Best Argentinian Movies
by joakuncai | created - 25 Oct 2011 | updated - 20 Aug 2012 | PublicList of Argentinian movies that I like the most.
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1. The Secret in Their Eyes (2009)
R | 129 min | Drama, Mystery, Romance
A retired legal counselor writes a novel hoping to find closure for one of his past unresolved homicide cases and for his unreciprocated love with his superior - both of which still haunt him decades later.
Director: Juan José Campanella | Stars: Ricardo Darín, Soledad Villamil, Pablo Rago, Carla Quevedo
Votes: 222,507 | Gross: $6.39M
2. Nine Queens (2000)
R | 114 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
Two con artists try to swindle a stamp collector by selling him a sheet of counterfeit rare stamps (the "nine queens").
Director: Fabián Bielinsky | Stars: Ricardo Darín, Gastón Pauls, Graciela Tenenbaum, María Mercedes Villagra
Votes: 57,162 | Gross: $1.22M
3. Son of the Bride (2001)
R | 123 min | Comedy, Drama
A dissatisfied 40-year-old, separated and without time for his own daughter and girlfriend must rethink his life when his father decides to marry his mother, who suffers from Alzheimer's disease, by church.
Director: Juan José Campanella | Stars: Ricardo Darín, Héctor Alterio, Norma Aleandro, Eduardo Blanco
Votes: 16,515 | Gross: $0.62M
4. The Aura (2005)
Not Rated | 134 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
A deluded taxidermist plans the perfect crime.
Director: Fabián Bielinsky | Stars: Ricardo Darín, Manuel Rodal, Dolores Fonzi, Mariana Malamud
Votes: 14,750 | Gross: $0.06M
5. Sidewalls (2011)
Not Rated | 95 min | Comedy, Drama
Martín and Mariana are slightly damaged people who live in buildings just opposite one another. While they often don't notice each other, separation might be the very thing that brings them together.
Director: Gustavo Taretto | Stars: Javier Drolas, Miguel Dedovich, Pilar López de Ayala, Miguel Alvarez
Votes: 15,982 | Gross: $0.00M
6. Hold Up! (2012)
111 min | Comedy, Crime, Thriller
In 50s Spain, a group of Argentinians loyal to the deposed president Peron plan a robbery to recover the jewels that used to belong to the president's late wife Evita.
Director: Eduard Cortés | Stars: Guillermo Francella, Nicolás Cabré, Amaia Salamanca, Jordi Martínez
Votes: 828
7. El hombre de al lado (2009)
103 min | Thriller
A small incident over two neighbors common wall sparks a conflict which affects the intimacy of the view over the chimney; the protagonist sparks a conflict and with paranoiac obsession destroys everyday life.
Directors: Mariano Cohn, Gastón Duprat | Stars: Teófilo Mendoza, Rafael Spregelburd, Eugenia Alonso, Inés Budassi
Votes: 3,737
8. Chinese Take-Away (2011)
Not Rated | 93 min | Comedy, Drama
A well-ordered hardware store owner in Buenos Aires will see his life turn upside down when he helps a stranded Chinese man who doesn't speak a word of Spanish find his uncle in the bustling city. But can this coexistence bear fruit?
Director: Sebastián Borensztein | Stars: Ricardo Darín, Ignacio Huang, Carolina Hsu, Muriel Santa Ana
Votes: 19,537
9. La suerte está echada (2005)
97 min | Comedy
A story about two brothers and how they deal with everything life brings
Director: Sebastián Borensztein | Stars: Marcelo Mazzarello, Daniel Topino, Paola Krum, Alfredo Martín
Votes: 1,118
10. A Boyfriend for My Wife (2008)
100 min | Comedy, Romance
A man finds a very unusual way to get rid of his wife.
Director: Juan Taratuto | Stars: Adrián Suar, Valeria Bertuccelli, Gabriel Goity, Marcelo Xicarte
Votes: 3,773
11. Igualita a mí (2010)
Not Rated | 108 min | Comedy
Refusing to face his adulthood, a Casanova must deal with the fact that he has a young pregnant daughter from an earlier relationship.
Director: Diego Kaplan | Stars: Adrián Suar, Florencia Bertotti, Claudia Fontán, Gabriel Chame
Votes: 914
12. Incorregibles (2007)
Not Rated | 91 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
An inexperienced thief decides to rob a bank to raise the money his sister needs to undergo an operation in the United States. During the robbery, he takes a very peculiar hostage.
Director: Rodolfo Ledo | Stars: Guillermo Francella, Dady Brieva, Gisela Van Lacke, Jorge Rivera López
Votes: 437
13. My First Wedding (2011)
102 min | Comedy, Romance
In "My First Wedding" ("Mi primera boda"), Jewish-born Adrián and Catholic-born Leonora have finally reached their wedding day. Instead of gracefully embracing matrimony, Adrián spends the ... See full summary »
Director: Ariel Winograd | Stars: Natalia Oreiro, Daniel Hendler, Imanol Arias, Soledad Silveyra
Votes: 1,027
14. Apariencias (2000)
R | 94 min | Comedy, Romance
A shy young man is mistaken for a homosexual by his coworker, which helps him get closer to her and win her over.
