Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows With Carmen Maura

1. Volver (I) (2006)

R | 121 min | Comedy, Drama

After her death, a mother returns to her home town in order to fix the situations she couldn't resolve during her life.

Director: Pedro Almodóvar | Stars: Penélope Cruz, Carmen Maura, Lola Dueñas, Blanca Portillo

Votes: 107,459 | Gross: $12.90M

2. Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown (1988)

R | 88 min | Comedy, Drama

A television actress encounters a variety of eccentric characters after embarking on a journey to discover why her lover abruptly left her.

Director: Pedro Almodóvar | Stars: Carmen Maura, Antonio Banderas, Julieta Serrano, Rossy de Palma

Votes: 46,433 | Gross: $7.18M

3. Tetro (2009)

R | 127 min | Drama

Bennie travels to Buenos Aires to find his long-missing older brother, a once-promising writer who is now a remnant of his former self. Bennie's discovery of his brother's near-finished play might hold the answer to understanding their shared past and renewing their bond.

Director: Francis Ford Coppola | Stars: Vincent Gallo, Alden Ehrenreich, Maribel Verdú, Silvia Pérez

Votes: 13,633 | Gross: $0.52M

4. Land of Women (2024)

Comedy, Drama | Post-production

It follows Gala as her life is turned upside down when her husband implicates the family in financial improprieties, and she is forced to flee the city alongside her mother and daughter.

Stars: Victoria Bazua, Eva Longoria, Santiago Cabrera, Carmen Maura

5. Law of Desire (1987)

NC-17 | 102 min | Comedy, Drama, Thriller

A gay filmmaker becomes involved with an obsessive fan while still pining for his absent true love. Meanwhile, he shares a close but complex relationship with his trans sister, an actress.

Director: Pedro Almodóvar | Stars: Eusebio Poncela, Carmen Maura, Antonio Banderas, Miguel Molina

Votes: 14,074

6. Matador (1986)

NC-17 | 110 min | Drama, Thriller

A matador is wounded by a bull and can no longer kill in the arena. It is just one of the problems of one of the characters that unexpectedly collide in this film.

Director: Pedro Almodóvar | Stars: Assumpta Serna, Antonio Banderas, Nacho Martínez, Eva Cobo

Votes: 12,948 | Gross: $0.21M

7. Someone Has to Die (2020)

TV-MA | 149 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

The story begins with a young boy being asked by his parents to return to Spain to meet his fiance. He returns accompanied by Lazaro, a mysterious ballet dancer.

Stars: Cecilia Suárez, Ernesto Alterio, Alejandro Speitzer, Isaac Hernández

Votes: 5,650

8. The Garden of Eden (2008)

R | 111 min | Drama, Thriller

A young American writer completes his service in WWI and travels across Europe with his wife and her attractive Italian girlfriend. Based on the novel by Ernest Hemingway.

Director: John Irvin | Stars: Jack Huston, Mena Suvari, Caterina Murino, Carmen Maura

Votes: 1,199 | Gross: $0.02M

9. Witching and Bitching (2013)

Not Rated | 112 min | Action, Comedy, Fantasy

A gang of armed robbers finds a safe haven in a secluded village crammed with witches--only to encounter the bizarre, the unexpected, and the occult. Can they save themselves, and the rest of the world from the next witch apocalypse?

Director: Álex de la Iglesia | Stars: Hugo Silva, Mario Casas, Pepón Nieto, Carolina Bang

Votes: 15,474

10. In Family I Trust (2019)

TV-MA | 97 min | Comedy, Romance

After discovering that her boyfriend is cheating on her with a famous TV reporter, a woman returns to her family home to find herself.

Director: Patricia Font | Stars: Clara Lago, Álex García, Alexandra Jiménez, Paula Malia

Votes: 3,649

11. What Have I Done to Deserve This? (1984)

Not Rated | 101 min | Comedy, Drama

The vicissitudes of Gloria, a neurotic housewife, and her family's peculiar characters.

Director: Pedro Almodóvar | Stars: Carmen Maura, Gonzalo Suárez, Luis Hostalot, Ryo Hiruma

Votes: 11,128

12. Pepi, Luci, Bom and Other Girls Like Mom (1980)

Not Rated | 82 min | Comedy

Pepi is raped by the policeman who catches her growing marijuana in her apartment. She seeks revenge by getting his masochist wife to leave him.

