Mexico Films 2000-2009

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1. Pan's Labyrinth (2006)

R | 118 min | Drama, Fantasy, War

98 Metascore

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: 703,343 | Gross: $37.63M

2. Man on Fire (2004)

R | 146 min | Action, Crime, Drama

47 Metascore

In Mexico City, a former CIA operative swears vengeance on those who committed an unspeakable act against the family he was hired to protect.

Director: Tony Scott | Stars: Denzel Washington, Christopher Walken, Dakota Fanning, Radha Mitchell

Votes: 389,859 | Gross: $77.91M

3. Apocalypto (2006)

R | 139 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

68 Metascore

As the Mayan kingdom faces its decline, a young man is taken on a perilous journey to a world ruled by fear and oppression.

Director: Mel Gibson | Stars: Gerardo Taracena, Raoul Max Trujillo, Dalia Hernández, Rudy Youngblood

Votes: 331,519 | Gross: $50.87M

4. Babel (I) (2006)

R | 143 min | Drama

69 Metascore

Tragedy strikes a married couple on vacation in the Moroccan desert, which jump starts an interlocking story involving four different families.

Director: Alejandro G. Iñárritu | Stars: Brad Pitt, Cate Blanchett, Gael García Bernal, Mohamed Akhzam

Votes: 317,241 | Gross: $34.30M

5. Amores Perros (2000)

R | 154 min | Drama, Thriller

83 Metascore

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: 253,029 | Gross: $5.38M

6. Planet Terror (2007)

R | 105 min | Action, Comedy, Horror

After an experimental bio-weapon is released, turning thousands into zombie-like creatures, it's up to a rag-tag group of survivors to stop the infected and those behind its release.

Director: Robert Rodriguez | Stars: Rose McGowan, Freddy Rodríguez, Josh Brolin, Marley Shelton

Votes: 223,386

7. Resident Evil: Extinction (2007)

R | 94 min | Action, Horror, Sci-Fi

41 Metascore

Survivors of the Raccoon City catastrophe travel across the Nevada desert, hoping to make it to Alaska. Alice joins the caravan and their fight against the evil Umbrella Corp.

Director: Russell Mulcahy | Stars: Milla Jovovich, Ali Larter, Oded Fehr, Iain Glen

Votes: 205,580 | Gross: $50.65M

8. The Orphanage (2007)

R | 105 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery

74 Metascore

A woman brings her family back to her childhood home, which used to be an orphanage for handicapped children. Before long, her son starts to communicate with an invisible new friend.

Director: J.A. Bayona | Stars: Belén Rueda, Fernando Cayo, Roger Príncep, Mabel Rivera

Votes: 163,672 | Gross: $7.16M

9. Vantage Point (2008)

PG-13 | 90 min | Action, Crime, Drama

40 Metascore

The attempted assassination of the American President is told and re-told from several different perspectives.

Director: Pete Travis | Stars: Dennis Quaid, Forest Whitaker, Matthew Fox, Bruce McGill

Votes: 154,095 | Gross: $72.27M

10. And Your Mother Too (2001)

R | 106 min | Drama

89 Metascore

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: 128,925 | Gross: $13.62M

11. The Mexican (2001)

R | 123 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama

43 Metascore

A man tries to transport an ancient gun called The Mexican, believed to carry a curse, back across the border, while his girlfriend pressures him to give up his criminal ways.

Director: Gore Verbinski | Stars: Brad Pitt, Julia Roberts, James Gandolfini, J.K. Simmons

Votes: 114,116 | Gross: $66.81M

12. The Heartbreak Kid (2007)

R | 116 min | Comedy, Romance

46 Metascore

A newly wed man who believes he's just gotten hitched to the perfect woman encounters another lady on his honeymoon.

Directors: Bobby Farrelly, Peter Farrelly | Stars: Ben Stiller, Michelle Monaghan, Malin Akerman, Jerry Stiller

Votes: 96,565 | Gross: $36.79M

13. Frida (2002)

R | 123 min | Biography, Drama, Romance

61 Metascore

A biography of artist Frida Kahlo, who channeled the pain of a crippling injury and her tempestuous marriage into her work.

Director: Julie Taymor | Stars: Salma Hayek, Alfred Molina, Geoffrey Rush, Mía Maestro

Votes: 95,379 | Gross: $25.89M

14. Collateral Damage (2002)

R | 108 min | Action, Drama, Thriller

33 Metascore

After his family is killed by a terrorist act, a firefighter goes in search of the one responsible.

