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This is a list ofMexican films released in2022.
| English title | Original title | Director | Cast | Genre | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bardo, False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths | Bardo, falsa crónica de unas cuantas verdades | Alejandro G. Iñárritu | Daniel Giménez Cacho,Griselda Siciliani,Ximena Lamadrid, Iker Sanchez Solano,Jay O. Sanders | Epic, Black comedy, Comedy-drama | Nominated -Golden Lion at the79th Venice International Film Festival[1] Winner - UNIMED Award at the79th Venice International Film Festival[2] Nominated -Best Foreign Language Film &Best Cinematography at the35th Chicago Film Critics Association Awards[3] Mexican entry for theBest International Feature Film at the95th Academy Awards Nominated -Best Cinematography at the95th Academy Awards[4] |
| Daughter of Rage | La hija de todas las rabias | Laura Baumeister de Montis | Ara Alejandra Medal as María, Carlos Gutiérrez, Virginia Raquel Sevilla García, Diana Sedano,Noé Hernández | Drama | An international co-production with Nicaragua, the Netherlands, Germany, France and Norway Nominated - New Directors Award at the70th San Sebastián International Film Festival[5] Winner - Best Project of the VIII Europe-Latin America Co-production Forum, EFADs-CAACI Award & Artekino International Prize at the70th San Sebastián International Film Festival[6] Winner - Biarrots Award & French Syndicate of Film Critics Award at the Biarritz Latin America Festival[7] Nominated - First Feature Award at theMiami International Film Festival[8] Nominated - New Direction Competition at theCleveland International Film Festival[9] Nominated -Best First Feature Film at the10th Platino Awards[10] Winner - Cine Latino Jury Award at theSan Francisco International Film Festival[11] Nominated - Best Picture at the27th Lima Film Festival[12] |
| Finding the End of the World | Encontrando el fin del mundo | Fabián Corres | Fabián Corres, Alba Alonso, Emiliano Corres, Ximena Duggan,Alberto Guerra,Thali García, Mateo Corres,Fernanda Castillo, Ramon Medina, Noe Sanz | Drama | Winner - Best Feature Film & Best Director in a Feature Film at the Love & Hope International Film Festival[13] Winner - Best Director in a Long Feature Film at the Austin International Art Festival[14] |
| Goya | Pablo Orta | Eutimio Fuentes, Mateo Valles, Ruth Ramos | Drama | Winner - Best Mexican Film - Audience Award at the 37thGuadalajara International Film Festival[15] Winner - Best Feature Film, Best Director, Best Actor for Eutimio Fuentes & Best Cinematography at the Oklahoma Latino Film Festival[16] | |
| Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio | Guillermo del Toro &Mark Gustafson | Gregory Mann,Ewan McGregor,David Bradley,Burn Gorman,Ron Perlman,John Turturro,Finn Wolfhard,Cate Blanchett,Tim Blake Nelson,Christoph Waltz,Tilda Swinton | Musical,Dark fantasy | An international co-production with United States and France[17] Winner -Best Animated Film at the76th British Academy Film Awards[18] Nominated -Best Original Score &Best Production Design at the76th British Academy Film Awards[18] Winner -Best Animated Feature at the28th Critics' Choice Awards[19] Nominated -Best Score &Best Song "Ciao Papa" at the28th Critics' Choice Awards[19] Winner -Best Animated Feature Film at the80th Golden Globe Awards[20] Nominated -Best Original Score &Best Original Song "Ciao Papa" at the80th Golden Globe Awards[20] Winner -Best Animated Feature Film at the95th Academy Awards[21] | |
