Penélope Cruz Filmography

Nine

Actors: Daniel Day-Lewis, Marion Cotillard, Penélope Cruz, Kate Hudson, Nicole Kidman

Synopsis: From the creative team behind the Oscar-winning Broadway adaptation of Chicago comes a lavish feature take on the Tony award-winning musical inspired by Federico Fellini's whimsical classic 8 1/2. Directed by Rob Marshall, Nine details the effort made by world-class filmmaker Guido Contini (Daniel Day-Lewis Read More

La Piel que habito

Actors: Penélope Cruz

Synopsis: Pedro Almodóvar directs Penélope Cruz in an adaptation of author Thierry Jonquet's dark 1995 novel Mygale, in which an unhinged plastic surgeon exacts terrifying revenge on the men who raped his beloved daughter. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide Read More

Los Abrazos Rotos

Actors: Penélope Cruz, Blanca Portillo, Lluís Homar

Synopsis: Pedro Almodóvar teams up with Penélope Cruz once again on Los Abrazos Rotos, a drama set in the 1990s, but shot with a '50s noir sensibility. Cruz, Blanca Portillo, and Lluís Homar star in the El Deseo production. ~ Jeremy Wheeler, All Movie Guide Read More

Vicky Cristina Barcelona

Actors: Scarlett Johansson, Penélope Cruz, Javier Bardem, Rebecca Hall, Patricia Clarkson

Synopsis: Woody Allen's romantic drama Vicky Cristina Barcelona stars Rebecca Hall and Scarlett Johansson as best friends Vicky and Cristina. As the movie opens, the pair of twentysomethings travel to Barcelona so that Vicky can work on her post-graduate degree. The two meet the charming artist Juan Antonio Read More

Elegy

Actors: Penélope Cruz, Ben Kingsley, Dennis Hopper, Patricia Clarkson, Peter Sarsgaard

Synopsis: Adapted from author Philip Roth's novel The Dying Animal, director Isabel Coixet's elegant tale of obsession explores the relationship between a highly respected professor (Ben Kingsley) and an impossibly gorgeous grad student (Penélope Cruz). As their relationship deepens, the professor finds his Read More

The Good Night

Actors: Penélope Cruz, Gwyneth Paltrow, Martin Freeman, Simon Pegg, Danny DeVito

Synopsis: Written and directed by Jake Paltrow, the romantic comedy The Good Night stars Martin Freeman as a onetime pop superstar who has swallowed his pride and now makes a living as a jingle writer. Although he has a steady relationship with a longtime girlfriend (Gwyneth Paltrow), he has become bored Read More

Manolete

Actors: Adrien Brody, Penélope Cruz

Synopsis: Adrien Brody and Penélope Cruz star as legendary Spanish matador Manolete and his tempestuous girlfriend Lupe Sino, respectively, in director/screenwriter Menno Meyjes' tale of love and bullfighting. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide Read More

Volver

Actors: Penélope Cruz, Carmen Maura, Lola Dueñas, Blanca Portillo, Yohana Cobo

Synopsis: Two sisters learn that the bonds of family don't always end after death in this gentle observational comedy drama that marks celebrated Spanish filmmaker Pedro Almodóvar's 16th feature. The story explores the interactions between three generations of women in a Spanish family. Raimunda (Penélope Cruz Read More

Bandidas

Actors: Penélope Cruz, Salma Hayek, Steve Zahn, Dwight Yoakam, Sam Shepard

Synopsis: Latina heartthrobs Salma Hayek and Penélope Cruz co-headline the rousing indie Western Bandidas. The brainchild of producer/screenwriter Luc Besson (La Femme Nikita, The Big Blue), Bandidas marks one of only a handful of films in its genre (along with Bad Girls, Cattle Annie and Little Britches Read More

Sahara

Actors: Matthew McConaughey, Steve Zahn, Penélope Cruz, Lambert Wilson, Glynn E. Turman

Synopsis: Matthew McConaughey stars as explorer and adventurer Dirk Pitt in this adaptation of the best-selling novel by Clive Cussler. Pitt thinks he may have found both a fortune and the answer to a long-standing mystery when he discovers a rare coin in the waters of a river in West Africa. During the Read More

Don't Move

Actors: Sergio Castellitto, Penélope Cruz, Claudia Gerini, Angela Finocchiaro, Marco Giallini

Synopsis: Don't Move is the second feature from actor/director Sergio Castellito (Mostly Martha), who wrote the script with his wife, actress/author Margaret Mazzantini from her best-selling novel. Castellito stars as Timoteo, a successful surgeon and permissive father whose teenage daughter, Angela (Elena Perino Read More

