Best mind-bending Spanish movies in India

By the KyaDekhu team · Updated 23 October 2026 · Availability for India from JustWatch, ratings from IMDb

74 movies in India match this list, with an average IMDb rating of 6.1. Ranked by vote-weighted IMDb rating and popularity; showing the top 30.

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   1. Wild Tales (2014)

   Movie · Spanish · 2h 2m · Drama, Thriller · IMDb 8.1 (2.4L votes)

   FunnyTwistyMatureCold & detached

   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.

   Prime Video
2. 

   2. Amores Perros (2000)

   Movie · Spanish · 2h 34m · Drama, Thriller · IMDb 8.0 (2.7L votes)

   TwistyMatureVisually stunningDark & gritty

   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.

   MUBI
3. 

   3. Mirage (2018)

   Movie · Spanish · 2h 9m · Thriller, Drama · IMDb 7.4 (73.3K votes)

   TwistyEdge-of-seatSerious

   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.

   Netflix
4. 

   4. The Platform (2019)

   Movie · Spanish · 1h 35m · A · Drama, Science Fiction · IMDb 7.0 (3.3L votes)

   TwistyDark & grittyMatureCold & detached

   A slab of food descends down a vertical facility. The residents above eat heartily, leaving those below starving and desperate. A rebellion is imminent.

   Netflix
5. 

   5. Parallel Mothers (2021)

   Movie · Spanish · 2h 3m · Drama · IMDb 7.1 (41.0K votes)

   Slow-burnTwisty

   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.

   MUBIPrime Video
6. 

   6. I'm No Longer Here (2019)

   Movie · Spanish · 1h 52m · Drama · IMDb 7.3 (10.6K votes)

   TwistyMatureDark & grittySlow-burn

   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.

   Netflix
7. 

   7. God's Crooked Lines (2022)

   Movie · Spanish · 2h 35m · Drama, Mystery · IMDb 7.1 (31.2K votes)

   TwistyDark & grittyEdge-of-seat

   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.

   Netflix
8. 

   8. Heroic Losers (2019)

   Movie · Spanish · 1h 56m · Comedy, Thriller · IMDb 7.2 (15.6K votes)

   FunnyTwistyEdge-of-seat

   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

   Prime Video
9. 

   9. The Teacher Who Promised the Sea (2023)

   Movie · Spanish · 1h 45m · Drama, History · IMDb 7.5 (4.5K votes)

   TwistySlow-burnSerious

   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.

   Prime Video
10. 

    10. The Perfect Dictatorship (2014)

    Movie · Spanish · 2h 23m · Drama, Comedy · IMDb 7.2 (6.8K votes)

    FunnyCold & detachedDark & grittyFast-paced

    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

    Netflix
11. 

    11. Marrowbone (2017)

    Movie · Spanish · 1h 51m · Thriller, Horror · IMDb 6.7 (52.1K votes)

    TwistyDark & grittyEdge-of-seatMature

    A young man and his three younger siblings are plagued by a sinister presence in the sprawling manor in which they live.

    Prime Video
12. 

    12. BARDO, False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths (2022)

    Movie · Spanish · 2h 39m · Comedy, Drama · IMDb 6.7 (16.9K votes)

    TwistySlow-burnLow-stakesFunny

    A renowned Mexican journalist and documentary filmmaker living in Los Angeles, after being named the recipient of a prestigious international award, is compelled to return to his native country, unaware that this simple trip will push him to an existential limit.

    Netflix
13. 

    13. Rapture (1980)

    Movie · Spanish · 1h 50m · Drama, Fantasy · IMDb 6.8 (4.1K votes)

    TwistySlow-burnDark & grittyMature

    José Sirgado is a low-budget filmmaker whose heroin addiction distorts his perspective of the real world. Although he is a depressed and unstable individual, his mood improves when he receives the mysterious films of Pedro, with whom he shares his passion for cinema.

    MUBI
14. 

    14. The Red Virgin (2024)

    Movie · Spanish · 1h 54m · Drama, History · IMDb 6.8 (4.1K votes)

    MatureTwistyDark & grittySerious

    Hildegart is conceived and educated by her mother Aurora to be the woman of the future, to become one of the most brilliant minds of Spain in the 1930s and one of the European references on female sexuality.

    Prime Video
15. 

    15. Ema (2019)

    Movie · Spanish · 1h 47m · Drama · IMDb 6.7 (10.1K votes)

    MatureVisually stunningDark & grittyCold & detached

    Ema is a magnetic and impulsive dancer in a reggaeton troupe. Her toxic marriage to choreographer Gastón is beyond repair, following a decision to give up on their adopted child Polo. She sets out on a mission to get him back, not caring who she’ll need to fight, seduce or destroy to make it happen.

    MUBI
16. 

    16. The Crimes That Bind (2020)

    Movie · Spanish · 1h 39m · Thriller, Crime · IMDb 6.7 (5.0K votes)

    TwistySlow-burnMatureDark & gritty

    When her son is accused of raping and trying to murder his ex-wife, Alicia embarks on a journey that will change her life forever.

    Netflix
17. 

    17. I Am Frankelda (2025)

    Movie · Spanish · 1h 44m · Animation, Fantasy · IMDb 6.8 (2.3K votes)

    Visually stunningTwisty

    A gifted young writer in 19th-century Mexico journeys into her subconscious and comes face to face with characters from her own spooky stories.

