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Non english-speaking films I've seen

by Aria-Isara • Created 13 years ago • Modified 4 years ago
Non english-speaking films EXCEPT French and Indian (both Bollywood and regional cinemas), having their own categories.

Spanish speaking, Korean, Iranian, German

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  • Penélope Cruz in Broken Embraces (2009)

    1. Broken Embraces

    20092h 7mR76Metascore
    7.2 (44K)
    Harry Caine, a blind writer, reaches this moment in time when he has to heal his wounds from 14 years back. He was then still known by his real name, Mateo Blanco, and directing his last movie.
    DirectorPedro AlmodóvarStarsPenélope CruzLluís HomarBlanca Portillo
  • Penélope Cruz in Volver (2006)

    2. Volver

    20062h 1mR84Metascore
    7.6 (110K)
    After her death, a mother returns to her home town in order to fix the situations she couldn't resolve during her life.
    DirectorPedro AlmodóvarStarsPenélope CruzCarmen MauraLola Dueñas
  • Nacho Pérez in Bad Education (2004)

    3. Bad Education

    20041h 46mR81Metascore
    7.4 (65K)
    An examination on the effect of Franco-era religious schooling and sexual abuse on the lives of two longtime friends.
    DirectorPedro AlmodóvarStarsGael García BernalFele MartínezJavier Cámara
  • Ivana Baquero in Pan's Labyrinth (2006)

    4. Pan's Labyrinth

    20061h 58mR98Metascore
    8.2 (726K)
    In 1944 Spain, a girl is sent to live with her ruthless stepfather. During the night, she meets a fairy who takes her to an old faun. He tells her she's a princess, but must prove her royalty by surviving three gruesome tasks.
    DirectorGuillermo del ToroStarsIvana BaqueroAriadna GilSergi López
  • Jung Woo-sung, Lee Byung-hun, and Song Kang-ho in The Good the Bad the Weird (2008)

    5. The Good the Bad the Weird

    20082h 10mR69Metascore
    7.2 (39K)
    The story of two outlaws and a bounty hunter in 1940s Manchuria and their rivalry to possess a treasure map while being pursued by the Japanese army and Chinese bandits.
    DirectorKim Jee-woonStarsSong Kang-hoLee Byung-hunJung Woo-sung
  • The Old Garden (2006)

    6. The Old Garden

    20061h 52m
    6.4 (476)
    Noted director of "The Housewife" blends politics with romance to weave a story of two activists in hiding in a remote shack. The intimate setting proves to be fertile ground for hidden desires.
    DirectorIm Sang-sooStarsYum Jung-ahJi Jin-heeKim Yu-ri
  • The Zone (2007)

    7. The Zone

    20071h 37mR
    7.0 (5.8K)
    Residents of an enclosed neighborhood in the middle of Mexico DF are shocked by a violent crime, and for one resident in particular, young Alejandro, the drama is ratcheted up when he encounters the lone kid who escaped the event and is hiding out within the neighborhood's borders.
    DirectorRodrigo PláStarsDaniel Giménez CachoDaniel TovarAlan Chávez
  • Belén Rueda in The Orphanage (2007)

    8. The Orphanage

    20071h 45mR74Metascore
    7.4 (168K)
    A woman brings her family back to her childhood home, which used to be an orphanage for handicapped children. Before long, her son starts to communicate with an invisible new friend.
    DirectorJ.A. BayonaStarsBelén RuedaFernando CayoRoger Príncep
  • Leila Hatami and Payman Maadi in A Separation (2011)

    9. A Separation

    20112h 3mPG-1395Metascore
    8.3 (270K)
    A married couple are faced with a difficult decision - to improve the life of their child by moving to another country or to stay in Iran and look after a deteriorating parent who has Alzheimer's disease.
    DirectorAsghar FarhadiStarsPayman MaadiLeila HatamiSareh Bayat
  • Fantaghirò (1991)

    10. Fantaghirò: Cave of the Golden Rose

    Episode: 

    Fantaghirò

    (1991)
    1991–19963h 20mTV Episode
    7.4 (2.7K)
    During archery in a wood Princess Fantaghiro is discovered by the hostile king's son Romualdo. He is able to take a short look at her before she can escape and immediately falls in love with the unknown beauty. When Romulado challenges her father for a duel to end the bloody war between their people Fantaghiro is send out to fight him due to a prophecy. As Romualdo sees her dressed as a man he believes to recognize his beloved. So he tries everything to discover wether she is a man or a woman and prevent the duel. Fantaghiro starts to fall in love with him, too, but her sense of duty is strong. Will love bring them together or will it end as a tragedy?
    DirectorLamberto BavaStarsAlessandra MartinesMario AdorfKim Rossi Stuart
  • The Showdown (2011)

    11. The Showdown

    20111h 51m
    5.8 (408)
    After a battle between Joseon and Qing forces in Manchuria only three soldiers from Joseon survive. They take refuge in an abandoned inn. Soon it is clear that they have as much to fear from each other as from the Qing forces.
    DirectorPark Hoon-jungStarsPark Hee-soonJin GooKo Chang-seok
  • I Saw the Devil (2010)

