Top 10 Spanish Movies Streaming on Netflix

Netflix’s foreign film library offers a slew of Spanish movies if you’re looking for something new to watch. We’ve whittled down the list to the top ten Spanish movies you should see.

This list includes something for everyone, from grim fairy tales to musical comedies. Do you want to watch a true-crime documentary or a fast-paced revenge thriller? We’ve got your back. The top 10 Spanish movies on Netflix are listed below.

1. Roma

Alfonso Cuarón’s Roma, the first foreign-language film to win an Oscar for best director, welcomes audiences at the crossroads of emotional contemplation and artistic excellence. The black-and-white film follows Cleo (Yalitza Aparicio), a live-in cleaner who works for an affluent family in Mexico City, as she discovers a distinct sense of humanity.

2. Pan’s Labyrinth (El laberinto del fauno)

Guillermo del Toro’s Pan’s Labyrinth is unquestionably one of the best Spanish movies of the 2000s, masterfully weaving genres together. The film is set in 1944 in civil war-torn Spain and tells the story of Ofelia (Ivana Baquero), a 12-year-old girl who slips into a fantasy universe to escape the very real carnage that is occurring around her. The dark form of the faun, the creeping dread of the pale man, and the horrific reality of Ofelia’s stepfather Capitán Vidal (Sergi López), whose merciless authority over his soldiers and his household makes him a  truly unsettling enemy.

3.The Silence of Others (El silencio de otros)

The Silence of Others is a dramatic documentary that follows the survivors of General Francisco Franco’s 40-year tyranny in Spain. Because they are unable to pursue justice in Spain due to the amnesty rule passed in 1977, the survivors assemble a case in Argentina to examine crimes against humanity committed during Franco’s regime. Directors Almudena Carracedo and Robert Bahar painstakingly analyze how choosing to ignore history do far more harm than confronting it head-on, using breathtaking visuals and riveting interviews with persons who have made this issue their life’s work.

4. I’m No Longer Here (Ya no estoy aquí)

I’m No Longer Here is a film that alternates between Monterrey, Mexico, and New York City, telling the life of Ulises (Juan Daniel Garcia Treviso), a 17-year-old who is enamored with cumbia music and dance. Ulises is forced to leave his buddies behind and move to New York after a quarrel with a Monterrey cartel becomes ugly. Director Fernando Fras de la Parra interweaves past and present to create a stark contrast between Ulises’ Monterrey network of friends and his solitude in New York. This sad coming-of-age film is bolstered by beautiful graphics and great musicianship.

5. The Three Deaths of Marisela Escobedo (Las tres muertes de Marisela Escobedo)

The Three Deaths of Marisela Escobedo follows activist Marisela Escobedo in her journey to find the killer of her daughter. Escobedo coordinated rallies and sit-ins in Ciudad Juárez and around the Mexican state of Chihuahua from the death of her daughter Rub in 2008 to her own killing in 2010. The Three Deaths of Marisela Escobedo is a harrowing but riveting documentary that peels back layer after layer of the Escobedo family’s tragic tragedy, revealing not just their anguish but also the region’s widespread violence against women. The film is one of the best Spanish movies streaming on Netflix.

6. Holy Camp! (La llamada)

You’d think a Spanish movie that starts with God singing “I Will Always Love You” on a gleaming stairway to Heaven would be a disaster, but Holy Camp! shows you wrong. Mara (Macarena Garca) has begun having visions of God at a Christian summer camp. (Spoiler alert: God appears to have a special affection for Whitney Houston.) Mara’s visions astound her best friend Susana (Anna Castillo) and two of the camp’s nuns, strengthening their beliefs while also creating questions. Holy Camp! gets high marks for honesty, as it employs music and comedy to explore what faith means to many people.

7. Quién te cantará

After recovering from a near-death experience, pop singer Lila Cassen (Najwa Nimri) discovers she has amnesia: she has no idea who she is or how to act. Violeta (Eva Llorach), a karaoke singer who exactly impersonates Lila, is brought in by Lila’s assistant to help her rediscover herself. Director Carlos Vermut examines how popularity, fandom, and identity intertwine in this dreamy psychological thriller. Quién te cantará is a winding road of this Spanish movie with magnificent scenery and outstanding starring performances that is tremendously engaging.

8. The Platform (El hoyo)