Popular from Spain
Everybody Knows
(Todos lo saben)
Laura returns to her small Spanish for her sister's wedding, but an explosive crisis threatens to expose the family’s hidden past.
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- Spain, France, Italy • 2018
- Director Asghar Farhadi
- Cast Penélope Cruz, Javier Bardem, Ricardo Darín, Bárbara Lennie, Inma Cuesta, Elvira Mínguez
- Genre Drama
- Available on DIRECTV, FilmBox+, Redbox, Google Play Movies, Amazon Video, Vudu, YouTube, Apple TV
The Good Boss
(El buen patrón)
A CEO meddles in the lives of his employees in order to prepare for an inspection by a national committee.
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- Spain • 2021
- Director Fernando León de Aranoa
- Cast Javier Bardem, Manolo Solo, Almudena Amor, Óscar de la Fuente, Sonia Almarcha, Fernando Albizu
- Genre Comedy
- Available on Showtime, Showtime Amazon Channel, fuboTV, Paramount+ Amazon Channel, Showtime Roku Premium Channel, Paramount+ Roku Premium Channel, , Paramount+ with Showtime, Paramount Plus Apple TV Channel , DIRECTV, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Vudu, Amazon Video, YouTube, Spectrum On Demand, Kino Now
Valley of the Dead
(Malnazidos)
Amidst the Spanish civil war, two groups of political enemies work together when they encounter zombies emerging from a Nazi experiment.
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- Spain • 2022
- Director Alberto de Toro, Javier Ruiz Caldera
- Cast Aura Garrido, Miki Esparbé, Luis Callejo, Álvaro Cervantes, Jesús Carroza, María Botto
- Genre Comedy, Horror, War
- Available on Netflix basic with Ads, Netflix
Money Heist
(La casa de papel)
A criminal mastermind enlists a ragtag team of robbers to carry out his perfect crime: a heist on the Royal Mint of Spain.
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- Spain • 2017
- Creator Álex Pina
- Cast Úrsula Corberó, Álvaro Morte, Itziar Ituño, Pedro Alonso, Alba Flores, Miguel Herrán
- Genre Crime, Drama
- Available on Netflix
Pain and Glory
(Dolor y gloria)
Aging film director Salvador Mallo turns to drugs to manage his chronic pain, triggering memories of childhood in rural Spain.
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- Spain • 2019
- Director Pedro Almodóvar
- Cast Antonio Banderas, Asier Etxeandia, Leonardo Sbaraglia, Nora Navas, Julieta Serrano, Penélope Cruz
- Genre Drama
- Available on Starz Apple TV Channel, DIRECTV, Google Play Movies, Amazon Video, AMC on Demand, Vudu, Starz Roku Premium Channel, Starz, YouTube, Starz Amazon Channel, Apple TV
The Platform
(El hoyo)
Your greed can be deadly.
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- Spain • 2019
- Director Galder Gaztelu-Urrutia
- Cast Ivan Massagué, Antonia San Juan, Zorion Eguileor, Emilio Buale, Alexandra Masangkay, Zihara Llana
- Genre Drama, Science Fiction
- Available on Netflix basic with Ads, Netflix
Calladita
A domestic worker serving two rich kids on holiday sets out to have some fun of her own.
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- Spain, United Kingdom • 2020
- Director Miguel Faus
- Cast Paula Grimaldo, Guillermo Campra, Ares Aixalà, Joan Sureda, Jordi Recasens, Pol Hermoso
- Genre Drama
- Available on Max
The Skin I Live In
(La piel que habito)
A brilliant plastic surgeon creates a synthetic skin that withstands any kind of damage.
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- Spain • 2011
- Director Pedro Almodóvar
- Cast Antonio Banderas, Elena Anaya, Marisa Paredes, Jan Cornet, Roberto Álamo, Eduard Fernández
- Genre Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
- Available on Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, YouTube, DIRECTV, Vudu, AMC on Demand
Wrong Side of the Tracks
(Entrevías)
When an aging veteran's granddaughter is kidnapped by a cartel, he takes up arms to save her.
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- Spain • 2022
- Creator David Bermejo, Aitor Gabilondo
- Cast Jose Coronado, Luis Zahera, Nona Sobo, Felipe Londoño, Laura Ramos, Manuel Tallafé
- Genre Crime, Drama
- Available on Netflix, Netflix basic with Ads
Mirage
(Durante la tormenta)
A young mother searches for her missing daughter when a massive storm hits their town.
