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1. Narcos (2015–2017)
TV-MA | 50 min | Biography, Crime, Drama
A chronicled look at the criminal exploits of Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar, as well as the many other drug kingpins who plagued the country through the years.
Stars: Pedro Pascal, Wagner Moura, Boyd Holbrook, Alberto Ammann
Votes: 470,167
2. 1492: Conquest of Paradise (1992)
PG-13 | 154 min | Adventure, Biography, Drama
Christopher Columbus' discovery of the Americas and the effect this has on the indigenous people.
Director: Ridley Scott | Stars: Gérard Depardieu, Armand Assante, Sigourney Weaver, Loren Dean
Votes: 32,804 | Gross: $7.19M
3. The Motorcycle Diaries (2004)
R | 126 min | Adventure, Biography, Drama
Ernesto Guevara de la Serna, popularly known as Che, along with his friend Alberto Granado, decides to take a road trip across South America. His experiences on the journey transform him.
Director: Walter Salles | Stars: Gael García Bernal, Rodrigo de la Serna, Mía Maestro, Mercedes Morán
Votes: 104,769 | Gross: $16.78M
4. Wasp Network (2019)
TV-MA | 127 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
The story of five Cuban political prisoners who had been imprisoned by the United States since the late 1990s on charges of espionage and murder.
Director: Olivier Assayas | Stars: Penélope Cruz, Edgar Ramírez, Gael García Bernal, Ana de Armas
Votes: 11,922
5. Hernán (2019– )
Biography, Drama, History
The Spanish "Conquistador" Hernán Cortés arrives on the shores of what today is México and faces both local demons and those who've sailed with him.
Stars: Óscar Jaenada, Ishbel Bautista, Michel Brown, Cristian Gamero
Votes: 1,414
6. Bolívar: Una lucha admirable (2019)
TV-MA | 52 min | Action, Biography, Drama
Depicts the life and loves of Venezuelan Gen. Simón Bolívar, who helped liberate several Latin American countries from Spain.
Stars: Luis Gerónimo Abreu, Mauricio Mejía, Juliette Pardau, Jaime Correa
Votes: 877
7. No (I) (2012)
R | 118 min | Drama, History
An advertising executive comes up with a campaign to defeat Augusto Pinochet in Chile's 1988 referendum.
Director: Pablo Larraín | Stars: Gael García Bernal, Alfredo Castro, Antonia Zegers, Luis Gnecco
Votes: 26,216 | Gross: $2.34M
8. A Twelve-Year Night (2018)
TV-MA | 122 min | Adventure, Biography, Crime
1973. Uruguay is governed by a military dictatorship. One autumn night, three Tupamaro prisoners are taken from their jail cells in a secret military operation. The order is precise: "As we can't kill them, let's drive them mad."
Director: Álvaro Brechner | Stars: Antonio de la Torre, Chino Darín, Alfonso Tort, César Troncoso
Votes: 10,976
9. The Great Heist (2020)
TV-MA | Crime, Drama, Thriller
TV series follows the robbery of Colombia's central bank in October 1994 when a thieves made off with $33million.
Stars: Andrés Parra, Christian Tappan, Waldo Urrego, Marcela Benjumea
Votes: 2,913
10. El Presidente (2020– )
TV-MA | 60 min | Comedy, Drama, Sport
The head of a small Chilean football club becomes a key player in the 2015 FIFA corruption scandal.
Stars: Andrés Parra, Karla Souza, Paulina Gaitan, Alberto Ajaka
Votes: 1,621
11. Pelé (2021)
TV-14 | 108 min | Documentary, Biography, Sport
Looks back at the extraordinary 12-year period in which Pelé, the only man to win three World Cup titles, went from young superstar in 1958 to national hero in 1970; a radical yet turbulent era in Brazil’s history.
Directors: Ben Nicholas, David Tryhorn | Stars: Pelé, Muhammad Ali, Amarildo, Jorge Arantes
Votes: 5,666
12. Neruda (2016)
R | 107 min | Biography, Crime, Drama
An inspector hunts down Nobel Prize-winning Chilean poet Pablo Neruda, who becomes a fugitive in his home country in the late 1940s for joining the Communist Party.
Director: Pablo Larraín | Stars: Gael García Bernal, Luis Gnecco, Mercedes Morán, Emilio Gutiérrez Caba
Votes: 11,048 | Gross: $0.94M
13. The Edge of Democracy (2019)
TV-14 | 121 min | Documentary, History
Political documentary and personal memoir collide in this exploration into the complex truth behind the unraveling of two Brazilian presidencies.
