28 Alfonso Cuarón Movies, Ranked Best to Worst

In 1944 Francoist Spain, a young girl, Ofelia and her pregnant sickly mother Carmen move in their new home with Ofelia's stepfather, the Falangist Captain Vidal. A fairy leads Ofelia to meet a faun who tells her that she is the reincarnation of Princess Moanna of the Underground Kingdom. However, to return to her kingdom, she must complete three dangerous tasks.

Children of Men takes us to a dystopian future in the year 2027, where human beings are no longer able to procreate, as a result of infertility. The film revolves around Theo Faron, who helps a woman found mysteriously pregnant, in transporting her to safety. 

Beginning his third year of study at Hogwarts, Harry Potter learns that Sirius Black, dangerous murderer and supporter of the dark wizard Lord Voldemort, has escaped from Azkaban Prison. Presuming that he would target Harry, foul soulless creatures called dementors guard the gates of the school as new teacher Professor Lupin teaches him how to defend against dementors.

Cleo Gutiérrez helps the affluent family of Sofia and Antonio take care of their four young children. However, things get complicated when Cleo becomes pregnant and Antonio also leaves Sofia for a younger woman. With ongoing clashes between Los Halcones and students in Mexico, their lives will never be the same. 

Astronauts Dr. Ryan Stone and Matt Kowalski are left stranded in outer space while aboard a NASA space shuttle, due to flying debris from a Russian attack. Gravity is the saga of their survival against all odds.

Two late teen boys, Tenoch and Julio, try to impress an older, lively Luisa with their plan of a road trip to a fabulous beach, which actually doesn’t exist. When she expresses her desire to join, the three start on a trip to a non-existent place. Along the way, they discover a lot about life, love, friendship and also, about themselves. 

After her father enlists in the First World War, Sara is sent to a strict boarding school. However, he soon goes missing, and is presumed to be dead after some time. Hearing this news, the headmistress of the school decides to force Sara to become a servant as she will not be receiving any more money.

This is the story of Uxbal, a single father of two children, who earns his living by procuring work for illegal immigrants and also by acting as a psychic media to the dead. His dearly loves his children and therefore when he is diagnosed with terminal prostate cancer, he becomes anxious for their fate.  The film depicts his struggle, reconciling his fatherhood and love with crime and guilt.   

Also known as Paris, I love You, it is an anthology film comprising of eighteen short films which are set in the different arrondissements of Paris. Directed by visionary directors from all around the world, these eighteen short films are incredibly humane depictions of life in Paris, which resonate universal themes of love, life, and loss. 

Based on real events, this crime thriller film tells the story of a furniture salesman in 1972, who comes up with a plan to kill the then-President of the US, Richard Nixon. His plan involves hi-jacking a plane to fly over the White House in order to drop a gas bomb.

A modern adaption of Charles Dickens’ eponymous classic, the film centers on Finn, an orphan raised by his sister’s boyfriend. Much later, he becomes a painter and is invited to hold an exhibition at a New York gallery. Although perplexed, he moves to the city, where he once again meets his childhood love. But who is really is benefactor? 

This comedy film tells the story of Tato and Beto, two poor stepbrothers who are living on a banana plantation in Mexico. Although both are quite skilled at soccer, Tato wishes to become a singer, while Beto wants to remain on the plantation. Their lives take a turn when they are spotted playing soccer by a sports agent, who offers to take one of them to Mexico City for a chance at stardom.   

Following an assassination attempt by M's own bodyguard, James Bond travels to Italy and South America in the pursuit of Dominic Greene, a businessman and green technology developer eying to seize a large plot of land in Bolivia. The mission motivates Bond on a personal level as Greene is linked to the mysterious Quantum organization which blackmailed Vesper.

This drama thriller film revolves around a group of Mexicans who are trying to cross the border from Mexico into the US. However, things get complicated because their truck breaks down all of a sudden, which forces them to trek through the harsh terrain. Things turn ugly when they find themselves against a psychotic racist man, armed with a sniper rifle and a hunting dog. He has taken border patrol duties into his own hands, and he will not spare the migrants at any cost.

This short drama film is about a young boy, who lives alone in his house, and it explores how indifferent he is, to the world around him.