Jaume Balagueró
Audiences rate Jaume Balagueró’s films higher than 74% of the 3,467 people with 10 or more films on ThumbScore. See the full ranking
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The ThumbScore for Jaume Balagueró (74.6%) is the average audience approval rating across 11 films. Each movie's ThumbScore represents the percentage of real audiences who rated it positively. A higher score means more of Jaume's films are well-received by everyday viewers.
Jaume Balagueró is a Spanish film director and screenwriter celebrated as a defining voice in modern horror cinema. He co-created the groundbreaking horror series [REC] with Paco Plaza, co-directing the original and its immediate sequel and helping establish one of the genre’s most influential found-footage franchises. Balagueró’s creative influence extends throughout the [REC] saga: he co-wrote the screenplay for [REC] 4: Apocalypse with Manu Díez and directed the film, delivering the franchise’s climactic chapter of viral terror and survival. Outside the [REC] universe, Balagueró’s diverse filmography includes The Nameless, Darkness, Sleep Tight, and Muse, showcasing his command of atmospheric tension and psychological dread. Known for blending visceral horror with narrative depth, he remains a seminal figure in Spanish genre filmmaking and a cornerstone of the international horror community.
Born 1968-11-02 in Lleida, Lleida, Catalonia, Spain.
On ThumbScore, Jaume Balagueró appears in 11 films with an average audience score of 74.6%, most frequently in the Thriller genre.
Sources: TMDB