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85
7.8
/108889/
77
/2027/
76
/2015/
4.2
/257520/
98
/99/
93
/2326/
87
/34/
cc age 17+

All About My Mother (1999)
Following the tragic death of her teenage son, Manuela travels from Madrid to Barcelona in an attempt to contact the long-estranged father the boy never knew. She reunites with an old friend, an outspoken transgender sex worker, and befriends a troubled actress and a pregnant, HIV-positive nun.
poster
83
7.6
/112133/
75
/2003/
74
/1857/
4.1
/183295/
91
/171/
89
/6078/
84
/38/
cc age 18+

Volver (2006)
Three generations of women survive the east wind, fire, insanity, superstition and even death by means of goodness, lies and boundless vitality.
poster
83
7.5
/66693/
74
/2418/
73
/1868/
4.0
/160674/
96
/306/
91
/78/
87
/43/
cc age 17+

Pain and Glory (2019)
Salvador Mallo, a filmmaker in the twilight of his career, remembers his life: his mother, his lovers, the actors he worked with. The sixties in a small village in Valencia, the eighties in Madrid, the present, when he feels an immeasurable emptiness, facing his mortality, the incapability of continuing filming, the impossibility of separating creation from his own life. The need of narrating his past can be his salvation.
poster
Criterion Channel
79
7.7
/76599/
75
/1678/
74
/1149/
3.9
/59307/
87
/45/
88
/1481/

Open Your Eyes (1997)
Handsome 25-year-old Cesar had it all -- a successful career, expensive cars, a swank bachelor's pad, and an endless string of beautiful and willing women -- until he is thrown into a strange psychological mystery after a car accident scars his face and lands him in prison.
poster
Starz
78
7.1
/39849/
68
/1430/
68
/1014/
3.6
/148670/
96
/232/
78
/140/
88
/46/
cc age 15+

Parallel Mothers (2021)
Two unmarried women who have become pregnant by accident and are about to give birth meet in a hospital room: Janis, in her late-thirties, unrepentant and happy; Ana, a teenager, remorseful and frightened.
poster
78
7.2
/44004/
72
/707/
71
/697/
3.8
/34295/
82
/156/
75
/1564/
76
/32/
cc age 18+

Broken Embraces (2009)
Harry Caine, a blind writer, reaches this moment in time when he has to heal his wounds from 14 years back. He was then still known by his real name, Mateo Blanco, and directing his last movie.
poster
77
7.1
/12091/
70
/258/
66
/199/
3.6
/9550/
95
/21/
78
/191/

Belle Époque (1992)
In 1931, a young soldier deserts from the army and falls into a country farm, where he is welcomed by the owner due to his political ideas. Manolo has four daughters, Fernando likes all of them and they like him, so he has to decide which one to love.
poster
Netflix
76
7.0
/17551/
67
/698/
66
/431/
3.7
/35086/
96
/158/
77
/48/
79
/33/
cc age 15+

Official Competition (2021)
When a billionaire entrepreneur impulsively decides to create an iconic movie, he demands the best. Renowned filmmaker Lola Cuevas is recruited to mastermind this ambitious endeavour. Completing the all-star team are two actors with massive talent but even bigger egos: Hollywood heartthrob Félix Rivero and radical theatre actor Iván Torres. Both are legends, but not exactly best friends. Through a series of increasingly eccentric trials set by Lola, Félix and Iván must confront not only each other but also their own legacies. Who will be left when the cameras finally start rolling?
poster
74
7.3
/35299/
71
/608/
70
/715/
3.7
/43496/
80
/45/
86
/518/
69
/18/

Live Flesh (1997)
When Victor attempts to seduce Elena, all he gets for his trouble is a one-way, six-year ticket to prison, where he concentrates on strengthening his mind, his body... and his desire for vengeance on the man who put him there. After his release and still madly in love with her, Victor will stop at nothing to win her over even if means revenge, for Elena has married David, the cop who sent him to prison!
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Kanopy
72
7.1
/279305/
69
/4458/
67
/3927/
3.5
/201977/
80
/211/
74
/10319/
70
/36/
cc age 17+

