Movies like Opera Prima
If Opera Prima's mix of journalist, madrid, spain and conservatory stayed with you, start here. Each film below was picked from what Opera Prima's fans love most, with the reason it belongs on this list.
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All About My Mother
1999 · Directed by Pedro Almodóvar · 101 min7.6
Why you'll like itWith Marisa Paredes · Shares: madrid, spain · Also a Spanish-language comedy
Following the tragic death of her teenage son, Manuela travels from Madrid to Barcelona in an attempt to contact the long-estranged father the boy never knew.
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High Heels
1991 · Directed by Pedro Almodóvar · 114 min7.0
Why you'll like itWith Marisa Paredes · Shares: madrid, spain · Also a Spanish-language drama
After being estranged for 15 years, flamboyant actress Becky del Paramo re-enters her daughter Rebeca's life when she comes to perform a concert. Rebeca, she finds, is now married to one of Becky's ex-lovers, Manuel.
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Truman
2015 · Directed by Cesc Gay · 105 min7.0
Why you'll like itShares: madrid, spain · Also a Spanish-language drama
Tomás, who lives in Canada, travels to Madrid, Spain, to visit his old friend Julián. Both of them, accompanied by Truman, Julián's faithful dog, will share many surprising and emotional little moments, triggered by…
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May God Save Us
2016 · Directed by Rodrigo Sorogoyen · 127 min6.8
Why you'll like itShares: madrid, spain · Also a Spanish-language drama
Madrid, summer 2011. Economic crisis. 15-M movement and 1.5 million pilgrims waiting for the Pope’s arrival live side by side in a Madrid that’s hotter and more chaotic than ever.
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Kika
1993 · Directed by Pedro Almodóvar · 117 min6.4
Why you'll like itShares: madrid, spain · Also a Spanish-language comedy
When American author Nicholas brings in a cosmetologist named Kika to prepare the corpse of his recently deceased son, she inadvertently revives the young man, then falls in love with him.
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Instructions Not Included
2013 · Directed by Eugenio Derbez · 122 min7.8
Why you'll like itAlso a Spanish-language comedy
Valentin is Acapulco's resident playboy, until a former fling leaves a baby on his doorstep and him heading with her out of Mexico.
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Live Twice, Love Once
2019 · Directed by María Ripoll · 101 min7.5
Why you'll like itAlso a Spanish-language comedy
A retired academic teacher tries to find the love of his youth after being diagnosed with Alzheimer's.
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Gloria
2013 · Directed by Sebastián Lelio · 105 min6.6
Why you'll like itAlso a Spanish-language comedy
Gloria is a 58-year-old divorcée. Her children have all left home but she has no desire to spend her days and nights alone. Determined to defy old age and loneliness, she rushes headlong into a whirl of singles’…