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Pedro Almodóvar

Spanish filmmaker (born 1949)

11.40body-of-work score · ranked #63 of 2631 directors · 13 films in our library

A director's score is the sum of their films' composite canon scores — methodology.

Born
September 25, 1949 · Calzada de Calatrava
Nationality
Spain
Work
film director, stage actor, film producer, screenwriter
Reference
Wikipedia · Wikidata
Portrait of Pedro Almodóvar
Harald Krichel · CC BY-SA 4.0

Films in our library, ranked

Ranked by composite canon score across 20+ authoritative lists, awards and polls — our ordering, with every placement citing its evidence on the film's page.

  1. 1
    All About My MotherTodo sobre mi madreMust-See #324

    1999 · France / Spain · comedy, drama

    Kinema Junpo Best Ten (International) 2000 #2 · Kehr's annual top 10 1999 #1 · Sight & Sound 2022 critics' poll #157

    2.167 citations
  2. 2
    Talk to HerHable con ellaMust-See #413

    2002 · Spain · drama, romance

    Kinema Junpo Best Ten (International) 2003 #2 · Sarris's annual top 10 2002 #1 · Film Comment year-end poll 2002 #4

    1.937 citations
  3. 3
    The Room Next DoorLa habitación de al lado

    2024 · Spain · drama

    Venice Golden Lion winner 2024 · Kinema Junpo Best Ten (International) 2025 #4

    1.432 citations
  4. 4
    Pain and GloryDolor y gloria

    2019 · Spain / France · drama

    Cahiers du Cinéma annual top 10 2019 #6 · Kinema Junpo Best Ten (International) 2020 #8 · Film Comment year-end poll 2019 #9

    1.264 citations
  5. 5
    Women on the Verge of a Nervous BreakdownMujeres al borde de un ataque de nervios

    1988 · Spain · comedy

    TIFF People's Choice winner 1988 · NYT Best 1,000 Movies · Criterion Collection spine #855

    1.083 citations
  6. 6
    Volver

    2006 · Spain · comedy, drama

    Kinema Junpo Best Ten (International) 2007 #8 · Sarris's annual top 10 2006 #2 · Film Comment year-end poll 2006 #9

    0.933 citations
  7. 7
    Parallel MothersMadres paralelas

    2021 · Spain · drama

    Kinema Junpo Best Ten (International) 2022 #3 · Film Comment year-end poll 2021 #19

    0.732 citations
  8. 8
    The Flower of My SecretLa Fleur de mon secret

    1995 · Spain / France · drama

    Cahiers du Cinéma annual top 10 1995 #6 · Sarris's annual top 10 1996 #4

    0.572 citations
  9. 9
    Julieta

    2016 · Spain · drama

    Cahiers du Cinéma annual top 10 2016 #6

    0.361 citation
  10. 10
    The Skin I Live InLa piel que habito

    2011 · Spain · thriller, drama

    Film Comment year-end poll 2011 #31 · Edgar Wright's 1,000 favorite movies

    0.312 citations
  11. 11
    Bad EducationLa mala educación

    2004 · Spain · film-noir, drama, mystery

    Film Comment year-end poll 2004 #11

    0.281 citation
  12. 12
    Broken EmbracesLos abrazos rotos

    2009 · Spain · romance, drama, thriller

    Film Comment year-end poll 2009 #30

    0.201 citation
  13. 13
    Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down!¡Átame!

    1989 · Spain · comedy, crime, romance

    Criterion Collection spine #722

    0.161 citation

Complete filmography

All 29 directorial credits recorded on Wikidata, in chronological order; films in our library link to their canon-score page.