Director: Andrew Davis | Stars: Arnold Schwarzenegger, John Leguizamo, Francesca Neri, Elias Koteas

Votes: 77,994 | Gross: $40.08M

15. Dragonball Evolution (2009)

PG | 85 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy

45 Metascore

The young warrior Son Goku sets out on a quest, racing against time and the vengeful King Piccolo, to collect a set of seven magical orbs that will grant their wielder unlimited power.

Director: James Wong | Stars: Justin Chatwin, James Marsters, Chow Yun-Fat, Emmy Rossum

Votes: 79,401 | Gross: $9.35M

16. The Wicker Man (2006)

PG-13 | 102 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller

36 Metascore

A sheriff investigating the disappearance of a young girl from a small island discovers there's a larger mystery to solve among the island's secretive, neo-pagan community.

Director: Neil LaBute | Stars: Nicolas Cage, Ellen Burstyn, Leelee Sobieski, Kate Beahan

Votes: 71,455 | Gross: $23.64M

17. The Devil's Backbone (2001)

R | 106 min | Drama, Horror, Thriller

78 Metascore

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: 71,035 | Gross: $0.75M

18. Original Sin (2001)

R | 116 min | Drama, Mystery, Romance

33 Metascore

A woman, along with her lover, plans to con a rich man by marrying him, earning his trust, and then running away with all his money. Everything goes as planned until she falls in love with him.

Director: Michael Cristofer | Stars: Antonio Banderas, Angelina Jolie, Thomas Jane, Jack Thompson

Votes: 59,816 | Gross: $16.25M

19. Che: Part One (2008)

Not Rated | 134 min | Biography, Drama, History

In 1956, Ernesto 'Che' Guevara and a band of Castro-led Cuban exiles mobilize an army to topple the regime of dictator Fulgencio Batista.

Director: Steven Soderbergh | Stars: Julia Ormond, Benicio Del Toro, Oscar Isaac, Pablo Guevara

Votes: 47,965 | Gross: $1.80M

20. The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada (2005)

R | 121 min | Adventure, Crime, Drama

77 Metascore

Ranch foreman Pete Perkins looks to fulfill the promise to his recently deceased best friend by burying him in his hometown in Mexico.

Director: Tommy Lee Jones | Stars: Tommy Lee Jones, Barry Pepper, Dwight Yoakam, January Jones

Votes: 41,897 | Gross: $5.02M

21. Bandidas (2006)

PG-13 | 93 min | Action, Comedy, Crime

In turn-of-the-century Mexico, two very different women become a bank-robbing duo in an effort to combat a ruthless enforcer terrorizing their town.

Directors: Joachim Rønning, Espen Sandberg | Stars: Penélope Cruz, Salma Hayek, Steve Zahn, Dwight Yoakam

Votes: 37,302

22. The Air I Breathe (2007)

R | 95 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

37 Metascore

A drama based on an ancient Chinese proverb that breaks life down into four emotional cornerstones: happiness, pleasure, sorrow and love. A businessman bets his life on a horse race; a gangster sees the future; a pop star falls prey to a crime boss; a doctor must save the love of his life.

Director: Jieho Lee | Stars: Brendan Fraser, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Andy Garcia, Kevin Bacon

Votes: 34,945 | Gross: $0.03M

23. Sin Nombre (2009)

R | 96 min | Adventure, Crime, Drama

77 Metascore

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: 34,060 | Gross: $2.53M

24. Club Dread (2004)

R | 104 min | Comedy, Horror, Mystery

45 Metascore

When a serial killer interrupts the fun at the swanky Coconut Pete's Coconut Beach Resort--a hedonistic island paradise for swingers--it's up to the club's staff to stop the violence...or at least hide it.

Director: Jay Chandrasekhar | Stars: Jay Chandrasekhar, Bill Paxton, Kevin Heffernan, Elena Lyons

Votes: 31,498 | Gross: $4.99M

25. The Assassination of Richard Nixon (2004)

R | 95 min | Biography, Crime, Drama

63 Metascore

Based on real life events, Assassination is set in 1974 and centers on a businessman who decides to take extreme measures to achieve his American dream.

Director: Niels Mueller | Stars: Sean Penn, Naomi Watts, Don Cheadle, Jack Thompson

Votes: 26,118 | Gross: $0.70M

26. The Hunting Party (2007)

R | 101 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama

54 Metascore

A young journalist, a seasoned cameraman and a discredited war correspondent embark on an unauthorized mission to find the No.1 war criminal in Bosnia. However, their extremely dangerous target decides to come after them.

Director: Richard Shepard | Stars: Richard Gere, Terrence Howard, Jesse Eisenberg, Gordana Vukres

Votes: 26,000 | Gross: $0.97M

27. Before Night Falls (2000)

R | 133 min | Biography, Drama, Romance

85 Metascore

The life of Cuban poet and novelist, Reinaldo Arenas.

