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Movies Set in Mexico

Kinora's catalogue lists 23 films set in Mexico, spanning 1947–2018. Each is tagged by where and when it takes place — filter by real-world setting, era, and environment, or open any film for its full tagged world.

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  • 2000

    Amores Perros

    Mexico City — 1990s
    Urbandir. Alejandro G. Iñárritu
  • 1974

    Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia

    Mexico — 1970s
    Rural · Urbandir. Sam Peckinpah
  • 2017

    Coco

    Mexico — 2010s
    Urbandir. Lee Unkrich
  • 1993

    Cronos

    Mexico — 1990s
    Urbandir. Guillermo del Toro
  • 2013

    Dallas Buyers Club

    Dallas · Mexico — 1980s · 1990s
    Urbandir. Jean-Marc Vallée
  • 1971

    Duck, You Sucker

    Mexico — 1910s
    Rural · Desertdir. Sergio Leone
  • 1996

    From Dusk Till Dawn

    Texas · Mexico — 1990s
    Desert · Ruraldir. Robert Rodriguez
  • 2004

    Kill Bill: Vol. 2

    Mexico — 2000s
    Ruraldir. Quentin Tarantino
  • 1992

    Like Water for Chocolate

    Mexico — 1910s
    Ruraldir. Alfonso Arau
  • 2017

    Logan

    El Paso · Mexico · North Dakota — Near Future
    Desert · Ruraldir. James Mangold
  • 2004

    Man on Fire

    Mexico City — 2000s
    Urbandir. Tony Scott
  • 1947

    Out of the Past

    Lake Tahoe · Acapulco · San Francisco — 1940s
    Rural · Mountain · Urbandir. Jacques Tourneur
  • 2018

    Roma

    Mexico City — 1970s
    Urbandir. Alfonso Cuarón
  • 2015

    Sicario

    Ciudad Juárez · Texas — 2010s
    Urban · Desertdir. Denis Villeneuve
  • 1977

    Sorcerer

    Jerusalem · Paris · New York City · Veracruz — 1970s
    Wilderness · Urban · Mountaindir. William Friedkin
  • 1973

    The Long Goodbye

    Los Angeles · Mexico — 1970s
    Urban · Coastal Seadir. Robert Altman
  • 1960

    The Magnificent Seven

    Mexico
    Ruraldir. John Sturges
  • 1948

    The Treasure of the Sierra Madre

    Tampico · Mexico — 1920s
    Mountain · Wildernessdir. John Huston
  • 1969

    The Wild Bunch

    Texas · Mexico — 1910s
    Desert · Ruraldir. Sam Peckinpah
  • 1950

    The Young and the Damned

    Mexico City — 1950s
    Urbandir. Luis Buñuel
  • 2000

    Traffic

    San Diego · Tijuana · Cincinnati · Washington, D.C. — 2000s
    Urban · Suburbandir. Steven Soderbergh
  • 1952

    Viva Zapata!

    Mexico — 1900s · 1910s
    Ruraldir. Elia Kazan
  • 2001

    Y Tu Mamá También

    Mexico — 1990s
    Coastal Sea · Ruraldir. Alfonso Cuarón

Frequently asked

How many movies are set in Mexico?

Kinora's catalogue lists 23 films set in Mexico, spanning 1947–2018.

What are some movies set in Mexico?

Films set in Mexico in our catalogue include Amores Perros (2000), Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia (1974), Coco (2017), Cronos (1993), and Dallas Buyers Club (2013).

What is the oldest movie set in Mexico?

Out of the Past (1947) is the earliest film set in Mexico in our catalogue; the most recent is Roma (2018).

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