Popular from Chile
Nobody Knows I'm Here
(Nadie sabe que estoy aquí)
A recluse lives on a remote Chilean sheep farm, hiding a beautiful singing voice from the outside 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
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 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 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
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
New from Chile
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 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
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
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 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 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 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
Telescope Recommends
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
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
Night Across the Street
(La noche de enfrente)
An office worker on the verge of retirement begins to relive both real and imagined memories.
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- Chile, France • 2012
- Director Raúl Ruiz
- Cast Christian Vadim, Sergio Hernández, Valentina Vargas, Chamila Rodríguez, Pedro Vicuña
- Genre Drama
- Available on Apple 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
Machuca
Two schoolboys observe a political coup in their native Chile.
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- Chile, Spain, United Kingdom • 2004
- Director Andrés Wood
- Cast Matías Quer, Ariel Mateluna, Aline Küppenheim, Ernesto Malbran, Federico Luppi, Manuela Martelli
- Genre Drama
- Available on Fandor, 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 Future
(Il futuro)
Two orphans explore the dangers of adulthood until they find a retired Mr. Universe and enter his dark mansion in search of a future.
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- Italy, Chile, Germany • 2013
- Director Alicia Scherson
- Cast Manuela Martelli, Nicolas Vaporidis, Luigi Ciardo, Alessandro Giallocosta, Pino Calabrese, Rutger Hauer
- Genre Drama
- Available on Strand Releasing Amazon Channel, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Amazon Video, YouTube, Tubi TV
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
Jackie
I want them to see what they have done to Jack.
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- Chile, France, United States • 2016
- Director Pablo Larraín
- Cast Natalie Portman, Peter Sarsgaard, Greta Gerwig, Billy Crudup, John Hurt, Richard E. Grant
- Genre Drama
- Available on Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, YouTube
Documentaries from Chile
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 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
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
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 True Story, DocAlliance Films, Apple TV, Kanopy, Plex, Plex Channel
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 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.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- Chile, France • 2019
- Director Patricio Guzmán
- Cast
- Genre Documentary
- Available on OVID, Apple TV, Amazon Video
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 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
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
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
Festival Favorites
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
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 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
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
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.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- Chile • 2022
- Director Patricio Guzmán
- Cast Patricio Guzmán
- Genre Documentary, War & Politics
- Available on OVID, Apple TV, Amazon Video, Hoopla
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 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