    Netflix
18. 

    18. Silvia Prieto (1999)

    Movie · Spanish · 1h 33m · Drama, Comedy · IMDb 6.8 (2.2K votes)

    Slow-burnLow-stakesDialogue-drivenTwisty

    After her 27th birthday, Silvia Prieto decides to take charge of her life and make some changes. At the same time, she suddenly finds herself intertwined in the life of another woman who is also named Silvia Prieto.

    MUBI
19. 

    19. Madeinusa (2006)

    Movie · Spanish · 1h 40m · Drama · IMDb 6.8 (1.9K votes)

    Slow-burnMatureDark & grittyCold & detached

    Madeinusa is a girl who lives in an isolated village in the mountains of Peru. This strange place is characterized by its religious fervor, and seemingly odd custom: from Good Friday at three o’clock in the afternoon to Easter Sunday, the whole village can do whatever it feels like.

    MUBI
20. 

    20. Murder by the Coast (2021)

    Movie · Spanish · 1h 28m · Documentary, Crime · IMDb 6.5 (2.8K votes)

    Cold & detachedTwistyMatureDark & gritty

    In 1999, teen Rocío Wanninkhof is murdered. Her mother's ex-partner, Dolores Vázquez, is suspected. Did she do it? A second victim reveals the truth.

    Netflix
21. 

    21. Nobody Knows I'm Here (2020)

    Movie · Spanish · 1h 31m · Drama · IMDb 6.5 (5.4K votes)

    Slow-burnTwisty

    Memo lives on a remote Chilean sheep farm, hiding a beautiful singing voice from the outside world. A recluse with a glittery flair, he can't stop dwelling on the past, but what will happen once someone finally listens?

    Netflix
22. 

    22. New Order (2020)

    Movie · Spanish · 1h 28m · Drama, Thriller · IMDb 6.5 (11.3K votes)

    MatureDark & grittyCold & detachedEdge-of-seat

    In the near future, a popular uprising in Mexico City interrupts a wedding held at the home of a wealthy family. After the riots have been quashed, they discover the bride has gone missing and plea with the military to help locate her.

    MUBI
23. 

    23. The Follies (2025)

    Movie · Spanish · 2h 1m · Drama · IMDb 6.5 (648 votes)

    Slow-burnTwisty

    Six women share a common 'friend': madness. It visits us all, pushes us to decide reality, to make daring decisions and to transform our lives.

    Netflix
24. 

    24. The Tree of Blood (2018)

    Movie · Spanish · 2h 10m · Drama · IMDb 6.4 (3.7K votes)

    TwistySlow-burnMatureSerious

    Marc and Rebeca, a young couple, travel to an old country house that used to belong to their family. Once there, they write the shared history of their roots, creating a huge family tree that harbours relationships of love, heartbreak, sex, madness, jealousy and infidelity, and under which also lies a history laden wit

    Netflix
25. 

    25. Private Network: Who Killed Manuel Buendía? (2021)

    Movie · Spanish · 1h 40m · Documentary, History · IMDb 6.8 (282 votes)

    Cold & detachedDark & grittyDialogue-drivenTwisty

    An account of the life and work of the famous Mexican journalist Manuel Buendía (1926-84) that seeks to unravel his murder and the links between Mexican politics and drug trafficking.

    Netflix
26. 

    26. Therapy Done Right (2026)

    Movie · Spanish · 1h 37m · Comedy, Drama · IMDb 6.3 (1.6K votes)

    Dialogue-drivenFunnyMatureTwisty

    A psychoanalyst who's lost faith in traditional therapy crosses every boundary to help a blocked novelist in this cutting Argentine dark comedy.

    Netflix
27. 

    27. Message in a Bottle (2025)

    Movie · Spanish · 2h 3m · Comedy, Fantasy · IMDb 6.2 (508 votes)

    Twisty

    A renowned sommelier finds a way to communicate with her past self in an attempt to correct the mistakes that have shaped her life. However, each message sent triggers unexpected consequences, altering not only her present but also the fates of those around her. What begins as an opportunity to make amends for the past

    Prime Video
28. 

    28. Pepe (2024)

    Movie · Spanish · 2h 2m · Drama · IMDb 6.1 (671 votes)

    Slow-burnTwistyCold & detachedLow-stakes

    A voice that claims to be from a hippopotamus. A voice that doesn’t understand the perception of time. Pepe, the first and last hippo killed in the Americas, tells his story with the overwhelming orality of these towns.

    MUBI
29. 

    29. The Legacy of the Bones (2019)

    Movie · Spanish · 2h 1m · Thriller, Crime · IMDb 6.4 (11.5K votes)

    MatureTwistyDark & grittyEdge-of-seat

    Inspector Amaia Salazar must return to the Baztan valley in order to solve a series of suicides that seem to follow a similar pattern.

    Netflix
30. 

    30. Memoria (2021)

    Movie · Spanish · 2h 16m · Drama, Science Fiction · IMDb 6.4 (13.0K votes)

    Slow-burnTwistyFamily-friendlySerious

    After hearing a loud 'bang' at daybreak, a Scottish woman begins experiencing a mysterious sensory syndrome while traversing the jungles of Colombia.

    MUBI