| Home Is Somewhere Else | Carlos Hagerman & Jorge Villalobos | Jasmine, Evelyn & Elizabeth, José Eduardo Aguilar "El Deportee" | Documentary | Nominated - Contrechamp Award at theAnnecy International Animated Film Festival[22] Nominated - Best Documentary Feature Film at theMorelia International Film Festival[23] Winner - Documentary Audience Award at theSan Diego Latino Film Festival[24] | |
| Huesera: The Bone Woman | Huesera | Michelle Garza Cervera | Natalia Solián,Alfonso Dosal, Mayra Batalla, Mercedes Hernández, Sonia Couoh, Aida López | Supernatural horror, Body horror | Winner - Best New Narrative Director & Nora Ephron awards at the 2022Tribeca Festival[25] |
| Huevitos congelados | Gabriel Riva Palacio Alatriste & Rodolfo Riva Palacio Alatriste | Bruno Bichir,Maite Perroni,Angélica Vale,Carlos Espejel, Miguel Rodarte,Arath de la Torre, Mauricio Castillo,Vadhir Derbez | Adventure, Comedy | Fifth part of theHuevos film series | |
| I Don't Want to Be Dust | No quiero ser polvo | Iván Löwenberg | Bego Sainz, Anahí Allué, Agustina Quinci, Romina Coccio, Manuel Poncelis, Eduardo Azuri, Mónika Rojas, Luis Felipe Castellanos, J.C. Montes-Roldan, Gerardo Monzalvo, Iván Lowenberg, Rodrigo Cuevas, Mariana Leon Lambarri, Ilse Miranda, Luciana Islas, Magda Vizcaíno, Edurne Keel, Ingrid Lowenberg, Keyla Wood | Drama | Nominated -Golden Pyramid Award at the 44thCairo International Film Festival[27][28] Winner - Mexican Fiction Feature Film Nominated - Audience Award - Feature Film at the 15thMilwaukee Film Festival[29] Nominated - Best Mexican Fiction Feature Film at the 19th Monterrey International Film Festival[30]Nominated - Mexico Dentro Del Canvas - Best Film at the 7th Black Canvas Contemporary Film Festival[31]Competition - Best Fiction Film at the 12th Feratum International Fantastic Film Festival[32]Winner - Best Direction at the 12th Feratum International Fantastic Film Festival[32]Premiered commercially on 4 January 2024 in Mexican theaters[33] |
| Incomplete Lovers | Amores incompletos | Gilberto González Penilla | Alejandro Camacho,Patricia Bernal, Flor Eduarda Gurrola, Hoze Meléndez,Juan Carlos Colombo, Leonardo Flores,Héctor Jiménez,Manuel Landeta, Edwarda Gurrola, Adolfo Madera, Johanna Murillo,Hernán Mendoza, Silverio Palacios, Oscar Quiñones, Gisela Madrigal,Gabriela Roel | Comedy-drama | Premiered on 11 NovemberLos Cabos International Film Festival[34] Premiered commercially on 30 March 2023 in Mexican theaters[35] |
| The Kings of the World | Los reyes del mundo | Laura Mora Ortega | Carlos Andrés Castañeda, Davison Florez, Brahian Acevedo, Cristian Campaña, Cristian David Duque | Drama, Road Movie | An international co-production with Colombia, Luxembourg, France & Norway Winner -Golden Shell, Feroz Zinemaldia Award & SIGNIS Awards at the70th San Sebastián International Film Festival[36] Colombian entry for theBest International Feature Film at the95th Academy Awards |
| Love & Mathematics | Amor y matemáticas | Claudia Sainte–Luce | Roberto Quijano,Diana Bovio, Marco Alfonso Polo, Homero Guerra | Comedy | Winner - Best actor at theHavana Film Festival New York[37] Nominated - Best International Film at theGöteborg Film Festival[38] |
| MexZombies | Chava Cartas | Iñaki Godoy, Marcelo Barceló, Roberta Damián, Luciana Vale, Vincent Webb,Daniel Tovar,Bárbara de Regil | Thriller, Comedy horror | Premiered on 26 October onVix+[39] | |
| Mirreyes contra Godínez 2: El retiro | Daniel Tovar,Regina Blandón, Alejandro de Marino, Diana Bovio | Comedy | Premiered on 21 July onVix+[40] Sequel to the 2019 filmMirreyes contra Godínez | ||
