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    Mexican Movies

    The 40 most popular mexican movies, ranked. Click any film for ratings, reviews, trailers, and where to watch.

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    Facing El Chapo
    TMDB4.4

    Facing El Chapo

    2026 · 1h 31m

    country: Mexico

    Two Mexican officers must survive the final hours of their shift after crossing a ruthless cartel boss.

    Chapo: El Escape Del Siglo
    TMDB2.8

    Chapo: El Escape Del Siglo

    2016 · 1h 27m

    country: Mexico

    A famous drug kingpin escapes from prison. The mexican president wants him back in jail whereas the U.S. government wants him dead.

    Desire
    TMDB3.4

    Desire

    2026 · 1h 37m

    country: Mexico

    Lucero’s life appears immaculate: a wealthy household, a devoted husband, and two children who embody the promise of a perfect family. Yet beneath this surface simmers a quiet dissatisfaction. When Matías, a young swimming coach hired by her husband, enters their lives, Lucero finds herself pulled into a risky and consuming relationship. As secrecy, desire, and jealousy tighten their grip, the boundaries within the family begin to collapse, placing mother and daughter in a dangerous emotional triangle that threatens to shatter everything Lucero has built.

    Pan's Labyrinth
    TMDB3.9

    Pan's Labyrinth

    2006 · 1h 58m

    country: Mexico

    In post–civil war Spain, 10-year-old Ofelia moves with her pregnant mother to live under the control of her cruel stepfather. Drawn into a mysterious labyrinth, she meets a faun who reveals that she may be a lost princess from an underground kingdom. To return to her true father, she must complete a series of surreal and perilous tasks that blur the line between reality and fantasy.

    Infection
    TMDB3.4

    Infection

    2019 · 1h 35m

    country: Venezuela

    Film about an epidemic outbreak of a new rabies virus in Venezuela and a father trying to save his son from contagion. A Russian man is in Caracas under the influence of the Krokodil drug, when he gets infected with the rabies virus and starts an epidemic of aggressive and cannibalistic beings. Doctor Adam Vargas is in the midst of all this, when he begins a journey within a ravaged Venezuela to save his son from being infected.

    Desnudos
    TMDB1.9

    Desnudos

    2004 · 1h 38m

    country: Mexico

    A gentle artist contends with his cheating girlfriend, and an innocent girl longs to break free from an abusive relationship. When fate brings these two lovelorn people together, true love finally blossoms.

    Mujeres infieles 2
    TMDB3.1

    Mujeres infieles 2

    2003 · 1h 49m

    country: Mexico

    Anthology movie, three stories about marriages in crisis.

    Accidental Partners
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    Accidental Partners

    2026 · 1h 50m

    country: Mexico

    Two women discover they were both scammed by the same man (who also got them pregnant). They form an alliance to take revenge.

    Conserje en condominio
    TMDB3.3

    Conserje en condominio

    1974 · 1h 58m

    country: Mexico

    After reading in the newspaper, Úrsulo runs to seek employment. It is the position of caretaker of a luxury apartment building habited by people more heterogeneous: the professional model, the spiritualist, hippies and all turn to him to solve their problems. But someone in the building, kidnapped an important person and Úrsulo becomes a private investigator.

    The Legend of Zorro
    TMDB3.1

    The Legend of Zorro

    2005 · 2h 10m

    country: United States

    Despite trying to keep his swashbuckling to a minimum, a threat to California's pending statehood causes the adventure-loving Don Alejandro de la Vega and his wife, Elena, to take action.

    Amores Perros
    TMDB3.8

    Amores Perros

    2000 · 2h 34m

    country: Mexico

    A fatalistic car crash in Mexico city sets off a chain of events in the lives of three people: a supermodel, a young man wanting to run off with his sister-in-law, and a homeless man.

    Counterattack
    TMDB4.1

    Counterattack

    2025 · 1h 25m

    country: Mexico

    When a hostage rescue mission creates a new enemy, Capt. Guerrero and his elite soldiers must face an ambush by a criminal group.

    On the Road
    TMDB3.9

    On the Road

    2026 · 1h 33m

    country: Mexico

    Veneno, a rebellious young drifter, frequents roadside diners where he sleeps with truck drivers. Urgently needing a ride, he meets Muñeco, a hard-edged driver who keeps to himself. He convinces Muñeco to take him deep into the hyper-masculine world of long-haul trucking across the north of Mexico. As they travel together and an unexpected intimacy builds between them, shadows from Veneno’s past resurface, putting both their lives at risk.

    The Faculty
    TMDB3.3

    The Faculty

    1998 · 1h 44m

    country: United States

    When creepy things start happening at Herrington High, the students begin to suspect that their faculty is being controlled by body-snatching aliens.

    Y Tu Mamá También
    TMDB3.7

    Y Tu Mamá También

    2001 · 1h 46m

    country: Mexico

    In Mexico, two teenage boys and an attractive older woman embark on a road trip and learn a thing or two about life, friendship, sex, and each other.

