All About My Mother (1999)
Melodramatic look at love and friendship.
Bad Education (2004)
Two young school friends meet after 16 years, with tragic consequences.
Broken Embraces (2009)
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High Heels (1991)
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The Human Voice (2020)
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I'm So Excited (2013)
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Julieta (2016)
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Labyrinth Of Passion (1982)
Early Almodóvar romp, focussing on a nymphomaniac, the son of a Middle Eastern emperor and a gay terrorist.
Pain And Glory (2019)
A film director reflects on the choices he's made in life as past and present come crashing down around him.
Parallel Mothers (2021)
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The Room Next Door (2024)
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The Skin I Live In (2011)
A brilliant but troubled plastic surgeon tries to create the perfect woman.
Talk To Her (2002)
Friendship develops between two men who love women in comas.
Volver (2006)
A dead woman returns home in spirit to comfort her daughters.
What Have I Done To Deserve This? (1984)
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