54 Hispanic Movies to Watch With the Whole Family

Celebrate heritage and loved ones with Hispanic movies to watch with the whole family! Viewers of all ages can enjoy these movies that entertain, dazzle, and embrace culture, featuring stars like Selena Gomez, Jennifer Lopez, Antonio Banderas, Eugenio Derbez, and more.

You’ll find plenty of PG animated classics, including Coco, Puss in Boots, The Book of Life, and the Miles Morales-starring Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse. The power of music is in this list, too, calling in movies like In the Heights, West Side Story, La Bamba, and Selena. Action abounds in the Zorro and Spy Kids movies (directed by Robert Rodriguez, who also helmed Alita: Battle Angel), while history comes to life with Cesar Chavez, Stand and Deliver, and McFarland, USA. And let’s not forget more breakthrough superhero blockbusters, including Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse and Blue Beetle!

Read on for our recommendations of 52 Hispanic movies to watch with the whole family (And find most of them in Fandango at Home’s family movies collection)!

Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018)
97%

Critics Consensus: Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse matches bold storytelling with striking animation for a purely enjoyable adventure with heart, humor, and plenty of superhero action.

Synopsis: Bitten by a radioactive spider in the subway, Brooklyn teenager Miles Morales suddenly develops mysterious powers that transform him into [More]

Starring: Shameik Moore, Jake Johnson, Hailee Steinfeld, Mahershala Ali

Directed By: Bob Persichetti, Peter Ramsey, Rodney Rothman

Coco (2017)
97%

Critics Consensus: Coco‘s rich visual pleasures are matched by a thoughtful narrative that takes a family-friendly — and deeply affecting — approach to questions of culture, family, life, and death.

Synopsis: Despite his family’s generations-old ban on music, young Miguel dreams of becoming an accomplished musician like his idol Ernesto de [More]

Starring: Anthony Gonzalez, Gael García Bernal, Benjamin Bratt, Alanna Ubach

Directed By: Lee Unkrich

Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (2023)
95%

Critics Consensus: Just as visually dazzling and action-packed as its predecessor, Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse thrills from start to cliffhanger conclusion.

Synopsis: Miles Morales returns for the next chapter of the Oscar®-winning Spider-Verse saga, an epic adventure that will transport Brooklyn’s full-time, [More]

Starring: Shameik Moore, Hailee Steinfeld, Oscar Isaac, Jake Johnson

Directed By: Joaquim Dos Santos, Kemp Powers, Justin K. Thompson

In the Heights (2021)
94%

Critics Consensus: Lights up for In the Heights, a joyous celebration of heritage and community fueled by dazzling direction and singalong songs.

Synopsis: The creator of “Hamilton” and the director of “Crazy Rich Asians” invite you to the event of the summer, where [More]

Starring: Anthony Ramos, Melissa Barrera, Leslie Grace, Corey Hawkins

Directed By: Jon M. Chu

West Side Story (2021)
91%

Critics Consensus: Steven Spielberg’s West Side Story presents a new look at the classic musical that lives up to its beloved forebear — and in some respects might even surpass it.

Synopsis: Love at first sight strikes when young Tony spots Maria at a high school dance in 1957 New York City. [More]

Starring: Ansel Elgort, Rachel Zegler, Ariana DeBose, David Alvarez

Directed By: Steven Spielberg

West Side Story (1961)
92%

Critics Consensus: Buoyed by Robert Wise’s dazzling direction, Leonard Bernstein’s score, and Stephen Sondheim’s lyrics, West Side Story remains perhaps the most iconic of all the Shakespeare adaptations to visit the big screen.

Synopsis: A musical in which a modern day Romeo and Juliet are involved in New York street gangs. On the harsh [More]

Starring: Natalie Wood, Richard Beymer, Russ Tamblyn, George Chakiris

Directed By: Jerome Robbins, Robert Wise

Encanto (2021)
92%

Critics Consensus: Encanto‘s setting and cultural perspective are new for Disney, but the end result is the same — enchanting, beautifully animated fun for the whole family.

Synopsis: The Madrigals are an extraordinary family who live hidden in the mountains of Colombia in a charmed place called the [More]

Starring: Stephanie Beatriz, María Cecilia Botero, Diane Guerrero, Angie Cepeda

Directed By: Jared Bush, Byron Howard

Spy Kids (2001)
92%

Critics Consensus: A kinetic and fun movie that’s sure to thrill children of all ages.

