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1. Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971)
G | 100 min | Family, Fantasy, Musical
A poor but hopeful boy seeks one of the five coveted golden tickets that will send him on a tour of Willy Wonka's mysterious chocolate factory.
Director: Mel Stuart | Stars: Gene Wilder, Jack Albertson, Peter Ostrum, Roy Kinnear
Votes: 227,170 | Gross: $4.00M
2. The Mission (1986)
PG | 125 min | Adventure, Drama, History
Eighteenth-century Spanish Jesuits try to protect a remote South American tribe in danger of falling under the rule of pro-slavery Portugal.
Director: Roland Joffé | Stars: Robert De Niro, Jeremy Irons, Ray McAnally, Aidan Quinn
Votes: 65,661 | Gross: $17.22M
3. The Boys from Brazil (1978)
R | 125 min | Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi
A Nazi hunter in Paraguay discovers a sinister and bizarre plot to rekindle the Third Reich.
Director: Franklin J. Schaffner | Stars: Gregory Peck, Laurence Olivier, James Mason, Lilli Palmer
Votes: 30,549 | Gross: $19.00M
4. Yosi, the Regretful Spy (2022–2023)
TV-MA | 367 min | Drama, History, Thriller
An Argentinean intelligence agent infiltrates the Jewish community to gather information that is then allegedly used to perpetrate two of the worst terrorist attacks in Latin American history, leaving over 100 dead.
Stars: Natalia Oreiro, Gustavo Bassani, Alejandro Awada, Carla Quevedo
Votes: 1,351
5. The Last Face (2016)
R | 130 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
In the midst of African social horror, a love between two volunteers fades out and is reborn.
Director: Sean Penn | Stars: Charlize Theron, Javier Bardem, Brandon Phillips, Anna Strelkov
Votes: 5,528
6. Impuros (2018– )
60 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Rio de Janeiro, during the 90's. Evandro dreams about becoming a great businessman, but ends up entering the world of crime and making an empire out of his criminal organization. His ... See full summary »
Stars: Raphael Logam, Rui Ricardo Diaz, Cyria Coentro, Lorena Comparato
Votes: 850
7. Beyond the Limit (1983)
R | 104 min | Drama, Romance, Thriller
During the Dirty War, a half-English doctor in Argentina befriends the police, the rebels and the alcoholic Honorary British Consul, whose Latino wife he seduces. When the consul is mistakenly kidnapped by the rebels, he must pick a side.
Director: John Mackenzie | Stars: Michael Caine, Richard Gere, Bob Hoskins, Elpidia Carrillo
Votes: 1,538 | Gross: $6.00M
8. Zama (2017)
Unrated | 115 min | Drama, History
Based on the novel by Antonio Di Benedetto written in 1956, on Don Diego de Zama, a Spanish officer of the seventeenth century settled in Asunción, who awaits his transfer to Buenos Aires.
Director: Lucrecia Martel | Stars: Daniel Giménez Cacho, Lola Dueñas, Matheus Nachtergaele, Juan Minujín
Votes: 7,131 | Gross: $0.20M
9. Angel of Death (1985)
R | 92 min | Action, Adventure, Crime
A Jewish commando unit hunting Nazi war criminals tracks down the infamous Dr. Mengele in the jungle, and find that he is torturing nubile young virgins and performing horrible medical ... See full summary »
Directors: Andrea Bianchi, Jesús Franco | Stars: Christopher Mitchum, Suzanne Andrews, Fernando Rey, Howard Vernon
Votes: 345
10. The Fish Child (2009)
Not Rated | 96 min | Crime, Drama, Romance
A desperate love story between two young girls of extremely different social backgrounds who, unable to find a place for their love in the world they live in, are pushed to commit a crime.
Director: Lucía Puenzo | Stars: Inés Efron, Mariela Vitale, Pep Munné, Diego Velázquez
Votes: 2,395
11. The Heiresses (2018)
TV-14 | 98 min | Drama
Marcelo Martinessi's stunning debut The Heiresses is an immersive and emotionally compelling look into the lives of the privileged, through the tribulations of a hesitant woman in quiet crisis.