Director: Julian Schnabel | Stars: Javier Bardem, Johnny Depp, Olatz López Garmendia, Giovani Florido

Votes: 26,386 | Gross: $4.22M

28. Beverly Hills Chihuahua (2008)

PG | 91 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama

41 Metascore

While on vacation in Mexico, Chloe, a ritzy Beverly Hills chihuahua, finds herself lost and in need of assistance in order to get back home.

Director: Raja Gosnell | Stars: Drew Barrymore, George Lopez, Piper Perabo, Manolo Cardona

Votes: 25,904 | Gross: $94.51M

29. Fast Food Nation (2006)

R | 116 min | Comedy, Drama

64 Metascore

An examination of the health risks involved in the fast food industry as well as its environmental and social consequences.

Director: Richard Linklater | Stars: Greg Kinnear, Bruce Willis, Catalina Sandino Moreno, Wilmer Valderrama

Votes: 25,157 | Gross: $1.00M

30. Love in the Time of Cholera (2007)

R | 139 min | Drama, Romance

43 Metascore

Florentino, rejected by the beautiful Fermina at a young age, devotes much of his adult life to carnal affairs as a desperate attempt to heal his broken heart.

Director: Mike Newell | Stars: Javier Bardem, Giovanna Mezzogiorno, Benjamin Bratt, Gina Bernard Forbes

Votes: 24,136 | Gross: $4.61M

31. The Burning Plain (2008)

R | 107 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

45 Metascore

A drama with a two-tiered storyline concerning a mother and daughter who try to form a bond after the young woman's difficult childhood.

Director: Guillermo Arriaga | Stars: Charlize Theron, John Corbett, José María Yazpik, Robin Tunney

Votes: 21,347 | Gross: $0.20M

32. Pledge This! (2006)

R | 91 min | Comedy

At South Beach University, a beautiful sorority president takes in a group of unconventional freshman girls seeking acceptance into her house.

Directors: William Heins, Strathford Hamilton | Stars: Paris Hilton, Simon Rex, Paula Garcés, Sarah Carter

Votes: 18,891

33. Trade (I) (2007)

R | 120 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

42 Metascore

Adriana, 13, is kidnapped in Mexico City by Russian sex traffickers. Her criminal 17 y.o. brother starts looking for her. Across the border in Texas, he gets help from a cop.

Director: Marco Kreuzpaintner | Stars: Kevin Kline, Kathleen Gati, Paulina Gaitan, Cesar Ramos

Votes: 17,937 | Gross: $0.21M

34. The Ten (2007)

R | 96 min | Comedy, Romance

50 Metascore

10 stories, each inspired by one of the 10 Commandments.

Director: David Wain | Stars: Paul Rudd, Jessica Alba, Winona Ryder, Adam Brody

Votes: 16,971 | Gross: $0.77M

35. The Crime of Padre Amaro (2002)

R | 118 min | Drama, Romance

60 Metascore

Politics and sexual passions threaten to corrupt a young, newly-ordained priest in a small Mexican town.

Director: Carlos Carrera | Stars: Gael García Bernal, Ana Claudia Talancón, Sancho Gracia, Angélica Aragón

Votes: 14,430 | Gross: $5.71M

36. Renegade (2004)

R | 124 min | Adventure, Fantasy, Western

In 1870, after a brutal run-in with an outlaw in a brothel, Mike Blueberry becomes marshal in Arizona where he keeps the peace between whites and Apaches, but an influx of gold-hunters threatens to lead to violence.

Director: Jan Kounen | Stars: Vincent Cassel, Michael Madsen, Juliette Lewis, Temuera Morrison

Votes: 12,337

37. Bordertown (2007)

R | 112 min | Crime, Mystery, Thriller

A journalist investigates a series of murders near American-owned factories on the border of Juarez and El Paso.

Director: Gregory Nava | Stars: Jennifer Lopez, Antonio Banderas, Maya Zapata, Irineo Alvarez

Votes: 11,400

38. Bella (2006)

PG-13 | 91 min | Drama, Romance

47 Metascore

A chef with a mysterious past spends the day with a waitress who needs a friend.

Director: Alejandro Monteverde | Stars: Eduardo Verástegui, Tammy Blanchard, Manny Perez, Angélica Aragón

Votes: 11,046 | Gross: $8.11M

39. Borderland (2007)

R | 105 min | Crime, Horror, Thriller

On a trip to a Mexican border town, three college friends stumble upon a human-sacrifice cult.

Director: Zev Berman | Stars: Brian Presley, Jake Muxworthy, Rider Strong, Beto Cuevas

Votes: 10,654

40. Rudo y Cursi (2008)

R | 103 min | Comedy, Drama, Sport

67 Metascore

Two siblings are rivals in the world of professional soccer.

