Antonio Banderas made his debut in the 1982 drama film ‘Pestañas postizas’ directed by Enrique Belloch. That same year, he also appeared in the Spanish screwball comedy ‘Labyrinth of Passion’ where he played the role of ‘Sadec.’ He continued to star in films like ‘Y del seguro... líbranos Señor!’ (1983), ‘El caso Almería’ (1984), ‘Requiem for a Spanish Peasant’ (1985), ‘Matador’ (1986), ‘27 horas’ (1986), ‘Law of Desire’ (1987), ‘Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown’ (1988), ‘If They Tell You I Fell’ (1989), ‘Terra Nova’ (1991), and ‘The Mambo Kings’ (1992). In 1993, he starred as ‘Miguel Álvarez’ in the American legal drama film ‘Philadelphia’ directed by Jonathan Demme. The film received positive reviews from critics and became a major box office success that managed to gross over $206.7 million on a $26 million budget. The following year, he portrayed Armand in the Neil Jordan-directed American gothic horror film ‘Interview with the Vampire.’ The film opened to a warm reception and grossed over $223.7 million on a $60 million. He played the role of ‘El Mariachi (Manito)’ in the 1995 American neo-Western action film ‘Desperado’ directed by Robert Rodriguez. The film received a sort-of mixed response from critics and was a decent commercial success. That same year, he also starred in the Fernando Trueba-directed romantic screwball comedy film ‘Two Much.’ The film was largely panned by critics and received a 14% approval score on Rotten Tomatoes.
In 1996, he starred as ‘Ché’ in the American musical historical drama film ‘Evita’ directed by Alan Parker. The film opened to mixed reviews and grossed over $141 million on a $55 million. Banderas also received a Golden Globe Award nomination for his performance in the film. He received another Golden Globe Award nomination for his portrayal of Alejandro Murrieta/Zorro in the 1998 American swashbuckler film ‘The Mask of Zorro’ directed by Martin Campbell. The film was a critical and commercial success. He continued to star in films ‘The 13th Warrior’ (1999), ‘Spy Kids’ (2001), ‘Original Sin’ (2001), ‘Femme Fatale’ (2002), ‘Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams’ (2002), ‘Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over’ (2003), ‘Once Upon a Time in Mexico’ (2003), ‘Shrek 2’ (2004), ‘The Legend of Zorro’ (2005), ‘Take the Lead’ (2006), ‘Shrek the Third’ (2007), ‘The Other Man’ (2008), ‘Thick as Thieves’ (2009), and ‘Shrek Forever After’ (2010). In 2011, he voiced ‘Puss in Boots’ in the American computer-animated comedy film ‘Puss in Boots’ directed by Chris Miller. The film received a positive response from critics and was a commercial success, grossing over $555 million on a budget of $130 million.
He appeared in films like ‘Puss in Boots: The Three Diablos’ (2012), ‘Machete Kills’ (2013), ‘Justin and the Knights of Valour’ (2013), ‘The Expendables 3’ (2014), ‘The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water’ (2015), ‘Altamira’ (2016), ‘Black Butterfly’ (2017), ‘Acts of Vengeance’ (2017), and ‘Beyond the Edge’ (2018). The year 2019 saw the release of the Spanish drama film ‘Pain and Glory’ where Banderas played the role of ‘Salvador Mallo.’ The film opened to wide critical acclaim earning a 96% approval score on Rotten Tomatoes. Banderas also received an Academy Award nomination for his performance in the film. He next starred in films like ‘Dolittle’ (2020), ‘Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard’ (2021), and ‘Official Competition’ (2021). He was last seen in the 2022 American action-adventure film, ‘Uncharted.’ The film opened to a mixed reception and grossed over $389.6 million on a $120 million budget.
A dance teacher is assigned the worst lot of troublemaking students, but he still has faith in their abilities and tries his best to instill positive values in them.
