Best movies of Álex de la Iglesia

Balada triste de trompeta(2010)

Combined Rating:
57
Combined Critics Rating: 55

A young trapeze artist must decide between her lust for Sergio, the Happy Clown, or her affection for Javier, the Sad Clown, both of whom are deeply disturbed.



Las brujas de Zugarramurdi(2013)

Combined Rating:
57
Combined Critics Rating: 55

On the run from the Police, a gang of armed robbers finds a safe haven in a secluded village crammed with witches, only to encounter the bizarre, the unexpected and the occult.



Mi gran noche(2015)

Combined Rating:
43
Combined Critics Rating: 51

During the never-ending TV taping for a New Year's Eve program, peoples personal lives clash and eventually explode out into the open.



Crimen ferpecto(2004)

Combined Rating:
42
Combined Critics Rating: 34

An ambitious salesman will do anything for that big promotion he's been chasing, but inevitably, he will learn that there is no such thing as the perfect crime.



800 balas(2002)

Combined Rating:
34
Combined Critics Rating: 34

Julián Torralba is a former movie stuntman in Almeria, Spain. He and several of his colleagues, who once made a living in American Westerns shot in Spain, now are reduced to doing stunt ...



The Oxford Murders(2008)

Combined Rating:
33
Combined Critics Rating: 10

At Oxford University, a professor and a grad student work together to try to stop a potential series of murders seemingly linked by mathematical symbols.



La chispa de la vida(2011)

Combined Rating:
23
Combined Critics Rating: 22

An out-of-work publicist who suffers an accident looks to sell the exclusive interview rights to the highest bidder in an attempt to provide for his family.



Perdita Durango(1997)

Combined Rating:
23
Combined Critics Rating: 9

A psychotic criminal couple kidnaps a random teenage couple. The woman rapes the male captive, and lets him watch his lover being raped by the man. They then plan to sacrifice the couple.



El día de la bestia(1995)

Combined Rating:
22
Combined Critics Rating: 0

A Catholic priest teams up with a Black Metal aficionado and an Italian connoisseur of the occult to avert the birth of the beast, and with it, the end of the world.



El bar(2017)

Combined Rating:
20
Combined Critics Rating: 0

In bustling downtown Madrid, a loud gunshot and two mysterious deaths trap a motley assortment of common urbanites in a decrepit central bar, while paranoia and suspicion force the terrified regulars to turn on each other.



La comunidad(2000)

Combined Rating:
19
Combined Critics Rating: 0

The accidental discovery of a big fortune hidden in the apartment of a deceased man will fill the heart of a real estate agent with greed and dreams of a luxurious life, but the neighbours think otherwise.



Acción mutante(1993)

Combined Rating:
13
Combined Critics Rating: 0

In a future world ruled by good-looking people, a terrorist group of mutants led by Ramon Yarritu kidnap the daughter of Orujo, a rich businessman, to claim for the rights of the ugly ...



Muertos de risa(1999)

Combined Rating:
9
Combined Critics Rating: 0

Nino and Bruno are two comedians who reach the heights of success with their duo act, turning them into huge TV celebrities. However, the hate between them grows as fast, and as much, as their fame.



Perfectos desconocidos(2017)

Combined Rating:
6
Combined Critics Rating: 0

Seven friends gather for dinner and decide to play a game in which all incoming messages and calls will be on display for the entire group, leading to a series of revelations that gradually unravels their 'normal' lives.



El cuarto pasajero(2022)

Combined Rating:
1
Combined Critics Rating: 0

At his 50 Julian, divorced and with a cash problem, uses an app to share car to travel Madrid. Falling in love with Lorena, an usual passenger, his troubles start when in a travel two strangers join with them.