Vicky Cristina Barcelona (2008)
Two girlfriends on a summer holiday in Spain become enamored with the same painter, unaware that his ex-wife, with whom he has a tempestuous relationship, is about to re-enter the picture.
poster
MUBI
70
7.1
/1429/
70
/54/
62
/15/
3.5
/12841/
87
/39/
73
/4/
58
/14/

High & Low – John Galliano (2024)
Fashion designer John Galliano was widely recognized as one of the most successful names in 1990s and 2000s couture, until his career abruptly ended when he was caught on camera in 2011 hurling antisemitic and racist insults at bystanders in Paris.
poster
Hulu
70
6.4
/66346/
64
/4316/
63
/1197/
3.2
/237696/
73
/261/
73
/374/
73
/55/
cc age 16+

Ferrari (2023)
Set during the summer of 1957. Ex-racecar driver, Enzo Ferrari, is in crisis. Bankruptcy stalks the company he and his wife, Laura, built from nothing ten years earlier. Their tempestuous marriage struggles with the mourning for one son and the acknowledgement of another.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
69
6.4
/3750/
61
/138/
63
/228/
3.4
/13558/
85
/67/
67
/9/
70
/19/
cc age 12+

L'immensità (2022)
Clara and Felice struggle to raise their three children in 1970s Rome. The eldest, Andrea, is transgender and yearns for another life where he gets to live as the boy he knows himself to be. Clara instinctively strives to protect her son by escaping into their imaginations to defuse family tensions.
poster
68
6.9
/40089/
67
/1297/
65
/1017/
3.4
/38056/
78
/180/
60
/64/
68
/38/
cc age 15+

Everybody Knows (2018)
Laura, a Spanish woman living in Buenos Aires, returns to her hometown outside Madrid with her Argentinian husband and children. However, the trip is upset by unexpected events that bring secrets into the open.
poster
68
7.5
/286165/
76
/6704/
73
/4510/
3.5
/154038/
56
/142/
87
/14937/
52
/34/
cc age 17+

Blow (2001)
A boy named George Jung grows up in a struggling family in the 1950's. His mother nags at her husband as he is trying to make a living for the family. It is finally revealed that George's father cannot make a living and the family goes bankrupt. George does not want the same thing to happen to him, and his friend Tuna, in the 1960's, suggests that he deal marijuana. He is a big hit in California in the 1960's, yet he goes to jail, where he finds out about the wonders of cocaine. As a result, when released, he gets rich by bringing cocaine to America. However, he soon pays the price.
poster
Criterion Channel
66
6.4
/16526/
61
/415/
62
/385/
3.2
/34526/
67
/15/
64
/280/

Jamon Jamon (1992)
José Luis has a cushy corporate job at the lingerie factory his mom owns. After he falls in love and proposes to Silvia, a beautiful laborer on the underwear assembly line, his mom enlists Raul, a potential underwear model and would-be bullfighter, to seduce Silvia.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
66
6.7
/23774/
64
/375/
63
/300/
3.3
/5096/
74
/121/
61
/1452/
66
/32/
cc age 17+

Elegy (2008)
Cultural critic David Kepesh finds his life -- which he indicates is a state of "emancipated manhood" -- thrown into tragic disarray by Consuela Castillo, a well-mannered student who awakens a sense of sexual possessiveness in her teacher.
poster
MGM Plus
63
6.9
/305946/
70
/8708/
68
/4515/
3.5
/335732/
41
/173/
72
/12031/
45
/33/
cc age 17+

Vanilla Sky (2001)
David Aames has it all: wealth, good looks and gorgeous women on his arm. But just as he begins falling for the warmhearted Sofia, his face is horribly disfigured in a car accident. That's just the beginning of his troubles as the lines between illusion and reality, between life and death, are blurred.
poster
59
6.5
/318823/
69
/20752/
67
/10359/
3.1
/528956/
60
/300/
54
/1999/
52
/46/
cc age 13+

