Uruguayan Movies

by herniecabral | created - 02 Feb 2015 | updated - 29 Jun 2015 | Public

Movies made in Uruguay.

Exception: Evil Dead (2013) [Uruguayan Director]

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1. Una noche sin luna (2014)

78 min | Comedy, Drama

During New Year's Eve, three lonely characters travel to a small town lost in the Uruguayan countryside. Cesar, a divorced man, arrives to the town where he will have dinner with his ... See full summary »

Director: Germán Tejeira | Stars: Marcel Keoroglian, Daniel Melingo, Roberto Suárez, Elisa Gagliano

Votes: 201

2. El hombre nuevo (2015)

79 min | Documentary

Stephania is a transvestite born in Nicaragua. As a boy, he was adopted by a couple of Uruguayan leftist activists in the midst of the Sandinista revolution. At the moment, Stephania earns ... See full summary »

Director: Aldo Garay | Star: Stephania Mirza Curbelo

Votes: 41

3. Mr. Kaplan (2014)

Not Rated | 98 min | Comedy, Drama, Thriller

HD. A grumpy old man sees opportunity when he learns of a mysterious German man he suspects is a Nazi in hiding.

Director: Álvaro Brechner | Stars: Héctor Noguera, Néstor Guzzini, Rolf Becker, Nidia Telles

Votes: 974

4. Zanahoria (2014)

Not Rated | 100 min | Drama, Thriller

Two Uruguayan journalists embark on a journey of secrets, simulations, furtive encounters and paranoia when a mysterious informant contact them with the intention to reveal evidence of ... See full summary »

Director: Enrique Buchichio | Stars: César Troncoso, Martín Rodríguez, Abel Tripaldi, Néstor Guzzini

Votes: 70

5. Local God (2014)

90 min | Horror

After living through some tragic events, a rock band composed by twenty-year-old, immerse themselves in a conceptual project that winds-up becoming a three track album that deals largely with their guilts, fears and traumas.

Director: Gustavo Hernández | Stars: Gabriela Freire, Mariana Olivera, Agustín Urrutia

Votes: 97

6. Sunstrokes (2014)

102 min | Comedy

A group of girlfriends gather almost everyday to sunbathe on the terrace of a building, in an age where getting the perfect tan was everything.

Director: Gustavo Taretto | Stars: Marina Bellati, Elisa Carricajo, Luisana Lopilato, Carla Peterson

Votes: 443

7. Tan frágil como un segundo (2014)

107 min | Drama

Julieta is 17 years old and lives with her mother and her siblings in a small town. Her boyfriend, Gabriel, gets her work with various clients, from truck drivers to government officials. ... See full summary »

Director: Santiago Ventura | Stars: Berenice Perciballe, Vera Navrátil, Bruno Aldecosea, Belén Baptista

Votes: 39

8. Los enemigos del dolor (2014)

80 min | Drama, Thriller

A German actor lands in Montevideo. After his arrival, he gets lost and runs into a group of young men who try to rob him. He meets Pedro, an ex-addict in his forties and Nelson, a laconic security guard whose wife has left him.

Director: Arauco Hernández Holz | Stars: Pedro Dalton, Fábio Espósito, Ayara Hernández, Lucio Hernández

Votes: 39

9. A 60 km/h (2014)

100 min | Documentary

The Citroen Méhari is a lightweight all-terrain vehicle: 600 cc, two-cylinder and 28 HP, with a maximum speed of 60 kilometers (37 miles) per hour. Divorced and lonely, a Uruguayan named ... See full summary »

Director: Facundo Marguery

Votes: 37

10. Relocos y repasados (2013)

97 min | Action, Comedy

Andres and Elias get together one evening for their last summer joint. On his way home, Elias finds a hidden case containing 5 different types of drugs. The next morning, Elias calls Andres... See full summary »

Director: Manuel Facal | Stars: Manuel Facal, Dayana Acosta, María Aiello, Gustavo Almirón

Votes: 129

11. Anina (2013)

Not Rated | 80 min | Animation, Adventure, Family

A fantastical journey into the world of a ten-year-old girl who, following a playground skirmish, is given the weirdest punishment in the history of weird punishments.

