# Javier Bardem's best films

From Bigas Luna's Jamón, jamón to his Oscar as Anton Chigurh: Bardem's best films according to Zenda, Yoigo and JustWatch.

- 31 votes · 15 items
- Nov 9, 2025 · Diego Benítez
- https://even.best/en/l/4040/javier-bardem-s-best-films

## Top 15

1. **Dune (2021)** (5 · ▲5 ▼0) — Stilgar, the Fremen leader, from Denis Villeneuve.
2. **The Sea Inside (2004)** (4 · ▲4 ▼0) — Ramón Sampedro, from Amenábar; Volpi Cup in Venice.
3. **No Country for Old Men (2007)** (3 · ▲3 ▼0) — Anton Chigurh, from the Coens; Oscar for Best Supporting Actor.
4. **Before Night Falls (2000)** (3 · ▲3 ▼0) — Cuban poet Reinaldo Arenas; Volpi Cup and an Oscar nomination.
5. **Biutiful (2010)** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — Iñárritu in Barcelona; best actor at Cannes.
6. **Jamón, jamón (1992)** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — His breakthrough with Bigas Luna and Penélope Cruz.
7. **Skyfall (2012)** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — Villain Raoul Silva against James Bond.
8. **Mouth to Mouth (1995)** (1 · ▲2 ▼1) — An actor working a sex line; Goya for best actor.
9. **Mondays in the Sun (2002)** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Laid-off shipyard workers in Vigo; Goya for best actor.
10. **The Good Boss (2021)** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — A scales manufacturer; Goya for best actor.
11. **Running Out of Time (1994)** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Imanol Uribe, with Carmelo Gómez and Ruth Gabriel.
12. **Everybody Knows (2018)** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — With Penélope Cruz, from Asghar Farhadi.
13. **Vicky Cristina Barcelona (2008)** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Woody Allen in Barcelona and Oviedo.
14. **Golden Balls (1993)** (0 · ▲1 ▼1) — A Benidorm property developer, from Bigas Luna.
15. **Live Flesh (1997)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Pedro Almodóvar, with Liberto Rabal and Francesca Neri.

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