This is a list of Mexican films released in 2022.
English Title | Original Title | Director | Cast | Genre | Notes |
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Bardo, False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths | Bardo, falsa crónica de unas cuantas verdades | Epic, Black comedy, Comedy-drama | Nominated - Golden Lion at the 79th Venice International Film Festival[1] Winner - UNIMED Award at the 79th Venice International Film Festival[2] Nominated - Best Foreign Language Film & Best Cinematography at the 35th Chicago Film Critics Association Awards[3] Mexican entry for the Best International Feature Film at the 95th Academy Awards Nominated - Best Cinematography at the 95th 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 NorwayNominated - New Directors Award at the 70th 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 the 70th 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 the Miami International Film Festival[8] Nominated - New Direction Competition at the Cleveland International Film Festival[9] Nominated - Best First Feature Film at the 10th Platino Awards[10] Winner - Cine Latino Jury Award at the San Francisco International Film Festival[11] Nominated - Best Picture at the 27th 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 37th Guadalajara 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 the 76th British Academy Film Awards[18] Nominated - Best Original Score & Best Production Design at the 76th British Academy Film Awards Winner - Best Animated Feature at the 28th Critics' Choice Awards[19] Nominated - Best Score & Best Song "Ciao Papa" at the 28th Critics' Choice Awards Winner - Best Animated Feature Film at the 80th Golden Globe Awards[20] Nominated - Best Original Score & Best Original Song "Ciao Papa" at the 80th Golden Globe Awards Winner - Best Animated Feature Film at the 95th Academy Awards[21] | |
Home Is Somewhere Else | Carlos Hagerman & Jorge Villalobos | Jasmine, Evelyn & Elizabeth, José Eduardo Aguilar “El Deportee” | Documentary | Nominated - Contrechamp Award at the Annecy International Animated Film Festival[22] Nominated - Best Documentary Feature Film at the Morelia International Film Festival[23] Winner - Documentary Audience Award at the San Diego Latino Film Festival[24] | |
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 2022 Tribeca 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 the Huevos film seriesPremiered on December 14 on Vix+[26] | |
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 November 11 Los Cabos International Film Festival[27] Premiered commercially on March 30, 2023 in Mexican theaters[28] |
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 & NorwayWinner - Golden Shell, Feroz Zinemaldia Award & SIGNIS Awards at the 70th San Sebastián International Film Festival[29] Colombian entry for the Best International Feature Film at the 95th Academy Awards |
Love & Mathematics | Amor y matemáticas | Claudia Sainte–Luce | Roberto Quijano, Diana Bovio, Marco Alfonso Polo, Homero Guerra | Comedy | Winner - Best actor at the Havana Film Festival New York[30] Nominated - Best International Film at the Göteborg Film Festival[31] |
MexZombies | Chava Cartas | Iñaki Godoy, Marcelo Barceló, Roberta Damián, Luciana Vale, Vincent Webb, Daniel Tovar, Bárbara de Regil | Thriller, Comedy horror | Premiered on October 26 on Vix+[32] | |
Daniel Tovar, Regina Blandón, Alejandro de Marino, Diana Bovio | Comedy | Premiered on July 21 on Vix+[33] Sequel to the 2019 film Mirreyes 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 December 22 in Mexican theaters[34] |
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 for Pablo Cruz at the Canacine Awards | |
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 the San Sebastián International Film Festival[35] Nominated - Horizons Award at the San Sebastián International Film FestivalNominated - Gold Hugo - International Feature Film at the Chicago International Film Festival[36] Nominated - Best Feature Film at the Morelia International Film Festival[37] |
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 the 72nd Berlin International Film Festival[38] Winner - Best Mexican Feature Film, Best Screenplay & Best Actor for Gerardo Trejoluna at the Morelia International Film Festival[39] Premiered on October 28 on Amazon Prime Video[40] |
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 December 20 on Netflix[41] |
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 AwardsNominated - Best Actor for Flavio Medina at the Canacine AwardsNominated - Best First Work at the Diosas de Plata | |
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[42] 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[43] Winner - Best International Feature Film at the Fabrique Du Cinéma Awards[44] Winner - Best Human Rights Feature Film at the Mannheim Arts and Film Festival[45] Winner - Best Narrative Feature Film at the Barcelona Planet Film Festival[46] |
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 October 26 on Vix+[47] | |
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[48] Nominated - Best Film & Best Director at the 2023 Canacine Awards[49] Nominated - Best Supporting Actor for Juan Diego Covarrubias, Best Newcomer - Female for Fiona Palomo & Best Music at the 2023 Diosas 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 the Guadalajara International Film Festival[51] Winner - Best Direction & Best Feature Film Directed by a Woman at the Gijón International Film Festival[52] |
Red Shoes | Zapatos rojos | Carlos Eichelmann Kaiser | Eustacio Ascacio Velázquez, Natalia Solián, Phanie Molina, Miguel Ángel Valencia | Drama | Nominated - Golden Star at the Marrakech International Film Festival[53] Nominated - Best Feature Film at the Morelia International Film Festival[54] Winner - Best Cinematography at the Málaga Spanish Film Festival[55] Nominated - Best Iberoamerican Film at the Málaga Spanish Film Festival[56] |
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 the 72nd Berlin International Film Festival[57] Nominated - Golden Bear at the 72nd Berlin International Film Festival[58] Nominated - Zabaltegi-Tabakalera Award at the 70th San Sebastián International Film Festival[59] Nominated - Best New Directors Feature at the Nashville Film Festival[60] Nominated - Special Award for the Promotion of Gender Equality at the Sarajevo Film Festival[61] Winner - Best Director at the Morelia International Film Festival[62] Nominated - Best Mexican Feature Film Nominated - Bright Horizons Award at the Melbourne International Film Festival[63] |
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 & FranceWinner - Best Supporting Performance at the 70th San Sebastián International Film Festival[64] Winner - Best Director at the 22nd Havana Film Festival New York |
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[65] Nominated - Best Newcomer - Male for Martín Saracho at the 2023 Canacine Awards Nominated - Best Newcomer - Female for Isidora Vives at the 2023 Canacine Awards |
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 the Morelia International Film Festival[66] Nominated - Best Supporting Actress for Nicolasa Ortiz Monasterio & Úrsula Pruneda, Best Breakthrough Performance for Emilia Berjón, and Best First Work at the 65th Ariel Awards[67] | |
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 film 2+2.[68] Premiered on March 31 in Mexican theaters[69] |
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 SpainNominated - Best Comedy Film at the 10th Feroz Awards[70] Nominated - Best New Actor for David Lorente at the 78th CEC Medals[71] | |
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[72] |
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 November 24 in Mexican theaters in Mexico City[73] Premiered on January 27, 2023 on Vix+[74] |
Who's a Good Boy? | El Guau | Ihtzi Hurtado | Sebastian Dante, Sirena Ortiz, Adrian Vazquez, Grettell Valdez. | Comedy | Premiered on November 23 on Netflix |
¿Y cómo es él? | Ariel Winograd | Zuria Vega, Mauricio Ochmann, Omar Chaparro. | Romantic comedy | Remake of the 2006 Korean film Driving with my Wife’s Lover | |
The ten largest-grossing Mexican films of 2022, by in-year domestic box office revenue, are as follows:[75]
Rank | Title | Distributor | Admissions(million) | Domestic gross(million Mex$) | |
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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 | 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 |