Director: Carlos Cuarón | Stars: Gael García Bernal, Diego Luna, Guillermo Francella, Dolores Heredia

Votes: 9,324 | Gross: $1.83M

41. Innocent Voices (2004)

R | 120 min | Drama, Thriller, War

66 Metascore

A young boy, in an effort to have a normal childhood in 1980's El Salvador, is caught up in a dramatic fight for his life as he desperately tries to avoid the war which is raging all around him.

Director: Luis Mandoki | Stars: Carlos Padilla, Leonor Varela, Xuna Primus, Gustavo Muñoz

Votes: 8,195 | Gross: $0.84M

42. Vampires: Los Muertos (2002)

R | 93 min | Action, Horror, Thriller

A vampire hunter and a priest fight a band of the walking dead in Mexico.

Director: Tommy Lee Wallace | Stars: Jon Bon Jovi, Cristián de la Fuente, Natasha Gregson Wagner, Arly Jover

Votes: 8,048

43. Under the Same Moon (2007)

PG-13 | 106 min | Adventure, Drama

59 Metascore

After his grandmother passes away, a young Mexican boy illegally travels across the border to search for his undocumented mother living and working in the U.S.

Director: Patricia Riggen | Stars: Eugenio Derbez, Kate del Castillo, Adrian Alonso, Maya Zapata

Votes: 7,461 | Gross: $12.59M

44. Nine Lives (2005)

R | 115 min | Drama

80 Metascore

Captives of the very relationships that define and sustain them, nine women resiliently meet the travails and disappointments of life.

Director: Rodrigo García | Stars: Kathy Baker, Amy Brenneman, Glenn Close, LisaGay Hamilton

Votes: 7,138 | Gross: $0.48M

45. Silent Light (2007)

Not Rated | 136 min | Drama, Romance

79 Metascore

In a Mennonite community in Mexico, a father's faith is tested when he falls in love with a new woman.

Director: Carlos Reygadas | Stars: Cornelio Wall, Miriam Toews, Maria Pankratz, Peter Wall

Votes: 6,841 | Gross: $0.05M

46. Julia (2008)

R | 144 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

62 Metascore

A woman tries to extort money, using a young boy as bait.

Director: Erick Zonca | Stars: Tilda Swinton, Saul Rubinek, Kate del Castillo, Aidan Gould

Votes: 6,957 | Gross: $0.00M

47. Sleep Dealer (2008)

PG-13 | 90 min | Drama, Romance, Sci-Fi

59 Metascore

The near future. Like tomorrow. In a world marked by closed borders, corporate warriors, and a global computer network, three strangers risk their lives to connect, break through the barriers of technology, and unseal their fates.

Director: Alex Rivera | Stars: Luis Fernando Peña, Leonor Varela, Jacob Vargas, Metztli Adamina

Votes: 6,687 | Gross: $0.08M

48. Battle in Heaven (2005)

Unrated | 98 min | Crime, Drama

60 Metascore

Marcos lusts after his boss's promiscuous daughter, but after botching an extortion scheme, he becomes wracked with guilt.

Director: Carlos Reygadas | Stars: Marcos Hernández, Anapola Mushkadiz, Bertha Ruiz, David Bornstein

Votes: 6,646 | Gross: $0.07M

49. The Maid (2009)

Not Rated | 95 min | Comedy, Drama

82 Metascore

A drama centered on a maid trying to hold on to her position after having served a family for 23 years.

Director: Sebastián Silva | Stars: Catalina Saavedra, Claudia Celedón, Mariana Loyola, Andrea García-Huidobro

Votes: 6,464 | Gross: $0.55M

50. September 11 (2002)

Unrated | 134 min | Drama

61 Metascore

The effects of the 9/11 terrorist attacks are told from different points of view around the world.

Directors: Alejandro González Iñárritu, Youssef Chahine, Amos Gitai, Shôhei Imamura, Alejandro G. Iñárritu, Claude Lelouch, Ken Loach, Samira Makhmalbaf, Mira Nair, Idrissa Ouedraogo, Sean Penn, Danis Tanovic | Stars: Maryam Karimi, Mohamad Dolati, Agelem Habibi, Esmat Vahedi

Votes: 5,928

51. Demonlover (2002)

R | 129 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller

67 Metascore

A French corporation goes head-to-head with an American web media company for the rights to a 3-D manga pornography studio, resulting in a power struggle that culminates in violence and espionage.

