Best Spanish movies to watch
By the KyaDekhu team · Updated · Availability for India from JustWatch, ratings from IMDb
The highest-rated Spanish movies streaming in India right now, ranked by vote-weighted IMDb rating. Every pick is on a subscription or free app today.
50 titles across 1 language, average IMDb rating 7.3.

1. Wild Tales (2014)
Movie · Spanish · 2h 2m · Drama, Thriller · IMDb 8.1 (2.4L votes)
Injustice and the demands of the world can cause stress for many people. Some of them, however, explode. This includes a waitress serving a grouchy loan shark, an altercation between two motorists, an ill-fated wedding reception, and a wealthy businessman who tries to buy his family out of trouble.
Feels like: sharp humour + mind-bending twists

2. Amores Perros (2000)
Movie · Spanish · 2h 34m · Drama, Thriller · IMDb 8.0 (2.7L votes)
A fatalistic car crash in Mexico city sets off a chain of events in the lives of three people: a supermodel, a young man wanting to run off with his sister-in-law, and a homeless man.
Feels like: mind-bending twists + big-screen spectacle

3. Society of the Snow (2023)
Movie · Spanish · 2h 23m · Drama, History · IMDb 7.8 (1.8L votes)
On October 13, 1972, Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571, chartered to take a rugby team to Chile, crashes into a glacier in the heart of the Andes.
Feels like: big-screen spectacle + dark, gritty edges


5. Argentina 1985 (2022)
Movie · Spanish · 2h 21m · Drama, History · IMDb 7.6 (37K votes)
In the 1980s, a team of lawyers takes on the heads of Argentina's bloody military dictatorship in a battle against odds and a race against time.
Feels like: dark, gritty edges + edge-of-seat suspense

6. El Infierno (2010)
Movie · Spanish · 2h 28m · A · Action, Crime · IMDb 7.6 (14K votes)
After being deported back to Mexico, a man has no choice but to join the vicious drug cartel that has corrupted his hometown in order to survive.
Feels like: dark, gritty edges + edge-of-seat suspense

7. Mirage (2018)
Movie · Spanish · 2h 9m · Thriller, Drama · IMDb 7.4 (73K votes)
During a mysterious thunderstorm, Vera, a young mother, manages to save a life in danger, but her good deed causes a disturbing chain of unexpected consequences.
Feels like: mind-bending twists + edge-of-seat suspense

8. Herod's Law (1999)
Movie · Spanish · 2h 3m · Comedy, Crime · IMDb 7.7 (8K votes)
In the 1940s, a small Mexican town has seen its last three mayors assassinated in rapid succession. A naive janitor is recruited to become the new mayor, and he believes he will modernize the little town and usher in a reign of peace. But the system corrupts him very quickly, and he takes to abusing his power while ass
Feels like: sharp humour + dark, gritty edges

9. Maria Full of Grace (2004)
Movie · Spanish · 1h 41m · Drama, Thriller · IMDb 7.4 (38K votes)
A pregnant Colombian teenager becomes a drug mule to make some desperately needed money for her family.
Feels like: edge-of-seat suspense + dark, gritty edges

10. 100 Meters (2016)
Movie · Spanish · 1h 48m · Comedy, Drama · IMDb 7.5 (7.6K votes)
Based on the incredibly true story of a Spanish man with Multiple Sclerosis who tried to finish an Iron-Man: 3,8km swimming, 180km cycling and 42 running. And he was told that he could not make 100 meters.
Feels like: big-hearted warmth + family-friendly fun

11. The Three Deaths of Marisela Escobedo (2020)
Movie · Spanish · 1h 49m · Documentary, Crime · IMDb 8.1 (2.3K votes)
After the death of her daughter at the hand of her boyfriend, Marisela Escobedo began to fight for justice not only against the murderer but also against the corrupt Mexican judicial system.
Feels like: dark, gritty edges + edge-of-seat suspense

12. I'm No Longer Here (2019)
Movie · Spanish · 1h 52m · Drama · IMDb 7.3 (11K votes)
In Monterrey, Mexico, a young street gang spends their days dancing to slowed-down cumbia and attending parties. After a mix-up with a local cartel, their leader is forced to migrate to the U.S. but quickly longs to return home.
Feels like: mind-bending twists + dark, gritty edges

