This is a list of Mexican films released in 2023.
English Title | Original Title | Director | Cast | Genre | Notes |
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The (Almost) Legends | Los (casi) ídolos de Bahía Colorada | Ricardo Castro Velazquez | Benny Emmanuel, Emiliano Torres, Harold Azuara, Raúl Gabriel Morales Ramírez, Nora Velázquez, Guillermo Quintanilla, Dagoberto Gama, Silverio Palacios, Ana Celeste, Esmeralda Soto, Diego Sandoval Montes, César Castillo, Juan Andrés Belgrave, Paulina de Labra, Edith Nuñez, Amanda Polo, Julio Patricio, Carmen García, Gaby Navarro, Víctor Quintero, Alexander Show, Karem Momo, Chùy Gallardo, Ana Chiquete, Mario Zamacona, Francisco Pita, Eduardo Ángel Bravo | Comedy | Premiered on July 19 on Netflix[1] |
Asedio | Miguel Ángel Vivas | Natalia de Molina, Bella Agossou, Oscar Eribo, Francisco Reyes, Fran Cantos, Chani Martín, Jorge Kent | Action, Thriller | In co-production with Spain[2]
Premiered on September 21 in Mexican theaters[3] | |
At Midnight | Jonah Feingold | Diego Boneta, Monica Barbaro, Anders Holm, Whitney Cummings, Catherine Cohen, Casey Thomas Brown, Maya Zapata, Fernando Carsa, Ricardo Esquerra, Matt Ramos | Romantic comedy | Premiered on February 10 on Paramount+[4] | |
Before the Buzzards Arrive | Antes que lleguen los zopilotes | Jonás N. Díaz | María del Carmen Félix, Tsayamhall Esquivel, Francisco Pita | Black-and-white, Mystery, Fantasy | Nominated - VPRO Big Screen Award at the 2023 Rotterdam International Film Festival[5]
Nominated - Best Feature Film at the 2023 San Diego Latino Film Festival[6] Winner - Best Feature Film Cinematography, Best Drama Film & Best Production Design at the 2023 European Cinematography Awards[7] |
Diary of an Unexpected Journey | Diario de un viaje inesperado | Paco Alvarez | Getsemaní Vela, Xabiani Ponce de León, Kevin Holt, Carlos Corona, Moisés Arizmendi, Martha Claudia Moreno, Barbie Casillas | Romance, Comedy-drama, Road Movie | Premiered on April 20 in Mexican theaters[8] |
The Echo | El eco | Tatiana Huezo | Montserrat Hernández Hernández, María de los Ángeles Pacheco Tapia, Luz María Vázquez González, Sarahí Rojas Hernández, William Antonio Vázquez González, Uriel Hernández Hernández, Ramiro Hernández Hernández, Berenice Cortés Muñoz, Andrea González Lima | Documentary | Winner - Berlinale Documentary Film Award & Best Director at the 73rd Berlin International Film Festival[9][10]
Nominated - Golden Bear Plaque at the 73rd Berlin International Film Festival[11] |
Familia | Rodrigo García | Daniel Giménez Cacho, Ilse Salas, Cassandra Ciangherotti, Natalia Solián, Ángeles Cruz, Maribel Verdú, Ricardo Selmen, Vicky Araico, Brian Shortall, Isabella Gallegos Arroyo, Andrea Sutton, Zury Jacobo Shasho, Natalia Plascencia, Adolfo Mendoza Madera, Jessie Valcin, Fernando Álvarez Rebeil | Drama | Premiered on December 15 on Netflix | |
Friends Till Death | Amigos hasta la muerte | Javier Veiga | Javier Veiga, Marta Hazas, Mauricio Ochmann, Luna Gallego, Nacho Nugo, Óscar Allo, Xosé A. Touriñán, David Amor, Ledicia Sola, Xoel López, Fele Martínez, Mela Casal | Comedy-drama | In co-production with Spain[12]