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- Spain • 2018
- Director Oriol Paulo
- Cast Adriana Ugarte, Chino Darín, Javier Gutiérrez, Álvaro Morte, Nora Navas, Miquel Fernández
- Genre Drama, Fantasy, Mystery, Thriller
- Available on Netflix basic with Ads, Netflix
Under Her Control
(La jefa)
When an unplanned pregnancy threatens to end her career, Sofía's boss offers to adopt the baby.
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- Spain • 2022
- Director Fran Torres
- Cast Aitana Sánchez-Gijón, Cumelén Sanz, Younes Bachir, Pedro Casablanc, Salomé Jiménez, María Fernández Prat
- Genre Drama
- Available on Netflix basic with Ads, Netflix
Volver
Two daughters encounter their mother's spirit after a family tragedy.
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- Spain • 2006
- Director Pedro Almodóvar
- Cast Penélope Cruz, Carmen Maura, Lola Dueñas, Blanca Portillo, Yohana Cobo, Chus Lampreave
- Genre Comedy, Drama, Romance
- Available on DIRECTV, Microsoft Store, Google Play Movies, Amazon Video, AMC on Demand, Vudu, YouTube, Apple TV, MUBI Amazon Channel, MUBI
Wild Tales
(Relatos salvajes)
We can all lose control...
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- Argentina, Spain • 2014
- Director Damián Szifrón
- Cast Ricardo Darín, Leonardo Sbaraglia, Darío Grandinetti, Érica Rivas, Nancy Dupláa
- Genre Comedy, Drama, Thriller
- Available on Starz, Starz Roku Premium Channel, Starz Amazon Channel, Starz Apple TV Channel, Apple TV, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Vudu, AMC on Demand, DIRECTV
New from Spain
The August Virgin
(La virgen de agosto)
An Éric Rohmer-esque love letter to Madrid and affairs of the heart.
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- Spain • 2019
- Director Jonás Trueba
- Cast Itsaso Arana, Vito Sanz, Isabelle Stoffel, Joe Manjón, Mikele Urroz, Luis Alberto Heras
- Genre Comedy, Drama
- Available on DIRECTV, Sundance Now, Google Play Movies, Amazon Video, Vudu, Tubi TV, YouTube, AMC+, Apple TV
Film, the Living Record of our Memory
Even today, we can watch films captured over 125 years ago—but how? This documentary pays homage to film preservation.
- Spain, Canada • 2021
- Director Inés Toharia Terán
- Cast Ann Adachi-Tasch, Margaret Bodde, Serge Bromberg, Te-Ling Chen, Benjamin Chowkwan Ado
- Genre Documentary
- Available on Google Play Movies, Amazon Video, Hoopla, Vudu, Kino Now, YouTube, Apple TV
Renzo Piano, an Architect for Santander
A celebration of Renzo Piano, the acclaimed Italian architect who designed some of the most significant contemporary buildings in the world.
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- Spain • 2018
- Director Carlos Saura
- Cast Renzo Piano
- Genre Documentary
- Available on Google Play Movies, Amazon Video, Vudu, OVID, VUDU Free, Kanopy, YouTube, Pluto TV, Apple TV
The Awakening of the Ants
(El despertar de las hormigas)
A young woman is under pressure from her family to have a third child, provoking a rebellion from her domesticity.
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- Costa Rica, Spain • 2019
- Director Antonella Sudasassi
- Cast Daniela Valenciano, Leynar Gomez, Adriana Alvarez, Isabella Moscoso, Adriana Alpizar
- Genre Drama
- Available on Google Play Movies, Amazon Video, Kanopy, YouTube, Apple TV
Fire Will Come
(O que arde)
An arsonist returns home to his remote village in the mountains after serving a prison sentence.
