Popular from Chile
The Eternal Memory
(La memoria infinita)
An intimate meditation on love and memory that documents 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
42 Days of Darkness
(42 días en la oscuridad)
The whole world seems to be against Cecilia as she races to find her missing sister.
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- Chile • 2022
- Creator
- Cast Claudia di Girólamo, Pablo Macaya, Daniel Alcaíno, Aline Küppenheim, Amparo Noguera, Monserrat Lira
- Genre Drama, Mystery
- Available on Netflix, Netflix basic with Ads
Chromosome 21
(Cromosoma 21)
A man with Down syndrome is found at the scene of a murder, but the nature of his involvement in the crime is unclear.
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- Chile • 40
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- Genre
- Available on No streaming locations found.
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
Nobody Knows I'm Here
(Nadie sabe que estoy aquí)
A recluse lives on a remote Chilean sheep farm, keeping his beautiful singing voice a secret from the rest of the world.
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- Chile • 2020
- Director Gaspar Antillo
- Cast Jorge Garcia, Millaray Lobos, Luis Gnecco, Alejandro Goic, Gastón Pauls, Nelson Brodt
- Genre Drama
- 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
Sayen
A Mapuche woman swears to avenge her grandmother following her murder, uncovering a massive conspiracy to destroy her ancestral lands in the process.
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- Chile • 2023
- Director Alexander Witt
- Cast Rallén Montenegro, Arón Piper, Enrique Arce, Roberto García Ruiz, Loreto Aravena, Alejandro Trejo
- Genre Action, Thriller
- Available on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
News of a Kidnapping
(Noticia de un Secuestro)
A nationwide manhunt begins when the wife and sister of an affluent Colombian politician are kidnapped by a narcoterrorist organization.
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- Chile, Colombia • 2022
- Creator
- Cast Juan Pablo Raba, Cristina Umaña, Julieth Restrepo, Constanza Duque, Brandon Figueredo, Ilenia Antonini
- Genre Drama
- Available on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video 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
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
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 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
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
Mon Laferte, I Love You
(Mon Laferte, te amo)
The life of singer-songwriter Mon Laferte intimately told in her own words.
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- Chile • 2024
- Director Camila Grandi, Joanna Reposi
- Cast Mon Laferte
- Genre Documentary, Music
- Available on Netflix, Netflix basic with Ads
The Doomsday Cult of Antares de la Luz
(Antares de la Luz: La secta del fin del mundo)
A shocking documentary that sheds light on the crimes and victims of Chile's notorious doomsday cult.
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- Chile • 2024
- Director Santiago Correa
- Cast Florencia Berner, Jorge Herreros, Juan Estay, Gustavo Gaete, Isabel Soublette
- Genre Documentary
- Available on Netflix, Netflix basic with Ads
In Her Place
(El lugar de la otra)
A legal secretary named Mercedes develops a fascination for a woman who murders her lover.
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- Chile • 2024
- Director Maite Alberdi
- Cast Elisa Zulueta, Francisca Lewin, Gabriel Urzúa, Marcial Tagle, Pablo Macaya, Cristián Carvajal
- Genre Crime, Drama, Thriller
- Available on Netflix, Netflix basic with Ads
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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
A Fantastic Woman
(Una mujer fantástica)
My name is Marina Vidal. Do you have any problem with that?
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- Chile, Germany, Spain • 2017
- Director Sebastián Lelio
- Cast Daniela Vega, Francisco Reyes, Luis Gnecco, Aline Küppenheim, Nicolás Saavedra, Amparo Noguera
- Genre Drama
- Available on Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Amazon Video, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Endless Poetry
(Poesía sin fin)
An artist's life is nothing if not surreal.
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- Chile, United Kingdom, France • 2016
- Director Alejandro Jodorowsky
- Cast Adan Jodorowsky, Brontis Jodorowsky, Pamela Flores, Leandro Taub
- Genre Fantasy, Drama
- Available on Amazon Video, Apple TV
Gloria Bell
A middle-aged divorcée lives a joyful and free-spirited life — until romance finds her once again.
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- Chile, United States • 2018
- Director Sebastián Lelio
- Cast Julianne Moore, John Turturro, Alanna Ubach, Michael Cera, Sean Astin, Jeanne Tripplehorn
- Genre Drama, Romance
- Available on Max Amazon Channel, Max, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, YouTube, Kanopy
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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 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 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 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 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, OVID, Metrograph, Apple TV, Kanopy, Hoopla, Plex Channel
Spanish Series
News of a Kidnapping
(Noticia de un Secuestro)
A nationwide manhunt begins when the wife and sister of an affluent Colombian politician are kidnapped by a narcoterrorist organization.
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- Chile, Colombia • 2022
- Creator
- Cast Juan Pablo Raba, Cristina Umaña, Julieth Restrepo, Constanza Duque, Brandon Figueredo, Ilenia Antonini
- Genre Drama
- Available on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
Documentaries from Chile
Cielo
A poetic love letter to the night sky, set in the Atacama Desert in Chile.
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- Chile, Canada (Quebec) • 2017
- Director Alison McAlpine
- Cast Alison McAlpine
- Genre Documentary
- Available on True Story, DocAlliance Films, Apple TV, Kanopy, Plex, Plex Channel
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
The Doomsday Cult of Antares de la Luz
(Antares de la Luz: La secta del fin del mundo)
A shocking documentary that sheds light on the crimes and victims of Chile's notorious doomsday cult.
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- Chile • 2024
- Director Santiago Correa
- Cast Florencia Berner, Jorge Herreros, Juan Estay, Gustavo Gaete, Isabel Soublette
- Genre Documentary
- Available on Netflix, Netflix basic with Ads
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
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
The Mole Agent
(El agente topo)
In this riveting documentary, an elderly man is recruited to infiltrate a retirement home, producing touching and comedic results.
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- Chile • 2020
- Director Maite Alberdi
- Cast Sergio Chamy, Rómulo Aitken
- Genre Documentary
- Available on Netflix, Netflix basic with Ads, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, YouTube, Tubi TV, Pluto TV, Kanopy, Hoopla, Plex, Plex Channel, Darkroom
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
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 Apple TV, Amazon Video, Kanopy, Hoopla
The Pearl Button
(El botón de nácar)
Some say the water has memory. This film shows that it also has a voice.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- 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 Eternal Memory
(La memoria infinita)
An intimate meditation on love and memory that documents 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
Festival Favorites
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, VIX , Kanopy, Plex, myfilmfriend, Plex Channel
Endless Poetry
(Poesía sin fin)
An artist's life is nothing if not surreal.
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- Chile, United Kingdom, France • 2016
- Director Alejandro Jodorowsky
- Cast Adan Jodorowsky, Brontis Jodorowsky, Pamela Flores, Leandro Taub
- Genre Fantasy, Drama
- Available on Amazon Video, Apple TV
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 Apple TV, Amazon Video, Kanopy, Hoopla
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, JustWatchTV
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
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