| My Mother-in-law Hates Me | Mi suegra me odia | Andres Feddersen | Loretto Bernal,Itatí Cantoral,Jerry Velázquez,Willy Semler, Alexis de Anda | Comedy | Premiered on 22 December in Mexican theaters[41] |
| La nave | Batan Silva | Pablo Cruz, Santiago Beltrán Ulrich, Maya Zapata, Lucía Uribe, Andrés Almeida, Rodrigo Murray,Héctor Jiménez, Victor 'Chore' Sobrevals | Comedy | Nominated - Best Actor forPablo Cruz at the Canacine Awards[42] | |
| Noise | Ruido | Natalia Beristain | Julieta Egurrola, Gabriela Núñez, Nicolasa Ortiz-Monasterio, Brenda Yañez, Sofía Correa, Mauricio Calderón, Erick Israel Consuelo,Teresa Ruiz,Kenya Cuevas, Jimena González, Adrián Vázquez, Mariana Giménez, Mariana Villegas, Arturo Beristáin, Pedro de Tavira Egurrola, Mónica del Carmen, Alphonso Escobedo | Drama | Winner - Spanish Cooperation Award at theSan Sebastián International Film Festival[43] Nominated - Horizons Award at theSan Sebastián International Film Festival[43]Nominated - Gold Hugo - International Feature Film at theChicago International Film Festival[44] Nominated - Best Feature Film at theMorelia International Film Festival[45] |
| Northern Skies Over Empty Space | El norte sobre el vacío | Alejandra Márquez Abella | Gerardo Trejoluna, Paloma Petra,Dolores Heredia,Mayra Hermosillo, Francisco Barreiro, Mariana Villegas, Fernando Bonilla,Juan Daniel García Treviño, Raúl Briones, Marco García, Yahir Alday, Gabriel Almaguer, Bebo Cantú, Gabriel Nuncio, Camille Mina, Pato Alvarado, Diego García, Mariel Alanís, Aglae Lingow, Leonardo Huerta, Carlos Lenin, Ernesto Treviño, Oliver Cantú Lozano, Hamish Anderson | Drama | Nominated - Panorama Audience Award at the72nd Berlin International Film Festival[46] Winner - Best Mexican Feature Film, Best Screenplay & Best Actor for Gerardo Trejoluna at theMorelia International Film Festival[47]Premiered on 28 October on Amazon Prime Video[48] |
| A Not So Merry Christmas | Reviviendo la Navidad | Mark Alazraki | Mauricio Ochmann,Ana Brenda Contreras, Manu Na, José Sefami, Paula Espinoza, Romina Poza, Bastian Calva, Verónica Bravo, Alfonso Borbolla, Aldo Escalante, Hernán Del Riego, Andrew Ortega, Lucero Trejo,Emilio Echevarría | Christmas, Fantasy, Comedy | Premiered on 20 December onNetflix[49] |
| Ojos que no ven | Alfonso Zarate | Arcelia Ramírez,Fernanda Castillo,Flavio Medina, Matías López, Héctor Kotsifakis, Claudia Santiago, Luciana González De León, Azucena Acevedo, Karla Garrido, César González | Psychological thriller | Nominated - Best Actress for Arcelia Ramírez at the Canacine Awards[42] Nominated - Best Actor for Flavio Medina at the Canacine Awards[42]Nominated - Best First Work at theDiosas de Plata[50] | |
| The Pool of the Nobodies | La alberca de los nadies | José Luis Solís Olivares | María Mercedes Coroy, Alex Bautista, Manuel Domínguez, Antonio Trejo Sánchez, Katzir Meza, Carlos Gueta, David Colorado, Bety Mancia, Verónica Andrés Jesús | Drama | Winner - Best Actress at the International Film Festival of Mérida and Yucatán[51] Winner - Best Feature Film, Best Feature Director, Best Feature Actress for María Mercedes Coroy & Best Feature Actor for Alex Bautista at the Caracas Iberoamérica Film Festival[52] Winner - Best International Feature Film at the Fabrique Du Cinéma Awards[53] Winner - Best Human Rights Feature Film at the Mannheim Arts and Film Festival[54] Winner - Best Narrative Feature Film at the Barcelona Planet Film Festival[55] |