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- Spain, France, Luxembourg • 2019
- Director Oliver Laxe
- Cast Arias Amador, Benedicta Sanchez, Inazio Abrao, Elena Mar Fernández, David de Poso
- Genre Drama
- Available on Fandor, Amazon Video, OVID, Fandor Amazon Channel, Amazon Prime Video
Malaka
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- Spain • 2019
- Creator Samuel Pinazo, Daniel Corpas
- Cast Salva Reina
- Genre Drama, Crime
- Available on PBS Masterpiece Amazon Channel
Spanish Series
Wrong Side of the Tracks
(Entrevías)
When an aging veteran's granddaughter is kidnapped by a cartel, he takes up arms to save her.
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- Spain • 2022
- Creator David Bermejo, Aitor Gabilondo
- Cast Jose Coronado, Luis Zahera, Nona Sobo, Felipe Londoño, Laura Ramos, Manuel Tallafé
- Genre Crime, Drama
- Available on Netflix, Netflix basic with Ads
Money Heist
(La casa de papel)
A criminal mastermind enlists a ragtag team of robbers to carry out his perfect crime: a heist on the Royal Mint of Spain.
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- Spain • 2017
- Creator Álex Pina
- Cast Úrsula Corberó, Álvaro Morte, Itziar Ituño, Pedro Alonso, Alba Flores, Miguel Herrán
- Genre Crime, Drama
- Available on Netflix
Velvet
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- Spain • 2014
- Creator Ramón Campos, Gema R. Neira
- Cast Paula Echevarría, Miguel Ángel Silvestre, Aitana Sánchez-Gijón, Manuela Velasco, Marta Hazas
- Genre Drama
- Available on Amazon Video, Netflix, Hoopla, Netflix basic with Ads
Malaka
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- Spain • 2019
- Creator Samuel Pinazo, Daniel Corpas
- Cast Salva Reina
- Genre Drama, Crime
- Available on PBS Masterpiece Amazon Channel
High Seas
(Alta mar)
Aboard a luxurious ocean liner from Spain to Rio de Janeiro during the 1940s, a series of onboard mysteries arise.
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- Spain • 2019
- Creator Ramón Campos, Gema R. Neira
- Cast Alejandra Onieva, Ivana Baquero, Jon Kortajarena
- Genre Crime, Drama
- Available on Netflix, Netflix basic with Ads
Welcome to Eden
(Bienvenidos a Edén)
Invited to an exclusive party on a secret island, four influencers seek to uncover the truth behind this seeming paradise.
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- Spain • 2022
- Creator Joaquín Górriz, Guillermo López Sánchez
- Cast Amaia Salamanca, Amaia Aberasturi, Belinda, Lola Rodríguez, Sergio Momo, Begoña Vargas
- Genre Action & Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
- Available on Netflix, Netflix basic with Ads
The Ministry of Time
(El Ministerio del Tiempo)
Three characters from different time periods must protect the doors of time from intruders trying to alter history.
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- Spain • 2015
- Creator Pablo Olivares, Javier Olivares
- Cast Rodolfo Sancho, Nacho Fresneda, Macarena García, Cayetana Guillén Cuervo, Juan Gea, Francesca Piñón
- Genre Action & Adventure, Drama
- Available on Pantaya
Almirante Hotel
(Hotel Almirante)
Forbidden affairs will shock the core of this conservative society.
- Spain • 2015
- Creator Antonio Cuadri
- Cast Alfonso Agra
- Genre Drama, Crime
- Available on MZ Choice Amazon Channel, Mhz Choice, VIX
Beyblade: Metal Saga
(メタルファイト ベイブレード)
When the evil Dark Nebula group threatens Earth, it's up to Ginga and his friends to stop them.
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- Japan, Mexico, Spain • 2009
- Creator Takafumi Adachi
- Cast Nobuhiko Okamoto
- Genre Action & Adventure, Animation
- Available on Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Vudu, Amazon Video, Amazon Prime Video, Tubi TV, The Roku Channel, fuboTV, Crunchyroll, Pluto TV, Peacock, Peacock Premium, VIX , FILMRISE, Plex, Freevee
Beauty and the Beast
Leon Dalville is a prince who had it all, but this story is about what happened after he lost it.
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- Italy, Spain • 2014
- Creator
- Cast Massimo Wertmüller, Andy Luotto
- Genre Fantasy, Romance
- Available on Freevee
Rainbow Ruby
A little girl magically transports to Rainbow Village, a land where her toys live, and helps with their problems.