Murder on the Orient Express (2017)
Genius Belgian detective Hercule Poirot investigates the murder of an American tycoon aboard the Orient Express train.
poster
64
58
7.0
/8891/
68
/133/
69
/292/
3.3
/2366/
47
/60/
80
/277/
59
/20/

Don't Move (2004)
While waiting for the brain surgery of his daughter Angela, victim of a motorcycle accident, the surgeon Timoteo recalls his torrid affair with and passion for Italia, a simple woman from slums in the periphery of the big city where he lives. The ghost of the beloved and sexual object of desire Italia chases him in his memories.
poster
57
6.1
/4728/
63
/57/
61
/87/
3.2
/960/
54
/35/
48
/31/

The Hi-Lo Country (1998)
An intimate story of the enduring bond of friendship between two hard-living men, set against a sweeping backdrop: the American West, post-World War II, in its twilight. Pete and Big Boy are masters of the prairie, but ultimately face trickier terrain: the human heart.
poster
57
6.3
/93015/
62
/1864/
57
/2062/
2.9
/54309/
47
/176/
40
/1327/
54
/38/
cc age 15+

To Rome with Love (2012)
Four tales unfold in the Eternal City: While vacationing in Rome, architect John encounters a young man whose romantic woes remind him of a painful incident from his own youth; retired opera director Jerry discovers a mortician with an amazing voice, and he seizes the opportunity to rejuvenate his own flagging career; a young couple have separate romantic interludes; a spotlight shines on an ordinary man.
poster
YouTube TV
55
5.7
/38845/
63
/1366/
60
/1152/
2.8
/16701/
56
/16/
43
/1137/

Bandidas (2006)
When a ruthless robber baron takes away everything they cherish, a rough-and-tumble, idealistic peasant and a sophisticated heiress embark on a quest for justice, vengeance…and a few good heists.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
55
6.1
/108551/
64
/3540/
59
/1589/
2.8
/43299/
37
/175/
53
/5165/
41
/33/
cc age 13+

Sahara (2005)
Seasoned adventurer and treasure hunter Dirk Pitt, a former Navy SEAL, sets out for the African desert with his wisecracking buddy Al in search of a confederate ironclad battleship rumored to have vanished long ago, the main draw being the treasure supposedly hidden within the lost vessel. When the daring duo come across Dr. Eva Rojas, a beautiful scientist who is juggling an escape from a warlord and a mission to stop the spread of a powerful plague, their desert expedition begins to heat up.
poster
67
55
6.7
/4693/
67
/111/
64
/110/
3.5
/3083/
68
/30/

The Girl of Your Dreams (1998)
A company of Spanish movie makers leaves Franco's Spain and moves to Hitler's Germany to make a film in co-production. Soon some problems start to arise...
poster
55
5.8
/16285/
58
/312/
57
/235/
2.9
/5910/
32
/100/
42
/366/
55
/29/
cc age 14+

All the Pretty Horses (2000)
The year is 1949. A young Texan named John Grady finds himself without a home after his mother sells the ranch where he has spent his entire life. Lured south of the border by the romance of cowboy life and the promise of a fresh start, Cole and his pal embark on an adventure that will test their resilience, define their maturity, and change their lives forever.
poster
55
6.5
/16347/
65
/263/
59
/218/
3.2
/2828/
18
/90/
61
/265/
40
/27/
cc age 18+

Head in the Clouds (2004)
Gilda Bessé shares her Paris apartment with an Irish schoolteacher, Guy Malyon, and Mia, a refugee from Spain. As the world drifts toward war, Gilda defiantly pursues her hedonistic lifestyle and her burgeoning career as a photographer. But Guy and Mia feel impelled to join the fight against fascism, and the three friends are separated.
poster
fuboTV
54
6.6
/601840/
69
/22793/
66
/14705/
2.9
/632613/
32
/271/
54
/12406/
45
/39/
cc age 12+

Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (2011)
When Jack crosses paths with a woman from his past, he's not sure if it's love...or if she's a ruthless con artist using him to find the fabled Fountain of Youth.
poster
Starz
54
7.3
/17936/
71
/342/
72
/468/
3.6
/6015/
9
/22/
67
/64/
34
/13/

Twice Born (2012)
Full-throttle melodrama about an ill-starred romance set against the backdrop of the siege of Sarajevo. A mother brings her teenage son to Sarajevo, where his father died in the Bosnian conflict years ago.
poster
53
6.4
/23828/
66
/1378/
62
/1029/
2.9
/11730/
33
/46/
55
/32/
42
/16/
cc age 17+

Loving Pablo (2017)
The film chronicles the rise and fall of the world's most feared drug lord Pablo Escobar and his volatile love affair with Colombia's most famous journalist Virginia Vallejo throughout a reign of terror that tore a country apart.
poster
Netflix
53
5.9
/12766/
61
/715/
60
/398/
2.8
/12649/
40
/81/
38
/50/
54
/21/
cc age 16+

Wasp Network (2020)
Havana, Cuba, 1990. René González, an airplane pilot, unexpectedly flees the country, leaving behind his wife Olga and his daughter Irma, and begins a new life in Miami, where he becomes a member of an anti-Castro organization.
poster
52
5.6
/25467/
58
/698/
57
/706/
2.9
/24349/
49
/129/
37
/328/
55
/36/
cc age 17+

I'm So Excited! (2013)
Something has gone wrong with the landing gear of a plane en route from Madrid to Mexico City. The group of eccentric travelers on the flight, defenseless in the face of danger, indulge in colourful confessionals, while the outlandish crew attempts to find ways to entertain them.
poster
Hoopla
51
5.8
/123904/
62
/4230/
61
/2429/
2.8
/70392/
15
/163/
45
/7320/
38
/36/
cc age 18+

Gothika (2003)
After a car crash, criminal psychologist Dr. Miranda Grey regains consciousness only to find that she's a patient in the same mental institution that currently employs her. She's been accused of murdering her husband Dr. Douglas Grey — but she has no memory of committing the crime. As she tries to regain her memory and convince her co-worker, Dr. Pete Graham, of her innocence, a vengeful spirit uses her as an earthly pawn, which further convinces everyone of her guilt.
poster
Netflix
71
50
6.6
/2696/
68
/186/
66
/101/
3.4
/6664/
80
/10/
83
/1/

On the Fringe (2022)
A day in the life of Azucena, who is running out of time to keep herself and her family from being evicted; Rafael, a lawyer who sets out to reunite a mother with her daughter; and Teodora, a sick old woman who searches for her long-lost son before it is too late.
poster
Netflix
50
5.6
/43193/
64
/3970/
60
/1103/
2.4
/58711/
24
/229/
86
/546/
40
/40/
cc age 13+

The 355 (2022)
A group of top female agents from American, British, Chinese, Colombian, and German government agencies are drawn together to try and stop an organization from acquiring a deadly weapon to send the world into chaos.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
50
6.1
/2907/
63
/54/
49
/37/
3.1
/632/
29
/21/
56
/45/

The Man with Rain in His Shoes (1998)
Victor Bukowski is an out-of-work actor with problems. He's got a lousy agent, he has a habit of falling out with directors and he's still in love with his ex-girlfriend. However, Victor is about to embark on an unexpected emotional journey which will make him confront his future and his past mistakes.
poster
50
5.3
/11216/
57
/233/
60
/244/
2.7
/3577/
35
/100/
42
/290/
41
/31/
cc age 16+

