Popular from Chile
The Count
(El Conde)
A black comedy reimagining Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet as a vampire.
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- Chile • 2023
- Director Pablo Larraín
- Cast Jaime Vadell, Gloria Münchmeyer, Alfredo Castro, Paula Luchsinger
- Genre Comedy, History, Horror
- Available on Netflix, Netflix basic with Ads
The Lifeguard
(El salvavidas)
Mauricio, a lifeguard, considers himself a model of efficiency and professionalism. His colleagues, however, wonder why he never goes in the water.
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- Chile • 2011
- Director Maite Alberdi
- Cast
- Genre Documentary
- Available on Netflix, DocAlliance Films, Netflix basic with Ads, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Kanopy
Blanquita
A teen mom finds herself caught in the midst of a scandal surrounding the foster home she ran away from years prior.
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- Chile, Mexico, France • 2022
- Director Fernando Guzzoni
- Cast Alejandro Goic, Laura López Campbell, Amparo Noguera, Roberto Farías, Nelson Polanco, Hernán Lacalle
- Genre Drama
- Available on Netflix, Netflix basic with Ads
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In 1988, Chilean military dictator Augusto Pinochet calls a plebiscite on his presidency under international political pressure.
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- Chile, France, Mexico • 2012
- Director Pablo Larraín
- Cast Gael García Bernal, Alfredo Castro, Néstor Cantillana, Luis Gnecco, Antonia Zegers, Jaime Vadell
- Genre Drama, History
- Available on Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, YouTube
The Eternal Memory
(La memoria infinita)
An intimate meditation on love and memory that observes a couple dealing with Alzheimer’s over a four-year period.
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- Chile • 2023
- Director Maite Alberdi
- Cast Paulina Urrutia, Augusto Góngora
- Genre Documentary
- Available on Paramount Plus, Paramount+ Roku Premium Channel, Paramount Plus Apple TV Channel , Apple TV, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube
New from Chile
Los delincuentes
Morán schemes to steal money, confess, and serve prison time while his accomplice hides the cash. While Morán’s away, the accomplice gets distracted by a woman who changes everything.
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- Argentina, Brazil, Luxembourg • 2023
- Director Rodrigo Moreno
- Cast Esteban Bigliardi, Margarita Molfino, Sergio Hernández, Cecilia Rainero
- Genre Drama
- Available on MUBI, MUBI Amazon Channel, Apple TV, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video
The Pinochet Case
(Le cas Pinochet)
This searing documentary chronicles the saga of the long-awaited trial of Augosto Pinochet, and the case built against him by Carlos Castressana.
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- France, Chile, Belgium • 2001
- Director Patricio Guzmán
- Cast Augusto Pinochet, Margaret Thatcher
- Genre Documentary
- Available on OVID
The Cow Who Sang a Song into the Future
(La vaca que canto una cancion sobre el futuro)
Cecilia travels to her father's farm after he has a heart attack. Back in her childhood home, Cecilia is met by her long-deceased mother whose presence brings to life a painful past.
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- Chile, France, United States • 2023
- Director Francisca Alegría
- Cast Leonor Varela, Mía Maestro, Alfredo Castro, Marcial Tagle, Luis Dubó, Enzo Ferrada
- Genre Drama
- Available on Kino Film Collection, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, YouTube, Hoopla
Society of the Snow
(La sociedad de la nieve)
Following a plane crash in the heart of the Andes, the survivors become each other's best hope to stay alive.
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- Uruguay, Spain • 2023
- Director J. A. Bayona
- Cast Enzo Vogrincic, Agustín Pardella, Matías Recalt, Tomas Wolf, Diego Ariel Vegezzi, Esteban Kukuriczka
- Genre Drama
- Available on Netflix, Netflix basic with Ads
The Count
(El Conde)
A black comedy reimagining Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet as a vampire.
