| Rank | Title | Year | Director(s) | Overall Rank |
| 1 | The Good, the Bad and the Ugly1 | 1966 | Sergio Leone | 140 |
| 2 | The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie1 2 | 1972 | Luis Buñuel | 266 |
| 3 | Viridiana3 | 1961 | Luis Buñuel | 304 |
| 4 | All about My Mother2 | 1999 | Pedro Almodóvar | 534 |
| 5 | Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown | 1988 | Pedro Almodóvar | 584 |
| 6 | The Spirit of the Beehive | 1973 | Víctor Erice | 612 |
| 7 | A Fistful of Dollars1 4 | 1964 | Sergio Leone | 702 |
| 8 | Chimes at Midnight2 5 | 1965 | Orson Welles | 841 |
| 9 | Talk to Her | 2002 | Pedro Almodóvar | 854 |
| 10 | Pan's Labyrinth3 6 | 2006 | Guillermo del Toro | 894 |
| 11 | The Passenger1 2 | 1975 | Michelangelo Antonioni | 905 |
| 12 | The Others1 6 | 2001 | Alejandro Amenábar | 915 |
| 13 | Tristana1 2 | 1970 | Luis Buñuel | 935 |
| 14 | Sexy Beast7 | 2000 | Jonathan Glazer | 1152 |
| 15 | That Obscure Object of Desire2 | 1977 | Luis Buñuel | 1153 |
| 16 | The City of Lost Children2 4 | 1995 | Marc Caro and Jean-Marie Jeunet | 1270 |
| 17 | The Devil's Backbone3 | 2001 | Guillermo del Toro | 1443 |
| 18 | Land without Bread | 1933 | Luis Buñuel | 1596 |
| 19 | For a Few Dollars More1 4 8 | 1965 | Sergio Leone | 1637 |
| 20 | The Sea Inside1 2 | 2004 | Alejandro Amenábar | 1681 |
| 21 | Land and Freedom1 4 7 | 1995 | Ken Loach | 1695 |
| 22 | Belle Epoque2 9 | 1992 | Fernando Trueba | 1858 |
| 23 | Jamón, jamón | 1992 | J.J. Bigas Luna | 1943 |
| 24 | Cria! | 1976 | Carlos Saura | 1972 |
| 25 | The Dream of Light | 1992 | Víctor Erice | 2128 |
| 26 | Open Your Eyes1 2 | 1997 | Alejandro Amenábar | 2228 |
| 27 | Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down! | 1990 | Pedro Almodóvar | 2248 |
| 28 | Winged Migration1 2 4 5 | 2001 | Jacques Perrin | 2254 |
| 29 | Volver | 2006 | Pedro Almodóvar | 2414 |
| 30 | My Name Is Joe1 2 4 7 | 1998 | Ken Loach | 2468 |
| 31 | Bad Education | 2004 | Pedro Almodóvar | 2488 |
1 Joint production with Italy.
2 Joint production with France.
3 Joint production with Mexico.
4 Joint production with (West) Germany.
5 Joint production with Switzerland.
6 Joint production with the United States.
7 Joint production with the United Kingdom.
8 Joint production with Monaco.
9 Joint production with Portugal.
10 Joint production with Switzerland.