Peliculas hispanohablantes
by felix-zamorano89 | created - 17 Mar 2014 | updated - 20 Mar 2014 | PublicRecommended Spanish Films for Danielito! :)
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1. Amores Perros (2000)
R | 154 min | Drama, Thriller
An amateur dog fighter, a supermodel, and a derelict assassin, all separately struggling to find love, find their lives transformed by a devastating car wreck in Mexico City.
Director: Alejandro G. Iñárritu | Stars: Emilio Echevarría, Gael García Bernal, Goya Toledo, Álvaro Guerrero
Votes: 252,971 | Gross: $5.38M
From Mexican director Alejandro Gonzalez Iñarritu. You should probably check other films of him, if you like this one! Babel and 21 grams are among my favourites films of him.
2. Captain Alatriste: The Spanish Musketeer (2006)
145 min | Adventure, Drama, History
Viggo Mortensen plays the Spanish soldier-turned-mercenary Captain Alatriste, a heroic figure from the country's 17th century imperial wars.
Director: Agustín Díaz Yanes | Stars: Viggo Mortensen, Elena Anaya, Unax Ugalde, Eduard Fernández
Votes: 13,879
Film about the avdentures of Captain Alatriste, set in the 17th century, when Spain invaded Flandes. Another big hit in Spain, due to the popularity of the novels of Captain Alatriste.
3. Sin Nombre (2009)
R | 96 min | Adventure, Crime, Drama
A young Honduran girl and a Mexican gangster are united in a journey across the U.S. border.
Director: Cary Joji Fukunaga | Stars: Paulina Gaitan, Marco Antonio Aguirre, Leonardo Alonso, Karla Cecilia Alvarado
Votes: 34,059 | Gross: $2.53M
If you want to learn about the Latino street gang culture in central america and the challenges that are faced by millions of people from all over South America, to reach U.S land, then this one is a good one!
4. The Devil's Backbone (2001)
R | 106 min | Drama, Horror, Thriller
After Carlos - a 12-year-old whose father has died in the Spanish Civil War - arrives at an ominous boys' orphanage, he discovers the school is haunted and has many dark secrets which he must uncover.
Director: Guillermo del Toro | Stars: Marisa Paredes, Eduardo Noriega, Federico Luppi, Fernando Tielve
Votes: 71,026 | Gross: $0.75M
From great mexican director, Guillermo del Toro, this spanish produced horror film will keep you thrilled and in constant tension!
5. All About My Mother (1999)
R | 101 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A comedy-drama about a bereaved mother, and overwrought actress, her jealous lover, and a pregnant nun.
Director: Pedro Almodóvar | Stars: Cecilia Roth, Marisa Paredes, Candela Peña, Antonia San Juan
Votes: 102,916 | Gross: $8.26M
My favourite Almódovar Film, and of course, always controversial!
6. Open Your Eyes (1997)
R | 119 min | Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi
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
Votes: 73,275 | Gross: $0.37M
With a young Pénelope Cruz and one of my favourite spanish actors, Eduardo Noriega, this film directed by one of the top spanish Directors, Alejandro Amenábar will surprise you. Vanilla Sky is a remake of this one.
7. Pan's Labyrinth (2006)
R | 118 min | Drama, Fantasy, War
In the Falangist Spain of 1944, the bookish young stepdaughter of a sadistic army officer escapes into an eerie but captivating fantasy world.
Director: Guillermo del Toro | Stars: Ivana Baquero, Ariadna Gil, Sergi López, Maribel Verdú
Votes: 703,227 | Gross: $37.63M
A fantasy film, will take you to the adventures of a little girl, who tries to escape from the harsh realities of the spanish civil war. Taking into account that fantasy films are usually for children, this one is a bit brutal. This spanish-mexican produced film is directed by mexican director Guillermo del Toro.
8. Pellet (2000)
88 min | Drama
Alfredo is a kid who begins in a new new school where he makes a friend, Pablo. Alfredo realizes that Pablo is a victim of home abuse by his father, and decides to involve his own family in order to help his friend.
Director: Achero Mañas | Stars: Juan José Ballesta, Pablo Galán, Alberto Jiménez, Manuel Morón
Votes: 6,976
Great performance of the little boy Juan Jose Ballesta! this drama film, which is about child abuse, was highly awarded in Spain. The film theme might not be the best to have a fun-relaxed evening, but worth to watch.
9. The Day of the Beast (1995)
R | 99 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
Bent on committing as many sins as possible to avert the birth of the beast, a Catholic priest teams up with a Black Metal aficionado and an Italian connoisseur of the occult. Now, he must become an unrelenting sinner. Is there still hope?
Director: Álex de la Iglesia | Stars: Álex Angulo, Armando De Razza, Santiago Segura, Terele Pávez
Votes: 23,795 | Gross: $0.02M
A classic in Spanish cinema
10. And Your Mother Too (2001)
R | 106 min | Drama
In Mexico, two teenage boys and an older woman embark on a road trip and learn a thing or two about life and each other.
Director: Alfonso Cuarón | Stars: Maribel Verdú, Gael García Bernal, Daniel Giménez Cacho, Ana López Mercado
Votes: 128,904 | Gross: $13.62M
mexican film, high in sexual content.
11. Barrio (1998)
Not Rated | 94 min | Drama
A coming-of-age story in the vein of CITY OF GOD and KIDS - available for the first time in the U.S.!