Chromophobia

Actors: Ben Chaplin, Penélope Cruz, Ralph Fiennes, Ian Holm, Rhys Ifans

Noel

Actors: Penélope Cruz, Susan Sarandon, Paul Walker, Alan Arkin, Marcus Thomas

Synopsis: A group of disparate characters look for understanding and compassion in the midst of a lonely holiday season in this comedy drama. Rose (Susan Sarandon) is a middle-aged divorcée whose mother is in the hospital with an advanced case of Alzheimer's disease; while Rose wants one more chance to tell Read More

Head in the Clouds

Actors: Charlize Theron, Penélope Cruz, Stuart Townsend, Thomas Kretschmann

Synopsis: Australian filmmaker John Duigan directs the romantic war drama Head in the Clouds. Charlize Theron stars as ambitious photographer Gilda Bessé, who lives in France during the 1930s. She shares her stylish luxury apartment in Paris with Cambridge student Guy (Stuart Townsend) from Ireland and Read More

Gothika

Actors: Halle Berry, Robert Downey, Jr., Charles S. Dutton, John Carroll Lynch, Bernard Hill, Penélope Cruz

Synopsis: A woman is taken on a voyage to the other side of sanity in this moody thriller. Dr. Miranda Grey (Halle Berry) is a clinical psychologist who works alongside her husband, Dr. Doug Grey (Charles S. Dutton), in the mental ward of a top security prison, where Miranda has been devoting much of her Read More

Masked and Anonymous

Actors: Bob Dylan, Jeff Bridges, Penélope Cruz, John Goodman, Jessica Lange, Luke Wilson

Synopsis: Enigmatic rock legend Bob Dylan stars as an enigmatic rock legend (talk about a casting coup!) in this purposefully eccentric satiric comedy. Uncle Sweetheart (John Goodman) is an unscrupulous concert promoter who has figured out a way to cash in on the feelings of doubt and uncertainty that Read More

Fanfan la Tulipe

Actors: Vincent Perez, Penélope Cruz, Didier Bourdon, Hélène de Fougerolles, Michel Muller

Synopsis: Directed by Gérard Krawczyk, Fanfan la Tulipe is a remake of the classic 1952 swashbuckling satire by French director Christian-Jaque. Set in the 18th century, Vincent Perez plays the title role of the seductive swordsman Fanfan, who flees his home in order to avoid a forced marriage. A gypsy girl Read More

Waking Up in Reno

Actors: Billy Bob Thornton, Charlize Theron, Patrick Swayze, Natasha Richardson, Holmes Osborne

Synopsis: Country singer Dwight Yoakam is a co-producer of this Miramax comedy about marital infidelity among the Southern redneck set. Auto dealer Lonnie Earl (Billy Bob Thornton) and his wife, Darlene (Natasha Richardson), are best friends with good-natured Roy (Patrick Swayze) and his spitfire wife Read More

Vanilla Sky

Actors: Tom Cruise, Penélope Cruz, Cameron Diaz, Jason Lee

Synopsis: A remake of the Spanish film Open Your Eyes (1997), this thriller from director Cameron Crowe bears one of several discarded titles for his previous, Oscar-winning film Almost Famous (2000). Tom Cruise stars as David Ames, a womanizing playboy who finds romantic redemption when he falls in love Read More

Don't Tempt Me

Actors: Victoria Abril, Penélope Cruz, Damián Bechir, Fanny Ardant, Gael García Bernal

Synopsis: Two of Spain's biggest female stars headline this offbeat comedy about the battle of wills between good and evil. Heaven is not getting its fair share of business for the afterlife, so Lola (Victoria Abril), an angel who sings in a nightclub located beyond the pearly gates, is sent to Earth to Read More

Captain Corelli's Mandolin

Actors: Nicolas Cage, Penélope Cruz, John Hurt, Christian Bale, David Morrissey

Synopsis: Louis de Bernières' best-selling novel of love during wartime is brought to the screen in this story that blends comedy, action, and romance. In 1940, war rages throughout Europe, but the fighting has yet to arrive on the Greek island of Cephallonia, where life continues to follow its own slow Read More

Blow

Actors: Johnny Depp, Penélope Cruz, Jordi Mollà, Franka Potente, Rachel Griffiths

Synopsis: Following the life of cocaine-trafficking pioneer George Jung in a way that recalls Martin Scorsese's Casino, Blow recounts the man's days from his 1950s childhood in Boston to his downfall in the 1980s. George (played by Johnny Depp) begins his life as the son of Fred (Ray Liotta), an earnest Read More

