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1. Narcos: Mexico (2018–2021)
TV-MA | 50 min | Crime, Drama
The rise of the Guadalajara Cartel as an American DEA agent learns the danger of targeting narcos in Mexico.
Stars: Scoot McNairy, José María Yazpik, Alejandro Edda, Alfonso Dosal
Votes: 92,350
2. Viva Zapata! (1952)
Approved | 113 min | Biography, Drama, History
The story of Mexican revolutionary Emiliano Zapata, who led a rebellion against the corrupt, oppressive dictatorship of President Porfirio Díaz in the early 20th century.
Director: Elia Kazan | Stars: Marlon Brando, Jean Peters, Anthony Quinn, Joseph Wiseman
Votes: 12,359
3. Hernán (2019– )
Biography, Drama, History
The Spanish "Conquistador" Hernán Cortés arrives on the shores of what today is México and faces both local demons and those who've sailed with him.
Stars: Óscar Jaenada, Ishbel Bautista, Michel Brown, Cristian Gamero
Votes: 1,398
4. Dance of the 41 (2020)
TV-MA | 99 min | Biography, Drama, History
At the end of the 19th century, Ignacio de la Torre married the daughter of the president of Mexico, Porfirio Díaz. Ignacio leads a double life: he rises in the traditional world of politics while being a member of a clandestine society.
Director: David Pablos | Stars: Alfonso Herrera, Emiliano Zurita, Mabel Cadena, Fernando Becerril
Votes: 5,329
5. Pancho Villa: The Centaur of the North (2023– )
44 min | Action, Adventure, Biography
Chronicle of Pancho Villa during his journey from bandit to revolutionary.
Stars: Jorge A. Jimenez, Juan Luis Medina, Andrés Montiel, Marco Treviño
Votes: 279
6. The Assassination of Trotsky (1972)
R | 103 min | Biography, Drama, History
After having been forced to leave the Soviet Union 1929 Trotsky has ended up in Mexico 1940. He is still busy with politics, promoting socialism to the world. Stalin has sent out an ... See full summary »
Director: Joseph Losey | Stars: Richard Burton, Alain Delon, Romy Schneider, Valentina Cortese
Votes: 1,952
7. I, the Worst of All (1990)
R | 105 min | Biography, Drama, History
This fact-based film examines the life of Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz (Assumpta Serna), a Roman Catholic nun from Mexico City who, in the midst of the Spanish Inquisition, established herself... See full summary »
Director: María Luisa Bemberg | Stars: Assumpta Serna, Dominique Sanda, Héctor Alterio, Lautaro Murúa
Votes: 718 | Gross: $0.05M
8. Antonieta (1982)
Not Rated | 108 min | Biography, Drama, War
Anna uncovers an incident involving a young Mexican woman, Antonieta, while doing research for a book on women's suicides in the XXth century. In 1931, in the Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris, Antonieta shot herself through the heart.
Director: Carlos Saura | Stars: Isabelle Adjani, Hanna Schygulla, Ignacio López Tarso, Carlos Bracho
Votes: 401
9. Frida (1983)
108 min | Biography, Drama
The most prominent female painter of Latin America, Frida Kahlo, is agonizing in her Coyoacán home. She evokes memories of her childhood, of the streetcar accident that caused her terrible ... See full summary »
Director: Paul Leduc | Stars: Ofelia Medina, Juan José Gurrola, Max Kerlow, Claudio Brook
Votes: 534
10. La llorona (1933)
73 min | Horror, Mystery
In modern day Mexico, a man on the street is supernaturally killed after hearing the eerie sound of a wailing woman. We then arrive at the manor of an upper class family, who are ... See full summary »
Director: Ramón Peón | Stars: Ramón Pereda, Virginia Zurí, Carlos Orellana, Adriana Lamar
Votes: 338
11. 1994 (I) (2019– )
Documentary, History
Archival video and new interviews provide an investigative look at Mexican politics in 1994, a year marked by the assassination of Luis Donaldo Colosio.
Stars: Rafael Sebastián Guillén Vicente, Carlos Salinas de Gortari
Votes: 591
12. Gritos de muerte y libertad (2010– )
22 min | Biography, Drama, History
A mini series that shows Mexico's Independence movement.
Stars: Alejandro Tommasi, Alberto Estrella, Arturo Ríos, Julio Bracho
Votes: 107
13. Huérfanos (2014)
TV-14 | 155 min | Biography, Drama, History
ORPHANS is the true story of a forbidden love affair set in the oppressive and violent atmosphere of nineteenth century Mexico. One man, Melchor Ocampo, driven by the twin passions of love ... See full summary »
Director: Guita Schyfter | Stars: Rafael Sánchez Navarro, Dolores Heredia, Carlos Aragón, Julieta Ortiz
Votes: 111
14. Montezuma (2009 TV Movie)
Documentary
British historian Dan Snow visits a major Lodon exhibition and many Mexican sites, first to illustrate the grandeur of the Aztec empire at its peek, under emperor Montezuma II (1466-1520), ... See full summary »
Director: John Trefor | Star: Dan Snow
Votes: 106
15. The Storm That Swept Mexico (2011 TV Movie)
124 min | Documentary, History, War
A history of the Mexican Revolution (1910-1920), its causes, and its aftermath.
