21 Movies Starring Salma Hayek

Roadracers

Roadracers

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1994-07-22

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

95 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

6.7 (2036 Reviews)

Genres:

ActionDrama

Cast:

Writer:

Robert Rodriguez

Tommy Nix

Fullplot:

Cynical look at a 50's rebellious Rocker who has to confront his future, thugs with knives, and the crooked town sheriff.

Midaq Alley

Midaq Alley

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1998-03-06

Languages:

Spanish

Countries:

Mexico

Runtime:

140 min

Rated:

UNRATED

IMDB Ratings:

7.6 (2013 Reviews)

Director:

Jorge Fons

Genres:

Drama

Cast:

Writer:

Vicente Leèero (screenplay)

Naguib Mahfouz (novel)

Fullplot:

Based on the Nobel Prize Winner's novel, the Egyptian Naguib Mahfouz. The story, translated from El Cairo to Mexico City's downtown, narrates the life of the members of the neighbourhood and the connection between them Don Ru, the owner of the local pub; Eusebia, his wife; Chava, his son and Abel his friend, who emigrate to USA in search of fortune; Susanita, the single landtender always dreaming to marry a good man; Guicho, the pub's employee, who extracts the money when Don Ru is not there and finally marries Susanita; Alma, the very good looking girl, the Abel's dream, who becomes a luxury prostitute while he's away; Jimmy, the handsome young man Don Ru becomes infatuated with, etc. This movie won the Ariel (the Mexican Oscar) as best movie in 1995.

Desperado

Desperado

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1995-08-25

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

104 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

7.2 (127966 Reviews)

Fullplot:

With this sequel to his prize-winning independent previous film, "El Mariachi," director Robert Rodriquez joins the ranks of Sam Peckinpah and John Woo as a master of slick, glamorized ultra-violence. We pick up the story as a continuation of "El Mariachi," where an itinerant musician, looking for work, gets mistaken for a hitman and thereby entangled in a web of love, corruption, and death. This time, he is out to avenge the murder of his lover and the maiming of his fretting hand, which occurred at the end of the earlier movie. However, the plot is recapitulated, and again, a case of mistaken identity leads to a very high body count, involvement with a beautiful woman who works for the local drug lord, and finally, the inevitable face-to-face confrontation and bloody showdown.

Fools Rush In

Fools Rush In

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1997-02-14

Languages:

English, Spanish

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

109 min

Rated:

PG-13

IMDB Ratings:

(26104 Reviews)

Director:

Andy Tennant

Cast:

Writer:

Joan Taylor (story)

Katherine Reback (story)

Katherine Reback (screenplay)

Fullplot:

Sparks fly and cultures collide in this romantic comedy about a casual night of passion that turns into the love of a lifetime. Alex Whitman is a New Yorker sent to Las Vegas to oversee a construction project. There he meets Isabel Fuentes, and some serious chemistry brings them together for one night. But Alex doesn't see Isabel again until three months later, when he learns she is pregnant. On a whim and prayer, he proposes. However, there's more to marriage than a Vegas chapel and an Elvis impersonator, as Alex and Isabel soon learn.

The Hunchback

The Hunchback

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1997-03-16

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA, Hungary, Canada, Czech Republic

Runtime:

98 min

IMDB Ratings:

6.2 (1129 Reviews)

Director:

Peter Medak

Cast:

Writer:

Victor Hugo (novel)

John Fasano (teleplay)

Fullplot:

Based on the novel, a young gypsy becomes a Minister's obsession in 1483. Only the bell ringer and her husband and the court of miracles can save her.

54

54

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1998-08-28

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

93 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

5.8 (26612 Reviews)

Genres:

DramaMusic

Fullplot:

Frida

Frida

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2002-11-22

Languages:

English, French, Russian

Countries:

USA, Canada, Mexico

Runtime:

123 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

7.4 (57256 Reviews)

Director:

Julie Taymor

Cast:

Writer:

Hayden Herrera (book)

Clancy Sigal (screenplay)

Diane Lake (screenplay)

Gregory Nava (screenplay)

Anna Thomas (screenplay)

Fullplot:

"Frida" chronicles the life Frida Kahlo shared unflinchingly and openly with Diego Rivera, as the young couple took the art world by storm. From her complex and enduring relationship with her mentor and husband to her illicit and controversial affair with Leon Trotsky, to her provocative and romantic entanglements with women, Frida Kahlo lived a bold and uncompromising life as a political, artistic, and sexual revolutionary.

