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Best Movies from Mexico

Explore Mexico's cinema on Celluloid — ranked by Celluloid Score with critic consensus, audience ratings, and expert reviews.

Quick Answer

The highest-rated Mexico film on Celluloid is Coco (2017) with a 88% Celluloid Score — Recommended.

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Guide to Mexico Movies on Celluloid

Each film from Mexico in our catalog includes aggregated scores from five sources, unique synopsis and consensus text, and linked critic reviews where available.

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

Essential Mexico Picks

Top 5 by Celluloid Score
Coco 2017 · Lee Unkrich · Spanish

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

88%
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.

87%
Celluloid Score Recommended
Like Water for Chocolate 1992 · Alfonso Arau · Spanish

Arau's magical-realist romance became the highest-grossing Spanish-language film in the United States for years.

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
Roma 2018 · Alfonso Cuarón · Spanish

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

84%
Celluloid Score Recommended

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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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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