Best Spanish movies that are award winners or nominees

Pan's Labyrinth(2006)

Combined Rating:
95
Combined Critics Rating: 93

In the falangist Spain of 1944, the bookish young stepdaughter of a sadistic army officer escapes into an eerie but captivating fantasy world.



Pain and Glory(2019)

Combined Rating:
88
Combined Critics Rating: 90

An aging film director suffering from chronic illness and writer's block reflects on his life.



Volver(2006)

Combined Rating:
86
Combined Critics Rating: 83

After her death, a mother returns to her home town in order to fix the situations she couldn't resolve during her life.



Amores perros(2000)

Combined Rating:
85
Combined Critics Rating: 79

A horrific car accident connects three stories, each involving characters dealing with loss, regret, and life's harsh realities, all in the name of love.



Biutiful(2010)

Combined Rating:
77
Combined Critics Rating: 69

This is the story of Uxbal, a man living in this world, but able to see his death, which guides his every move.



No(2012)

Combined Rating:
77
Combined Critics Rating: 79

An ad executive comes up with a campaign to defeat Augusto Pinochet in Chile's 1988 referendum.



Roma(2018)

Combined Rating:
71
Combined Critics Rating: 96

A story that chronicles a year in the life of a middle-class family in Mexico City in the early 1970s.



Parallel Mothers(2021)

Combined Rating:
64
Combined Critics Rating: 76

The story of two mothers who give birth the same day.



Tristana(1970)

Combined Rating:
62
Combined Critics Rating: 66

When the young woman Tristana's mother dies, she is entrusted to the guardianship of the well-respected though old Don Lope. Don Lope is well-liked and well-known because of his honorable ...



Argentina, 1985(2022)

Combined Rating:
60
Combined Critics Rating: 63

A team of lawyers takes on the heads of Argentina's bloody military dictatorship during the 1980s in a battle against odds and a race against time.



Macario(1960)

Combined Rating:
9
Combined Critics Rating: 3

Poor, hungry peasant Macario longs for just one good meal on the Day of the Dead. After his wife cooks a turkey for him, he meets three apparitions, the Devil, God, and Death. Each asks him...



Camila(1984)

Combined Rating:
4
Combined Critics Rating: 0

In 1840's Buenos Aires, Argentina, a beautiful young socialite named Camila falls in love with Ladislao, a Jesuit priest. After several failed attempts at fighting his own feelings, he ...



Tlayucan(1962)

Combined Rating:
1
Combined Critics Rating: 0

A man becomes a thief out of desperation. If his identity becomes known, his neighbors might lynch him. The only friendly face in town is the local priest.



Los tarantos(1963)

Combined Rating:
1
Combined Critics Rating: 0

A boy and a girl from two rival Gypsy families fall in love.