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- Korea, Canada, Spain • 2016
- Creator
- Cast
- Genre Animation, Family, Kids
- Available on Tubi TV, The Roku Channel, Pluto TV
Cable Girls
(Las chicas del cable)
In 1920s Madrid, four women at the National Telephone Company ring in revolution as they deal with romance, envy and the modern workplace.
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- Spain • 2017
- Creator Gema R. Neira, Ramón Campos, Teresa Fernández Valdés
- Cast Ana Fernández, Maggie Civantos, Ana Polvorosa, Yon González
- Genre Drama
- Available on Netflix, Netflix basic with Ads
Grand Hotel
(Gran Hotel)
Set in 1906, an aristocratic hotel holds mysteries and secrets through the lineage of its owning family and its servants.
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- Spain • 2011
- Creator Carlos Sedes
- Cast Adriana Ozores, Amaia Salamanca, Yon González, Eloy Azorín, Fele Martínez, Manuel de Blas
- Genre Drama, Mystery
- Available on Pantaya, VIX
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Safe Conduct
(Laissez-passer)
Assistant director and resistance fighter Jean Devaivre and screenwriter Jean Aurenche work within the French film industry to resist the Nazis.
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- France, Germany, Spain • 2002
- Director Bertrand Tavernier
- Cast Jacques Gamblin, Denis Podalydès, Charlotte Kady, Marie Desgranges, Ged Marlon, Philippe Morier-Genoud
- Genre Drama, History, War
- Available on Kanopy
Blancanieves
Based on Snow White, this adaptation centers on a female bullfighter.
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- Spain, Belgium, France • 2012
- Director Pablo Berger
- Cast Maribel Verdú, Macarena García, Daniel Giménez Cacho, Ángela Molina, Inma Cuesta, Sofía Oria
- Genre Drama, Fantasy
- Available on Cohen Media Amazon Channel, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Vudu, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, YouTube, Kanopy
The Strange Case of Angelica
(O Estranho Caso de Angélica)
A magical tale about a young photographer who falls madly in love with a woman he can never have, except in his dreams.
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- Portugal, Spain, France • 2010
- Director Manoel de Oliveira
- Cast Pilar López de Ayala, Leonor Silveira, Filipe Vargas, Ricardo Trêpa, Paulo Matos, Luís Miguel Cintra
- Genre Drama
- Available on Kanopy, Apple TV, MUBI Amazon Channel, MUBI
Pacifiction
A French official navigates simmering tensions in Tahiti when a mysterious submarine is sighted offshore.
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- France, Spain, Germany • 2022
- Director Albert Serra
- Cast Benoît Magimel, Pahoa Mahagafanau, Marc Susini, Matahi Pambrun, Sergi López, Montse Triola
- Genre Drama, Mystery, Thriller
- Available on Amazon Video, Apple TV, MUBI Amazon Channel, MUBI
Flamenco Flamenco
A look into the rich history and traditions of flamenco music and dance.
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- Spain • 2010
- Director Carlos Saura
- Cast Paco de Lucía
- Genre Music
- Available on Amazon Video, Crackle, OVID, Kanopy, Plex
10,000 km
(10.000 KM)
Can love survive 10,000km?
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- Spain • 2014
- Director Carlos Marques-Marcet
- Cast Natalia Tena, David Verdaguer
- Genre Drama, Romance
- Available on Freevee, Shout! Factory TV, Redbox, Amazon Video, Spectrum On Demand, Tubi TV, The Roku Channel, Apple TV
Gloria
Gloria is a 58-year-old divorcée. Determined to defy old age and loneliness, she rushes headlong into a whirl of singles’ parties on the hunt for instant gratification, but when Gloria meets Rodolfo, an ex-naval officer seven years her senior, she begins to imagine the possibility of a permanent relationship.
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- Chile, Spain • 2013
- Director Sebastián Lelio
- Cast Paulina García, Sergio Hernández, Coca Guazzini, Antonia Santa María, Diego Fontecilla, Fabiola Zamora
- Genre Comedy, Drama
- Available on Apple TV, Vudu, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube, The Roku Channel, Kanopy
Tristana
A young woman must choose between safety and freedom.