Following the events of the first film, El Mariachi, former musician and gunslinger, arrives at a small Mexican border town looking for local drug lord Bucho and immediately engages in a gunfight with Bucho's goons. With an infuriated Bucho ready to retaliate, El Mariachi teams up with beautiful bookstore owner Carolina to free the town from the don's clutches.
Following a forbidden romance, cultured Baghdad court poet Ahmad ibn Fadlan is exiled to distant lands as an ambassador. He stops at a Viking village during his journey and is forcefully recruited by them as the prophesied 13th warrior in an epic quest. Despite initial disdain, he eventually learns to respect the brave warriors and also earns their respect.
The original masked vigilante Zorro, Don Diego de la Vega escapes from prison to avenge the death of his wife at the hands of Governor Rafael Montero, who has raised Diego’s daughter Elena as his own. Diego also trains Alejandro Murrieta as his successor and the two must work together to stop Montero and save Elena.
Salvador Mallo, a filmmaker, remembers his past, and he recalls all the mistakes that he had made. He also cherishes all the beautiful moments of his past. This eventually leads him to thoughts regarding life and art, which matters to him the most.
A secret society called the Knights of Aragorn, led by Count Armand wants to stop the unification of the United States. Standing in their way is Don Alejandro de la Vega, or the legendary Zorro. Unfortunately, Pinkerton agents are forcing Zorro's wife to divorce him which only adds to his problems.
Based on Anne Rice’s novel of the same name, the movie tells the story of vampires Lestat de Lioncourt and Louis de Pointe du Lac and their turning of ten years old Claudia. The story is revealed as Louis is interviewed by reporter Daniel Molloy, who at the end is given the choice of becoming a vampire by Lestat.
A corrupt CIA officer, Sands, brings in El Mariachi to eliminate General Marquez, a Mexican army officer who has been tasked by drug lord Barillo to kill the Mexican President. Sands also hires FBI agent Ramírez and AFN operative Ajedrez to track and kill Barillo. However, Sands, also has something else in his mind.
As known as The Skin I Live In is a psychological thriller that revolves around the life of a young woman named Vera. She has been held captive and experimented on by plastic surgeon Robert Ledgard who has developed an artificial skin resistant to burns. The revelation of Vera’s true identity leads to Robert’s eventual downfall.
This Spanish comedy drama film tells the story of a television actress, who is left by her lover without any apparent reason. She embarks on a journey to find out why, but on her way, she comes across multiple eccentric characters.
Evita is a biographical musical drama film, which revolves around the story of Eva Perón, the second wife of Argentine President Juan Perón. The film portrays her life from rags to riches. It shows how she fought poverty and slowly climbed the ladder of success, as well as helped society through her charity work.
One of the first mainstream Hollywood films to acknowledge HIV/AIDS, homosexuality, and homophobia, Philadelphia is a gripping tale of a homosexual senior associate at a large corporate law firm who gets fired due to his sexuality, and his fight to get justice.
The biopic depicts the rise of iconic Mexican artist, Frida Kahlo, after suffering a life-altering accident. It also focuses on her tempestuous relationship with mentor-husband Diego Rivera, her affair with Leon Trotsky, her progressive thinking and open attitude to sexuality, her rise as one of the greatest surrealist’s of all time, and her untimely death.
The 33 is a disaster survival drama film, which tells the story of thirty three workers who struggle to survive after a disaster strikes a copper and gold mine, and they are trapped underneath rocks. Meanwhile, the members of a rescue team make their best efforts to rescue them.
When Cuban businessman, Luis Vargas, meets his mail-order bride, Julia Russell, he falls crazily in love with her and after marriage, grants her access to his money. But she is not what she seems to be. With her lover Billy, she had planned the con-game to steal his money. What she did not plan was, to fall in love with the man.
Paul is a reclusive screenwriter who is struggling to write a script which he hopes will save his career. Upon meeting a hitchhiker named Jack, he develops a bond with him, and decides to let him stay in his guest house. In return, Jack offers to help him finish his script.