Director: Alfredo Soderguit | Stars: Federica Lacaño, María Mendive, César Troncoso, Cristina Morán

Votes: 912

12. Jugadores con Patente (2013)

Documentary

Álvaro Recoba and Antonio Pacheco are captains and referents of Nacional and Peñarol, respectively. These rivals on the soccer field and friends in life became co-directors, along with ... See full summary »

Directors: Luis Ara, Federico Lemos | Stars: Antonio Pacheco, Asaltantes con Patente, Rafael Perrone, Álvaro Recoba

Votes: 10

13. Rambleras (2013)

93 min | Comedy

Three women - a single girl, scared of being alone forever, another whose boyfriend is still attached to his ex-wife and an old lady who has nobody left - will learn from each other that ... See full summary »

Director: Daniela Speranza | Stars: Adriana Aizemberg, Mario Erramuspe, Eduardo Miglionico, Nicolás Pauls

Votes: 29

14. So Much Water (2013)

102 min | Comedy, Drama

Alberto, a divorced father, takes his two children for a vacation at a thermal resort in Salto. Things don't turn out as planned as the non-stop rain forces them to stay indoors, away from ... See full summary »

Directors: Ana Guevara, Leticia Jorge | Stars: Néstor Guzzini, Malú Chouza, Joaquín Castiglioni, Sofía Azambuya

Votes: 456

15. The Militant (2013)

120 min | Drama, Family

A young man is informed of his father's death.

Director: Manolo Nieto | Stars: Felipe Dieste, Alejandro Urdapilleta, Leonor Courtoisie, Sebastian Blanquer

Votes: 70

16. Rincón de Darwin (2013)

78 min | Comedy, Drama

Gastón works with computers, is very attached to technology and is still in love with an ex-girlfriend who left him. When you inherit an old house from your grandfather, in the interior of ... See full summary »

Director: Diego Fernández | Stars: Jorge Esmoris, Carlos Frasca, Walter Reyno, Jorge Temponi

Votes: 56

17. Evil Dead (2013)

R | 91 min | Horror

57 Metascore

Five friends head to a remote cabin, where the discovery of a Book of the Dead leads them to unwittingly summon up demons living in the nearby woods.

Director: Fede Alvarez | Stars: Jane Levy, Shiloh Fernandez, Jessica Lucas, Lou Taylor Pucci

Votes: 197,179 | Gross: $54.24M

18. 120 Seras eterno como el tiempo (2012)

Documentary, Biography

A film about Club Atletico Peñarol's history, from 1891 to 2011, told by actual and former players.

Director: Shay Levert | Star: Antonio Pacheco

Votes: 12

19. El Bella Vista (2012)

73 min | Documentary, Comedy, Drama

'El Bella Vista' is the story of a house started as a football club, becoming a successful transvestite brothel and changes at last to a Catholic Chapel, all in a small conservative village... See full summary »

Director: Alicia Cano Menoni | Stars: Agustina Aguero, Eliza di Pasqua, Fabiana Dinardi, Alcides Lerena

Votes: 38

20. Seven Seas Pirates (2012)

Not Rated | 80 min | Animation, Adventure, Family

A swashbuckling adventure aboard a pirate ship, turns into a battle for survival when Selkirk and Pupi, find themselves captive and marooned on a deserted island after the crew steals their treasure map and discovers their true identities.

Director: Walter Tournier | Stars: Ariel Cister, Mariano Chiesa, Karin Zavala, Gabriel Rovito

Votes: 234

21. La Culpa del Cordero (2012)

Not Rated | 81 min | Comedy, Drama

A couple invites their 4 children for a barbecue back at their farm by the seaside. A Sunday barbecue; endless toasts; a family like any other, yet a family like none other.

Director: Gabriel Drak | Stars: Mateo Chiarino, Ricardo Couto, Lucía David de Lima, Paula Drak

Votes: 77

22. The Delay (2012)

84 min | Drama

A middle-aged, single mother of three cares for her eighty year old father, and they are pushed to the breaking point.

Director: Rodrigo Plá | Stars: Emilia Díaz, Ernesto Liotti, Jorge Temponi, Néstor Guzzini

Votes: 408

23. Flacas Vacas (2012)

TV-14 | 88 min | Comedy

Flacas Vacas is an ironic comedy about unhealthy friendship among women. Olga, Teresa and Magdalena have been friends since they were born. After a few years of not seeing each other, a ... See full summary »

Director: Santiago Svirsky | Stars: Mario Aguerre, Monina Bonelli, Paula Bonilla, Darío Campanals

Votes: 44

24. El ingeniero (II) (2012)

97 min | Drama

Fifteen years ago, when our national soccer team entered the field for the Americas Cup final, the successful coach, the Engineer Erramuspe, never showed up. Two days later he resigned his ... See full summary »

Director: Diego Arsuaga | Stars: Jorge Denevi, Fernando Dianessi, Berto Fontana, Jorge Temponi

Votes: 28

26. Reus (2011)

89 min | Crime, Thriller

A chronicle of two crime families' struggle to control the Reus neighborhood of Montevideo, Uruguay.

