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1. Waking the Dead (2000)
R | 105 min | Drama, Mystery, Romance
A congressional candidate questions his sanity after seeing the love of his life, presumed dead, suddenly emerge.
Director: Keith Gordon | Stars: Billy Crudup, Bill Haugland, Nelson Landrieu, Ivonne Coll
Votes: 7,622 | Gross: $0.33M
2. The Royal Hunt of the Sun (1969)
G | 118 min | Adventure, Drama, History
In 1532, Spanish conquistador Francisco Pizarro leads an expedition into the heart of the Inca Empire and captures the Incan Emperor Atahualpa and claims Peru for Spain.
Director: Irving Lerner | Stars: Robert Shaw, Christopher Plummer, Nigel Davenport, Leonard Whiting
Votes: 798
3. 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
4. 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
5. Inés of My Soul (2020)
Drama
This is a romantic historical drama based on the true story of the first woman "conquistador" who went to the South American land that would become Chile, and helped to form the city of ... See full summary »
Stars: Elena Rivera, Eduardo Noriega, Ismael Martínez, Nicolás Zárate
Votes: 479
6. 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
7. The Journey (1992)
R | 150 min | Adventure, Drama
Follows the journey taken by 17-year-old Martin through Latin America - by bicycle - from his snow-frozen school in Tierra del Fuego in search of his 'real' father, a cartoonist turned anthropologist believed to be in the Amazon jungle.
Director: Fernando E. Solanas | Stars: Walter Quiroz, Soledad Alfaro, Ricardo Bartis, Christina Becerra
Votes: 829
8. Age of Empires II: The Age of Kings (1999 Video Game)
T | Action, Adventure, History
The Age of Kings is set in the Middle Ages and contains thirteen playable civilizations.
Director: Paul DeNigris | Stars: Gary Moody, Spencer Prokop, Ric Spiegel, Cliff Stephens
Votes: 3,673
9. Il pleut sur Santiago (1975)
112 min | Drama, Thriller
A depiction of the 1973 Chilean coup d'etat.
Director: Helvio Soto | Stars: John Abbey, Jean-Louis Trintignant, Bibi Andersson, Annie Girardot
Votes: 343
10. Age of Empires III (2005 Video Game)
T | Action, Adventure, War
Age of Empires III portrays the European colonization of the Americas, between approximately 1492 and 1876 AD. Command one of eight mighty European powers and colonize vast, uncharted territory.
Director: Kris Zimmerman | Stars: J. Grant Albrecht, June Angela, Philip Anthony-Rodriguez, Rosalind Ayres
Votes: 2,755
11. 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
12. Sweet Country (1987)
R | 150 min | Drama, History
A U.S. woman joins the underground in 1973 Chile against the horrors of its military regime.
Director: Michael Cacoyannis | Stars: Jane Alexander, John Cullum, Carole Laure, Franco Nero
Votes: 232
13. 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
14. 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
15. Caccia allo scorpione d'oro (1991)
100 min | Action, Adventure
In the deepest, most remote part of the Amazon, a treasure is hidden. A treasure so valuable that men would kill for it, women would undress for it, and entire armies would fight for it.
Director: Umberto Lenzi | Stars: Andy J. Forest, Christine Leigh, David Brandon, Philip Wagner
Votes: 94
16. 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
17. Letters from Marusia (1975)
110 min | Drama, History
It is 1925 and working conditions in Chile are abysmal. The miners of Marusia go on strike, but the mine owners and the Government use the Chilean Army crush them.
Director: Miguel Littin | Stars: Gian Maria Volontè, Diana Bracho, Claudio Obregón, Eduardo López Rojas
Votes: 364
18. 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
19. 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
20. 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
21. Laboratory Greece (2019)
165 min | Documentary
A journey through Greece and Europe's past and recent history: from the Second World War to the current crisis. It is a historical documentary, a look into many stories.
Director: Jacopo Brogi | Stars: Filippo Abbate, Konrad Adenauer, Salvador Allende, Rania Antonopoulos
Votes: 32
22. The Battle of Chile: Part II (1976)
Not Rated | 88 min | Documentary, History
Filmmaker Patricio Guzmán tracks the deterioration of Salvador Allende's position following the attempted coup d'état of 29 June 1973, and analyzes the 10 weeks before Augusto Pinochet's CIA-backed seizure of power.
Director: Patricio Guzmán | Stars: Salvador Allende, Carlos Altamirano, Fernando Castillo, Luis Corvalán
Votes: 1,282
23. Mi mejor enemigo (2005)
Not Rated | 100 min | Comedy, Drama
The days of tense guard of a Chilean military that in the middle of the solitude will interact and forming circles of friendship with their Argentine rivals.