Security is an action thriller film which tells the story of Eddie, a former marine captain, who takes up a job as a security guard at a run-down mall. When a little girl is targeted by a group of henchmen working for a psychopathic hijacker, it is up to Eddie to protect her.
Calvin, a successful writer struggling with a writer’s block, has done very little work in the last decade. His personal life, too, is not so great after his breakup with a long-time girlfriend. When eventually he manages to create a character Ruby, something strange happens. This fictional character comes to life. Also, Calvin realises that he can manipulate Ruby as per his wish.
Porn director Pablo reluctantly breaks up with his boyfriend Juan, after which the latter moves away to live in a lighthouse. Juan writes to Pablo, but Pablo is now seeing Antonio, a fan who is psychotic and obsessive in nature.
In a daring heist, con-woman Laure Ash steals the jewel Eye of the Serpent in Cannes, and cheating her partners, escapes to Paris. Mistaken as Lily, a distressed woman who commits suicide, Laure assumes Lily's identity. Moving to America, she marries a wealthy person who becomes American ambassador to France. As Lily/Laure meets photographer Nicholas in Paris, she has trouble hiding her dark past.
Acts of Vengeance is an action drama film which tells the story of Frank Valera, a lawyer who takes a vow of silence until he is able to find the person responsible for the murder of his family, as he wants nothing more than to make them pay for their heinous crime.
This dark comedy romance film tells us the story of Ricky, who has just been released from a mental institution. He tries to reunite with the love of his life, Marina, an actress. Things get very problematic when he finds out that Marina doesn’t remember who he is, as they had met only for a while during her years as a junkie and a porn star.
Diego Montez is a retired matador, who is now working as a teacher. One of his students Angel, attempts to rape Diego’s girlfriend, Eva, but fails, and turns himself in. He also confesses to a series of murders that he has seen in vision. However, the police don’t seem to be convinced that he is the culprit.
Based on a novel of the same name, this drama film is set during the military dictatorship in Chile. It revolves around the life of a young woman named Clara, and her husband Esteban Trueba and his political career.
Matt Gutierrez is a Vatican-appointed Jesuit priest who joins forces with Sharon, an Israeli archaeologist to investigate something that might blow apart the peace in their region, and also threaten the very foundations of their religion.
Life Itself is a romantic drama film which tells the story of multiple couples from different parts of the world, and their connection to a single event.
This black comedy anthology has four stories connected by Ted, the lone man on the front desk of the once famous Hollywood hotel, Mon Signor. On the New Year's Eve — the first night of his duty — his job gets exceedingly challenging as he has to assist a coven of witches, deal with a domestic fight with a gun wielding husband, baby sit two mischievous gangster children and judge a drunken bet.
Sixty seven percent of Ethiopia's foreign export of coffee comes from the hard work of fifteen million Ethiopians . The farmers, however, continue to receive minimal payments, even though the profits soar for coffee. Somebody needs to come forward to help these farmers to raise their standard of living by negotiating with coffee roasters. Tadesse Meskela, a businessman steps forward. Will he succeed?
This post-apocalyptic sci-fi action movie takes us to the future, to a time where the human race which is on the brink of extinction, is at threat again, due to self-modifying humanoid robots who pose a threat to humanity.
Notorious veteran art-thief Keith Ripley, who has so far succeeded in evading arrest, needs money to repay his debt to Russian mobster Nicky. He enlists younger Miami thief Gabriel Martin to pull off one last heist of two invaluable antique Faberge eggs from an impenetrable vault. However, Lt. Weber, who has been persistently working on apprehending Ripley, is not very far behind.
Uncharted is an action adventure film which tells the story of Nathan Drake, a young boy, who is recruited by a treasure hunter named Victor Sullivan to recover a huge tresure that was found years ago by Ferdinand Magellan. However, they face competition from Santiago Moncada, who believes that the treasure is rightfully his.