Synopsis: Two young kids become spies in attempt to save their parents, who are ex-spies, from an evil mastermind. Armed with [More]

Starring: Antonio Banderas, Carla Gugino, Alexa PenaVega, Daryl Sabara

Directed By: Robert Rodriguez

Stand and Deliver (1988)
89%

Critics Consensus: Stand and Deliver pulls off the unlikely feat of making math class the stuff of underdog drama — and pays rousing tribute to a real-life inspirational figure in the bargain.

Synopsis: Los Angeles high school teacher Jaime Escalante (Edward James Olmos) is being hassled by tough students like Angel Guzman (Lou [More]

Starring: Edward James Olmos, Lou Diamond Phillips, Rosanna DeSoto, Andy Garcia

Directed By: Ramón Menéndez

Dora and the Lost City of Gold (2019)
85%

Critics Consensus: Led by a winning performance from Isabela Moner, Dora and the Lost City of Gold is a family-friendly adventure that retains its source material’s youthful spirit.

Synopsis: Having spent most of her life exploring the jungle, nothing could prepare Dora for her most dangerous adventure yet — [More]

Starring: Isabela Merced, Eugenio Derbez, Michael Peña, Eva Longoria

Directed By: James Bobin

Real Women Have Curves (2002)
85%

Critics Consensus: Real Women Have Curves, physical as well as emotional — and this coming-of-age story traces them in a vividly warm-hearted look at the Mexican-American experience.

Synopsis: Curves on a blossoming young woman can be sexy, but not if you are told you have too many of [More]

Starring: America Ferrera, Lupe Ontiveros, Ingrid Oliu, George Lopez

Directed By: Patricia Cardoso

Puss in Boots (2011)
85%

Critics Consensus: It isn’t deep or groundbreaking, but what it lacks in profundity, Puss in Boots more than makes up for with an abundance of wit, visual sparkle, and effervescent charm.

Synopsis: Long before meeting Shrek, Puss in Boots, just named a hero for saving a woman from a charging bull, is [More]

Starring: Antonio Banderas, Salma Hayek, Zach Galifianakis, Billy Bob Thornton

Directed By: Chris Miller

The Mask of Zorro (1998)
84%

Critics Consensus: Banderas returns as an aging Zorro in this surprisingly nimble, entertaining swashbuckler.

Synopsis: After being imprisoned for 20 years, Zorro — Don Diego de la Vega (Anthony Hopkins) — receives word that his [More]

Starring: Antonio Banderas, Anthony Hopkins, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Stuart Wilson

Directed By: Martin Campbell

La Bamba (1987)
83%

Critics Consensus: Elevated by a perceptive performance by a perfectly cast Lou Diamond Phillips, La Bamba distills its subject’s creative energy — and reflects his music’s enduring appeal.

Synopsis: Los Angeles teenager Ritchie Valens (Lou Diamond Phillips) becomes an overnight rock ‘n’ roll success in 1958, thanks to a [More]

Starring: Lou Diamond Phillips, Esai Morales, Rosanna DeSoto, Elizabeth Peña

Directed By: Luis Valdez

The Book of Life (2014)
82%

Critics Consensus: The Book of Life‘s gorgeous animation is a treat, but it’s a pity that its story lacks the same level of craft and detail that its thrilling visuals provide.

Synopsis: In the Mexican town of San Angel, Manolo (Diego Luna), Maria (Zoë Saldana) and Joaquin (Channing Tatum) have been friends [More]

Starring: Diego Luna, Zoe Saldaña, Channing Tatum, Ice Cube

Directed By: Jorge R. Gutierrez

Instant Family (2018)
82%

Critics Consensus: Instant Family may not quite capture the complexity of real-life adoption, but fittingly for the unconditional bond it honors, this flawed yet well-intentioned dramedy is ultimately worth the investment.

Synopsis: When Pete and Ellie decide to start a family, they stumble into the world of foster care adoption. They hope [More]

Starring: Mark Wahlberg, Rose Byrne, Octavia Spencer, Isabela Merced

Directed By: Sean Anders

McFarland, USA (2015)
80%

Critics Consensus: Disney’s inspirational sports drama formula might be old hat, but McFarland, USA proves it still works — especially with a talented director and eminently likable star in the mix.

Synopsis: Track coach Jim White (Kevin Costner) is a newcomer to a predominantly Latino high-school in California’s Central Valley. Coach White [More]

Starring: Kevin Costner, Maria Bello, Morgan Saylor, Michael Aguero

Directed By: Niki Caro

Blue Beetle (2023)
78%

Critics Consensus: Led by Xolo Maridueña’s magnetic performance in the title role, Blue Beetle is a refreshingly family-focused superhero movie with plenty of humor and heart.