13. The Teacher Who Promised the Sea (2023)
Movie · Spanish · 1h 45m · Drama, History · IMDb 7.5 (4.5K votes)
The buried memories of the Spanish Civil War are unearthed as a woman searches for the remains of her grandfather's father and discovers the story of an idealistic young teacher from Tarragona.
Feels like: mind-bending twists + dark, gritty edges

14. Money Heist: The Phenomenon (2020)
Movie · Spanish · 57m · Documentary · IMDb 7.5 (4K votes)
A documentary on why 'Money Heist' sparked a wave of enthusiasm around the world for a lovable group of thieves and their professor.
Feels like: family-friendly fun + breakneck pacing

15. Heroic Losers (2019)
Movie · Spanish · 1h 56m · Comedy, Thriller · IMDb 7.2 (16K votes)
In a town in the Northwest of the province of Buenos Aires, a group of neighbors is organized to recover the economy of the area, but when the corralito is implemented in the country and they suffer a fraud, their hopes disappear. Now, they will unite to recover the lost money and give the blow of their lives to their
Feels like: sharp humour + mind-bending twists

16. Parallel Mothers (2021)
Movie · Spanish · 2h 3m · Drama · IMDb 7.1 (41K votes)
Two unmarried women who have become pregnant by accident and are about to give birth meet in a hospital room: Janis, in her late-thirties, unrepentant and happy; Ana, a teenager, remorseful and frightened.
Feels like: mind-bending twists + dark, gritty edges

17. God's Crooked Lines (2022)
Movie · Spanish · 2h 35m · Drama, Mystery · IMDb 7.1 (31K votes)
Alice Gould, a private investigator, pretends to be mentally ill in order to enter a psychiatric hospital and gather evidence for the case she is working on: the death of a patient in unclear circumstances.
Feels like: mind-bending twists + dark, gritty edges

18. A Fantastic Woman (2017)
Movie · Spanish · 1h 44m · Drama · IMDb 7.1 (29K votes)
Marina's life is thrown into turmoil following the death of her partner. Mourning the loss of the man she loved, she finds herself under intense scrutiny from those with no regard for her privacy.
Feels like: dark, gritty edges + edge-of-seat suspense

19. The Aerial (2007)
Movie · Spanish · 1h 39m · Science Fiction, Drama · IMDb 7.3 (5K votes)
An entire city has lost its voice. Mr. TV, the owner of the city's only television channel, is carrying out a sinister plan to control all of the city's inhabitants.
Feels like: big-screen spectacle + dark, gritty edges

20. The Endless Trench (2019)
Movie · Spanish · 2h 28m · Drama, History · IMDb 7.2 (8K votes)
A small village in Huelva, Andalusia, Spain, 1936. Higinio and Rosa have been married only for a few months when the Civil War breaks out. Higinio, being afraid of possible reprisals from the rebel faction, decides to use a hole dug in his own house as a temporary hideout.
Feels like: dark, gritty edges + edge-of-seat suspense

21. Prayers for the Stolen (2021)
Movie · Spanish · 1h 50m · Drama · IMDb 7.3 (4.8K votes)
Ana and her two best friends, Maria and Paula, navigate life in their oppressive countryside village. Whilst their families struggle in the poppy fields harvesting opium, the girls try to grow alongside the creeping terror of their cartel oppressors.
Feels like: dark, gritty edges + edge-of-seat suspense

22. Live Twice, Love Once (2019)
Movie · Spanish · 1h 41m · Comedy, Drama · IMDb 7.2 (7.8K votes)
A retired academic teacher tries to find the love of his youth after being diagnosed with Alzheimer's.
Feels like: big-hearted warmth + family-friendly fun

23. The Good Boss (2021)
Movie · Spanish · 2h · Comedy, Drama · IMDb 7.1 (17K votes)
Julio Blanco is the proprietor of Básculas Blanco, a Spanish company producing industrial scales in a provincial Spanish town, which awaits the imminent visit from a committee that will decide if they merit a local Business Excellence award: everything has to be perfect when the time comes. Working against the clock,
Feels like: sharp humour + breakneck pacing

24. The Perfect Dictatorship (2014)
Movie · Spanish · 2h 23m · Drama, Comedy · IMDb 7.2 (6.8K votes)
TV MX, the most powerful Mexican Television Corporation, discloses a scandalous story involving Governor Carmelo Vargas in serious crimes and illicit business. Governor Vargas worried about his political future, decides to clean his image and negotiates a billionaire secret agreement with the owners of the TV Corporati
Feels like: sharp humour + dark, gritty edges