| Presencias | Luis Mandoki | Alberto Ammann,Yalitza Aparicio, Andrea Santibañez, Leo Danse Alos, Ariel Bonilla, Analy Castro, Cher Constantine, Adriana Deangelis, Emelia Levy, Daniel Mandoki, Fermín Martínez, Raúl Orozco, Norma Pablo, Angelina Peláez, Alisson Santiago,Gerardo Taracena, Marco Antonio Treviño, Josué Maychi | Horror, Thriller | Premiered on 26 October onVix+[56] | |
| La Provisoria | Melina Fernández da Silva & Nicolás Meta | Andrés Ciavaglia, Ana Pauls, Juan Chapur, Sol Bordigoni, Nicolás Juárez, Albertina Vázquez | Comedy-drama | An international co-production with Argentina, Chile, Brazil, Colombia & France | |
| ¡Qué despadre! | Pedro Pablo Ibarra | Mauricio Ochmann, Fiona Palomo,Sandra Echeverría | Comedy | Winner - Best Newcomer - Female for Fiona Palomo at the 2023 Canacine Awards[57] Nominated - Best Film & Best Director at the 2023 Canacine Awards[42] Nominated - Best Supporting Actor forJuan Diego Covarrubias, Best Newcomer - Female for Fiona Palomo & Best Music at the 2023Diosas de Plata[50] | |
| The Realm of God | El reino de Dios | Claudia Sainte–Luce | Diego Armando Lara Lagunes, Margarita Guevara González, Lizbeth Nolasco Hernández, Mariano Chávez Chávez, Diógenes Ivan Delfín Elvira, Alfredo Pantoja Gallego, Michelle Guevara González, Oswaldo Molina Arzola, Yair Castro, Cipriana Castro Chávez, Jorge Escobedo Kaliman | Drama | Winner - Best Mexican Film, Best Director, Best Actor for Diego Armando Lara Lagunes, Best Cinematography & Best Film - Young Jury Award at theGuadalajara International Film Festival[58] Winner - Best Direction & Best Feature Film Directed by a Woman at theGijón International Film Festival[59] |
| Red Shoes | Zapatos rojos | Carlos Eichelmann Kaiser | Eustacio Ascacio Velázquez, Natalia Solián, Phanie Molina, Miguel Ángel Valencia | Drama | Nominated -Golden Star at theMarrakech International Film Festival[60] Nominated - Best Feature Film at theMorelia International Film Festival[61] Winner - Best Cinematography at theMálaga Spanish Film Festival[62] Nominated - Best Iberoamerican Film at theMálaga Spanish Film Festival[63] |
| Robe of Gems | Manto de gemas | Natalia López Gallardo | Nailea Norvind,Juan Daniel García Treviño, Sherlyn Zavala, Balam Toledo, Mario Torres, Adriana Gallardo, Israel Sánchez, Francisco Berdiales, Reina Carmona | Drama | Winner -Silver Bear - Jury Award at the72nd Berlin International Film Festival[64] Nominated -Golden Bear at the72nd Berlin International Film Festival[65] Nominated - Zabaltegi-Tabakalera Award at the70th San Sebastián International Film Festival[66] Nominated - Best New Directors Feature at theNashville Film Festival[67] Nominated - Special Award for the Promotion of Gender Equality at theSarajevo Film Festival[68] Winner - Best Director at theMorelia International Film Festival[69] Nominated - Best Mexican Feature Film[69] Nominated - Bright Horizons Award at theMelbourne International Film Festival[70] |
| The Substitute | El suplente | Diego Lerman | Juan Minujín,Bárbara Lennie,Alfredo Castro, Rita Cortese, María Merlino | Drama | An international co-production with Argentina, Spain, Italy & France Winner - Best Supporting Performance at the70th San Sebastián International Film Festival[71] Winner - Best Director at the 22ndHavana Film Festival New York[37] |
| Tell Me About Yourself | Háblame de ti | Eduardo Cortés | Germán Bracco, Martín Saracho,Arcelia Ramírez, Julio Bracho | Coming-of-age, Comedy-drama | Winner - Best Newcomer - Male for Germán Bracco at the 2023 Canacine Awards[72] Nominated - Best Newcomer - Male for Martín Saracho at the 2023 Canacine Awards[42] Nominated - Best Newcomer - Female for Isidora Vives at the 2023 Canacine Awards[42] |
