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1. The Believers (1987)
R | 114 min | Crime, Drama, Horror
Cal Jamison, a police psychologist, is forced to deal with a series of ritualistic murders and a malevolent cult.
Director: John Schlesinger | Stars: Martin Sheen, Helen Shaver, Harley Cross, Robert Loggia
Votes: 8,141 | Gross: $18.75M
2. Borderland (2007)
R | 105 min | Crime, Horror, Thriller
On a trip to a Mexican border town, three college friends stumble upon a human-sacrifice cult.
Director: Zev Berman | Stars: Brian Presley, Jake Muxworthy, Rider Strong, Beto Cuevas
Votes: 10,676
3. Andrea (2005)
120 min | Fantasy, Horror, Thriller
A vengeful spirit haunts Andrea and her family after she removes a cross from a sacred tomb.
Director: Rogert Bencosme | Stars: Any Ferreiras, Hensy Pichardo, Miguel Ángel Martínez, Anthony Ferreiras
Votes: 240
4. Chain of Desire (1992)
Unrated | 107 min | Drama, Romance
A series of unrelated amorous lovers are connected by a chain of desire.
Director: Temístocles López | Stars: Linda Fiorentino, Elias Koteas, Angel Aviles, Patrick Bauchau
Votes: 494 | Gross: $0.22M
5. Yuli (2018)
Not Rated | 115 min | Biography, Drama, History
The director Icíar Bollaín presents the story of the Cuban dancer Carlos Acosta, a legend on the dance world and the first black dancer to perform some of the most famous ballet roles. A dancer who did not want to dance.
Director: Icíar Bollaín | Stars: Carlos Acosta, Santiago Alfonso, Keyvin Martínez, Edilson Manuel Olbera Núñez
Votes: 2,299
6. Danny 45 (2022)
103 min | Crime, Drama
Based on the real-life story of an inmate who became the underground boss of the Dominican Republic's most dangerous prison.
Director: Gilbert de la Rosa | Stars: Ramón Emilio Candelario, Jalsen Santana, Antonio Melenciano, Miguel Ángel Martínez
Votes: 66
7. Cursed Bastards (2011)
120 min | Fantasy, Horror, Sci-Fi
A sinister healer who will curse several people dragging them to live creepy experiences along their own stories.
Directors: Fabián Forte, Demián Rugna | Stars: Victoria Almeida, Paula Bouquet Roldán, Víctor Cura, Pedro Di Salvia
Votes: 79
8. Una noche (2012)
Not Rated | 90 min | Drama, Romance
In Havana, Raul dreams of escaping to Miami. Accused of assault, he appeals to Elio to help him reach the forbidden world 90 miles across the ocean. One night, full of hope, they face the biggest challenge of their lives.
Director: Lucy Mulloy | Stars: Dariel Arrechaga, Anailín de la Rúa de la Torre, Javier Núñez Florián, María Adelaida Méndez Bonet
Votes: 1,984 | Gross: $0.07M
9. A Film About Couples (2021)
89 min | Comedy, Drama
When a couple of filmmakers decide to shoot a documentary about couples in love, problems and tensions between the two force them to question their own relationship and the meaning of cinema.
Directors: Natalia Cabral, Oriol Estrada | Stars: Oriol Estrada, Natalia Cabral, Lia Estrada, Carlos M. Matos
Votes: 38
10. Veneno (I) (2018)
TV-14 | 96 min | Action, Biography, Drama
The origin and rise of the most famous Dominican wrestler of all time, Rafael Sánchez aka Jack Veneno, and his arch-nemesis, José Manuel Guzmán aka Relámpago Hernández.
Director: Tabaré Blanchard | Stars: Manny Perez, Pepe Sierra, Richard Douglas, Yamile Scheker
Votes: 507
11. Cecilia (1982)
127 min | Drama
Cecilia, a Cuban girl of mixed race in violent 19th-century Cuba, is raised by her mother and grandmother as a courtesan. Soon, pale-skinned Cecilia catches the eye of the estate owner's ... See full summary »
Director: Humberto Solás | Stars: Daisy Granados, Imanol Arias, Miguel Benavides, Raquel Revuelta
Votes: 155
12. Paradise Lost (1999)
Not Rated | 105 min | Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi
A scientist in the rain forest squares off against a land developer while trying to solve some unexplained deaths of his workers. An archaeologist, who's researching the jungle ruins of an extinct local tribe, might know more.