Woman on Top (2000)
Set to the intoxicating rhythms of Brazil, "Woman on Top" is a spicy, sexy comedy about the magic of food, love and music. Meet Isabella, a sultry enchantress born with the special gift of melting the palates and hearts of men everywhere. When she decides to break free from her rocky marriage and the stifling kitchen of her husband's restaurant in Brazil, she spirits off to San Francisco in pursuit of her dreams of a real culinary career.
poster
Kanopy
50
6.4
/5011/
66
/170/
62
/156/
3.1
/3034/
24
/42/
45
/18/
31
/17/

ma ma (2015)
After finding a lump in one of her breasts, Magda goes to visit her doctor who gives her bad news: she needs a mastectomy, preceded by severe chemo treatments. While she ponders this ill fortune at a soccer game where her son Dani participates, she attracts the attention of talent scout Arturo, who is looking for talented young players to enroll them in the junior leagues.
poster
50
5.9
/37240/
62
/605/
59
/557/
2.8
/8822/
28
/118/
50
/879/
36
/33/

Captain Corelli's Mandolin (2001)
When a fisherman leaves to fight with the Greek army during World War II, his fiancée falls in love with the local Italian commander.
poster
Netflix
50
6.2
/118784/
67
/9033/
59
/2436/
2.8
/91961/
37
/136/
41
/716/
44
/34/
cc age 18+

Grimsby (2016)
Wrongfully accused and on the run, a top MI6 assassin joins forces with his long-lost, football hooligan brother to save the world from a sinister plot.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
49
5.8
/46414/
56
/739/
55
/621/
2.7
/21249/
39
/205/
37
/4287/
49
/33/
cc age 15+

Nine (2009)
Arrogant, self-centered movie director Guido Contini finds himself struggling to find meaning, purpose, and a script for his latest film endeavor. With only a week left before shooting begins, he desperately searches for answers and inspiration from his wife, his mistress, his muse, and his mother.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
48
6.1
/11675/
62
/365/
59
/320/
2.6
/5733/
28
/36/
48
/279/
29
/15/
cc age 13+

Noel (2004)
With Christmas Eve just around the corner in bustling New York, five lonely and sad strangers find their lives inadvertently intersected.
poster
Disney Plus
46
5.1
/52977/
56
/2727/
54
/1966/
2.3
/129179/
22
/125/
40
/6776/
41
/19/
cc age 6+

G-Force (2009)
A team of trained secret agent animals, guinea pigs Darwin, Hurley, Juarez, Blaster, mole Speckles, and fly Mooch takes on a mission for the US government to stop evil Leonard Saber, who plans to destroy the world with household appliances. But the government shuts them down and they are sentenced to a pet shop. Can they escape to defeat the villain and save the world?
poster
46
5.4
/109358/
55
/3201/
52
/1954/
2.7
/52138/
34
/217/
24
/2215/
48
/42/
cc age 17+

The Counselor (2013)
A lawyer finds himself in far over his head when he attempts to get involved in drug trafficking.
poster
54
45
6.3
/5889/
63
/71/
55
/88/
3.2
/1494/
38
/29/
66
/168/
31
/12/

Don't Tempt Me (2001)
Two angels, one from the heaven and one from the hell, come to earth to save the soul of a boxer.
poster
The CW
45
5.3
/2390/
52
/106/
51
/97/
2.9
/1757/
30
/27/
36
/2/
46
/11/

The Queen of Spain (2016)
After her experiences in Nazi Germany, actress Macarena Granada traveled to Hollywood, where she became a star. In the 1950s, the diva returns to Francoist Spain to star a Hollywood blockbuster about Queen Isabella I of Castile. (A sequel to The Girl of Your Dreams, 1998.)
poster
66
43
6.6
/1415/
66
/71/
63
/50/
3.5
/2301/

The Cannibalistic Councillor (2009)
Spin Off from "Broken Embraces"
poster
Hoopla
43
4.7
/80930/
56
/6679/
49
/2330/
2.2
/139902/
21
/230/
20
/1144/
34
/42/
cc age 14+

Zoolander 2 (2016)
Derek and Hansel are modelling again when an opposing company attempts to take them out from the business.


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