Winner - Best Director & Best Actor for Javier Veiga at the 20th Alicante International Film Festival[13] Nominated - Best First Film at the Almería International Film Festival[14] Nominated - Best Film, Best Actor for Javier Veiga, Best Actress for Marta Hazas & Best Cinematography[15] Nominated - Best Original Song for "Eco" – Xoel López at the 38th Goya Awards[16] |
The Great Seduction | La gran seducción | Celso R. García | Memo Villegas, Pierre Louis, Yalitza Aparicio, Mercedes Hernández, Eligio Meléndez, Julio Casado, Héctor Jiménez, Mateo Negrete | Comedy | Spanish-language remake of the 2003 film Seducing Doctor Lewis[17] |
Heroic | Heroico | David Zonana | Santiago Sandoval Carbajal, Esteban Caicedo, Fernando Cuautle, Mónica del Carmen, Carlos Gerardo García, Isabel Yudice | Thriller, Drama | Premiered on January 21 at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival[19] |
How to Kill Mom | ¿Cómo matar a mamá? | José Ramón Chávez | Ximena Sariñana, Diana Bovio, Ana Valeria Becerril, Blanca Guerra, Erick Elías, Gonzalo Vega Jr., Antonio Gaona, Elizabeth Guindi, Mau Nieto | Road Movie, Comedy-drama | Premiered on May 10 in Mexican theaters[20] |
Human Resources | Recursos humanos | Jesús Magaña Vázquez | Pedro de Tavira, Juana Viale, Giuseppe Gamba, Daniel Tovar, Cecilia Ponce, Natalia Barraud, Hernán Sevilla, Camila Murias, Hernán Sevilla, Camila Murias, María Julia Denna, Salvador Ferrer, Alejandra Herrera, Ulises Bueno, Gonzalo Lavisse | Black comedy, Comedy-drama | Premiered on October 24 at the 21st Morelia International Film Festival[21]
Released on November 16 in Mexican theaters[22] |
I Don't Expect Anyone to Believe Me | No voy a pedirle a nadie que me crea | Fernando Frías de la Parra | Darío Yazbek, Natalia Solián, Alexis Ayala, Anna Castillo, Carmen Beato, Juan Minujín | Thriller, Drama | Premiered on October 22 at the 21st Morelia International Film Festival[23] |
Like or Die | Señora influencer | Carlos Santos | Mónica Huarte, Renata Molinar, Diana Carreiro, Memo Dorantes, Macarena García, Leonardo Daniel, Bárbara Lombardo, Mau Nieto, Daniela Peña, Sandra Burgos, Christian Uribe, Michelle Durán, Ángel Escarcega, Michael Cohn, Alejandro de la Madrid, Paola Rojas | Satire, Black comedy, Comedy thriller | Premiered on October 23 at the 21st Morelia International Film Festival[24] |
Lost in the Night | Perdidos en la noche | Amat Escalante | Juan Daniel García Treviño, Ester Expósito, Bárbara Mori, Fernando Bonilla, María Fernanda Osio, Jero Medina, Vicky Araico, Mayra Hermosillo, Alfonso Zamacona | Mystery, Thriller | Premiered on May 18 in the Cannes Premiere section at the 76th Cannes Film Festival.[25] |
Have a Nice Day! | ¿Encontró lo que buscaba? | Yibrán Asuad | Álvaro Guerrero, Andrea Chaparro, Eduardo Minett, Sidney Robote, Fernando Larragaña, Alejandro Suárez, Lalo El Mimo, Ma Eugenia Guzmán, Juan Alberto Villareal, Perfecto González, Andrés C Mayer, Ana Sofía Gatica, Saak, Juca Viapri, Fer Manzano, María Tlapanco | Comedy-drama | Premiered on March 10 on Netflix[26] |
Unhappily Ever After | Infelices para siempre | Noé Santillán-López | Adrián Uribe, Consuelo Duval, Angélica Aragón, Livia Brito | Romantic comedy | Premiered on January 26 in Mexican theaters[27] |
