Popular from Spain
Awareness
When Ian loses control of his special ability to create visual illusions, he becomes the target of a top secret agency.
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- • 2023
- Director Daniel Benmayor
- Cast Carlos Scholz, Pedro Alonso, María Pedraza, Óscar Jaenada
- Genre
- Available on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
Holy Family
(Sagrada familia)
A family hiding a shocking secret attempts to start over in Madrid, where the past begins to catch up with them.
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- Spain • 2022
- Creator Manolo Caro
- Cast Najwa Nimri, José Emilio Vera, Pol Hermoso, Iván Pellicer, Carla Campra, Alba Flores
- Genre Drama
- Available on Netflix, Netflix basic with Ads
Sister Death
(Hermana Muerte)
After a miraculous childhood, Narcisa becomes a novice and starts teaching girls in a former convent haunted by a disturbing presence.
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- Spain • 2023
- Director Paco Plaza
- Cast Consuelo Trujillo, Aria Bedmar, Maru Valdivielso, Almudena Amor, Luisa Merelas, Chelo Vivares
- Genre Horror
- Available on Netflix, Netflix basic with Ads
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
All About My Mother
(Todo sobre mi madre)
After Manuela’s teenage son Esteban is tragically killed, she searches for Esteban’s biological father, a transgender woman.
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- Spain, France • 1999
- Director Pedro Almodóvar
- Cast Cecilia Roth, Marisa Paredes, Penélope Cruz, Candela Peña, Antonia San Juan, Rosa María Sardà
- Genre Comedy, Drama
- Available on Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, YouTube, Spectrum On Demand
The Impossible
(Lo imposible)
A close-knit family is separated while on vacation in Thailand after a massive tsunami hits.
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- Spain, United States • 2012
- Director J.A. Bayona
- Cast Naomi Watts, Ewan McGregor, Tom Holland, Samuel Joslin, Oaklee Pendergast, Marta Etura
- Genre Thriller, Drama
- Available on fuboTV, Paramount+ Amazon Channel, Paramount+ Roku Premium Channel, Paramount+ with Showtime, Paramount Plus Apple TV Channel , Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store
Strange Way of Life
(Extraña forma de vida)
After twenty five years apart, Silva rides across the desert to reconnect with his former lover Sheriff Jake.
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- Spain • 2023
- Director Pedro Almodóvar
- Cast Pedro Pascal, Ethan Hawke, Manu Ríos, Sara Sálamo, Jason Fernández, Pedro Casablanc
- Genre Drama, Western
- Available on Netflix, Netflix basic with Ads, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, YouTube
Society of the Snow
(La sociedad de la nieve)
Following a plane crash in the heart of the Andes, the survivors become each other's best hope to stay alive.
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- Uruguay, Spain • 2023
- Director J. A. Bayona
- Cast Enzo Vogrincic, Agustín Pardella, Matías Recalt, Tomas Wolf, Diego Ariel Vegezzi, Esteban Kukuriczka
- Genre Drama
- Available on Netflix, Netflix basic with Ads
Red Queen
(Reina Roja)
The smartest woman on Earth is handpicked to lead a top-secret international police force.
- Spain • 2024
- Creator Amaya Murazubal
- Cast Vicky Luengo, Hovik Keuchkerian, Eduardo Noriega, Emma Suárez, Nacho Fresneda, Àlex Brendemühl
- Genre Action & Adventure, Mystery
- Available on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
Berlin
(Berlín)
Criminal mastermind Berlin assembles an elite team in Paris to complete one of his most ambitious robberies.
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- Spain • 2023
- Creator Álex Pina
- Cast Pedro Alonso, Tristán Ulloa, Michelle Jenner, Begoña Vargas, Julio Peña, Joel Sánchez
- Genre Action & Adventure, Crime, Drama
- Available on Netflix, Netflix basic with Ads
30 Coins
(30 Monedas)
Father Vergara—an exorcist, boxer, and ex-convict—lives in a remote village in Spain. Hoping to be lost and forgotten, Vergara’s demons catch up to him.
