Finally! A topic I'm somewhat expert on :) I also loved this, La Isla Minima and El Cuerpo, so see what you think of these.

• Colosio: El Asesinato – Fantastic spanish language crime thriller exploring theories surrounding the assassination of Colosio, the Mexican presidential candidate in 1994.
• Live Flesh (Carne Tremula) – Well crafted Spanish drama from Almodovar. Excellent acting and solid plot. Filled with the usual Almodovar tropes and on the nose political statements though.
• El Lobo – Gripping and interesting espionage thriller based on real events at the height of ETAs activity in the 70s.
• No Rest For The Wicked (No habrá paz para los malvados) – outstanding and offensively underrated spanish crime thriller. Powerhouse acting and superb direction. Deserves further viewing.
• El Metodo (The Method) – An unsatisfying and slightly provocative, if well conceived mystery. Thought provoking and frustrating in turns.
• Fermat’s Room – Engrossing and enjoyable spanish thriller that takes one too many twists and finds itself stranded, but remains a fun ride.
• El Habitante Incierto (The Uninvited Guest) – Hitchcockian spanish language thriller, full of intrigue, novelty and witty black humour. Utterly bizarre and all the better for it.
• Cronica de una Fuga (Buenos Aires, 1977) – Intense and serious, perhaps too dry. Lacks the poetry and artistry of similar films, though remains a harrowing fly-on-the-wall spanish language drama.
• El Aura (The Aura) – Intriguing spanish thriller. Compelling albeit peculiarly paced and with a few loose ends left trailing. Thoughtful cinema, but perhaps trying to tackle one too many strands for its own good. Recommended, but not highly.
• Contracorriente (Undertow) – a well acted if overly sentimental portrayal of a married man coming to terms with his homosexuality in the midst of a small rural fishing village.
• Los Sin Nombre (The Nameless) – Indubitably mysterious and excellent creation of suspense but the final act destroys the qualities of the first two to leave the film faring little better than average.
• Musarañas (Shrew’s Nest) – unpleasant spanish horror, more menacing than gratuitous. Good film, if you like the unlikeable.

If you find this useful, I'm just gonna plug my film archive page where I list every film I've seen since 2010 with a short summary/ review: https://www.benedictgarman.com/film-archive/

@Ajja said:

What a film.

Really into Spanish films atm I really find alot of "foriegn" cinema un pretentious and more honest.

Some great ones..

The hidden face Cell 211 Marshland Sleep tight Open your eyes Nine queens Fave one is

The body!

Any other recommendations?

French/German/ anything :)

Excellent movie. Enjoyed it so much that I decided not to even view the American remake.

@silverhawkins said:

Finally! A topic I'm somewhat expert on :) I also loved this, La Isla Minima and El Cuerpo, so see what you think of these.

• Colosio: El Asesinato – Fantastic spanish language crime thriller exploring theories surrounding the assassination of Colosio, the Mexican presidential candidate in 1994.
• Live Flesh (Carne Tremula) – Well crafted Spanish drama from Almodovar. Excellent acting and solid plot. Filled with the usual Almodovar tropes and on the nose political statements though.
• El Lobo – Gripping and interesting espionage thriller based on real events at the height of ETAs activity in the 70s.
• No Rest For The Wicked (No habrá paz para los malvados) – outstanding and offensively underrated spanish crime thriller. Powerhouse acting and superb direction. Deserves further viewing.
• El Metodo (The Method) – An unsatisfying and slightly provocative, if well conceived mystery. Thought provoking and frustrating in turns.
• Fermat’s Room – Engrossing and enjoyable spanish thriller that takes one too many twists and finds itself stranded, but remains a fun ride.
• El Habitante Incierto (The Uninvited Guest) – Hitchcockian spanish language thriller, full of intrigue, novelty and witty black humour. Utterly bizarre and all the better for it.
• Cronica de una Fuga (Buenos Aires, 1977) – Intense and serious, perhaps too dry. Lacks the poetry and artistry of similar films, though remains a harrowing fly-on-the-wall spanish language drama.
• El Aura (The Aura) – Intriguing spanish thriller. Compelling albeit peculiarly paced and with a few loose ends left trailing. Thoughtful cinema, but perhaps trying to tackle one too many strands for its own good. Recommended, but not highly.
• Contracorriente (Undertow) – a well acted if overly sentimental portrayal of a married man coming to terms with his homosexuality in the midst of a small rural fishing village.
• Los Sin Nombre (The Nameless) – Indubitably mysterious and excellent creation of suspense but the final act destroys the qualities of the first two to leave the film faring little better than average.
• Musarañas (Shrew’s Nest) – unpleasant spanish horror, more menacing than gratuitous. Good film, if you like the unlikeable.

If you find this useful, I'm just gonna plug my film archive page where I list every film I've seen since 2010 with a short summary/ review: https://www.benedictgarman.com/film-archive/

Thank you !! Just added all of those to my watch list... just hope they are not too hard to find! Really like the look of live flesh and Colosio.

Your blog/list looks amazing always wanted somthing like that of my own...

Not sure if you've seen these but I'm going to recommend

The treatment. Belgium mystery thriller very very dark but Gripping the atmosphere really got me.

Who am I. German films very fast paced from the start and really entertaining

Insomnia. One of my favorite thriller ever

@rgreen7313 said:

@Ajja said:

What a film.

Really into Spanish films atm I really find alot of "foriegn" cinema un pretentious and more honest.

Some great ones..

The hidden face Cell 211 Marshland Sleep tight Open your eyes Nine queens Fave one is

The body!

Any other recommendations?

French/German/ anything :)

Excellent movie. Enjoyed it so much that I decided not to even view the American remake.

Me nither. The reviews was enough I hate when they take these amazing films and ruin them and have people watching them before even seeing the original !

@Ajja said:

The treatment. Belgium mystery thriller very very dark but Gripping the atmosphere really got me. Who am I. German films very fast paced from the start and really entertaining Insomnia. One of my favorite thriller ever

Not seen Who Am I. Going to watch it tonight! :) Thanks for the recommendation.

SUCH a good movie... Intense, suspensful and heartfelt!

I didn't know there was an American remake... Is it that the Chiwetel Ejiofor & Julia Roberts one?!

@Renovatio said:

SUCH a good movie... Intense, suspensful and heartfelt!

I didn't know there was an American remake... Is it that the Chiwetel Ejiofor & Julia Roberts one?!

Yes. And even though I like both actors I have yet to warm up to wanting to see this remake and probably re-visioning.