The Best Daniel Giménez Cacho Movies, Ranked
49 credits from 1991 to 2026, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. Zama (2018) comes out on top with a score of 76. The biggest box office hit is Tear This Heart Out (2008) with $10M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Top Rated Daniel Giménez Cacho Movies
The 6 highest-rated films Daniel Giménez Cacho is credited on. Zama (2018) leads with 76, followed by Bardo, False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths (2022) at 75. The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings, cultural impact and how well a film holds up.
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#1 Movie Echo Score: Score 76 Zama 2018 · Drama -
#2 Movie Echo Score: Score 75 Bardo, False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths 2022 · Drama -
#3 Movie Echo Score: Score 67 Memoria 2021 · Sci-Fi -
#4 Movie Echo Score: Score 63 Kill the Jockey 2025 · Crime -
#5 Movie Echo Score: Score 60 Chicuarotes 2019 · Crime -
#6 Movie Echo Score: Score 49 Siberia 2021 · Drama
Biggest Daniel Giménez Cacho Box Office Hits
Daniel Giménez Cacho's films have made $44.4M worldwide in total. Tear This Heart Out (2008) is the biggest hit at $10M, ahead of Get the Gringo (2012) ($8.83M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
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Tear This Heart Out 2008 · Drama $10M - 2
Get the Gringo 2012 · Crime $8.83M - 3
Nicotina 2004 · Action $5.75M $1.12M dom. - 4
Colosio 2012 · Drama $4.22M - 5
I Murder Seriously 2002 · Crime $3.03M - 6
Life Kills 2002 · Comedy $2.73M - 7
Blancanieves 2013 · Drama $2.59M $280K dom. - 8
El Jeremías 2015 · Family $2.54M $650K dom. - 9 Chicuarotes 2019 · Crime $1.21M
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Cabeza de Vaca 1991 · Drama $789K $789K dom.
The Best Daniel Giménez Cacho Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Daniel Giménez Cacho has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Drama leads with 20 films, and Zama (2018) is the pick of them.
- Drama 20 films Zama 2018 · as Zama Movie Echo Score: 76
- Comedy 7 films Life Kills 2002 · as Hugo
- Crime 4 films Kill the Jockey 2025 · as Sirena Movie Echo Score: 63
- Action 2 films Nicotina 2004
- Sci-Fi 1 film Memoria 2021 · as Juan Ospina Movie Echo Score: 67
- Family 1 film El Jeremías 2015 · as Dr. Federico Forni
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Thriller 1 film The Art of Losing 2004 · as Víctor Silanpa -
Fantasy 1 film The Virgin of Lust 2002 · as Toledano
The Best Daniel Giménez Cacho Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Daniel Giménez Cacho's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 1990s to 2020s.
The Latest Daniel Giménez Cacho Movies
The most recent films Daniel Giménez Cacho is credited on, newest first — starting with Kill the Jockey (2025). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
- Kill the Jockey 2025 · Sirena
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Down the Rabbit Hole 2024 · Gober - Bardo, False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths 2022 · Silverio
- Memoria 2021 · Juan Ospina
- Siberia 2021 · Doctor
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Devil Between the Legs 2019 · Cacho - Chicuarotes 2019 · Chillamil
- Zama 2018 · Zama
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The Eternal Feminine 2017 · Ricardo (Adulto) -
Leaf Blower 2015 · Comedy -
She’s Ramona 2015 · Licenciado del Valle - El Jeremías 2015 · Dr. Federico Forni
The Best Daniel Giménez Cacho Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Daniel Giménez Cacho films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the best Daniel Giménez Cacho movie?
Zama (2018) is the best-rated Daniel Giménez Cacho film, with a Movie Echo Score of 76, ahead of Bardo, False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths (2022) (75) and Memoria (2021) (67). The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.
Zama: cast, ratings & box office What is the highest-grossing Daniel Giménez Cacho movie?
Tear This Heart Out (2008) made the most at the box office, with $10M worldwide, followed by Get the Gringo (2012) with $8.83M. Together, Daniel Giménez Cacho's films with box office figures have made $44.4M.
What is the best Daniel Giménez Cacho drama movie?
Zama (2018) is the best-rated of Daniel Giménez Cacho's drama films, with a score of 76. In other genres: Life Kills (comedy), Kill the Jockey (crime) and Nicotina (action).
What is the newest Daniel Giménez Cacho movie?
The newest film on Daniel Giménez Cacho's filmography is México 86 (2026), with Daniel Giménez Cacho as Emilio Azcárraga.
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