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- Chile • 2023
- Director Pablo Larraín
- Cast Jaime Vadell, Gloria Münchmeyer, Alfredo Castro, Paula Luchsinger
- Genre Comedy, History, Horror
- Available on Netflix, Netflix basic with Ads
The Settlers
(Los colonos)
A Chilean, rides south on an expedition led by a former Boer War English captain and an American mercenary, to fence off land granted to Spanish landowner José Menéndez.
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- Chile, Argentina, United Kingdom • 2023
- Director Félipe Galvez
- Cast
- Genre
- Available on MUBI, MUBI Amazon Channel, Apple TV, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video
The Eternal Memory
(La memoria infinita)
An intimate meditation on love and memory that observes a couple dealing with Alzheimer’s over a four-year period.
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- Chile • 2023
- Director Maite Alberdi
- Cast Paulina Urrutia, Augusto Góngora
- Genre Documentary
- Available on Paramount Plus, Paramount+ Roku Premium Channel, Paramount Plus Apple TV Channel , Apple TV, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube
Los Reyes
The lives of real teens revealed through the eyes of two stray dogs living in a Chilean skatepark.
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- Chile, Germany • 2019
- Director Bettina Perut, Iván Osnovikoff
- Cast
- Genre Documentary
- Available on Apple TV, Kanopy
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The Wolf House
(La casa lobo)
Once upon a time, there was a country within a country from which nobody could escape.
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- Chile, Germany • 2018
- Director Cristóbal León, Joaquín Cociña
- Cast Amalia Kassai, Rainer Krause, Karina Hyland, Carlos Cociña, Natalia Geisse
- Genre Animation, Drama, Horror
- Available on fuboTV, Apple TV, Kanopy, Hoopla, Plex Channel
Neruda
A renowned poet. An unknown inspector. A legendary manhunt.
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- Chile, Argentina, France • 2016
- Director Pablo Larraín
- Cast Gael García Bernal, Luis Gnecco, Mercedes Morán, Emilio Gutiérrez Caba, Diego Muñoz, Alejandro Goic
- Genre Drama
- Available on Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, YouTube, The Roku Channel, Pluto TV, VUDU Free, Kanopy, Plex, Plex Channel
Blanquita
A teen mom finds herself caught in the midst of a scandal surrounding the foster home she ran away from years prior.
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- Chile, Mexico, France • 2022
- Director Fernando Guzzoni
- Cast Alejandro Goic, Laura López Campbell, Amparo Noguera, Roberto Farías, Nelson Polanco, Hernán Lacalle
- Genre Drama
- Available on Netflix, Netflix basic with Ads
The Motorcycle Diaries
(Diarios de motocicleta)
Before he changed the world, the world changed him.
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- Argentina, United States, Chile • 2004
- Director Walter Salles
- Cast Gael García Bernal, Rodrigo de la Serna, Mercedes Morán, Mía Maestro, Jean Pierre Noher
- Genre Drama
- Available on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, YouTube
Too Late to Die Young
(Tarde para morir joven)
In a very dry summer in an isolated community far from the city, Sofia, Clara and Lucas face their first loves and fears.
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- Chile, Brazil, Argentina • 2019
- Director Dominga Sotomayor
- Cast Demian Hernández, Antar Machado, Magdalena Tótoro, Matías Oviedo, Andrés Aliaga
- Genre Drama
- Available on Amazon Prime Video, OVID, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Apple TV, Amazon Video, Kanopy, Hoopla
The Pinochet Case
(Le cas Pinochet)
This searing documentary chronicles the saga of the long-awaited trial of Augosto Pinochet, and the case built against him by Carlos Castressana.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- France, Chile, Belgium • 2001
- Director Patricio Guzmán
- Cast Augusto Pinochet, Margaret Thatcher
- Genre Documentary
- Available on OVID
The Dance of Reality
(La danza de la realidad)
“Having broken away from my illusory self, I was desperately seeking a path and a meaning to life.” This phrase perfectly sums up Alejandro Jodorowsky’s biographical project: reconstituting the incredible adventure of his life.
