Movies from Ecuador
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1. Alegría de una vez (2002)
75 min | Comedy, Drama
The story of the relationship between two upper-class, wild, Ecuadorian teenagers.
Director: Mateo Herrera | Stars: Juan Francisco Racines, Julia Silva, Konrad Hellwig
Votes: 9
2. Ratas, ratones, rateros (1999)
107 min | Action, Crime, Drama
The world of Salvador, a young and naive petty thief is changed by the arrival of his cousin Angel, an ex-convict in search of easy money, and with a hideout. Salvador gets wrapped up in ... See full summary »
Director: Sebastián Cordero | Stars: Carlos Valencia, Marco Bustos, Cristina Dávila, Fabricio Lalama
Votes: 914
3. Between Marx and a Naked Woman (1996)
92 min | Biography, Drama
An author gets lost between the book he is writing and the reality and a love that does not exist and the ideals of revolution.
Director: Camilo Luzuriaga | Stars: Felipe Teran, Aristides Vargas, Lissette Cabrera, Maia Koulieva
Votes: 106
4. Pescador (2011)
100 min | Drama
Blaquito is thirty years old and lives with his mother in El Matal, a small fishing village on the coast of Ecuador. One day, the beach turns up filled with cocaine packets. Blanquito, ... See full summary »
Director: Sebastián Cordero | Stars: Marieta Castillo, Andrés Crespo, Alejandro Fajardo, Antonio Santos
Votes: 377
5. Cronicas (2004)
R | 108 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
A suspense thriller about a reporter from Miami who travels to Ecuador in pursuit of a serial killer known as the "Monster of Babahoyo."
Director: Sebastián Cordero | Stars: John Leguizamo, Alfred Molina, Leonor Watling, Damián Alcázar
Votes: 3,561 | Gross: $0.30M
6. Rage (2009)
89 min | Drama, Romance, Thriller
A romantic thriller about a construction worker in hiding for killing his foreman who hides in the mansion where his girlfriend works as a maid.
Director: Sebastián Cordero | Stars: Martina García, Gustavo Sánchez Parra, Tanya de la Cruz, Karlos Aurrekoetxea
Votes: 1,192 | Gross: $0.01M
7. Qué tan lejos (2006)
Not Rated | 92 min | Drama
Esperanza and Tristeza both have to get to Cuenca. However, by an unlucky turn of events, the bus they are on gets delayed due to a worker strike. Taking their journey into their own hands,... See full summary »
Director: Tania Hermida | Stars: Tania Martinez, Cecilia Vallejo, Pancho Aguirre, Fausto Miño
Votes: 820
8. Cuando me toque a mi (2006)
90 min | Drama
A murder sets in motion a series of tragedies that find their way to the city morgue's Dr. Arturo Fernandez. Physically and emotionally isolated, Arturo develops an intimate relationship ... See full summary »
Director: Víctor Arregui | Stars: Luis Cañizares, Randi Krarup, David Nieto Wenzell
Votes: 111
9. La tigra (1990)
80 min | Drama
The wild and wanton Francisca, known as the "The Tigress," is the eldest of three sisters, who are bosses of a farm in Ecuador. A medicine man tells Francisca and Juliana that their ... See full summary »
Director: Camilo Luzuriaga | Stars: Lissette Cabrera, Rossana Iturralde, Verónica García, Aristides Vargas
Votes: 74
10. Un titán en el ring (2002)
Unrated | 111 min | Drama
When a new priest arrives in a small Andean village, the lives of its inhabitants begin to change.
Director: Viviana Cordero | Stars: Segundo Benitz, Vela Juana Guardeneras, Pablo Hanibal, Telmo Herrera
Votes: 36
11. A tus espaldas (2011)
76 min | Comedy, Drama
The statue of the Virgin that crowns "The Panecillo" looks and smiles to the north of the city, home to wealthier people, in the south, where most of its inhabitants are the most poor, they... See full summary »
Director: Tito Jara | Stars: Jenny Nava, Gabino Torres, Lily Alejandra, Israel Montenegro
Votes: 154
12. Holiday (2014)
TV-G | 82 min | Drama
A drama set in turbulent, turn-of-the-millennium Ecuador and centered on a young man who begins to develop complicated feelings for Juano after he saves him from a beating.
