By Vlad Zakh · July 21, 2025
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Alfonso Cuaron, Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu and Guillermo del Toro have between them won Best Director at the Oscars six times this century, and the industry underneath them is just as strong. Roma, Amores Perros and Y Tu Mama Tambien are the famous names, but the newer work is bolder. New Order escalates from a wedding into societal collapse, The Untamed folds alien horror into small-town repression, and Gueros follows students through a strike. Babel, Like Water for Chocolate and A Cop Movie round out the list.
01 A genre-bending documentary that deliberately blurs its actors with its real-life subjects.
Directed by Alonso Ruizpalacios · 1h 47m · Rated R
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02 A class-uprising thriller that escalates from a wedding into total societal collapse.
Directed by Michel Franco · 1h 28m · Rated R
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03 A rural drama that folds an alien-horror subplot into small-town repression.
Directed by Amat Escalante · 1h 38m
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04 A black-and-white road movie following students during a real university strike.
Directed by Alonso Ruizpalacios · 1h 51m · Rated NR
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05 A priest's affair is used to indict the church, controversial enough to draw criticism from the Vatican.
Directed by Carlos Carrera · 1h 58m · Rated R
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06 A woman forbidden to marry channels her passion and grief into the magical meals she cooks.
Directed by Alfonso Arau · 1h 45m · Rated R
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07 A four-country ensemble drama, with its Mexican border segment among the strongest.
Directed by Alejandro G. Iñárritu · 2h 23m · Rated R
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08 A road-trip comedy that turns unexpectedly melancholy about class and mortality.
Directed by Alfonso Cuarón · 1h 46m · Rated NR
Nominated for 1 Oscar39 wins & 48 nominations
09 Three stories connected by one car crash, brutal and tightly built.
Directed by Alejandro G. Iñárritu · 2h 34m · Rated R
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10 A black-and-white memory piece about the domestic worker who raised Cuaron's own family.
Directed by Alfonso Cuarón · 2h 15m · Rated R
Won 3 Oscars256 wins & 230 nominations
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