Mother's Day Is Cancelled | ¡Hasta la madre del Día de las Madres! | Javier Colinas | Gala Montes, Michel Duval, Anette Michel, Leticia Huijara, Axel Trujillo, Alejandro Camacho, Kenneth Lavill, Giovanna Reynaud, Diego Meléndez, Ignacio Guadalupe | Comedy | Premiered on May 5 on Amazon Prime Video[28] |
The Movie | La película | Max del Río | Martín Méndez, Asaf Berrón, Jorge Castro Realpozo, Addy Arceo, Hernán Castelot, Francisco Elox, Juan Amaro | Comedy | First feature film entirely made in Campeche[29]
Winner - Audience Award at the 7th 24 Risas por Segundo International Film and Comedy Festival[30] Released on September 12, 2024, in Mexican theaters[31] |
¡Que viva México! | Luis Estrada | Alfonso Herrera, Damián Alcázar, Joaquín Cosío, Ana de la Reguera | Comedy, Political satire | Premiered on March 23 in Mexican theaters[32] | |
¿Quieres ser mi hijo? | Ihtzi Hurtado | Ludwika Paleta, Juanpa Zurita, Hernán Mendoza, Harold Azuara, Agustín Arana | Romantic comedy | Premiered on September 21 on Vix+[33] | |
Radical | Christopher Zalla | Eugenio Derbez, Daniel Haddad, Jennifer Trejo, Mia Fernanda Solis, Danilo Guardiola, Víctor Estrada | Comedy-drama | Winner - Festival Favorite Award at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival | |
El sabor de la Navidad | Alejandro Lozano | Mariana Treviño, Andrés Almeida, Monica Dionne, Juan Carlos Medellín, Armando Hernandez, Marco Treviño, Jerry Velázquez, Pamela Almanza. | Comedy-drama | Premiered on September 11 on Toronto International Film Festival.[34] | |
Sorcery | Brujería | Christopher Murray | Valentina Véliz, Daniel Antivilo, Sebastian Hülk, Daniel Muñoz, Neddiel Muñoz Millalonco | Fantasy, Drama | Nominated - World Film Dramatic Competition at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival[35]
Nominated - Dragon Award - International Competition at the 2023 Göteborg Film Festival[36] |
Surviving My Quinceañera | Sobreviviendo mis XV | Chava Cartas | Berenice Jonguitud, Guillermo Villegas, Verónica Bravo, Lupita Lara, Paco Luna, Sofía Carrera, Juan Pablo Fuentes, Farah Justiniani, Hanssel Casillas | Comedy | Premiered on September 21 in Mexican theaters[37] |
Three Sparks | Naomi Uman | Documentary | Nominated - Tiger Award at the 2023 International Film Festival Rotterdam[38] | ||
Tótem | Lila Avilés | Naíma Sentíes, Montserrat Marañón, Marisol Gasé, Saori Gurza, Teresita Sánchez, Mateo García Elizondo, Juan Francisco Maldonado, Iazua Larios, Alberto Amador | Drama | An international co-production with Denmark & France
Winner - Prize of the Ecumenical Jury at the 73rd Berlin International Film Festival[39] Nominated - Golden Bear at the 73rd Berlin International Film Festival[11] Winner - Firebird Award at the Hong Kong International Film Festival[40] | |
Valentina or the Serenity | Valentina o la Serenidad | Ángeles Cruz | Danae Ahuja, Myriam Bravo,
Alexander Gadiel Mendoza Sánchez. |
Drama | Premiered on September 8 on Toronto International Film Festival.[41] |
Where the Tracks End | El último vagón | Ernesto Contreras | Adriana Barraza, Kaarlo Isaacs, Memo Villegas, Diego Montessoro, Frida Cruz, Ikal Paredes, Teté Espinoza, Jeronimo Medina, Gabriela Cartol, Nova Coronel, Adrián Vázquez, Leonardo Alonso, Fátima Molina, Sofía Domínguez Corte, Osvani Rivera, Victoria Díaz, Blanca Guerra | Comedy-drama | Premiered on May 26 on Netflix[42] |
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