Javier Bardem’s Typical Vibe
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Javier Bardem has 32 titles in the CriticCrunch catalog across a career spanning the 1990s through the 2020s. 4 sit in the Top 1% of all titles we track — including No Country for Old Men.
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5 Is the Perfect Number
2019
Drama · Thriller

Temptation: Confessions of a Marriage Counselor
2013
Drama

Kill Your Darlings
2013
Drama · Romance

Flight
2012
Drama

Romeo & Juliet
2013
Romance · Drama

Sanam Teri Kasam
2016
Drama · Romance

London Boulevard
2010
Drama · Crime

Fruitvale Station
2013
Drama

Dune
2021 · Movie · Actor
Top 1%Max · Included

No Country for Old Men
2007 · Movie · Actor
Top 1%Paramount+ · Included

Dune: Part Two
2024 · Movie · Actor
Top 1%Max · Included

F1
2025 · Movie · Actor
Top 1%Apple TV+ · Included

Skyfall
2012 · Movie · Actor
Top 3%MGM+ · Included

mother!
2017 · Movie · Actor
Top 3%MGM+ · Included
Paul Atreides, a brilliant and gifted young man born into a great destiny beyond his understanding, must travel to the most dangerous planet in the universe to ensure the future of his family and his people. As malevolent forces explode into conflict over the planet's exclusive supply of the most precious resource in existence - a commodity capable of unlocking humanity's greatest potential - only those who can conquer their fear will survive.
Dir. Denis Villeneuve · With Timothée Chalamet, Rebecca Ferguson, Oscar Isaac

Llewelyn Moss stumbles upon dead bodies, $2 million and a hoard of heroin in a Texas desert, but methodical killer Anton Chigurh comes looking for it, with local sheriff Ed Tom Bell hot on his trail. The roles of prey and predator blur as the violent pursuit of money and justice collide.
Dir. Joel Coen, Ethan Coen · With Javier Bardem, Tommy Lee Jones, Josh Brolin

Follow the mythic journey of Paul Atreides as he unites with Chani and the Fremen while on a path of revenge against the conspirators who destroyed his family. Facing a choice between the love of his life and the fate of the known universe, Paul endeavors to prevent a terrible future only he can foresee.
Dir. Denis Villeneuve · With Timothée Chalamet, Zendaya, Rebecca Ferguson

Racing legend Sonny Hayes is coaxed out of retirement to lead a struggling Formula 1 team—and mentor a young hotshot driver—while chasing one more chance at glory.
Dir. Joseph Kosinski · With Brad Pitt, Damson Idris, Javier Bardem
When Bond's latest assignment goes gravely wrong, agents around the world are exposed and MI6 headquarters is attacked. While M faces challenges to her authority and position from Gareth Mallory, the new Chairman of the Intelligence and Security Committee, it's up to Bond, aided only by field agent Eve, to locate the mastermind behind the attack.
Dir. Sam Mendes · With Daniel Craig, Judi Dench, Javier Bardem
A couple's relationship is tested when uninvited guests arrive at their home, disrupting their tranquil existence.
Dir. Darren Aronofsky · With Jennifer Lawrence, Javier Bardem, Ed Harris

Ramón Sampedro is a ship mechanic and part-time poet left a quadriplegic following a diving accident. Ramón fought for 30 years for the legal right to end his own life. He develops close relationships with his long-term lawyer Julia and his friend Rosa, who tries to convince him that his life is worth living. Despite his situation, Ramón manages to inspire those around him to live life to the fullest.
Dir. Alejandro Amenábar · With Javier Bardem, Belén Rueda, Lola Dueñas

Cab driver Max picks up a man who offers him $600 to drive him around. But the promise of easy money sours when Max realizes his fare is an assassin.
Dir. Michael Mann · With Tom Cruise, Jamie Foxx, Jada Pinkett Smith

