The 15 Best Spanish Films of All Time

Surreal fantasies, gritty post-war dramas and stylish modern thrillers all compete for a spot at the top of this list. Cast your vote!

1. 1
   All About My Mother

   Almodóvar's Oscar-winning 1999 drama exploring identity, motherhood, and loss among a vibrant cast of women.
   1000pts
2. 2
   Pan's Labyrinth

   Guillermo del Toro's 2006 dark fantasy weaving a girl's imagination into the brutal aftermath of the Spanish Civil War.
   696pts
3. 3
   Volver

   Pedro Almodóvar's 2006 drama starring Penélope Cruz as a woman confronting family secrets and ghosts of the past.
   482pts
4. 4
   Talk to Her

   Almodóvar's acclaimed 2002 drama about two men whose lives intertwine while caring for comatose women they love.
   375pts
5. 5
   The Orphanage

   J.A. Bayona's atmospheric 2007 gothic ghost story about a mother searching for her missing son.
   375pts
6. 6
   Cria Cuervos

   Carlos Saura's haunting 1976 drama about a young girl's inner world growing up under Franco's Spain.
   375pts
7. 7
   Thesis

   Amenábar's tense 1996 debut thriller about a film student who uncovers a real snuff film.
   375pts
8. 8
   Belle Epoque

   Fernando Trueba's Oscar-winning 1992 romantic comedy set in the Spain of the 1930s.
   225pts
9. 9
   Marshland

   Alberto Rodríguez's gripping 2014 crime thriller following two detectives investigating murders in 1980s rural Spain.
   225pts
10. 10
    Blancanieves

    Pablo Berger's inventive 2012 silent, black-and-white retelling of Snow White set in 1920s Andalusia.
    225pts
11. 11
    Julieta

    Almodóvar's 2016 drama tracing a mother's decades-long estrangement from her daughter.
    1pts
12. 12
    The Skin I Live In

    Almodóvar's twisted 2011 psychological thriller starring Antonio Banderas as a surgeon obsessed with revenge.
    1pts
13. 13
    Open Your Eyes

    Amenábar's surreal 1997 sci-fi thriller about identity and reality, later remade as Vanilla Sky.
    1pts
14. 14
    The Spirit of the Beehive

    Víctor Erice's haunting 1973 drama about a young girl's imagination in post-Civil War rural Spain.
    1pts
15. 15
    The Sea Inside

    Alejandro Amenábar's 2004 drama starring Javier Bardem as a quadriplegic man fighting for the right to die.
    1pts