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1. The Others (2001)
PG-13 | 104 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller
In 1945, immediately following the end of Second World War, a woman who lives with her two photosensitive children on her darkened old family estate in the Channel Islands becomes convinced that the home is haunted.
Director: Alejandro Amenábar | Stars: Nicole Kidman, Christopher Eccleston, Fionnula Flanagan, Alakina Mann
Votes: 392,904 | Gross: $96.52M
2. Vanilla Sky (2001)
R | 136 min | Fantasy, Mystery, Romance
A self-indulgent and vain publishing magnate finds his privileged life upended after a vehicular accident with a resentful lover.
Director: Cameron Crowe | Stars: Tom Cruise, Penélope Cruz, Cameron Diaz, Kurt Russell
Votes: 285,519 | Gross: $100.61M
3. Open Your Eyes (1997)
R | 119 min | Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi
A very handsome man finds the love of his life, but he suffers an accident and needs to have his face rebuilt by surgery after it is severely disfigured.
Director: Alejandro Amenábar | Stars: Eduardo Noriega, Penélope Cruz, Chete Lera, Fele Martínez
Votes: 73,195 | Gross: $0.37M
4. Agora (2009)
R | 127 min | Adventure, Biography, Drama
A historical drama set in Roman Egypt, concerning a slave who turns to the rising tide of Christianity in the hope of pursuing freedom while falling in love with his mistress, the philosophy and mathematics professor Hypatia of Alexandria.
Director: Alejandro Amenábar | Stars: Rachel Weisz, Max Minghella, Oscar Isaac, Ashraf Barhom
Votes: 73,006 | Gross: $0.62M
5. The Sea Inside (I) (2004)
PG-13 | 126 min | Biography, Drama
The factual story of Spaniard Ramon Sampedro, who fought a 28-year campaign in favor of euthanasia and his own right to die.
Director: Alejandro Amenábar | Stars: Javier Bardem, Belén Rueda, Lola Dueñas, Mabel Rivera
Votes: 85,221 | Gross: $2.09M
6. Regression (I) (2015)
R | 106 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A detective and a psychoanalyst uncover evidence of a satanic cult while investigating a young woman's terrifying past.
Directors: Alejandro Amenábar, Occultum Luciferus | Stars: Ethan Hawke, David Thewlis, Emma Watson, Dale Dickey
Votes: 42,560 | Gross: $0.05M
7. Thesis (1996)
R | 125 min | Crime, Horror, Mystery
While doing a thesis about violence, Ángela finds a snuff video where a girl is tortured until death. Soon she discovers that the girl was a former student in her faculty...
Director: Alejandro Amenábar | Stars: Ana Torrent, Fele Martínez, Eduardo Noriega, Xabier Elorriaga
Votes: 42,420
8. Spanish Movie (2009)
83 min | Comedy
A spoof of contemporary Spanish movies.
Director: Javier Ruiz Caldera | Stars: Alexandra Jiménez, Sílvia Abril, Carlos Areces, Laia Alda
Votes: 3,212
9. La Fortuna (2021)
60 min | Adventure, Thriller
Alex Ventura, a young and inexperienced diplomat, has inadvertently become the leader of a mission that will test all of his convictions: to recover the undersea treasure stolen by adventurer Frank Wild.
Stars: Álvaro Mel, Ana Polvorosa, Clarke Peters, Stanley Tucci
Votes: 1,672
10. Blackthorn (2011)
R | 102 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
In Bolivia, Butch Cassidy (now calling himself James Blackthorn) pines for one last sight of home, an adventure that aligns him with a young robber and makes the duo a target for gangs and lawmen alike.
Director: Mateo Gil | Stars: Sam Shepard, Eduardo Noriega, Stephen Rea, Magaly Solier
Votes: 10,350 | Gross: $0.20M
11. Butterfly (1999)
R | 96 min | Drama, War
Based in 1936 Spain, Moncho is an outcast at school but is able to form a strong bond with his outspoken teacher. When fascism arrives to Spain, his teacher is considered an enemy of the regime & arrested.
Director: José Luis Cuerda | Stars: Manuel Lozano, Fernando Fernán Gómez, Uxía Blanco, Gonzalo Uriarte
Votes: 9,742 | Gross: $2.09M
12. While at War (2019)
107 min | Drama, History, War
Writer Miguel de Unamuno faces himself and his ideals after the 1936's military coup d'etat.
Director: Alejandro Amenábar | Stars: Karra Elejalde, Eduard Fernández, Santi Prego, Nathalie Poza
Votes: 6,935
13. El cautivo
Adventure | Pre-production
Algiers in 1575 Miguel de Cervantes a wounded 28-year-old Spanish Navy soldier, is held prisoner by Ottoman corsairs.
Director: Alejandro Amenábar | Stars: Alessandro Borghi, Julio Peña, Juanma Muniagurria, Fernando Tejero
14. Drag Race España (2021– )
TV-14 | 66 min | Game-Show, Reality-TV
Spanish Drag superstar Supremme Deluxe presides as ten of Spain's most talented queens compete to be crowned Spain's first Drag Race Superstar.
