The Best María León Movies, Ranked
24 credits from 2009 to 2025, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. Close Your Eyes (2024) comes out on top with a score of 80. The biggest box office hit is Brain Drain (2009) with $9.87M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Top Rated María León Movies
The 4 highest-rated films María León is credited on. Close Your Eyes (2024) leads with 80, followed by La Pietà (2025) at 64. The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings, cultural impact and how well a film holds up.
Biggest María León Box Office Hits
María León's films have made $26.6M worldwide in total. Brain Drain (2009) is the biggest hit at $9.87M, ahead of Heroes Wanted (2016) ($7.18M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
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Brain Drain 2009 · Romance $9.87M - 2
Heroes Wanted 2016 · Comedy $7.18M - 3
The Japon 2019 · Comedy $3.06M - 4
The Sleeping Voice 2011 · Drama $2.76M - 5
Stories Not to be Told 2022 · Comedy $1.16M - 6
Close Your Eyes 2024 · Drama $873K $79K dom. - 7
The Motive 2018 · Drama $773K - 8
Silence 2025 · Drama $376K - 9
More the Merrier 2021 · Comedy $247K - 10
Marsella 2014 · Drama $161K
The Best María León Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre María León has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Drama leads with 14 films, and Close Your Eyes (2024) is the pick of them.
The Best María León Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of María León's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 2000s to 2020s.
The Latest María León Movies
The most recent films María León is credited on, newest first — starting with Silence (2025). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
- Silence 2025 · Drama
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La Pietà 2025 · Carolina - Close Your Eyes 2024 · Belén
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Noche de chicas 2023 · Lola -
El hijo zurdo 2023 · Lola - Stories Not to be Told 2022 · Ana (segment "Sandra")
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Piety 2022 · Carolina -
Oliver’s Universe 2022 · Carmela - More the Merrier 2021 · Alba
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Besos al aire 2021 · Nines -
Wishlist 2020 · Eva - The Japon 2019 · Comedy
The Best María León Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest María León films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the best María León movie?
Close Your Eyes (2024) is the best-rated María León film, with a Movie Echo Score of 80, ahead of La Pietà (2025) (64) and The Motive (2018) (58). The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.
Close Your Eyes: cast, ratings & box office What is the highest-grossing María León movie?
Brain Drain (2009) made the most at the box office, with $9.87M worldwide, followed by Heroes Wanted (2016) with $7.18M. Together, María León's films with box office figures have made $26.6M.
Which María León movie won the most awards?
The Motive (2018) is the most decorated María León film, with 3 wins from 9 nominations across the Oscars, Golden Globes, BAFTA and the other ceremonies in the awards database.
What is the best María León drama movie?
Close Your Eyes (2024) is the best-rated of María León's drama films, with a score of 80. In other genres: More the Merrier (comedy), Brain Drain (romance) and Piety (fantasy).
What is the newest María León movie?
The newest film on María León's filmography is Silence (2025).
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