Javier Bardem – 10 Best Movies

By Vlad Zakh · June 30, 2025

No Country for Old Men gave Javier Bardem one of the most terrifying villains in modern film and an Oscar to match, while Biutiful shows the opposite register, raw and devastating rather than menacing. Mother! is ambiguous, unsettling and central to one of the more polarising films of its year, The Good Boss plays a manipulative factory owner for dark comedy, Eat Pray Love is warmer and more romantic, and Dune: Part Two adds weight to a stacked ensemble. Before Night Falls, The Sea Inside, Vicky Cristina Barcelona and Skyfall round out the list.

Dune: Part Two (2024)

IMDb ★ 8.4 RT 92% Metacritic 79

A genuine sci-fi epic where the relationship between Paul and Chani is central to the story, not decoration.

Directed by Denis Villeneuve · 2h 47m · Rated PG-13

Won 2 Oscars125 wins & 376 nominations

Where to watch

Stream: HBO Max Amazon Channel, YouTube TV, TNT, TBS, tru TV, HBO Max · Rent: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Spectrum On Demand · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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The Good Boss (2021)

TMDB ★ 7.1

Javier Bardem gives a darkly comic lead performance as a manipulative factory owner.

Directed by Fernando León de Aranoa · 2h 00m

Where to watch

Stream: Cohen Media Amazon Channel · Rent: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Spectrum On Demand · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Eat Pray Love (2010)

IMDb ★ 5.9 RT 34% Metacritic 50

A recently divorced woman travels the world in search of pleasure, faith and balance.

Directed by Ryan Murphy · 2h 13m · Rated PG-13

2 wins & 2 nominations

Where to watch

Stream: Netflix · Rent: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Plex · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Mother! (2017)

TMDB ★ 6.7

Javier Bardem is ambiguous and unsettling in one of the more polarising films of its year.

Directed by Darren Aronofsky · 2h 01m · Rated R

Where to watch

Stream: fuboTV, MGM+ Amazon Channel, Philo, MGM Plus Roku Premium Channel, MGM Plus · Rent: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Spectrum On Demand · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Before Night Falls (2000)

TMDB ★ 7.6

Javier Bardem gives an early, fully committed performance in this biographical drama.

Directed by Julian Schnabel · 2h 14m · Rated R

Where to watch

Rent: Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home · Buy: Google Play Movies, YouTube

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The Sea Inside (2004)

TMDB ★ 8.1

A quadriplegic man's decades-long legal battle for the right to end his own life divides those who love him.

Directed by Alejandro Amenábar · 2h 06m · Rated PG-13

Where to watch

Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Vicky Cristina Barcelona (2008)

TMDB ★ 7.1

Two American friends holidaying in Spain are both drawn into a passionate, unpredictable love triangle.

Directed by Woody Allen · 1h 36m · Rated PG-13

Where to watch

Stream: Lionsgate+ Amazon Channel, Howdy Amazon Channel · Rent: Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, FlixFling · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Skyfall (2012)

IMDb ★ 7.8 RT 92% Metacritic 81

Bond's loyalty to M is tested as a former agent returns for personal revenge.

Directed by Sam Mendes · 2h 23m · Rated PG-13

Won 2 Oscars69 wins & 125 nominations

Where to watch

Stream: Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads · Rent: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Plex · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Biutiful (2010)

TMDB ★ 7.3

Javier Bardem carries the whole film in a raw, devastating lead performance.

Directed by Alejandro G. Iñárritu · 2h 28m · Rated R

Where to watch

Stream: Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads · Rent: Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube · Buy: YouTube

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No Country for Old Men (2007)

IMDb ★ 8.2 RT 93% Metacritic 92

A chase movie that refuses every genre convention it sets up.

Directed by Joel Coen & Ethan Coen · 2h 02m · Rated R

Won 4 Oscars165 wins & 139 nominations

Where to watch

Stream: fuboTV, Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential, Peacock Premium, Paramount+ Amazon Channel, Peacock Premium Plus · Rent: JustWatch TV, Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Streaming availability data from JustWatch, via TMDB. Availability changes often, so check the service before you plan a movie night.

Vlad Zakh

Founder, Movieix

Founder of Movieix. He started the site because most recommendation pages felt like noise. Here, lists are sorted by who's in the film, where it's from and what mood you're in tonight.

Javier Bardem – 10 Best Movies

Dune: Part Two (2024)

The Good Boss (2021)

Eat Pray Love (2010)

Mother! (2017)

Before Night Falls (2000)

The Sea Inside (2004)

Vicky Cristina Barcelona (2008)

Skyfall (2012)

Biutiful (2010)

No Country for Old Men (2007)

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