Director: Diego Araujo | Stars: Juan Arregui, Elena Vargas, Cristina Morrison, Peki Andino
Votes: 437
13. Open Wound (2013)
85 min | Drama
Believing that military experience will make him a strong and respected man, Jorge, a young Ecuadorian, joins the armed forces in the midst of his country's 1941 border war with Peru. ... See full summary »
Director: Alfredo León León | Stars: Pamela Cortes, Alfredo Espinosa, Paul Lalaleo, Lider Medranda
Votes: 79
14. With My Heart in Yambo (2011)
Unrated | 139 min | Documentary
The history about the family of Restrepo brothers and what they're doing until nowadays for solve the mystery of the dissapearence of the Restrepo brothers made by the "Ecuador's National Police"
Director: María Fernanda Restrepo
Votes: 127
15. Cesar's Grill (2013)
90 min | Documentary, Biography, Family
My father Cesar thought I was going to take over his grill restaurant in Ecuador, but I decided to pursue art instead and went to Germany. Ten years later he calls me to let me know that ... See full summary »
Director: Dario Aguirre
Votes: 57
16. Impulse (2009)
84 min | Drama, Horror
Jessica is a rebellious 17-year-old living with her aunt and grandmother in Quito. Her absent mother has stopped sending money, causing rifts within the family. When she decides to search ... See full summary »
Director: Mateo Herrera | Stars: Cecilia Vallejo, Enrique Acosta, Lady Estrella, Erika Granda
Votes: 36
17. Jaque (2005)
62 min
Although their ideological, social and economic differences, Christian and Juan Fernando have been able to maintain a strong friendship since childhood.
Director: Mateo Herrera | Stars: Cristian Patricio Arroyo, Natalia Mendoza, Juan Francisco Racines
Votes: 10
18. Prometeo Deportado (2011)
112 min | Comedy, Drama
In an unknown first world airport the arrival of an ecuadorian flight is heard. The 'members of the European Union' passby migration, while the 'others', in the other line, wait. In the ... See full summary »
Director: Fernando Mieles | Stars: Peki Andino, Andrés Crespo, Alejandro Fajardo, Carlos Gallegos
Votes: 150
19. Esas no son penas (2005)
90 min | Drama
One day five women from Quito, friends in their teens, decide to get back together after fourteen years. Helena is waiting for her second child, Marina lives the ups and downs of infidelity... See full synopsis »
Directors: Daniel Andrade, Anahí Hoeneisen | Stars: Nicolás Andrade, Anahí Hoeneisen, Amaia Merino, Francisca Romeo
Votes: 36
20. 1809-1810 mientras llega el día (2004)
100 min | Drama
The plot is based on the book by Juan Valdano, and revolves around the events that took place in the city of Quito between August 10, 1809, when the First Cry of Independence took place in ... See full summary »
Director: Camilo Luzuriaga | Stars: José Alvear, José Arlear, Giselle Calderón, Alfredo Espinosa
Votes: 31
21. Los canallas (2009)
73 min | Comedy, Drama
Director: Ana Cristina Franco | Stars: Alegría Albán, Andrea Arízaga, Ruth Basante, Javier Cevallos
Votes: 42
22. Sensaciones (1991)
80 min | Drama, Music
A group of musicians move to a ranch in order to capture the sound of the Andes in their first disc.
Directors: Juan Esteban Cordero, Viviana Cordero | Stars: Juan Esteban Cordero, Viviana Cordero
Votes: 27
23. On the Line (2013)
76 min | Comedy, Drama
Aurora, a divorced woman, receives a call from her 14 year old son's principal to let her know that he is being expelled on the last day of class. In an attempt to reach her son, she fights... See full summary »
Director: David Nieto Wenzell | Stars: Nicolás Andrade, Anahí Hoeneisen, Noelia Noto
Votes: 43
24. Fuera de juego (2002)
122 min
Juan dreams to escape from his country and its problems.
Director: Víctor Arregui | Stars: Galo Betancourt, Daniel Bustamante, Alejandro Cruz, Ximena Ganchala
Votes: 39
25. The Porcelain Horse (2012)
100 min | Drama
Paco Chavez's life is careless and charming. It's a life of illicit drugs and a forbidden love affair he carries with Lucia, his former high school sweetheart, now married to another man. ... See full summary »
Director: Javier Andrade | Stars: Francisco Savinovich, Victor Arauz, Leovanna Orlandini, Andrés Crespo
Votes: 266
26. In the Name of the Girl (2011)
108 min | Comedy, Drama
It's the summer of 1976. Manuela is a nine year old girl who's caught in between her communist and atheist father and her grandmother, a catholic and conservative woman. They both dispute ... See full summary »
Director: Tania Hermida | Stars: Eva Mayu Mecham Benavides, Markus Mecham Benavides, Martina León, Sebastián Hormachea
Votes: 142
27. The Death of Jaime Roldos (2013)
R | 125 min | Documentary
The yet unexplained death of Ecuadorian president Jaime Roldós in 1981 leads to a reflection on how official truth determines our present.