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- Spain • 2020
- Creator Álex de la Iglesia
- Cast Eduard Fernández, Megan Montaner, Miguel Ángel Silvestre, Macarena Gómez, Pepón Nieto, Manolo Solo
- Genre Crime, Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
- Available on Spectrum On Demand, Max Amazon Channel, Max
New from Spain
Zorro
Dead set on avenging the murder of his father, Diego de la Vega takes on the mantle of Zorro.
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- Spain • 2024
- Creator Carlos Portela
- Cast Miguel Bernardeau, Renata Notni, Dalia Xiuhcoatl, Emiliano Zurita, Paco Tous, Rodolfo Sancho
- Genre Action & Adventure, Drama
- Available on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
Down a Dark Hall
Welcome to Blackwood. Where lost girls find their way.
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- Spain, United States • 2018
- Director Rodrigo Cortés
- Cast AnnaSophia Robb, Uma Thurman, Isabelle Fuhrman, Victoria Moroles, Noah Silver, Taylor Russell
- Genre Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Thriller
- Available on fuboTV, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, YouTube, Pluto TV, Hoopla, Plex, Plex Channel
Hospital Valle Norte
Things are shaken up at Hospital Valle Norte after Dr Paula García takes over the hospital’s surgery wing.
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- Spain • 2019
- Creator
- Cast Alexandra Jiménez, José Luis García Pérez, Juan Gea, Gorka Otxoa, Teresa Hurtado de Ory, Sergio Mur
- Genre Drama
- Available on Tubi TV, The Roku Channel
Salvados
Hosted by Jordi Évole, “Salvados” offers a humourous yet provocative take on current Spanish events.
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- Spain • 2008
- Creator Jordi Évole
- Cast
- Genre Documentary
- Available on fuboTV
The Beasts
(As bestas)
A French couple living in Spain face hostility from their neighbors in the rural countryside.
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- Spain, France • 2022
- Director Rodrigo Sorogoyen
- Cast Marina Foïs, Denis Ménochet, Luis Zahera, Diego Anido, Marie Colomb, Machi Salgado
- Genre Drama, Thriller
- Available on MUBI, MUBI Amazon Channel, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Amazon Video, YouTube, Plex
White Fang
(Zanna Bianca)
White Fang and his pack of humans takes down a crime lord.
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- Italy, Spain, France • 1973
- Director Lucio Fulci
- Cast Franco Nero, Virna Lisi, Fernando Rey, John Steiner, Raimund Harmstorf, Daniel Martín
- Genre Adventure, Family, Western
- Available on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Amazon Video, Tubi TV, The Roku Channel, Freevee, Plex, Plex Channel
My Life Without Me
What would you do if you had two months left to live?
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- Spain, Canada • 2003
- Director Isabel Coixet
- Cast Sarah Polley, Amanda Plummer, Scott Speedman, Mark Ruffalo, Leonor Watling, Debbie Harry
- Genre Drama, Romance
- Available on Amazon Video
Between Lands
(Entre tierras)
A young Spanish woman becomes engaged to a wealthy landowner as a means to uplift her family.
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- Spain • 2023
- Creator Susana López Rubio, Juan Beiro, Joaquín Santamaría
- Cast Megan Montaner, Unax Ugalde, Juanjo Puigcorbé, Begoña Maestre, Llorenç González, Magdalena Tejado
- Genre Drama
- Available on Netflix, Netflix basic with Ads
Shrew's Nest
(Musarañas)
A reckless young man falls down the stairs and drags himself to the door of a sinister recluse.
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- Spain, France • 2014
- Director Juanfer Andrés, Esteban Roel
- Cast Macarena Gómez, Nadia de Santiago, Hugo Silva, Luis Tosar, Gracia Olayo, Lucía González
- Genre Drama, Horror, Thriller
- Available on Amazon Video
Telescope Recommends
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 OVID, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, YouTube, Plex, Plex Channel
Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown
(Mujeres al Borde de un Ataque de Nervios)
Spanish icon of cinema Pedro Almodovar's jaunty feminist masterpiece.
