Movies by Antonio Banderas
As part of the cast:
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Ruby Sparks (2012)
Cast: Paul Dano, Zoe Kazan, Antonio Banderas …
Directed by: Jonathan Dayton, Valerie Faris
In an effort to conquer his writer's block, a young novelist -- who's having trouble duplicating the success of his earlier work -- jots down all the attributes of his dream girl.…
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The Big Bang (2011)
Cast: Antonio Banderas, Thomas Kretschmann, William Fichtner …
Directed by: Tony Krantz
This noir thriller from director Tony Krantz stars Antonio Banderas as Los Angeles detective Ned Cruz, who signs on to a missing persons case to find a wayward stripper but winds up knee-deep…
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Haywire (2011)
Cast: Gina Carano, Michael Fassbender, Ewan McGregor …
Directed by: Steven Soderbergh
A last-minute mission in Dublin turns deadly for stunning secret operative Mallory Kane when she realizes she's been betrayed -- and that her own life is no longer safe. Now, to outwit…
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Spy Kids: All the Time in the World (2011)
Cast: Jessica Alba, Joel McHale, Rowan Blanchard …
Directed by: Robert Rodriguez
Former Spy Kids Carmen and Juni Cortez return as teenagers to help 10-year-old twin siblings Rebecca and Cecil Wilson save the world with their stepmother -- a retired secret agent who's…
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The Skin I Live In (2011)
Cast: Antonio Banderas, Elena Anaya, Marisa Paredes …
Directed by: Pedro Almodóvar
Brilliant plastic surgeon Robert Ledgard seeks to overcome the grief of his late wife's disfigurement in a fiery car crash by inventing skin that's impervious to injury. But his…
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Puss in Boots (2011)
Cast: Antonio Banderas, Salma Hayek, Zach Galifianakis …
Directed by: Chris Miller
Voiced by Antonio Banderas, the dauntless feline of legend goes on an animated adventure to purloin a priceless golden-egg-laying goose. To help him on his mission, Puss brings along his…
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Woody Allen: A Documentary (2011)
Cast: Woody Allen, Letty Aronson, Antonio Banderas …
Directed by: Robert B. Weide
Iconic and influential director-writer-comedian Woody Allen granted unprecedented access for this in-depth profile of his award-winning career and controversial personal life. Highlights…
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Shrek Forever After (2010)
Cast: Mike Myers, Eddie Murphy, Cameron Diaz …
Directed by: Mike Mitchell
The fourth chapter of this fractured fairy-tale series finds the lovable green ogre Shrek (voiced by Mike Myers) feeling less like a monster and more like a man in the midst of a midlife…
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You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger (2010)
Cast: Anthony Hopkins, Naomi Watts, Josh Brolin …
Directed by: Woody Allen
After her husband's (Anthony Hopkins) midlife crisis drives him into the arms of a younger woman (Lucy Punch), Helena (Gemma Jones) consults a psychic (Pauline Collins) to learn what…
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The Code (2009)
Cast: Morgan Freeman, Antonio Banderas, Radha Mitchell …
Directed by: Mimi Leder
Deeply in debt to the Russian mob, master jewel thief Ripley recruits a talented burglar to help him pull off one more daring heist: filching two gem-encrusted Fabergé eggs worth a cool $20…
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My Mom's New Boyfriend (2008)
Cast: Antonio Banderas, Meg Ryan, Colin Hanks …
Directed by: George Gallo
Calling it a conflict of interest would be an understatement when up-and-coming federal agent Henry Durand lands the most awkward of awkward assignments: spying on his mother and her new…
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Chevolution (2008)
Cast: Gerry Adams, Antonio Banderas, Gael García Bernal …
Directed by: Trisha Ziff, Luis Lopez
This intriguing documentary charts the history of photographer Alberto Korda's iconic portrait of Argentinean revolutionary Ernesto "Che" Guevara, from the moment the picture was taken…
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The Other Man (2008)
Cast: Liam Neeson, Antonio Banderas, Laura Linney …