Director: Alex Bowen | Stars: Nicolás Saavedra, Erto Pantoja, Miguel Dedovich, Jorge Román
Votes: 1,100
24. Söhne der Sonne (2020)
Documentary, History
The rise and fall of the Maya, the Incas and the Aztecs, three pre-Columbian civilizations whose greatness and mysteries fascinate.
Stars: James Newton, Antje Gunsenheimer, Raúl Barrera, David Carballo
Votes: 36
25. Chile, the Obstinate Memory (1997)
59 min | Documentary
After decades of fascist rule in Chile, Patricio Guzman returns to his country to screen his documentary, Battle of Chile, which until the time of the filming was banned by authorities. His... See full summary »
Director: Patricio Guzmán | Stars: Patricio Guzmán, Vincent Davy, Hortensia Allende, José Balmes
Votes: 371
26. The Battle of Chile: Part III (1979)
80 min | Documentary, History
This film investigates the factory worker's response to the insurrection, as well as Chile's socialist aspirations for the future. The camera captures the optimism in the industrial working class before Pinochet's US-backed coup d'état.
Director: Patricio Guzmán | Stars: Salvador Allende, Abilio Fernández, Ernesto Malbran
Votes: 1,040
27. La araucana (1971)
R | 100 min | Drama, History, War
A dramatization of Alonso de Ercilla's 16th-century epic poem about the Spanish conquest of Chile.
Director: Julio Coll | Stars: Elsa Martinelli, Venantino Venantini, Víctor Barrera, Julio Peña
Votes: 59
28. Unearthing Nazca: The Complete Story (2020)
PG | 69 min | Documentary
In spring of 2017, researchers began a scientific inquiry into the origins of six, three-fingered mummies found in Nazca, Peru. Preliminary results from tests performed on the largest ... See full summary »
Director: Gaia | Star: Brian Lynn
Votes: 17
29. Earthquake in Chile (1975 TV Movie)
86 min | Drama, Romance
1647, Santiago, Chile. Don Henrico banishes his daughter, Josepha, to a convent when he learns she loves Jeronimo, a mestizo who's a teacher in the household. The lovers meet in secret, a ... See full summary »
Director: Helma Sanders-Brahms | Stars: Julia Peña, Maddalena Kerrh, Víctor Barrera, Fred Maire
Votes: 31
30. The Promised Land (1973)
80 min | Drama, History
In 1930 Chile, amidst the economic crisis, syndicalist Jose spearheads the battle against landlords and the government.
Director: Miguel Littin | Stars: Nelson Villagra, Marcelo Gaete, Rafael Benavente, Shenda Román
Votes: 91
31. Los Náufragos (1994)
123 min | Drama
After 20 years in exile in Europe, Aron returns to Chile to reunite with himself, and with his family.
Director: Miguel Littin | Stars: Valentina Vargas, Marcelo Romo, Bastián Bodenhöfer, Luis Alarcón
Votes: 40
32. A Promise to the Dead: The Exile Journey of Ariel Dorfman (2007)
91 min | Documentary
A Promise to the Dead: The Exile Journey of Ariel Dorfman is an exploration of exile, memory, longing and democracy through the words and memories of playwright/author/activist Ariel ... See full summary »
Director: Peter Raymont | Stars: Salvador Allende, Michelle Bachelet, Hugo Chávez, Rafael Correa
Votes: 65
33. Estadio Nacional (2003)
Not Rated | 90 min | Documentary
After a military coup overthrew the democratically elected Socialist government of Chile on September 11, 1973, the capital's National Stadium was the scene of the indiscriminate mass detentions of more than 12,000 suspected dissidents.
Director: Carmen Luz Parot
Votes: 56
34. La spirale (1976)
138 min | Documentary
Based on movie and television archives, this film aims to demonstrate how the United States planned to crush Salvador Allende's attempt to institute Socialism in Chili, shortly after his election.
Directors: Armand Mattelart, Valérie Mayoux, Jacqueline Meppiel | Stars: François Périer, Donald Sutherland, Salvador Allende, Fidel Castro
Votes: 72
35. Eloy (1969)
90 min | Drama
Surrounded by the police, an outlaw looks back on his life: the fights he fought, the people he killed, the people he helped, and the woman he cannot forget.
Director: Humberto Ríos | Stars: Raúl Parini, María Eugenia Cavieres, Mario Lorca, Tennyson Ferrada
Votes: 19
36. Casa de Angelis (2018–2019)
Drama, History
A miniseries about the trials and tribulations of a fashion house in 1950s Chile.