Stars: Supremme De Luxe, Javier Calvo, Ana Locking, Javier Ambrossi
Votes: 2,830
15. Dark Blue Almost Black (2006)
105 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Just as his childhood sweetheart Natalia returns, his infertile brother Antonio asks Jorge to impregnate Paula, Antonio's imprisoned girlfriend.
Director: Daniel Sánchez Arévalo | Stars: Quim Gutiérrez, Raúl Arévalo, Marta Etura, Antonio de la Torre
Votes: 8,589 | Gross: $0.00M
16. Spectre (2006 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 75 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
An elderly writer visits the small village where he grew up and as he walks through he catches a glimpse of the same woman he fell in love with in his youth but she has not aged at all! He follows her, but is not ready for what he finds
Director: Mateo Gil | Stars: Juan José Ballesta, Natalia Millán, Jordi Dauder, Victoria Mora
Votes: 1,200
17. Vale (I) (2015)
12 min | Short, Comedy, Romance
A group of Spanish friends meet a girl who speaks English called Rachel. Victor is one of them but his English is not good enough to talk with Rachel.
Director: Alejandro Amenábar | Stars: Dakota Johnson, Quim Gutiérrez, Natalia Tena, Carles Francino
Votes: 531
18. The 77th Annual Academy Awards (2005 TV Special)
194 min | Music
Films nominated for the annual awards include The Aviator (2004), Finding Neverland (2004), Million Dollar Baby (2004), Ray (2004) and Sideways (2004).
Directors: Louis J. Horvitz, Roger Goodman | Stars: Chris Rock, Andrew Adamson, Alan Alda, Jo Allen
Votes: 1,197
19. Fat People (2009)
110 min | Comedy, Drama
Follows the excesses and deprivation of life. Complexes, phobias, obsessions, traumas, fears, and sex are aired in a weight-loss therapy group.
Director: Daniel Sánchez Arévalo | Stars: Antonio de la Torre, Roberto Enríquez, Verónica Sánchez, Raúl Arévalo
Votes: 3,019
20. Cousinhood (2011)
Not Rated | 98 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Three cousins travel to the village where they spent summer vacations as kids.
Directors: Daniel Sánchez Arévalo, Raúl Arévalo | Stars: Quim Gutiérrez, Inma Cuesta, Raúl Arévalo, Antonio de la Torre
Votes: 5,156
21. Eva (I) (2011)
PG-13 | 94 min | Drama, Fantasy, Romance
A shy genius is employed by his former university to design robot software.
Director: Kike Maíllo | Stars: Daniel Brühl, Marta Etura, Alberto Ammann, Claudia Vega
Votes: 10,427 | Gross: $0.01M
22. El mal ajeno (2010)
107 min | Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Diego is a doctor who is immune to the pain of others, but after being shot his reality changes.
Director: Oskar Santos | Stars: Eduardo Noriega, Belén Rueda, Angie Cepeda, Cristina Plazas
Votes: 1,994
23. Hollywood Insider (2018– )
Talk-Show
A show focused on substance and meaningful entertainment while staying away from gossip and scandal.
Stars: Pritan Ambroase, Leonardo DiCaprio, Tom Holland, Margot Robbie
Votes: 1,412
24. Zip & Zap and the Marble Gang (2013)
97 min | Adventure, Comedy
The twins, Zip and Zap, are sent to reeducation summer school. They form a gang with 3 others, opposing the school's tyranny with pranks. Later, they go treasure hunting.
Director: Oskar Santos | Stars: Javier Gutiérrez, Raúl Rivas, Daniel Cerezo, Claudia Vega
Votes: 1,070
25. El hormiguero (2006– )
120 min | Comedy, Talk-Show
El Hormiguero is a Spanish television program with a live audience. The talk show features comedy, science, and interviews with world celebrities. It has been running since September 2006, and is hosted and produced by Pablo Motos.
Stars: Pablo Motos, Damián Molla Herman, Juan Ibáñez Pérez, Jorge Marrón Martín
Votes: 948
26. La nuit des Césars (1976– )
Documentary
The César is the national film prize of France. He is named after the French sculptor César Baldaccini.
Stars: Nathalie Baye, Antoine de Caunes, Juliette Binoche, Pierre Tchernia
Votes: 230
27. Días de cine (1991– )
60 min | News
Antonio Gasset hosts this show in which recently released movies and DVDs are thoughtfully discussed in a documentary-like way.
Stars: Gerardo Sánchez, Elena S. Sánchez, Antonio Gasset, Cayetana Guillén Cuervo
Votes: 334
28. Kulturplatz (2004– )
25 min | Documentary
Just a bunch of hooligans crashing planes into buildings on a date that's near October 2nd
Stars: Eva Wannenmacher, Nicole Salathé, Nina Brunner, Nino Gadient
Votes: 21
29. Nobody Knows Anybody (1999)
R | 108 min | Drama, Thriller
An aspiring novelist receives a charge that will change his life completely.
Director: Mateo Gil | Stars: Eduardo Noriega, Jordi Mollà, Natalia Verbeke, Paz Vega
Votes: 2,590
30. La vida era eso (2020)
109 min | Drama
Maria's stable, retired life drastically changes when the condition of a young patient sharing a hospital room abruptly worsens. This road movie celebrates human dignity with the ageless possibilities of life.
