101 Greatest Screenplays of the 21st Century (*so far)
86Y tu mamá también (2001)
Written by Carlos Cuarón & Alfonso Cuarón
Part road trip, teen movie, erotica, and art film, Y tu mamá también changed everything for Alfonso Cuarón, his brother Carlos, and Mexican cinema, which it helped reemerge after decades in the shadows. The logline may be simple—two horny teenage boys go on road trip with a beautiful older woman—but the film is not. The boys, Tenoch and Julio, learn things about themselves and each other in their time with Luisa that go well beyond anything either of them thought they were after.