Director: Fernando León de Aranoa | Stars: Críspulo Cabezas, Timy Benito, Eloi Yebra, Marieta Orozco
Votes: 3,300
Another spanish drama with some comedy touches, which tells the hard reality of the working class people in Spain.
12. Ferpect Crime (2004)
Not Rated | 105 min | Comedy, Crime, Thriller
An ambitious salesman will do anything for that big promotion he's been chasing, but inevitably, he will learn that there is no such thing as the perfect crime.
Director: Álex de la Iglesia | Stars: Guillermo Toledo, Mónica Cervera, Enrique Villén, Luis Varela
Votes: 12,990
Hilarious! its a good and a easy watch!
13. Cell 211 (2009)
113 min | Action, Crime, Drama
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
Votes: 70,787
Film about spanish prisons. Its a good watch!
14. REC (2007)
R | 78 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller
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
Votes: 196,786
Among my favourite horror films!
15. Torrente, the Dumb Arm of the Law (1998)
Not Rated | 97 min | Comedy, Crime
José Luis Torrente, a former policeman fights against the oriental mafia in Madrid.
Director: Santiago Segura | Stars: Santiago Segura, Javier Cámara, Neus Asensi, Chus Lampreave
Votes: 13,578
Typical spanish humour, you might not get all of the jokes, but is worth to watch if you want to understand it!
16. Maria Full of Grace (2004)
R | 101 min | Crime, Drama
A pregnant Colombian teenager becomes a drug mule to make some desperately-needed money for her family.
Director: Joshua Marston | Stars: Catalina Sandino Moreno, Guilied Lopez, Orlando Tobón, Virginia Cristina Ariza
Votes: 36,189 | Gross: $6.52M
Film which depicts the harsh reality that many people have to go through in order to grasp the "American Dream".
17. El penalti más largo del mundo (2005)
Not Rated | 100 min | Comedy
A hopeless goalkeeper must stop the world's most awaited penalty.
Director: Roberto Santiago | Stars: Fernando Tejero, María Botto, Marta Larralde, Carlos Kaniowsky
Votes: 1,205
Hilarious! Film about a football team in spain!
18. The Others (2001)
PG-13 | 104 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller
In 1945, immediately following the end of Second World War, a woman who lives with her two photosensitive children on her darkened old family estate in the Channel Islands becomes convinced that the home is haunted.
Director: Alejandro Amenábar | Stars: Nicole Kidman, Christopher Eccleston, Fionnula Flanagan, Alakina Mann
Votes: 393,383 | Gross: $96.52M
19. The Impossible (2012)
PG-13 | 114 min | Drama, History, Thriller
The story of a tourist family in Thailand caught in the destruction and chaotic aftermath of the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami.
Director: J.A. Bayona | Stars: Naomi Watts, Ewan McGregor, Tom Holland, Oaklee Pendergast
Votes: 244,171 | Gross: $19.02M
20. Torrente 2: Misión en Marbella (2001)
Unrated | 99 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
Torrente now lives in Marbella; after losing all his money, he returns to private investigation. One case puts him in the middle of a villain's missile plot to destroy the city and his own uncle's blackmail operation--and he knows nothing.
Director: Santiago Segura | Stars: Santiago Segura, Gabino Diego, Tony Leblanc, José Luis Moreno
Votes: 7,954
21. Belle Epoque (1992)
R | 109 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A 1931 Spanish military deserter finds himself on a lonely farm until the farmer's four daughters pay a visit and he falls for all of them.
Director: Fernando Trueba | Stars: Fernando Fernán Gómez, Jorge Sanz, Penélope Cruz, Miriam Díaz-Aroca
Votes: 11,400 | Gross: $5.97M
22. The Miracle of P. Tinto (1998)
106 min | Comedy, Fantasy
Two extraterrestrial dwarves reside with an Earth couple who want to have a baby.
Director: Javier Fesser | Stars: Luis Ciges, Janusz Ziemniak, Pablo Pinedo, Pepe Viyuela
Votes: 4,330
another good non-sense comedy!
23. Son of the Bride (2001)
R | 123 min | Comedy, Drama
A dissatisfied 40-year-old, separated and without time for his own daughter and girlfriend must rethink his life when his father decides to marry his mother, who suffers from Alzheimer's disease, by church.
Director: Juan José Campanella | Stars: Ricardo Darín, Héctor Alterio, Norma Aleandro, Eduardo Blanco
Votes: 16,513 | Gross: $0.62M
24. The Sea Inside (I) (2004)
PG-13 | 126 min | Biography, Drama
The factual story of Spaniard Ramon Sampedro, who fought a 28-year campaign in favor of euthanasia and his own right to die.
Director: Alejandro Amenábar | Stars: Javier Bardem, Belén Rueda, Lola Dueñas, Mabel Rivera
Votes: 85,261 | Gross: $2.09M
25. Biutiful (2010)
R | 148 min | Drama, Romance
A man dying of cancer tries his best to leave the world on his own terms.
Director: Alejandro G. Iñárritu | Stars: Javier Bardem, Maricel Álvarez, Hanaa Bouchaib, Guillermo Estrella
Votes: 94,632 | Gross: $5.10M
26. Bad Education (2004)
NC-17 | 106 min | Crime, Drama
An examination on the effect of Franco-era religious schooling and sexual abuse on the lives of two longtime friends.
Director: Pedro Almodóvar | Stars: Gael García Bernal, Fele Martínez, Javier Cámara, Daniel Giménez Cacho
Votes: 63,425 | Gross: $5.21M
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