Directed by: Richard Eyre
Over dinner, Peter's (Liam Neeson) wife, Lisa (Laura Linney), essentially reveals that she's been cheating on him -- and then disappears the following day. Obsessed with learning…
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Shrek the Third (2007)
Cast: Mike Myers, Eddie Murphy, Cameron Diaz …
Directed by: Raman Hui, Chris Miller
Life in the swamp seems better than ever for Shrek and Fiona (voiced by Mike Myers and Cameron Diaz), until King Harold suddenly falls ill and the adorable ogre must find an acceptable heir…
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Take the Lead (2006)
Cast: Antonio Banderas, Rob Brown, Alfre Woodard …
Directed by: Liz Friedlander
When a former professional dancer (Antonio Banderas) offers his skills to the New York public school system, his traditional methods clash with his students' hip-hop sensibilities. But…
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Bordertown (2006)
Cast: Jennifer Lopez, Antonio Banderas, Martin Sheen …
Directed by: Gregory Nava
Nearly 400 women have been murdered in the border town of Juarez, Mexico, since 1993, prompting newspaper reporter Lauren Fredericks (Jennifer Lopez) to investigate and unearth a startling…
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The Legend of Zorro (2005)
Cast: Antonio Banderas, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Rufus Sewell …
Directed by: Martin Campbell
After being persuaded by his resentful wife to hang up his alter ego's sword, Don Alejandro de la Vega returns to action as the masked avenger Zorro when he gets wind of a scheme to…
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Champion (2005)
Cast: Danny Trejo, Dennis Hopper, Val Kilmer …
Directed by: Joe Eckardt
It probably wouldn't surprise you to learn that Danny Trejo (a tattooed character actor featured in such films as Desperado, Con Air and From Dusk Till Dawn) has a checkered past. But…
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Shrek 2 (2004)
Cast: Mike Myers, Eddie Murphy, Cameron Diaz …
Directed by: Andrew Adamson, Kelly Asbury, Conrad Vernon …
In this knockabout comic sequel to the animated smash hit Shrek, the cuddly ogre (voiced by Mike Myers) and his lady love, Fiona (Cameron Diaz), return to her homeland to tell her parents the…
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Imagining Argentina (2004)
Cast: Antonio Banderas, Emma Thompson, Rubén Blades …
Directed by: Christopher Hampton
Buenos Aires in the 1970s was a hotbed of dictatorial political unrest marked by a rash of disappearances (read: abductions and murders). Theatre director Carlos Rueda (Antonio Banderas) and…
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Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over (2003)
Cast: Alexa Vega, Daryl Sabara, Antonio Banderas …
Directed by: Robert Rodriguez
Director Robert Rodriguez trains his practiced lens once again on the continuing adventures of spy siblings Juni and Carmen Cortez (Daryl Sabara and Alexa Vega). This time around, Carmen gets…
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Once Upon a Time in Mexico (2003)
Cast: Antonio Banderas, Johnny Depp, Salma Hayek …
Directed by: Robert Rodriguez
The traveling vigilante known only as El Mariachi (Antonio Banderas) is recruited by a CIA agent (Johnny Depp) to take down a corrupt general who's allied with a powerful drug lord…
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And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself (2003)
Cast: Antonio Banderas, Eion Bailey, Alan Arkin …
Directed by: Bruce Beresford
Antonio Banderas stars as the legendary Mexican revolutionary in this epic HBO production about the man and his myth. To raise money for his cause, Pancho teamed up with filmmaker D.W.…
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Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams (2002)
Cast: Alexa Vega, Daryl Sabara, Antonio Banderas …
Directed by: Robert Rodriguez
In this sequel to the hit sci-fi family adventure, spy kids Carmen (Alexa Vega) and and Juni Cortez (Daryl Sabara) team up with two other pint-sized secret agents, Gary and Gerti Giggles. The…
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Ballistic: Ecks vs. Sever (2002)
Cast: Antonio Banderas, Lucy Liu, Gregg Henry …
Directed by: Wych Kaosayananda