Director: Petra Costa | Stars: Dilma Rousseff, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, Marisa Letícia Lula da Silva, Sergio Moro
Votes: 15,723
14. The Liberator (2013)
R | 119 min | Biography, Drama, History
Simon Bolivar fought over 100 battles against the Spanish Empire in South America. He rode over 70,000 miles on horseback. His military campaigns covered twice the territory of Alexander the Great. His army never conquered -- it liberated.
Director: Alberto Arvelo | Stars: Edgar Ramírez, Erich Wildpret, María Valverde, Juana Acosta
Votes: 5,567 | Gross: $0.11M
15. Young Polacas (2019)
96 min | Drama, History
The story of the famous "Polacas", Jewish women deceived into prostitution in Rio de Janeiro in the early 1900's. Ricardo interviews Mrs. Mira, who struggles to bring back memories from her mother's past as a Polaca.
Director: Alex Levy-Heller | Stars: Jacqueline Laurence, Emílio Orciollo Netto, Lorena Castanheira, Thierry Tremouroux
Votes: 43
16. El Pepe: A Supreme Life (2018)
74 min | Documentary, Biography
An examination of the life, times, and legacy of Uruguay's last president, José "Pepe" Mujica.
Director: Emir Kusturica | Star: Pepe Mujica
Votes: 2,130
17. The Two Escobars (2010)
104 min | Documentary, Biography, Sport
A look at how the lives of Colombian footballer Andres Escobar and drug lord Pablo Escobar were intertwined, alongside the mysterious events that led to Andres' murder in 1994.
Directors: Jeff Zimbalist, Michael Zimbalist | Stars: María Ester Escobar, Francisco Maturana, Alexis García V., Jaime Gaviria Gómez
Votes: 2,200
18. The Pearl Button (2015)
Not Rated | 82 min | Documentary
Delving into the nearly-religious significance of water, this profound rumination on memory and loss bridges the gap between its mystical origins, Pinochet's coup d'état, and the secret of a mother-of-pearl button at the bottom of the sea.
Director: Patricio Guzmán | Stars: Martín Calderón, Cristina, Patricio Guzmán, Ema Malig
Votes: 2,898
19. The Endless Night (2023)
TV-MA | 214 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
The real life drama of a Brazilian nightclub fire that kills hundreds, whose families gather and engage in a public fight for justice.
Stars: Thelmo Fernandes, Paulo Gorgulho, Bianca Byington, Leonardo Medeiros
Votes: 1,477
20. O Hóspede Americano (2021)
Drama, History
The American Guest follows the journey of former U.S. president Teddy Roosevelt, alongside Brazilian army officer Cândido Rondon, in a quest to explore unknown regions of the Brazilian Amazon.
Stars: Aidan Quinn, Dana Delany, Trevor Eve, Chris Mason
Votes: 323
21. The Cuba Libre Story (2015–2016)
TV-14 | 52 min | Documentary, History
This documentary series recounts the tumultuous history of Cuba, a nation of foreign conquest, freedom fighters and Cold War political machinations.
Stars: Ken Eaken, Jaime Suchlicki, Jean-Pierre Clerc, Michael Zeuske
Votes: 2,030
22. Post Mortem (II) (2010)
Not Rated | 98 min | Drama
In Chile, 1973, during the last days of Salvador Allende's presidency, an employee at a Morgue's recording office falls for a burlesque dancer who mysteriously disappears.
Director: Pablo Larraín | Stars: Alfredo Castro, Antonia Zegers, Jaime Vadell, Amparo Noguera
Votes: 2,637
23. Olga (2004)
141 min | Biography, Drama, History
Based upon the true story of Olga Benário, the German-born wife of Brazilian communist leader Luís Carlos Prestes. During the dictatorship of Getúlio Vargas (1930-1945) she was arrested and... See full summary »
Director: Jayme Monjardim | Stars: Camila Morgado, Caco Ciocler, Luís Melo, Eliane Giardini
Votes: 3,645
24. Xingu (2011)
Not Rated | 102 min | Action, Adventure, Biography
Three brothers embark on a journey that begins with a kinship with Brazil's indigenous tribes, to their creation of South America's largest national park.
Director: Cao Hamburger | Stars: João Miguel, Felipe Camargo, Caio Blat, Maiarim Kaiabi
Votes: 1,923
25. South of the Border (2009)
Not Rated | 78 min | Documentary
A road trip across five countries to explore the social and political movements as well as the mainstream media's misperception of South America while interviewing seven of its elected presidents.
