The Best Pedro Armendáriz Jr. Movies, Ranked
82 credits from 1967 to 2023, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. The biggest box office hit is The Perfect Dictatorship (2014) with $12.8M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Biggest Pedro Armendáriz Jr. Box Office Hits
Pedro Armendáriz Jr.'s films have made $29.4M worldwide in total. The Perfect Dictatorship (2014) is the biggest hit at $12.8M, ahead of Killing Cabos (2004) ($5.65M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
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The Perfect Dictatorship 2014 · Drama $12.8M - 2
Killing Cabos 2004 · Crime $5.65M $156K dom. - 3
The Dogs of War 1981 · Action $5.48M $5.48M dom. - 4
Old Gringo 1989 · Romance $3.57M $3.57M dom. - 5
Nikté 2009 · Animation $1.33M - 6
Freelancers 2012 · Action $456K - 7
Herod’s Law 1999 · Crime $52K $52K dom. - 8
Esmeralda Comes by Night 1997 · Comedy $15.7K $15.7K dom.
The Best Pedro Armendáriz Jr. Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Pedro Armendáriz Jr. has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Drama leads with 21 films, and The Perfect Dictatorship (2014) is the pick of them.
- Drama 21 films The Perfect Dictatorship 2014 · as Don Alejandro
- Comedy 8 films Esmeralda Comes by Night 1997 · as Rossellini, tenor husband
- Crime 6 films Killing Cabos 2004 · as Oscar Cabos
- Romance 5 films Old Gringo 1989 · as Pancho Villa
- Action 4 films The Dogs of War 1981
- Animation 1 film Nikté 2009
The Best Pedro Armendáriz Jr. Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Pedro Armendáriz Jr.'s career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 1980s to 2010s.
The Latest Pedro Armendáriz Jr. Movies
The most recent films Pedro Armendáriz Jr. is credited on, newest first — starting with The Perfect Dictatorship (2014). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
- The Perfect Dictatorship 2014 · Don Alejandro
- Freelancers 2012 · Gabriel Baez
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El baile de San Juan 2010 · Marqués de la Villa -
Sin Memoria 2010 · Benitez - Nikté 2009 · Animation
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Purgatorio 2009 · Don Julio -
Christmas, Inc. 2008 · santa claus -
Divine Confusion 2008 · Melesio -
The Last of the Just 2007 · Padre del Toro -
Guadalupe 2006 · Drama -
A Wonderful World 2006 · Director del Periodico - Killing Cabos 2004 · Oscar Cabos
The Best Pedro Armendáriz Jr. Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Pedro Armendáriz Jr. films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the highest-grossing Pedro Armendáriz Jr. movie?
The Perfect Dictatorship (2014) made the most at the box office, with $12.8M worldwide, followed by Killing Cabos (2004) with $5.65M. Together, Pedro Armendáriz Jr.'s films with box office figures have made $29.4M.
What is the best Pedro Armendáriz Jr. drama movie?
The Perfect Dictatorship (2014) is the best-rated of Pedro Armendáriz Jr.'s drama films. In other genres: Esmeralda Comes by Night (comedy), Killing Cabos (crime) and Old Gringo (romance).
What is the newest Pedro Armendáriz Jr. movie?
The newest film on Pedro Armendáriz Jr.'s filmography is El show: crónica de un asesinato (2023), with Pedro Armendáriz Jr. as Self (archive footage).
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