Mexican College movies

List of the best Mexican youth films about college, selected by visitors to our site: Broken Sky, Casa De Mi Padre, Coco, Monsters, After Lucia, Heli, The Amazing Catfish, Dead Drop, Salma's Big Wish, DeadTectives.

In the top there are new films of 2023, a plot description and trailers for films that have already been released.

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Markimdb: 5.5
Genremelodrama, drama
CountryMexico

Gerardo is deeply in love with longtime lover Jonas. When Jonas falls for a stranger he met at a local nightclub, heartbroken Gerardo soon seeks solace in the arms of Sergio. Despite other interests, Gerardo and Jonas can't bring themselves to end it.

Markimdb: 5.5
Genrecomedy, western
CountryUSA, Mexico
Duration01:21

Scheming of a way to save their father's ranch, the Alvarez brothers find themselves in a war with Mexico's most feared drug lord.

Markimdb: 8.4
Genrefantasy, comedy, adventure, family, cartoon, detective, music
CountryUSA, Mexico
Duration01:27

Despite his family’s baffling generations-old ban on music, Miguel dreams of becoming an accomplished musician like his idol, Ernesto de la Cruz. Desperate to prove his talent, Miguel finds himself in the stunning and colorful Land of the Dead following a mysterious chain of events. Along the way, he meets charming trickster Hector, and together, they set off on an extraordinary journey to unlock the real story behind Miguel's family history.

Markimdb: 6.4
Genrehorror, fantastic, action, thriller, drama, military
CountryUnited Kingdom
Duration01:34

Six years ago NASA discovered the possibility of alien life within our solar system. A probe was launched to collect samples, but crashed upon re-entry over Central America. Soon after, new life forms began to appear and half of Mexico was quarantined as an infected zone. Today, the American and Mexican military still struggle to contain "the creatures," while a journalist agrees to escort a shaken tourist through the infected zone in Mexico to the safety of the U.S. border.

Markimdb: 7.1
Genredrama
CountryMexico, France
Duration01:43

Alejandra and her dad Roberto have just moved to town. She is new at school, he has a new job. Starting over is sometimes complicated when you have left so much behind.

Markimdb: 6.8
Genrethriller, melodrama, drama, crime
CountryMexico, Netherlands, Germany, France
Duration01:45

Heli must try and protect his young family when his 12-year-old sister inadvertently involves them in the brutal drug world. He must battle against the drug cartel that have been angered as well as the corrupt police force.

Markimdb: 7
Genrecomedy, drama
CountryMexico, France

Young Claudia works in a supermarket where she promotes various types of products. One night, she ends up in the emergency room with severe appendicitis and meets Martha, a patient, laying in the bed next to hers.

Markimdb: 3.5
Genreaction, thriller, crime
CountryMexico, USA
Duration01:31

After surviving a fall from a plane 3000-feet over the ocean, a former CIA operative turned government contractor re-infiltrates a dangerous North Mexican drug trafficking ring to find his own killer. With his memory unraveling, he descends into a murderous rampage while trying to uncover the truth. Who threw him from the plane? Was it his best friend?

Markimdb: 4.8
Genrefantasy, family, cartoon
CountryMexico

In the Mexican town of Santa Clara, Salma, a 16 year-old orphan who never got to meet her biological parents, has spent most of her life searching for clues of their identities and whereabouts, that is until she discovers a special book that is filled with stories of the town's past and the history of it's people.

Markimdb: 6
Genrehorror, comedy
CountryUSA, Mexico

A team of reality TV paranormal investigators go to Mexico's most haunted house in the pursuit of better ratings. However, when the true dark secrets of the mansion begin to reveal themselves, the hapless team quickly discover that this house is no hoax. With zero genuine ghost-hunting experience, they have to figure out how to stop the ghosts and escape the house with their lives.

Markimdb: 6.8
Genredrama, crime
CountryMexico
Duration01:54

Mexico, 1985. Juan and Wilson, two perennial Veterinary students, perpetrate an audacious heist in the National Museum of Anthropology, running away with a loot of more than hundred invaluable pieces of Mayan art, unaware of the consequences of their outrageous act.

Markimdb: 3.4
Genreaction, thriller
CountryUSA, Mexico
Duration01:51

After being busted for a heist, a former CIA contractor is sent to a Mexican prison. His former CIA boss offers him freedom if he can break into the prison vault and steal $50 Million.

Markimdb: 4.4
Genredrama
CountryMexico
Duration02:02

Emiliano looks at his life with the eyes of a film director, mixing the objective reality with the processes of the artistic creation. The story he is filming flounders with his daily life, until his world is trapped in the lens of his camera. Confused, always alone and in front of a screen, now become a transfigured reality, but at the same time a measurable, controllable and manipulable one, he listens in loop to a song: one of those songs you sing or repeat as a prayer and forcing you to remember, believe and convince yourself.