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- Spain • 1988
- Director Pedro Almodóvar
- Cast Carmen Maura, Antonio Banderas, Julieta Serrano, María Barranco, Rossy de Palma, Kiti Mánver
- Genre Comedy, Drama
- Available on Apple TV, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store
Sexy Beast
A retired safecracker relaxing with his family in Spain is approached by a former associate with a job offer.
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- United Kingdom, Spain • 2001
- Director Jonathan Glazer
- Cast Ray Winstone, Ben Kingsley, Ian McShane, Amanda Redman, Cavan Kendall, Julianne White
- Genre Crime, Drama, Thriller
- Available on Paramount Plus Apple TV Channel , Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, YouTube
The Pearl Button
(El botón de nácar)
Some say the water has memory. This film shows that it also has a voice.
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- France, Spain, Chile • 2015
- Director Patricio Guzmán
- Cast Patricio Guzmán, Raúl Zurita, Gabriel Salazar, Javier Rebolledo, Cristina Calderón, Claudio Mercado
- Genre Documentary
- Available on OVID, Kino Film Collection, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, YouTube, Kanopy
The Spirit of the Beehive
(El espíritu de la colmena)
In the aftermath of the Spanish Civil War, the 7 year-old Ana goes to search for Frankenstein's monster after seeing the film herself.
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- Spain • 1973
- Director Víctor Erice
- Cast Fernando Fernán Gómez, Teresa Gimpera, Ana Torrent, Isabel Tellería, Laly Soldevila, Miguel Picazo
- Genre Drama, Fantasy
- Available on Criterion Channel, TCM
Frozen Planet
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- United Kingdom, United States, Spain • 2011
- Creator David Attenborough
- Cast David Attenborough
- Genre Documentary
- Available on Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, BBC America, Discovery +, Discovery+ Amazon Channel, Max Amazon Channel, Max
Nobody's Watching
(Nadie nos mira)
The emotional story of one Argentinian actor's quest for a place in a movie, and a place in the Big Apple.
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- Argentina, Spain, Colombia • 2017
- Director Julia Solomonoff
- Cast Guillermo Pfening, Elena Roger, Rafael Ferro, Marco Antonio Caponi, Paola Baldion, Cristina Morrison
- Genre Drama
- Available on Amazon Prime Video, MGM Plus, fuboTV, OVID, Epix Amazon Channel, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, YouTube, Tubi TV, The Roku Channel, Hoopla
What Now? Remind Me
(E Agora? Lembra-me)
A documentary about director Joaquim Pinto’s experience living with HIV.
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- Portugal, Spain • 2014
- Director Joaquim Pinto
- Cast Joaquim Pinto, Nuno Leonel, Rita Gomes, Serge Daney, Raúl Ruiz
- Genre Documentary, History
- Available on DocAlliance Films, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, YouTube, Kanopy
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 Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Spanish Series
Verano azul
Follow a group of youngsters while on summer vacation in a small town in southern Spain.
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- Spain • 1981
- Creator Antonio Mercero
- Cast Antonio Ferrandis, María Garralón, Juanjo Artero, Pilar Torres, Gerardo Garrido, Cristina Torres
- Genre Comedy
- Available on Tubi TV
Bernard
A curious polar bear travels around the world exploring and investigating.
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- France, Korea, Spain • 2006
- Creator José Luis Ucha
- Cast
- Genre Animation
- Available on Apple TV, Toon Goggles
Vaya Semanita
A weekly Spanish-language sketch comedy show featuring Basque comedians and actors
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- Spain • 2003
- Creator Óscar Terol
- Cast Iñigo Agirre, Julian Azkarate
- Genre Comedy
- Available on Tubi TV, Pluto TV
Reeds and Mud
(Cañas y barro)
In late-19th century Spain, economic hardship forces a family to reinvent themselves as rice farmers.
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- Spain • 1978
- Creator
- Cast José Bódalo, Alfredo Mayo, Victoria Vera, Luis Suárez, Manuel Tejada, María Jesús Lara
- Genre Drama
- Available on Tubi TV
Red Circle
(Círculo rojo)
After the death of a fashion designer, the two women closest to her begin an investigation.
