The Best Penélope Cruz Movies, Ranked
67 credits from 1992 to 2026, 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 Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (2011) with $1.05B worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Top Rated Penélope Cruz Movies
The 12 highest-rated films Penélope Cruz is credited on. Pain and Glory (2019) leads with 89, followed by Official Competition (2022) at 80. 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 80 Official Competition 2022 · Drama -
#3 Movie Echo Score: Score 76 Parallel Mothers 2021 · Drama -
#4 Movie Echo Score: Score 75 Everybody Knows 2019 · Drama -
#5 Movie Echo Score: Score 74 The Invite 2026 · Comedy -
#6 Movie Echo Score: Score 70 L'Immensità 2023 · Drama -
#7 Movie Echo Score: Score 69 The Bride! 2026 · Drama -
#8 Movie Echo Score: Score 65 Murder on the Orient Express 2017 · Drama -
#9 Movie Echo Score: Score 65 Ferrari 2023 · Biography -
#10 Movie Echo Score: Score 60 Wasp Network 2020 · Drama -
#11 Movie Echo Score: Score 58 The Queen of Spain 2017 · Drama -
#12 Movie Echo Score: Score 51 Wasp Network 2019 · Drama
Biggest Penélope Cruz Box Office Hits
Penélope Cruz's films have made $3.04B worldwide in total. Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (2011) is the biggest hit at $1.05B, ahead of Murder on the Orient Express (2017) ($353M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
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Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides 2011 · Action $1.05B $241M dom. - 2 Murder on the Orient Express 2017 · Drama $353M $103M dom.
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G-Force 2009 · Action $293M $119M dom. - 4
Vanilla Sky 2001 · Sci-Fi $203M $101M dom. - 5
Gothika 2003 · Mystery $142M $59.7M dom. - 6
Sahara 2005 · Action $119M $68.7M dom. - 7
Volver 2006 · Drama $85.6M $12.9M dom. - 8
Blow 2001 · Biography $83.3M $53M dom. - 9
To Rome with Love 2012 · Comedy $73.3M $16.7M dom. - 10
The Counselor 2013 · Drama $71M $17M dom.
The Best Penélope Cruz Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Penélope Cruz has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Drama leads with 29 films, and Pain and Glory (2019) is the pick of them.
- Drama 29 films Pain and Glory 2019 · as Jacinta Movie Echo Score: 89
- Comedy 13 films The Invite 2026 · as Piña Movie Echo Score: 74
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Action 6 films Loving Pablo 2018 · as Virginia Vallejo Movie Echo Score: 46 -
Romance 3 films A Matador’s Mistress 2008 · as Lupe Sino - Biography 2 films Ferrari 2023 · as Laura Ferrari Movie Echo Score: 65
- Mystery 1 film Gothika 2003
- Sci-Fi 1 film Vanilla Sky 2001
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Thriller 1 film Open Your Eyes 1997 · as Sofía
The Best Penélope Cruz Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Penélope Cruz's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 1990s to 2020s.
Most Awarded Penélope Cruz Movies
Penélope Cruz'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: 2 wins Parallel Mothers 2021 · 12 nominations
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Awards: 1 win Broken Embraces 2009 · 3 nominations -
Awards: 1 win I'm So Excited 2013 · 5 nominations - Awards: 1 win Vanilla Sky 2001 · 8 nominations
- Awards: 1 win Official Competition 2022 · 1 nominations
The Latest Penélope Cruz Movies
The most recent films Penélope Cruz is credited on, newest first — starting with The Invite (2026). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
- The Invite 2026 · Piña
- The Bride! 2026 · Myrna Mallow
- Ferrari 2023 · Laura Ferrari
- L'Immensità 2023 · Clara
- Official Competition 2022 · Lola Cuevas
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The 355 2022 · Graciela Rivera - Parallel Mothers 2021 · Janis
- Wasp Network 2020 · Olga Salanueva
- Pain and Glory 2019 · Jacinta
- Wasp Network 2019 · Olga
- Everybody Knows 2019 · Laura
- Loving Pablo 2018 · Virginia Vallejo
The Best Penélope Cruz Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Penélope Cruz films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the best Penélope Cruz movie?
Pain and Glory (2019) is the best-rated Penélope Cruz film, with a Movie Echo Score of 89, ahead of Official Competition (2022) (80) and Parallel Mothers (2021) (76). 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 Penélope Cruz movie?
Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (2011) made the most at the box office, with $1.05B worldwide, followed by Murder on the Orient Express (2017) with $353M. Together, Penélope Cruz's films with box office figures have made $3.04B.
Which Penélope Cruz movie won the most awards?
Pain and Glory (2019) is the most decorated Penélope Cruz 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 Penélope Cruz drama movie?
Pain and Glory (2019) is the best-rated of Penélope Cruz's drama films, with a score of 89. In other genres: The Invite (comedy), Loving Pablo (action) and A Matador’s Mistress (romance).
What is the newest Penélope Cruz movie?
The newest film on Penélope Cruz's filmography is The Invite (2026), with Penélope Cruz as Piña.
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