Markimdb: 7.7
Genreaction, comedy, drama, western, crime
CountryMexico
Duration02:25

Benjamin Garcia, Benny is deported from the United States. Back home and against a bleak picture, Benny gets involved in the drug business, in which he has for the first time in his life, a spectacular rise surrounded by money, women, violence and fun. But very soon he will discover that criminal life does not always keep its promises.

Markimdb: 6.5
Genredrama, western, military, history
CountryMexico
Duration02:25

A chronicle of the Cristeros War (1926-1929), which was touched off by a rebellion against the Mexican government's attempt to secularize the country.

Markimdb: 6.5
Genreaction, thriller, drama, crime
CountryMexico
Duration01:53

The story of a young woman clinging on to her dream to become a beauty contest queen in a Mexico dominated by organized crime.

Markimdb: 2.1
Genrehorror, thriller
CountryUSA, Mexico
Duration01:26

Six young archaeology students discover the remains of an ancient Aztec mummy and accidentally unleash the fury of an evil god.

Markimdb: 5.7
Genrehorror, thriller, crime
CountryMexico, USA
Duration01:45

    Three college students, Phil, Ed, and Henry take a road trip into Mexico for a week of drinking and carefree fun only to have Phil find himself a captive of a group of satanic Mexican drug smugglers who kill tourists and whom are looking for a group of new ones to prepare for a sacrifice.

    Markimdb: 7.6
    Genreaction, thriller, drama, adventure, crime, detective
    CountryUSA, Mexico, Hong Kong
    Duration02:25

    A young female FBI agent joins a secret CIA operation to take down a Mexican cartel boss, a job that ends up pushing her ethical and moral values to the limit.

    Markimdb: 6
    Genrecomedy, melodrama
    CountryMexico

    Rachel is an intelligent, modern-day woman constantly on the move. Primarily focused on her career as a diplomatic consul for the U.S. embassy, she's literally lived her life on the move, globe-trotting from city to city. Currently working in Mexico City and set to leave for London, Rachel's world turns upside down on the eve of her own goodbye party when she gets drunk and passes out on the street. Saved by Alejandro, a handsome Mariachi singer and single father, Rachel wakes up in his apartment with no recollection of how she got there. Nor does she remember that she rejected his visa the day before, which he desperately needs for his daughter. Romance unexpectedly blossoms between the two, but either sparks or fists will fly after she finds out his secret.

    Markimdb: 1.6
    Genrecomedy
    CountryUSA, Mexico

    At popular South Beach University, filthy rich super-snob Victoria English is the absolute queen of leading Greek student club, Sigma Sigma. In order to achieve her crowning ambition, winning FHM Magazine's annual best sorority, she must recruit atypical 'Sigmies' to fulfill the diversity criteria. Ambitious sycophant pledge Kristen Haas helps her attract 'losers' (too poor, ugly, unfashionable), who are cruelly put through excruciating hazing, without intent to actually enroll them. Gloria, the brightest and most assertive pledge, wins the heart of Derek 'baby Dick', Victoria's ideal, yet constantly abused boyfriend, whose bitch-addiction is cured by this alternative lover. Together they lead the revolt of the not-even-nerds.

    Markimdb: 2.2
    Genrehorror, thriller
    CountryMexico

    A shocking assault inspires horrific violence when a group of teens encounters a girl from their school while camping in a remote spot.

    Markimdb: 6.1
    Genreaction, comedy, drama, crime
    CountryAustralia, USA, Mexico
    Duration01:31

    An American businessman with a stake in a pharmaceutical company that's about to go public finds his life is thrown into turmoil by an incident in Mexico.

    Markimdb: 5.8
    Genredrama
    CountryMexico

    On a mission to sell his last remaining prize hog and reunite with old friends, an aging farmer abandons his foreclosed farm and journeys to Mexico. After smuggling in the hog, his estranged daughter shows up, forcing them to face their past and embark on an adventurous road trip together.

    Markimdb: 7
    Genrehorror, fantasy, drama, crime
    CountryMexico
    Duration01:57

    A dark fairy tale about a gang of five children trying to survive the horrific violence of the cartels and the ghosts created every day by the drug war.

    Markimdb: 6.9
    Genredrama
    CountryMexico, USA, Greece, Dominican Republic

    Ramin flees from persecution in Iran and ends up living in the limbo of exile, far from everything he knows, in the tropical port town of Veracruz, Mexico. There his nostalgia and melancholy are confronted with new friendships, while he starts to rediscover his own desires.