25. The Heist of the Century (2020)
Movie · Spanish · 1h 54m · Comedy, Thriller · IMDb 7.1 (13K votes)
In 2006, a group of thieves performed what is considered one of the most famous and smart bank heists in the history of Argentina. How they robbed the Rio bank is as surprising as what happened afterwards. This is their story.
Feels like: edge-of-seat suspense + big-screen spectacle


27. The Platform (2019)
Movie · Spanish · 1h 35m · A · Drama, Science Fiction · IMDb 7.0 (3.3L votes)
A slab of food descends down a vertical facility. The residents above eat heartily, leaving those below starving and desperate. A rebellion is imminent.
Feels like: mind-bending twists + dark, gritty edges

28. Sirāt (2025)
Movie · Spanish · 1h 55m · Drama, Thriller · IMDb 7.0 (39K votes)
A man and his son arrive at a rave lost in the mountains of Morocco. They are looking for Marina, their daughter and sister, who disappeared months ago at another rave. Driven by fate, they decide to follow a group of ravers in search of one last party, in hopes Marina will be there.
Feels like: big-screen spectacle + edge-of-seat suspense

29. Luciano Mellera: Infantiloide (2018)
Movie · Spanish · 1h 6m · Comedy · IMDb 7.4 (1.6K votes)
Argentina's Luciano Mellera emphasizes the humorous and fantastical aspects of childhood through comedic impersonations and insights on daily life.
Feels like: sharp humour + family-friendly fun

30. You Are Not Alone: Fighting the Wolf Pack (2024)
Movie · Spanish · 1h 43m · U/A 16+ · Documentary · IMDb 7.4 (1.5K votes)
Through key testimonies, this documentary looks at a gang rape that took place during the 2016 San Fermín festival and sparked protests worldwide.
Feels like: dark, gritty edges + edge-of-seat suspense

31. La Ciénaga (2001)
Movie · Spanish · 1h 41m · Drama · IMDb 7.0 (9.8K votes)
Amid the sweltering summer heat in northern Argentina, two middle-class families retreat to a crumbling country estate and a modest townhouse, where strained relationships, simmering tensions, and the presence of children and servants quietly expose the fractures of family life. Between idle days, gossip, and unspoken
Feels like: dark, gritty edges + mind-bending twists

32. Road to Roma (2020)
Movie · Spanish · 1h 13m · Documentary · IMDb 7.7 (798 votes)
Director Alfonso Cuarón reflects on the childhood memories, period details and creative choices that shaped his Academy Award-winning film 'ROMA.'
Feels like: family-friendly fun + big-hearted warmth

33. El Pepe: A Supreme Life (2019)
Movie · Spanish · 1h 14m · Documentary · IMDb 7.1 (2.4K votes)
A documentary on the life of Uruguayan politician and former guerrilla fighter José Mujica.
Feels like: family-friendly fun + dark, gritty edges

34. When Evil Lurks (2023)
Movie · Spanish · 1h 40m · Horror, Thriller · IMDb 6.9 (65K votes)
When brothers Pedro and Jimi discover that a demonic infection has been festering in a nearby farmhouse, they attempt to evict the victim from their land. Failing to adhere to the proper rites of exorcism, their reckless actions inadvertently trigger an epidemic of possessions across their rural community.
Feels like: dark, gritty edges + edge-of-seat suspense

35. Afternoons of Solitude (2025)
Movie · Spanish · 2h 6m · Documentary · IMDb 7.1 (2.2K votes)
The life of the bullfighter Andrés Roca Rey during a day of bullfighting, from the moment he dresses up to the moment he undresses.
Feels like: big-screen spectacle + dark, gritty edges

36. The Lost Children (2024)
Movie · Spanish · 1h 37m · A · Documentary · IMDb 7.0 (3.9K votes)
After a plane crash, four indigenous children fight to survive in the Colombian Amazon using ancestral wisdom as an unprecedented rescue mission unfolds.
Feels like: edge-of-seat suspense + big-screen spectacle

37. Where the Tracks End (2023)
Movie · Spanish · 1h 35m · Drama, Comedy · IMDb 7.1 (2K votes)
Georgina is a teacher determined to make a difference in the lives of the children she educates in the classroom of a wagon school in rural Mexico.
Feels like: big-hearted warmth + family-friendly fun

38. The Guardian of the Monarchs (2024)
Movie · Spanish · 1h 32m · Documentary · IMDb 7.7 (506 votes)
The forests of Michoacán are home to millions of monarch butterflies. Activist Homero Gómez was highly vocal about its preservation – and then he vanished.
Feels like: family-friendly fun + big-screen spectacle

