Top 25 Spanish Movies
List of the Best 25 Spanish Movies Liked By both Critics and Users.Find Movies detail and trailer at one place. Total 34 Titles and 5522 Views.
1. Pan's Labyrinth(2006)Original Title: El laberinto del fauno |
| Runtime: | Genres:Drama|Fantasy|War | Release Date:27 May 2006 |
| Countries: Spain| Mexico| USA | Language:Spanish | Rating:R |
Description:Living with her tyrannical stepfather in a new home with her pregnant mother, 10-year-old Ofelia feels alone until she explores a decaying labyrinth guarded by a mysterious faun who claims to know her destiny. If she wishes to return to her real father, Ofelia must complete three terrifying tasks.
Director:
Guillermo del Toro
Stars:
Ivana Baquero
, Sergi López
, Maribel Verdú
, Doug Jones
Tags:
Coming Of Age Film Alternate Dimension War Crime Violence World War Two Monster Tragedy Good Versus Evil Voice Over Narration
2. Amores Perros(2000)Original Title: Amores perros |
| Runtime: | Genres:Drama|Thriller | Release Date:14 Mar 2000 |
| Country: Mexico | Language:Spanish | Rating:R |
Description:A horrific car accident connects three stories, each involving characters dealing with loss, regret, and life's harsh realities, all in the name of love.
Director:
Alejandro G. Iñárritu
Stars:
Emilio Echevarría
, Gael García Bernal
, Goya Toledo
, Álvaro Guerrero
Tags:
Violence Nonlinear Timeline Multiple Perspectives Hitman Betrayal
3. The Secret in Their Eyes(2009)Original Title: El secreto de sus ojos |
| Runtime: | Genres:Drama|Mystery|Romance|Thriller|Crime | Release Date:13 Aug 2009 |
| Countries: Argentina| Spain | Language:Spanish | Rating:R |
Description:A retired legal counselor writes a novel hoping to find closure for one of his past unresolved homicide cases and for his unreciprocated love with his superior - both of which still haunt him decades later.
Director:
Juan José Campanella
Stars:
Soledad Villamil
, Ricardo Darín
, Carla Quevedo
, Pablo Rago
Tags:
Investigation Police Brutality
4. [Rec](2007)Original Title: [REC] |
| Runtime: | Genres:Mystery|Horror | Release Date:10 Apr 2007 |
| Country: Spain | Languages:Spanish | Japanese | Rating:R |
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Description:A television reporter and cameraman follow emergency workers into a dark apartment building and are quickly locked inside with something terrifying.
Directors:
Jaume Balagueró
, Paco Plaza
Stars:
Manuela Velasco
, Ferran Terraza
, Jorge-Yamam Serrano
, Pablo Rosso
Tags:
Violence Cult Film Racism
5. Wild Tales(2014)Original Title: Relatos salvajes |
| Runtime: | Genres:Drama|Comedy|Thriller | Release Date:21 Aug 2014 |
| Countries: Argentina| Spain | Language:Spanish | Rating:R |
Description:A story about love deception, the return of the past, a tragedy, or even the violence contained in an everyday detail, appear themselves to push them towards the abyss, into the undeniable pleasure of losing control.
Director:
Damián Szifrón
Stars:
Darío Grandinetti
, María Marull
, Mónica Villa
, Rita Cortese
Tags:
Black Comedy Violence Revenge
6. The Orphanage(2007)Original Title: El orfanato |
| Runtime: | Genres:Drama|Mystery|Horror|Thriller | Release Date:27 Aug 2007 |
| Country: Spain | Language:Spanish | Rating:R |
Description:A woman brings her family back to her childhood home, which used to be an orphanage, intent on reopening it. Before long, her son starts to communicate with a new invisible friend.
Director:
J.A. Bayona
Stars:
Belén Rueda
, Fernando Cayo
, Roger Príncep
, Mabel Rivera
7. The Skin I Live In(2011)Original Title: La piel que habito |
| Runtime: | Genres:Drama|Mystery|Horror|Thriller | Release Date:17 Aug 2011 |
| Country: Spain | Language:Spanish | Rating:R |
Description:A brilliant plastic surgeon creates a synthetic skin that withstands any kind of damage. His guinea pig: a mysterious and volatile woman who holds the key to his obsession.
Director:
Pedro Almodóvar
Stars:
Antonio Banderas
, Elena Anaya
, Marisa Paredes
, Jan Cornet
Tags:
Nonlinear Timeline Based On Novel Revenge Betrayal Insanity F Rated Missing Person
8. Y Tu Mamá También(2001)Original Title: Y tu mamá también |
| Runtime: | Genres:Drama|Romance|Comedy|Adventure | Release Date:08 Jun 2001 |
| Country: Mexico | Language:Spanish | Rating:R |
Description:In Mexico, two teenage boys and an attractive older woman embark on a road trip and learn a thing or two about life, friendship, sex, and each other.