Wild Wild West

Wild Wild West

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1999-06-30

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

106 min

Rated:

PG-13

IMDB Ratings:

4.8 (122655 Reviews)

Cast:

Writer:

Jim Thomas (story)

John Thomas (story)

S.S. Wilson (screenplay)

Brent Maddock (screenplay)

Jeffrey Price (screenplay)

Peter S. Seaman (screenplay)

Fullplot:

Jim West is a guns-a-blazing former Civil War hero. Artemus Gordon is an inventive U.S. Marshal who excels in disguise. When the United States is threatened by psychotic Confederate Arliss Loveless, President Ulysses Grant teams the duo up to bring him to justice. On a hazard-packed train journey from Washington D.C. to Utah, West and Gordon must combine their skills to best Loveless and his diabolical machines.

No One Writes to the Colonel

No One Writes to the Colonel

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1999-06-02

Languages:

Spanish

Countries:

Mexico, France, Spain

Runtime:

118 min

IMDB Ratings:

6.9 (821 Reviews)

Director:

Arturo Ripstein

Genres:

Drama

Cast:

Writer:

Paz Alicia Garciadiego

Gabriel Garcèa Mèrquez (novel)

Fullplot:

Every Friday, the Colonel puts on his only suit and goes to the dock to await a letter announcing the arrival of his pension. But the townsfolk all know that this pension will never come. His wife also knows it, and even he knows it. But he is still waiting, living with the pain of the death of his son.

54

54

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1998-08-28

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

93 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

5.8 (26552 Reviews)

Genres:

DramaMusic

Fullplot:

An anthology film retelling the story of the famous Studio 54, a hot disco hangout for the social elite of New York. The movie follows several characters at once, some of whom are in desperate straits and on the verge of crashing.

In the Time of the Butterflies

In the Time of the Butterflies

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2004-08-19

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA, Mexico

Runtime:

95 min

Rated:

PG-13

IMDB Ratings:

6.8 (1648 Reviews)

Director:

Mariano Barroso

Cast:

Writer:

Julia èlvarez (novel)

Judy Klass (teleplay)

David Klass (teleplay)

Fullplot:

On November 25, 1960, the bodies of three sisters were found near the bottom of a cliff on the north coast of the Dominican Republic. The official daily 'El Caribe' reports that it had been an accident, but it does not mention that a fourth sister lives. Nor does it mention the sisters' fierce opposition to the General Trujillo's dictatorship. This is their story: how Minerva started the tragedy by refusing Trujillo; how Patria became an opponent from the church itself; how Maria Teresa joined the revolution through the love. And how they lost their wings, but not their courage. They were Las Mariposas - "The Butterflies".

Once Upon a Time in Mexico

Once Upon a Time in Mexico

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2003-09-12

Languages:

English, Spanish

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

102 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

6.4 (122029 Reviews)

Fullplot:

In the third movie of Rodriguez's "Mariachi" trilogy, a Mexican drug lord pretends to overthrow the Mexican government, and is connected to a corrupt CIA agent who at that time, demands retribution from his worst enemy to carry out the drug lord's uprising against the government.

After the Sunset

After the Sunset

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2004-11-12

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

97 min

Rated:

PG-13

IMDB Ratings:

6.3 (36636 Reviews)

Director:

Brett Ratner

Cast:

Writer:

Paul Zbyszewski (story)

Paul Zbyszewski (screenplay)

Craig Rosenberg (screenplay)

Fullplot:

After a successful last score, a master thief retires to an island paradise. His lifelong nemesis, a crafty FBI agent, washes ashore to ensure he's making good on his promise. The pair soon enters into a new game of cat-and-mouse.

Ask the Dust

Ask the Dust

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2006-04-13

Languages:

English, Spanish

Countries:

USA, Germany

Runtime:

117 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

5.8 (7690 Reviews)

Director:

Robert Towne

Genres:

DramaRomance

Cast:

Writer:

Robert Towne (screenplay)

John Fante (novel)

Fullplot:

L.A. in the early 1930's: racism, poverty, and disease color the Bunker Hill neighborhood where Arturo Bandini, a lover of men and beasts alike, has arrived from Colorado to write the great Los Angeles novel. After six months and down to his last nickel, he orders a cup of coffee, served by Camilla Lopez, beautiful, self-possessed, and Mexican. Arturo gets advice, encouragement, and an occasional check from H.L. Mencken, so he keeps writing and he keeps seeing Camilla. But, he's mean to her for no apparent reason, so the relationship sputters. A housekeeper from back East suggests a way out of his jealously and fears. "Camilla Bandini": is it in the cards?