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- Spain, Italy, France • 1970
- Director Luis Buñuel
- Cast Catherine Deneuve, Fernando Rey, Franco Nero, Lola Gaos, Antonio Casas, Jesús Fernández
- Genre Drama
- Available on MUBI, MUBI Amazon Channel, Cohen Media Amazon Channel, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Vudu, Amazon Video, YouTube, Kino Now, Kanopy
Birdboy: The Forgotten Children
(Psiconautas, los niños olvidados)
There is light and beauty, even in the darkest of worlds.
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- Spain, Japan • 2015
- Director Pedro Rivero
- Cast Andrea Alzuri, Eva Ojanguren, Josu Cubero, Félix Arcarazo
- Genre Science Fiction, Animation, Drama, Horror
- Available on DIRECTV, Microsoft Store, Shudder, Google Play Movies, Amazon Video, Vudu, AMC+ Amazon Channel, Kanopy, YouTube, Shudder Amazon Channel, AMC+, Apple TV
Zama
An officer must find a way to escape from South America in this film based on the 1956 novel.
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- Argentina, Brazil, Spain • 2017
- Director Lucrecia Martel
- Cast Daniel Giménez Cacho, Lola Dueñas, Matheus Nachtergaele, Juan Minujín, Nahuel Cano, Mariana Nunes
- Genre Drama
- Available on Google Play Movies, Amazon Video, Vudu, Kanopy, YouTube, Apple TV
The World of Jacques Demy
(L'Univers de Jacques Demy)
Agnès Varda’s documentary portrait of her late husband, Jacques Demy.
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- France, Belgium, Spain • 1995
- Director Agnès Varda
- Cast Agnès Varda, Anouk Aimée, Danielle Darrieux, Catherine Deneuve, Jeanne Moreau, Jacques Perrin
- Genre Documentary
- Available on DocAlliance Films, Criterion Channel, Max, Max Amazon Channel
Viridiana
We've got nothing to hide...
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- Spain, Mexico • 1961
- Director Luis Buñuel
- Cast Silvia Pinal, Francisco Rabal, Fernando Rey, José Calvo, Margarita Lozano, Victoria Zinny
- Genre Drama
- Available on Criterion Channel, Amazon Video, Kanopy, Apple TV
The Secret in Their Eyes
(El secreto de sus ojos)
A retired legal counsellor uses an unresolved case from his career as inspiration for his novel, but revisiting the past can be dangerous.
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- Argentina, Spain • 2009
- Director Juan José Campanella
- Cast Ricardo Darín, Soledad Villamil, Pablo Rago, Javier Godino, Guillermo Francella, Carla Quevedo
- Genre Crime, Drama, Mystery
- Available on DIRECTV, Microsoft Store, Google Play Movies, Amazon Video, AMC on Demand, Vudu, Spectrum On Demand, YouTube, Apple TV, Amazon Prime Video
The Crime of Padre Amaro
(El Crimen del Padre Amaro)
Lead us not into temptation...
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- Mexico, Spain, Argentina • 2002
- Director Carlos Carrera
- Cast Gael García Bernal, Ana Claudia Talancón, Sancho Gracia, Angélica Aragón, Ernesto Gómez Cruz, Gastón Melo
- Genre Drama, Romance
- Available on Amazon Prime Video, Hoopla, Pantaya, DIRECTV, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Vudu, Amazon Video, YouTube, AMC on Demand, Tubi TV, Pluto TV, VIX , Kanopy, Plex
The Passenger
(Professione: reporter)
He used to be somebody else…but he traded himself in.
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- Italy, Spain, France • 1975
- Director Michelangelo Antonioni
- Cast Jack Nicholson, Maria Schneider, Jenny Runacre, Ian Hendry, Steven Berkoff, Ambroise Mbia
- Genre Thriller, Drama
- Available on Vudu, MUBI Amazon Channel, MUBI
Evolution
(Évolution)
The only place that ever sees any activity in Nicolas's town is the hospital. There, all the boys from the village are forced to undergo strange medical trials that attempt to disrupt the phases of evolution.
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- France, Belgium, Spain • 2015
- Director Lucile Hadžihalilović
- Cast Max Brebant, Roxane Duran, Julie-Marie Parmentier, Mathieu Goldfeld, Nissim Renard
- Genre Mystery, Drama, Horror
- Available on Shudder, Google Play Movies, Amazon Video, Vudu, AMC+ Amazon Channel, Kanopy, Tubi TV, YouTube, The Roku Channel, Shudder Amazon Channel, Apple TV
Parallel Mothers
(Madres paralelas)
Two single mothers give birth at the same time in the same place, and their chance connection will change their lives forever.
