17 Amazing Mexican Movies That You Can Watch Online Now That You've Seen "Roma"

If you liked Alfonso Cuarón's latest, maybe it's time to give more Mexican movies a try.

1. The Insomniac Club

Cuadrúpedo Films

Spanish title: El club de los insomnes

A night-shift employee of a mini-mart, a clerk who suffers chronic insomnia, and a veterinarian who can not sleep because of his many problems become friends and face life's complications together.

Watch on Netflix.

2. The Dark Springs

Consejo Nacional para la Cultura y las Artes

Spanish: Las oscuras primaveras

Igor, who lives trapped in the monotony of his life, has been married to Flora for years, safe inside a routine relationship. Pina is a single mother dedicated solely to taking care of her son. When Igor and Pina meet, they start a very passionate and dangerous relationship.

Watch Clarovideo (Mexico-only) or on Amazon Prime.

3. Loves Dogs

Altavista Films

Spanish title: Amores perros

This classic of Mexican cinema tells three stories whose characters don't know each other, but are connected by a car accident in Mexico City. If you have not seen this film, get on that — it is truly a milestone.

Watch it on Clarovideo (Mexico-only).

4. Revolver Mind

Ei2 Media

Spanish title: Mente revólver

Mario Aburto was accused of the murder of presidential candidate Luis Donaldo Colosio in 1994. Although he is still in jail, this film raises the question: "What would have happened if Mario had left twenty years later and gone to live in Tijuana?"

Watch it now on Amazon Prime.

5. Dream In Another Language

FOPROCINE/IMCINE

Spanish: Sueño en otro idioma

A linguist comes to a village to study zikril, a language that is about to become extinct, because there are only two living speakers left: Isauro and Evaristo. The problem is that, although they were friends in adolescence, they've hated each other for 50 years and don't want to talk to each other. The mystery, both to the researcher and the whole town, is what caused their split.

You can watch it now on Amazon Prime.

6. Biutiful

Focus Features International

This film, directed by Alejandro González Iñárritu, tells the life of Uxbal, a desperate man, with two children in his charge and a very miserable job. To top it off, he's been diagnosed with prostate cancer and has to find the time to solve his problems — and ask for forgiveness.

Watch it now on Clarovideo (Mexico-only).

7. The Fourth Company

IMCINE

Spanish title: La cuarta compañía

Based on a true story, this movie tells the story of a criminal who dreams of entering the the prison's football team — "Los Perros de Santa Martha" —  but ends up getting involved in organized crime. It turns out the team not only plays sports, it also engages in ~shady business.~

Give it a watch tonight on Netflix.

8. The Black One

Trisia Cine

Spanish title: "La negrada"

Set in the Afro-Mexican community of the Oaxacan coast, this film paints a portrait of the "queridato" — an illicit situation where a man can openly have both a wife and several other homes where his mistresses live, without hiding it from any of them. This film was presented as the first about Afro-descendants in Mexico (in a film starring people who had never acted before).

Check it out on Amazon Prime.

9. Timeshare

Circe Films

Spanish title: "Tiempo compartido"

Pedro takes his family to a hotel where he has a timeshare, but when he arrives he realizes that his room has already been rented out to another family. Meanwhile, a couple that works in the hotel has a very sordid secret and its only a matter of time until the plotlines collide. If you feel like a thriller, this movie, starring Luis Gerardo Méndez, is right up your alley.

Watch it now on Netflix.

10. The Perfect Dictatorship

Bandidos Films

Spanish title: "La dictadura perfecta"

After accepting a huge bribe, a powerful television corporation tries to improve the image of a very corrupt Mexican politician. ...This may sound familiar to people familiar with Mexican politics.

Watch it tonight on Netflix.

11. Breeding Pigs

Centro de Capacitación Cinematográfica

Spanish title: "Cría puercos"

Esmeralda is an older woman who has lost the will to live after the death of her husband and the absence of her son, who lives in the United States. Everything changes when he meets a little pig that brings light back to her life.

Give it a watch on Amazon Prime.

12. Sex, Modesty, and Tears

Argos Comunicación

Spanish title: "Sexo, pudor y lágrimas"

If you want to understand modern Mexican cinema, you have to see this 1999 film. It tells the story of Tomás, who returns to Mexico to visit his friends Carlos and Ana, a couple who are going through very tough problems. Everything, of course, devolves a very funny "war of the sexes."

Watch it on Netflix.

13. We are Mari Pepa

Teonanacatl Audiovisual

Spanish title: Somos Mari Pepa

Alex is a 16-year-old boy who lives with his grandmother and has several goals for the holidays: make a new song with his rock band, get a job, and have his first sexual experience. However, his grandmother becomes increasingly dependent on him and Alex realizes that he must grow up faster than he expected.

Check it out on Amazon Prime.

14. Blue Eyelids

Agencia SHA

Spanish title: Párpados azules

Marina, a fabric factory employee, wins earns a fully paid trip to Playa Salamandra at company party. The bad news is that the trip is for two people and, because of the difficulty she has to relating to people, Marina has no one to go with. So she decides to invite a person with whom she has nothing in common, a former high school classmate.

Give it a shot on Amazon Prime.

15. The Chosen Ones

Canana Films

Spanish title: Las elegidas

Ulysses and Sofia know each other, they like each other and fall in love. But, although he wants her, he must fulfill his duty: to give Sofia to his father. In the eyes of his family's trafficking network, she's a prime candidate. Ulysses doesn't want that life for Sofia, so he has to change the rules.

Watch it now on Netflix.

16. Stored

Avanti Pictures

Spanish title: Almacenados

Nin is a young man who arrives at his first day of work in a warehouse and meets Lino, an older, stubborn and traditional man who always follows the rules. Their coexistence portrays the usual generational clash, but also shows that both share more than they imagine, belonging to the same social class and very similar fates.

Watch it now on Netflix.

17. Remains of wind

Conejo Media

Spanish title: Restos de viento

Carmen is a woman who refuses to accept the death of her husband. Her grief paralyzes her and makes it impossible for her to take care of her children. Daniel, her youngest son, receives an unexpected visit from a being that definitely does not belong in this world or dimension. Told through the child's gaze, this film explores the pain of grief and the difficult process of accepting a loss.

Watch it now on Amazon Prime.

Now you have ZERO EXCUSE for not watching Mexican films. ¡Disfrutar!

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This post was translated from Spanish.