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- DirectorGregory RatoffStarsDick HaymesVera-EllenCesar RomeroTwo pairs of lovers try to thwart an arranged marriage at Costa Rican fiesta time.United States
- DirectorCarlos SauraStarsOmero AntonuttiEusebio PoncelaLambert WilsonThe film tells the epic story of an expedition that took place between 1560 and 1561, headed by Pedro de Ursúa, in search of "El Dorado." The territory they explored subsequently became Colombia. Three hundred men sold their property and souls to travel down the biggest and least known river in the world. After the rebellion of Lope de Aguirre (who took over command) against Philip II, the king of Spain, this expedition became one of the best-known episodes in the conquest of "The New World." Accompanied by a team of all types, Lope de Aguirre's adventure will end in tragedy, exposing the full range of human miseries.Spain
- DirectorRidley ScottStarsGérard DepardieuArmand AssanteSigourney WeaverChristopher Columbus' discovery of the Americas and the effect this has on the indigenous people.France,Spain,U.K (filmed in Puntarenas)
- DirectorFrank MarshallStarsLaura LinneyTim CurryDylan WalshWhen an expedition to the African Congo ends in disaster, a new team is assembled to find out what went wrong.United States (filmed in San Carlos)
- DirectorPeter RinggaardStarsSamuel FrölerTrine PallesenJohn SavageStockholm 1956. The Swedish botanist, candidate and lieutenant Nils von Ekelöw, presents his research to a panel of professors.Denmark
- DirectorRobert RodriguezStarsAlexa PenaVegaDaryl SabaraAntonio BanderasThe Cortez siblings set out for a mysterious island, where they encounter a genetic scientist and a set of rival spy kids.United States (Filmed in Manuel Antonio National Park and Arena Volcano)
- DirectorPercy AngressLivia LindenStarsThomas Scott StantonDanielle BisuttiKeith Brunsmann* Erotic Thriller (2004) A tropical vacation goes sordid when Corrine learns her husband is a crook who's plundered his parents.United States (Filmed in Guapiles)
- DirectorTrisha Shaffer UnderhillStarsRyan Barton-GrimleyDanielle BisuttiKeith BrunsmannUnited States
- DirectorLéa PoolStarsMarc DonatoWilliam HurtPascale BussièresA dramatic adventure about courage, redemption and love being filmed in the rain forests of Costa Rica, and in Montreal.Canada (Filmed in Puerto Viejo and Limon)
- DirectorAlexander BerberichStarsThibaut LandierA condemned man shares his thoughts while smoking a cigarette, moments before his death.France
- DirectorAlexander BerberichStarsBenjamin BanksThibaut LandierAdrienne PellizzariTwo men reflect on their resolutions for the New Year, moments prior to their death.United States
- DirectorTinto BrassStarsAnna JimskaiaRiccardo MarinoMax ParodiA neglected homemaker has an affair behind her boring husband's back, triggering a passionate transformation. Now, a dash of infidelity awakens his dormant enthusiasm for her. But is his newfound interest a case of too little, too late?France
- DirectorJoel SilvermanStarsHarland WilliamsCorey SevierRyan CarnesA rag-tag bunch of seniors, complete outsiders at their surf-crazed Laguna Beach High School, decide to crash the biggest team surf contest. In order to prevail, however, they must do one important thing...learn to surf! We're taking your classic Cinderella story into the world of surfing, complete with hi-jinx and the aesthetic beauty of surf mecca Costa Rica, our spectacular set location.United States (Filmed in several Costa Rican beaches)
- DirectorRob StewartStarsRob StewartPaul WatsonErich RitterAn investigation of sharks' importance to ecosystems and humankind's mass destruction of shark species worldwide.Canada (Filmed in Coco Island)
- DirectorJason MatthewsStarsPeter DantePamela AndersonBrock KellyA young surfer and his friends head to Costa Rica to save his beautiful aunt's beach motel, resurrect an old surf champion, and find enough waves and women to make for a totally tasty time.United States (Filmed in several Costa Rican beaches)
- DirectorGareth EdwardsStarsScoot McNairyWhitney AbleMario Zuniga BenavidesSix years after Earth has suffered an alien invasion, a cynical journalist agrees to escort a shaken American tourist through an infected zone in Mexico to the safety of the U.S. border.U.K (Filmed in Costa Rica, Guatemala, and Mexico)
- DirectorM. Night ShyamalanStarsJaden SmithDavid DenmanWill SmithA crash landing leaves Kitai Raige and his father Cypher stranded on Earth, a millennium after events forced humanity's escape. With Cypher injured, Kitai must embark on a perilous journey to signal for help.United States (Filmed in La Fortuna, San Carlos)
- DirectorJuan FeldmanStarsMarcia Gay HardenRon CanadaYvette ThorA librarian facing a mid-life crisis travels to Costa Rica.Uruguay (Filmed in Costa Rica)
- DirectorDavid AyerStarsWill SmithJared LetoMargot RobbieA secret government agency recruits some of the most dangerous incarcerated super-villains to form a defensive task force. Their first mission: save the world from the apocalypse.United States (Cara Delevingne intro. scenes were filmed in Sarapiqui and Pococí)