Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "mexican-politics"

1. And Your Mother Too (2001)

R | 106 min | Drama

In Mexico, two teenage boys and an older woman embark on a road trip and learn a thing or two about life and each other.

Director: Alfonso Cuarón | Stars: Maribel Verdú, Gael García Bernal, Daniel Giménez Cacho, Ana López Mercado

Votes: 128,944 | Gross: $13.62M

2. Cantinflas (2014)

PG | 102 min | Biography, Comedy, Drama

The untold story of Mexico's greatest and most beloved comedy film star of all time, from his humble origins on the small stage to the bright lights of Hollywood.

Director: Sebastian del Amo | Stars: Óscar Jaenada, Michael Imperioli, Ilse Salas, Bárbara Mori

Votes: 4,187 | Gross: $6.37M

3. Crime Diaries: The Candidate (2019)

TV-MA | 45 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

In 1994, Mexican presidential candidate Luis Donaldo Colosio's assassination sends his dying widow racing to uncover who did it.

Stars: Alberto Guerra, Gustavo Sánchez Parra, Orlando Moguel, Ilse Salas

Votes: 914

4. The Three Deaths of Marisela Escobedo (2020)

TV-MA | 109 min | Documentary, Crime

Follows a mother's tireless crusade to jail her daughter's murderer after Mexico's justice system failed to do so.

Director: Carlos Perez Osorio | Stars: Juan Manuel Fraire Escobedo, Alejandro Fraire, Blanca Escobedo, Patricia González

Votes: 1,976

5. Le rapace (1968)

105 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

In 1934, in a South-American country, a mercenary is hired to kill the head of state. Accompanied by the former president's grandson, he moves into a house opposite the presidential palace. During their wait, friendship grows between them.

Director: José Giovanni | Stars: Lino Ventura, Rosa Furman, Aurora Clavel, Enrique Lucero

Votes: 696

6. A Place Called Chiapas (1998)

Not Rated | 89 min | Documentary

When the Zapatista National Liberation Army took over five towns and 500 ranches in southern Mexico, the government deployed its troops and at least 145 people died in the ensuing battle. ... See full summary »

Director: Nettie Wild | Stars: Samuel Ruiz García, Rafael Sebastián Guillén Vicente

Votes: 401 | Gross: $0.23M

7. Chiapas: La guerra y la paz, 1994-2004 (2004)

43 min | Documentary, Short

This program is a recounting of the struggles of the indigenous people of Chiapas, from their origins to the current day. The documentary provides a revisionist take on the neo-Zapatista ... See full summary »

Director: Jaime Tello C.

8. The Mexicans (1983 TV Movie)

60 min | Documentary

John Pilger reports on political repression in Mexico.

Director: David Munro | Stars: John Pilger, Jimmy Carter, Rosalynn Carter, Larry Hall

9. Recorte de Presupuesto (2018)

27 min | Short, Drama

A high-ranking Mexican politician is ready to blow the whistle on a major fraud, but an accidental encounter with a security guard threatens the reveal.

Director: Manuel Rodríguez | Stars: Manuel Gómez Becerril, Uriel Bravo, Verónica Carranco, Lucía Castanedo

10. The Art That Made Mexico: Paradise, Power and Prayers (2017)
Episode: Power (2017)

59 min | Documentary, History

Alinka reveals how artists became the authors of Mexico's official history defining the origins of its power. She shows that from the revolution to the present day, in Mexico art and power are inextricably linked.

Director: Graeme Hart | Star: Alinka Echeverria