Director: Marcelo Martinessi | Stars: Norma Codas, Margarita Irun, Ana Brun, Yvera
Votes: 3,281 | Gross: $0.08M
12. Paulina (2015)
Not Rated | 103 min | Drama, Thriller
An intellectual young law student who renounces a promising career to become a schoolteacher in a remote poor village is forced to make a puzzling decision, in the aftermath of her rape.
Director: Santiago Mitre | Stars: Dolores Fonzi, Oscar Martínez, Esteban Lamothe, Silvina Sabater
Votes: 1,660
13. Diplomatic Immunity (1991)
R | 95 min | Action, Drama, Thriller
Cole Hickel, a Marine, pursues his daughter's killer when he is allowed to go back to Paraguay because of "diplomatic immunity."
Director: Peter Maris | Stars: Bruce Boxleitner, Billy Drago, Tom Bresnahan, Fabiana Udenio
Votes: 409
14. South of the Border (2009)
Not Rated | 78 min | Documentary
A road trip across five countries to explore the social and political movements as well as the mainstream media's misperception of South America while interviewing seven of its elected presidents.
Director: Oliver Stone | Stars: Tariq Ali, Tony Blair, Wolf Blitzer, Nelson Bocaranda
Votes: 3,095 | Gross: $0.17M
15. Morgue (I) (2019)
TV-MA | 81 min | Horror, Thriller
The story is about a night that Diego Martínez is locked inside the morgue of the Regional Hospital of Encarnación and recounts the paranormal events that the security guard spent.
Director: Hugo Cardozo | Stars: Francisco Ayala, María del Mar Fernández, Abel Martínez, Pablo Martínez
Votes: 475
16. Flirting with Fate (1938)
Passed | 69 min | Adventure, Comedy, Music
A show troupe led by Dan Dixon and traveling in a trailer is stranded in Paraguay. Dan is all set to be booked in the theatres controlled by Don Luis Garcia until Garcia discovers that Dan ... See full summary »
Director: Frank McDonald | Stars: Joe E. Brown, Leo Carrillo, Beverly Roberts, Wynne Gibson
Votes: 79
17. Las Acacias (2011)
Not Rated | 82 min | Drama
Reluctantly, a dour long-distance truck driver agrees to give a lift to a Paraguayan single mother and her five-month-old daughter to Buenos Aires. Can the palpable silence soften up the taciturn trucker's sullen heart?
Director: Pablo Giorgelli | Stars: Germán De Silva, Hebe Duarte, Nayra Calle Mamani, Matilde Jazmín Mamani
Votes: 2,453
18. One Man's War (1991 TV Movie)
PG-13 | 87 min | Drama
Based on true events: a Paraguayan doctor and his family seek justice for his son, who was tortured to death by the dictatorial regime of Alfredo Stroessner.
Director: Sergio Toledo | Stars: Anthony Hopkins, Norma Aleandro, Fernanda Torres, Leonardo García Vale
Votes: 283
19. The Last Runway (2018)
TV-MA | 107 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Former Colonel Fernandez is appointed Minister of the National Anti-Drug Agency (SENAD) and purges the special forces to fight the first of many battles against drug trafficking on the border of Paraguay and Argentina.
Directors: Rodrigo Salomón, Pietro Scappini | Stars: Luis Aguirre, Fini Bocchino, Bruno Sosa Bofinger, Fabio Chamorro
Votes: 825
20. Rat Trap (1963)
94 min | Adventure, Drama
This adventure drama finds Charles (Charles Aznavour), a youthful Frenchman traveling to Paraguay to start a new life. Seeking out a rich uncle, the idealistic nephew is rejected by his ... See full summary »
Director: Jean-Gabriel Albicocco | Stars: Charles Aznavour, Marie Laforêt, Franco Fabrizi, Richard Badouh
Votes: 57
21. Charlotte (II) (2021)
79 min | Comedy, Drama
The absurd journey of an actress who in the twilight of her career will reinvent herself through a past that has already passed.
Director: Simón Franco | Stars: Ángela Molina, Lali Gonzalez, Fernán Mirás, Gerardo Romano
Votes: 68
22. Gracias Gauchito (2018)
98 min | Drama, History, War
Director: Cristian Jure | Stars: Jorge Sienra, Diego Cremonesi, Héctor Silva, Jorge Báez
Votes: 14
23. Mangoré (2019)
93 min | Biography, Drama, History
A film about real life musician Augustin Barrios Mangore, an influential and important composer and classical guitarist from Paraguay.
