The 10 best Mexican Films
by sergtona | created - 01 Jan 2011 | updated - 01 Jan 2014 | PublicA very selected list with 10 titles of the best in mexican cine
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1. Midaq Alley (1995)
Unrated | 140 min | Drama, Romance
The lives of men and women living on Callejón de los Milagros in Mexico City.
Director: Jorge Fons | Stars: Ernesto Gómez Cruz, María Rojo, Salma Hayek, Bruno Bichir
Votes: 3,364
Based on an Indian novel, this is a complete masterpiece, an unbelievable emotional experience.
2. The Young and the Damned (1950)
Not Rated | 80 min | Crime, Drama
A group of juvenile delinquents live a violent and crime-filled life in the festering slums of Mexico City, as the morals of young Pedro are gradually corrupted and destroyed by the others.
Director: Luis Buñuel | Stars: Alfonso Mejía, Roberto Cobo, Estela Inda, Miguel Inclán
Votes: 22,014
This is the second film, along with Metropolis by Fritz Lang, who receive a World Heritage according the UNESCO. Marvelous in every sense.
3. Macario (1960)
91 min | Drama, Fantasy, Mystery
Poor and hungry peasant Macario wishes to have a good meal for All Saint's Day. After his wife cooks him a turkey he has three apparitions: The Devil, God, and the Death.
Director: Roberto Gavaldón | Stars: Ignacio López Tarso, Pina Pellicer, Enrique Lucero, Mario Alberto Rodríguez
Votes: 4,344
The most representative mexican film, even more than Los Olvidados. Ignacio Lopéz Tarso it's just outstanding.
4. Amores Perros (2000)
R | 154 min | Drama, Thriller
An 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.
Director: Alejandro G. Iñárritu | Stars: Emilio Echevarría, Gael García Bernal, Goya Toledo, Álvaro Guerrero
Votes: 253,027 | Gross: $5.38M
The best film of Alejandro González Iñárritu so far. Three painful stories. Three lives changed by a tragic accident. Nominated for one Academy Award.
5. Let's Go with Pancho Villa (1936)
PG-13 | 92 min | Drama, War
The Mexican Revolution is on its way when six brave peasants, known as "Los Leones de San Pablo", decide to join Pancho Villa's army and help end the suffering in their community by ... See full summary »
Director: Fernando de Fuentes | Stars: Antonio R. Frausto, Domingo Soler, Manuel Tamés, Ramón Vallarino
Votes: 816
An unbelievable tragicomedy. One of the best films in history. Timeless and powerful, it is a Masterpiece by Fernando de Fuentes.
6. And Your Mother Too (2001)
R | 106 min | Drama
In Mexico, two teenage boys and an older woman embark on a road trip and learn a thing or two about life and each other.
Director: Alfonso Cuarón | Stars: Maribel Verdú, Gael García Bernal, Daniel Giménez Cacho, Ana López Mercado
Votes: 128,921 | Gross: $13.62M
Two young friends and an older women make a trip in which the are going to find themself. With an ingenious script an the funniest but also the most bloodcurdling performance.
7. The Place Without Limits (1978)
Not Rated | 110 min | Drama
Family honor, greed, machismo, homophobia, and the dreams of whores collide in a Mexican town. Rich, elderly Don Alejo is poised to sell the town for a profit, needing only to buy a ... See full summary »
Director: Arturo Ripstein | Stars: Roberto Cobo, Fernando Soler, Lucha Villa, Ana Martín
Votes: 1,649
The first great mexican film with a homosexual topic. A devastating performance by Roberto Cobo.
8. Hell (2010)
NC-17 | 149 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
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.
Director: Luis Estrada | Stars: Damián Alcázar, Joaquín Cosio, Ernesto Gómez Cruz, María Rojo
Votes: 12,107
This is the recognition of Luis Estrada as the best mexican film director of the last 10 years. Joaquín Cosio looks impresive as el Cochiloco and Damián Alcázar and company are just hilarious. Don't miss it. The best mexican film of the last 15 years.
9. The Important Man (1961)
Not Rated | 100 min | Drama
Animas Trujano is a colorful but irresponsible Indian in a small Mexican village. He hopes above all things someday to be chosen mayordomio of his village, a place of great honor usually ... See full summary »
Director: Ismael Rodríguez | Stars: Toshirô Mifune, Columba Domínguez, Flor Silvestre, Pepe Romay
Votes: 734
This is a very strange film in Mexico. With Toshiro Mifune, Akira Kurosawa's star, Ismael Rodriguez gave us a masterpiece. Essential in mexican filmography
10. Viento negro (1965)
127 min | Adventure, Drama
A man recently estranged from his wife is in charge of setting a new rail line across the desert in difficult conditions. Things are further complicated when his 'sheltered' son arrives wanting to reconnect.
Director: Servando González | Stars: José Elías Moreno, David Reynoso, Jorge Martínez de Hoyos, Fernando Luján
Votes: 311
Beautiful exciting movie. A true piece of cinematografic art.
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