Lonely Hearts

Lonely Hearts

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2006-10-21

Languages:

English

Countries:

Germany, USA

Runtime:

108 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

6.5 (16744 Reviews)

Director:

Todd Robinson

Fullplot:

In the late 1940's, Martha Beck and Raymond Fernandez were America's notorious "Lonely Hearts Killers". Their lethal scam was simple; they would swindle and then viciously murder lovelorn war widows who would answer their personal ads in which Ray would describe himself as a sexy Latin Lover. Ironically, Ray's initial introduction to Martha was as a prospective mark. But when they met, it was love at first sight, perhaps as a result of their penchant for kinky sex and their mutual love for duplicity and easy money. With Martha posing as Ray's sister, they bilked elderly spinsters and widows of their savings and then viciously murdered them in a bloodbath of sexual frenzy. When they were arrested, Martha and Ray confessed to 12 killings, although it is believed the actual number is closer to 20. At their sensational trial, Martha and Ray cooed, held hands and seemed as though they could not get enough of each other. Their plea of not guilty by reason of insanity was rejected, and on August 22, 1949, the homicidal lovers were sentenced to death. After numerous appeals, they were electrocuted on March 8, 1951, side-by-side in Sing Sing prison.

Puss in Boots

Puss in Boots

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2011-10-28

Languages:

English, Spanish

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

90 min

Rated:

PG

IMDB Ratings:

6.7 (104860 Reviews)

Director:

Chris Miller

Cast:

Writer:

Charles Perrault (character)

Tom Wheeler (screenplay)

Brian Lynch (story)

William Davies (story)

Tom Wheeler (story)

Fullplot:

Years before meeting Shrek and Donkey, the adorable but tricky Puss in Boots must clear his name from all charges making him a wanted fugitive. While trying to steal magic beans from the infamous criminals Jack and Jill, the hero crosses paths with his female match, Kitty Softpaws, who leads Puss to his old friend, but now enemy, Humpty Dumpty. Memories of friendship and betrayal enlarges Puss' doubt, but he eventually agrees to help the egg get the magic beans. Together, the three plan to steal the beans, get to the Giant's castle, nab the golden goose, and clear Puss' name.

The Prophet

The Prophet

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2015-08-07

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA, France, Canada, Lebanon, Qatar

Runtime:

84 min

Rated:

PG

IMDB Ratings:

6.8 (618 Reviews)

Genres:

Animation

Cast:

Writer:

Roger Allers (screenplay)

Kahlil Gibran (novel)

Irene Mecchi (Additional Story & Dialogue)

Hanna Weg (additional writing)

Douglas Wood (additional story and dialogue)

Fullplot:

Exiled artist and poet Mustafa embarks on a journey home with his housekeeper and her daughter; together the trio must evade the authorities who fear that the truth in Mustafa's words will incite rebellion.

Here Comes the Boom

Here Comes the Boom

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2012-10-12

Languages:

English, Dutch

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

105 min

Rated:

PG

IMDB Ratings:

6.5 (69939 Reviews)

Director:

Frank Coraci

Fullplot:

A high school biology teacher looks to become a successful mixed-martial arts fighter in an effort to raise money to prevent extra-curricular activities from being axed at his cash-strapped school.

Here Comes the Boom

Here Comes the Boom

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2012-10-12

Languages:

English, Dutch

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

105 min

Rated:

PG

IMDB Ratings:

6.5 (70090 Reviews)

Director:

Frank Coraci

Fullplot:

A high school biology teacher looks to become a successful mixed-martial arts fighter in an effort to raise money to prevent extra-curricular activities from being axed at his cash-strapped school.

As Luck Would Have It

As Luck Would Have It

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2012-01-13

Languages:

Spanish

Countries:

Spain, France, USA

Runtime:

94 min

IMDB Ratings:

6.2 (1786 Reviews)

Genres:

Drama

Fullplot:

An out-of-work publicist who suffers an accident looks to sell the exclusive interview rights to the highest bidder in an attempt to provide for his family.

Tale of Tales

Tale of Tales

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2015-05-14

Languages:

English

Countries:

Italy, France, UK

Runtime:

125 min

IMDB Ratings:

6.7 (1961 Reviews)

Director:

Matteo Garrone

Cast:

Writer:

Giambattista Basile (book)

Edoardo Albinati (screenplay)

Ugo Chiti (screenplay)

Matteo Garrone (screenplay)

Massimo Gaudioso (screenplay)

Fullplot:

The film serves as Garrone's English-language debut and will interweave three separate story strands bookended by brief bits in which Italians Alba Rohrwacher and Massimo Ceccherini will play a street circus family. In one tale Salma Hayek will play a jealous queen who forfeits her husband's life. In another, Vincent Cassel plays a king whose passion is stoked by two mysterious sisters.

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