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- Chile, France • 2013
- Director Alejandro Jodorowsky
- Cast Brontis Jodorowsky, Pamela Flores, Jeremias Herskovits, Alejandro Jodorowsky, Axel Jodorowsky, Adan Jodorowsky
- Genre Drama, Fantasy
- Available on Apple TV, Amazon Video
The Maid
(La nana)
A live-in housekeeper for a wealthy family is fed up with her repetitive responsibilities, and must rediscover passion in her life.
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- Chile, Mexico • 2009
- Director Sebastián Silva
- Cast Catalina Saavedra, Claudia Celedón, Andrea García-Huidobro, Mariana Loyola, Alejandro Goic, Delfina Guzmán
- Genre Comedy, Drama
- Available on MUBI, Fandor Amazon Channel, MUBI Amazon Channel, fuboTV, OVID, Apple TV, Amazon Video, Tubi TV, Pluto TV, Kanopy, Plex, myfilmfriend, Plex Channel
Spencer
A fictionalized account of Princess Diana's decision to leave the British royal family
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- Germany, Chile, United Kingdom • 2021
- Director Pablo Larraín
- Cast Kristen Stewart, Jack Farthing, Sally Hawkins, Timothy Spall, Sean Harris, Thomas Douglas
- Genre Drama
- Available on Hulu, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, YouTube, AMC on Demand, Kanopy
Documentaries from Chile
The Pinochet Case
(Le cas Pinochet)
This searing documentary chronicles the saga of the long-awaited trial of Augosto Pinochet, and the case built against him by Carlos Castressana.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- France, Chile, Belgium • 2001
- Director Patricio Guzmán
- Cast Augusto Pinochet, Margaret Thatcher
- Genre Documentary
- Available on OVID
The Eternal Memory
(La memoria infinita)
An intimate meditation on love and memory that observes a couple dealing with Alzheimer’s over a four-year period.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- Chile • 2023
- Director Maite Alberdi
- Cast Paulina Urrutia, Augusto Góngora
- Genre Documentary
- Available on Paramount Plus, Paramount+ Roku Premium Channel, Paramount Plus Apple TV Channel , Apple TV, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube
The Pearl Button
(El botón de nácar)
Some say the water has memory. This film shows that it also has a voice.
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- France, Spain, Chile • 2015
- Director Patricio Guzmán
- Cast Patricio Guzmán, Raúl Zurita, Gabriel Salazar, Javier Rebolledo, Cristina Calderón, Claudio Mercado
- Genre Documentary
- Available on OVID, Kino Film Collection, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, YouTube, Kanopy
The Lifeguard
(El salvavidas)
Mauricio, a lifeguard, considers himself a model of efficiency and professionalism. His colleagues, however, wonder why he never goes in the water.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- Chile • 2011
- Director Maite Alberdi
- Cast
- Genre Documentary
- Available on Netflix, DocAlliance Films, Netflix basic with Ads, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Kanopy
The Cordillera of Dreams
(La Cordillère des songes)
An examination of the tumultuous political, economic, and personal histories of Chile.
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- Chile, France • 2019
- Director Patricio Guzmán
- Cast
- Genre Documentary
- Available on OVID, Apple TV, Amazon Video
Beyond My Grandfather Allende
(Allende, mi abuelo Allende)
A personal reconstruction of the image of Chile's first democratic socialist president.
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- Chile, Mexico • 2015
- Director Marcia Tambutti Allende
- Cast Ana María Bussi, Hernán Coloma, Osvaldo Puccio Huidobro, Romilio Tambutti, Isabel Allende Bussi
- Genre History, Documentary
- Available on OVID
Los Reyes
The lives of real teens revealed through the eyes of two stray dogs living in a Chilean skatepark.