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- Spain • 2021
- Director Pedro Almodóvar
- Cast Penélope Cruz, Milena Smit, Israel Elejalde, Aitana Sánchez-Gijón, Rossy de Palma, Julieta Serrano
- Genre Drama
- Available on Starz, Starz Roku Premium Channel, Starz Amazon Channel, Starz Apple TV Channel, DIRECTV, Apple TV, Vudu, Amazon Video, Spectrum On Demand, Google Play Movies, YouTube, AMC on Demand
The Sisters Brothers
Make a killing. Make a living.
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- France, Spain, Romania • 2018
- Director Jacques Audiard
- Cast John C. Reilly, Joaquin Phoenix, Jake Gyllenhaal, Riz Ahmed, Rebecca Root, Allison Tolman
- Genre Comedy, Drama, Western
- Available on Freevee, DIRECTV, Microsoft Store, Google Play Movies, Amazon Video, Vudu, YouTube, Apple TV
Identifying Features
(Sin señas particulares)
Magdalena sets out on an epic journey in search of her son, who disappeared en route to the US border.
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- Mexico, Spain • 2020
- Director Fernanda Valadez
- Cast Mercedes Hernández, David Illescas, Juan Jesús Varela
- Genre Drama
- Available on DIRECTV, Google Play Movies, Vudu, Kino Now, YouTube, Apple TV, Max
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The Secret in Their Eyes
(El secreto de sus ojos)
A retired legal counsellor uses an unresolved case from his career as inspiration for his novel, but revisiting the past can be dangerous.
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- Argentina, Spain • 2009
- Director Juan José Campanella
- Cast Ricardo Darín, Soledad Villamil, Pablo Rago, Javier Godino, Guillermo Francella, Carla Quevedo
- Genre Crime, Drama, Mystery
- Available on DIRECTV, Microsoft Store, Google Play Movies, Amazon Video, AMC on Demand, Vudu, Spectrum On Demand, YouTube, Apple TV, Amazon Prime Video
Machuca
Two schoolboys observe a political coup in their native Chile.
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- Chile, Spain, United Kingdom • 2004
- Director Andrés Wood
- Cast Matías Quer, Ariel Mateluna, Aline Küppenheim, Ernesto Malbran, Federico Luppi, Manuela Martelli
- Genre Drama
- Available on Fandor, Kanopy
10,000 km
(10.000 KM)
Can love survive 10,000km?
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- Spain • 2014
- Director Carlos Marques-Marcet
- Cast Natalia Tena, David Verdaguer
- Genre Drama, Romance
- Available on Freevee, Shout! Factory TV, Redbox, Amazon Video, Spectrum On Demand, Tubi TV, The Roku Channel, Apple TV
A Fantastic Woman
(Una mujer fantástica)
My name is Marina Vidal. Do you have any problem with that?
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- Chile, Germany, Spain • 2017
- Director Sebastián Lelio
- Cast Daniela Vega, Francisco Reyes, Luis Gnecco, Aline Küppenheim, Nicolás Saavedra, Amparo Noguera
- Genre Drama
- Available on Starz Apple TV Channel, DIRECTV, Microsoft Store, Google Play Movies, Amazon Video, AMC on Demand, Vudu, Alamo on Demand, Starz Roku Premium Channel, Starz, YouTube, Starz Amazon Channel, Apple TV
Zama
An officer must find a way to escape from South America in this film based on the 1956 novel.
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- Argentina, Brazil, Spain • 2017
- Director Lucrecia Martel
- Cast Daniel Giménez Cacho, Lola Dueñas, Matheus Nachtergaele, Juan Minujín, Nahuel Cano, Mariana Nunes
- Genre Drama
- Available on Google Play Movies, Amazon Video, Vudu, Kanopy, YouTube, Apple TV
Sunday's Illness
(La enfermedad del domingo)
Family is the strongest...and strangest...bond.