Director: Alberto Lecchi | Stars: Andrea Del Boca, Adrián Suar, Rita Cortese, Fernando Siro
Votes: 427
15. An Argentinian in New York (1998)
95 min | Comedy, Music
A single father wants to rebuild his relationship with his daughter, who flies to New York to become a professional singer.
Director: Juan José Jusid | Stars: Guillermo Francella, Natalia Oreiro, Diana Lamas, Jessica Schultz
Votes: 811
16. Papá es un ídolo (2000)
85 min | Comedy, Family
The relationship between a father and his son is put at risk when they run into the boy's mother during a vacation at a ski resort.
Director: Juan José Jusid | Stars: Guillermo Francella, Manuel Bandera, Millie Stegmann, Mapi Galán
Votes: 395
17. Papá se volvió loco (2005)
90 min | Comedy, Romance
On their scond honeymoon, a couple travels to the beaches of the Dominican Republic to reignite their marriage.
Director: Rodolfo Ledo | Stars: Guillermo Francella, Lucía Galán, Daniel Aráoz, Ingrid Grudke
Votes: 804
18. Esa maldita costilla (1999)
93 min | Comedy
A comedy about sex and love from four women's eyes.
Director: Juan José Jusid | Stars: Luis Brandoni, Susana Giménez, Rossy de Palma, Loles León
Votes: 418
19. Los extermineitors (1989)
90 min | Comedy, Action, Adventure
Director: Carlos Galettini | Stars: Emilio Disi, Guillermo Francella, Patricia Sarán, Marcela Ortiz
Votes: 421
20. Extermineitors II: La venganza del dragón (1990)
82 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family
Director: Carlos Galettini | Stars: Emilio Disi, Guillermo Francella, Beatriz Salomón, Hector Echavarria
Votes: 327
21. Extermineitors 3: La gran pelea final (1991)
85 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
Extermineitors III: La gran pelea final, o simplemente Extermineitors III, es una película argentina cómica-de acción de 1991 dirigida por Carlos Galettini y protagonizada por Guillermo ... See full synopsis »
Director: Carlos Galettini | Stars: Guillermo Francella, Rand McClain, Adriana Salgueiro, Jean Pierre Noher
Votes: 278
22. Extermineitors 4: Como Hermanos Gemelos (1992)
90 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
Guillermo Francella is convinced by his general that he has a twin brother, Rand McClain, a former enemy, now retired in Cataratas del Iguazú, in a pacific life. They plan the strategy to ... See full summary »
Director: Carlos Galettini | Stars: Guillermo Francella, Rand McClain, Javier Belgeri, Mike Kirton
Votes: 306
23. Los bañeros más locos del mundo (1987)
82 min | Comedy
The members of the "Explosive Brigade" spend their vacation in Mar del Plata. They run out of money and has to work at the beach club.
Director: Carlos Galettini | Stars: Emilio Disi, Alberto Fernández de Rosa, Gino Renni, Berugo Carambula
Votes: 648
24. Bañeros II, la playa loca (1989)
76 min | Comedy
Guillermo and Emilio works as cleaners at a beach club and dream of being millionaires.
Director: Carlos Galettini | Stars: Emilio Disi, Guillermo Francella, Mónica Gonzaga, Patricia Sarán
Votes: 549
25. Bañeros III, todopoderosos (2006)
92 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
Three friends at a beach resort work together to stop a gang from making a potion that can manipulate people's desires.
Director: Rodolfo Ledo | Stars: Pamela David, Emilio Disi, Guillermo Francella, Pablo Granados
Votes: 804
26. Brigada explosiva (1986)
85 min | Comedy
The Z Brigade comes into action after the robbery to a bank and unwittingly ends up helping the thieves to carry out the robbery, which causes them to be sent back to the police school by their superiors.
Director: Enrique Dawi | Stars: Moria Casán, Emilio Disi, Gino Renni, Alberto Fernández de Rosa
Votes: 344
27. Brigada explosiva contra los ninjas (1986)
70 min | Adventure, Family, Action
Director: Miguel Fernández Alonso | Stars: Moria Casán, Emilio Disi, Gino Renni, Berugo Carambula
Votes: 216
28. Explosive Brigade: Pirate Mission (2008)
Not Rated | 90 min | Comedy, Crime, Mystery
After being killed by a monster, one pirate resurrects and find some friends to get its revenge. He make a new band called "La Chota".
Director: Rodolfo Ledo | Stars: Emilio Disi, Luciana Salazar, Gino Renni, Toti Ciliberto
Votes: 278
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