    El Infierno
    TMDB4.0

    El Infierno

    2010 · 2h 28m

    country: Mexico

    After being deported back to Mexico, a man has no choice but to join the vicious drug cartel that has corrupted his hometown in order to survive.

    Get the Gringo
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    Get the Gringo

    2012 · 1h 36m

    country: United States

    A career criminal nabbed by Mexican authorities is placed in a tough prison where he learns to survive with the help of a 9-year-old boy.

    No manches, Frida
    TMDB3.9

    No manches, Frida

    2016 · 1h 40m

    country: Mexico

    After being released from prison, Zequi, a bank robber, sets out to recover money buried by his accomplice; but is horrified to learn that a high school gymnasium is now over the site where the loot is hidden.

    The Arrival
    TMDB3.0

    The Arrival

    1996 · 1h 55m

    country: Mexico

    Zane Ziminski is an astrophysicist who receives a message that seems to have extraterrestrial origins. Eerily soon after his discovery, Zane is fired. He then embarks on a search to determine the origins of the transmission that leads him into a Hitchcockian labyrinth of paranoia and intrigue.

    The Trace of Your Lips
    TMDB2.3

    The Trace of Your Lips

    2023 · 1h 21m

    country: Mexico

    Román is an actor who works in B-movies and who’s isolated in his apartment as a pandemic keeps the world on edge. Aldo, an indigenous young man, is an essential worker who’s allowed by the authorities to come and go. They live across from each other in an apartment complex. They meet online, and they can talk and even see each other in videocalls, but they can’t meet in person. Eventually, the temptation to break out of their lockdown comes up.

    Deseo
    TMDB3.3

    Deseo

    2013 · 1h 37m

    country: Mexico

    Eight short stories of seduction and illicit encounters between lovers, filled with humor and eroticism, which use a circular structure located in the cosmopolitan atmosphere of a colonial city of Mexico.

    Dreams
    TMDB3.1

    Dreams

    2025 · 1h 38m

    country: Mexico

    A powerful socialite and a promising ballet dancer begin a dangerous affair. When he secretly crosses the US-Mexico border, she takes desperate measures to protect their future together.

    Flies
    TMDB3.4

    Flies

    2026 · 1h 41m

    country: Mexico

    Olga lives a strictly regulated life without attachments in a vast apartment block. When out of financial necessity she rents a room in her apartment to a man who also sneaks-in his nine-year-old son, an unlikely bond forms. Her carefully controlled world begins to shift, and their lives become intertwined against her will.

    I Am Frankelda
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    I Am Frankelda

    2025 · 1h 44m

    country: Mexico

    A gifted young writer in 19th-century Mexico journeys into her subconscious and comes face to face with characters from her own spooky stories.

    Mexico 86
    TMDB3.9

    Mexico 86

    2026 · 1h 35m

    country: Mexico

    When a last-minute chance to host the 1986 World Cup appears, a cunning Mexican bureaucrat, armed with nothing but guts and audacity, cons his way through FIFA to beat the United States, but in a country of power games, every victory has a price.

    A History of Love and War
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    A History of Love and War

    2025 · 1h 51m

    country: Mexico

    This outrageous comedy stages a soap opera of epic proportions, as one corrupt property developer faces trial for Mexico's violent history. The fourth feature from Santiago Mohar Volkow, Una historia de amor y guerra centres on real estate baron Pepe Sánchez-Campo, whose mega-mall development brings him into conflict with local guerrillas. For once, bribery and a call to Daddy might not be enough to save Pepe – a character more grotesque than the telenovela unfolding around him. Trying to sabotage Pepe's marriage to Constanza, her cousin and lover Teo records Pepe cheating. The resulting chaos precipitates in a burlesque bloodbath involving treachery, talking animals, colonial history and bartering in the afterlife.

    A Child of My Own
    TMDB4.3

    A Child of My Own

    2026 · 1h 36m

    country: Chile

    Desperate for a baby and burdened by family and societal expectations, a woman fakes a pregnancy and gets tangled in a crime.

    Radical
    TMDB4.2

    Radical

    2023 · 2h 5m

    country: Mexico

    In a Mexican border town plagued by neglect, corruption, and violence, a frustrated teacher tries an unorthodox new method to break through his students’ apathy and unlock their curiosity, their potential... and perhaps even their genius.

    Cronos
    TMDB3.3
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    Cronos

    1993 · 1h 34m

    country: Mexico

    Faced with his own mortality, an ingenious alchemist tried to perfect an invention that would provide him with the key to eternal life. It was called the Cronos device. When he died more than 400 years later, he took the secrets of this remarkable device to the grave with him. Now, an elderly antiques dealer has found the hellish machine hidden in a statue and learns about its incredible powers. The more he uses the device, the younger he becomes...but nothing comes without a price. Life after death is just the beginning as this nerve-shattering thriller unfolds and the fountain of youth turns bloody.