Director: Oliver Stone | Stars: Tariq Ali, Tony Blair, Wolf Blitzer, Nelson Bocaranda
Votes: 3,097 | Gross: $0.17M
26. Pedro, Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea (2021)
96 min | Biography, Drama
An intimate look at the life of Dom Pedro I and the historical events that revolve around the prince, anticipating a decisive moment in his trajectory. In 1831, the first Emperor of Brazil ... See full summary »
Director: Laís Bodanzky | Stars: Cauã Reymond, Luísa Cruz, Luise Heyer, Francis Magee
Votes: 256
27. Hans Staden (1999)
92 min | Biography, Drama, History
On the eve of his return to Europe after an extended involuntary stay in 16th-century Brazil, the German sailor Hans Staden is captured by a hostile cannibal Indian tribe. In order to ... See full summary »
Director: Luís Alberto Pereira | Stars: Carlos Evelyn, Ariana Messias, Darci Figueiredo, Beto Simas
Votes: 376
28. The Battle of Chile: Part I (1975)
Not Rated | 97 min | Documentary, History
The chronicle of the political tension in Chile in 1973 and of the violent counter revolution against the democratically elected government of Salvador Allende.
Director: Patricio Guzmán | Stars: Abilio Fernández, Salvador Allende
Votes: 1,613
29. Mucho Mucho Amor: The Legend of Walter Mercado (2020)
TV-14 | 96 min | Documentary, Biography
Every day for decades, Walter Mercado — the iconic, gender non-conforming astrologer — mesmerized 120 million Latino viewers with his extravagance and positivity.
Directors: Cristina Costantini, Kareem Tabsch | Stars: Walter Mercado, Willy Acosta, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Raul de Molina
Votes: 3,483
30. Lula, the Son of Brazil (2009)
Not Rated | 130 min | Biography, Drama, History
The true story of a working-class boy who moves to the nation's financial capital at a young age and becomes one of the most influential politicians in Brazil's history.
Directors: Fábio Barreto, Marcelo Santiago | Stars: Rui Ricardo Diaz, Glória Pires, Juliana Baroni, Cleo
Votes: 3,088
31. Nisman. The Prosecutor, the President and the Spy (2019–2020)
373 min | Documentary, Crime, History
The suspicious death of Alberto Nisman, investigator of the attack on the headquarters of the AMIA in 1994.
Stars: Dexter Filkins, James Bernazzani, Ruth Pipkin, Laura Alonso
Votes: 641
32. Time and the Wind (1985)
45 min | Drama
The story of the foundations of the state of Rio Grande do Sul, through the Cambará family and Bibiana's memories of her grandmother, Ana Terra, and her husband, Captain Rodrigo.
Stars: Glória Pires, José de Abreu, Tarcísio Meira, Carla Camurati
Votes: 160
33. Chicago Boys (2015)
85 min | Documentary, History
The story of a group of Milton Friedman's disciples that, backed by a military dictatorship, turned Chile into the first and most extreme neoliberal country in the world.
Directors: Carola Fuentes, Rafael Valdeavellano | Stars: Sergio de Castro, Ernesto Fontaine, Ricardo French-Davis, Milton Friedman
Votes: 280
34. Torre das Donzelas (2018)
97 min | Documentary
"The Virgin's Tower" - Memoires of a group of rebel women that were imprisioned by the Brazilian dictatorship in the 60's.
Director: Susanna Lira | Stars: Dilma Rousseff, Ana Bursztyn-Miranda, Maria Aparecida Costa, Rita Sipahi
Votes: 108
35. Chatô - The King of Brazil (2016)
102 min | Biography, Drama
The story of Assis Chateaubriand, the first magnate of communication in Brazil. Due to his influence during the late 1930s up to the early 1960s, he has come to be called The Brazilian Citizen Kane.
Director: Guilherme Fontes | Stars: Marco Ricca, Andrea Beltrão, Paulo Betti, Letícia Sabatella
Votes: 752
36. Pablo Escobar: Countdown to Death (2017 TV Movie)
68 min | Documentary, Biography, Crime
Through rare interviews, images and wiretap audio, this documentary reconstructs the last nine years of Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar's life.
Director: Santiago Diaz Oso | Stars: María Isabel Santos, Sebastian Marroquín, Alba Marina Escobar, Germán Castro Caycedo
Votes: 264
37. Cinema Novo (2016)
Not Rated | 90 min | Documentary
Cinema Novo is a movie-essay that investigates poetically the most important movement of Latin America cinema, through the thoughts of its main auteurs: Nelson Pereira dos Santos, Glauber ... See full summary »
Director: Eryk Rocha | Stars: Nelson Pereira dos Santos, Carlos Diegues, Joaquim Pedro de Andrade, Glauber Rocha
Votes: 439
38. San Martín: El cruce de Los Andes (2010)
90 min | Action, Adventure, Biography
The story follows a 15-year-old Manuel Corvalán, who decides to leave his upper-class family and be disinherited by his father to join the newly formed Army of the Andes, commanded by the General José de San Martín.