Director: Herb Freed | Stars: William Forsythe, Marina Sirtis, Nigel Havers, Miguel Ángel Suárez
Votes: 305
13. The Tenants (I) (2018)
TV-MA | 88 min | Horror
Luzma and Demián, a young couple, have just moved to an old neighborhood trying to leave behind an incident that torments them. Hopeful, they do their best to take this change as an ... See full summary »
Director: Chava Cartas | Stars: Danny Perea, Erick Elias, Luis Arrieta, Fernando Ciangherotti
Votes: 187
14. Botija (2018)
100 min | Drama, Thriller
To fund an operation of his granddaughter, a man decides to unearth a buried treasure, and is joined by two so-called journalists ready to take everything away.
Director: Fernando Fabian | Stars: Miguel Ángel Martínez, Any Ferreiras, Eddy Avila, Enmanuel de León
Votes: 41
15. Brujería (II) (2023)
103 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
A film crew goes into an abandoned house, discovering a terrible episode of vengeance and witchcraft from 20 years ago.
Director: Dionicio Cepeda | Stars: Luis Ernesto Beras, Anny Alcántara, José David Bissain, Teodora Castro
16. No me conoces (2023)
65 min | Documentary
A documentary about Dominican identity, and the prejudice and fear that hold it down.
Director: Nashla Bogaert | Stars: Stephanie Bauger, Nashla Bogaert, José Duluc, Xiomara Fortuna
17. Liborio (2021)
99 min | Drama
Liborio disappears in a hurricane. One day he returns speaking as a prophet, curing the sick and congregates many followers deep in the mountains. The local powers confront him only to see ... See full summary »
Director: Nino Martínez Sosa | Stars: Vicente Santos, Karina Valdez, Ramón Emilio Candelario, Fidia Peralta
Votes: 258
18. Evil in the Bayou (2003 Video)
90 min | Action, Drama, Horror
Jake Le'Claire has led a miserable existance as a PI ever since he was kicked off the force in New Orleans, LA. Jake encounters mysterious cult murders verses voodoo after Ryan Mason hires ... See full summary »
Director: Stephanie Beaton | Stars: Paul Zanone, Stephanie Beaton, Jon Emm, Randal Malone
Votes: 66
19. Serpent and the Sun: Tales of an Aztec Apprentice (2009)
Not Rated | 90 min | Documentary, Action
Serpent and The Sun Tales Of An Aztec Apprentice Tachi is 21 and has lived below the poverty line all of his life. He is a member of the Revolutionary Zapatista Collectivein Mexico City . ... See full summary »
Director: Shaahin Cheyene | Stars: Gerardo Aldana, Santiago Ortelas Aumeinto, Elena Avila, John S. Bakas
Votes: 26
20. Demasiado miedo a la vida o Plaff (1988)
90 min | Comedy
A superstitious middle-aged woman falls in love with a taxi driver, while trying to learn the identity of the unseen person tossing eggs at her.
Director: Juan Carlos Tabío | Stars: Daisy Granados, Thais Valdés, Raúl Pomares, Jorge Cao
Votes: 125
21. Urubú (2019)
90 min | Horror, Thriller
Tomás, birdwatcher and photographer, tries to give his career a push by taking an impossible photograph: an albino Urubú never seen outside captivity. To this end, he drags his wife and daughter to the Amazonian forest.
Director: Alejandro Ibáñez | Stars: Carlos Urrutia, Clarice Alves, Jullie D'Arrigo, José Carabias
Votes: 92
22. ¡Olé... Cuba! (1957)
85 min | Comedy
When a Spaniard decides to illegally enter La Habana by swimming, two rogues help him to find work in a sugar mill, where the emigrant falls in love with the plant owner's daughter.
Director: Manuel de la Pedrosa | Stars: Leopoldo Fernández, Aníbal de Mar, Miguel Herrero, Mimí Cal
Votes: 16
23. A Wound in Time (2021)
Mystery, Thriller
1993 in Spanish Harlem and Negra, pressured by a suspicious mother, an amorous co-worker, and a strange bedfellow battles to keep a childhood secret from unraveling while a restless spirit and the African gods of Santeria seek justice.
