2007 Oscar Nominee: Best Director in Babel
2007 BAFTA Nominee: Best Direction in Babel
2007 Unknown Nominee: Best Director in Babel
2007 Unknown Nominee: Best Director in Babel
2007 Unknown Nominee: Best Direction in Babel
2007 Unknown Nominee: Best Direction in Babel
By the time director Alejandro González Iñárritu made his audacious feature film debut with 2000's Amores Perros (a Cannes Film Festival winner), he had been honing his craft for years -- first as a DJ (for which he credits his knowledge of pacing and storytelling), then as a writer and director of commercials, and finally, under the tutelage of Polish director Ludwik Margules.
Born Aug. 15, 1963, in Mexico City, Iñárritu followed the success of Amores Perros by contributing to September 11 and then pairing up with Amores Perros screenwriter Guillermo Arriaga again for the gritty 21 Grams (which earned Oscar nods for stars Naomi Watts and Benicio Del Toro).
In 2006, Babel -- the final part of the trilogy that began with Amores Perros and 21 Grams -- debuted, earning Oscar nods for a large number of cast and crew (including Iñárritu, Arriaga and actors Adriana Barraza and Rinko Kikuchi).
Babel
 2006 3.3 ★ 143 mins Drama Rated: R  until 01-Jan-2025  
When an American couple vacationing in Morocco falls victim to a random act of violence, a series of events unfolds across four countries that demonstrates both the necessity and impossibility of human communication.
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21 Grams
2003 3.5 ★ 125 mins Drama Rated: R until 01-Jan-2025
A tragic car accident brings together three strangers -- a teacher (Sean Penn) with a weak heart, a former drug addict (Naomi Watts) turned housewife and an ex-con (Benicio Del Toro) who's found Christ -- forcing them to face their darkest ...
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September 11
2002 2.9 ★ 134 mins Dramas Rated: UR
An unorthodox look at the repercussions of the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001, is presented in this collection of short films about how people from all walks of life were ultimately changed that day. Included are stories from a World Trade Center tour guide with relationship problems just before the attacks and a lonely man who lives minutes from the Twin Towers. Also included is a segment tackling the viewpoint of a suicide bomber.
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Biutiful
2010 3.6 ★ 147 mins Dramas Rated: R RT:64% until 01-Jan-2025
Diagnosed with terminal prostate cancer, Uxbal (Javier Bardem) -- a divorced father raising two children -- is determined to atone for his life as a black marketeer in this engrossing character study that unfolds in the slums of Barcelona, Spain. Co-starring Maricel Álvarez as Uxbal's estranged wife, director Alejandro González Iñárritu's haunting tale received Oscar and Golden Globe nominations for Best Foreign Language Film.
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21 Grams
2003 3.5 ★ 125 mins Dramas Rated: R RT:81% until 01-Jan-2025 
A tragic car accident brings together three strangers -- a teacher (Sean Penn) with a weak heart, a former drug addict (Naomi Watts) turned housewife and an ex-con (Benicio Del Toro) who's found Christ -- forcing them to face their darkest fears, reevaluate their lives and seek redemption. Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu directed this complex drama that earned Oscar nominations for lead actress Watts and supporting actor Del Toro.
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Amores Perros
2000 3.9 ★ 153 mins Dramas Rated: R RT:92% until 01-Jan-2025
Alejandro González Iñárritu's internationally acclaimed debut film -- which earned an Oscar nod for Best Foreign Language Film -- recounts three intertwining tales that unfold on the brutal streets of Mexico City. Octavio (Gael García Bernal) has an obsessive crush on his sister-in-law; Daniel (Álvaro Guerrero) dumps his family for a disturbed supermodel; and El Chivo (Emilio Echevarría) cares for a wounded dog wh...
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Babel
2006 3.3 ★ 143 mins Dramas Rated: R RT:69% until 01-Jan-2025
When an American couple vacationing in Morocco fall victim to a random act of violence, a series of events unfolds across four countries that demonstrates both the necessity and impossibility of human communication.
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Amores Perros
2000 3.9 ★ 153 mins Foreign (English) Rated: R until 01-Jan-2025
Alejandro González Iñárritu's internationally acclaimed debut film -- which earned an Oscar nod for Best Foreign Language Film -- recounts three intertwining tales that unfold on the brutal streets of Mexico City. Octavio (Gael García Bernal) has an obsess...
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Biutiful
2010 3.6 ★ 147 mins Foreign (English) Rated: R until 01-Jan-2025
Diagnosed with terminal prostate cancer, Uxbal (Javier Bardem) -- a divorced father raising two children -- is determined to atone for his life as a black marketeer in this engrossing character study that unfolds in the slums of Barcelona, Spain. Co-starring Maricel Álvarez as Uxbal's estrange...
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