1. VICKY CRISTINA BARCELONA (2008)
The writer and Director of the movie is Woody Allen. The movie stars Rebecca Hall, Scarlett Johansson and Javier Bardem. Penelope Cruz played the role of a volatile and slightly threatening ex-wife of Javier Bardem and was named as the Oscar’s Best Supporting Actress. Name of the movie refers to the names of two young women, Vicky and Cristina who visit Barcelona. The movie allows Cruz to act in both English and Spanish and everything was perfect.
Awards :-
| Academy Awards, USA |
| Primetime Emmy Awards |
| BAFTA Awards |
| Alliance of Women Film Journalists |
| ALMA Awards |
| Awards Circuit Community Awards |
| Bambi Awards |
| Bellaria Film Festival (BFF) |
| Black Reel Awards |
| Blockbuster Entertainment Awards |
2. VOLVER (2006)
The Director and writer of the movie is Pedro Almodovar and it stars Carmen Maura and Lola Duenas. Cruz received the Best Actress nomination at the Oscars for this film and was also nominated at the Golden Globes and SAG awards.
3. NINE (2009)
Penelope Cruz received an Oscar nomination as Best Supporting Actress for this movie. It was directed by Rob Marshall and has actors like Daniel Day-Lewis, Marion Cotillard and Nicole Kidman. In this movie, Cruz plays the mistress of a famed film director modeled on Federico Fellini. The actress does well with the character and her song is presented in a beautiful way without any acrobatics and dance moves.
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4. ALL ABOUT MY MOTHER (1999)
In the movie, Cruz plays the mother of an aspiring writer who doesn’t want her son to learn about his father. The Director and writer was Pedro Almodovar and the movie stars Cecilia Roth, Marisa Paredes and Candela Pena. ‘All About My Mother’ film won the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film for 1999.
5. OPEN YOUR EYES (1997)
This movie was the Spanish language version of “Vanilla Sky” in which Cruz played the role in the English version. The Director and writer was Alejandro Amenabar and it stars Eduardo Noriega, Chete Lera and Fele Martinez.
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6. VANILLA SKY (2001)
The Director and writer of the movie was Cameron Crowe and Tom Cruise, Cameron Diaz and Kurt Russell played the major roles in it. Penelope Cruz played the role which tells the story of a man Tom Cruise who was disfigured in a car accident after he falls in love with Cruz. His jealous girlfriend, Cameron Diaz drives him off the road.
7. JAMON, JAMON (1992)
The Director of the movie was Bigas Luna and the writers were Cuca Canals, Bigas Luna and Quim Monzo. The movie stars Javier Bardem, Stefania Sandrelli and Anna Galiena. Penelope Cruz made her film debut with this film and plays the role of the daughter of a prostitute.
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8. ALL THE PRETTY HORSES (2000)
The Director was Billy Bob Thornton and the Writer of the movie was Ted Tally. For this movie, Cruz won acclaim for its screenplay by “The Silence of the Lambs” screenwriter Ted Tally. Cruz became a big American star and received fame for this one.
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9. MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS (2017)
Cruz took on the biggest challenge of the new cast (Kenneth Branagh, Johnny Depp, Michelle Pfeiffer) and played the role that brought Ingrid Bergman her third Oscar for the 1974 film.
10. THE HI-LO COUNTRY (1998)
The Director of the movie was Stephen Frears and the Writer was Walon Green. The Hi-Lo Country stars Billy Crudup, Woody Harrelson and Patricia Arquette. This was one of Cruz’s first English language films which took her to develop the same power as she has in Spanish language films.