Director: Stephanie Lynn Wilson | Stars: Frank Modica, Irma Cadiz, Bobby Ciasulli, Christina Laboy
24. Sworn to the Drum: A Tribute to Francisco Aguabella (1995)
Not Rated | 35 min | Documentary, Short, Music
A documentary about the music and influence that Francisco Aguabella has had on the world.
Director: Les Blank | Stars: Bill Graham, Francisco Aguabella, John Santos, Carlos 'Patato' Valdés
Votes: 151
25. Marlin Darrah's Cuba Today (2011)
95 min | Documentary
From the capital of Havana to the beautiful seaport of Santiago de Cuba, join Marlin Darrah and marvel at Cuba's forbidden natural beauty. The island's people welcome visitors with open arms, and their culture overflows with hospitality.
Director: Marlin Darrah | Star: Marlin Darrah
26. A Casa da Rua 7
Horror | Announced
A skeptic nurse, scarred by a life of abandonment, questions her beliefs and the traumas of her past when her elderly patient - who became her father figure - claims to be tortured by supernatural forces.
Director: Rafael Peixoto | Stars: Jonas Bloch, Suzana Castelo, Susana Ribeiro
27. Oya: Rise of the Suporisha (2014)
12 min | Short, Action, Fantasy
OYA: RISE OF THE SUPORISHAS is an exciting action packed film, written and directed by Nosa Igbinedion. The film resurrects mythical deities from African folklore, known as Orishas, into ... See full summary »
Director: Nosa Igbinedion | Stars: Orwi Manny Ameh, Luiana Bonfim, Ethosheia Hylton, Quincy Okpkpor
Votes: 22
28. Changing Diego (2012)
116 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Changing Diego is the story of Diego Morales (Anthony Cruz) a shy, young paralegal who lives with his parents and his eccentric grandmother who believes in the supernatural. Diego is ... See full summary »
Director: Will Fonseca | Stars: Abraham Aponte, Audubon, Wendy Beltre, Vanessa Benitez
Votes: 11
29. Santero Carlos (2004)
10 min | Documentary, Short
A Yoruba Santero discusses the unstable nature of gay relationships in modern day Cuba and discloses the best cruising spots in Havana.
Director: Xavier-Daniel
30. Cuba Libre (I)
95 min | Romance, Thriller | Announced
Rampage in Cuba is a wild road trip across modern Cuba; featuring guns, handcuffs, hurricanes, and a dangerous love-triangle between an American TV weatherman, a beautiful Cuban girl, and her dangerous Afro-Cuban love-goddess...
Director: Robert Crombie
32. Mas allá de la Santería (2011)
30 min | Documentary, Short
The HIV experience becomes a brilliant video-tale based on the protagonist's narration. The viewer is confidentially invited to listen at HIV infected story life and take part in a long ... See full summary »
Director: Parsifal Reparato | Star: Gustavo Santos Peréz
33. Amanda (VII)
Drama | Announced
AMANDA is the story of a woman who tries to make sense of her rural life by defending her rights in the hectic era of the 80s in the Dominican Republic.
Director: Jose Gomez De Vargas | Stars: Gerardo Mercedes, Fiora Cruz, Mario Lebrón, Carlota Carretero
35. Bilongo (2021)
Short, Drama
Director: Cynthia Garcia Williams | Stars: Melissa Pino, Khalimah Gaston, Lewis Mendoza, Diana Sanchez
36.
L'érotisme vu par... (2001– )
Episode:
Caresses d'Oshun
(2001)
15 min | Documentary
Directors: Zoé Valdés, Ricardo Vega | Stars: Lili Rentería, Pablo Durán, Lily Martin
Votes: 11
37.
Law & Order: Criminal Intent (2001–2011)
Episode:
The Gift
(2003)
TV-14 | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A reporter is murdered, and the suspects include his father's mistress and a couple who practice Santeria.
Director: Alex Zakrzewski | Stars: Vincent D'Onofrio, Kathryn Erbe, Jamey Sheridan, Courtney B. Vance
Votes: 322
38.
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999– )
Episode:
Ritual
(2004)
TV-14 | 41 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Two garbage collectors run into what they first think is a scene of animal sacrifice.
Director: Ed Bianchi | Stars: Christopher Meloni, Mariska Hargitay, Richard Belzer, Diane Neal
Votes: 1,015
39.
