse. Autore: Kevin Tostado Fonti: flickr.com](https://film.one/media/person/9082/gallery-6f2717760ce3.jpg) Quentin Tarantino e Robert Rodriguez a San Diego al Comic-Con International 2006 parlano di Grindhouse. Autore: Kevin Tostado Fonti: flickr.com — Original uploader was El Tarantiniese at it.wikipedia, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/81/Quentin_robert.jpg/1280px-Quentin_robert.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) - ![Robert Rodriguez, Danny Trejo, Jeff Fahey, Mayra Leal, Alicia Marek, Ara Celi, Billy Blair, Electra Avellan, and Elise Avellan (2010)](https://film.one/media/person/9082/gallery-aa2c1b1e7c38.jpg) Robert Rodriguez, Danny Trejo, Jeff Fahey, Mayra Leal, Alicia Marek, Ara Celi, Billy Blair, Electra Avellan, and Elise Avellan (2010) — Chris Jackson, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/37/Questions_-_Robert_Rodriguez%2C_Danny_Trejo%2C_Jeff_Fahey%2C_Mayra_Leal%2C_Alicia_Marek%2C_Ara_Celi%2C_Billy_Blair%2C_Electra_Avellan_and_Elise_Avellan.jpg/1280px-Questions_-_Robert_Rodriguez%2C_Danny_Trejo%2C_Jeff_Fahey%2C_Mayra_Leal%2C_Alicia_Marek%2C_Ara_Celi%2C_Billy_Blair%2C_Electra_Avellan_and_Elise_Avellan.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) - ![Robert Rodriguez](https://film.one/media/person/9082/gallery-261a671fb3b5.jpg) Robert Rodriguez — Image via TMDB ## Awards ### Berlin International Film Festival — 1 won - 1999: Golden Bear (won) ### Other awards — 2 won - CST Award of the Technical Artist 2005: CST Award of the Technical Artist (won), for *Sin City* - Sundance Audience Award: U.S. Dramatic 1993: Sundance Audience Award: U.S. Dramatic (won), for *El Mariachi* *From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.* --- © Fi1m Ltd. 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