Director: Ray Telles | Stars: Luis Valdez, Alex Saragoza, Barry Carr, Romana Falcón
Votes: 50
16. Sentencia (1950)
86 min | Drama, War
This semi-historical drama-romance by Director Emilio Gomez Muriel, is set in 19th century Mexico while under the rule of Emperor Maximilian, and features realistic military uniforms and ... See full summary »
Director: Emilio Gómez Muriel | Stars: Emilio Tuero, Gloria Lozano, Carlos López Moctezuma, Charles Rooner
Votes: 14
17. Mexico: The Frozen Revolution (1971)
65 min | Documentary
A thorough analysis of the social- politics of Mexico, within the historical context of the Mexican Revolution reality. Includes footage of the 1910s, interviews with farmers, politicians, intellectuals, middle class, trade and unionists.
Director: Raymundo Gleyzer | Stars: Luis Echeverria, Paul Leduc
Votes: 78
18. Tlatelolco: las claves de la masacre (2003)
58 min | Documentary
Director: Carlos Mendoza
Votes: 40
19. Historic Mexico City (1935)
9 min | Documentary, Short, History
Mexico City, the capital of the Republic of Mexico, has perhaps the most colorful history of any major metropolis. It was once the center of the Aztec Empire ruled by Montezuma. The ... See full summary »
Director: Louis Lewyn | Star: James A. FitzPatrick
Votes: 60
20. Los Jinetes del Tiempo (2020)
100 min | Documentary, Adventure, History
On 6 December 1914, revolutionaries Emiliano Zapata and Pancho Villa took control of Mexico City. Over a century later, a group of rural actors will seek to relive that glory. As they make ... See full summary »
Director: Jose Ramon Pedroza
Votes: 9
21. Una Gota de Agua en el Desierto (2009)
2 min | Animation, Short, Drama
The Mexican resistance leaded by Miguel Hidalgo and Ignacio Allende are running from the Realist soldiers, ignoring that they are going into a trap, planned by the traitor Ignacio Elizondo.
Director: Víctor Osuna | Stars: Carlos Hoeflich, Javier Lacroix
22. Visiting Vera Cruz (1946)
Approved | 10 min | Documentary, Short, History
This Traveltalks entry looks at the people, customs, and landmarks in Vera Cruz, the main port city of Mexico.
Star: James A. FitzPatrick
Votes: 82
23. La Mano, La Pistola y los Bigotes de Obregon (2009)
Animation, Short
Directors: Karla Castañeda, Víctor Osuna | Stars: Ray Acosta, Mauricio Cedeño, Carlos Lara
24. Tomorrow's Mexico (1946)
Approved | 19 min | Short, History, News
Post-World War II Mexico is shown as struggling to become a leader in South and North American affairs, while highlights of its history, a blend of revolutions and fiery elections is shown.... See full summary »
Director: Richard De Rochemont | Stars: Jackson Beck, Manuel Avila Camacho, Lázaro Cárdenas, Ezequiel Padilla
25. The Mexicans (1983 TV Movie)
60 min | Documentary
John Pilger reports on political repression in Mexico.
Director: David Munro | Stars: John Pilger, Jimmy Carter, Rosalynn Carter, Larry Hall
26.
Engineering an Empire (2005–2007)
Episode:
The Aztecs
(2006)
TV-PG | 43 min | Documentary, History
The story of the Aztecs and some of its accomplishments.
Director: Mark Cannon | Stars: Michael Carroll, Peter Weller
Votes: 41
27.
Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates, Jr. (2012– )
Episode:
The Eye of the Beholder
(2019)
TV-PG | 52 min | Documentary, Biography, History
Celebrated filmmaker Alejandro González Iñárritu learns how his ancestors fought for the rule of law in Mexico, world famous performance artist Marina Abramovic learns how wars and ... See full summary »
Stars: Henry Louis Gates Jr., Alejandro G. Iñárritu, Marina Abramovic, Kehinde Wiley
Votes: 25
28.
The Empire Files (2015– )
Episode:
The Empire's Border: Part II - A Hidden War
(2016)
Documentary, News, Talk-Show
Stars: Bill Clinton, Abby Martin, Todd Miller, Ronald Reagan
Votes: 12
29.
The Art That Made Mexico: Paradise, Power and Prayers (2017)
Episode:
Power
(2017)
59 min | Documentary, History
Alinka reveals how artists became the authors of Mexico's official history defining the origins of its power. She shows that from the revolution to the present day, in Mexico art and power are inextricably linked.
Director: Graeme Hart | Star: Alinka Echeverria