When the Primm family moves to New York City, their young son Josh struggles to adapt to his new school and new friends. All of that changes when he discovers Lyle — a singing crocodile who loves baths, caviar and great music — living in the attic of his new home. But when Lyle’s existence is threatened by evil neighbor Mr. Grumps, the Primms must band together to show the world that family can come from the most unexpected places.
Dir. Will Speck, Josh Gordon · With Shawn Mendes, Winslow Fegley, Javier Bardem

This is a story of a man in free fall. On the road to redemption, darkness lights his way. Connected with the afterlife, Uxbal is a tragic hero and father of two who's sensing the danger of death. He struggles with a tainted reality and a fate that works against him in order to forgive, for love, and forever.
Dir. Alejandro G. Iñárritu · With Javier Bardem, Maricel Álvarez, Hanaa Bouchaib

Julio Blanco is the proprietor of Básculas Blanco, a Spanish company producing industrial scales in a provincial Spanish town, which awaits the imminent visit from a committee that will decide if they merit a local Business Excellence award: everything has to be perfect when the time comes. Working against the clock, Blanco pulls out all the stops to address and resolve issues with his employees, crossing every imaginable line in the process.
Dir. Fernando León de Aranoa · With Javier Bardem, Manolo Solo, Almudena Amor

After the closure of their shipyard in Northern Spain, a few former workers: Santa, José, Lino, Amador, Sergei and Reina keep in touch. They meet mainly at a bar owned by their former colleague Rico. Santa is the most superficially confident and unofficial leader of the group. A court case hangs over him relating to a shipyard lamp he smashed during a protest against the closure. José is bitter that his wife, Ana, is employed when he is not.
Dir. Fernando León de Aranoa · With Javier Bardem, Luis Tosar, José Ángel Egido

Thrust into an all-new adventure, a down-on-his-luck Capt. Jack Sparrow feels the winds of ill-fortune blowing even more strongly when deadly ghost sailors led by his old nemesis, the evil Capt. Salazar, escape from the Devil's Triangle. Jack's only hope of survival lies in seeking out the legendary Trident of Poseidon, but to find it, he must forge an uneasy alliance with a brilliant and beautiful astronomer and a headstrong young man in the British navy.
Dir. Espen Sandberg, Joachim Rønning · With Johnny Depp, Javier Bardem, Geoffrey Rush

When Victor attempts to seduce Elena, all he gets for his trouble is a one-way, six-year ticket to prison, where he concentrates on strengthening his mind, his body... and his desire for vengeance on the man who put him there. After his release and still madly in love with her, Victor will stop at nothing to win her over even if means revenge, for Elena has married David, the cop who sent him to prison!
Dir. Pedro Almodóvar · With Javier Bardem, Francesca Neri, Liberto Rabal

as José Menendez
The story of the Menéndez brothers, who were convicted in 1996 of murdering their parents José and Mary Louise “Kitty” Menéndez.
Dir. Ryan Murphy, Ian Brennan · With Javier Bardem, Chloë Sevigny, Cooper Koch

She's sexy, shameless and loves taking people to their limit. She's a dangerous young woman who dreams about a jaguar that licks her naked body and sleeps by her side. Her past is bathed in blood and weird passions. Now she's met the man of her wildest dreams. He's dark, tough and mysterious. He likes robbing banks, trafficking in corpses and spicing it all with voodoo rituals. Together, the duo sets off toward Mexico destined to become the most feared outlaws in the continent.
Dir. Álex de la Iglesia · With Rosie Perez, Javier Bardem, Harley Cross

Two girlfriends on a summer holiday in Spain become enamored with the same painter, unaware that his ex-wife, with whom he has a tempestuous relationship, is about to re-enter the picture.
Dir. Woody Allen · With Scarlett Johansson, Rebecca Hall, Javier Bardem

Spanning several decades, this powerful biopic offers a glimpse into the life of famed Cuban poet and novelist Reinaldo Arenas, an artist who was vilified for his homosexuality in Fidel Castro's Cuba.
Dir. Julian Schnabel · With Javier Bardem, Olivier Martinez, Johnny Depp

