Bullfighting movies and TV shows

The list contains the best, new and most relevant bullfighting movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out realistic, serious, sexy, stylized, melancholic and tense films and TV shows about / with bullfighting, female nudity, death, bullfighter, bull, matador, arena, murder, nude and cigarette smoking plots mostly in Drama, Comedy and Romance genres shot in USA, Spain, France and other countries.
bullfighting movies
94
TOP 10 movies tagged as bullfighting: Blood and Sand (1989), A Matador's Mistress (2008), Jamon Jamon (1992), Snow White (2012), Sonja and the Bull (2012), Matador (1986), Ferdinand (2017), Afternoons of Solitude (2024), Sand and Blood (1988), Animal | Human (2023).

List of bullfighting movies

Blood and Sand (1989)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Spain, USA
Duration: 113 min.
Story: Remake of the tale of an acclaimed matador who finds himself involved with a beautiful woman, jeopardizing both his marriage and career.
Style: erotic, sexy, sexual, serious, realistic ...
Plot: making love, male nudity, outdoor sex, bare breasts, bullfighting, female nudity, romantic relationship, seduction, love, sex scene, infidelity, love and romance ...
Time: year 1989, 20th century, 80s
Place: spain
Is relevant?
A Matador's Mistress (2008)
Genre: Biography, Drama, Romance
Country: Spain, UK, France, USA, Germany
Duration: 92 min.
Story: Scandal erupts over a famous bullfighter's affair with a left-wing actress.
Style: emotional, sexual, surprise ending, heartbreaking, disturbing ...
Audience: girls' night
Plot: passion, bullfighter, bull, love and romance, matador, sex, tragic love, danger, love, actress, competitor, couple relations ...
Time: 1940s, 20th century
Place: spain, europe, mexico
Is relevant?
 6.4
 17K
Jamon Jamon (1992)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Spain
Duration: 95 min.
Story: Jose Luis is an executive at his parents underwear factory where his girlfriend Sylvia works on the shop floor. When Sylvia becomes pregnant, Jose Luis promises her that he will marry her, most likely against the wishes of his parents. Jose ...
Style: erotic, sensual, sexy, dark comedy, humorous ...
Plot: sexuality, passion, sex scene, infidelity, love, pregnancy, jealousy, love triangle, sex, dysfunctional family, male nudity, boyfriend girlfriend relationship ...
Time: 90s, year 1992
Place: spain
Is relevant?
 7.5
 12K
Snow White (2012)
Genre: Drama, Fantasy
Country: Spain, Belgium, France, USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story: A black and white silent movie, based on the Snow White fairy tale, that is set in a romantic version of 1920s Seville and centered on a female bullfighter.
Style: fairy tale, captivating, atmospheric, stylized, gothic ...
Audience: family friendly
Plot: matador, bullfighting, physical appearance, bullfighter, absent father, desire for fame, rise to the top, good versus evil, snow white, escapades, danger, rivalry ...
Time: 2010s, year 2012, 1920s, 20th century, year 1929
Place: spain
Is relevant?
Related movie lists
Sonja and the Bull (2012)
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: Croatia
Duration: 103 min.
Story: Sonja, a city girl from Zagreb, a vegetarian and a hardcore animal-rights activist, strongly opposes bullfighting in Dalmatinska zagora (Dalmatian Hinterland). People find this irritating and they conclude that no matter how passionately Sonja loves ...
Style: romantic comedy
Plot: animal rights, bullfighting, culture clash, satire, activism, social commentary, media satire, village life, fish out of water, love hate relationship, moral dilemma, vegetarianism ...
Place: croatia
Is relevant?
 6.9
 14K
Matador (1986)
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Spain
Duration: 110 min.
Story: A conflicted youth confesses to crimes he didn't commit while a man and woman aroused by death become obsessed with each other.
Style: sexy, erotic, psychological, satirical, controversial ...
Audience: adult
Plot: murder, necrophilia, sex, rape, female pubic hair, matador, character study, psychology, investigation, femme fatale, dangerous attraction, mentally unstable ...
Time: 80s, 20th century
Place: spain, madrid, iberian peninsula, europe, valencia spain
Is relevant?
 6.7
 70K
Ferdinand (2017)
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family
Country: USA, UK, Canada
Duration: 108 min.
Story: Ferdinand, a little bull, prefers sitting quietly under a cork tree just smelling the flowers versus jumping around, snorting, and butting heads with other bulls. As Ferdinand grows big and strong, his temperament remains mellow, but one day five ...
Style: touching, 3d animation, stylized, exciting, computer animated ...