    Amityville II: The Possession
    TMDB2.9

    Amityville II: The Possession

    1982 · 1h 44m

    country: Mexico

    Anthony and Dolores Montelli, along with their four children, move into their dream house in Amityville and are immediately plagued by a string of paranormal experiences. When the abusive Anthony wrongly places the blame on the children, Dolores recruits a local Catholic priest to exorcise the house.

    Aztec Batman: Clash of Empires
    TMDB3.8

    Aztec Batman: Clash of Empires

    2025 · 1h 30m

    country: United States

    In the time of the Aztec empire, tragedy strikes Yohualli Coatl when his father is murdered by Spanish conquistadors. To warn King Moctezuma and his high priest, Yoka, of imminent danger, Yohualli escapes to Tenochtitlán. There, he trains in the temple of the bat god Tzinacan with his mentor, developing equipment and weaponry to confront the Spanish invasion and avenge his father’s death. Along the way, he encounters key figures like the fierce Jaguar Woman and the conquistador Hernán Cortés.

    Day Six
    TMDB1.9

    Day Six

    2016 · 1h 42m

    country: Mexico

    Carmen, a young actress is trapped between the love she feels for Pablo and the relationship she has with Joaquin. When she finds out about the illnnes she has, she decides to take a trip with one of them, which will change the life of all forever.

    Miss Bala
    TMDB3.2

    Miss Bala

    2019 · 1h 44m

    country: Mexico

    Gloria finds a power she never knew she had when she is drawn into a dangerous world of cross-border crime. Surviving will require all of her cunning, inventiveness, and strength.

    Revenge
    TMDB3.2

    Revenge

    1990 · 2h 3m

    country: Mexico

    Michael ‘Jay’ Cochran has just left the Navy after 12 years and he's not quite sure what he's going to do, except that he knows he wants a holiday. He decides to visit Tiburon Mendez, a powerful but shady Mexican businessman who he once flew to Alaska for a hunting trip. Arriving at the Mendez mansion in Mexico, he is immediately surprised by the beauty and youth of Mendez’s wife, Miryea.

    Lucca's World
    TMDB3.7

    Lucca's World

    2025 · 1h 36m

    country: Mexico

    Determined to help her son, who has cerebral palsy, Bárbara takes her family to India for an experimental treatment.

    La Cocina
    TMDB3.5

    La Cocina

    2024 · 2h 19m

    country: Mexico

    In the sweltering back kitchen of a Times Square restaurant, undocumented cook Pedro is caught between mounting pressures at work and a complicated romance with waitress Julia. When money goes missing, suspicion spreads, igniting tensions that threaten to upend the fragile hopes of the staff.

    Perras
    TMDB3.6

    Perras

    2011 · 1h 40m

    country: Mexico

    Something terrible is happening in class 3A at Calmecatl Junior High. No one can leave the classroom until the guilty party is found. This is the device that gives us a glimpse of the ethics, games, esthetics and eroticism of these girl-women. It is not easy to say what the subject is, there are so many: the discovery of sexuality, discrimination, chance, drugs, maternity, traditions, betrayals, power, love. A mural of a complex reality from the point of view of twenty-something women in the skin of 14 to 15 year old girls.

    Biutiful
    TMDB3.6

    Biutiful

    2010 · 2h 28m

    country: Mexico

    This is a story of a man in free fall. On the road to redemption, darkness lights his way. Connected with the afterlife, Uxbal is a tragic hero and father of two who's sensing the danger of death. He struggles with a tainted reality and a fate that works against him in order to forgive, for love, and forever.

    Fly, Little  Angel
    TMDB3.8

    Fly, Little Angel

    2001 · 50m

    country: Germany

    Twenty years ago, director Christiane Burkhard’s parents died in a plane crash. Now she has made a documentary, in collaboration with her sister, about remembering and coming to terms with the facts. First, she looks for accounts in the former homes and from family and friends of the couple. She also has a large number of old Super-8 recordings. Her mother was an enthusiastic amateur filmmaker, who captured all the major family events on film. Together with her sister, Burkhard watches the footage of the smiling faces of her parents. Making this documentary becomes a self-conceived ritual that should help her bid farewell to an unreal and unaccepted past. The subdued tone suits the difficulties all those involved have talking about the event, even after twenty years.

    Sanctorum
    TMDB2.7

    Sanctorum

    2019 · 1h 23m

    country: Dominican Republic

    In a small village on the edge of the war between the military and the cartels, a little boy escapes to the forest to plead to the gods of nature for his disappeared mother's safe return.

    About Mexican Movies

    Mexican cinema

    Mexican cinema had a Golden Age in the 1940s and 50s and a second surge from the late 1990s, when Cuarón, del Toro, and Iñárritu moved between Mexican production and Hollywood without abandoning either.

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    1974–2026
    Best reviewed
    Accidental Partners (8.8)
    Most common genres
    Drama, Thriller, Action

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    Mexican movies are ordered by overall popularity, which blends how often a title is viewed, searched, and logged. It updates as viewing habits shift, so the list reflects what people are actually watching rather than a fixed critical canon.
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