Director:
Alfonso Cuarón
Stars:
Daniel Giménez Cacho
, Ana López Mercado
, Diego Luna
, Gael García Bernal
Tags:
Coming Of Age Friendship Road Movie Road Trip Politics Voice Over Narration
10. The Motorcycle Diaries(2004)Original Title: Diarios de motocicleta |
| Runtime: | Genres:Drama|Adventure|Biography | Release Date:06 Feb 2004 |
| Countries: Argentina| USA| Chile| Peru| Brazil| UK| Germany| France | Languages:Quechua | Mapudungun | Spanish | Rating:R |
Description:"The Motorcycle Diaries" is based on the journals of Che Guevara, leader of the Cuban Revolution. In his memoirs, Guevara recounts adventures he, and best friend Alberto Granado, had while crossing South America by motorcycle in the early 1950s.
Director:
Walter Salles
Stars:
Gael García Bernal
, Rodrigo De la Serna
, Mía Maestro
, Mercedes Morán
Tags:
Based On Book Self Discovery Friendship Road Movie Road Trip
11. Volver(2006) |
| Runtime: | Genres:Drama|Romance|Comedy|Crime | Release Date:16 Mar 2006 |
| Country: Spain | Language:Spanish | Rating:R |
Description:After her death, a mother returns to her home town in order to fix the situations she couldn't resolve during her life.
Director:
Pedro Almodóvar
Stars:
Penélope Cruz
, Carmen Maura
, Lola Dueñas
, Blanca Portillo
Tags:
Black Comedy Survival Female Protagonist Family Relationships F Rated
12. All About My Mother(1999)Original Title: Todo sobre mi madre |
| Runtime: | Genres:Drama|Comedy | Release Date:19 Apr 1999 |
| Countries: Spain| France | Languages:Spanish | Catalan | Rating:R |
Description:A single mother in Madrid sees her only son die on his birthday as he runs to seek an actress' autograph. Beside herself with grief, she returns to Barcelona to tell the boy's father about the death of the son he never knew he had.
Director:
Pedro Almodóvar
Stars:
Cecilia Roth
, Marisa Paredes
, Candela Peña
, Antonia San Juan
Tags:
Survival Female Protagonist Drug Addiction Friendship F Rated Voice Over Narration
13. The Sea Inside(2004)Original Title: Mar adentro |
| Runtime: | Genres:Drama|Romance|Biography | Release Date:03 Sep 2004 |
| Countries: Spain| France| Italy | Languages:Spanish | Catalan | Gallegan | Rating:PG-13 |
Description:The Sea Inside is about Spaniard Ramón Sampedro, who fought a 30-year campaign to win the right to end his life with dignity. It is the story of Ramón’s relationships with two women: Julia a lawyer who supports his cause, and Rosa, a local woman who wants to convince him that life is worth living.
Director:
Alejandro Amenábar
Stars:
Javier Bardem
, Belén Rueda
, Lola Dueñas
, Mabel Rivera
Tags:
Courtroom Friendship Compassion
14. The Invisible Guest(2016)Original Title: Contratiempo |
| Runtime: | Genres:Mystery|Thriller|Crime | Release Date:22 Sep 2016 |
| Country: Spain | Language:Spanish | Rating:NA |
Description:"The Invisible Guest” turns on a young businessman who wakes up in a hotel room locked from the inside with the dead body of his lover next to him. He hires a prestigious lawyer, and over one night they work together to clarify what happened in a frenetic race against time.
Director:
Oriol Paulo
Stars:
Mario Casas
, Ana Wagener
, José Coronado
, Bárbara Lennie
Tags:
Disappearing Prosecution Murder Suspect
15. Open Your Eyes(1997)Original Title: Abre los ojos |
| Runtime: | Genres:Drama|Mystery|Romance|Thriller | Release Date:19 Dec 1997 |
| Countries: Spain| France| Italy | Language:Spanish | Rating:R |
Description:A very handsome man finds the love of his life, but he suffers an accident and needs to have his face rebuilt by surgery after it is severely disfigured.
Director:
Alejandro Amenábar
Stars:
Eduardo Noriega
, Penélope Cruz
, Chete Lera
, Fele Martínez
Tags:
Monster Friendship Voice Over Narration
16. Cell 211(2009)Original Title: Celda 211 |
| Runtime: | Genres:Action|Drama|Thriller | Release Date:06 Nov 2009 |
| Countries: Spain| France | Languages:Spanish | Basque | English | Rating:NA |
Description:The story of two men on different sides of a prison riot -- the inmate leading the rebellion and the young guard trapped in the revolt, who poses as a prisoner in a desperate attempt to survive the ordeal.