Director: Luis R. Vera | Stars: Damián Alcázar, Rafael Alfaro, Natalia Alvarenga, Clotilde Cabral
Votes: 85
24. Killing the Dead (2019)
87 min | Thriller
In 1978, Paraguay lives a dictatorship and, clandestinely, two men bury corpses. But one day they find a man who is still breathing. They have to kill him, but they never killed anyone before.
Director: Hugo Giménez | Stars: Ever Enciso, Aníbal Ortiz, Silvio Rodas, Jorge Román
Votes: 74
25. Nothing But the Sun (2020)
75 min | Documentary
Follows Mateo Sobode Chiqueno and his recorded stories, songs and testimonies of his Ayoreo people on an old tape recorder.
Director: Arami Ullon | Stars: Mateo Sobode Chiqueno, Jose Iquebi
Votes: 93
26. Belly Up (1997)
90 min | Crime, Drama
Two hit men, a veteran and a beginner, chatter in a bar on Brazil-Paraguai border, while waiting for their victim to appear.
Director: Beto Brant | Stars: Chico Díaz, Murilo Benício, Wolney de Assis, Maria Padilha
Votes: 439
27. Lucette (2022)
Fantasy, Mystery, Thriller
The death of a member of the Da Motta family surprises the entire Itaporã border community. As a result of the fact, Sebastián Da Motta, and Leonardo, former Interpol, begin an ... See full synopsis »
Directors: Oscar Ayala Paciello, Mburucuyá Fleitas | Stars: Borja García-Enríquez, Rodrigo Reichardt
Votes: 8
28. Long Road North (2008)
93 min | Documentary, Adventure, Family
This epic journey begins at the most southern tip of Argentina, taking us on a modern day "Motorcycle Diaries" through eighteen countries, along the longest road in the world. From the ... See full summary »
Director: Ian Hinkle
Votes: 14
29. Paraguay, corazón de América (1961)
Documentary, Short
Director: Ernesto Giménez Caballero | Star: Ignacio Mateo
30. Opus VR (2017– )
Not Rated | 22 min | Adventure
Luis, a hero in his neighborhood and a delinquent in the city, realizes an "injustice" that happens to one of his own, and plans his biggest hit.
Stars: Victor Hugo Florentin, Rafael Alfaro, Javier Enciso, Juan Pablo Vera
31. Universo Servilleta (2010)
110 min | Drama
Universo Servilleta (The Napkin Universe) is the story of Felix, a young man in his early twenties coming to terms with becoming part of a cookie-cutter existence. Felix simultaneously ... See full summary »
Director: Luis Aguirre | Stars: Esteban Aguirre, María José Cacavelos, José Carvallo, Sandra Fiorio
Votes: 36
32. In Paraguay (2008)
78 min | Documentary
Director: Ross McElwee | Stars: Ross McElwee, Marilyn Levine, Adrian McElwee, Mariah McElwee
Votes: 20
33. Una y media (2001)
32 min | Short, Drama
Directors: Esteban Aguirre, Luis Aguirre | Stars: Cacho Falcón, José Felix Cacavelos, Dani Da Rosa, José Luis Cuevas
Votes: 8
34. International Friendly Match: Japan vs Paraguay (2020 TV Special)
Sport
Stars: Ryohei Ando, Enmanuel Ayala, Gabriel Ayala, Arnaldo Baez
35. God Knows (2008)
43 min | Documentary, Short
Celeste is 29 - she dreams about having a family of her own, children, a husband. But for now her life is mostly about work: Three different jobs are still hardly enough to support ... See full summary »
Director: Magdalena Hutter
36. On the Line (2007)
Not Rated | 55 min | Documentary
An act of civil disobedience at America's largest ongoing protest brings graduate student Brian DeRouen face-to-face with the pressing constitutional issues of today. His non-violent action... See full summary »
Directors: Peter Glenn, Jason A. Schmidt | Stars: Roy Bourgeois, Brian DeRouen, John Perkins, Helen Prejean
Votes: 35
37. La caja y el valor de la libertad (2022)
Fantasy
Director: Nelson Ariel Valdez | Stars: Rosa Barrios, Fiorella Falcón, Belén Florentin, Raquel Gaona
38. Don Policarpo & I: Travels with a Puppeteer (2009)
43 min | Documentary, Short, Biography
An essay-film that reconstructs the colourful past of a family of puppeteers (the filmmakers' family) in Paraguay, one of South America's poorest and lesser known countries. Accompanied by ... See full summary »
Director: Nicolas Gulino | Stars: Mariana Ferreira, Elisa Godoy, Humberto Gulino, Santiago Gulino
39. The Strong Are Lonely (1959 TV Movie)
75 min | Drama
Director: Raymond Menmuir | Stars: John Alden, Ric Hutton, Peter Carver, Philip Colledge
40.