Stars: Ángela Prieto, Valentina Muhr, Catalina Saavedra, Paulina Urrutia
Votes: 10
37. Acta General de Chile (1986)
240 min | Documentary
In 1985, exiled director Miguel Littin returned clandestinely to Pinochet's Chile to make this documentary about the socio-political reality of the country.
Director: Miguel Littin | Stars: Hortensia Allende, Salvador Allende, Fidel Castro, Joan Garcés
Votes: 45
38. El diario de Agustín (2008)
80 min | Documentary
Exposé of the CIA-financed efforts of the Edwards family of Chile to cover up the human rights abuses of the Pinochet dictatorship through its newspaper 'El Mercurio'.
Director: Ignacio Agüero | Stars: Salvador Allende, Patricio Aylwin, Raquel Correa, John Dinges
Votes: 97
39. El húsar de la muerte (1925)
65 min | Biography, Drama, History
The story of Manuel Rodriguez
Director: Pedro Sienna | Stars: Pedro Sienna, Clara Werther, Piet Van Ravenstein, Guillermo Barrientos
Votes: 162
40. Augusto Pinochet: The Coup, the Torture & the West (2023 TV Special)
45 min | Documentary, History
September 11th, 2023 marks the 50th anniversary of the military coup that brought General Pinochet to power in Chile. With the support of world democracies, including the US and UK, the dictator ruled through terror and torture.
Director: Lyndy Saville | Stars: Cal Seville, Roberto Navarrete, Nicholas O'Shaughnessy, Grace Livingston
Votes: 13
41. Nicaragua: A Nation's Right to Survive (1983 TV Movie)
53 min | Documentary, War
A historical account of Nicaragua in the context of US interventions in Latin America.
Director: Alan Lowery | Stars: John Pilger, Xavier Gorostiaga, Néstor Sánchez
Votes: 32
42. De försvunna (1979)
87 min | Drama
Three days in one of Chilean military dictator Pinochet's torture centres.
Director: Sergio M. Castilla | Stars: Nelson Villagra, Leonardo Perucci, Ely Menz, Hugo Medina
Votes: 16
43. Voto + fusil (1971)
70 min | Drama
During the election that finally brought Salvador Allende to power, the volatility of the left-wing spectrum was evident in Chile.
Director: Helvio Soto | Stars: Leonardo Perucci, Marcelo Romo, Patricia Guzmán, Jorge Guerra
Votes: 31
44. El astuto mono Pinochet contra la moneda de los cerdos (2004)
72 min | Documentary
Directors: Iván Osnovikoff, Bettina Perut
Votes: 35
45. Brusilia (2008)
35 min | Short, Drama
An old South American immigrant spends the last days of his life in Brussels. His son, whom he left behind in South America, is on his way to meet him. The father tries to avoid the confrontation and leaves a mysterious message.
Director: Daniel Lambo | Stars: Dario Altamirano, Flavio de Souza, Claude Guislain, Edward Montellano
46. El derecho de vivir en paz (1999)
100 min | Documentary
Director: Carmen Luz Parot | Stars: Joan Jara, Víctor Jara
Votes: 35
47. Imageries de una dictatur (1999)
56 min | Documentary
An incisive analysis at the ruling of General Augusto Pinochet in Chile after a coup d'etat that deposed socialist president Salvador Allende, in 1973, and the reign of terror, ... See full summary »
Director: Patricio Henríquez | Star: Augusto Pinochet
Votes: 28
48. Frontera sin ley (1971)
87 min | Action, Drama, History
Director: Luis Margas | Stars: Raúl Rivera, Rubén Ubeira, Jorge Yáñez, Andrés Rojas Murphy
49. La rosa de los vientos (1983)
84 min | Drama, Fantasy
Exiled Chilean director Patricio Guzmán filmed in Cuba and in Venezuela to create this controversial statement on the creation and survival of Latin American culture from the late-15th ... See full summary »
Director: Patricio Guzmán | Stars: Patxi Andión, José Antonio Rodríguez, Nelson Villagra, Asdrúbal Meléndez
Votes: 24
50. Diario de mi residencia en Chile: María Graham (2013– )
Biography, Drama, History
Historical drama based on the diary of British travel-writer Maria Graham, who spent nine months in Chile in 1822 as the country was becoming independent from Spain. She befriends the ... See full summary »
Stars: Miriam Heard, Daniel Guillón, Sean O'Callaghan, Pablo Krögh
Votes: 6