# The best Spanish films of the 2000s according to critics

Mondays in the Sun, Pan's Labyrinth, Volver, Talk to Her, El Bola and The Sea Inside: the Spanish films of 2000-2009 with the best press ratings on SensaCine.

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- Dec 22, 2022 · maría sierra
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## Top 10

1. **Mondays in the Sun (2002)** (8 · ▲9 ▼1) — Fernando León de Aranoa. Javier Bardem and laid-off shipyard workers in Vigo.
2. **The Secret in Their Eyes (2009)** (5 · ▲6 ▼1) — Juan José Campanella. Spanish-Argentine co-production: an unsolved murder and an unspoken love. Oscar winner.
3. **Pan's Labyrinth (2006)** (5 · ▲5 ▼0) — Guillermo del Toro. A girl, a faun and a Francoist captain in 1944. Co-produced with Mexico.
4. **The Method (2005)** (5 · ▲5 ▼0) — Marcelo Piñeyro. Seven job candidates locked in a room.
5. **The Sea Inside (2004)** (5 · ▲5 ▼0) — Alejandro Amenábar. Javier Bardem as Ramón Sampedro. Foreign-language Oscar.
6. **The 7th Day (2004)** (4 · ▲5 ▼1) — Carlos Saura. The Puerto Hurraco massacre.
7. **Talk to Her (2002)** (4 · ▲4 ▼0) — Pedro Almodóvar. Two men care for two women in comas. Oscar for best original screenplay.
8. **Pellet (2000)** (3 · ▲5 ▼2) — Achero Mañas. A boy beaten by his father finds a friend. Goya for best film.
9. **Alatriste (2006)** (3 · ▲4 ▼1) — Agustín Díaz Yanes. Viggo Mortensen as Pérez-Reverte's captain.
10. **Volver (2006)** (1 · ▲3 ▼2) — Pedro Almodóvar. Penélope Cruz, La Mancha and a mother who comes back.

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