The best Spanish films of the 1990s
The top 3 according to 22 votes from people: All About My Mother (1999) · Thesis (1996) · Martín (Hache) (1997). (Updated Aug 5, 2019.)
From All About My Mother and Thesis to Lovers of the Arctic Circle, Alone, Neighbourhood and The Day of the Beast: the top 10 of TVE's poll on Spanish cinema of the 1990s.
Automatically translated (original in Español). See the original
Top 10
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1
All About My Mother (1999)
Pedro Almodóvar. A mother searches Barcelona for her dead son's father. Foreign-language Oscar.
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2
Thesis (1996)
Alejandro Amenábar. A student finds a snuff film at her university.
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3
Martín (Hache) (1997)
Adolfo Aristarain. An Argentine director and his son in Madrid, with Federico Luppi.
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4
Lovers of the Arctic Circle (1998)
Julio Medem. Otto and Ana, palindromic names and a love that goes round in circles.
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5
Alone (1999)
Benito Zambrano. A mother and daughter in a Seville neighbourhood.
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6
Lucky Star (1997)
Ricardo Franco. A butcher takes in a woman and her son, with Antonio Resines and Jordi Mollà.
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7
Open Your Eyes (1997)
Alejandro Amenábar. Eduardo Noriega and a dream he can't wake up from.
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8
Neighbourhood (1998)
Fernando León de Aranoa. Three teenagers in a working-class Madrid district in summer.
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9
The Day of the Beast (1995)
Álex de la Iglesia. A priest tries to stop the Antichrist being born in Madrid.
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10
Nobody Will Speak of Us When We're Dead (1995)
Agustín Díaz Yanes. Victoria Abril as a prostitute in Mexico who returns to Madrid.
How is this ranking ordered? By people's votes: each ▲ adds a point and each ▼ takes one away. Anyone can vote and add what is missing.
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Comments (1)
Tesis la vi en el instituto en VHS y no dormí en dos días. Echo de menos Familia de León de Aranoa, pero el top está bien.