39. The Accidental Twins (2024)
Movie · Spanish · 1h 24m · Documentary · IMDb 7.2 (1.3K votes)
Two sets of identical twins switched at birth in Colombia explore their complex history and new identities in this captivating documentary.
Feels like: family-friendly fun + big-hearted warmth

40. A Cop Movie (2021)
Movie · Spanish · 1h 47m · Documentary, Crime · IMDb 7.0 (2.5K votes)
This documentary walks the line between fact and fiction, delving into corruption in the Mexican police through the experiences of two officers.
Feels like: dark, gritty edges + mind-bending twists

41. Belén (2025)
Movie · Spanish · 1h 48m · A · Drama · IMDb 7.0 (2.5K votes)
In the conservative northwestern region of Argentina, Julieta finds herself accused of infanticide after a medical emergency. With support from her attorney and women's rights advocates, she fights for justice in a landmark case that could change lives.
Feels like: edge-of-seat suspense + dark, gritty edges

42. Society of the Snow: Who Were We on the Mountain? (2024)
Movie · Spanish · 37m · Documentary · IMDb 7.2 (965 votes)
An in-depth look at the creative process behind "Society of the Snow," featuring cast, crew, director J.A. Bayona and even real-life survivors.
Feels like: dark, gritty edges + big-hearted warmth

43. The Echo (2024)
Movie · Spanish · 1h 42m · Documentary · IMDb 7.4 (561 votes)
In the remote village of El Echo that exists outside of time, the children care for the sheep and their elders. While the frost and drought punish the land, they learn to understand death, illness and love with each act, word and silence of their parents. A story about the echo of what clings to the soul, about the cer
Feels like: family-friendly fun + big-hearted warmth

44. The Settlers (2023)
Movie · Spanish · 1h 41m · Drama, Western · IMDb 6.9 (7.1K votes)
Chile, early 20th century. José Menéndez, a wealthy landowner, hires three horsemen to mark out the perimeter of his extensive property and open a route to the Atlantic Ocean across vast Patagonia.
Feels like: big-screen spectacle + dark, gritty edges

45. Outlaws (2021)
Movie · Spanish · 2h 5m · Crime · IMDb 6.9 (5.7K votes)
Introverted Girona student Nacho meets two delinquents from the city's Chinatown and gets caught up in a summer onslaught of burglaries and hold ups that will change his life.
Feels like: dark, gritty edges + edge-of-seat suspense

46. I Am Nevenka (2024)
Movie · Spanish · 1h 57m · Drama, History · IMDb 7.0 (1.7K votes)
In the year 2000, Nevenka Fernández, 24 years old, Councilor for Finance in the Ponferrada City Council, suffered relentless persecution, both sentimental and professional, by the mayor, a man accustomed to doing his will politically and personally. She never decides to report, although she knows that she will have to
Feels like: dark, gritty edges + edge-of-seat suspense

47. Bank Robbers: The Last Great Heist (2022)
Movie · Spanish · 1h 49m · Documentary · IMDb 7.0 (1.7K votes)
Through candid interviews, the perpetrators of Argentina's most notorious bank heist detail how — and why — they carried out the radical 2006 operation.
Feels like: dark, gritty edges + edge-of-seat suspense

48. Sunday's Illness (2018)
Movie · Spanish · 1h 53m · Drama · IMDb 6.9 (4.3K votes)
Annabel is a successful businesswoman with a wealthy husband. At a reception in her villa she meets a woman, a member of the catering staff who has been hired for the evening. This woman is none other than her own daughter Chiara, whom she had left over thirty years ago. Chiara was just eight years old at the time. She
Feels like: mind-bending twists + dark, gritty edges

49. The House of Flowers Presents: The Funeral (2019)
Movie · Spanish · 35m · U/A 13+ · Comedy · IMDb 7.5 (329 votes)
The de la Mora siblings publicly mourn the death of their mother amid multiple surprises and mishaps at Virginia's funeral.
Feels like: sharp humour + breakneck pacing

50. Camarón: The Film (2018)
Movie · Spanish · 1h 44m · Documentary · IMDb 7.4 (386 votes)
This documentary looks back on the life of legendary flamenco singer Camarón, who went from humble roots to rock star status to a tragic early death.
Feels like: family-friendly fun + big-hearted warmth
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