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Best SPANISH Thriller/Horror Films

by grizzlyino • Created 7 years ago • Modified 4 years ago
I list the best thriller/horror (and similar like black comedy or horror/sci fi) spanish movies i have seen. I am a great admirer of this kind of movies that came out from Spain (directors like Iglesia, Balaguero, Amenabar, Almodovar, Paulo etc.etc).
Not in order of preference.

Elenco i migliori film spagnoli di genere thriller/horror (e affini, tipo black comedy o horror/sci fi) che ho visto... Non sono in ordine di preferenza.
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  • Clara Lago in The Hidden Face (2011)

    1. The Hidden Face

    20111h 37mR
    7.3 (48K)
    Shattered by the unexpected news of their irreversible break-up, an aspiring orchestra conductor is puzzled by his girlfriend's mysterious and seemingly inexplicable case of disappearance. But can he look beyond the facts?
    DirectorAndrés BaizStarsQuim GutiérrezMartina GarcíaMaría Soledad Rodríguez
  • Luis Tosar in Sleep Tight (2011)

    2. Sleep Tight

    20111h 42mNot Rated70Metascore
    7.2 (49K)
    César is the superintendent of an apartment building and keeps very close tabs on the tenants. He secretly enjoys inflicting pain on others, and the occupant of apartment 5B will be his new target.
    DirectorJaume BalagueróStarsLuis TosarMarta EturaAlberto San Juan
  • Belén Rueda in Julia's Eyes (2010)

    3. Julia's Eyes

    20101h 58mNot Rated
    6.6 (38K)
    Julia, a woman suffering from a degenerative sight disease, finds her blind sister Sara hung in a basement. Despite all signs pointing to suicide, Julia decides to investigate what she intuitively feels is a murder case.
    DirectorGuillem MoralesStarsBelén RuedaLluís HomarPablo Derqui
  • Shrew's Nest (2014)

    4. Shrew's Nest

    20141h 31mNot Rated
    6.7 (8K)
    1950s Madrid: Montse, an agoraphobic woman, prefers to stay inside her apartment all the time. Her solitude is disturbed when she is forced to shelter their neighbor who injures himself and crawls up to her door.
    DirectorsJuanfer AndrésEsteban RoelStarsMacarena GómezNadia de SantiagoHugo Silva
  • To Let (2006)

    5. To Let

    20061h 8mNot RatedTV Movie
    6.2 (3.1K)
    Mario and his pregnant girlfriend Clara are trying to find in a short period a new apartment to live since they have sold their apartment and they need to move in fifteen days. When Mario finds an attractive advertisement in his mailbox, he convinces Clara to visit the place with him. He drives to a far area in the periphery and meets the real estate agent in front of an old building in an abandoned neighborhood. When the couple sees the apartment, they do not like it but they are forced to stay.
    DirectorJaume BalagueróStarsMacarena GómezNuria GonzálezAdrià Collado
  • Antonio Banderas and Elena Anaya in The Skin I Live In (2011)

    6. The Skin I Live In

    20112hR70Metascore
    7.6 (174K)
    A brilliant plastic surgeon, haunted by past tragedies, creates a type of synthetic skin that withstands any kind of damage. His guinea pig: a mysterious and volatile woman who holds the key to his obsession.
    DirectorPedro AlmodóvarStarsAntonio BanderasElena AnayaJan Cornet
  • Jose Coronado, Ana Wagener, Bárbara Lennie, and Mario Casas in The Invisible Guest (2016)

    7. The Invisible Guest

    20161h 46mTV-MA
    8.0 (203K)
    A young businessman wakes up in a hotel room locked from the inside with the dead body of his lover next to him. He hires a prestigious lawyer, and over one night they work together to clarify what happened in a frenetic race against time.
    DirectorOriol PauloStarsMario CasasAna WagenerJose Coronado
  • Jose Coronado, Belén Rueda, and Hugo Silva in The Body (2012)

    8. The Body

    20121h 52m
    7.6 (76K)
    A detective searches for the body of a femme fatale which has gone missing from a morgue.
    DirectorOriol PauloStarsJose CoronadoHugo SilvaBelén Rueda
  • Kidnapped (2010)

    9. Kidnapped

    20101h 25mNot Rated49Metascore
    6.4 (8.8K)
    Three hooded Eastern-European criminals burst into a home in a Madrid gated community, holding the family hostage in their home, and forcing the father to empty his credit cards.
    DirectorMiguel Ángel VivasStarsFernando CayoManuela VellésAna Wagener
    A Brutal Home Invasion
  • Timecrimes (2007)

    10. Timecrimes

    20071h 32mR68Metascore
    7.1 (72K)
    A man accidentally gets into a time machine and travels back in time nearly an hour. Finding himself will be the first of a series of disasters of unforeseeable consequences.
    DirectorNacho VigalondoStarsKarra ElejaldeCandela FernándezBárbara Goenaga
    Sci Fi
  • Penélope Cruz in Open Your Eyes (1997)

    11. Open Your Eyes

    19971h 59mR
    7.7 (75K)
    A very handsome man finds the love of his life, but he suffers an accident and needs to have his face rebuilt by surgery after it is severely disfigured.
    DirectorAlejandro AmenábarStarsEduardo NoriegaPenélope CruzChete Lera
    Drama, Romance, Sci Fi, Mystery... a real masterpiece
  • Alejandro Amenábar, Fele Martínez, Eduardo Noriega, and Ana Torrent in Thesis (1996)

