The Best Pedro Almodóvar Movies, Ranked
50 credits from 1978 to 2024, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. Pain and Glory (2019) comes out on top with a score of 89. The biggest box office hit is Volver (2006) with $85.6M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Top Rated Pedro Almodóvar Movies
The 5 highest-rated films Pedro Almodóvar is credited on. Pain and Glory (2019) leads with 89, followed by The Human Voice (2021) at 88. 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 89 Pain and Glory 2019 · Drama -
#2 Movie Echo Score: Score 88 The Human Voice 2021 · Drama -
#3 Movie Echo Score: Score 80 The Room Next Door 2024 · Drama -
#4 Movie Echo Score: Score 76 Parallel Mothers 2021 · Drama -
#5 Movie Echo Score: Score 70 Strange Way of Life 2023 · Western
Biggest Pedro Almodóvar Box Office Hits
Pedro Almodóvar's films have made $480M worldwide in total. Volver (2006) is the biggest hit at $85.6M, ahead of All About My Mother (1999) ($68M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
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Volver 2006 · Drama $85.6M $12.9M dom. - 2
All About My Mother 1999 · Drama $68M $8.34M dom. - 3
Talk to Her 2002 · Drama $64.8M $9.36M dom. - 4
Bad Education 2004 · Drama $40.4M $5.28M dom. - 5
Broken Embraces 2009 · Drama $37.5M $5.01M dom. - 6 Pain and Glory 2019 · Drama $37.4M $4.57M dom.
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The Skin I Live In 2011 · Drama $33.7M $3.19M dom. - 8 Parallel Mothers 2021 · Drama $23.1M $2.3M dom.
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Julieta 2016 · Drama $22.5M $1.49M dom. - 10 The Room Next Door 2024 · Drama $21.5M $2.52M dom.
The Best Pedro Almodóvar Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Pedro Almodóvar has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Drama leads with 22 films, and Pain and Glory (2019) is the pick of them.
- Drama 22 films Pain and Glory 2019 · Director Movie Echo Score: 89
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Comedy 8 films I'm So Excited 2013 · Director - Western 1 film Strange Way of Life 2023 · Director Movie Echo Score: 70
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Romance 1 film Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down! 1989 · Director -
Horror 1 film Rapture 1979 · as Gloria's Voice (voice) (uncredited)
The Best Pedro Almodóvar Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Pedro Almodóvar's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 1970s to 2020s.
- 2020s 4 films The Human Voice 2021 · Director Movie Echo Score: 88
- 2010s 5 films Pain and Glory 2019 · Director Movie Echo Score: 89
- 2000s 5 films Volver 2006 · Director
- 1990s 6 films All About My Mother 1999 · Director
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1980s 9 films Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown 1988 · Director - 1970s 5 films Rapture 1979 · as Gloria's Voice (voice) (uncredited)
Most Awarded Pedro Almodóvar Movies
Pedro Almodóvar's films with wins at the Oscars, Golden Globes, BAFTA and the other ceremonies in the awards database, the most decorated first. Pain and Glory (2019) leads with 7 wins from 20 nominations.
- Awards: 7 wins Pain and Glory 2019 · 20 nominations
- Awards: 4 wins All About My Mother 1999 · 7 nominations
- Awards: 3 wins Talk to Her 2002 · 4 nominations
- Awards: 2 wins Parallel Mothers 2021 · 12 nominations
- Awards: 2 wins The Room Next Door 2024 · 7 nominations
- Awards: 1 win Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown 1988 · 3 nominations
- Awards: 1 win Broken Embraces 2009 · 3 nominations
- Awards: 1 win I'm So Excited 2013 · 5 nominations
- Awards: 1 win The Skin I Live In 2011 · 3 nominations
The Latest Pedro Almodóvar Movies
The most recent films Pedro Almodóvar is credited on, newest first — starting with The Room Next Door (2024). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
- The Room Next Door 2024 · Director
- Strange Way of Life 2023 · Director
- Parallel Mothers 2021 · Director
- The Human Voice 2021 · Director
- Pain and Glory 2019 · Director
- Julieta 2016 · Director
- I'm So Excited 2013 · Director
- The Skin I Live In 2011 · Director
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Arrebatados: recordando a Iván Zulueta 2010 - Broken Embraces 2009 · Director
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The Cannibalistic Councillor 2009 · Director - Volver 2006 · Director
The Best Pedro Almodóvar Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Pedro Almodóvar films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the best Pedro Almodóvar movie?
Pain and Glory (2019) is the best-rated Pedro Almodóvar film, with a Movie Echo Score of 89, ahead of The Human Voice (2021) (88) and The Room Next Door (2024) (80). The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.
Pain and Glory: cast, ratings & box office What is the highest-grossing Pedro Almodóvar movie?
Volver (2006) made the most at the box office, with $85.6M worldwide, followed by All About My Mother (1999) with $68M. Together, Pedro Almodóvar's films with box office figures have made $480M.
Which Pedro Almodóvar movie won the most awards?
Pain and Glory (2019) is the most decorated Pedro Almodóvar film, with 7 wins from 20 nominations across the Oscars, Golden Globes, BAFTA and the other ceremonies in the awards database.
What is the best Pedro Almodóvar drama movie?
Pain and Glory (2019) is the best-rated of Pedro Almodóvar's drama films, with a score of 89. In other genres: I'm So Excited (comedy), Strange Way of Life (western) and Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down! (romance).
What is the newest Pedro Almodóvar movie?
The newest film on Pedro Almodóvar's filmography is The Room Next Door (2024), directed by Pedro Almodóvar.
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