Director:
Daniel Monzón
Stars:
Luis Tosar
, Alberto Ammann
, Antonio Resines
, Manuel Morón
17. The Devil's Backbone(2001)Original Title: El espinazo del diablo |
| Runtime: | Genres:Drama|Fantasy|Horror|Sci-Fi|Thriller | Release Date:20 Apr 2001 |
| Countries: Spain| Mexico| France| Argentina | Language:Spanish | Rating:R |
Description:After Carlos, a 12-year-old whose father has died in the Spanish Civil War, arrives at an ominous boy's orphanage he discovers the school is haunted and has many dark secrets that he must uncover.
Director:
Guillermo del Toro
Stars:
Marisa Paredes
, Eduardo Noriega
, Federico Luppi
, Fernando Tielve
Tags:
Coming Of Age Revenge
18. Bad Education(2004)Original Title: La mala educación |
| Runtime: | Genres:Drama|Romance|Mystery|Thriller|Crime | Release Date:19 Mar 2004 |
| Country: Spain | Languages:Latin | Spanish | Rating:NC-17 |
Description:This Pedro Almodóvar film explores the sexual misconduct in the Catholic Church in 1960’s Spain. The film is about two boys who are mistreated in a Catholic school and the struggles they face later in life with their sexual identity and hatred for priests.
Director:
Pedro Almodóvar
Stars:
Gael García Bernal
, Fele Martínez
, Daniel Giménez Cacho
, Lluís Homar
Tags:
Coming Of Age Neo Noir
19. Nine Queens(2000)Original Title: Nueve Reinas |
| Runtime: | Genres:Drama|Thriller|Crime | Release Date:31 Aug 2000 |
| Country: Argentina | Language:Spanish | Rating:R |
Description:An Argentinian crime drama revolving around a sheet of rare stamps (the Nine Queens).
Director:
Fabián Bielinsky
Stars:
Ricardo Darín
, Gastón Pauls
, Leticia Brédice
, María Mercedes Villagra
Tags:
Plot Twist Survival Heist Family Relationships Betrayal
20. The Body(2012)Original Title: El cuerpo |
| Runtime: | Genres:Mystery|Thriller | Release Date:04 Oct 2012 |
| Country: Spain | Language:Spanish | Rating:NA |
Description:A woman’s body disappears mysteriously from the morgue without a trace. Police inspector Jaime Peña investigates the strange occurrence with the help of Álex Ulloa, the widower of the missing woman.
Director:
Oriol Paulo
Stars:
José Coronado
, Hugo Silva
, Belén Rueda
, Aura Garrido
21. Thesis(1996)Original Title: Tesis |
| Runtime: | Genres:Mystery|Horror|Thriller | Release Date:11 Apr 1996 |
| Country: Spain | Language:Spanish | Rating:R |
Description:While doing a thesis about violence, Ángela finds a snuff video where a girl is tortured until death. Soon she discovers that the girl was a former student in her faculty...
Director:
Alejandro Amenábar
Stars:
Ana Torrent
, Fele Martínez
, Eduardo Noriega
, Xabier Elorriaga
22. Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown(1988)Original Title: Mujeres al borde de un ataque de nervios |
| Runtime: | Genres:Drama|Comedy | Release Date:14 Mar 1988 |
| Country: Spain | Language:Spanish | Rating:R |
Description:A breakup leads Pepa Marcos (Carmen Maura) into a chain of ludicrous and hilarious events.
Director:
Pedro Almodóvar
Stars:
Carmen Maura
, Antonio Banderas
, Julieta Serrano
, María Barranco
Tags:
Black Comedy Female Protagonist Betrayal Friendship F Rated
23. The Holy Mountain(1973) |
| Runtime: | Genres:Drama|Fantasy|Adventure | Release Date:01 May 1973 |
| Countries: Mexico| USA | Language:Spanish | Rating:R |
Description:A Mexican master (Alexandro Jodorowsky) leads a Christ figure (Horacio Salinas) and other disciples to a mountain of immortal wise men.
Director:
Alejandro Jodorowsky
Stars:
Alejandro Jodorowsky
, Horacio Salinas
, Zamira Saunders
, Juan Ferrara
Tags:
Experimental Film Violence Alien Cult Film Breaking The Fourth Wall Satire Spiritual Journey Voice Over Narration
24. Sin Nombre(2009) |
| Runtime: | Genres:Drama|Action|Adventure|Thriller|Crime | Release Date:20 Mar 2009 |
| Countries: Mexico| USA | Language:Spanish | Rating:R |
Description:A Honduran young girl and a Mexican gangster are united in a journey across the American border.