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- Spain • 2018
- Director Ramón Salazar
- Cast Bárbara Lennie, Susi Sánchez, Greta Fernández, Miguel Ángel Solá, Richard Bohringer
- Genre Drama
- Available on Netflix basic with Ads, Netflix
Blancanieves
Based on Snow White, this adaptation centers on a female bullfighter.
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- Spain, Belgium, France • 2012
- Director Pablo Berger
- Cast Maribel Verdú, Macarena García, Daniel Giménez Cacho, Ángela Molina, Inma Cuesta, Sofía Oria
- Genre Drama, Fantasy
- Available on Cohen Media Amazon Channel, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Vudu, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, YouTube, Kanopy
Alcarràs
In rural Spain, a family of peach farmers struggles to stay afloat as they face eviction from their farm.
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- Spain, Italy • 2022
- Director Carla Simón
- Cast Jordi Pujol Dolcet, Anna Otin, Xènia Roset, Albert Bosch, Ainet Jounou, Joseph Abadia
- Genre Drama, Romance
- Available on MUBI, MUBI Amazon Channel, Apple TV, Vudu, Amazon Video
Summer 1993
(Estiu 1993)
A new family. A new world.
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- Spain • 2017
- Director Carla Simón
- Cast Laia Artigas, Bruna Cusí, David Verdaguer, Paula Robles, Isabel Rocatti, Montse Sanz
- Genre Drama
- Available on Microsoft Store, Criterion Channel, Google Play Movies, Amazon Video, Vudu, OVID, YouTube, Apple TV, MUBI Amazon Channel, MUBI, fuboTV
Another Day of Life
The real-life story of a reporter who covered the Angolan Civil War as it was happening
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- Spain, Poland, Belgium • 2018
- Director Damian Nenow, Raúl de la Fuente
- Cast Artur Queiroz, Luis Alberto Ferreira, Joaquim António Lopes Farrusco, Kerry Shale
- Genre Animation, Documentary, History
- Available on Google Play Movies, Amazon Video, Hoopla, Vudu, YouTube, Apple TV
Wild Tales
(Relatos salvajes)
We can all lose control...
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- Argentina, Spain • 2014
- Director Damián Szifrón
- Cast Ricardo Darín, Leonardo Sbaraglia, Darío Grandinetti, Érica Rivas, Nancy Dupláa
- Genre Comedy, Drama, Thriller
- Available on Starz, Starz Roku Premium Channel, Starz Amazon Channel, Starz Apple TV Channel, Apple TV, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Vudu, AMC on Demand, DIRECTV
Identifying Features
(Sin señas particulares)
Magdalena sets out on an epic journey in search of her son, who disappeared en route to the US border.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- Mexico, Spain • 2020
- Director Fernanda Valadez
- Cast Mercedes Hernández, David Illescas, Juan Jesús Varela
- Genre Drama
- Available on DIRECTV, Google Play Movies, Vudu, Kino Now, YouTube, Apple TV, Max
Directors: Carlos Saura
Faster, Faster
(Deprisa, deprisa)
Angela begins to hang around with Pablo and his gang of young robbers.
- ✭ ✭ ✭
- Spain, France • 1981
- Director Carlos Saura
- Cast Berta Socuellamos Zarco, José Antonio Valdelomar , Jesús Arias, José María Hervás, María del Mar Serrano, Consuelo Pascual
- Genre Crime, Drama
- Available on Criterion Channel
Marathon
A document of the 1992 Olympic Games mainly through coverage of the men's marathon.
- ✭ ✭
- Spain • 1993
- Director Carlos Saura
- Cast
- Genre Documentary
- Available on Criterion Channel, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, YouTube
Peppermint Frappe
(Peppermint Frappé)
Julian, a middle-aged single doctor, obsesses over his childhood friend's fiancée.
- ✭ ✭ ✭
- Spain • 1967
- Director Carlos Saura
- Cast Geraldine Chaplin, José Luis López Vázquez, Alfredo Mayo, Emiliano Redondo, María José Charfole, Francisco Venegas
- Genre Drama, Thriller
- Available on Criterion Channel
Flamenco Flamenco
A look into the rich history and traditions of flamenco music and dance.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- Spain • 2010
- Director Carlos Saura
- Cast Paco de Lucía
- Genre Music
- Available on Amazon Video, Crackle, OVID, Kanopy, Plex
Elisa, My Life
(Elisa, vida mía)
When Elisa visits her estranged father upon learning of his illness, she decides to stay with him.
