Ranking South American/Spanish Movies
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- DirectorFernando MeirellesKátia LundStarsAlexandre RodriguesLeandro FirminoMatheus NachtergaeleIn the slums of Rio, two kids' paths diverge as one struggles to become a photographer and the other a kingpin.1000/10
- DirectorGuillermo del ToroStarsIvana BaqueroAriadna GilSergi LópezIn the Falangist Spain of 1944, the bookish young stepdaughter of a sadistic army officer escapes into an eerie but captivating fantasy world.100/10
- DirectorDamián SzifronStarsDarío GrandinettiMaría MarullMónica VillaSix short stories that explore the extremities of human behavior involving people in distress.
- DirectorAlfonso CuarónStarsMaribel VerdúGael García BernalDaniel Giménez CachoIn Mexico, two teenage boys and an older woman embark on a road trip and learn a thing or two about life and each other.Alfonso Cuarón was a wild man for this one , penis shots riddled throughout the movie . It was bold, magical, and beautiful , a story only told through Mexico eyes
- DirectorFabián BielinskyStarsRicardo DarínGastón PaulsGraciela TenenbaumTwo con artists try to swindle a stamp collector by selling him a sheet of counterfeit rare stamps (the "nine queens").“Nine Queens”
Swinder’s black comedy movie about an experience indebted con-man (Marcos) teaming with a rookie con-man (Juan) for the day to swindle some grannies and coffee shops, when he gets tipped off by an old partner of the biggest con of their time: a wanted wealthy man who happens to be a stamp collector is taking refugee inside Marco sister’s hotel. It has a counterfeit sheet of some rare stamps called “Nine Queens” that are worth over a million dollars ….
This movie comes full circle and is a well-constructed, highly thought out swindle movie
9.5/10 - DirectorIssa LópezStarsPaola LaraJuan Ramón LópezNery ArredondoA dark fairy tale about a gang of five children trying to survive the horrific violence of the cartels and the ghosts created every day by the drug war.Follows a gang of orphans whom all have one thing in common: their parents were victims in an organ harvesting operation in Mexico .
Esbella's mother is missing and she join's Shine orphan gang to relocate her mother ... Meanwhile dead spirits follow Esbella and aid her in bringing the ringleaders Caco and Chino to the underworld - DirectorJuan José CampanellaStarsRicardo DarínSoledad VillamilPablo RagoA retired legal counselor writes a novel hoping to find closure for one of his past unresolved homicide cases and for his unreciprocated love with his superior - both of which still haunt him decades later.Romantic Mystery Drama ----- A retired investigator is writing a novel about an unsolved rape-murder that still haunts his memories 25 years later . He revisits some places and people of his past to share his rough draft - including the love in his eyes, his boss-intern Irene ...
It travels to the past when he and his partner Pablo first get the case from the department. Irene is brand new to the office, and the judge is an "imbecile". The victim's husband is losing his sanity and wants to take justice into his own hands.
As Ben and Pablo close in on the lead suspect, one of the shader investigators closes the case and pins it on some immigrants (he and killer have relations). As time ticks away if justice will be served or not, Ben can't escape his love for Irene (rich, soon to be married), and it seems Irene can't escape her love from Ben.
8.5/10 - DirectorPedro AlmodóvarStarsCarmen MauraAntonio BanderasJulieta SerranoA television actress encounters a variety of eccentric characters after embarking on a journey to discover why her lover abruptly left her.Carmen is going in love circles over her recent break-up with her husband Ivan. He has a secret family stashed in Madrid, but plans on ditching both and leaving town with a new chick.
Meanwhile Carmen's sister is in town hiding out from cops looking for terrorist, and Antonio Banderas can't get enough of her.
Spanish arthouse - DirectorAlejandro G. IñárrituStarsEmilio EchevarríaGael García BernalGoya ToledoAn 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.
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- DirectorCary Joji FukunagaStarsPaulina GaitanMarco Antonio AguirreLeonardo AlonsoA young Honduran girl and a Mexican gangster are united in a journey across the U.S. border.
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