    Markimdb: 6.8
    Genremelodrama, drama, crime
    CountryUSA, Mexico, Argentina
    Duration01:47

    A trailer is burning in the middle of a plain. The bodies of two adulterous lovers are found. Scenes from both families, before and after the dramatic events, suggest an unusual connection between them. But what is their secret?

    Markimdb: 4.8
    Genrecomedy, drama
    CountryUSA, Mexico

    A young white handyman, hired by a wealthy Mexican-American family to upkeep their ranch, finds himself caught between disgruntled locals and the family’s outrageously decadent daughters and discovers that something quite unusual is happening at the ranch.

    Markimdb: 6.5
    Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama
    CountryUSA, Canada, Mexico, Puerto Rico

    Aged, embittered widower, Fred learns to enjoy life thanks to his elderly yet vibrant neighbor, Elsa. Upon learning Elsa is terminally ill, Fred takes her to the Fontana di Trevi in Rome in order to reenact her favorite scene from ‘La Dolce Vita’.

    Markimdb: 7.2
    Genrehorror, thriller
    CountryUSA, Mexico, Canada

    A sick and desperate John travels to Mexico for a risky and experimental medical procedure in hopes of a miracle cure for his cancer only to discover the entire operation is a scam to defraud the most vulnerable.

    Markimdb: 7.2
    Genremelodrama, drama
    CountryMexico, France, Netherlands, Germany
    Duration02:22

    Johan and his family are Mennonites from the north of Mexico. Against the law of God and Man, Johan falls in love with another woman.

    Markimdb: 6.3
    Genrefantasy, comedy, melodrama, drama, military
    CountrySerbia, United Kingdom, USA, Argentina, Mexico
    Duration02:16

    A man, shaken by fate after his wife's death, chooses to be a monk.

    Markimdb: 6
    Genrecomedy
    CountryUSA, Mexico
    Duration01:06

    A spoiled, wealthy yacht owner is thrown overboard and becomes the target of revenge from his mistreated employee. A remake of the 1987 comedy.

    Markimdb: 5.6
    Genrecomedy, melodrama
    CountryUnited Kingdom, USA, Mexico

    Henry, an english writer who has written a new book that has become a failure in the U.K, gets notified that the dull book has been highly trending over in Mexico. Little does he know that Maria, a spanish translator, turned the book into an erotic novel. Henry and Maria then swerve around Mexico to do a book tour and go through a wind of events.

    Markimdb: 6
    Genrethriller, drama
    CountryUSA, Mexico
    Duration01:36

    A troubled young woman becomes obsessed with her mysterious new neighbor, who bears a striking resemblance to the girl's dead mother.

    Markimdb: 7.6
    Genredrama
    CountryMexico, Spain, Guatemala
    Duration01:50

    A group of Central-American teen-agers depart from the slums of Guatemala City escaping poverty and violence, towards the promised land of California.

    Markimdb: 8.5
    Genrefantastic, action, fantasy, comedy, drama, adventure, family, cartoon
    CountryUSA, Mexico
    Duration02:09

    After uncovering a mysterious amulet, an average teen assumes an unlikely destiny and sets out to save two worlds. Created by Guillermo del Toro.

    Markimdb: 5.3
    Genreaction, comedy, melodrama, drama, adventure
    CountryMexico, USA
    Duration01:07

    High school seniors Logan and Blake prepare for an epic Spring Break as they travel to the beautiful and exotic Mexican beach resort of Puerto Vallarta hoping to hook up with their high school crushes. Surrounded by hot girls in teeny bikinis, the guys are truly in heaven. After meeting at a club, Logan falls for a mysterious local beauty named Gaby but then realizes the next morning, when his grandfather’s Rolex watch is missing, that she was after more than just his heart.

    Markimdb: 4
    Genreaction, comedy, adventure, family, cartoon
    CountryMexico
    Duration01:43

    Cuco, a mexican parrot, goes on an adventure from Mexico to Hollywood in order to get help from El Americano, a famous superhero from TV, against an evil band of birds trying to take control of his family’s beloved circus.

    Markimdb: 6
    Genrethriller, drama, crime
    CountryArgentina, Mexico

    Dolores lived the life of a higher-class student until her best friend was found brutally murdered. Two years later, she’s the only indicted suspect for a crime that attracts a lot of media attention and has placed her in the center of the public eye. Dolores spends her days preparing for the trial, secluded in her house as her parents work as a team ready to do anything to defend their daughter. The best lawyer is not enough, they obsessively control around her: how she looks, what she does, eats and who she sees. But as the trial moves forward and pressure grows, suspicion and secrets emerge within the family. Cornered, increasingly isolated and just when any mistake could prove disastrous, Dolores puts the entire strategy at risk.