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- Spain • 2007
- Creator Stella de la Rosa, Carlos La Rosa
- Cast María Adánez, Angela Fuente, María Botto, Emilio Gutiérrez Caba, Esmeralda Moya
- Genre Drama
- Available on The Roku Channel, Pluto TV
Salvados
Hosted by Jordi Évole, “Salvados” offers a humourous yet provocative take on current Spanish events.
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- Spain • 2008
- Creator Jordi Évole
- Cast
- Genre Documentary
- Available on fuboTV
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 PBS Masterpiece Amazon Channel
Cites
Looking for love, sex, or relief from loneliness, different couples meet face to face after matching online.
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- Spain • 2015
- Creator Pau Freixas
- Cast
- Genre Drama
- Available on Pluto TV
The Time in Between
(El tiempo entre costuras)
Young Sira must use all of her wits–and fashion sense–to survive as the second world war erupts across Europe.
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- Spain • 2013
- Creator Carlos Montero, Susana López Rubio
- Cast Adriana Ugarte
- Genre Action & Adventure, Drama
- Available on PBS Masterpiece Amazon Channel
Without Identity
(Sin identidad)
After a successful Madrid lawyer discovers she was adopted, she embarks on a search for her biological parents.
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- Spain • 2014
- Creator
- Cast Megan Montaner, Tito Valverde, Jordi Rebellón, Daniel Grao, Lydia Bosch, Miguel Ángel Muñoz
- Genre Drama
- Available on Tubi TV, The Roku Channel, Pluto TV, VIX
Locked Up
(Vis a vis)
Framed for corporate fraud, young Macarena is locked up in a high-security prison.
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- Spain • 2015
- Creator Álex Pina, Iván Escobar, Daniel Écija, Esther Martínez Lobato
- Cast Najwa Nimri, Maggie Civantos, Berta Vázquez, Alba Flores
- Genre Drama
- Available on Netflix, Netflix basic with Ads
Victor Ros
(Víctor Ros)
After a run-in with the law a young hoodlum sets off on a path to become a police detective.
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- Spain • 2015
- Creator Javier Olivares
- Cast Carles Francino, Tomás del Estal, Paco Tous, Edu Soto, Juan Fernández, Juan Codina
- Genre Drama, Mystery
- Available on Tubi TV, The Roku Channel
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 Amazon Prime Video, The Roku Channel, Freevee, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
Pounding Instincts
(Pulsaciones)
After a heart transplant, a man is forced to confront a chilling unsolved case linked to his new organ.
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- Spain • 2017
- Creator Emilio Aragón, Francisco Roncal, Carmen O. Carbonero
- Cast Pablo Derqui, Leonor Watling, Meritxell Calvo, Ingrid Rubio, Juan Diego Botto
- Genre Drama
- Available on Apple TV, NBC, USA Network, Peacock Premium, Peacock Premium Plus
MasterChef Celebrity
In this spinoff of Spain’s “MasterChef” cooking competition show, a group of celebrities participate in week-to-week challenges.
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- Spain • 2016
- Creator
- Cast Pepe Rodríguez
- Genre Reality
- Available on Fandango At Home, Amazon Video
Documentaries from Spain
Marathon
A document of the 1992 Olympic Games mainly through coverage of the men's marathon.
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- Spain • 1993
- Director Carlos Saura
- Cast
- Genre Documentary
- Available on Criterion Channel, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, YouTube
Constructing Albert
A documentary covering the emergence of Catalan chef Albert Adria, brother of Ferran Adria of elBullio fame.
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- Spain • 2017
- Director Laura Collado, Jim Loomis
- Cast Albert Adrià, Ferran Adrià
- Genre Documentary
- Available on Amazon Video, Kanopy
800 Meters
(800 metros)
This incisive documentary investigates the buildup and execution of the 2017 Spanish terrorist attacks.
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- Spain • 2022
- Creator
- Cast
- Genre Documentary
- Available on Netflix, Netflix basic with Ads
Salvados
Hosted by Jordi Évole, “Salvados” offers a humourous yet provocative take on current Spanish events.