Directors: Pablo Fernández, Alejandro Pi, Eduardo Piñero | Stars: Alberto Acosta, Ignacio Dure, Martín Espina, Daniel Martinez

Votes: 102

27. 3 Millones (2011)

135 min | Documentary, Sport

In this joyous documentary about the passion of soccer, the iconic Uruguayan musician Jaime Roos and his son reunite to embark on a journey to the South African World Cup with the Uruguayan national soccer team.

Directors: Jaime Roos, Yamandú Roos | Stars: Edinson Cavani, Diego Forlan, Diego Lugano, Jaime Roos

Votes: 38

28. The Story of Artigas (2011)

115 min | Drama, History

In 1884, the famous painter Juan Manuel Blanes, from Uruguay, is asked to create a portrait of José Artigas. There is only one drawing of his face, done in his old age so Blanes must ... See full summary »

Director: César Charlone | Stars: Jorge Esmoris, Rodolfo Sancho, Yamandú Cruz, Franklin Rodríguez

Votes: 102

29. La casa muda (2010)

Not Rated | 86 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery

A young woman becomes trapped inside a house and is unable to contact the outside world as mysterious forces haunt it.

Director: Gustavo Hernández | Stars: Florencia Colucci, Abel Tripaldi, Gustavo Alonso, María Salazar

Votes: 8,027

30. A Useful Life (2010)

Unrated | 67 min | Drama

A movie-theater employee adjusts to a new life after the cinema he worked at for over 25 years is forced to shut down.

Director: Federico Veiroj | Stars: Felipe Arocena, Gonzalo Delgado, Jorge Jellinek, Manuel Martinez Carril

Votes: 1,032

33. Norberto's Deadline (2010)

85 min | Comedy

NORBERTO'S DEADLINE - After being fired from his job, Norberto tries his luck as a real estate agent, but he doesn't tell his wife right away. His new boss advises him to take an ... See full summary »

Director: Daniel Hendler | Stars: Silvina Sabater, César Troncoso, Eugenia Guerty, Fernando Amaral

Votes: 170

34. Giant (2009)

Not Rated | 84 min | Drama

64 Metascore

A chronicle of a supermarket security guard's obsession with a late-shift janitor.

Director: Adrián Biniez | Stars: Horacio Camandule, Leonor Svarcas, Néstor Guzzini, Federico García

Votes: 2,188 | Gross: $0.01M

35. Mal día para pescar (2009)

Not Rated | 110 min | Comedy, Drama, Western

A flamboyant impresario and an ageing ex-wrestling champion arrive in a small town, offering a hefty award to the local challenger. In fact, the promoter wants to rinse the spectators for every penny. But, is this a good day to go fishing?

Director: Álvaro Brechner | Stars: Gary Piquer, Jouko Ahola, Antonella Costa, César Troncoso

Votes: 1,277

36. Leo's Room (2009)

Unrated | 95 min | Drama, Romance

Leo, a young man coming to terms with his own sexuality, runs into Caro, a primary school friend he fancied when they were kids, who's now trying to ward off her own personal demons. This ... See full summary »

Director: Enrique Buchichio | Stars: Martín Rodríguez, Cecilia Cósero, Gerardo Begérez, Arturo Goetz

Votes: 1,151

38. Panic Attack! (2009)

5 min | Short, Sci-Fi

Giant robots invade Montevideo.

Director: Fede Alvarez | Stars: Diego Garrido, Pedro Luque, Martín Sarthou, Rodo Sayagues

Votes: 1,627

39. Hiroshima (I) (2009)

PG | 80 min | Drama

A young man in Uruguay has trouble expressing himself verbally. As the lead singer in a band, he interacts with the world through his music.

