The best Penélope Cruz movies
The top 3 according to 5 votes from people: Open Your Eyes (1997) · Jamón Jamón (1992) · Pain and Glory (2019). (Updated Dec 4, 2025.)
From Jamón Jamón to Parallel Mothers, via Almodóvar and Woody Allen. Ordered using the Rotten Tomatoes ranking (Indie Hoy), Zenda and JustWatch.
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Top 10
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1
Open Your Eyes (1997)
Sofía, in Amenábar's thriller.
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2
Jamón Jamón (1992)
Silvia, the debut that launched her, with Bigas Luna.
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3
Pain and Glory (2019)
The director's young mother in Almodóvar's memories.
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4
Volver (2006)
Raimunda and her mother's secret; best actress at Cannes.
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5
All About My Mother (1999)
Sister Rosa in Almodóvar's Oscar winner.
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6
Vicky Cristina Barcelona (2008)
María Elena, her supporting-actress Oscar.
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7
Belle Époque (1992)
The youngest of Fernando Trueba's four sisters.
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8
Parallel Mothers (2021)
Two first-time mothers in the same hospital; Volpi Cup in Venice.
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9
Broken Embraces (2009)
Lena, actress and lover, in Almodóvar's melodrama.
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10
Everybody Knows (2018)
A kidnapping at a wedding, by Asghar Farhadi, with Bardem.
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11
Live Flesh (1997)
The woman who gives birth on a bus in the opening scene.
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12
The Girl of Your Dreams (1998)
A Spanish actress in Nazi Germany, by Trueba.
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13
Elegy (2008)
Consuela, opposite Ben Kingsley, by Isabel Coixet.
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14
Official Competition (2021)
An eccentric director facing Banderas and Oscar Martínez.
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