Director: Leandro Ipiña | Stars: Rodrigo de la Serna, Alireza Abbas Beygi, Víctor Hugo Carrizo, Alfredo Castellani
Votes: 591
39. Salvador Allende (2004)
Not Rated | 100 min | Documentary, Biography
From his childhood in Valparaiso to his death during the Pinochet military coup on September 11, 1973, the life and works of Chilean president Salvador Allende.
Director: Patricio Guzmán | Stars: Salvador Allende, Patricio Guzmán, Jacques Bidou, Alejandro Gonzáles
Votes: 768
40. Santos Dumont (2019– )
60 min | Biography, History
SANTOS DUMONT tells the story of the man who embodied the great transformations of the turn of the century, acclaimed almost worldwide as the first man to fly a plane - the 14 Bis. Set in ... See full summary »
Stars: João Pedro Zappa, Thierry Tremouroux, Miguel Pinheiro, Jean Pierre Noher
Votes: 181
41. Allende en su laberinto (2014)
90 min | Action, Biography, Drama
The last 7 hours of former President of Chile Salvador Allende, and his closest collaborators inside the Palace of La Moneda, during the brutal military coup d'etat on Sept. 11, 1973, the day democracy in Chile ended. Based on true events.
Director: Miguel Littin | Stars: Daniel Muñoz, Aline Küppenheim, Horacio Videla, Juvel Vielma
Votes: 572
42. Santiago, Italia (2018)
PG | 80 min | Documentary, History
After the coup d'État of the Democratic government of Allende, the embassy of Italy in Santiago played a major role in helping the opposers of the regime, and extradited many of them Italy.... See full summary »
Directors: Nanni Moretti, Jeffrey B. Mallian | Stars: Salvador Allende, Carmen Castillo, Patricio Guzmán, Raul Eduardo Iturriaga
Votes: 997
43. Joaquim (2017)
97 min | Biography, Drama, History
A partly fictional, partly historical account of the life of Brazil's national hero Joaquim José da Silva Xavier, alias Tiradentes.
Director: Marcelo Gomes | Stars: Julio Machado, Isabél Zuaa, Rômulo Braga, Marco Perpétuo
Votes: 574
44. Sandino (1990)
135 min | Biography, Drama
The US tried to occupy Nicaragua in 1927. General Cesar Augusto Sandino and his guerrillas begin armed resistance.
Director: Miguel Littin | Stars: Kris Kristofferson, Joaquim de Almeida, Dean Stockwell, Ángela Molina
Votes: 129
45. Brasil 2002 - Os Bastidores do Penta (2022)
92 min | Documentary
A behind-the-scenes look at Brazil's 2002 World Cup-winning soccer team, with unseen footage and interviews with the players.
Director: Luis Ara | Stars: David Beckham, Juliano Belletti, Cafú, Roberto Carlos
Votes: 538
46. Emicida: AmarElo - It's All for Yesterday (2020)
TV-MA | 89 min | Documentary, Music
Between scenes from his concert in São Paulo's Theatro Municipal, rapper and activist Emicida celebrates the rich legacy of Black Brazilian culture.
Director: Fred Ouro Preto | Stars: Emicida, Zeca Pagodinho, Pabllo Vittar
Votes: 1,664
47. Hebe: The Brazilian Star (2019)
112 min | Biography, Drama
A recollection of Hebe Camargo's life during the 1980s, a time when she struggled between a personal and professional crisis and decided to take control of her own career.
Director: Maurício Farias | Stars: Andrea Beltrão, Marco Ricca, Danton Mello, Caio Horowicz
Votes: 596
48. Tierra del fuego (2000)
108 min | Drama
The chronicles of the Romanian engineer Julius Popper, a nationalized Argentine and one of the principle actors in the genocide of the Selk'nam, one of the indigenous peoples who inhabited the Tierra del Fuego Archipelago.
Director: Miguel Littin | Stars: Jorge Perugorría, Ornella Muti, Tamara Acosta, Nelson Villagra
Votes: 182
49. Rise of the Bolsonaros (2022)
TV-14 | 115 min | Documentary, Drama, History
The remarkable rise of one of the world's most controversial leaders, Jair Bolsonaro, from obscurity to the presidency of Brazil.
Stars: Nina Sosanya, Kerry Shale, Steve Bannon, Glenn Greenwald
Votes: 134
50. Bloody Destiny (1982– )
101 min | Adventure, Western
Depicts the last six months of Lampião and his wife Maria Bonita's lives, focusing on his both sides: a man who was the bloodthirsty gang leader and enemy of the authorities, while ... See full summary »
Stars: Nelson Xavier, Tânia Alves, Roberto Bonfim, Regina Dourado
Votes: 90