This actioner is the story of two spies -- Jonathan Ecks (Antonio Banderas), an FBI agent, and Sever (Lucy Liu), a rogue NSA agent -- who are lifelong adversaries engaged in an elusive hunt.…
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Femme Fatale (2002)
Cast: Rebecca Romijn, Antonio Banderas, Peter Coyote …
Directed by: Brian De Palma
Laure Ash (Rebecca Romijn-Stamos), a master of manipulation and guile, takes part in one last jewel theft and then abruptly leaves behind her life of crime. Reinvented in the guise of a…
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Frida (2002)
Cast: Salma Hayek, Alfred Molina, Antonio Banderas …
Directed by: Julie Taymor
Julie Taymor directs this Oscar-winning biopic of painter Frida Kahlo, focusing on her often rocky relationship with husband Diego Rivera and her controversial political and sexual reputation…
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Original Sin (2001)
Cast: Antonio Banderas, Angelina Jolie, Thomas Jane …
Directed by: Michael Cristofer
Wealthy Cuban landowner Luis Vargas (Antonio Banderas) sends away for a plain-Jane bride from the United States named Julia Russell (Angelina Jolie). But when she arrives and turns out to be…
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Spy Kids (2001)
Cast: Alexa Vega, Daryl Sabara, Antonio Banderas …
Directed by: Robert Rodriguez
The tables are turned when pint-sized kids Carmen and Juni must rescue their secret-agent parents (Antonio Banderas and Carla Gugino) from the diabolical clutches of Alexander Minion (Tony…
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The I Love Lucy 50th Anniversary Special (2001)
Cast: Lucille Ball, Desi Arnaz, William Frawley …
Directed by: Gary Smith
All the classic comedic and musical moments of the "I Love Lucy" show -- along with rare, vintage footage from the series -- are packed into this unforgettable 50th anniversary special. In…
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The Many Faces of Zorro (2000)
Cast: Antonio Banderas, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Anthony Hopkins …
This documentary reveals how the mysterious man in black got his start (thanks to the pen of pulp novelist Johnston McCulley) and chronicles Zorro's move to the big screen -- first…
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Hispanic Hollywood (2000)
Cast: Jimmy Smits, Antonio Banderas, Sonia Braga …
Performers such as Jimmy Smits, Antonio Banderas, Sonia Braga, Raul Julia, Ricardo Montalban, Maria Conchita Alonso and Rita Moreno reflect on their experiences as Hispanic actors in this…
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Play It to the Bone (2000)
Cast: Antonio Banderas, Woody Harrelson, Lolita Davidovich …
Directed by: Ron Shelton
Woody Harrelson and Antonio Banderas star as Vince Boudreau and Cesar Dominguez, a pair of over-the-hill palookas who are last-minute substitutes on a prime Las Vegas boxing card. Driving…
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The Body (2000)
Cast: Antonio Banderas, Olivia Williams, John Shrapnel …
Directed by: Jonas McCord
Ordered to investigate a dead body that could call Christianity's fundamental beliefs into question, Father Gutierrez (Antonio Banderas) travels to Jerusalem and meets archaeologist…
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The 13th Warrior (1999)
Cast: Antonio Banderas, Omar Sharif, Diane Venora …
Directed by: John McTiernan
It's feast or famine when Arab ambassador Ahmed Ibn Fahdlan is sent to make peaceful contact with the barbaric Vikings in A.D. 922. Soon, he finds himself in the midst of a battle…
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The White River Kid (1999)
Cast: Antonio Banderas, Ellen Barkin, Wes Bentley …
Directed by: Arnold Glimcher, Arne Glimcher
While hawking "socks for God" in a podunk Arkansas town, a pair of small-time swindlers posing as holy men (Bob Hoskins and Antonio Banderas) become embroiled in a local drama involving a…
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Hispanic Hollywood: Then & Now (1999)
Cast: Ricardo Montalban, Rita Moreno, Jimmy Smits …
In this inspirational collection of candid interviews, high-profile celebrities of Hispanic heritage share details about their hard-fought journeys to the upper echelons of the entertainment…
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The Mask of Zorro (1998)