Director: Olivier Assayas | Stars: Connie Nielsen, Gina Gershon, Chloë Sevigny, Charles Berling

Votes: 6,416 | Gross: $0.23M

52. The Zone (2007)

R | 97 min | Drama, Thriller

Residents of an enclosed neighborhood in the middle of Mexico DF are shocked by a violent crime, and for one resident in particular, young Alejandro, the drama is ratcheted up when he encounters the lone kid who escaped the event and is hiding out within the neighborhood's borders.

Director: Rodrigo Plá | Stars: Daniel Giménez Cacho, Daniel Tovar, Alan Chávez, Carlos Bardem

Votes: 5,683

53. No News from God (2001)

R | 112 min | Crime, Drama

31 Metascore

Two angels, one from the heaven and one from the hell, come to earth to save the soul of a boxer.

Director: Agustín Díaz Yanes | Stars: Penélope Cruz, Victoria Abril, Jero García, Gerardo Giacinti

Votes: 5,718 | Gross: $0.08M

54. Killing Cabos (2004)

R | 94 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy

44 Metascore

A dark, offbeat comedy about a group of Mexico City teens embroiled in a kidnapping involving a retired wrestling legend and a parrot.

Director: Alejandro Lozano | Stars: Tony Dalton, Ana Claudia Talancón, Pedro Armendáriz Jr., Kristoff Raczynski

Votes: 5,764 | Gross: $0.13M

55. Duck Season (2004)

R | 90 min | Comedy, Drama

74 Metascore

Flama and Moko are fourteen years old; they have been best friends since they were kids. They have everything they need to survive yet another boring Sunday: an apartment without parents, ... See full summary »

Director: Fernando Eimbcke | Stars: Diego Cataño, Daniel Miranda, Enrique Arreola, Danny Perea

Votes: 4,618 | Gross: $0.15M

56. The Perfect Game (2009)

PG | 118 min | Comedy, Drama, Family

42 Metascore

Based on a true story, a group of boys from Monterrey, Mexico who became the first non-U.S. team to win the Little League World Series.

Director: William Dear | Stars: Clifton Collins Jr., Cheech Marin, Moises Arias, Jake T. Austin

Votes: 4,189 | Gross: $1.09M

57. The Line (2009)

R | 95 min | Action, Crime, Drama

The unstable new kingpin of a Tijuana drug cartel is targeted by an assassin for elimination.

Director: James Cotten | Stars: Ray Liotta, Andy Garcia, Esai Morales, Armand Assante

Votes: 3,895

58. Japan (2002)

R | 122 min | Drama

76 Metascore

A painter from the big city goes to a remote canyon to commit suicide. To reach some calmness, he stays at the farmstead of Ascen, an old, religious woman. Although but a few words are spoken, love grows.

Director: Carlos Reygadas | Stars: Alejandro Ferretis, Magdalena Flores, Yolanda Villa, Martín Serrano

Votes: 3,993

59. Nicotina (2003)

R | 90 min | Action, Comedy, Crime

49 Metascore

A real-time dark comedy about a science geek who tangles with a clutch of Russian gangsters after he delivers them the wrong computer disk.

Director: Hugo Rodríguez | Stars: Diego Luna, Marta Belaustegui, Rosa María Bianchi, Rafael Inclán

Votes: 3,796 | Gross: $0.80M

60. Cronicas (2004)

R | 108 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

63 Metascore

A suspense thriller about a reporter from Miami who travels to Ecuador in pursuit of a serial killer known as the "Monster of Babahoyo."

Director: Sebastián Cordero | Stars: John Leguizamo, Alfred Molina, Leonor Watling, Damián Alcázar

Votes: 3,561 | Gross: $0.30M

61. KM 31: Kilómetro 31 (2006)

R | 105 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller

Following a horrible car accident on a wooded road near Mexico City, Agata goes into a coma. Her twin sister Catalina must try to solve the mystery of her sister's accident next to the Km. 31 marker and discovers a terrifying local legend.

Director: Rigoberto Castañeda | Stars: Iliana Fox, Adrià Collado, Raúl Méndez, Luisa Huertas

Votes: 3,577

62. My Brother's Wife (2005)

R | 89 min | Drama

41 Metascore

Unable to get intimate with her husband of 10 years, a woman embarks on a steamy affair with his brother.

Director: Ricardo de Montreuil | Stars: Bárbara Mori, Christian Meier, Manolo Cardona, Gaby Espino

Votes: 3,502 | Gross: $2.80M

63. Amar te duele (2002)

R | 104 min | Drama, Romance

Renata is a young high-class girl and Ulises is a poor guy. They both fall in love, but they must fight against everyone, specially Renata's rich parents, who want to stop their love by ... See full summary »

Director: Fernando Sariñana | Stars: Luis Fernando Peña, Martha Higareda, Ximena Sariñana, Karla Alvarado

Votes: 3,589

64. A Day Without a Mexican (2004)

R | 100 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy

30 Metascore

When a mysterious fog surrounds the boundaries of California, there is a communication breakdown and all the Mexicans disappear, affecting the economy and the state stops working missing the Mexican workers and dwellers.