Synopsis: Recent college grad Jaime Reyes returns home full of aspirations for his future, only to find that home is not [More]

Starring: Xolo Maridueña, Adriana Barraza, Damián Alcázar, Elpidia Carrillo

Directed By: Angel Manuel Soto

Unstoppable (2024)
77%

Critics Consensus: With the magnetic Jharrel Jerome as its champion, Unstoppable is an inspirational sports story that honestly earns audiences’ cheers.

Synopsis: Unstoppable is the inspiring true story of Anthony Robles (Jharrel Jerome) who was born with one leg but whose indomitable [More]

Starring: Jharrel Jerome, Bobby Cannavale, Michael Peña, Don Cheadle

Directed By: William Goldenberg

Tortilla Soup (2001)
76%

Critics Consensus: An English remake of Ang Lee’s Eat Drink Man Woman, Tortilla Soup is as charming and flavorful as the dishes it features.

Synopsis: Three grown sisters, Maribel (Tamara Mello), Leticia (Elizabeth Peña) and Carmen (Jacqueline Obradors) try to cope and live with their [More]

Starring: Héctor Elizondo, Jacqueline Obradors, Elizabeth Peña, Tamara Mello

Directed By: Maria Ripoll

Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams (2002)
75%

Critics Consensus: Though the concept is no longer fresh, Spy Kids 2 is still an agreeable and energetic romp.

Synopsis: Now full fledged Spy Kids, Carmen (Alexa Vega) and Juni (Daryl Sabara) Cortez are back for another James Bond style [More]

Starring: Antonio Banderas, Carla Gugino, Alexa PenaVega, Daryl Sabara

Directed By: Robert Rodriguez

Underwater Dreams (2014)
100%

Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.

Synopsis: The sons of undocumented Mexican immigrants learn how to build underwater robots. [More]

Starring: Michael Peña

Directed By: Mary Mazzio

The Three Caballeros (1945)
85%

Critics Consensus: One of Disney’s more abstract creations, The Three Caballeros is a dazzling, colorful picture that shows the company at an artistic acme.

Synopsis: Comical mixture of animation and live action featuring Donald Duck in four short stories as he travels around South America. [More]

Starring: Aurora Miranda, Carmen Molina, Dora Luz, Sterling Holloway

Directed By: Norman Ferguson

Rio (2011)
72%

Critics Consensus: This straightforward movie reaches great heights thanks to its colorful visual palette, catchy music, and funny vocal performances.

Synopsis: Captured by smugglers when he was just a hatchling, a macaw named Blu (Jesse Eisenberg) never learned to fly and [More]

Starring: Anne Hathaway, Jesse Eisenberg, Jemaine Clement, Leslie Mann

Directed By: Carlos Saldanha

Ferdinand (2017)
70%

Critics Consensus: Ferdinand‘s colorful update on a classic tale doesn’t go anywhere unexpected, but its timeless themes — and John Cena’s engaging voice work in the title role — make for family-friendly fun.

Synopsis: Ferdinand is a young bull who escapes from a training camp in rural Spain after his father never returns from [More]

Starring: John Cena, Kate McKinnon, Gina Rodriguez, Daveed Diggs

Directed By: Carlos Saldanha

Under the Same Moon (2007)
71%

Critics Consensus: If Under the Same Moon is often manipulative, it is also heartfelt, and features strong performances from its leads.

Synopsis: Single mother Rosario (Kate del Castillo) leaves her young son Carlitos (Adrian Alonso) in the care of his grandmother and [More]

Starring: Adrian Alonso, Kate del Castillo, Eugenio Derbez, Maya Zapata

Directed By: Patricia Riggen

Huevos: Little Rooster’s Egg-cellent Adventure (2015)
69%

Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.

Synopsis: Born the runt of the litter, a timid young rooster named Toto (Bruno Bichir) summons the courage to fight an [More]

Starring: Bruno Bichir, Carlos Espejel, Angelica Vale, Omar Chaparro

Directed By: Gabriel Riva Palacio Alatriste, Rodolfo Riva Palacio Alatriste

Selena (1997)
66%

Critics Consensus: Selena occasionally struggles to tell its subject’s story with depth or perspective, but those flaws are rendered largely irrelevant by Jennifer Lopez in the title role.

