The best Alejandro González Iñárritu Films are psychological dramas popular for how they explore the human condition.
The gifted filmmaker Alejandro González Iñárritu has produced notable films over his directing career, telling emotionally driven stories that have resonated deeply with viewers.
Infact, he has made history in the movie industry, becoming the first Mexican director to win the Best Director Award at Cannes as well as the first Mexican filmmaker to win the Best Picture and Best Original Screenplay Academy Award.
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6 Best Alejandro González Iñárritu Films
1. Amores Perros
First on our list of best Alejandro González Iñárritu films is Amores. This 2000 Mexican psychological thriller focuses on a teenager in the slums becoming involved in dogfights, a mysterious hitman, and a model who experiences a debilitating leg injury.
Featuring the talent of Emilio Echevarría, Gael García Bernal and Goya Toledo, the film is his first to link the interconnected narratives about the gritty and harsh reality of Mexico City through the presence of dogs.
During production, Iñárritu and some crew were actually robbed by street gangs due to filming in the poor parts of the city. Amores Perros became the first installment in the thematic Death Trilogy and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film.
2. 21 Grams
In 21 Grams, González Iñárritu flawlessly tells a crime thriller story, centering on a tragic automobile accident that brings together a grief-stricken mother, a critically ill mathematician and a born-again ex-convict.
The film depicts the consequences of the freak accident that both ruins and resuscitates these lives, proving that they are forever linked in unpredictable ways. The psychological drama was praised by critics.
3. The Revenant
The Revenant is another one of the best Alejandro González Iñárritu films. It is based on the Michael Punke novel of the same name, the 2015 western survival drama The Revenant stars Leonardo DiCaprio as frontiersman Hugh Glass who, on a fur trading expedition in the 1820s, is brutally mauled by a bear and left for dead by his hunting team.
Glass must fight for his life in the rough wilderness, fueled by vengeance and desire for retribution. The Revenant took nine months to shoot, partly because the director only wanted to film using natural lighting.
In fact, production was grueling and caused some crew members to quit. The Revenant earned Iñárritu a second consecutive Oscar for Best Director, becoming only one of three directors to ever achieve that feat. Additionally, the film earned over $500 million at the box office.
4. Birdman
Birdman is a 2014 dark comedy drama Birdman about a faded Hollywood superhero actor who attempts to revive his fading career by penning and starring in a Broadway production.
The film explores the ego of the washed-up performer and is filmed as if it is a single take. The esteemed supporting cast included Emma Stone, Zach Galifianakis and Edward Norton. Birdman won four Academy Awards, including Best Picture and Best Director for Iñárritu.
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5. Babel
The 2006 psychological drama Babel is also among the best Alejandro González Iñárritu films depicting interwoven stories taking place in Mexico, Japan, the United States and Morocco.
When tragedy befalls a married couple on vacation in the Moroccan desert, the accident inadvertently connects a diverse group of people across the world, demonstrating just how linked we all truly are. The multi-narrative drama is the bookend for Alejandro González Iñárritu and Guillermo Arriaga’s Death Trilogy, also consisting of Amores Perros and 21 Grams.
Babel premiered at the 2006 Cannes Film Festival, winning Iñárritu the Best Director Award and also the Golden Globe for Best Motion Picture Drama.
6. Biutiful
Biutiful tells the story of a career criminal who is told that he’s dying of cancer and has only months to live, so he sets off to leave the world on his own terms.
Biutiful is Alejandro González Iñárritu’s first film in his native Spanish language since his 2000 debut feature Amores Perros. The picture premiered at the 2010 Cannes Film Festival where Bardem won the award for Best Actor.
