Top Spanish Movies


The Top Spanish Movies List is calculated by overall movie ratings and members' "Top Spanish List". Lists are calculated daily.

51. mariachi, El

Year of Release: 1993
Overall Rating: 2.7 out of 4 stars
Language: Spanish
Genre: Action/Crime
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Robert Rodriguez
Actors: Carlos Gallardo, Consuelo Gómez, Jaime de Hoyos, Peter Marquardt, Reinol Martinez, Ramiro Gómez
Plot: A wandering man known as El Mariachi is mistaken for a hardened killer who carries his guns in a guitar case and is pursued by a drug lord and his henchmen.

52. Memories of Underdevelopment ( Memorias del subdesarrollo )

Year of Release: 1973
Overall Rating: 3.1 out of 4 stars
Language: Spanish
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Tomás Gutiérrez Alea
Actors: Sergio Corrieri, Daisy Granados, Eslinda Núñez, Omar Valdés, René de la Cruz, Yolanda Farr
Plot: Following the Bay of Pigs incident, Sergio Carmona Mendoyo watches as the rest of his family relocates to Miami. Alone, with the threat of invasion weighing heavily, Sergio turns his efforts to a playboy lifestyle, ultimately hoping to find a young woman to replace his ex-wife.

53. Tit and the Moon, The ( teta i la lluna, La )

Year of Release: 1995
Overall Rating: 3.1 out of 4 stars
Language: Spanish
Genre: Comedy
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Bigas Luna
Actors: Biel Duran, Mathilda May, Gérard Darmon, Miguel Poveda, Abel Folk, Laura Mañá
Plot: A newborn baby brother is not what Tete wants - he wants to return to his mother's breast but gets no attention. Seeking a surrogate mother to suckle from, he asks the moon for help and is answered in the form of the beautiful performer - but he must get passed her husband (and another local boy) if his is to succeed.

54. Rodents ( Ratas, ratones, rateros )

Year of Release: 2000
Overall Rating: 3.5 out of 4 stars
Language: Spanish
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Sebastián Cordero
Actors: Alex Aspiazu, Antonio Negret, Simon Brauer, Irina López, Marco Bustos, Cristina Dávila

55. Endless Poetry ( Poesía sin fin )

Year of Release: 2017
Overall Rating: 3.5 out of 4 stars
Language: Spanish
Genre: Biography/Drama
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Alejandro Jodorowsky
Actors: Adan Jodorowsky, Brontis Jodorowsky, Leandro Taub, Pamela Flores, Alejandro Jodorowsky, Jeremias Herskovits

56. Birds of Passage ( Pájaros de verano )

Year of Release: 2019
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: Spanish
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Cristina Gallego, Ciro Guerra
Actors: Natalia Reyes, José Acosta, Carmiña Martínez, Greider Meza, Jhon Narváez, José Vicente
Plot: A traditional Waayu family in Columbia becomes ensnared by the burgeoning drug trade, which winds up destroying both their lives and their tradition.

57. Blancanieves

Year of Release: 2012
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: Spanish
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Pablo Berger
Actors: Maribel Verdú, Ángela Molina, Daniel Giménez Cacho, Inma Cuesta, Macarena García, Pere Ponce
Plot: A unique take on the Snow White fable set in 1920s era Seville and centered around a female bullfighter.

58. That Wasn't Me ( Aquel no era yo )

Year of Release: 2012
Overall Rating: 3.3 out of 4 stars
Language: Spanish
Genre: Drama/War
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Esteban Crespo
Actors: Alejandra Lorente, Gustavo Salmerón, Babou Cham, Mariano Nguema, Alito Rodgers Jr., Jose María Chumo
Plot: Two aid workers in Africa experience firsthand the horrors of brainwashed child soldiers.

59. topo, El

Year of Release: 1970
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: Spanish
Genre: Fantasy/Western
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Alejandro Jodorowsky
Actors: Alejandro Jodorowsky, Robert John, Brontis Jodorowsky, Mara Lorenzio, David Silva, Paula Romo
Plot: In this surreal film from Alejandro Jodorowsky, a gunfighter claiming to be God wanders the desert in search of the four masters, transforms his son from a boy to man and avenges a slaughtered village.

60. No

Year of Release: 2013
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: Spanish
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Pablo Larraín
Actors: Gael García Bernal, Alfredo Castro, Antonia Zegers, Néstor Cantillana, Alejandro Goic, Luis Gnecco
Plot: In 1988, Chile's military dictator Augusto Pinochet is forced by the international community to hold a referendum to decide if he will continue his rule. Despite tremendous pressure and constant scrutiny by Pinochet's agents, the opposition comes up with a bold plan, spear-headed by René Saavedra, a young advertising executive.

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