Director: Sergio Arau | Stars: Caroline Aaron, Tony Abatemarco, Melinda Allen, Frankie J. Allison

Votes: 3,225 | Gross: $4.18M

65. Arachnid (2001)

R | 95 min | Action, Adventure, Horror

A scientific expedition investigating the outbreak of an unknown viral epidemic on an island in the south Pacific battles with a giant alien spider in the jungle.

Director: Jack Sholder | Stars: Chris Potter, Alex Reid, José Sancho, Neus Asensi

Votes: 3,155

66. Not Forgotten (2009)

R | 96 min | Horror, Thriller

48 Metascore

In a Tex-Mex border town, a man and his wife must face their tortured pasts in order to save their kidnapped daughter.

Director: Dror Soref | Stars: Simon Baker, Paz Vega, Michael DeLorenzo, Chloë Grace Moretz

Votes: 2,872 | Gross: $0.05M

67. Tapas (2005)

94 min | Comedy, Drama

The small, everyday stories of a group of neighbours who live in a suburb of Barcelona, and the little secrets that they hide.

Directors: José Corbacho, Juan Cruz | Stars: Ángel de Andrés López, María Galiana, Elvira Mínguez, Rubén Ochandiano

Votes: 2,819

68. The Violin (2005)

Not Rated | 98 min | Drama, Music

In an unnamed Latin American country that closely resembles Mexico, the government fights a rural insurgency with torture, assault, rape, and murder. Soldiers descend on a town, cutting off... See full summary »

Director: Francisco Vargas | Stars: Ángel Tavira, Gerardo Taracena, Dagoberto Gama, Mario Garibaldi

Votes: 2,597 | Gross: $0.07M

69. Rosario Tijeras (2005)

R | 126 min | Crime, Drama, Romance

Two friends meet and are seduced by sensuous hit woman Rosario Tijeras. Full of hatred, violence is her way of life. The trio loose themselves in a passionate love triangle where the pain of love will be confused with that of death.

Director: Emilio Maillé | Stars: Flora Martínez, Unax Ugalde, Manolo Cardona, Rodrigo Oviedo

Votes: 2,527

70. Tear This Heart Out (2008)

R | 107 min | Drama

Set in 1930's in Puebla, Mexico, a young woman finds herself in an arranged marriage to a prominent politician (Andres Ascencio). As his career progresses, she finds it more difficult to remain a loyal, loving wife.

Director: Roberto Sneider | Stars: Ana Claudia Talancón, Daniel Giménez Cacho, José María de Tavira, Joaquín Cosio

Votes: 2,535

71. Bad Girls (2007)

R | 100 min | Comedy

A rebellious teen butts heads with the teachers at an all-girl charm school in Mexico City.

Director: Fernando Sariñana | Stars: Martha Higareda, Blanca Guerra, Camila Sodi, Ximena Sariñana

Votes: 2,252

72. Casa de los babys (2003)

R | 95 min | Drama

55 Metascore

A brief look into South American family life while showing the hardships surrounding adoption in South America as six woman are forced to stay in the country while awaiting approval of adopting a baby.

Director: John Sayles | Stars: Daryl Hannah, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Mary Steenburgen, Lili Taylor

Votes: 2,218 | Gross: $0.48M

73. Déficit (2007)

Unrated | 79 min | Drama

Two different social classes get together at a family gathering in Mexico. Based on the TV project "Ruta 32".

Director: Gael García Bernal | Stars: Andrés Almeida, Fernanda Castillo, Luz Cipriota, Dagoberto Gama

Votes: 1,843

74. Daniel and Ana (2009)

Not Rated | 90 min | Drama, Thriller

43 Metascore

Daniel and Ana, siblings and best friends, are forced to deal with unimaginable trauma after they are kidnapped and forced to have sex on camera.

Director: Michel Franco | Stars: Dario Yazbek Bernal, Marimar Vega, José María Torre, Monserrat Ontiveros

Votes: 1,960 | Gross: $0.00M

75. Satanás (2007)

R | 95 min | Crime, Drama

Based on the Mario Mendoza's book and inspired by true events, tells three interconnected stories happening in the eve of the infamous Pozzetto Massacre.

Director: Andrés Baiz | Stars: Marcela Valencia, Blas Jaramillo, Lucia Rengifo, Isabel Gaona

Votes: 1,828

76. Lake Tahoe (2008)

Not Rated | 89 min | Drama

72 Metascore

A story of a teenager and the strange events that take place in his small town.