Director: David Martín de los Santos | Stars: Petra Martínez, Anna Castillo, Florin Piersic Jr., Ramón Barea
Votes: 364
31. Danielle (2017)
19 min | Short, Fantasy
A beautiful alien lands on earth and discovers love in the form of a Madrid native named Daniel. Realizing she can't make it on her own, he takes her in. From there, their relationship ... See full summary »
Director: Alejandro Amenábar | Stars: Charlotte Vega, Dani Luque, Max, Cayetana Recio
Votes: 125
32. Alaska y Mario (2011– )
Reality-TV
Stars: Alaska, Mario Vaquerizo, Marta Vaquerizo, Miguel Balanzategui
Votes: 101
33. Los Felices veinte (2020–2022)
Stars: Aníbal Gómez, Nacho Vigalondo, Paula Púa, Gakian
Votes: 15
34. Versión española (1998– )
News, Talk-Show
Veteran Spanish TV show hosted by actress Cayetana Guillén Cuervo with weekly screenings of current Spanish movies. The show's complemented by interviews to the directors, actors, producers... See full summary »
Stars: Cayetana Guillén Cuervo, Eduardo Noriega, Icíar Bollaín, Fernando Trueba
Votes: 107
35. Silenci? (2002–2008)
30 min | Drama
Stars: Bibiana Ballbé, Oriol Rafel, Todd Solondz, Agustín Fernández Mallo
Votes: 71
36. The 62nd Annual Golden Globe Awards 2005 (2005 TV Special)
Golden Globe Award - American award awarded by the Hollywood association of the foreign press from 1944 for works in movies and television's pictures.
Director: Chris Donovan | Stars: Natalie Portman, Leonardo DiCaprio, Hilary Swank, Alejandro Amenábar
Votes: 483
37. Alguna pregunta més? (2004– )
30 min | Comedy
This odd variety show displays scenes from Spanish and Catalan television (as well as international television) and mocks them by playing little "reaction clips". It also features some live... See full summary »
Stars: Manel Piñero, Isma Juárez, David Verdaguer, Peyu
Votes: 197
38. Cinema 3 (1984–2016)
News
Stars: Jaume Figueras, Crisol Tuà, Monts Llussà, Àlex Gorina
Votes: 228
39. Luna (1995)
14 min | Thriller, Short
A young man hitchhikes on a full-moon night and a young woman picks him up. The woman is a little crazy and gets angry. She takes a gun and shoots him. Next night she picks up another ... See full synopsis »
Director: Alejandro Amenábar | Stars: Nieves Herranz, Eduardo Noriega, Alejandro Amenábar, Mateo Gil
Votes: 343
40. Corazón de... (1997– )
30 min | News
Stars: Anne Igartiburu, Alejandra Navas, Carolina Casado, Jose Toledo
Votes: 169
41. Miradas 2 (2004–2013)
25 min | Documentary
Stars: Montse Elias, Georgina Cisquella, Antonio Gárate, Anna Cler
Votes: 48
42. Himenóptero (1992)
33 min | Short, Thriller
A group of students are shooting a horror short film in a high school.
Director: Alejandro Amenábar | Stars: Raquel Gómez-Rosado, Nieves Herranz, Alejandro Amenábar, Juana Macías
Votes: 305
43. Belmonte (1995)
104 min | Biography
The life of famous Spanish bullfighter Juan Belmonte (1892-1962).
Director: Juan Sebastián Bollaín | Stars: Achero Mañas, Jesús Bonilla, Lautaro Murúa, Luis Miguel Calvo
Votes: 95
44. Página 2 (2007– )
30 min | Talk-Show
Stars: Òscar López, Desirée de Fez, Rosa Montero, Julia Navarro
Votes: 27
45. Un viaje mar adentro (2005 TV Movie)
87 min | Documentary
Documentary on the making of the film "Mar adentro" by Alejandro Amenábar.
Director: Oskar Santos | Stars: Alejandro Amenábar, Fernando Bovaira, Mateo Gil, Javier Aguirresarobe
Votes: 59
46. Caiga quien caiga (I) (1996–2010)
News
Reality changes depending on how you see it. CQC has its own way of seeing things. "Caiga Quien Caiga" is a weekly news roundup that takes a humorous and ironic approach to reporting ... See full summary »
Stars: El Gran Wyoming, Juanjo de la Iglesia, Javier Martín, Sergio Pazos
Votes: 219
48. Lo + plus (1995–2005)
60 min | Talk-Show
Stars: Ana García Siñeriz, Fernando Schwartz, Máximo Pradera, Ramón Arangüena
Votes: 69
49. The Others
Horror | Announced
Follows a woman living in a darkened old family house with her two photosensitive children, only to become convinced that the home is haunted.
50. Buenafuente (2005–2011)
90 min | Comedy, Music, Talk-Show
Stars: Andreu Buenafuente, Miquel Company Costa, Joan Eloi Vila, Edu Soto
Votes: 254