Director: Pedro Almodóvar | Stars: Carmen Maura, Félix Rotaeta, Alaska, Eva Siva

Votes: 5,902

13. Eight Hundred Bullets (2002)

R | 124 min | Action, Comedy, Drama

Julián Torralba is a former movie stuntman in Almeria, Spain. He and several of his colleagues, who once made a living in American Westerns shot in Spain, now are reduced to doing stunt ... See full summary »

Director: Álex de la Iglesia | Stars: Sancho Gracia, Ángel de Andrés López, Carmen Maura, Eusebio Poncela

Votes: 4,739 | Gross: $0.00M

14. Paulette (2012)

R | 87 min | Comedy, Crime

Paulette lives alone in a housing project in the Paris suburbs. With her meager pension, she can no longer make ends meet.

Director: Jérôme Enrico | Stars: Bernadette Lafont, Carmen Maura, Dominique Lavanant, Françoise Bertin

Votes: 7,609 | Gross: $0.03M

15. Common Wealth (2000)

R | 110 min | Comedy, Crime, Mystery

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.

Director: Álex de la Iglesia | Stars: Carmen Maura, Eduardo Antuña, María Asquerino, Jesús Bonilla

Votes: 12,872

16. Dark Habits (1983)

Not Rated | 114 min | Comedy, Drama

A nightclub singer seeks refuge with gay nuns on dope in a Madrid convent.

Director: Pedro Almodóvar | Stars: Cristina Sánchez Pascual, Will More, Laura Cepeda, Miguel Zúñiga

Votes: 8,383

17. Águila Roja (2009–2016)

90 min | Adventure, History, Romance

A masked hero in the 17th century fights for justice for people who cannot do so themselves. He is only known by the name Águila Roja (Red Eagle). He is also searching for the people who killed his wife.

Stars: David Janer, Javier Gutiérrez, Santiago Molero, Guillermo Campra

Votes: 1,235

18. Rainbow (I) (2022)

TV-MA | 117 min | Drama

Modern day Dorothy (Wizard of Oz inspiration) faces the challenges of being a teenager nowdays and the harsh words of peers.

Director: Paco León | Stars: Dora Postigo, Carmen Maura, Carmen Machi, Luis Bermejo

Votes: 1,116

19. The Women on the 6th Floor (2010)

Not Rated | 102 min | Comedy

In 1960s Paris, a conservative couple's lives are turned upside down by a group of Spanish maids that live in the same building.

Director: Philippe Le Guay | Stars: Fabrice Luchini, Sandrine Kiberlain, Natalia Verbeke, Carmen Maura

Votes: 10,700 | Gross: $0.72M

20. Deudas (2021– )

50 min | Comedy

The story of a clash between two families, with their respective matriarchs at the center of it.

Stars: Carmen Maura, Salva Reina, Carmen Ruiz, Mona Martínez

Votes: 64

21. Asesinato en el Hormiguero Express (2018 TV Short)

9 min | Short, Comedy

In this sketch from "El hormiguero (2006)", several international celebrities get together in the Hormiguero Express for movie references, an awards ceremony, vampire killings and, ultimately, a murder case that needs to be solved.

Directors: Pablo Motos, Jorge Salvador | Stars: Fernando Acevedo, Juana Acosta, Toni Acosta, Alaska

Votes: 193

22. The Killer Is One of 13 (1973)

Not Rated | 95 min | Mystery, Thriller

A widow invites thirteen guests to stay at her rural mansion. She reveals to them that she suspects whoever killed her husband must be one of them. Soon, they too are being murdered one by one.

Director: Javier Aguirre | Stars: Patty Shepard, Simón Andreu, José María Prada, Trini Alonso

Votes: 548

23. El hormiguero (2006– )

120 min | Comedy, Talk-Show

El Hormiguero is a Spanish television program with a live audience. The talk show features comedy, science, and interviews with world celebrities. It has been running since September 2006, and is hosted and produced by Pablo Motos.

Stars: Pablo Motos, Damián Molla Herman, Juan Ibáñez Pérez, Jorge Marrón Martín

Votes: 950

24. Estudio 1 (1965–2016)

Drama

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Stars: Ana María Vidal, Fernando Delgado, José Bódalo, Luisa Sala

Votes: 91

25. Curro Jiménez (1976–1979)

Action, Adventure, Comedy

Set in 19th-century Southern Spain, this successful TV series features the endless adventures of Curro Jiménez (prototype of the Andalusian "bandolero"), a kind of Spanish Robin Hood, and ... See full summary »

Stars: Sancho Gracia, José Sancho, Álvaro de Luna, Eduardo García

Votes: 316

26. Cuernavaca (2017)

88 min | Drama

The coming of age story of a boy that after a traumatic event is taken to beautiful Cuernavaca, where he has to find his father while trying to adapt to life with his grandmother, who has problems of her own.

