Top Movies from Uruguay
Welcome to our curated collection of films from Uruguay, where cinematic traditions, cultural nuances, and storytelling heritage come together to create unforgettable viewing experiences. This selection highlights both internationally acclaimed classics and emerging favorites, showcasing the best that Uruguay cinema has to offer. Whether you’re new to this country’s film scene or looking to rediscover old favorites, our catalog provides a window into the rich tapestry of Uruguay moviemaking.
Pepe's Dreams - Movement 2052 (2024)
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On a planet headed for climate collapse, where humanity pursues a predatory model of development and consumption, the philosophy of former Uruguayan President Pepe Mujica raises an alarm in all of us. Pepe’s dream is to leave a better planet for future generations. However, time is running out and there is no way back.
Who Wants to Marry an Astronaut? (2024)
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David is a dopey hopeless romantic with a hippy mother and a best friend who also works for him. After fifteen years of living together, on an impulse, he decides to ask his partner to marry him in Las Vegas. His anticipation for the dream wedding and trip is crushed when his partner answers ‘No’. David decides to power through with his plans and now he has ten days to find the knight in shining armor that will marry him in Las Vegas.
Margarita (2024)
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In this modern fairytale, teen orphan Margarita finds a magical place where she can pursue her dreams -- until a cunning witch threatens it all.
Simon of the Mountain (2024)
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Simon is 21 years old. He introduces himself as a mover's helper. He claims not to know how to cook or clean the bathroom, but he does know how to make a bed. Recently, he seems to have become a different person…
Norma (2023)
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A woman finds new meaning in her life after her housekeeper quits her job.
Club Hooligans (2023)
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After vicious infighting, two brothers are expelled of their beloved team’s gang. Alone, without money or political protection, they start a war that puts their brotherhood to the test.
Power Alley (2023)
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On the eve of a future-defining championship, promising volleyball player Sofia (17) is faced with an unwanted pregnancy. Seeking an illegal termination, she becomes the target of a fundamentalist group determined to stop her at any cost – but neither Sofia nor those who love her are willing to surrender to the blind fervor of the swarm.
The Extortion (2023)
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An experienced commercial pilot is forced to collaborate with his country's intelligence services to avoid being punished for a serious fault he committed on the job. He is quickly plunged into an underworld of intrigue and extortion that will put his life at risk and he will pay a very high price to escape from it.
The Duel (2023)
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Ernesto lives in depression and decides to hire a hit-man to end his own life. However, his plan takes an unexpected turn when he meets Rita, whose love gives him a new reason to live.
The Boogeyman: The Origin of the Myth (2023)
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Explores the Spanish origins of the character's story, where he is a tuberculosis patient from Almeria who will do anything to get well, even consuming the blood of the kids he kidnaps in a sack.
The Girl from Uruguay (2023)
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A writer who pins hopes on a free-spirited 25-year-old he meets in Montevideo to get through his midlife crisis. But his day turns out to be the most unexpected and transformative day of his life.
Virus:32 (2022)
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A virus is unleashed and a chilling massacre runs through the streets of Montevideo.
Togo (2022)
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Togo just wants to watch his neighbors' homes, wash their cars and clean up their sidewalks. But the drug traffickers want more from him.
Utama (2022)
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In the Bolivian altiplano, Virginio and Sisa, an elderly Quechua couple who have lived a quiet life for years, face an impossible dilemma during an unusually long drought: resist or be defeated by the hostile environment and the relentless passage of time.
Porn and Ice Cream (2022)
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Two socially-awkward thirty-somethings and a young con woman start a rock band that takes the Buenos Aires music scene by storm.
Straight to VHS (2021)
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Act of Violence Upon a Young Journalist is a film shot in 1988 and released on VHS in 1989; a mysterious cult work of Uruguayan cinema surrounded by strange theories about Manuel Lamas, its unknown creator. Until now.
Uncoupled in Rio (2021)
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A couple breaks up but is forced to live in the same apartment together for financial reasons.
Passport to Freedom (2021)
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Aracy de Carvalho is a young clerk at the Brazilian Consulate. For two years, she has been secretly issuing passports to Jews without the dreaded "J" stamp, which not only won't allow them to travel, but will doom them to the horrors of concentration camps. When newly appointed diplomat, João Guimarães Rosa, arrives in Hamburg, the two fall madly in love. Aracy would later be honored by the Yad Vashem with the Righteous Among the Nations Award. João would be known as the greatest Brazilian writer of the twentieth century.