Best Costa Rican movies

Clara Sola (2021)

In a remote village in Costa Rica, Clara, a withdrawn 40-year-old woman, experiences a sexual and mystical awakening as she begins a journey to free herself from the repressive religious and social conventions which have dominated her life.

I Have Electric Dreams (2023)

Eva a 16-year-old girl lives with her mother, her younger sister and their cat, but wants to move in with her estranged father. Clinging onto him, she tries to balance between the tenderness and sensitivity of teenage life.

The Awakening of the Ants (2019)

Isa has more than enough on her plate with two children and the household, which she manages on her own. When her husband persists with his wish for a third child, she realizes that something must change.

Cerca (2015)

Three girls are for their mother, very close and familiar and a source of constant mystery all at the same time. While trying to understand them she is pushed to explore herself deeper as a mother and as a daughter.

El Cielo Rojo 2 (2015)

It's been 7 years after their farewell. Each of the characters: Manuel, Bernie, Néstor and El Gordo have continued on with their lives. Older and more mature, but always afraid to face the future, these 4 friends reconnect and decide to spend a weekend together, to remember and honor their friendship, just like old times.

Lorena (2019)

First short film by Sergio Saravia

One Step from Me (2021)

Tatiana is a journalist with a routine life in all its aspects and a recently failed love relationship. Motivated by her best friend, she decides to make a stop and travel around Costa Rica to find herself and inner peace.

Memories for Sale (2020)

After his alcoholic father's death, a young man decides to sell the last memory of him — his taxi.

Pray for Us (2019)

In a desolate supermarket, a religious woman's peaceful evening is interrupted by the sudden arrival of three punks, who are running away from the police and hiding something much more valuable than money.

Framed (2024)

A young girl is contacted by a photographer through social networks, who offers her the possibility of some free photographs that she needs to boost her modeling career, however, she finds herself in an apparent situation of danger but despite this and in view of the possibility of helping one of her best friends who is missing, she decides to confront the possible attacker but discovers a tremendous secret that could really end her life.

El camino de la negrita (2019)

Aurora (0)

A loving, painstaking study

Háblame (2021)

The night is dark and cold, I walk through the plantations, I look at the leaves and stems of the banana trees while memories of my grandfather come to my mind.

A Trip (2015)

After meeting at a party, Luciana and Pedro... embark on a spur of the moment journey together that takes them to the forest. Asthey explore the beauty in the nature that surrounds them, they camp out under the stars, go on hikes, indulge in the passions of their encounter, and discuss their personal beliefs surrounding love, obligations, and attraction. Lensed in lush black-and-white cinematography amidst the gorgeous backdrop of the Costa Rican forest, an honest and genuine relationship story unfolds, lending a feeling of realism to their storybook romance in a refreshing and youthful way.

Gestation (2009)

A smart poor girl and a inmature rich boy get their life twisted when they accidently have a baby.

Children of Summer (2018)

Seven stories portray Costa Rican culture through the eyes of 15 children who discover the world playing and exploring in their worlds full of innocence.

Revelación (2023)

The story of a young man who finds himself involved in a crisis after an event plunges him into the depths of his subconscious

Italia 90 (2014)

A drama that center's around 5 soccer players from Costa Rica, that qualifies for the first time to a World Cup. With no support, they must face the most important challenge ever, prepare themselves to play the first official World Cup match.

Aurora (2021)

Thoughtfully, lovingly, Aurora tells the story of an unwanted pregnancy. Alongside her work as an architect, 40-year-old Luisa gives inspirational creative workshops to children. One day, she comes across 17-year-old Julia by the school toilets; it turns out she has unintentionally become pregnant. Luisa decides to help her – in the process manoeuvring herself into a difficult position somewhere between friend, teacher and mother figure. Or does she secretly enjoy playing this role?

Why Just One? (2016)

Saving the world's last dinosaur, the sea turtle.

Irene (2014)

Irene is a single mother who works in a photocopying business. She lives with Santiago, her seven year old son, and her controlling mother Dinia. Then she meets Diego. They go out, she gets drunk, and the failed date triggers in Irene a crisis concerning her sexuality, her motherhood, and the relationship with her mother.

Elena (2017)

Elena is a 17 year old teenager who has doubts about her sexuality. She lives with her grandmother who is a repressive and hard-to-please religious woman and in the midst of it all, her cousin Julia appears at her house, bringing new airs to her life and awakening Elena's need to discover herself.

BSG 8 News (0)

Accompanied by a weather reporter, two helpless news anchors take on the halls of School. They scavenge the hallways for love, friendship, and answers to new questions.

Mayordomo (2017)

Amor Viajero (2017)

Between Earth & Sky (2023)

For her entire professional life, renowned ecologist Nalini Nadkarni pioneered climbing techniques to study "what grows back” after an ecological disturbance in the rainforest canopy. Now, after surviving a life-threatening fall from a tree, she must turn her research question onto herself in order to understand the effects of disturbance and recovery throughout her life.

With Eyes Shut (2010)

Gabo and Maga are an old couple who have lived together all their life and depend emotionally on each other completely. Delia, their grand-daughter, was brought up by them. The three of them live together harmoniously in a cosy atmosphere. At the age of 27, she already has a promising career in a big company. Everything is turned upside down with Maga’s sudden death just at the moment when Delia is assigned a very responsible task, the management of a major project which may launch her carer or bring it to an inglorious end. And what’s more to it, in the opening of the testament it turns out that Maga had expressed the wish that her ashes be dispersed in the Caribbean. Delia is facing a serious dilemma, as in her grand-father’s life there is nothing else now but the accomplishment of his companion’s last wish at a time when Delia can not abandon her professional commitment for a trip to the Caribbean.

The Return (2011)

After a decade abroad, Antonio returns to Costa Rica for a short visit. Unable to run away as usual, he is confronted with everything he has desperately struggled to put in the past: a broken family, an ailing father, a violent country and long lost friends.

Unwanted Visit (2021)

A young man receives an unexpected visitor.

Memories of a Burning Body (2024)

Raised in a repressive era where sexuality was taboo, Ana, Patricia, and Mayela found their understanding of womanhood based on unspoken rules and implicit impositions. Now, their fearless voices incarnate in a single 65-year-old woman, who revisits a kaleidoscopic life of intertwined memories, secrets, and hidden desires.