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Best Movies from Mexico

Mexico's catalogue on Celluloid runs to 16 films spanning 1960–2026 in Spanish, led by Macario (88%) and Roma (88%). Every title is ranked by our four-input Celluloid Score with critic consensus and expert reviews on each film page.

Quick Answer

The highest-rated Mexico film on Celluloid is Macario (1960) with a 88% Celluloid Score — Recommended.

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Critic reviews

Guide to Mexico Movies on Celluloid

Each film from Mexico in our catalogue includes a Celluloid Score from up to four verified inputs, original verdict text, and linked editorial reviews where available. Audience sentiment is separate.

Titles are indexed by original language and country of production for easier discovery.

Essential Mexico Picks

Top 5 by Celluloid Score
Macario 1960 · Roberto Gavaldón · Spanish

The first Mexican film nominated for Best Foreign Language Oscar — a folk fable of hunger and mortality.

88%
Celluloid Score Recommended
Roma 2018 · Alfonso Cuarón · Spanish

Cuarón's black-and-white memory piece won Oscars and turned Netflix toward auteur cinema.

88%
Celluloid Score Recommended
Coco 2017 · Lee Unkrich · Spanish

Pixar's Día de los Muertos celebration became a global phenomenon and cultural validation for Mexican audiences.

87%
Celluloid Score Recommended
Amores Perros 2000 · Alejandro González Iñárritu · Spanish

Iñárritu's debut announced Mexico as a powerhouse of interwoven urban tragedy and raw vitality.

85%
Celluloid Score Recommended
Y Tu Mamá También 2001 · Alfonso Cuarón · Spanish

Cuarón's coming-of-age road movie blends horniness and history with effortless Mexican cool.

85%
Celluloid Score Recommended

Mexico Movie Reviews

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Full critic reviews with answer-engine summaries — each review answers whether the film is worth watching, what it is about, and where to stream it.

Macario (1960) ★★★★½

Macario (1960) Review: A Mexican Classic

Roberto Gavaldón's Macario (1960) endures as a defining drama landmark from Mexico, with scores that still shape how audiences discover cinema from the region.

Essential viewing — a certified classic.
Roma (2018) ★★★★½

Roma (2018) Review: A Mexican Classic

Alfonso Cuarón's Roma (2018) endures as a defining drama landmark from Mexico, with scores that still shape how audiences discover cinema from the region.

Essential viewing — a certified classic.
Coco (2017) ★★★★½

Coco (2017) Review: A Mexican Classic

Lee Unkrich's Coco (2017) endures as a defining animation landmark from Mexico, with scores that still shape how audiences discover cinema from the region.

Essential viewing — a certified classic.
Amores Perros (2000) ★★★★½

Amores Perros (2000) Review: A Mexican Classic

Alejandro González Iñárritu's Amores Perros (2000) endures as a defining drama landmark from Mexico, with scores that still shape how audiences discover cinema from the region.

Essential viewing — a certified classic.
Y Tu Mamá También (2001) ★★★★½

Y Tu Mamá También (2001) Review: A Mexican Classic

Alfonso Cuarón's Y Tu Mamá También (2001) endures as a defining drama landmark from Mexico, with scores that still shape how audiences discover cinema from the region.

Essential viewing — a certified classic.
Like Water for Chocolate (1992) ★★★★☆

Like Water for Chocolate (1992) Review: A Mexican Classic

Alfonso Arau's Like Water for Chocolate (1992) endures as a defining romance landmark from Mexico, with scores that still shape how audiences discover cinema from the region.

Essential viewing — a certified classic.
Sin Nombre (2009) ★★★★½

Sin Nombre (2009) Review: A Mexican Classic

Cary Joji Fukunaga's Sin Nombre (2009) endures as a defining crime landmark from Mexico, with scores that still shape how audiences discover cinema from the region.

Essential viewing — a certified classic.
The Motorcycle Diaries (2004) ★★★★½

The Motorcycle Diaries (2004) Review: A Mexican Classic

Walter Salles's The Motorcycle Diaries (2004) endures as a defining biography landmark from Mexico, with scores that still shape how audiences discover cinema from the region.

Strongly recommended — a staple of its national cinema.
Flies (2026) ★★★★☆

Flies Review: Fernando Eimbcke's Quiet Return to Form

A grieving woman and an abandoned boy find each other in a black-and-white Mexico City chamber piece that earns its tears without ever reaching for them.

Small, sincere, and quietly devastating.
The Crime of Father Amaro (2002) ★★★★☆

The Crime of Father Amaro (2002) Review: A Mexican Classic

Carlos Carrera's The Crime of Father Amaro (2002) endures as a defining drama landmark from Mexico, with scores that still shape how audiences discover cinema from the region.

Strongly recommended — a staple of its national cinema.
Instructions Not Included (2013) ★★★★½

Instructions Not Included (2013) Review: A Mexican Classic

Eugenio Derbez's Instructions Not Included (2013) endures as a defining comedy landmark from Mexico, with scores that still shape how audiences discover cinema from the region.

Worth watching for context — influential even where opinions split.
México 86 (2026) ★★★☆☆

México 86 Review: Diego Luna's World Cup Con Job Entertains, Then Skips the Receipts

Diego Luna is magnetic as the fixer who talked Mexico into hosting the 1986 World Cup, but the satire pulls its punches right when it should dig in.

Fun, fast, and a little too polite.
Socias por Accidente (2026) ★★½☆☆

Socias por Accidente Review: A Box-Office Hit Built on Star Chemistry

Angelique Boyer and Bárbara de Regil turn a formulaic revenge-comedy premise into one of the year's biggest Mexican box-office draws.

Predictable, but the leads make it work.
Venganza (2026) ★★½☆☆

Venganza Review: Mexico's Biggest Action Movie Nails the Stunts, Skips the Story

Omar Chaparro trades comedy for combat in a revenge thriller with genuinely first-rate action and a script that can't keep pace with it.

Spectacular stunts, thin story.
Psicópata: El Asesino del Conejo Blanco (2026) ★½☆☆☆

Psicópata: El Asesino del Conejo Blanco Review: Ambition Undone by an Uneven Script

A serial-killer thriller with real ideas about the roots of violence gets buried under a wildly inconsistent villain performance and a script that can't support its ambitions.

Interesting premise, sloppy execution.
¿Quieres ser mi novia? (2026) ★★☆☆☆

¿Quieres ser mi novia? Review: A Sequel That Runs Out of Things to Say

Ludwika Paleta and Juanpa Zurita are game, but this age-gap romance sequel mistakes manufactured jealousy for genuine conflict.

Thin conflicts, thinner insight.

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