Directors: Lisandra Rivera, Manolo Sarmiento
Votes: 59
28. No Autumn, No Spring (2012)
115 min | Drama
The portrait of an invisible generation. A punk ballad told from the point of view of 10 youngsters with stories that interconnect, not with their destinies but with their concepts: the ... See full summary »
Director: Iván Mora Manzano | Stars: Enzo Macchiavello, Andres Troya Holst, Paola Baldion, Alejandro Fajardo
Votes: 141
29. No robarás... (a menos que sea necesario) (2013)
R | 95 min | Drama
In order to help her brothers and mother, Lucia is forced to thieve.
Director: Viviana Cordero | Stars: Vanessa Alvario, Ana María Balarezo, Nadia Acevedo Cordero, Erick Sheen
Votes: 41
30. Muchedumbre 30s (2011)
90 min | Documentary, History
A history about what happened the september 30th, with Rafael Correa (himself) and other affected people that'll tell us about what happened this fatidic day.
Director: Rodolfo Muñoz
Votes: 9
31. Ochentaisiete (2015)
88 min | Drama
Pablo, Andres and Juan, get into their biggest teenager adventure, when Juan decides to run away from home. He is not willing to go back because his father, an old fashioned policeman, ... See full summary »
Directors: Daniel Andrade, Anahí Hoeneisen | Stars: Andres Alvares, Andres Alvarez, Nicolás Andrade, Estefano Bajak
Votes: 42
32. Blak Mama (2009)
95 min | Adventure
Directors: Miguel Alvear, Patricio Andrade | Stars: José Alvear, Patricio Andrade, Amaia Merino, Ana María Palys
Votes: 14
33. Tinta Sangre (2013)
94 min | Comedy, Drama
Director: Mateo Herrera | Stars: Rosa Bodero, Alex Cisneros, Alfredo Espinosa, Jorge Alejandro Fegan
Votes: 16
34. Sin muertos no hay carnaval (2016)
PG-13 | 100 min | Thriller
Everything begins with a stray bullet... And a wealthy young man trying to evict 250 families who are squatting on the land he inherited from his father. The leader of the squatter ... See full summary »
Director: Sebastián Cordero | Stars: Daniel Adum Gilbert, Victor Arauz, Diego Cataño, Andrés Crespo
Votes: 223
35. Instantánea (2017)
75 min | Family
Antonia is a little photographer. She likes to capture special moments with her camera and she will spend her vacations with her grandparents. Although she go to the beaches with her dog ... See full summary »
Director: Catalina Arango Cadavid | Stars: Gabriel Ampuero, Giovanna Andrade, Cielo Mendoza Apolo, Alejandro Fajardo
Votes: 12
36. Alba (2016)
Not Rated | 98 min | Drama, Family
Alba, an 11 year old girl, has to move to her father's house due to her mother's illness. She barely knows him and sharing time with him at home feels weird. Both are shy, both feel lonely but they can't find a way to approach each other.
Director: Ana Cristina Barragán | Stars: Macarena Arias, Pablo Aguirre Andrade, Amaia Merino, Isabel Borja
Votes: 481
37. El Facilitador (2013)
TV-MA | 83 min | Drama
Elena, daughter of a businessman, returns to Ecuador at the request of her sick father. There he meets a childhood friend, Galo, and begins to collaborate with him in tasks of organization of human rights for the indigenous communities.
Director: Víctor Arregui | Stars: Christoph Baumann, Francisco Febres Cordero, María Gracia Omegna, Juan Carlos Terán
Votes: 18
38. Vengo Volviendo (2015)
120 min | Family
Twenty two year old Ismael only thinks about traveling to the US. He grows up with the love and care of his grandmother Mariana, a midwife and ancestral healer, after his parents emigrated ... See full summary »
Directors: Gabriel Paez Hernandez, Isabel Rodas León | Stars: Carolina Lozada Calle, Carolina Lozada, Rosario Macas, Doris Naula
Votes: 27
39. Resonancia (2013)
64 min | Documentary
Raul Lara, Ecuadorian luthier works around seven months in the construction of each instrument. Sometimes staying for four consecutive months inside his workshop, place in which time and ... See full summary »
Director: Mateo Herrera | Stars: Luis Lara, Raul Lara
Votes: 8
40. If I Die First (2017)
107 min | Documentary
A portrait of singer Julio Jaramillo, who became a larger than life star in Latin America .
Director: Rodolfo Muñoz
41. Sueños en la mitad del mundo (1999)
95 min | Drama
A bus called Sueños (Dreams) links three modern-day tales set in exotic Ecuador - the equator-straddling country that calls itself "The Middle of the World." Each of these stories carries a... See full summary »
Director: Carlos Naranjo Estrella | Stars: Héctor Alterio, Concha Cuetos, Óscar Ladoire, María Kosty
Votes: 19
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