Director: Pablo Stoll | Stars: Juan Andrés Stoll, Mario Stoll, Guillermo Stoll, Juan Carlos Garza

Votes: 159

40. Acne (2008)

Not Rated | 87 min | Comedy, Drama

Rafa, a teenage boy who is just edging into his teens tries to unravel the mysteries of love and sex in this coming-of-age story. He is mired in the lower depths of adolescence; his skin is... See full summary »

Director: Federico Veiroj | Stars: Alejandro Tocar, Ana Julia Catalá, Gustavo Melnik, David Blankleider

Votes: 472

41. Paisito (2008)

84 min | Drama

As children, Xavi and Rosana had sworn eternal love. Now, years later and in Spain, Xavi is hired by Osasuna. There he meets Rosana again, who is exiled. The reunion raises questions and revelations.

Director: Ana Díez | Stars: Mauricio Dayub, Viviana Saccone, Emilio Gutiérrez Caba, Nicolás Pauls

Votes: 115

42. The Pope's Toilet (2007)

90 min | Comedy, Drama

A small South American village is in a flurry over the Pope's 1988 visit.

Directors: César Charlone, Enrique Fernández | Stars: César Troncoso, Virginia Méndez, Mario Silva, Virginia Ruiz

Votes: 2,872

43. Stranded (2007)

Unrated | 130 min | Documentary

82 Metascore

For the first time ever, survivors of the famous 1972 Andes plane crash tell in their own words their harrowing story of survival.

Director: Gonzalo Arijon | Stars: Jose Algorta, Roberto Canessa, Alfredo Delgado, Daniel Fernandez

Votes: 1,477 | Gross: $0.09M

44. Noche fría (2007)

15 min | Short

As almost every night, Tito is the last one leaving the bar. And as almost every night, he has drunk a little bit too much. Don Aquilino, as usual, is the one who sends him home, aware that... See full summary »

Director: Enrique Buchichio | Stars: Carolina Alarcón, Ariel Caldarelli, Leopoldo Otero

45. La cáscara (2007)

105 min | Comedy, Drama

An advertising creative dies unexpectedly while working on an idea for the launch of an anti-cold pill. From then on Pedro, one of his old colleagues, begins an intricate search in order to... See full summary »

Director: Carlos Ameglio | Stars: Juan Alari, Carlos Ameglio, Jorge Bolani, Gonzalo Cammarota

Votes: 104

46. Matar a Todos (2007)

92 min | Drama, Thriller

Chilean chemist Eugenio Berríos, wanted for his relationship to crimes during the military dictatorship in his country, is kidnapped. Lawyer Julia Gudari is investigating her disappearance ... See full summary »

Director: Esteban Schroeder | Stars: Roxana Blanco, Jorge Bolani, Patricio Contreras, Darío Grandinetti

Votes: 128

48. La perrera (2006)

90 min | Drama

David, has just failed his university examinations and has one year to re-write them. Ruben, his father, a pragmatic and successful businessman, has been paying for David's education, the ... See full summary »

Director: Manolo Nieto | Stars: Pablo Riera, Martín Adjemián, María Sofía Dabarca, Richard Vera

Votes: 275

52. El Cojonudo (2005)

22 min | Short, Comedy

A young city couple are stuck in a gas station over a lost road in open countryside. An old man, disturbed by their disrespectful behavior, starts telling a story about respect, an ... See full summary »

Director: Fede Alvarez | Stars: Noelia Campo, Leandro Núñez, Christian Zagia, Zina Bzhostovskaia

Votes: 185

53. Whisky (2004)

94 min | Comedy, Drama

66 Metascore

When his long-lost brother resurfaces, Jacobo, desperate to prove his life has added up to something, looks to scrounge up a wife. He turns to Marta, an employee at his sock factory, with ... See full summary »

Directors: Juan Pablo Rebella, Pablo Stoll | Stars: Andrés Pazos, Mirella Pascual, Jorge Bolani, José Pedro Bujaruz

Votes: 6,716

55. Alma mater (2005)

100 min | Drama, Fantasy, Mystery

34-year-old Pamela is a small and shy woman. She works at the cash register of a supermarket. She attends a religious temple led by a Brazilian minister. She periodically visits her ... See full summary »

Director: Álvaro Buela | Stars: Roxana Blanco, Nicolás Becerra, Walter Reyno, Beatriz Massons

Votes: 76

56. Seawards Journey (2003)

78 min | Adventure, Comedy

A group of men travel across Uruguay to watch the sea.

