Best Mexican action movies
A curated collection of popular action movies from Mexico.
The Legend of Zorro (2005)
The Legend of Zorro (2005)
Despite trying to keep his swashbuckling to a minimum, a threat to California's pending statehood causes the adventure-loving Don Alejandro de la Vega and his wife, Elena, to take action.
Bandidas (2006)
Bandidas (2006)
When a ruthless robber baron takes away everything they cherish, a rough-and-tumble, idealistic peasant and a sophisticated heiress embark on a quest for justice, vengeance…and a few good heists.
El Infierno (2010)
Zorro, The Gay Blade (1981)
Zorro, The Gay Blade (1981)
In 19th century Mexico, legendary swordsman Zorro has passed on his weapon and his sense of duty to his noble son, Diego, a dashing swashbuckler like his father. But after an injury sidelines Diego, he is forced to hand the mask over to his twin, Ramon.
El Arracadas (1978)
El Arracadas (1978)
Mariano Landeros is sworn by his mother to look for the murderer of his father at all costs, the proof would bring that Doroteo Carrillo earring snatched his mother when it happened the asesinato.Mariano part unstoppably to find the murderer finding in the way love, hate and violence.
Guns and Guts (1974)
Guns and Guts (1974)
An outlaw and a scorned husband both team up to track down and kill the man that wronged them. Along the way, the two men meet a hired gun that loves money just as much as he loves the company of women, so the two men decide to hire him in order to help them on their mission. However, things become complicated when the man they all seek to kill has risen to become a wealthy sheriff with a small army of gunmen at his disposal.
La Generala (1971)
La Generala (1971)
During the Mexican Revolution, a hardened and rich lady landowner is overtaken by the violence of the times. Losing her land and house, she falls in love with a revolutionary leader that is killed by a sadistic and corrupt federal officer. She takes the revolutionary flag and leads a rampage of violence and destruction.
Outlaws - For Greater Glory (2012)
Treasure of the Amazon (1985)
Treasure of the Amazon (1985)
An adventurer and his buddies race a former Nazi and others to diamonds in the South American jungle.
The Holy War (1979)
The Holy War (1979)
Through the humble potter Celso we will know one of the most dramatic events in the history of Mexico in the twentieth century, in which the federal government and Catholic believers, fought a bloody struggle. Time passes and the Church and the State agree to peace. Celso and his companions are rejected by both sides.
This Was Pancho Villa: Third chapter (1958)
This Was Pancho Villa: Third chapter (1958)
The third and final chapter of director Ismael Rodríguez's series about Pancho Villa. Several stories about the life and death of the famous mexican revolutionary general.
Juana Gallo (1961)
Juana Gallo (1961)
Peasant woman leads a regiment during the final days of the Mexican Revolution. Also, romantic entanglements.
This Was Pancho Villa: Second chapter (1958)
This Was Pancho Villa: Second chapter (1958)
The second chapter of director Ismael Rodríguez's series about Pancho Villa. Several stories about the life and death of the famous mexican revolutionary general.
Sicario: Day of the Soldado (2018)
Sin Nombre (2009)
Sin Nombre (2009)
Sayra, a Honduran teen, hungers for a better life. Her chance for one comes when she is reunited with her long-estranged father, who intends to emigrate to Mexico and then enter the United States. Sayra's life collides with a pair of Mexican gangmembers who have boarded the same American-bound train.
Dance with the Devil (1997)
Dance with the Devil (1997)
She's sexy, shameless and loves taking people to their limit. She's a dangerous young woman who dreams about a jaguar that licks her naked body and sleeps by her side. Her past is bathed in blood and weird passions. Now she's met the man of her wildest dreams. He's dark, tough and mysterious. He likes robbing banks, trafficking in corpses and spicing it all with voodoo rituals. Together, the duo sets off toward Mexico destined to become the most feared outlaws in the continent.
There Are No Saints (2022)
There Are No Saints (2022)
A man is imprisoned for a crime he didn't commit. When his wife is murdered and his son kidnapped and taken to Mexico, he devises an elaborate and dangerous plan to rescue his son and avenge the murder.
Larceny (2017)
No Man's Land (2021)
No Man's Land (2021)
Late one night, Bill Greer and his son Jackson patrol their ranch when Jackson accidentally kills an immigrant Mexican boy. When Bill tries to take the blame for his son, Jackson flees south on horseback, becoming a gringo "illegal alien" in Mexico. Chased by Texas Rangers and Mexican federales, Jackson journeys across Mexico to seek forgiveness from the dead boy's father only to fall in love with the land he was taught to hate.
Welcome to Acapulco (2019)
Welcome to Acapulco (2019)
When Matt Booth sets off to meet his fiance for a foreign wedding he couldn't have imagined the dangerous world he was about to step into. Betrayed and set up, Matt finds himself on the run from the CIA and hired mercenaries, all looking for a package that he has supposedly smuggled through customs. Hunted on all sides, Matt is aided by Agent Adriana Vasquez, a femme fatale with orders of her own to follow.
Underdog (2024)
Underdog (2024)
Two Tarahumara brothers, with a deep spiritual connection and a fervent desire to become the best ultramarathon runners in the world, will see their dreams shattered when they are violently recruited by a dangerous cartel as drug runners, putting their family at risk and forcing them to join forces to finally take control of their own destiny.
Nora's Will (2008)
Nora's Will (2008)
Jose learns that Nora, the woman he was married to for 30 years and from whom divorced, has committed suicide. The rabbi explains Joseph that due to the celebrations this time of the year, if Nora is not buried that same day, they should wait at least 5 days for the funeral. Nora had planned before his death, a Machiavellian plan in order that Joseph was the one who has to take care of his funeral. But Nora forgot a small detail, a mysterious photograph stored under her bed, that will remind Joseph that the greatest love stories, sometimes are hidden in the smallest places.
Sultans of the South (2007)
Sultans of the South (2007)
A band of thieves steals from a Mexican bank and travel to Argentina to launder the money. Upon their arrival, the plan goes south and it's up to them to figure out what went wrong.
Under the Salt (2008)
Under the Salt (2008)
A series of murders leads Commander Trujillo to Santa Rosa de la Sal a town close to a salt mine, where he meets Victor Zepeda - a lonely teenager who works in his father's funeral home and spends his free time making crude animated horror films - who's strange behavior seems to point at him as the culprit of the crimes.
Dark Forces (2020)
Dark Forces (2020)
In search of his sister, a renegade criminal seeks answers at a sordid hotel where he encounters a sinister guest and romances a mysterious waitress.
El día que todo cambió (2024)
El día que todo cambió (2024)
Mario, used to be a man who had planned a happy future with his wife; until one night, a robbery ends up taking her life. From that moment on, his only objective is now to avenge on those who took away his happiness.
Chapo: El Escape Del Siglo (2016)
Chapo: El Escape Del Siglo (2016)
A famous drug kingpin escapes from prison. The mexican president wants him back in jail whereas the U.S. government wants him dead.
Hitler's Clone (2003)
Hitler's Clone (2003)
“Cuando el Hitler aparece, todos corren. Cuando el Hitler habla, todos se quedan callados. Unos dicen que es brujo, otros dicen que es un hijo del diablo y otros de plano no dicen nada. Lo que sí es cierto es que es el más pesado de los que han pasado por ahí. Y las hijas…esas son las peores. Y son capaces de todo por conseguir lo que ellas quieren, ya ni se diga por defender a su padre.”