Director:
Cary Joji Fukunaga
Stars:
Marco Antonio Aguirre
, Leonardo Alonso
, Karla Cecilia Alvarado
, Juan Pablo Arias Barrón
Tags:
Violence Family Relationships
27. El Topo(1970) |
| Runtime: | Genres:Action|Drama|Adventure|Western | Release Date:18 Dec 1970 |
| Country: Mexico | Language:Spanish | Rating:NR |
Description:A mysterious black-clad gunfighter wanders a mystical Western landscape encountering multiple bizarre characters.
Director:
Alejandro Jodorowsky
Stars:
Alejandro Jodorowsky
, Brontis Jodorowsky
, José Legarreta
, Alfonso Arau
Tags:
Experimental Film Violence Cult Film Racism Boxing Revenge
29. Lovers of the Arctic Circle(1998)Original Title: Los amantes del círculo polar |
| Runtime: | Genres:Drama|Mystery|Romance | Release Date:04 Sep 1998 |
| Countries: Spain| France | Languages:Spanish | English | Rating:R |
Description:Otto and Ana are kids when they meet each other. Their names are palindromes. They meet by chance, people are related by chance. A story of circular lives, with circular names, and a ...
Director:
Julio Medem
Stars:
Najwa Nimri
, Fele Martínez
, Nancho Novo
, Maru Valdivielso
Tags:
Coming Of Age Nonlinear Timeline Falling In Love Voice Over Narration
30. Los Olvidados(1950)Original Title: Los olvidados |
| Runtime: | Genres:Drama|Crime | Release Date:09 Nov 1950 |
| Country: Mexico | Language:Spanish | Rating:NR |
Description:A group of juvenile delinquents live a violent and crime-filled life in the festering slums of Mexico City, and the morals of young Pedro are gradually corrupted and destroyed by the others...
Director:
Luis Buñuel
Stars:
Estela Inda
, Miguel Inclán
, Alfonso Mejía
, Roberto Cobo
Tags:
High School Revenge Friendship
31. The Day of the Beast(1995)Original Title: El día de la bestia |
| Runtime: | Genres:Action|Horror|Comedy|Crime | Release Date:15 Sep 1995 |
| Country: Spain | Languages:Spanish | Italian | Rating:R |
Description:A Basque priest finds by means of a cabalistic study of the Bible that the Antichrist is going to be born on Christmas Day in Madrid. Assisted by a heavy-metal fan and the host of a TV show...
Director:
Álex de la Iglesia
Stars:
Álex Angulo
, Armando De Razza
, Santiago Segura
, Terele Pávez
Tags:
Black Comedy Racism Christmas Neo Nazi
32. The Spirit of the Beehive(1973)Original Title: El espíritu de la colmena |
| Runtime: | Genres:Drama|Fantasy | Release Date:08 Oct 1973 |
| Country: Spain | Language:Spanish | Rating:UR |
Description:A sensitive seven-year-old girl living in 1940 in a small Spanish village is traumatized after viewing the movie "Frankenstein" and drifts into her own fantasy world.
Director:
Víctor Erice
Stars:
Fernando Fernán Gómez
, Teresa Gimpera
, Ana Torrent
, Isabel Tellería
33. Son of the Bride(2001)Original Title: El hijo de la novia |
| Runtime: | Genres:Drama|Romance|Comedy | Release Date:16 Aug 2001 |
| Countries: Argentina| Spain | Language:Spanish | Rating:R |
Description:At age 42, Rafael Belvedere is having a crisis. He lives in the shadow of his father, he feels guilty about rarely visiting his aging mother, his ex-wife says he doesn't spend enough time ...
Director:
Juan José Campanella
Stars:
Ricardo Darín
, Héctor Alterio
, Norma Aleandro
, Eduardo Blanco
Tags:
Friendship Between Men Family Relationships Friendship
34. Mondays in the Sun(2002)Original Title: Los lunes al sol |
| Runtime: | Genres:Drama|Comedy | Release Date:27 Sep 2002 |
| Countries: Spain| France| Italy | Language:Spanish | Rating:R |
Description:This is the story of those who live as if every day was a constant Sunday, those who spend their Mondays in the sun. The story of people who worked in a dockyard but are now unemployed.
Director:
Fernando León de Aranoa
Stars:
Javier Bardem
, Luis Tosar
, José Ángel Egido
, Nieve de Medina
Tags:
Survival Courtroom Based On True Story Friendship
36. Cria Cuervos(1976)Original Title: Cría Cuervos |
| Runtime: | Genre:Drama | Release Date:26 Jan 1976 |
| Country: Spain | Language:Spanish | Rating:PG |
Description:In Madrid, the orphan sisters Irene, Ana and Maite are raised by their austere aunt Paulina together with their mute and crippled grandmother after the death of their mother and their ...
Director:
Carlos Saura
Stars:
Geraldine Chaplin
, Mónica Randall
, Florinda Chico
, Ana Torrent
Tags:
Nonlinear Timeline Breaking The Fourth Wall First Person Narration