Director: Alejandro Andrade | Stars: Carmen Maura, Emilio Puente, Moisés Arizmendi, Diego Alvarez Garcia

Votes: 378

27. Sé infiel y no mires con quién (1985)

94 min | Comedy, Romance

Pablo and Fernando, owners of a children's book publishing company about to go bankrupt, have managed through unorthodox means to contract the country's best-selling author, Adela Mora. The... See full summary »

Director: Fernando Trueba | Stars: Ana Belén, Carmen Maura, Antonio Resines, Santiago Ramos

Votes: 431

28. Alice and Martin (1998)

R | 124 min | Drama, Romance

A young man starts an affair with a woman - his brother's friend. Their relations are being tested because of obscure secrets hidden in the past.

Director: André Téchiné | Stars: Juliette Binoche, Alexis Loret, Mathieu Amalric, Carmen Maura

Votes: 1,887 | Gross: $0.50M

29. Oh, Carmela! (1990)

PG-13 | 102 min | Comedy, Drama, War

During the Spanish Civil War, a group of comics lightens the days of the Republican troops. Tired of life in the front lines, they make their way to Valencia, accidentally entering enemy land and falling prisoner.

Director: Carlos Saura | Stars: Carmen Maura, Andrés Pajares, Gabino Diego, Armando De Razza

Votes: 3,336 | Gross: $0.30M

30. Leonor (1975)

PG | 101 min | Fantasy, Drama, Horror

A female vampire rises from her crypt every night in search of children as her victims.

Director: Juan Luis Buñuel | Stars: Michel Piccoli, Liv Ullmann, Ornella Muti, Antonio Ferrandis

Votes: 460

31. Valentin (I) (2002)

PG-13 | 86 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

An 8-year-old boy, raised by his grandmother, is surrounded by problems in his family he finds only himself capable of solving.

Director: Alejandro Agresti | Stars: Rodrigo Noya, Alejandro Agresti, Julieta Cardinali, Carmen Maura

Votes: 4,468 | Gross: $0.28M

32. Mi otro Jon (2023)

125 min | Drama

Merche, about to turn 76, is told that she doesn't have long left to live. Unable to travel to watch the sea for last time, she accepts a medical experimental process to get it.

Director: Paco Arango | Stars: Carmen Maura, Olivia Molina, Fernando Albizu, Carlos Santos

Votes: 76

33. Chasing Wonders (2020)

86 min | Drama

A coming-of-age story set across the lush wine country of both Australia and Spain, a young man explores the nature of father-son relationships and the pathway toward understanding and forgiveness.

Director: Paul Meins | Stars: Patrick Callea, Jayden Sarunic, Nathan Hreimas, Michael Crisafulli

Votes: 246

34. Cannes Film Festival (1952– )

News

A festival for international movies, which give each year the Palme d'Or.

Stars: Bjorn Jiskoot Jr., Isabelle Huppert, Pedro Almodóvar, Kristin Scott Thomas

Votes: 119

35. El Hormiguero: Vacaciones en el Titanic (2019 TV Short)

9 min | Short, Comedy

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Directors: Pablo Motos, Jorge Salvador | Stars: Fernando Acevedo, Toni Acosta, Aitana, Alaska

Votes: 124

36. The Pimp (2010)

90 min | Comedy, Crime

A mild-mannered banker is forced to masquerade as a notorious gangster and pimp.

Director: Pascal Bourdiaux | Stars: José Garcia, Gilbert Melki, Carmen Maura, Arsène Mosca

Votes: 2,914

37. Let My People Go! (2011)

Not Rated | 96 min | Comedy, Romance

At Passover, Reuben, a French-Jewish man living in Finland with his Nordic boyfriend, finds himself back in Paris with his zany family after a lovers' quarrel.

Director: Mikael Buch | Stars: Nicolas Maury, Carmen Maura, Jean-François Stévenin, Amira Casar

Votes: 708 | Gross: $0.02M

38. To the Other Side (2004)

90 min | Drama

Three separate stories of children from different places seeking to find their missing fathers.