Audience: kids, family friendly, preschool
Plot: bull, friendship, kindness, pacifist, bullfighting, countryside, girl, animal, talking horse, matador, child, farm ...
Time: 20th century, year 2017, 2010s
Place: spain, europe, madrid
Is relevant?
Afternoons of Solitude (2024)
Genre: Documentary, Drama
Country: Spain, France, Portugal
Duration: 125 min.
Story: The life of the bullfighter Andrés Roca Rey during a day of bullfighting, from the moment he dresses up to the moment he undresses.
Style: existential, intense, controversial, art house, slow cinema ...
Plot: machismo, bullfighting, arena, solitude, matador, ritual, tradition, suffering, introspection, grief, blood, obsession ...
Place: spain
Is relevant?
Sand and Blood (1988)
Genre: Drama
Country: France
Duration: 101 min.
Story: Bullfighting, music, medicine, change, and homoerotic possibilities mix in this study of friendship. Francisco is a bullfighter on his way up, so focused even sex doesn't hold his interest. After a minor road accident, he meets a doctor, ...
Style: tense, emotional, art house, intense, melancholic ...
Plot: bullfighting, bullfighter, friendship, character study, obsession, passion, machismo, relationships, sexual repression, medicine, doctor, trauma ...
Place: spain
Is relevant?
Animal | Human (2023)
Genre: Drama
Country: Spain, Italy, Mexico
Duration: 92 min.
Story: An Italian boy dreams of becoming a bullfighter. In the sunny Andalusian pasture, a calf is born destined to be a fighting bull. Humans and animals grow up in totally different worlds, but their lives reflect each other. Only in the end will they ...
Style: tragic ending, emotional, melancholic, lyrical, pastoral ...
Plot: bull, bullfighting, destiny, coming of age, calf, loss of innocence, symbolism, grownups, identity, ambition, ritual, empathy ...
Place: andalusia, italy
Is relevant?
Cold of Kalandar (2015)
Genre: Drama
Country: Hungary, Turkey
Duration: 130 min.
Story: Mehmet is a man living with his family in a mountain village in the Black Sea region. He earns his living by breeding a few animals, while passionately looking for a mineral reserve on the mountains, but his pursuit is seen useless by his family. ...
Style: pastoral, melancholic, emotional, poignant, slow cinema ...
Plot: mountain village, poverty, struggle, family relations, isolation, intimate, bullfighting, survival, obsession, minimalism, competition, mountain ...
Place: turkey, middle east, maghreb, black sea
Is relevant?
Passport To Pleasure: Delicato (1970)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 59 min.
Story: Globe trot to the most exotic and erotic hot spots in the world in this trippy, mod era voyeuristic voyage! In Denmark, eavesdrop on sexual freedom in action! See a bizarre lesbian queen and her love slave! Spy on a threesome of uninhibited hippies! ...
Style: erotic, anthology, sensual, retro, period piece ...
Plot: 18 year old, lesbian sex, lesbian, eroticism, voyeurism, sexuality, passion, sexual awakening, threesome, sexual freedom, voyeur, sexploitation ...
Time: 70s
Place: copenhagen, french riviera, madrid
Is relevant?
Related movie lists
The Book of Life (2014)
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Musical, Romance
Country: USA, Mexico, UK
Duration: 95 min.
Story: The journey of Manolo, a young man who is torn between fulfilling the expectations of his family and following his heart. Before choosing which path to follow, he embarks on an incredible adventure that spans three fantastical worlds where he must ...
Style: touching, exciting, romantic, suspenseful, 3d animation ...
Audience: kids, family outing, family friendly, horror for children, preschool
Plot: friendship, true love, life & death, hopes, day of the dead, destiny, love and romance, imaginary, bullfighting, afterlife, fall in love, escapades ...
Time: year 2014, 20th century, 2010s, 21st century
Place: mexico, latin america
Is relevant?
 3.0
 6K
Bolero (1984)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story: Follows the tale of a young woman’s sexual awakening and subsequent journey around the world in pursuit of her ideal lover. Encounters include an Arabian sheik and a Spanish bullfighter. Her friend and butler accompany her and help to arrange her ...
Style: sexy, erotic, sexual, grindhouse, sex comedy ...
Plot: sex scene, bullfighter, lust, erotica, loss of virginity, virgin, orgasm, impotence, blonde, coming of age, american abroad, seduction ...
Time: 1920s
Place: spain, europe, north africa, morocco
Is relevant?
Spanish Actress for Russian Minister (1990)
Genre: Comedy
Country: Soviet Union, Spain
Duration: 100 min.