- ✭ ✭ ✭
- Spain • 1977
- Director Carlos Saura
- Cast Fernando Rey, Geraldine Chaplin, Isabel Mestres, Joaquín Hinojosa, Norman Briski, Francisco Guijar
- Genre Drama
- Available on Criterion Channel
Stress Is Three
(Stress-es tres-tres)
An industrialist goes on a road trip with his wife and best friend, whom he suspects are having an affair.
- ✭ ✭ ✭
- Spain • 1968
- Director Carlos Saura
- Cast Geraldine Chaplin, Juan Luis Galiardo, Fernando Cebrián, Porfiria Sanchíz, Charo Soriano, Humberto Sempere
- Genre Drama, Road Movie
- Available on Criterion Channel
Honeycomb
(La madriguera)
When a newlywed's childhood furniture arrives at her new house, the psychological turmoil generated by the items jeopardizes her marriage.
- ✭ ✭ ✭
- Spain • 1969
- Director Carlos Saura
- Cast Geraldine Chaplin, Per Oscarsson, Teresa del Río, Julia Peña, Emiliano Redondo, María Elena Flores
- Genre Drama
- Available on Criterion Channel
Cousin Angelica
(La prima Angélica)
When Luis travels to bury his mother's remains in the family vault, he encounters his childhood memories.
- ✭ ✭ ✭
- Spain • 1974
- Director Carlos Saura
- Cast José Luis López Vázquez, Lina Canalejas, Fernando Delgado, María Clara Fernández de Loaysa, María de la Riva, Pedro Sempson
- Genre Drama
- Available on Criterion Channel
Sweet Hours
(Dulces horas)
A playwright obsessed with understanding his past tries to recreate it in a play.
- ✭ ✭ ✭
- Spain, France • 1982
- Director Carlos Saura
- Cast Assumpta Serna, Iñaki Aierra, Álvaro de Luna, Jacques Lalande, Alicia Hermida, Luisa Rodrigo
- Genre Drama
- Available on Criterion Channel
The Garden of Delights
(El jardín de las delicias)
The relatives of a wealthy businessman desperately try to recover his memory.
- ✭ ✭ ✭
- Spain • 1970
- Director Carlos Saura
- Cast José Luis López Vázquez, Luchy Soto, Lina Canalejas, Alberto Alonso, Charo Soriano, Esperanza Roy
- Genre Drama
- Available on Criterion Channel
Cría cuervos…
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- Spain • 1976
- Director Carlos Saura
- Cast Geraldine Chaplin, Mónica Randall, Florinda Chico, Ana Torrent, Conchita Pérez, Mayte Sánchez
- Genre Drama
- Available on Criterion Channel, Amazon Video, Vudu, Apple TV
Rosa Rosae. A Spanish Civil War Elegy
(Rosa Rosae. La guerra civil)
The Spanish Civil War as seen through the eyes of a young boy.
- ✭ ✭ ✭
- Spain • 2021
- Director Carlos Saura
- Cast Eulalia Ramón
- Genre Animation, Documentary
- Available on MUBI
The Hunt
(La caza)
A group of men are driven to the brink of insanity as they hunt rabbits on a hot day.
- ✭ ✭ ✭
- Spain • 1966
- Director Carlos Saura
- Cast Ismael Merlo, Alfredo Mayo, José María Prada, Emilio Gutiérrez Caba, Fernando Sánchez Polack, Violeta García
- Genre Drama, Thriller
- Available on Criterion Channel
Fados
A fusion of cinema, song, dance and instrumental numbers, Fados explores Portugal's most emblematic musical genre.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- Portugal, Spain • 2007
- Director Carlos Saura
- Cast Carlos do Carmo, Mariza, Camané, Chico Buarque, Caetano Veloso
- Genre Music, Documentary
- Available on Kanopy
Blindfolded Eyes
(Los ojos vendados)
A married woman cast in a play about state torture falls in love with the director who cast her.
- ✭ ✭ ✭
- Spain, France • 1978
- Director Carlos Saura
- Cast Geraldine Chaplin, José Luis Gómez, Xabier Elorriaga, Lola Cardona, Carmen Maura, André Falcon
- Genre Drama
- Available on Criterion Channel