Cast: Antonio Banderas, Anthony Hopkins, Catherine Zeta-Jones …
Directed by: Martin Campbell
In this revival of the iconic masked hero, Zorro (Anthony Hopkins) escapes from jail bent on revenge for his 20-year imprisonment. He begrudgingly chooses a successor (Antonio Banderas), who…
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Andrew Lloyd Webber: The Royal Albert Hall Celebration (1998)
Cast: Sarah Brightman, Glenn Close, Donny Osmond …
Directed by: Steven Pimlott, David Mallet
The Royal Albert Hall comes alive with songs from Andrew Lloyd Webber's greatest productions, including "Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat," "Jesus Christ Superstar," "By…
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Evita (1996)
Cast: Madonna, Antonio Banderas, Jonathan Pryce …
Directed by: Alan Parker
It's easy to see Adolf Hitler's long shadow hanging over this true story about power and fame. In 1930s Argentina, small-town girl Evita (Madonna) enters show business, becomes a…
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Two Much (1996)
Cast: Antonio Banderas, Melanie Griffith, Daryl Hannah …
Directed by: Fernando Trueba
Artist and dealer Art Dodge's (Antonio Banderas) scheme to sell his work flops, and now he's on the run from dissatisfied buyers. And that's not all: His affair with the…
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Assassins (1995)
Cast: Sylvester Stallone, Antonio Banderas, Julianne Moore …
Directed by: Richard Donner
Veteran hit man Robert Rath (Sylvester Stallone) is looking to get out of the business when he meets young, eager competitor Miguel Bain (Antonio Banderas), who has Rath at the top of his "to…
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Desperado (1995)
Cast: Antonio Banderas, Salma Hayek, Joaquim de Almeida …
Directed by: Robert Rodriguez
This south-of-the-border action flick picks up where the indie hit El Mariachi left off. Seedy drug lord Bucho (Joaquim de Almeida) is responsible for killing the girlfriend of El Mariachi…
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Four Rooms (1995)
Cast: Tim Roth, Antonio Banderas, Jennifer Beals …
Directed by: Quentin Tarantino, Robert Rodriguez, Allison Anders …
One mad New Year's Eve, an overwhelmed bellboy (Tim Roth) copes with witches and diabolical children, gets caught in the middle of a sour relationship and settles a bloody bet for…
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Miami Rhapsody (1995)
Cast: Sarah Jessica Parker, Gil Bellows, Antonio Banderas …
Directed by: David Frankel
Gwen Marcus (Sarah Jessica Parker) has always wanted to be as happily married as her parents (Mia Farrow and Paul Mazursky) -- so much so that she reluctantly accepts a proposal from her…
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Never Talk to Strangers (1995)
Cast: Rebecca De Mornay, Antonio Banderas, Dennis Miller …
Directed by: Peter Hall
Psychologist Sarah Taylor (Rebecca De Mornay) is evaluating a serial killer (Harry Dean Stanton) when she plunges into a steamy affair with a mysterious man (Antonio Banderas). She soon…
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Desperado / El Mariachi (1995)
Cast: Antonio Banderas, Salma Hayek, Joaquim de Almeida …
Directed by: Robert Rodriguez
Offering up violent, action-filled tales of mistaken identity and revenge, this double feature includes writer-director Robert Rodriguez's 1992 indie debut, Sundance Film Festival winner…
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Interview with the Vampire (1994)
Cast: Tom Cruise, Brad Pitt, Christian Slater …
Directed by: Neil Jordan
Director Neil Jordan's Oscar-nominated tale of bloodsucking immortals moves from 18th century New Orleans to a Grand Guignol theater in Paris to present-day San Francisco as it explores…
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Of Love and Shadows (1994)
Cast: Antonio Banderas, Jennifer Connelly, Stefania Sandrelli …
Directed by: Betty Kaplan
Irene (Jennifer Connelly), a magazine editor who's lived a sheltered existence under the shadow of the Pinochet dictatorship in 1973 Chile, gradually awakens to the political tumult when…
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Outrage (1993)
Cast: Antonio Banderas, Corrado Bonora, Alessandro Grassini …
Directed by: Carlos Saura