The Mambo Kings is a musical drama film which tells the story of two brothers from Cuba, named Cesar and Nestor, who leave for America in the 1950s. They hope to find success in the Latin music scene. While Cesar, the older brother, is a ladies’ man, his younger brother Nestor, is still unable to forget the woman he loved in Cuba. The lives of both brothers eventually take a turn, after being discovered by Desi Arnaz.
Elite assassin Robert Rath is on assignment when his target is taken down by rival assassin Miguel Bain, who wants to kill Rath and become number one. However, when Rath falls in love with Electra, his final target, the two try to survive Bain and whoever hired them both to kill Electra.
After forty years of married life, Helena finds herself abandoned by her husband, Alfie, who divorces her to marry a prostitute. In desperation, she starts consulting a psychic. Their daughter Sally, married to an unsuccessful author, falls for her boss while her husband begins to admire an already engaged woman, leading to more heartburn.
Ellen and her husband Joe are on a boat trip, but due to an accident, Joe and many others end up drowning. Ellen tries to get compensation for the death of Joe, from the boating company, but she is unable to. She smells a fraud, and starts investigating, which leads her to a pair of lawyers, who is exploiting the financial system.
Conrad Stonebanks, who was an original co-founder of the Expendables with Barney Ross and was supposedly killed by Ross after going rogue and becoming a dangerous arms dealer, is back and aims to destroy the mercenary group. Ross disbands the Expendables and assembles a group of young tech-savvy recruits to face his old colleague and enemy Stonebanks.
Lauren Adrian is a dedicated reporter who works for the Chicago Sentinel. She wants to be assigned to the Iraq front-lines to cover the war, but instead, her editor assigns her to investigate a series of murders involving young factory women in a Mexican bordertown. She soon meets a woman named Eva, who had been brutally raped by two men, after which they had left her for dead. With the help of Eva, Lauren attempts to catch the men.
Siblings, 12 years old Carmen Cortez and 9 years old Juni, find themselves becoming super spies after their super-spy parents Gregorio and Ingrid are supposedly kidnapped by TV host Fegan Floop. Armed with futuristic gadgets they embark on a rescue mission.
The love between a vaudeville performer and her boyfriend, a younger actor, is put to the test, when an older lady tries to lure the man by tempting him with her wealth.
MMA Black Ops operative, Mallory Kane, is sent on a mission to Dublin where she is deceived and left for dead by someone from her agency whom she knew well. In order to survive, she needs to find the facts behind the betrayal. Hounded by skilled assassins, she has to employ all the tricks of her training to outwit her killers.
Machete-wielding ex-Federal agent, Machete Cortez, is hired by the US President Rathcock to hunt down and kill Marcos Mendez, who is threatening to fire a nuclear missile. Machete travels to Mexico and is immediately hunted by assassins and cartels. He catches up to Mendez only to find a megalomaniac Luther Voz to be the main villain.
Rick is a successful screenwriter living in Los Angeles, California, but his life is filled with emptiness. He searches for love and for himself via a series of adventures with six different women.
Dolittle is a unique physician who can speak with animals. When the queen is suffering from a life threatening disease, he is asked to find a cure for her. Therefore he embarks on a journey with his animal friends searching for a healing tree.
When a Spanish flight headed for Mexico faces technical difficulties, and it appears that there is no escape, the crew decides to drug every person in the economy class, and try to cheer the small group of passengers in the business class.
Play it to the Bone is a sports comedy drama film which tells the story of two boxers, who are also best friends. Things get complicated when they face each other for the first time in Las Vegas.
In this second installment of the Spy Kids series, we find Carmen and Juni Cortez facing fierce competition from Gary and Gerti Giggles. Their father, Donnagon Giggles, has become the director of the OSS by deceit and now wants to steal the “Transmooker” so that he can rule the world. To retrieve the device, the Cortez siblings must now travel to a mysterious island.
After his wife Lisa passes away, Peter comes to know that she used to have an affair with a man named Ralph. He decides to track him down, in order to take revenge.