All the Pretty Horses

Actors: Matt Damon, Henry Thomas, Lucas Black, Penélope Cruz, Rubén Blades, Bruce Dern, Sam Shepard

Synopsis: Director Billy Bob Thornton explores coming of age in this Western based on Cormac McCarthy's prize-winning novel of the same name. John Grady Cole (Matt Damon) and Lacey Rawlins (Henry Thomas) are young Texan men who seek a more fulfilling life as cowboys in the slowly fading Old West, circa Read More

Woman on Top

Actors: Penélope Cruz, Murilo Benicio, Harold Perrineau, Jr., Mark Feuerstein, John deLancie

Synopsis: Love, sex, and food combine in this sensuous romantic comedy. Isabella (Penelope Cruz) is a master chef who suffers from severe motion sickness, requiring her to be in control of her movements at all times. This need extends to the bedroom, but her husband Tonino (Murilo Benicio), who owns the Read More

All About My Mother

Actors: Cecilia Roth, Marisa Paredes, Penélope Cruz, Candela Peña, Antonia San Juan, Eloy Azorín, Rosa María Sardà

Synopsis: Pedro Almodóvar directed this story of a woman and her circle of friends who find themselves suffering a variety of emotional crises. Manuela (Cecilia Roth) is a single mother who has raised her son, Esteban (Eloy Azorín), to adulthood on her own and has come to emotionally depend on him. One Read More

Twice Upon a Yesterday

Actors: Douglas Henshall, Lena Headey, Penélope Cruz, Mark Strong, Eusebio Lazaro

Synopsis: Maria Ripoll made her feature directorial debut with this witty Spanish-British romantic comedy, set in London, where actor Victor (Scottish actor Douglas Henshall) is drunk and upset over former girlfriend Sylvia (Leana Headley) and her upcoming marriage in 48 hours to Dave (Mark Strong). In the Read More

Open Your Eyes

Actors: Eduardo Noriega, Penélope Cruz, Chete Lera, Fele Martínez, Najwa Nimri

Synopsis: The line between dreams and reality become increasingly blurred after a womanizing playboy is nearly killed by a jilted lover in Spanish director Alejandro Amenabar's masterful sophomore effort Abre Los Ojos (Open Your Eyes). It would seem as if Cesar (Eduardo Noriega) has it all. Handsome Read More

Volaverunt

Actors: Aitana Sanchez-Gijon, Penélope Cruz, Jordi Mollà, Jorge Perugorria, Stefania Sandrelli

Synopsis: Based on a historical novel by Antonio Larreta, Volaverunt imagines a number of romantic misadventures that enlivened the court of King Carlos IV, a Spanish ruler of the early 19th century. As the story opens, the beautiful Duchess of Alba (Aitana Sanchez-Gijon) is sharing a coach passing through Read More

The Hi-Lo Country

Actors: Patricia Arquette, Sam Elliott, Penélope Cruz, Robert Knott, Billy Crudup, Woody Harrelson

Synopsis: Cowboys live again in this 20th century Western about two World War II veterans living on the lush, open New Mexico countryside. Based on the classic American novel by Max Evans about those struggling to continue living the Old West lifestyle in the early Cold War days, the film stars Woody Harrelson Read More

La Niña de Tus Ojos

Actors: Penélope Cruz, Antonio Resines, Neus Asensi, Jesus Bonilla, Loles Leon

Synopsis: Post-Franco filmmaker Fernando Trueba's first Spanish-based feature since 1993's Oscar-winning Belle Epoque, La Nina de Tus Ojos begins in 1938, when Spain is torn by Civil War. As a sign of cordiality between General Franco and Adolph Hitler, a Spanish film crew is invited to Nazi Germany's UFA Read More

Talk of Angels

Actors: Polly Walker, Vincent Perez, Franco Nero, Marisa Paredes, Leire Berrocal

Synopsis: Nick Hamm directed this historical romantic drama, rated PG-13 "for some politically motivated violence." The period prior to the Spanish Civil War provides the background setting for the arrival in Spain of young Irish governess Mary Lavelle (Polly Walker) who begins a year of employment with the Read More

Don Juan

Actors: Jacques Weber, Michel Boujenah, Emmanuelle Béart, Penélope Cruz, Ariadna Gil

Synopsis: Actor Jacques Weber made his directorial debut with this film adaptation of Don Juan written in 1665 by Moliere (1622-1673). In early 17th-century Spain, two women (Penelope Cruz, Ariadne Gil) believe Don Juan (Weber) when he promises marriage to both, but they soon are left to ponder his Read More

Live Flesh

Actors: Javier Bardem, Francesca Neri, Liberto Rabal, Ángela Molina, Jose Sancho, Penélope Cruz

