The Best Colombian Movies
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1. La estrategia del caracol (1993)
116 min | Comedy, Drama
A group of tenants living in an old house are confronted with having to move out due to a renovation project the city has undertaken, but decide to unite and come up with a strategy.
Director: Sergio Cabrera | Stars: Fausto Cabrera, Frank Ramírez, Delfina Guido, Vicky Hernández
Votes: 2,813
2. Wandering Shadows (2004)
90 min | Drama
Two men meet in downtown Bogotá; one is missing a leg, the other is a "silletero," a man who carries people around for money. Each character bears the burden of a bitter past life.
Director: Ciro Guerra | Stars: Lowin Allende, César Badillo, Julián Díaz, Andrés Gaitán
Votes: 513
3. Confessing to Laura (1990)
90 min | Drama
The action is situated in Colombia on April 9, 1948, date in which took place the famous "Bogotazo". It is a story of love frustrated by political circumstances. Laura, a spinster ... See full summary »
Director: Jaime Osorio Gómez | Stars: Vicky Hernández, Gustavo Londoño, María Cristina Gálvez, Walter Rojas
Votes: 266
4. The Hidden Face (2011)
R | 97 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Shattered by the unexpected news of their irreversible break-up, an aspiring orchestra conductor is puzzled by his girlfriend's mysterious and seemingly inexplicable case of disappearance. But can he look beyond the facts?
Director: Andrés Baiz | Stars: Quim Gutiérrez, Martina García, María Soledad Rodríguez, Jose Luis Garcia
Votes: 46,319
5. The Art of Losing (2004)
Not Rated | 105 min | Thriller
The best Colombian thriller of the last decade. The discovery of an impaled corpse near Bogota, prostitutes, a real-estate fraud scheme, emerald hunters, and corrupt politicians reflect the actuality of the conflicting country.
Director: Sergio Cabrera | Stars: Daniel Giménez Cacho, Martina García, César Mora, Víctor Mallarino
Votes: 834
6. Bluff (I) (2007)
95 min | Comedy, Thriller
A man catches his girlfriend cheating on him with his boss, and gets fired because of this. When he finds his boss cheating on his ex-girlfriend, he blackmails him, but things will end up upside-down, when a murder shows up.
Director: Felipe Martínez Amador | Stars: Federico Lorusso, Víctor Mallarino, Catalina Aristizábal, Luis Eduardo Arango
Votes: 463
7. Los niños invisibles (2001)
90 min | Comedy, Drama
A young boy and his friends attempt to become invisible to get closer to the girls they desire. They must steal the magic recipe and its ingredients without getting caught to perform the ritual.
Director: Lisandro Duque Naranjo | Stars: Guillermo Castañeda, Ingrid Cielo Ospina, Gustavo Camacho, Juvenal Camacho
Votes: 284
8. Tiempo de morir (1985)
98 min | Drama
A man is released from prison, and after 18 years, returns to his "pueblo" (village). But in this village, time, in many ways, has stood still. The time served by Juan complied with the ... See full summary »
Director: Jorge Alí Triana | Stars: Gustavo Angarita, Sebastián Ospina, Jorge Emilio Salazar, María Eugenia Dávila
Votes: 205
9. The People at Universal (1991)
110 min | Drama
This is a dark comedy that takes place in an urban jungle, where everyone has to ensure their own survival. No one is evil, but everyone acts for their own benefit and without considering ... See full summary »
Director: Felipe Aljure | Stars: Álvaro Rodríguez, Jennifer Steffens, Robinson Díaz, Ani Aristizábal
Votes: 778
10. El colombian dream (2005)
120 min | Comedy, Drama
A psychedelic multiple-storyline around a disco called "El Colombian Dream".
Director: Felipe Aljure | Stars: Alfredo Aguilar, Eva Ahen, Juan Miguel Anzola, Enrique Arango
Votes: 376
11. Golpe de estadio (1998)
105 min | Comedy, Romance, Sport
An oil company has set up a camp for geological research in a small village in Colombia that has been named New Texas so it becomes the target of the guerrillas. The confrontation is ... See full summary »
Director: Sergio Cabrera | Stars: Emma Suárez, Nicolás Montero, César Mora, Flavio Caballero
Votes: 437
12. La pena máxima (2001)
80 min | Comedy
A Colombian man's obsession with an international soccer match between his country and Argentina makes him commit the worst decisions of his life.