When Lexie, a stripper goes missing, a private investigator named Ned Cruz is hired to find her. As he continues his investigation, he is shocked to see that every person he questions ends up dead. Eventually, he comes across an eccentric billionaire named Simon Kestral, who is obsessed with finding ‘The God Particle’, by recreating a similar situation in which the universe may have formed.
Bullet Head is a crime thriller film which tells the story of three criminals Walker, Stacy and Gage, who find themselves trapped in a warehouse with the police behind them, after a heist goes wrong. However, a deadlier threat is waiting for them inside, which is an unstoppable killer dog.
Too Much is a romantic comedy film which tells the story of Art Dodge, a con man, who runs a scam that involves deceiving grieving widows. While working on such a scheme, he finds himself attracted to the beautiful Betty Kerner. However, when he meets Liz, her beautiful sister, he finds himself madly attracted to her as well. In order to juggle both relationships, he invents his own twin brother.
Henry is an FBI agent, whose mother starts dating a mysterious man named Tommy. Henry soon comes to know that Tommy is actually an art thief.
Never Talk to Strangers is a romantic crime thriller film which tells the story of a woman named Sarah, a criminal psychologist, who falls for a mysterious man named Tony, after meeting him at a supermarket. She begins a relationship with him, but soon, she begins to receive death threats and strange gifts. The closer she gets with Tony, the more extreme the gifts get. She begins to suspect Tony and eventually decides to set a private detective after him, to find out more.
In order to rescue his sister trapped inside, Juni Cortez decides to play a virtual reality-based game which is designed by the Toymaker.
Robert Gant is an officer working for the Defense Intelligence Agency, who is a sworn enemy of Jeremiah Ecks, who works for the FBI. However, when they learn about an evil mastermind, who has created a device that threatens the human race, they decide to team up to take him down.
Lucille, an abused wife, kills her husband. She escapes to Hollywood, hoping that she can find stardom. However, meanwhile, back in Alabama, her nephew is dealing with his problems of his own, after witnessing a corrupt cop commit a racially-motivated murder.
The second film in the Shrek film franchise, Shrek 2 follows the newlyweds Shrek and Fiona as they go to visit Fiona’s parents who are organizing a royal ball to celebrate their marriage. The movie went on to become the highest-grossing film of 2004 worldwide.
Young Puss is tricked by his friend Humpty Dumpty in robbing a bank and embarks on a journey to restore his name while running from the law. He again meets his unreliable friend and a female cat named Kitty Softpaws who convince him to join them in another adventure to retrieve golden eggs from a giant's castle.
Shrek, bored of his uneventful domestic life, longs for his past as a fearsome ogre and naively signs a contract with devious dealmaker Rumpelstiltskin to return to a day before he met Fiona or his friend Donkey. However, he soon learns that in this alternate Far Far Away kingdom, ruled by Rumpel, Shrek was never born.
King Harold of Far, Far Away land is dying and Shrek is unwilling to wear the crown. So he sets out with Donkey and Puss in Boots, to bring the King’s nephew, Artie, back from magic school and crown him instead. In his absence, the evil Prince Charming with his army takes over the land. Shrek, Artie and Fiona must now defeat the villain and regain the kingdom.
In this second film adaptation of the ever-famous TV series, SpongeBob and his friends are on their way to the ocean's surface to confront a pirate who's stolen the secret Krabby Patty formula.
Justin is a young boy who aspires to become a knight just like his grandfather was. However, he faces opposition from his father, who wants his son to become a lawyer. After being told by his grandmother to go to an abbey, where he will be trained by three wise monks, Justin sets out on his journey.
Retired OSS agent Marissa, now happily married, is called back into action when the evil Timekeeper threatens to conquer the planet. Marisa decides to recruit her resentful twin step-children, Rebecca and Cecil. After learning that their stepmother was a top agent, the fascinated twins get into super action and with help from Spy Kids Carmen and Juni, set out to save the planet.
