# The best Carmen Maura movies

From Pepi, Luci, Bom to Volver, with ¡Ay, Carmela! and Common Wealth along the way: Carmen Maura's films with Almodóvar, Saura and Álex de la Iglesia, as reviewed by Metrograph and her biography.

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- May 19, 2026 · temporada80
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## Top 12

1. **Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown (1988)** (17 · ▲19 ▼2) — Pedro Almodóvar. Pepa, dumped via answering machine; Goya for Best Actress.
2. **¡Ay, Carmela! (1990)** (16 · ▲16 ▼0) — Carlos Saura. A variety performer caught in the Civil War; Goya and European Film Award.
3. **Volver (2006)** (15 · ▲16 ▼1) — Pedro Almodóvar. The mother who returns; shared acting award at Cannes.
4. **Common Wealth (2000)** (14 · ▲15 ▼1) — Álex de la Iglesia. An estate agent and a hidden fortune.
5. **Matador (1986)** (12 · ▲14 ▼2) — Pedro Almodóvar. A psychiatrist in a story of desire and death.
6. **Dark Habits (1983)** (11 · ▲13 ▼2) — Pedro Almodóvar. A nun in a very peculiar convent.
7. **800 Bullets (2002)** (10 · ▲12 ▼2) — Álex de la Iglesia. The daughter-in-law of an old Western stuntman in Almería.
8. **The Women on the 6th Floor (2010)** (9 · ▲13 ▼4) — Philippe Le Guay. A Spanish maid in sixties Paris.
9. **Law of Desire (1987)** (7 · ▲12 ▼5) — Pedro Almodóvar. Tina, the director's sister.
10. **Pepi, Luci, Bom (1980)** (7 · ▲11 ▼4) — Pedro Almodóvar. The director's first feature.
11. **What Have I Done to Deserve This? (1984)** (4 · ▲8 ▼4) — Pedro Almodóvar. A housewife at breaking point in a Madrid tower block.
12. **Valentín (2002)** (4 · ▲7 ▼3) — Alejandro Agresti. A Buenos Aires boy's grandmother.

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