Director: Guillermo Casanova | Stars: Hugo Arana, Julio César Castro, Julio Calcagno, Diego Delgrossi

Votes: 393

57. La espera (2002)

Not Rated | 72 min | Drama

In Montevideo, Sonja cares for her invalid mother, works in a garment factory, and has little going for her. Her neighbor Modesto, an older man who lives alone, types anonymous letters to ... See full summary »

Director: Aldo Garay | Stars: Verónica Perrotta, Elena Zuasti, Walter Reyno, Roberto Suárez

Votes: 53

58. El último tren (2002)

94 min | Adventure, Comedy, Action

Three old man, a little boy training to protect an old patrimony, La "33", the last train.

Director: Diego Arsuaga | Stars: Héctor Alterio, Federico Luppi, Pepe Soriano, Gastón Pauls

Votes: 726

60. Estrella del sur (2002)

97 min | Drama, Action, Thriller

Gregorio Gamboa is back in Uruguay after leaving years before because of political problems. He returns with his wife, Mercedes, an argentinean he met in Spain, and his two adolescent ... See full summary »

Director: Luis Nieto | Stars: Jean Pierre Noher, Margarita Musto, Roger Casamajor, Marina Glezer

Votes: 22

61. In This Tricky Life (2001)

Not Rated | 103 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama

Montevideo, Uruguay. In this comedic drama, Elisa, 27, dreams of opening her own hairdressing salon in one of the rich districts of the Uruguayan capital. A bit of a rebel, one day Elisa ... See full summary »

Director: Beatriz Flores Silva | Stars: Mariana Santangelo Goldman, Silvestre, Josep Linuesa, Andrea Fantoni

Votes: 541

62. 25 Watts (2001)

Not Rated | 92 min | Comedy, Drama

24 hours in the life of three street youths in Montevideo.

Directors: Juan Pablo Rebella, Pablo Stoll | Stars: Daniel Hendler, Jorge Temponi, Alfonso Tort, Valentín Rivero

Votes: 1,688

63. El viñedo (2000)

87 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

A Montevideo journalist discovers that the murder of a boy from the slums near the vineyards had political reasons, and was not an isolated incident. Developing a friendship with the ... See full summary »

Director: Esteban Schroeder | Stars: Danilo Rodríguez Barilari, Liliana García, Fernando Kliche, Eduardo Guerreiro

Votes: 65

64. Los días con Ana (2000)

74 min | Comedy

Five youths spend all their time together. When Anna announces that she's going away, the group has to decide if to make her change her mind or just enjoy their last days together.

Director: Marcelo Bertalmío | Stars: Lorena Etcheverry, Javier Baliosián, Jorge Visca, Aiala Rosá

Votes: 39

66. Mala racha (2001)

65 min | Comedy, Drama

Four stories are told by a man in the Casino. This four stories have only one thing in common, the bad luck.

Director: Daniela Speranza | Stars: Walter Speranza, Lydia Chipas, Roberto Suárez, Mario Ferreira

Votes: 20

68. Otario (1997)

94 min | Thriller

A Spanish woman hires a private detective to track down her missing husband, entangling herself in the criminal underworld of Montevideo, Uruguay.

Director: Diego Arsuaga | Stars: Walter Berrutti, Ignacio Cardozo, Gabo Correa, Ricardo Couto

Votes: 24

70. Patrón (1995)

90 min | Drama

A rancher is getting old and has no children, so he marries a teenager, the daughter of a dead peon. The young woman accepts the situation submissively. Or so it seems.

Director: Jorge Rocca | Stars: Andrés Alaniz, Carlos Aldama, Dante Alfonso, Valentina Bassi

Votes: 29

72. El dirigible (1994)

80 min | Comedy, History

A French woman arrives in Montevideo, to meet poet Juan Carlos Onetti and investigate the story of the city. She is intrigued by the photograph of the day when president Bordaz was killed ... See full summary »

Director: Pablo Dotta | Stars: Ricardo Espalter, Laura Schneider, Marcelo Buquet, Gonzalo Cardoso

Votes: 89

82. Así te deseo (1948)

85 min | Drama

A woman takes the place of a wife who died seven years earlier.

Director: Belisario García Villar | Stars: Roberto Airaldi, Anaclara Bell, Daniel de Alvarado, Carmen Idal

87. Almas de la costa (1923)

60 min | Drama

The plot revolves around a love triangle: Nela, the lead character, falls in love with Jorge, who in turn is seduced by Clarisa, the daughter of a doctor who treats Nela's tuberculosis.

Director: Juan Antonio Borges | Stars: Luisa von Thielmann, Remigio Guichón, Arturo Scognamiglio, Carlos Russi

Votes: 11



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