The best Antonio Banderas movies
The top 3 according to 125 votes from people: Philadelphia (1993) · The Mask of Zorro (1998) · Pain and Glory (2019). (Updated Nov 4, 2025.)
From Almodóvar's Madrid to Hollywood and back: the Antonio Banderas films that show up most in the rankings of Gold Derby, Paloma & Nacho and Zenda, from Law of Desire to Pain and Glory.
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Top 12
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1
Philadelphia (1993)
Jonathan Demme; Banderas plays Miguel, Tom Hanks's partner.
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2
The Mask of Zorro (1998)
Martin Campbell, with Anthony Hopkins and Catherine Zeta-Jones.
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3
Pain and Glory (2019)
Almodóvar looks at himself through Salvador Mallo. Best actor at Cannes and an Oscar nomination.
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4
Evita (1996)
Alan Parker's musical with Madonna; Banderas is Che, the narrator.
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5
Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown (1988)
The Almodóvar comedy that broke through internationally, with Carmen Maura.
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6
The Skin I Live In (2011)
His reunion with Almodóvar: a surgeon obsessed with creating new skin.
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7
Femme Fatale (2002)
Brian De Palma, with Rebecca Romijn, between Cannes and Paris.
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8
Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down! (1990)
Almodóvar: a former psychiatric patient kidnaps an actress, Victoria Abril.
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9
Matador (1986)
Almodóvar: a former bullfighting student and a lawyer bound by death.
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10
The Mambo Kings (1992)
His first Hollywood role: two Cuban musician brothers in New York.
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11
Law of Desire (1987)
Almodóvar, with Eusebio Poncela and Carmen Maura.
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12
Once Upon a Time in Mexico (2003)
Rodriguez closes the mariachi trilogy, with Johnny Depp.
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13
Desperado (1995)
Robert Rodriguez: the mariachi with a guitar case full of guns.
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14
Interview with the Vampire (1994)
Neil Jordan adapts Anne Rice, with Tom Cruise and Brad Pitt.
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