    12. I Saw the Devil

    20102h 24mNot Rated67Metascore
    7.8 (157K)
    A secret agent exacts revenge on a serial killer through a series of captures and releases.
    DirectorKim Jee-woonStarsLee Byung-hunChoi Min-sikJeon Gook-hwan
  • Circumstance (2011)

    13. Circumstance

    20111h 47mR65Metascore
    5.9 (8.2K)
    A wealthy Iranian family struggles to contain a teenager's growing sexual rebellion and her brother's dangerous obsession.
    DirectorMaryam KeshavarzStarsSarah KazemyNikohl BoosheriReza Sixo Safai
  • Negar Shaghaghi and Ashkan Koshanejad in No One Knows About Persian Cats (2009)

    14. No One Knows About Persian Cats

    20091h 46m71Metascore
    7.1 (7.6K)
    Iranian musicians Negar and Ashkan look for band members to play at a London concert - and the visas that allow them to leave Tehran to do so.
    DirectorBahman GhobadiStarsNegar ShaghaghiAshkan KoshanejadHamed Behdad
  • Guillermo Toledo and Mónica Cervera in Ferpect Crime (2004)

    15. Ferpect Crime

    20041h 45mNot Rated68Metascore
    7.0 (13K)
    An ambitious salesman will do anything for that big promotion he's been chasing, but inevitably, he will learn that there is no such thing as the perfect crime.
    DirectorÁlex de la IglesiaStarsGuillermo ToledoMónica CerveraEnrique Villén
  • Romy Schneider and Adrian Hoven in The Story of Vickie (1954)

    16. The Story of Vickie

    19541h 48m
    6.5 (1.2K)
    England, the 19th century. Young Victoria is crowned to be the queen of England. She aims to do her best in order to help her country prosper. However, the family and her trustful advisor, Lord Melbourne, plan marriage for her. She is to get married to a German prince Albert. But Victoria sees her future differently and decides to leave London for a few days. She goes to Paris. On her way to France, she stays incognito in a little tavern in Dover with a baroness. There by chance she meets a handsome man and falls in love head over heels. Later, however, in very strange circumstances, it turns out that the handsome man is prince Albert himself...
    DirectorErnst MarischkaStarsRomy SchneiderAdrian HovenMagda Schneider
  • Romy Schneider in Sissi (1955)

    17. Sissi

    19551h 42m
    7.0 (11K)
    In the first of a trilogy of movies about Elisabeth "Sissi" of Austria, the vibrant young princess catches the eye of her sister's fiancé, Emperor Franz Josef.
    DirectorErnst MarischkaStarsRomy SchneiderKarlheinz BöhmMagda Schneider
  • Romy Schneider and Karlheinz Böhm in Sissi - Die junge Kaiserin (1956)

    18. Sissi - Die junge Kaiserin

    19561h 47m
    6.6 (7.7K)
    The second in a trilogy of movies about Elisabeth "Sissi" of Austria, the film chronicles the married life of the young empress as she tries to adjust to formal and strict life in the palace and an overbearing mother-in-law.
    DirectorErnst MarischkaStarsRomy SchneiderKarlheinz BöhmMagda Schneider
  • Romy Schneider in Sissi - Schicksalsjahre einer Kaiserin (1957)

    19. Sissi - Schicksalsjahre einer Kaiserin

    19571h 49m
    6.6 (6.3K)
    The final film in a highly romanticized trilogy about Elisabeth "Sissi" of Austria finds the young empress traveling throughout Europe.
    DirectorErnst MarischkaStarsRomy SchneiderKarlheinz BöhmMagda Schneider
  • My Sassy Girl (2001)

    20. My Sassy Girl

    20012h 17mNot Rated
    7.9 (52K)
    A young man sees a drunk, cute woman standing too close to the tracks at a metro station in Seoul and pulls her back. She ends up getting him into trouble repeatedly after that, starting on the train.
    DirectorJae-young KwakStarsCha Tae-hyunJun Ji-hyunIn-mun Kim
  • Man of Tai Chi (2013)

    21. Man of Tai Chi

    20131h 45mR52Metascore
    6.0 (42K)
    A young martial artist's unparalleled Tai Chi skills land him in a highly lucrative underworld fight club.
    DirectorKeanu ReevesStarsHu ChenKeanu ReevesKaren Mok
  • Fernando Tielve in The Devil's Backbone (2001)

    22. The Devil's Backbone

    20011h 46mR78Metascore
    7.4 (73K)
    After Carlos - a 12-year-old whose father has died in the Spanish Civil War - arrives at an ominous boys' orphanage, he discovers the school is haunted and has many dark secrets which he must uncover.
    DirectorGuillermo del ToroStarsMarisa ParedesEduardo NoriegaFederico Luppi
  • Fabio Audi and Ghilherme Lobo in The Way He Looks (2014)

    23. The Way He Looks

    20141h 36mNot Rated71Metascore
    7.9 (29K)
    Leonardo is a blind teenager searching for independence. His everyday life, the relationship with his best friend Giovana, and the way he sees the world change completely with the arrival of Gabriel.
    DirectorDaniel RibeiroStarsGhilherme LoboFabio AudiTess Amorim

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