Spanish-language cinema from Spain and Latin America is among the finest in the world.
Directors like Cuarón, del Toro, and Almodóvar have shaped global cinema.
Here are 10 Spanish-language films that everyone should see.
1. Accidental Partners (2026) 9.0
Genre: Comedy, Romance · Director: Ihtzi Hurtado · Cast: Angelique Boyer, Bárbara de Regil, Diego Klein
Two women discover they were both scammed by the same man (who also got them pregnant). They form an alliance to take revenge.
2. Morat: Balas Perdidas (2021) 9.0
Genre: Music, Documentary · Director: Carlos Sánchez · Cast: Juan Pablo Villamil, Juan Pablo Isaza, Simón Vargas Morales
Morat, the band with the highest amount of tickets sold in LATAM and Spain in the past years offered an unforgettable concert on December 15th at Wizink Center in Madrid as a final clasp of its mythic
3. La bicicleta de los Huanca (2007) 9.0
Genre: Comedy · Director: Roberto Calasich · Cast: Aldo Velásquez, Eloisa Álvarez, Iván Unzueta
4. El Cementerio de los Elefantes (2009) 8.9
Genre: Drama · Director: Tonchy Antezana · Cast: Christian Castillo, Fernando Peredo, Augusto Hinojosa
5. The Three Deaths of Marisela Escobedo (2020) 8.9
Genre: Documentary, Crime · Director: Carlos Pérez Osorio · Cast: Juan Manuel Fraire Escobedo, Alejandro Fraire, Blanca Escobedo
After the death of her daughter at the hand of her boyfriend, Marisela Escobedo began to fight for justice not only against the murderer but also against the corrupt Mexican judicial system.
6. A Poet (2025) 8.8
Genre: Comedy, Drama · Director: Simón Mesa Soto · Cast: Ubeimar Rios, Rebeca Andrade, Guillermo Cardona
An aging poet finds purpose mentoring Yurlady, a talented teen, though exposing her to the poetry scene might be unwise. His own poetic pursuits led nowhere, leaving him a stereotypical obscure writer
7. The Secret of Dr. Grinberg (2022) 8.7
Genre: Documentary · Director: Ida Cuéllar · Cast: Sperry Andrews, Sam Quiñones, Toni Karam
In the early nineties, Dr. Jacobo Grinberg’s career was blooming and he gained lots of international credit as a researcher in the fields of telepathy and neurophysiology at the Universidad Nacional A
8. ¿Quieres ser mi novia? (2026) 8.7
Genre: Comedy, Romance · Director: Ihtzi Hurtado · Cast: Ludwika Paleta, Juanpa Zurita, Harold Azuara
Javi and Lu’s relationship faces dangerous territory as old and new temptations emerge: a young woman reigniting Javi’s chemistry and a mature man pursuing Lu. Through humor, entanglements, and surpri
9. Ni tuyo, ni mía (2021) 8.6
Genre: Drama · Director: Sandra Solares · Cast: Tony Dalton, Alejandra Barros, José Fors
Amanda realizes that her perfect husband is having an affair. Instead of confronting him, she teams up with his husband’s lover to understand what went wrong and win him back.
10. Franco Escamilla: RPM (2020) 8.6
Genre: Comedy · Cast: Franco Escamilla
Spanish-language cinema combines passion, beauty, and bold storytelling. These 10 films are proof that some of the best movies ever made were never in English.