Story: A love story between a mythical Russian minister and an opportunist TV series actress.
Style: satirical, comedy drama, romantic comedy, psychological, melancholic ...
Plot: ambition, social commentary, female protagonist, male protagonist, opportunism, media industry, manipulation, media manipulation, celebrity culture, satire, irony, wooing ...
Time: 90s
Place: moscow russia
Is relevant?
 5.3
 2K
The Oscar (1966)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 119 min.
Story: Snotty Hollywood actor becomes even more full of himself after he's nominated for Best actor at the Academy Awards.
Style: cult classic, detective, independent film
Plot: filmmaking, redheaded woman, marketing, award, hollywood, movie star, striptease, actress playing herself, male protagonist, bare chested male, narration, abuse of power ...
Time: year 1966
Place: tijuana mexico, new york
Is relevant?
The War Is Over (1966)
Genre: Drama, War
Country: France, Sweden
Duration: 121 min.
Story: A group of Spanish refugees try to organize protests from France. Their network is under constant threat by the police and some of them have recently been arrested. The main character (played by Yves Montand) dedicated his whole life to the battle ...
Style: political, political thriller, anthology, contemplative, thought provoking ...
Plot: civil war, espionage, spy, protest, spanish civil war, female nudity, revolution, passion, terrorist, spanish history, secret mission, nude girl ...
Time: 60s, year 1966, year 1965
Place: france, paris france, spain, basque country, rome italy ...
Is relevant?
 4.7
 224
Striker (1988)
Genre: Action, Drama
Country: Italy, USA, Dominican Republic
Duration: 90 min.
Story: John Slade is hired to rescue a journalist named Frank Morris from a Sandinista prison in Nicaragua. He teams with Marta, a local woman, to carry out this mission, but then he's captured, tortured, and forced to deal with the fact that ...
Style: cult classic, independent film
Plot: truck driver, shootout, right wing, gun fu, rambo, shot in the groin, bare chested male, sadism, violence, brutality, massacre, blood ...
Place: nicaragua, miami
Is relevant?
Related movie lists
 6.1
 3K
Mea Culpa (2014)
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: France, Belgium, USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story: Franck and Simon are both good cops. They work as partners. But their lives take a tailspin when Simon, driving drunk, causes a tragic car wreck. A few years later, out of the police, he is forced to take matters into his own hands when his family ...
Style: exciting, serious, tense, suspense, captivating ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: police, partner, vigilantism, rivalry, law enforcement, danger, violent content, life turned upside down, car accident, murder, chase, mafia ...
Time: 21st century
Place: france, south of france
Is relevant?
Orgy of the Dead (1965)
Genre: Fantasy, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story: Orgy of the Dead is an unrated 1965 film directed by Stephen C. Apostolof under the alias A. C. Stephen. The screenplay was adapted by cult film director Edward D. Wood, Jr from his own novel. It is a combination of horror and erotica, and is ...
Style: grindhouse, cult classic, queer horror, independent film, scary ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: mummy, nudie cutie, living dead, lycanthropy, sex, supernatural, exploitation, werewolf, female nudity, stripper, skeleton, tomb ...
Time: 60s
Place: egypt
Is relevant?
Once Upon a Time in Mexico (2003)
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story: Hitman "El Mariachi" becomes involved in international espionage involving a psychotic CIA agent and a corrupt Mexican general.
Style: grindhouse, realistic, serious, exciting, suspenseful ...
Audience: boys' night, manly
Plot: revenge, drug lord, violent, gangster, hitman, assassin, gunfighter, assassination attempt, vengeance, murder, spy, dark hero ...
Time: year 2003, 2000s, 21st century
Place: mexico, south america, latin america, canada
Is relevant?
 6.7
 48K
The Matador (2005)
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA, Germany, Mexico
Duration: 96 min.
Story: The life of Danny Wright, a salesman forever on the road, veers into dangerous and surreal territory when he wanders into a Mexican bar and meets a mysterious stranger, Julian, who's very likely a hit man. Their meeting sets off a chain of ...
Style: black comedy, sexy, dark comedy, light, humorous ...
Plot: hitman, assassin, friendship, businessman, american football, cheerleader, character study, twists and turns, plot twist, depression, dialogue, eccentricity ...
Time: y2k, year 2005, future, 21st century
Place: mexico, mexico city, latin america, amarillo texas, minneapolis minnesota ...
Is relevant?
 6.7
 14K
Intacto (2001)
Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Romance, Thriller
Country: Spain
Duration: 108 min.
Story: An enigmatic tale of four people whose lives are intertwined by destiny are subject to the laws of fate. They discover that luck is something they cannot afford to be without as they gamble with the highest stakes possible in a deadly game from ...
