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Country of Origin: Mexico
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ALAMAR (2009)
CertificationPG Our Rating
Jorge and Roberta have been separated for several years. They simply come from opposite worlds: he likes an uncomplicated life in the jungle, while she prefers a more urban existence. He is Mexican and she is Italian, and she has decided to return to Rome with their five-year-old son, Natan. But before they leave, Jorge wishes to take young Natan on a trip, hoping to teach him about his Mayan origins in Mexico. So begins an affecting coming of age documentary with exquisite cinematography. find out more...
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AMORES PERROS (2000)
Certification18 Our Rating
This fast-paced and beautifully constructed film debut by Mexican director Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu has won critical acclaim all over the world. Weaving the stories of the three victims of a brutal car crash which we witness in the first scene, the film takes you through three very separate worlds that all come together on Mexico's mean streets. From the world of a high-class supermodel to the depths of despair felt by an exiled ex-assassin, Amores Perros is a real achievement in filmmaking. find out more...
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BABEL (2006)
Certification15 Our Rating
Four interlocking stories run in parallel; two set in Morocco, one in Mexico and one in Japan and all four follow different cinematic traditions that can be described as coming from World Cinema, American melodrama, American thriller and Asian New Wave. The accidental shooting of an American tourist is the trigger that begins a chain of misery that slowly envelopes four seemingly disparate groups of people from different social, cultural and geographic backgrounds. Borrowing, at a distance, from find out more...
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BATTLE IN HEAVEN (2005)
Certification15 Our Rating
Battle In Heaven is a controversial sexually explicit film from Carlos Reygadas, who delivers a poignant insight into the actions and thoughts of a Mexican trying to live with the consequences of his actions as well as an infatuation with his employer's daughter. find out more...
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BIUTIFUL (2010)
Certification15 Our Rating
Uxbal is a criminal middleman, helping human traffickers and illicit street peddlers in Barcelona. But in the thick of his corrupt and compromised world, he indulges in small acts of kindness, particularly to his beloved children and, unusually, the recently deceased, with whom he can commune. When Uxbal discovers he has cancer the desire to leave something of worth becomes greater. It is this harrowing and heart rending journey to some form of redemption that is the main focus of 'Biutiful'. Ba find out more...
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CARTEL LAND (2015)
Certification15 Our Rating

Produced by Kathryn Bigelow (The Hurt Locker) and with unprecedented access, Cartel Land is an explosive look at the journeys of two modern-day vigilante groups and their shared enemy - the murderous Mexican drug cartels. In the Mexican state of Michoacán, Dr. Jose Mireles, a small-town physician known as "El Doctor", leads the Autodefensas, a citizen uprising against the violent Knights Templar drug cartel that has wreaked havoc on the region for years. Meanwhile, in Arizona's Altar V find out more...

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CHAPPIE (2015)
Certification15 Our Rating
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CINEMA 16 WORLD SHORT FILMS DISC ONE (2007)
Certification15 Our Rating
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CRONOS (1994)
Certification18 Our Rating
An inquisitive antiques dealer becomes obsessed with an amulet which he finds that holds the key to eternal life, the Cronos device. As he turns younger a ruthless millionaire comes looking for the elixir, but both find that there are higher authorities to answer to in the bloody climax. An original and intriguing variation on the vampire myth. find out more...
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DANZON (1991)
CertificationPG Our Rating
A beatifully touching and funny story of a single mother who has a passion for dancing the Danzon, a traditional Mexican dance. The mysterious disappearance of her dancing partner sends her on a journey that becomes a voyage of self discovery for her. Tender, lyrical, and very well directed. Top! find out more...
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DUCK SEASON (2004)
Certification15 Our Rating
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DUCK SEASON (2004)
Certification15 Our Rating
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EL MARIACHI (1992)
Certification15 Our Rating
A tremendously entertaining debut from dir. Rodriguez. A young musician (Mariachi) arrives in town looking for work. He is mistaken for a similarly dressed hitman, who has a beef with the local gang boss. The ensuing confusion is beatifully and stylishly filmed, despite the low budget. A must! find out more...
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EL MARIACHI / DESPERADO (DOUBLE BILL) (1992)
Certification15 Our Rating
This DVD features both of Rodriguez's take on the bandito movie. El Mariachi is a tremendously entertaining debut from Rodriguez. A young musician arrives in town looking for work. He is mistaken for a similarly dressed hitman, who has a beef with the local gang boss. The ensuing confusion is beatifully and stylishly filmed, despite the low budget. A must! Rodriguez's remake of his cult hit "El Mariachi" strikes the perfect balance between arthouse and mainstream entertainment. On a one-man mis find out more...
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EVEN THE RAIN (2012)
Certification15 Our Rating
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HIGHWAY PATROLMAN (1991)
Certification15 Our Rating
A study of an idealistic young Mexican highway patrolman's slide into a world of bribery and corruption. A superb black satire, strikingly filmed amid Mexico's beautifully harsh landscape. find out more...
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HOMEWORK (1990)
Certification18 Our Rating
Inventive erotic farce with more than a passing resemblance to early Almodovar. When Virginia tries to secretly video her ex-lover and he finds out the 'homework' she is preparing for her film course gets out of hand! Delightfully frothy and sexy study of voyeurism. Hot, Mexican fun! find out more...
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JAPON (2002)
Certification15 Our Rating
A man leaves Mexico City for the remote countryside where he intends to end his life. There he finds lodging with an old Indian woman, Ascen, in her ramshackle home overlooking a desolate canyon. In the vastness of this wild, breathtaking natural landscape, the old woman's infinite humanity reawakens his dulled senses and desires. find out more...
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LIKE WATER FOR CHOCOLATE (1992)
Certification15 Our Rating
Tita's heart is broken when she is forbidden to marry the man she loves because of a family tradition. When her sister instead marries her lover her anger goes into her magical cooking. A wonderfully inventive and touching story, with superb visual flourishes - a beautiful, colourful fable.. find out more...
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MIDAQ ALLEY (EL CALLEJON DE LOS MILAGROS) (2007)
Certification15 Our Rating
An adaption of the novel by Egyptian noble prize winner Nagub Mahruz the setting transposed from the books original setting of 1940's Cairo to present day Mexico City find out more...
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