Synopsis: This Pedro Almodóvar melodrama examines how several lives are changed by a single gunshot. Adapting the novel Live Flesh by British mystery author Ruth Rendell, Almodóvar has given the material a Spanish makeover with added political thrust. Beginning in 1970 in Franco's Madrid, when a prostitute (Penelope Cruz Read More

La Celestina

Synopsis: This is a film of the dramatic Spanish language novel Celestina, written in 1499. In many ways, it resembles Romeo and Juliet, particularly in the need for secrecy in the wooing of a beloved and the troubles resulting from that secrecy. Callisto (Juan Diego Botto) enlists the aid of his roguish Read More

El Efecto Mariposa

Synopsis: This Spanish-French comedy set in South London seeks to demonstrate that human relationships provide an excellent example of chaos theory. Featuring a bilingual cast, the story centers on Luis, an introverted bookworm who travels to London, accompanied by his overbearing mother, to stay with his Read More

Love Can Seriously Damage Your Health

Actors: Ana Belén, Juanjo Puigcorbe, Penélope Cruz

Synopsis: This sophisticated Spanish romantic comedy charts the course of a long-time on-again-off again love affair between Diana Balaguer and Santi Garcia. The story begins at a sumptuous dinner party for the King of Spain. There the beauteous Diana Balaguer makes eye contact with security guard Santi Read More

Allegro Ma Non Troppo

Synopsis: Music and sex provide the motivation for this lively Spanish comedy that centers on 20-year old horn player, Pablo, who is nursing a broken heart after breaking up with his boyfriend. Following a failed audition for the National Youth Orchestra, Pablo encounters another musician, Salome who Read More

Todo es Mentira

Actors: Penélope Cruz, Coque Malla, Jordi Mollà, Gustavo Salmerón, Irene Bau

Synopsis: Life and love provides the focus for this Spanish comedy which focuses upon four couples. Pablo, a pessimist, has a new lover. His relationship is very similar to the relationships of his three friends. Though they are all dissatisfied with their mates, none of the possess the courage to change Read More

El Laberinto Griego

Actors: Omero Antonutti, Eusebio Poncela

Synopsis: Omero Antonutti is divorced, and has a grown son who a young, upwardly-mobile professional person (yuppie) and an ex-wife who regularly sharpens her tongue on him. These developments have only served to sharpen the cynicism he naturally has as a private investigator, constantly exposed as he is to Read More

La Ribelle

Actors: Penélope Cruz, Stefano Dionisi, Marco Leonardi

Synopsis: Enza (Penelope Cruz) has been around the block, at least as far as survival on the streets is concerned. She's also not averse to stealing from her sister Rosaria (Lorenza Indovina). However, when they are both sent to a boarding school/reformatory which is run by nuns, they expect the worst Read More

Per Amore, Solo Per Amore

Actors: Diego Abatantuono, Penélope Cruz, Alessandro Haber, Stefania Sandrelli

Synopsis: This biographical drama is an attempt to tell the story of the life of St. Joseph (Diego Abatantuono), the father-figure of the young Jesus' life, the long-suffering husband of the much younger Mary (Penelope Cruz). In this story, Joseph, a mature man, has courted any number of other women, but Read More

Belle Epoque

Actors: Penélope Cruz, Miriam Diaz-Aroca, Gabino Diego, Fernando Fernán Gómez, Ariadna Gil, Michel Galabru

Synopsis: After striking responsive chord at the Berlin Film Festival, Fernando Trueba's Belle Epoque (aka Age of Beauty) went on to win 9 Spanish Goya awards and an Academy Award for "Best Foreign Film." Set in pre-Franco Spain, film stars Jorge Sanz as Fernando, a carefree, pacifistic army deserter. Read More

Jamón Jamón

Actors: Stefania Sandrelli, Anna Galiena, Penélope Cruz, Javier Bardem, Juan Diego, Jordi Mollà

Synopsis: Class, sex, and food are the obsessions of this Spanish comedy drama, an international hit from writer and director J.J. Bigas Luna that plays like a cross between the lusty Like Water for Chocolate (1992) and the early work of Pedro Almodovar. In a small town in Spain's arid Monegros region Read More

Hispanic Hollywood

Actors: Rita Hayworth, Dolores Del Rio, Carmen Miranda, Cesar Romero, José Ferrer

Synopsis: This video documentary looks at the history of Hispanic or Latino stars and pictures in Hollywood, focusing on the last half of the 20th century. Stars such as Jimmy Smits, Antonio Banderas, Sonia Braga, and others discuss their experiences as Hispanic actors. They reflect on prejudices and Read More