Synopsis: In this biographical drama, Selena Quintanilla (Jennifer Lopez) is born into a musical Mexican-American family in Texas. Her father, Abraham [More]

Starring: Jennifer Lopez, Edward James Olmos, Jon Seda, Constance Marie

Directed By: Gregory Nava

Dragonkeeper (2024)
60%

Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.

Synopsis: The dragons of ancient China are on the brink of extinction; their only hope is a brave young girl on [More]

Starring: Bill Nighy, Bill Bailey, Anthony Howell, Brendan Coyle

Directed By: Salvador Simó

Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Road Trip (2025)
58%

Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.

Synopsis: Alexander Garcia (Thom Nemer) has always believed he has the worst luck in the world, so when his mom Val [More]

Starring: Eva Longoria, Cheech Marin, Cristo Fernández, Jesse Garcia

Directed By: Marvin Lemus

Spare Parts (2015)
58%

Critics Consensus: Spare Parts is effective enough to do in a pinch for inspirational sports drama fans – although most of them will have seen these story beats hit more powerfully before.

Synopsis: With the help of their high school’s newest teacher (George Lopez), four Hispanic students form a robotics club. Although they [More]

Starring: George Lopez, Jamie Lee Curtis, Carlos PenaVega, Marisa Tomei

Directed By: Sean McNamara

Spanglish (2004)
54%

Critics Consensus: Paz Vega shines, and Adam Sandler gives a performance of thoughtfulness and depth, but Spanglish is ultimately undermined by sitcommy plotting and unearned uplift.

Synopsis: Mexican immigrant and single mother Flor Moreno (Paz Vega) finds housekeeping work with Deborah (Téa Leoni) and John Clasky (Adam [More]

Starring: Adam Sandler, Téa Leoni, Paz Vega, Cloris Leachman

Directed By: James L. Brooks

Nothing Like the Holidays (2008)
53%

Critics Consensus: The performances are the strength of Nothing Like the Holidays, a rather ordinary holiday comedy with a latin twist.

Synopsis: It’s the Christmas season and the scattered members of the Rodriguez family come to their parents’ Chicago home to celebrate. [More]

Starring: John Leguizamo, Freddy Rodríguez, Elizabeth Peña, Alfred Molina

Directed By: Alfredo De Villa

Rio 2 (2014)
50%

Critics Consensus: Like most sequels, Rio 2 takes its predecessor’s basic template and tries to make it bigger — which means it’s even busier, more colorful, and ultimately more exhausting for viewers outside the youthful target demographic.

Synopsis: Blue macaws Blu (Jesse Eisenberg), Jewel (Anne Hathaway) and their three children are comfortably settled in the city — perhaps [More]

Starring: Anne Hathaway, Jesse Eisenberg, Jemaine Clement, Kristin Chenoweth

Directed By: Carlos Saldanha

The Road to El Dorado (2000)
49%

Critics Consensus: Predictable story and thin characters made the movie flat.

Synopsis: Two con-men (Kevin Kline, Kenneth Branagh) get hold of a map to the lost City of Gold, El Dorado. After [More]

Starring: Kevin Kline, Kenneth Branagh, Rosie Perez, Armand Assante

Directed By: Bibo Bergeron, Will Finn, Jeffrey Katzenberg, Don Paul

Cantinflas (2014)
47%

Critics Consensus: Cantinflas focuses on the idol instead of the man and in spite of Óscar Janeada’s padrísimo performance, this biopic feels like the GIF of what could’ve been a contender.

Synopsis: From humble beginnings, Cantinflas (Óscar Jaenada) travels from the small stage to the bright lights of Hollywood and becomes Mexico’s [More]

Starring: Óscar Jaenada, Michael Imperioli, Ilse Salas, Luis Gerardo Méndez

Directed By: Sebastian del Amo

A Walk in the Clouds (1995)
46%

Critics Consensus: A Walk in the Clouds aims for sweeping period romance, but quickly unravels thanks to a miscast leading man and a story that relies on cheap melodrama.

Synopsis: When soldier Paul Sutton (Keanu Reeves) is on his way home after World War II, he realizes that he barely [More]

Starring: Keanu Reeves, Aitana Sánchez-Gijón, Anthony Quinn, Giancarlo Giannini

Directed By: Alfonso Arau

Spy Kids 3: Game Over (2003)
45%

Critics Consensus: The movie will be found wanting if one is not taken in by the 3-D visuals.