Director: Gustavo Loza | Stars: Carmen Maura, Héctor Suárez, Vanessa Bauche, Susana González

Votes: 404

39. Hormigueddon (2020)

10 min | Short, Sci-Fi

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Directors: Pablo Motos, Jorge Salvador | Stars: Jorge Cadaval, César Cadaval, Millán Salcedo, Arturo Valls

Votes: 271

40. Como el mar (2024)

97 min | Drama

After losing their mother and a shocking truth that comes to light, two young women take a trip to Uruguay.

Director: Nicolás Gil Lavedra | Stars: Sofía Gala Castiglione, Zoe Hochbaum, Carmen Maura, Néstor Guzzini

Votes: 14

41. Limbo (II) (2022– )

45 min | Drama

Sofia is a young millionaire who seems to have it all: a glamorous life, a family that indulges her every whim, and great friends who are her accomplices in a daring lifestyle that only a ... See full summary »

Stars: Clara Lago, Mike Amigorena, Esteban Pérez, Rebeca Roldan

Votes: 118

42. Free Zone (2005)

Not Rated | 90 min | Comedy, Drama

Two women embark on a road trip after they are brought together by circumstance. Rebecca (Portman) flees her hotel after a fight with her mother-in-law (Maura) and hails a taxi driven by Hanna (Lazlo).

Director: Amos Gitai | Stars: Natalie Portman, Hana Laslo, Hiam Abbass, Carmen Maura

Votes: 3,007 | Gross: $0.03M

43. People You May Know (II) (2016)

TV-MA | 101 min | Comedy, Drama

'People You May Know' tells the story of four friends in their 40s in Los Angeles. They will have to confront a new reality when Delia gets pregnant from Joe, the best-friend who happens to be gay.

Director: J.C. Falcón | Stars: Sean Maher, Andrea Grano, Mark Cirillo, Nacho San José

Votes: 988

44. Elles (1997)

115 min | Drama, Romance, Comedy

Five women, all near the wrong side of forty, face life's ups and downs together with laughter, tears, and sometimes irony. Their only imperative: live, love and live some more.

Director: Luís Galvão Teles | Stars: Miou-Miou, Carmen Maura, Marthe Keller, Marisa Berenson

Votes: 316

45. Happiness Is in the Field (1995)

106 min | Comedy

Francis, the boss of a small plumbing supply company, is harassed by tax collectors, striking employees, and an impossible wife and daughter. His only joy is sharing lunch with his friend ... See full summary »

Director: Étienne Chatiliez | Stars: Michel Serrault, Eddy Mitchell, Sabine Azéma, Carmen Maura

Votes: 2,983 | Gross: $0.41M

46. Delirios de amor (1986)

85 min | Drama

Delusion 1: A former TV star and a run-down actress live in the same apartment. Over time their relationship has deteriorated and, to save it, they turn to an attractive presenter. But ... See full summary »

Directors: Cristina Andreu, Luis Eduardo Aute, Antonio González-Vigil, Félix Rotaeta | Stars: Adolfo Marsillach, Amparo Muñoz, Pepe Navarro, Paula Molina

Votes: 107

47. Queens (2005)

R | 107 min | Comedy, Romance

Five mothers cope with the drama that surrounds their gay sons at a mass wedding.

Director: Manuel Gómez Pereira | Stars: Marisa Paredes, Carmen Maura, Verónica Forqué, Mercedes Sampietro

Votes: 2,188 | Gross: $0.14M

48. Días de cine (1991– )

60 min | News

Antonio Gasset hosts this show in which recently released movies and DVDs are thoughtfully discussed in a documentary-like way.

Stars: Gerardo Sánchez, Elena S. Sánchez, Antonio Gasset, Cayetana Guillén Cuervo

Votes: 334

49. La huella del crimen (1985–2010)

Crime, Drama, History

Second sequel to the 1985 Spanish crime anthology series of the same name, featuring three notable cases from the 1980s and 90s.

Stars: Claudio Rodríguez, Juanjo Puigcorbé, Paco Catalá, José Manuel Cervino

Votes: 83

50. Louis: The Child King (1993)

160 min | Biography, Drama, History

The title of this major French costume drama means "Louis, child-king", and indeed it's a fascinating fresco about the formative years of the young king Louis XIV, before he became the ... See full summary »

Director: Roger Planchon | Stars: Carmen Maura, Maxime Mansion, Paolo Graziosi, Jocelyn Quivrin

Votes: 300