Salma Hayek’s 5 Best & 5 Worst Movies, According To IMDb

Few actresses in the history of Hollywood have possessed the raw sex appeal of Salma Hayek. The stunning Mexican actress got her start on the big screen via Allison Anders’ beautiful coming of age story, Mi Vida Loca in 1993, and hasn’t looked back since. In addition to working with fellow Mexican filmmaker Robert Rodriguez, Hayek has taken direction from Quentin Tarantino, Kevin Smith, Oliver Stone, Barry Sonnenfeld, Steven Soderbergh, and many more.

Prior to appearing in MCU’s Eternals in 2021, Hayek is poised to appear in the sci-fi drama Bliss sometime in 2020. Until then, here are Salma Hayek’s 5 best & 5 worst movies, according to IMDb!

10 Drunk Parents (2019) 3.8/10

Parental inebriation is never a wise idea, and thanks to writer/director Fred Wolf, the proof can be found on the big screen via the lowest-rated film of Hayek’s career, Drunk Parents.

Not even the luminous star-wattage of Alec Baldwin, Jim Gaffigan, and Joe Manganiello can save this mess of a film about two high-functioning alcoholics desperate to keep their drinking problems hidden from their adult daughter. Baldwin and Hayek take center stage as the Teagartens, arguably the worst parents in cinematic history.

9 Hotel (2001) 4.2/10

A creepy tale of Italian cannibalism is brought to the screen via Mike Figgis’ Hotel, a Dogme 95-style film in which Hayek plays a Frenchwoman named Charlee Boux. Quite apt considering Boux translates as Mud!

The muddy plot concerns a British film crew out to film an adaptation of The Duchess of Malfi in Venice, Italy. Once the crew arrives, they encounter a bizarre hotel staff who share meals made of human flesh. They also encounter a crazed paparazzi documentarian out to exploit their names. While certain parts of the film work, the sum total does not!

8 Spy Kids 3D: Game Over (2003) 4.2/10

Spy Kids 3D marks the fifth collaboration between Hayek and her directorial muse, Robert Rodriguez. Unfortunately, IMDb voters aren’t too fond of the final leg in the family-friendly action trilogy.

Hayek joins the franchise as Francesa Giggles, a powerful woman who informs Juni Cortez (Daryl Sabara) that an evil villain plans to allocate a videogame called Game Over to possess its players. This info prompts Juni to delve headlong into the videogame in order to rescue his sister, Carmen (Alexa PenaVega). The film earned Sly Stallone a Razzie for Worst Supporting Actor!

7 Fair Game (1995) 4.3/10

So, what happens when you take a first-time director in Andrew Sipes, an all-world fashion model in her first lead role, and mix the two with the likes of B-grade Billy Baldwin? Fair Game, that’s what!

Indeed, Baldwin and Cindy Crawford star in the ludicrous action-packed rom-com in which a slick cop vows to protect a sexy lawyer from a rogue KGB hit-job. The film boasts an even lower 13/100 Metascore and marks the first and last time Andrew Sipes directed a movie in his lifetime. Now that’s Fair Game!

6 The Roads Not Taken (2020) 4.8/10

Despite only culling 402 votes as of May 2020, the fact remains Sally Potter’s The Roads Not Taken ranks among Hayek’s lowest-rated films to date, per IMDb. Not even the great Javier Bardem could save the day!

The 85-minute film follows one hazy life in the day of Leo (Bardem), the wayward father of Molly (Elle Fanning), who is prone to flights of fancy. As Leo retreats into his own troubled mind and begins to entertain all “the roads not taken” in his life, he expresses regret in a way that informs Molly’s future. Hayek plays Dolores, Leo’s ex-wife in Mexico.

5 Dogma (1999) 7.3/10

In a more playfully juvenile rendition of her iconic striptease in From Dusk Till Dawn, Hayek once again burns up the frame as an adult entertainer in Dogma. Only this time she gets down to New Edition’s Candy Girl!

Kevin Smith’s ambitious and highly irreverent take on Catholicism stars Ben Affleck and Matt Damon as a pair of disgruntled angels exploiting a loophole to reenter heaven. The weight of the world falls on the shoulders of a cynical abortion clinician (Linda Fiorentino), who goes on an epic journey to confront God (Alanis Morissette).

4 Across The Universe (2007) 7.3/10

Hayek reunited with her Frida director Julie Taymor for the delightful Beatles-centric musical, Across the Universe. As the character of Singing Nurse, Hayek got to show off her pipes in ways previously unseen!

Evan Rachel Wood and Jim Sturgess headline the sweeping musical charmer about upscale American ingenue falling in love with an impoverished Liverpudlian. The age-old tale of lovers from opposite sides of the track was nominated for a Best Picture Golden Globe, as well as an Oscar for Best Costume.

3 Midaq Valley (1995) 7.4/10

Midaq Valley is almost certainly the most obscure title in Hayek’s robust filmography. Even more impressive than it’s IMDb rating is how it marked just the second feature film of Hayek’s nascent film career!

Translated from an Egyptian novel written by Nobel Prize-winning author Naguib Mahfouz, the film won the Mexican Ariel Award for Best Film, which is equivalent to a U.S. Oscar. The film traces the harrowing journey of a family of immigrants doing whatever necessary to forge an honest living in America. Hayek plays Alma, a gorgeous young lady whose dire circumstances lead to her life as a high-priced call girl.

2 Frida (2002) 7.4/10

Hayek’s finest hour onscreen belongs to her commanding portrayal as real-life artist Frida Kahlo. Aside from the tremendous responsibility of playing such an iconic historical figure, the film marks the first time Hayek’s natural beauty takes a backseat to her acting talent.

Directed by Julie Taymor, the film charts the unlikely rise and tragic downfall of Mexican artist Frida Kahlo. The early years of the artist are explored, leading to her life-altering relationship with fellow artist Diego Rivera. Frida’s affair with Leon Trotsky, as well as a menagerie of females, also informs the artist’s liberated spirit.

1 Traffic (2000) 7.6/10

Something feels quite off about Hayek’s highest-rated movie, according to IMDb, being as it’s one she’s not even credited in. Beyond that, Steven Soderbergh’s Oscar-winning multi-narrative tale of drug-running across the U.S./Mexico border speaks for itself!

The winner of Best Director, Editor, Supporting Actor, and Writer follows the complex web of influence the American drug war has on several key players. A conservative U.S. judge (Michael Douglas) tries to level harsh regulations, unaware that his own Ivy-league daughter (Erika Christensen) is hooked on crack cocaine. Hayek plays the uncredited Rosario in the film.