Style: tense, psychological, suspenseful, surreal, cerebral ...
Audience: teens
Plot: luck, gambling, twists and turns, gambler, game, murder, casino, greed, supernatural power, investigation, haunted by the past, change of luck ...
Time: year 2001, 21st century
Place: spain, caribbean, argentina
Is relevant?
Related movie lists
Happy He Who Like Ulysses (1970)
Genre: Comedy
Country: France
Duration: 90 min.
Story: For 25 years now, under the Provence sun, Antonin, a farmhand, has shared his work and everyday life with a horse named Ulysse. What a shock when Pascal, the farmer, tells him he has decided to sell Ulysse to a picador for being too old. Not only ...
Style: road movie, scenic, emotional, melancholic, contemplative ...
Plot: friendship, village life, nostalgia, journey, landscape, escape, everyday life, solitude, loss, perseverance, character study, working class ...
Time: 70s
Place: provence, france
Is relevant?
 6.0
 949
Don Quixote (1992)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Spain, Italy, USA
Duration: 116 min.
Story: After reading too many novels about knights and heroic stories, Don Quijote and his servant Sancho Panza decide to wander the roads of Spain to protect the weak and to accomplish good deeds. But the real world is not as magical and fairy as Don ...
Style: independent film
Plot: don quixote, insanity, platonic, dreaming, squire, daydreamer, folklore, bullfighting, journey, madness, servant, dementia ...
Time: 1950s, 17th century, 50s
Place: america, spain
Is relevant?
Death in Granada (1996)
Genre: Biography, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Spain, France, Puerto Rico, USA
Duration: 114 min.
Story: A journalist starts an investigation into the disappearance of famed poet and political agitator, Garcia Lorca, who disappeared in the early days of the Spanish Civil War in the the 1930's.
Style: tense, gloomy, realistic, serious, independent film ...
Plot: spanish civil war, writers, politician, poet, francisco franco, totalitarian state, spanish history, injustice, investigation, murder, biopic, society ...
Time: year 1996, 1930s, 50s, 60s, 1950s
Place: spain, europe, madrid, puerto rico
Is relevant?
 5.5
 1K
The Bobo (1967)
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story: Unsuccessful singing bullfighter Juan arrives in Barcelona to try his luck in a big town. He finally persuades a devious local impresario to book him, but only on the condition that Juan first manages to spend an evening with Olimpia, a "shrewd ...
Style: realistic, not serious, humorous, offbeat, romantic comedy
Audience: date night
Plot: gender bending, partner, friends, couples, disorder, love and romance, gender, goofy hero, nothing goes right, artists and showbiz, buddies, fall in love ...
Time: year 1967, 60s
Place: spain, europe, italy, barcelona
Is relevant?
 6.0
 351
Baton Rouge (1988)
Genre: Crime, Mystery, Romance, Thriller
Country: Spain
Duration: 90 min.
Story: Antonio dotes on his mute brother and promises him a better life, symbolized by Baton Rouge. He's a gigolo who moves in with Isabel, wealthy and separated from her husband. She has nightmares of rape in her own bed, so Antonio encourages her to ...
Style: tense, suspense, suspenseful, disturbing, neo noir ...
Plot: murder, ex husband ex wife relationship, husband wife relationship, psychiatrist, extramarital affair, adultery, deception, police, love triangle, blackmail, male nudity, male pubic hair ...
Is relevant?
 5.9
 1K
Americano (2005)
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA, Spain
Duration: 95 min.
Story: "Americano" centres around Chris McKinley (Jackson), a recent college graduate backpacking through Europe who savours his last three days of freedom before boarding the career fast track back in the United States. In Pamplona with two ...
Style: sexy, psychological, realistic, semi serious, humorous ...
Plot: backpacking, travel, self discovery, youth, love and romance, introspection, on the road, hopes, college graduate, road not taken, public nudity, voyeurism ...
Place: spain, europe
Is relevant?
 5.1
 193
Bad Girl (2012)
Genre: Drama
Country: France
Duration: 108 min.
Story: Louise simultaneously discovers that she is pregnant and that her mother is seriously ill. Happiness and guilt, euphoria and sadness, filial love and love, period. She'll need a good nine months to cope with all this.
Style: sexy, realistic, touching, captivating, psychological ...
Plot: parents and children, couples, family problems, family relations, artists and showbiz, couple relations, unfulfillment, cancer, rock, strong female presence, female pubic hair, bullfighting ...
Time: 21st century
Place: france, europe
Is relevant?