Synopsis: Pint-sized kid spy Juni Cortez (Daryl Sabara) faces his biggest challenge yet when he confronts the Toymaker (Sylvester Stallone), a [More]

Starring: Antonio Banderas, Carla Gugino, Alexa PenaVega, Daryl Sabara

Directed By: Robert Rodriguez

Goal! The Dream Begins (2005)
43%

Critics Consensus: Impressive sports action sequences are the highlight, as the run-of the-mill story invokes every known sports movie cliche.

Synopsis: Santiago Muñez, a Mexican cook in Los Angeles, gets a chance to follow his dream of playing professional soccer. A [More]

Starring: Kuno Becker, Alessandro Nivola, Stephen Dillane, Anna Friel

Directed By: Danny Cannon

Americano (2016)
40%

Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.

Synopsis: When a gang of bully birds threaten his father and take over their circus, Cuco the parrot heads to Hollywood [More]

Starring: Edward James Olmos, Rico Rodriguez, Cheech Marin, Kate del Castillo

Directed By: Ricardo Arnaiz, Mike Kunkel, Raúl García

Santa Claus vs. the Devil (1959)
40%

Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.

Synopsis: Merlin the magician helps Santa (José Elías Moreno) save children tempted by the devil to be naughty. [More]

Starring: José Elías Moreno, José Luis Aguirre, Cesáreo Quezadas ‘Pulgarcito’, Armando Arriola

Directed By: René Cardona

Monte Carlo (2011)
40%

Critics Consensus: Although it has its charming moments, Monte Carlo is mostly silly, predictable stuff that never pushes beyond the boundaries of formula.

Synopsis: Best friends Grace (Selena Gomez) and Emma (Katie Cassidy) quit their waitress jobs in small-town Texas and head to Paris [More]

Starring: Selena Gomez, Leighton Meester, Katie Cassidy, Cory Monteith

Directed By: Thomas Bezucha

Cesar Chavez (2014)
38%

Critics Consensus: Too in awe of its subject’s great works to present him as a human being, Cesar Chávez settles for trite hagiography.

Synopsis: Famed labor organizer and civil-rights activist Cesar Chavez (Michael Peña) is torn between his duty to his family and his [More]

Starring: Michael Peña, America Ferrera, Rosario Dawson, John Malkovich

Directed By: Diego Luna

All the Pretty Horses (2000)
32%

Critics Consensus: This adaptation of Cormac McCarthy’s novel comes off as rather flat and uninvolving. Scenes feel rushed and done in shorthand, and the romance between Damon and Cruz has no sparks.

Synopsis: The year is 1949. A young Texan named John Grady finds himself without a home after his mother sells the [More]

Starring: Matt Damon, Henry Thomas, Penélope Cruz, Lucas Black

Directed By: Billy Bob Thornton

Fools Rush In (1997)
32%

Critics Consensus: Only Fools Rush In to see a basic romantic comedy where opposites try to attract and find an unlikely happy ending.

Synopsis: Three months after a one-night stand with Isabel Fuentes (Salma Hayek) in Las Vegas, New York City real estate developer [More]

Starring: Matthew Perry, Salma Hayek, Jon Tenney, Carlos Gomez

Directed By: Andy Tennant

The Legend of Zorro (2005)
27%

Critics Consensus: Zorro can survive a lot of things, but it looks like he can’t survive marriage.

Synopsis: A secret society, the Knights of Aragon, seeks to keep the United States from achieving manifest destiny — and only [More]

Starring: Antonio Banderas, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Rufus Sewell, Raúl Méndez

Directed By: Martin Campbell

Overboard (2018)
24%

Critics Consensus: Overboard makes poor use of the ever-charming Anna Faris — and chooses questionable source material — to offer a remake that fails to clear the fairly low bar set by the original.

Synopsis: Kate is a single, working-class mother of three who’s hired to clean a luxury yacht that belongs to Leonardo — [More]

Starring: Eugenio Derbez, Anna Faris, Eva Longoria, John Hannah

Directed By: Rob Greenberg

Spy Kids: All the Time in the World in 4D (2011)
23%

Critics Consensus: Burdened by a rote plot and unfunny scatological humor, All the Time in the World suggests that the Spy Kids franchise has run its course.

Synopsis: Marissa Cortez Wilson is a retired spy who keeps that identity hidden from her clueless husband and whip-smart twin stepchildren, [More]

Starring: Jessica Alba, Alexa PenaVega, Jeremy Piven, Joel McHale

Directed By: Robert Rodriguez