Pedro Almodóvar

Parallel Mothers
6

Parallel Mothers

Oct. 08, 2021

Parallel Mothers

Two unmarried women who have become pregnant by accident and are about to give birth meet in a hospital room: Janis, middle-aged, unrepentant and ...
Pain and Glory
7.5

Pain and Glory

Mar. 22, 2019

Pain and Glory

Salvador Mallo, a filmmaker in the twilight of his career, remembers his life: his mother, his lovers, the actors he worked with. The sixties in ...
Julieta
7.1

Julieta

Apr. 08, 2016

Julieta

The film spans 30 years in Julieta’s life from a nostalgic 1985 where everything seems hopeful, to 2015 where her life appears to be beyond ...
I’m So Excited!
5.6

I’m So Excited!

Mar. 08, 2013

I’m So Excited!

The film is an ensemble comedy written and directed by Pedro Almodóvar. When it appears as though the end is in sight, the pilots, flight crew, ...
The Skin I Live In
7.6

The Skin I Live In

Aug. 17, 2011

The Skin I Live In

A brilliant plastic surgeon creates a synthetic skin that withstands any kind of damage. His guinea pig: a mysterious and volatile woman who ...
Broken Embraces
7.2

Broken Embraces

Mar. 01, 2009

Broken Embraces

Harry Caine, a blind writer, reaches this moment in time when he has to heal his wounds from 14 years back. He was then still known by his real ...
Volver
7.6

Volver

Mar. 16, 2006

Volver

Raimunda lives and works in Madrid with her husband Paco and their daughter Paula. Raimunda’s sister Sole lives nearby. The two sisters ...
Bad Education
7.4

Bad Education

Mar. 19, 2004

Bad Education

Two children, Ignacio and Enrique, know love, the movies and fear in a religious school at the beginning of the 1960s. Father Manolo, director of ...
Talk to Her
7.9

Talk to Her

Mar. 14, 2002

Talk to Her

Two men share an odd friendship while they care for two women who are both in deep comas.
All About My Mother

All About My Mother

A single mother in Madrid sees her only son die on his birthday as he runs to seek an actress’ autograph. Beside herself with grief, she ...
All About My Mother
7.9

All About My Mother

Apr. 19, 1999

All About My Mother

A single mother in Madrid sees her only son die on his birthday as he runs to seek an actress’ autograph. Beside herself with grief, she ...
Live Flesh
7.4

Live Flesh

Oct. 28, 1997

Live Flesh

A scorned ex-convict forces himself into the lives of the couple who put him behind bars.
The Flower of My Secret
7

The Flower of My Secret

Marisa Paredes is Leocadia (“Leo”) Macias, a woman writing “pink” romance novels under the alias of Amanda Gris that are very popular ...
Kika
6.5

Kika

Oct. 28, 1993

Kika

Kika, a young cosmetologist, is called to the mansion of Nicolas, an American writer to make-up the corpse of his stepson, Ramon. Ramon, who is ...
High Heels
7.1

High Heels

Oct. 23, 1991

High Heels

High Heels is a murder mystery comedy centering on flamboyant actress Becky del Paramo and her daughter Rebecca, a television anchorwoman. After ...
Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down!
7

Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down!

Recently released from a mental hospital, Ricky ties up Marina, a film star he once had sex with and keeps her hostage.
Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown
7.6

Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown

Pepa resolves to kill herself with a batch of sleeping-pill-laced gazpacho after her lover leaves her. Fortunately, she is interrupted by a ...
Law of Desire
7.1

Law of Desire

Feb. 06, 1987

Law of Desire

When porn director Pablo reluctantly breaks up with his boyfriend, Juan, he encourages him to stay in touch. Juan moves away to live in a ...
Matador
7

Matador

Mar. 07, 1986

Matador

A conflicted youth confesses to crimes he didn’t commit while a man and woman aroused by death become obsessed with each other.
What Have I Done to Deserve This?
7.2

What Have I Done to Deserve This?

A henpecked housewife ekes out a meager existence, surrounded by a host of colorful characters: her ungrateful husband, her delinquent sons, her ...
Dark Habits
6.6

Dark Habits

Mar. 10, 1983

Dark Habits

A nightclub singer seeks refuge with gay nuns on dope in a Madrid convent.
Labyrinth of Passion
6.2

Labyrinth of Passion

Sep. 29, 1982

Labyrinth of Passion

A camp melodrama/comedy about Sexilia (a nymphomaniac), Sadec (a gay Islamic terrorist), Riza Niro (the son of the emperor of Tiran), and Queti ...
Pepi, Luci, Bom
6.2

Pepi, Luci, Bom

Oct. 27, 1980

Pepi, Luci, Bom

Almodovar’s first film of life in Madrid during the punk era and not one for the squeamish. He covers everything from drugs and sexual ...