| Trigal | Anabel Caso | Emilia Berjón Ramírez, Abril Michel,Alberto Guerra, Nicolasa Ortíz Monasterio,Úrsula Pruneda, Patricia Ortiz, Gerardo Trejo Luna, Memo Villegas | Drama | Nominated - Best Feature Film at theMorelia International Film Festival[73] Nominated -Best Supporting Actress for Nicolasa Ortiz Monasterio &Úrsula Pruneda,Best Breakthrough Performance for Emilia Berjón, and Best First Work at the65th Ariel Awards[74] | |
| Two Plus Two | Dos más dos | Alfonso Pineda Ulloa | Arath de la Torre,Adriana Louvier,Luis Ernesto Franco,Tessa Ía,Claudio Lafarga, Martha Claudia Moreno, Juan Carlos Remolina, Florencia Benitez, Daniel Haddad, Adriana Montes de Oca, Mairen Muñoz, Artús Chávez, Brenda De Arrigunaga, Patricio Zamora | Sex comedy | Remake of the 2012 Argentine film2+2.[75] Premiered on 31 March in Mexican theaters[76] |
| Valentino, Be Your Own Hero Or Villain | Valentino, puedes ser tu propio héroe o villano | Alfonso Pineda Ulloa & Alejandro Ricaño | David Chocarro,Dulce María, Mauricio Argüelles, Artús Chávez, Adriana Montes de Oca, Adriana Llabres, Daniel Haddad, Tato Alexander, Ari Albarrán, Alexia Alexander,Irina Baeva, Sofía Campomanes,Ryan Carnes,Ximena Córdoba, Arturo de La Rosa,Adriana Fonseca,Julián Gil, Elizabeth Guindi, Martha Claudia Moreno,Regina Orozco, Natalia Payan,Claudia Ramírez, José Sefami, Horacio Trujillo,Minnie West | Comedy | |
| Voy a pasármelo bien | David Serrano | Raúl Arévalo,Karla Souza,Dani Rovira, Raúl Jiménez, Jorge Usón, Izán Fernández, Renata Hermida Richards, Rodrigo Díaz, Rodrigo Gibaja, Michel Herráiz | Musical, Comedy | In co-production with Spain Nominated -Best Comedy Film at the10th Feroz Awards[77] Nominated - Best New Actor for David Lorente at the 78thCEC Medals[78] | |
| We Will Never Belong | Nunca seremos parte | Amelia Eloisa | Adriana Palafox, Magnolia Corona,Verónica Langer, Andrea Portal, Cynthia Bordes, Karina Hurtado, Xésar Tena | Coming-of-age, Drama | Winner - Audience Award - Best Narrative Feature at the Inside Out Toronto 2SLGBTQ+ Film Festival[79] |
| Where Birds Go To Die | Donde los pájaros van a morir | Analeine Cal y Mayor | Flavio Medina,Sofía Sisniega,Alejandra Ambrosi, Claudia Lobo,Orlando Moguel, Harding Junior, Enrique Arreola, Yuriria del Valle, Steve Kisicki, Mika Kubo | Comedy-drama | Premiered 24 November in Mexican theaters inMexico City[80] |
| Who's a Good Boy? | El Guau | Ihtzi Hurtado | Sebastian Dante, Sirena Ortiz, Adrian Vazquez,Grettell Valdez. | Comedy | Premiered on 23 November onNetflix[82] |
| ¿Y cómo es él? | Ariel Winograd | Zuria Vega,Mauricio Ochmann,Omar Chaparro. | Romantic comedy | Remake of the 2006 Korean filmDriving with my Wife’s Lover | |
The ten largest-grossing Mexican films of 2022, by in-year domestic box office revenue, are as follows:[83]
| Rank | Title | Distributor | Admissions(million) | Domestic gross(millionMex$) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ¿Y cómo es él? | Videocine | 1.000 | 65.2 |
| 2 | ¡Qué despadre! | Videocine | 0.889 | 55.9 |
| 3 | Mal de ojo | Cinépolis Distribución | 0.612 | 35.4 |
| 4 | El exorcismo de Dios | Imagem | 0.609 | 35.4 |
| 5 | Cuando sea joven | Videocine | 0.566 | 33.1 |
| 6 | Soy tu fan [es] | Disney | 0.483 | 32.7 |
| 7 | La exorcista | Disney | 0.310 | 17.7 |
| 8 | Karem, la posesión | Videocine | 0.290 | 16.9 |
| 9 | Lecciones para canallas | Cinépolis Distribución | 0.245 | 12.7 |
| 10 | Cuarentones | Corazón | 0.151 | 8.9 |
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