Reporter Marco Vallez (Antonio Banderas) is taken by the beauty of a circus sharpshooter (Francesca Neri), and from the second they meet he is willing to give up everything to be with her.…
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Philadelphia (1993)
Cast: Tom Hanks, Denzel Washington, Jason Robards …
Directed by: Jonathan Demme
In this heartfelt drama, Philadelphia attorney Andrew Beckett launches a wrongful termination suit against the hand that feeds him when his law firm finds out about his HIV-positive status --…
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The House of the Spirits (1993)
Cast: Meryl Streep, Glenn Close, Jeremy Irons …
Directed by: Bille August
Esteban vows to marry Rosa, a rich man's daughter. But when Rosa dies before he can save enough money to do so, he instead marries her younger sister. Years later, when their daughter…
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Benito: The Rise and Fall of Mussolini (1993)
Cast: Antonio Banderas, Toni Bertorelli, Claudia Koll …
Directed by: Gian Luigi Calderone
Antonio Banderas stars as Italian dictator Benito Mussolini in this provocative biopic originally produced for Italian television. Following the rise and fall of one of the most infamous…
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The Mambo Kings (1992)
Cast: Armand Assante, Antonio Banderas, Cathy Moriarty …
Directed by: Arnold Glimcher, Arne Glimcher
Musician brothers Cesar (Armand Assante) and Nestor (Antonio Banderas) Castillo flee Havana in the 1950s with hopes of making it big, but a secret Cesar hoped would stay in Cuba threatens to…
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Madonna: Truth or Dare (1991)
Cast: Madonna, Pedro Almodóvar, Antonio Banderas …
Directed by: Alek Keshishian
Madonna offers a no-holds-barred look at her life, taking viewers behind the scenes at her "Blond Ambition" tour. From the dressing room to the bedroom, the outrageous and always entertaining…
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Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down! (1990)
Cast: Victoria Abril, Antonio Banderas, Loles León …
Directed by: Pedro Almodóvar
When a disturbed young man (Antonio Banderas) kidnaps and ties up a porn queen (Victoria Abril), a psychological power play ensues, with both serious sex and offbeat laughs in director Pedro…
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Si Te Dicen Que Cai (1989)
Cast: Jorge Sanz, Victoria Abril, Javier Gurruchagaen …
Directed by: Vicente Aranda
Many years after the Civil War in Barcelona, a merchant falls for a prostitute, and more open-ended, interweaving stories -- all of which swiftly move back and forth through time -- unfold in…
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Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown (1988)
Cast: Carmen Maura, Antonio Banderas, Julieta Serrano …
Directed by: Pedro Almodóvar
After being dumped by her lover, Iván (Fernando Guillén), Pepa (Carmen Maura) finds her life -- and the lives of those around her -- spiraling out of control in this madcap farce…
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Law of Desire (1987)
Cast: Antonio Banderas, Miguel Molina, Bibiana Fernández …
Directed by: Pedro Almodóvar
A volcanic, obsessive lover turns the life of hedonistic filmmaker Pablo Quintero (Eusebio Poncela) upside down in this smoldering tale helmed by the acclaimed Pedro Almodovar. Envious new…
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Matador (1986)
Cast: Antonio Banderas, Eusebio Poncela, Chus Lampreave …
Directed by: Pedro Almodóvar
Director Pedro Almodovar explores human nature's dark side in this pitch-black comedy that centers on a bullfighter (Nacho Martinez) who's forced to retire but still yearns for the…
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Summer Rain (2006)
Cast: Alberto Amarilla, Maria Ruiz, Félix Gómez …
Directed by: Antonio Banderas
Antonio Banderas directs this coming-of-age tale set in southern Spain in the 1970s. Miguelito, Paco and Babirusa stand on the line between youthful indulgence and the responsibility of…
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Crazy in Alabama (1999)
Cast: Melanie Griffith, David Morse, Lucas Black …
Directed by: Antonio Banderas
Young Peejoe sees his quiet life in rural Alabama turned upside-down one troubled summer in the 1960s. Peejoe's eccentric Aunt Lucille kills her abusive husband and heads for Hollywood…