Director: Fernando Eimbcke | Stars: Diego Cataño, Hector Herrera, Daniela Valentine, Juan Carlos Lara II

Votes: 1,761 | Gross: $0.01M

77. Walking Vengeance (2008)

129 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

Four women plan a dangerous strike against a band of Mexican drug traffickers. Motivated by revenge, this action could change their luck forever. The cast: power, lust and money.

Director: Agustín Díaz Yanes | Stars: Diego Luna, Victoria Abril, Ariadna Gil, Pilar López de Ayala

Votes: 1,754

78. The Night Buffalo (2007)

NC-17 | 102 min | Drama

A schizophrenic man commits suicide after his girlfriend cheats on him with his best friend.

Director: Jorge Hernandez Aldana | Stars: Diego Luna, Liz Gallardo, Gabriel González, Irene Azuela

Votes: 1,685

79. East Side Story (I) (2006)

Not Rated | 88 min | Comedy, Romance

The arrival of Anglo newcomers to an East L.A. Latino neighborhood rocks the quiet world of a handsome young local who is torn between the family restaurant and life as a big city chef.

Director: Carlos Portugal | Stars: René Alvarado, David Berón, Gladise Jiminez, Steve Callahan

Votes: 1,674

80. El Traspatio (2009)

122 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

The true story of the border town of Juarez, Mexico where since the mid-1990s thousands of women have gone missing or turned up as sun-burnt corpses in the desert. Can new police captain Blanca Bravo stop the savagery?

Director: Carlos Carrera | Stars: Ana de la Reguera, Asur Zagada, Marco Pérez, Ivan Cortes

Votes: 1,599

81. Beat (2000)

R | 93 min | Drama

Two murders that shaped the lives of several college students who went on to become some of the most influential writers of the Beat Generation.

Director: Gary Walkow | Stars: Courtney Love, Kiefer Sutherland, Lisa Sheridan, Patricia Llaca

Votes: 1,617

82. Un mundo maravilloso (2006)

Not Rated | 118 min | Comedy, Drama, Thriller

The minister of Economy gives a house, a car and job to a man who tried to jump from a building because of his poverty; soon, every poor tries the same strategy.

Director: Luis Estrada | Stars: Damián Alcázar, Cecilia Suárez, Ernesto Gómez Cruz, Jesús Ochoa

Votes: 1,563

83. The Bastards (2008)

Not Rated | 90 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

Jesus and Fausto, two low-paid Mexican laborers working illegally across the border in LA, are offered big money and a sawn-off shotgun to break into the home of a drug addicted single mother and take her hostage.

Director: Amat Escalante | Stars: Jesus Moises Rodriguez, Rubén Sosa, Nina Zavarin, Kenny Johnston

Votes: 1,520

84. Drama/Mex (2006)

Unrated | 93 min | Drama

65 Metascore

Two interlaced stories unfold over the course of the same long, hot day in the once lush and now decadent resort town of Acapulco. The first involves the beautiful and cool Fernanda, who is... See full summary »

Director: Gerardo Naranjo | Stars: Fernando Becerril, Diana García, Miriana Moro, Emilio Valdés

Votes: 1,428 | Gross: $0.01M

85. Boogie (2009)

Not Rated | 82 min | Animation, Action, Crime

Boogie is a violent and ruthless hit man who follows his own rules. Women love him, criminals fear him.

Director: Gustavo Cova | Stars: Pablo Echarri, Jesús Ochoa, Nancy Dupláa, Susana Zabaleta

Votes: 1,534

86. Ancient Evil: Scream of the Mummy (2000)

R | 86 min | Horror

Six young archaeology students discover the remains of an ancient Aztec mummy and accidentally unleash the fury of an evil god.

Director: David DeCoteau | Stars: Trent Latta, Jeff Peterson, Ariauna Albright, Michele Nordin

Votes: 1,397

87. Violet Perfume: Nobody Hears You (2001)

PG-13 | 90 min | Drama

74 Metascore

The history of friendship of two females teenagers and how it's cracked up by misinformation about sexual education and violence against women.

Director: Marisa Sistach | Stars: Ximena Ayala, Nancy Gutiérrez, Arcelia Ramírez, María Rojo

Votes: 1,660

88. Sexo por compasión (2000)

109 min | Comedy

Dolores is a mature and kind woman whose husband abandons her because he can't stand her uncanny generosity. Desperate to get her husband back, she devotes her life to works of charity, ... See full summary »

Director: Laura Mañá | Stars: Elisabeth Margoni, Álex Angulo, Pilar Bardem, Juan Carlos Colombo

Votes: 1,334

89. The Waiting List (2000)

105 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

A desperate group of people wait at a rundown Cuban transit station for the next bus to arrive. The problem is, it never shows up. While a number of busses pass by the station, and others ... See full summary »

Director: Juan Carlos Tabío | Stars: Vladimir Cruz, Tahimi Alvariño, Jorge Perugorría, Noel García

Votes: 1,255

90. A Movie of Eggs (2005)

TV-PG | 90 min | Animation, Comedy, Family

A small egg named Toto decides that he doesn't want to become the breakfast and starts an adventure to become a chicken.