    Markimdb: 4.7
    Genrehorror, fantasy, drama
    CountryMexico

    After wandering a ruined city for years in search of food and shelter, two siblings find their way into one of the last remaining buildings. Inside, they find a man who will make them a dangerous offer to survive the outside world.

    Markimdb: 4.7
    Genrehorror, thriller
    CountryMexico

    A psychotic doctor kidnaps his neighbor and locks her in a dungeon, where he uses twisted conditioning methods to make her submit to being his wife.

    Markimdb: 6.1
    Genrehorror, fantastic, thriller, drama, detective
    CountryMexico, Norway, Denmark, France, Germany, Luxembourg

    Hypnotic, perturbing, and utterly enthralling, The Untamed combines a suspenseful family drama with truly bizarre elements of science fiction and horror. Desperate to flee but consumed by fear, Alejandra, a young mother and working housewife, is trapped in a violent and unsatisfying relationship with her husband, Angel. She leans on her brother Fabián for support, but he has secrets of his own. All of their lives are turned upside down by the arrival of the mysterious Veronica. She convinces them that in the nearby woods, inside an isolated cabin, dwells something not of this world that could be the answer to all of their problems... something whose force they cannot resist and with whom they must make peace or suffer its wrath.

    Markimdb: 6.5
    Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama
    CountryMexico

    It is the journey of an educated man from Mexico City to the center of the United States, with its rigid society, its frigid winter, but most of all, it is an inner journey to face the contradictions between his love for his wife and the macho baggage he carries with him. It is a voyage of growth, funny and painful.

    Markimdb: 5.8
    Genrecomedy, melodrama
    CountryMexico
    Duration01:34

    Nicté is the best Tourist Guide in the Riviera Maya, her tours are full of unique adventures! She takes tourists to spectacular places where nobody dares to go: swimming in cenotes, tossing for zip lines, snorkeling with turtles and trying local delicacies are some of the experiences her customers will never forget. Suddenly, the local company she works for is bought by a multinational and Nicté will be forced to start from scratch to form her own company.

    Markimdb: 5.8
    Genrecomedy, family, sport
    CountryUSA, Mexico
    Duration01:32

    Nacho Libre is loosely based on the story of Fray Tormenta ("Friar Storm"), aka Rev. Sergio Gutierrez Benitez, a real-life Mexican Catholic priest who had a 23-year career as a masked luchador. He competed in order to support the orphanage he directed.

    Markimdb: 7.7
    Genreadventure, family, documentary
    CountryCanada, Papua New Guinea, Madagascar, Hong Kong, Brazil, Australia, Japan, Mexico, USA, South Africa
    Duration01:25

    Revolution is a new movie from internationally-acclaimed filmmaker Rob Stewart. A follow-up to his award-winning documentary Sharkwater, this continues his remarkable journey of discovery to find out that what he thought was a shark problem is actually a people problem. As Stewart's battle to save sharks escalates, he uncovers grave dangers threatening not just sharks, but humanity. In an effort to uncover the truth and find the secret to saving our own species, Stewart embarks on a life-threatening adventure through 15 countries, over four years in the making. In the past four years the backdrop of ocean issues has changed completely. Saving sharks will be a pointless endeavor if we are losing everything else in the ocean, not just sharks. Burning fossil fuels is releasing carbon dioxide into the atmosphere; changing the oceans, changing atmospheric chemistry and altering our climate.

    Markimdb: 3.9
    Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama, adventure, family
    CountryUSA, Mexico
    Duration01:31

    A pampered Beverly Hills chihuahua named Chloe who, while on vacation in Mexico with her owner Viv's niece, Rachel, gets lost and must rely on her friends to help her get back home before she is caught by a dognapper who wants to ransom her.

    Markimdb: 5.6
    Genrefantastic, action, adventure
    CountryUSA, United Kingdom, China, Japan, Mexico
    Duration02:33

    It has been ten years since The Battle of the Breach and the oceans are still, but restless. Vindicated by the victory at the Breach, the Jaeger program has evolved into the most powerful global defense force in human history. The PPDC now calls upon the best and brightest to rise up and become the next generation of heroes when the Kaiju threat returns.

    Markimdb: 6.4
    Genredrama, biography
    CountryUSA, Mexico, United Arab Emirates
    Duration01:41

    A biography of the civil-rights activist and labor organizer Cesar Chavez. Chronicling the birth of a modern American labour movement, Cesar Chavez tells the story of the famed civil rights leader and labour organiser torn between his duties as a husband and father and his commitment to securing a living wage for farm workers. Passionate but soft-spoken, Chavez embraced non-violence as he battled greed and prejudice in his struggle to bring dignity to working people.




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