Director: Jorge Echeverry | Stars: Enrique Carriazo, Robinson Díaz, Sandra Reyes, Fernando Arévalo
Votes: 458
13. The Rose Seller (1998)
116 min | Drama
13-year-old Monica leads a street life, making her living by selling flowers to couples in local nightspots, she is joined by 10-year-old Andrea who runs out of her house after her mother ... See full summary »
Director: Víctor Gaviria | Stars: Leidy María 'Lady' Tabares, Marta Correa, Mileider Gil, Diana Murillo
Votes: 2,132
14. Los viajes del viento (2009)
Not Rated | 117 min | Drama, Music
A musician travels a great distance to return an instrument to his elderly teacher.
Director: Ciro Guerra | Stars: Marciano Martínez, Yull Núñez, Agustin Nieves, Jose Luis Torres
Votes: 2,511
15. Paraiso Travel (2008)
R | 116 min | Drama
Love drives two young lovers from Medellin, Colombia to seek fortune in New York City, only to find a harsh reality that will put to test their true love for one another.
Director: Simon Brand | Stars: Michelle O'Quinn, Louis Arcella, Angelica Blandon, Pedro Capó
Votes: 2,264
16. A Ton of Luck (2006)
Not Rated | 100 min | Comedy, Drama
Based on a true story, a group of 147 overworked and underpaid Colombian soldiers find the treasure they didn't seek; $46 million. The film is a surreal black comedy and follows 4 of the ... See full summary »
Director: Rodrigo Triana | Stars: Diego Cadavid, Juan Sebastián Aragón, Manuel José Chaves, Carlos Manuel Vesga
Votes: 966
17. Satanás (2007)
R | 95 min | Crime, Drama
Based on the Mario Mendoza's book and inspired by true events, tells three interconnected stories happening in the eve of the infamous Pozzetto Massacre.
Director: Andrés Baiz | Stars: Marcela Valencia, Blas Jaramillo, Lucia Rengifo, Isabel Gaona
Votes: 1,828
18. Rodrigo D: No futuro (1990)
93 min | Crime, Drama, Music
Rodrigo and his friends are bored teenagers living in Medellin. Rodrigo wants to start a punk band. The youths mainly loaf around the hillside shanty towns and, for kicks, steal a bike or car, or shoot someone.
Director: Víctor Gaviria | Stars: Ramiro Meneses, Carlos Mario Restrepo, Jackson Idrian Gallego, Vilma Díaz
Votes: 1,063
19. The History of the Pink Trunk (2005)
97 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
In 1945, in the Train Station of Bogota, Colombia, a dead girl is found in a trunk. The case is assigned to Detective Mariano Corzo, and he has to deal with the yellow journalist Hipólito ... See full summary »
Director: Libia Stella Gómez | Stars: Edgardo Román, Dolores Heredia, Rolf Abderhalden, Santiago García
Votes: 236
20. Amar y vivir (1989)
90 min | Drama, Music, Romance
Irene, the lead singer of the market place band 'Los Milagrosos', meets Joaquin the mechanic, when he arrives in the city carrying nothing but the clothes he is wearing.
Director: Carlos Duplat | Stars: María Fernanda Martínez, Luis Eduardo Motoa, Gerardo Calero, Patricia Ariza
Votes: 29
21. La toma de la embajada (2000)
110 min | Crime, Drama
The film starts from the time of the assault that a command of the guerrilla group M-19 performed at the Embassy of the Dominican Republic in BogotḠwhen celebrating the national holiday. ... See full summary »
Director: Ciro Durán | Stars: Demián Bichir, Fabiana Medina, Humberto Dorado, Vicky Hernández
Votes: 123
22. Roa (2013)
R | 91 min | Drama
Year 1948, Bogota Colombia. Liberal presidential candidate Jorge Eliecer Gaitan is assasinated. Chaos seizes the city.
Director: Andrés Baiz | Stars: César Bordón, Nicolás Cancino, Andrés Castañeda, Jose Luis Garcia Campos
Votes: 372
23. El embajador de la India (1987)
85 min | Comedy
Jaime Florez, an astute provincial, and malicious, is involved in a misunderstanding: the notable people of a Colombian city confuse it with the diplomatic representative of India. Without ... See full summary »
Director: Mario Ribero Ferreira | Stars: Hugo Gómez, Olga Lucía Alvira, José María Arzuaga, Martha Arévalo
Votes: 135
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