Miami Vice (1984–1989)
Episode:
Milk Run
(1985)
TV-14 | 49 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Crockett and Tubbs encounter two naive young men smuggling cocaine-filled statues for a murderous criminal.
Director: John Nicolella | Stars: Don Johnson, Philip Michael Thomas, Saundra Santiago, Michael Talbott
Votes: 670
40.
Miami Vice (1984–1989)
Episode:
Whatever Works
(1985)
TV-14 | 49 min | Action, Crime, Drama
The murder of two beat cops outside their jurisdiction immerses the team in the Santeria religion, while Crockett tries to recover his repossessed Ferrari.
Director: John Nicolella | Stars: Don Johnson, Philip Michael Thomas, Saundra Santiago, Michael Talbott
Votes: 525
41.
New York Undercover (1994–2024)
Episode:
Olde Tyme Religion
(1995)
TV-14 | 43 min | Crime, Drama, Music
Eddie goes under cover to investigate a murder linked to a bizarre Caribbean religion and winds up seeing visions of his own death.
Director: William Malone | Stars: Malik Yoba, Michael DeLorenzo, Patti D'Arbanville, Ving Rhames
Votes: 35
42.
PSI Factor: Chronicles of the Paranormal (1996–2000)
Episode:
Chango
(1999)
TV-14 | 45 min | Drama, Fantasy, Mystery
Peter's ex teammate drops dead during a street dance party. He revives during the funeral only to be killed again by black magic tied to Santería. His strange girlfriend becomes the team's first suspect but things aren't that simple.
Director: Bruce Pittman | Stars: Matt Frewer, Nancy Anne Sakovich, Barclay Hope, Colin Fox
Votes: 14
43.
Popular (1999–2001)
Episode:
Two Weddings and a Funeral
(2000)
TV-14 | Comedy, Drama, Romance
The gang investigates the suspicious death of Ms. Glass in this season finale that parodies TV tropes that season finales often use such as murder, musical numbers, gore, nudity, teen pregnancy, terminal illness, wedding, earthquake, etc.
Director: Lev L. Spiro | Stars: Leslie Bibb, Carly Pope, Tamara Mello, Christopher Gorham
Votes: 88
44.
Amazing Train Journeys (2011– )
Episode:
Cuba
(2011)
Documentary
Beginning of the journey in Guane: from there starts the first railway line build in America (1837) for the transport of sugar cane.Philippe takes the train to Los Palacios: pleasant ... See full summary »
Director: Stéphane Carrel | Star: Philippe Gougler
Votes: 5
45.
Beautiful Excursions (2006– )
Episode:
Destination Cuba
(2022)
91 min | Documentary
Destination Cuba: With its turquoise water, classic cars, unspoilt nature, festive atmosphere and dazzling architecture, Cuba is a destination unlike any other. From Havana to the Viñales ... See full summary »
Director: Damien Pourageaux | Star: Jérôme Pitorin
46.
Taboo USA (2013– )
Episode:
Strange Medicine
(2013)
TV-14 | 44 min | Documentary
A doctor who takes his patients to new heights, a man with a poisonous passion for self-immunization, a priest who turns to the dark arts for spiritual illumination, and a man who treats ... See full summary »
Director: Brad Kreisberg | Stars: Dave Hoffman, Marcy Cole, Ysamur Flores-Pena, Sara Gottfried
47.
NCIS: New Orleans (2014–2021)
Episode:
Pound of Flesh
(2018)
TV-14 | 41 min | Action, Crime, Drama
The NCIS team uncovers evidence of a suspect who is harvesting organs from multiple victims after Pride's assistant, Ginny Young, escapes from a kidnapper. Also, Pride turns to his friend, ... See full summary »
Director: Hart Bochner | Stars: Scott Bakula, Lucas Black, Vanessa Ferlito, Necar Zadegan
Votes: 267
48.
Best of the Worst (2013– )
Episode:
Wheel of the Worst #18
(2019)
TV-MA | 55 min | Comedy, Talk-Show
After a six month hiatus, the Wheel of the Worst is back to torture the gang with more horrible VHS tapes that nobody should ever be forced to actually watch.
Stars: Josh Davis, Mike Stoklasa, Jay Bauman, Rich Evans
Votes: 60