# The best Colombian films of all time

From Rodrigo D to Embrace of the Serpent: the best of Colombian cinema according to Jerónimo Rivera's list, Semana and InfoNCN.

- 135 votes · 13 items
- Apr 18, 2025 · Yuliana Blanco González
- https://even.best/en/l/4136/the-best-colombian-films-of-all-time

## Top 10

1. **Embrace of the Serpent (2015)** (18 · ▲19 ▼1) — An Amazonian shaman and two explorers, by Ciro Guerra; Oscar-nominated.
2. **The Strategy of the Snail (1993)** (13 · ▲14 ▼1) — Tenants against a greedy landlord in Bogotá, by Sergio Cabrera.
3. **The Rose Seller (1998)** (12 · ▲13 ▼1) — Street children in Medellín, by Víctor Gaviria.
4. **Birds of Passage (2018)** (8 · ▲10 ▼2) — The birth of drug trafficking in the Wayuu Guajira.
5. **The Colors of the Mountain (2010)** (8 · ▲8 ▼0) — Children, a football and the armed conflict in the countryside.
6. **The Wind Journeys (2009)** (6 · ▲7 ▼1) — A minstrel crosses the north with his accordion.
7. **Condores Don't Bury Every Day (1984)** (6 · ▲7 ▼1) — The political violence of the 1950s, by Francisco Norden.
8. **Monos (2019)** (6 · ▲7 ▼1) — Child soldiers on a mountaintop.
9. **Rodrigo D: No Future (1990)** (5 · ▲8 ▼3) — Young people from Medellín's comunas, by Víctor Gaviria.
10. **Dog Eat Dog (2008)** (5 · ▲5 ▼0) — Two thugs caught in a score-settling in Cali.
11. **Tiempo de morir (1985)** (3 · ▲4 ▼1) — A man leaves prison and revenge awaits, written by García Márquez.
12. **La gente de La Universal (1993)** (2 · ▲7 ▼5) — A two-bit detective agency in Bogotá.
13. **La sirga (2012)** (1 · ▲5 ▼4) — A young woman displaced by violence beside a lagoon.

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