    12. Thesis

    19962h 5mR
    7.4 (45K)
    While doing a thesis about violence, Ángela finds a snuff video where a girl is tortured until death. Soon she discovers that the girl was a former student in her faculty...
    DirectorAlejandro AmenábarStarsAna TorrentFele MartínezEduardo Noriega
  • The Last Circus (2010)

    13. The Last Circus

    20101h 47mR70Metascore
    6.5 (16K)
    A young trapeze artist must decide between her lust for Sergio, the Happy Clown, or her affection for Javier, the Sad Clown, both of whom are deeply disturbed.
    DirectorÁlex de la IglesiaStarsCarlos ArecesAntonio de la TorreCarolina Bang
  • Belén Rueda in The Orphanage (2007)

    14. The Orphanage

    20071h 45mR74Metascore
    7.4 (167K)
    A woman brings her family back to her childhood home, which used to be an orphanage for handicapped children. Before long, her son starts to communicate with an invisible new friend.
    DirectorJ.A. BayonaStarsBelén RuedaFernando CayoRoger Príncep
  • Dagon (2001)

    15. Dagon

    20011h 38mR
    6.2 (22K)
    A boating accident runs a young man and woman ashore in a decrepit Spanish fishing town which they discover is in the grips of an ancient sea god and its monstrous half human offspring.
    DirectorStuart GordonStarsEzra GoddenFrancisco RabalRaquel Meroño
    Lovecraftian horror
  • Ivana Baquero in Pan's Labyrinth (2006)

    16. Pan's Labyrinth

    20061h 58mR98Metascore
    8.2 (725K)
    In 1944 Spain, a girl is sent to live with her ruthless stepfather. During the night, she meets a fairy who takes her to an old faun. He tells her she's a princess, but must prove her royalty by surviving three gruesome tasks.
    DirectorGuillermo del ToroStarsIvana BaqueroAriadna GilSergi López
    Dark Fantasy
  • Luis Tosar in Cell 211 (2009)

    17. Cell 211

    20091h 53m
    7.6 (73K)
    The story of two men on different sides of a prison riot -- the inmate leading the rebellion and the young guard trapped in the revolt, who poses as a prisoner in a desperate attempt to survive the ordeal.
    DirectorDaniel MonzónStarsLuis TosarAlberto AmmannAntonio Resines
    Action Crime Drama
  • REC (2007)

    18. REC

    20071h 18mR71Metascore
    7.4 (207K)
    A television reporter and cameraman follow emergency workers into a dark apartment building and are quickly locked inside with something terrifying.
    DirectorsJaume BalagueróPaco PlazaStarsManuela VelascoFerran TerrazaJorge-Yamam Serrano
  • [Rec]² (2009)

    19. [Rec]²

    20091h 25mR52Metascore
    6.5 (82K)
    In order to ascertain the current situation inside, a supposed medical officer and a GEO team step into the quarantined and ill-fated apartment building.
    DirectorsJaume BalagueróPaco PlazaStarsJonathan D. MellorManuela VelascoÓscar Zafra
  • The Day of the Beast (1995)

    20. The Day of the Beast

    19951h 39mR
    7.3 (25K)
    Bent on committing as many sins as possible to avert the birth of the beast, a Catholic priest teams up with a Black Metal aficionado and an Italian connoisseur of the occult. Now, he must become an unrelenting sinner. Is there still hope?
    DirectorÁlex de la IglesiaStarsÁlex AnguloArmando De RazzaSantiago Segura
    Horror Comedy
  • John Hurt, Elijah Wood, Julie Cox, and Leonor Watling in The Oxford Murders (2008)

    21. The Oxford Murders

    20081h 48mR
    6.1 (31K)
    At Oxford University, a professor and a grad student work together to try to stop a potential series of murders seemingly linked by mathematical symbols.
    DirectorÁlex de la IglesiaStarsElijah WoodJohn HurtLeonor Watling
    Giallo
  • Nacho Pérez in Bad Education (2004)

    22. Bad Education

    20041h 46mR81Metascore
    7.4 (65K)
    An examination on the effect of Franco-era religious schooling and sexual abuse on the lives of two longtime friends.
    DirectorPedro AlmodóvarStarsGael García BernalFele MartínezJavier Cámara
    8O% Drama 2O% Crime/Thriller
  • Nicole Kidman, Christopher Eccleston, and Fionnula Flanagan in The Others (2001)

    23. The Others

    20011h 44mPG-1374Metascore
    7.6 (410K)
    In 1945, immediately following the end of Second World War, a woman who lives with her two photosensitive children on her darkened old family estate in the Channel Islands becomes convinced that the home is haunted.
    DirectorAlejandro AmenábarStarsNicole KidmanChristopher EcclestonFionnula Flanagan
  • Common Wealth (2000)

    24. Common Wealth

    20001h 50mR
    7.2 (13K)
    The accidental discovery of a big fortune hidden in the apartment of a deceased man will fill the heart of a real estate agent with greed and dreams of a luxurious life, but the neighbours think otherwise.
    DirectorÁlex de la IglesiaStarsCarmen MauraEduardo AntuñaMaría Asquerino
    Black Comedy
  • Guillermo Toledo and Mónica Cervera in Ferpect Crime (2004)

    25. Ferpect Crime

    20041h 45mNot Rated68Metascore
    7.0 (13K)
    An ambitious salesman will do anything for that big promotion he's been chasing, but inevitably, he will learn that there is no such thing as the perfect crime.
    DirectorÁlex de la IglesiaStarsGuillermo ToledoMónica CerveraEnrique Villén
    Black Comedy

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