Direction: Luis Buñuel

The best movies, series, and documentaries directed by Luis Buñuel. Explore exceptional titles that showcase a unique filmmaking vision.

The River and Death

1955 · Movie · 91 min. · Mexico

Direction Luis Buñuel

Cast Columba Domínguez · Miguel Torruco · Joaquín Cordero · Víctor Alcocer

Plot A small town by the shore of a deep, dark river is ruled by death. Its people live by a code of honor that encourages them to take revenge for...

6.8

760 votes

6.8

760 votes

The Great Madcap

1949 · Movie · 92 min. · Mexico

Comedy Black Comedy

Direction Luis Buñuel

Cast Fernando Soler · Rosario Granados · Andrés Soler · Rubén Rojo

Plot El Gran Calavera a dark comedy directed by Luis Buñuel deals with a family's attempt to change the spending habit of the indulgent and hedonistic patriarch, Alfredo (Luis Alconira). The...

6.8

864 votes

6.8

864 votes

Illusion Travels by Streetcar

1954 · Movie · 81 min. · Mexico

Comedy Drama Trains

Direction Luis Buñuel

Cast Lilia Prado · Carlos Navarro · Fernando Soto · Agustín Isunza

Plot Confronted with the unfortunate news that their favorite Streetcar, no. 133, is going to be decommissioned, two Municipal Transit workers get drunk and decide to "take 'er for one last...

6.7

900 votes

6.7

900 votes

Wuthering Heights

1953 · Movie · 89 min. · Mexico

Drama Romance Jealousy

Direction Luis Buñuel

Cast Jorge Mistral · Irasema Dilian · Lilia Prado · Luis Aceves Castañeda

6.6

1K votes

6.6

1K votes

That Is the Dawn

1956 · Movie · 102 min. · France

Drama

Direction Luis Buñuel

Cast Georges Marchal · Lucía Bosé · Julien Bertheau · Jean-Hacques Delbo

6.6

347 votes

6.6

347 votes

Ascent to Heaven

1951 · Movie · 74 min. · Mexico

Drama Road Movie Satire

Direction Luis Buñuel

Cast Lilia Prado · Carmelita González · Esteban Márquez · Luis Aceves Castañeda

Plot A newlywed couple dash back from their honeymoon when the groom's mother falls ill. However, upon their return they discover that his brothers have been neglecting their duty to care...

6.6

649 votes

6.6

649 votes

The Adventures of Robinson Crusoe

1954 · Movie · 89 min. · Mexico

Drama 17th Century Survival Film

Direction Luis Buñuel

Cast Dan O'Herlihy · Jaime Fernández · Felipe de Alba · Chel López

Plot While on a trip to acquire a boatload of slaves, Robinson Crusoe's (Dan O'Herlihy) ship is wrecked upon the shore of a remote island. There, he must learn to survive...

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6.5

1K votes

6.5

1K votes

Daughter of Deceit

1951 · Movie · 78 min. · Mexico

Drama Melodrama

Direction Luis Buñuel

Cast Fernando Soler · Alicia Caro · Fernando Soto · Rubén Rojo

Plot A small-time businessman with perennially misfiring schemes dodges the constant nagging of his wife through his frequent travelling; however, when one night his train is delayed on account of a...

6.4

657 votes

6.4

657 votes

A Woman Without Love

1952 · Movie · 82 min. · Mexico

Drama

Direction Luis Buñuel

Cast Rosario Granados · Tito Junco · Julio Villarreal · Joaquín Cordero

Plot Rosario Granados plays a young wife, Rosario Montero. Ignored by her wealthy art dealer husband, Don Carlos (Julio Villarreal) -- who is many years her senior -- Rosario enters into...

6.1

487 votes

6.1

487 votes

Fever Mounts at El Pao

1959 · Movie · 100 min. · France

Drama Satire

Direction Luis Buñuel

Cast Gérard Philipe · María Félix · Jean Servais · Miguel Ángel Ferriz

Plot Set on a fictional Latin American island, the action starts when Gov. Vargas (Miguel Angle Ferriz) is assassinated. His executive secretary Ramon Vasquez (Gerard Phillipe who died during production) is...

6.1

432 votes

6.1

432 votes

Death in the Garden

1956 · Movie · 98 min. · France

Drama Adventure

Direction Luis Buñuel

Cast Simone Signoret · Georges Marchal · Charles Vanel · Michel Piccoli

Plot Set in a steaming jungle, the film concerns a disparate group of refugees from a despotic military regime. Among these worthies is "good time girl" Djin (Simone Signoret), ageing miner...

6.1

667 votes