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- Chile, Germany • 2019
- Director Bettina Perut, Iván Osnovikoff
- Cast
- Genre Documentary
- Available on Apple TV, Kanopy
Nostalgia for the Light
(Nostalgia de la luz)
Where do we come from?
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- France, Germany, Chile • 2010
- Director Patricio Guzmán
- Cast Gaspar Galaz, Lautaro Núñez, Luís Henríquez, Miguel, Victor Gonzalez, Vicky Saaveda
- Genre Documentary
- Available on OVID, Apple TV, Amazon Video, Kanopy, Hoopla
The Mole Agent
(El agente topo)
An elderly man is recruited to infiltrate a retirement home in this documentary.
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- Chile • 2020
- Director Maite Alberdi
- Cast Sergio Chamy, Rómulo Aitken
- Genre Documentary
- Available on Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, YouTube, Tubi TV, Pluto TV, Kanopy, Hoopla, Plex, Plex Channel
Cielo
A poetic love letter to the night sky, set in the Atacama Desert in Chile.
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- Chile, Canada • 2017
- Director Alison McAlpine
- Cast Alison McAlpine
- Genre Documentary
- Available on IndieFlix, True Story, DocAlliance Films, Apple TV, Kanopy, Plex, Plex Channel
Festival Favorites
My Imaginary Country
(Mi país imaginario)
The desire for a better life brings individuals from different walks of life together as a part of a public movement in Chile's Santiago in 2019.
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- Chile • 2022
- Director Patricio Guzmán
- Cast Patricio Guzmán
- Genre Documentary, War & Politics
- Available on OVID, Apple TV, Amazon Video, Hoopla
Gloria
Gloria is a 58-year-old divorcée, but she has no desire to spend her days and nights alone, and is determined to defy old age and loneliness.
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- Chile, Spain • 2013
- Director Sebastián Lelio
- Cast Paulina García, Sergio Hernández, Coca Guazzini, Antonia Santa María, Diego Fontecilla, Fabiola Zamora
- Genre Comedy, Drama
- Available on Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, YouTube, Pluto TV, Kanopy
The Maid
(La nana)
A live-in housekeeper for a wealthy family is fed up with her repetitive responsibilities, and must rediscover passion in her life.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- Chile, Mexico • 2009
- Director Sebastián Silva
- Cast Catalina Saavedra, Claudia Celedón, Andrea García-Huidobro, Mariana Loyola, Alejandro Goic, Delfina Guzmán
- Genre Comedy, Drama
- Available on MUBI, Fandor Amazon Channel, MUBI Amazon Channel, fuboTV, OVID, Apple TV, Amazon Video, Tubi TV, Pluto TV, Kanopy, Plex, myfilmfriend, Plex Channel
Nostalgia for the Light
(Nostalgia de la luz)
Where do we come from?
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- France, Germany, Chile • 2010
- Director Patricio Guzmán
- Cast Gaspar Galaz, Lautaro Núñez, Luís Henríquez, Miguel, Victor Gonzalez, Vicky Saaveda
- Genre Documentary
- Available on OVID, Apple TV, Amazon Video, Kanopy, Hoopla
The Mole Agent
(El agente topo)
An elderly man is recruited to infiltrate a retirement home in this documentary.
- ✭ ✭ ✭
- Chile • 2020
- Director Maite Alberdi
- Cast Sergio Chamy, Rómulo Aitken
- Genre Documentary
- Available on Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, YouTube, Tubi TV, Pluto TV, Kanopy, Hoopla, Plex, Plex Channel
The Club
(El Club)
Some sins can't be purged.
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- Chile • 2015
- Director Pablo Larraín
- Cast Roberto Farías, Antonia Zegers, Alfredo Castro, Alejandro Goic, Alejandro Sieveking
- Genre Drama
- Available on fuboTV, OVID, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, YouTube, Crackle, Tubi TV, VUDU Free, Kanopy, Hoopla, Plex, Plex Channel