Directors: Gabriel Riva Palacio Alatriste, Rodolfo Riva Palacio Alatriste | Stars: Bruno Bichir, Carlos Espejel, Angélica Vale, Rodolfo Riva Palacio Alatriste

Votes: 1,384

91. Broken Sky (2006)

Unrated | 140 min | Drama, Romance

35 Metascore

Two students, Gerardo and Jonas, are in love. However, Jonas becomes obsessed with another boy, which leads to Gerardo moving into arms of Sergio.

Director: Julián Hernández | Stars: Miguel Ángel Hoppe, Fernando Arroyo, Alejandro Rojo, Ignacio Pereda

Votes: 1,227 | Gross: $0.03M

92. Mancora (2008)

R | 100 min | Drama

An adventure drama that tells the story of Santiago, a 22-year old from Lima. Following his father's suicide, haunted by his inner daemons and hatred for the world in general, Santiago ... See full summary »

Director: Ricardo de Montreuil | Stars: Jason Day, Elsa Pataky, Enrique Murciano, Phellipe Haagensen

Votes: 1,242 | Gross: $0.03M

93. El Estudiante (2009)

95 min | Drama

After retiring to the beautiful Mexican town of Guanajuato, a 70 year old decides to follow his dreams and enroll at the university where he stumbles upon a new generation and they are bound together by the novel Don Quijote de la Mancha.

Director: Roberto Girault | Stars: Jorge Lavat, Norma Lazareno, José Carlos Ruiz, Cristina Obregón

Votes: 1,223

94. Sultanes del Sur (2007)

Not Rated | 95 min | Action, Crime, Drama

A band of thieves steal from a Mexican bank and travel to Argentina to launder the money. Upon their arrival the plan goes south and it's up to them to figure out what went wrong.

Director: Alejandro Lozano | Stars: Tony Dalton, Ana de la Reguera, Silverio Palacios, Jordi Mollà

Votes: 1,201

95. Rage (2009)

89 min | Drama, Romance, Thriller

43 Metascore

A romantic thriller about a construction worker in hiding for killing his foreman who hides in the mansion where his girlfriend works as a maid.

Director: Sebastián Cordero | Stars: Martina García, Gustavo Sánchez Parra, Tanya de la Cruz, Karlos Aurrekoetxea

Votes: 1,192 | Gross: $0.01M

96. Bajo la sal (2008)

Not Rated | 112 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller

SET IN MEXICO! A series of murders leads Commander Trujillo to a town close to a salt mine, where he meets Víctor Zepeda - a lonely teenager who works in his father funeral home.

Director: Mario Muñoz | Stars: Humberto Zurita, Plutarco Haza, Emilio Guerrero, Irene Azuela

Votes: 1,184

97. Todo el poder (2000)

R | 105 min | Crime

When a Mexican film director becomes fed up with the crime and corruption in his homeland, he decides to single-handedly take on a powerful band of criminals.

Director: Fernando Sariñana | Stars: Demián Bichir, Cecilia Suárez, Luis Felipe Tovar, Ximena Sariñana

Votes: 1,179

98. Zapata - El sueño del héroe (2004)

Biography, Drama, Fantasy

A look at the life of Mexican Revolution Hero Emiliano Zapata.

Director: Alfonso Arau | Stars: Alejandro Fernández, Lucero, Patricia Velasquez, Jesús Ochoa

Votes: 1,081

99. Lucía, Lucía (2003)

R | 110 min | Adventure, Comedy, Crime

51 Metascore

A woman trying to cope with the recent disappearance of her husband finds that the event uncovers some dark secrets. Subtitled.

Director: Antonio Serrano | Stars: Cecilia Roth, Carlos Álvarez-Nóvoa, Kuno Becker, Margarita Isabel

Votes: 1,075 | Gross: $0.27M

100. Nora's Will (2008)

92 min | Comedy, Drama

This story begins when José finds out that Nora, the woman he'd been married to for 30 years and then divorced, has committed suicide. The rabbi explains to José that due to the celebration... See full summary »

Director: Mariana Chenillo | Stars: Fernando Luján, Enrique Arreola, Ari Brickman, Juan Carlos Colombo

Votes: 1,153



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