In Colombia just after the Great War, an old man falls from a ladder; dying, he professes great love for his wife. After the funeral, a man calls on the widow - she dismisses him angrily. Flash back more than 50 years to the day Florentino Ariza, a telegraph boy, falls in love with Fermina Daza, the daughter of a mule trader.
Dir. Mike Newell · With Javier Bardem, Giovanna Mezzogiorno, Benjamin Bratt

José Luis has a cushy corporate job at the lingerie factory his mom owns. After he falls in love and proposes to Silvia, a beautiful laborer on the underwear assembly line, his mom enlists Raul, a potential underwear model and would-be bullfighter, to seduce Silvia.
Dir. Bigas Luna · With Stefania Sandrelli, Anna Galiena, Juan Diego

Laura, a Spanish woman living in Buenos Aires, returns to her hometown outside Madrid with her Argentinian husband and children. However, the trip is upset by unexpected events that bring secrets into the open.
Dir. Asghar Farhadi · With Penélope Cruz, Javier Bardem, Ricardo Darín

Painter Francisco Goya becomes involved with the Spanish Inquisition after his muse, Inés, is arrested by the church for heresy. Her family turns to him, hoping that his connection with fanatical Inquisitor Lorenzo, whom he is painting, can secure her release.
Dir. Miloš Forman · With Javier Bardem, Natalie Portman, Stellan Skarsgård

The youngest of King Triton’s daughters, and the most defiant, Ariel longs to find out more about the world beyond the sea, and while visiting the surface, falls for the dashing Prince Eric. With mermaids forbidden to interact with humans, Ariel makes a deal with the evil sea witch, Ursula, which gives her a chance to experience life on land, but ultimately places her life – and her father’s crown – in jeopardy.
Dir. Rob Marshall · With Halle Bailey, Jonah Hauer-King, Melissa McCarthy

Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz face a crisis that could end their careers and another that could end their marriage.
Dir. Aaron Sorkin · With Nicole Kidman, Javier Bardem, J.K. Simmons
Fifteen-year-old Lulu has never known any affection from her family. But when she goes to a rock concert with Pablo, a friend of the family, he introduces Lulu to her first sexual experience. Years later, Pablo and Lulu have married; Pablo has created a sheltered, private world for Lulu, into which nothing intrudes. However, Lulu tires of her cloistered existence, and begins hanging out in shady bars, looking for vicarious thrills and danger.
Dir. Bigas Luna · With Francesca Neri, Óscar Ladoire, María Barranco

The film chronicles the rise and fall of the world's most feared drug lord Pablo Escobar and his volatile love affair with Colombia's most famous journalist Virginia Vallejo throughout a reign of terror that tore a country apart.
Dir. Fernando León de Aranoa · With Javier Bardem, Penélope Cruz, Peter Sarsgaard

When a powerful spell turns her parents into giant monsters, a teenage princess must journey into the wild to reverse the curse before it's too late.
Dir. Vicky Jenson · With Rachel Zegler, Miguel Bernardeau, Giovanna Bush

Eight years after fleeing the Congo following his assassination of that country's minister of mining, former assassin Jim Terrier is back, suffering from PTSD and digging wells to atone for his violent past. After an attempt is made on his life, Terrier flies to London to find out who wants him dead -- and why. Terrier's search leads him to a reunion with Annie, a woman he once loved, who is now married to an oily businessman with dealings in Africa.
Dir. Pierre Morel · With Sean Penn, Jasmine Trinca, Javier Bardem

A married woman realizes how unhappy her marriage really is, and that her life needs to go in a different direction. After a painful divorce, she takes off on a round-the-world journey to "find herself".
Dir. Ryan Murphy · With Julia Roberts, Javier Bardem, James Franco

Neil is torn between two loves: Marina, the European woman who comes to the United States to be with him, and Jane, the old flame from his hometown he reconnects with. Neil’s doubts about his life and loves are reflected in the crisis of faith experienced by Father Quintana, who only sees pain and the loss of hope in the world.
Dir. Terrence Malick · With Ben Affleck, Olga Kurylenko, Rachel McAdams
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