Millennium (1996–1999)
Episode:
Roosters
(1998)
TV-14 | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Horror
As the schism between the two Millennium Group factions deepens, Frank, with the help of Lara Means and the hermit, discovers the existence of a secret third player in this power struggle, who targets them.
Director: Thomas J. Wright | Stars: Lance Henriksen, Megan Gallagher, Terry O'Quinn, Stephen J. Lang
Votes: 313
41.
The West Wing (1999–2006)
Episode:
Lies, Damn Lies and Statistics
(2000)
TV-14 | 44 min | Drama
The staff waits for a poll to tell them if their new, activist policies are moving them in the right direction. C.J. feels like her opinions are being discounted.
Director: Don Scardino | Stars: Rob Lowe, Moira Kelly, Dulé Hill, Allison Janney
Votes: 1,118
42.
The Dan Bongino Show (2017– )
Another Disaster for the Democrats!
(2020 Podcast Episode)
News
Star: Dan Bongino
43.
Monk (2002–2009)
Episode:
Mr. Monk's Other Brother
(2009)
TV-PG | 44 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
When Monk's half-brother Jack shows up at his door, he's less than thrilled, especially after learning that Jack has just escaped from prison and is accused of killing a very popular female employee while making his escape.
Director: David Hoberman | Stars: Tony Shalhoub, Traylor Howard, Jason Gray-Stanford, Ted Levine
Votes: 1,156
44.
Vert de rage (2018– )
Episode:
Paraguay: les cultures empoisonnées
(2019)
52 min | Documentary
To feed cattle, the soy industry is destroying the country's forests to plant crops where pesticides sprayed on them are poisoning the inhabitants. On the ground, journalists and scientists are working together to find the evidence.
Director: Martin Boudot | Stars: Martin Boudot, Simone Carriere, Armelle Desmaison, Veronique Gouy
Votes: 8
46.
Masters of Engineering (2017–2019)
Episode:
Mega Dams & Channels
Documentary
Star: Frederic Estano
47.
2021 FIFA Futsal World Cup Lithuania (2021)
Episode:
Group E: Japan vs Paraguay
(2021)
Sport
Stars: Arnaldo Baez, Carlos Chilavert, Carlos Espinola, Jorge Espinoza
48.
Tola Talks Texas (2021– )
Crazy Attacks, Protests and Trivia - Ep 10
(2022 Podcast Episode)
Talk-Show
Today we're talking about the 2021 US Capitol attack and crazy piranhas in Paraguay attacking humans; tennis champion Novak Djokovic being refused entry into Australia; more Los Angeles ... See full summary »
49.
Whatifalthist (2014– )
Episode:
Twelve Insane Wars You've Never Heard Of
(2022)
26 min | Documentary
So many wars. So little room in the history books. Here are a dozen wars of geopolitical significance with levels of carnage comparable or exceeding the modern word wars giving you the ... See full summary »
Star: Rudyard Lynch
50.
The Armchair Historian (2017– )
Episode:
South America's Bloodiest War: The Triple Alliance
(2022)
20 min | Documentary, Animation
The Armchair Historian traces the conflict known as The War of the Triple Alliance between Paraguay and the three allied countries - Brazil, Argentina and Uruguay - resulting in the ... See full summary »
Director: Griffin Johnsen | Star: Griffin Johnsen