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- Spain • 2008
- Creator Jordi Évole
- Cast
- Genre Documentary
- Available on fuboTV
Frozen Planet
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- United Kingdom, United States, Spain • 2011
- Creator David Attenborough
- Cast David Attenborough
- Genre Documentary
- Available on Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, BBC America, Discovery +, Discovery+ Amazon Channel, Max Amazon Channel, Max
Born in Gaza
(Nacido en Gaza)
The lives of 10 Palestinian children are shaped by their experience of war in Gaza.
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- Spain • 2014
- Director Hernán Zin
- Cast
- Genre Documentary
- Available on Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, YouTube, Kanopy
Take the Ball, Pass the Ball
This documentary follows the FC Barcelona soccer team under the guidance of general manager Pep Guardiola.
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- Spain • 2018
- Director Duncan McMath
- Cast Pep Guardiola, Lionel Messi, Xavi Hernández, Andrés Iniesta, Gerard Piqué, Sergio Busquets
- Genre Documentary
- Available on Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, YouTube
Strangers On The Earth
On a 30-day hike, an American musician traverses ancient paths in Spain with a cello on his back.
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- Spain, United States • 2017
- Director Tristan Cook
- Cast
- Genre Documentary
- Available on Apple TV, Kanopy
Casamance: Soundtrack of a Journey
(Casamance: La banda sonora de un viaje)
A Spanish musician journeys from Dakar to the beautiful southern region of Casamance.
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- Spain, Senegal • 2017
- Director Paloma Zapata
- Cast Jairo Zabala, Angel Carmona
- Genre Documentary
- Available on GuideDoc
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 Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, YouTube, Tubi TV, Pluto TV, VUDU Free, Kanopy
Where Is Marta?
(¿Dónde está Marta?)
Family, friends, police and more weigh in on the unsolved 2009 disappearance of Marta del Castillo.
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- Spain • 2021
- Creator
- Cast
- Genre Crime, Documentary, Mystery
- Available on Netflix, Netflix basic with Ads
Barzakh
(Barzaj)
Barzakh -the transitory space between death and the afterlife according to the Qur'ran.
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- Spain • 2018
- Director Alejandro G. Salgado
- Cast
- Genre Documentary
- Available on True Story
Kevin Roche: The Quiet Architect
A revelatory documentary about the enigmatic Irish-American architect Kevin Roche.
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- Ireland, France, Spain • 2017
- Director Mark Noonan
- Cast
- Genre Documentary
- Available on Kino Film Collection, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, YouTube, Kanopy, Hoopla
Santoalla
A couple has just started their new life in Santoalla when one of them mysteriously disappears.
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- Spain, United States • 2016
- Director Daniel Mehrer
- Cast Carlos Rodríguez, Jovita Rodríguez, Julio Rodríguez
- Genre Documentary
- Available on Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV, MZ Choice Amazon Channel, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Flix Premiere, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, YouTube, Tubi TV, The Roku Channel, VUDU Free, Freevee, Cineverse, Kanopy, Hoopla, Plex, Plex Channel
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 Criterion Channel, DocAlliance Films
Festival Favorites
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 Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, YouTube, Fandango At Home
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
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 OVID, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, YouTube, Plex, Plex Channel
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 Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Amazon Video, YouTube, Fandango At Home
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, Netflix basic with Ads
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 Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Apple TV, Amazon Video, Tubi TV, The Roku Channel, Shout! Factory TV, Freevee
Chico & Rita
The romance between a piano player and a singer in 1940s Havana is tested as they pursue musical success.
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- Spain, United Kingdom • 2010
- Director Fernando Trueba
- Cast Mario Guerra, Limara Meneses, Eman Xor Oña, Jon Adams, Renny Arozarena, Blanca Rosa Blanco
- Genre Animation, Music, Romance
- Available on Fandango At Home, Apple TV, Kanopy, Hoopla
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 Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, YouTube, Hoopla
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, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video
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 Max Amazon Channel, Max, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, YouTube, Hoopla
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 Metrograph, Strand Releasing Amazon Channel, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, YouTube, Kanopy
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 Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, YouTube, Spectrum On Demand, Fandango At Home