The best Colombian films of all time
The top 3 according to 135 votes from people: Embrace of the Serpent (2015) · The Strategy of the Snail (1993) · The Rose Seller (1998). (Updated Apr 18, 2025.)
From Rodrigo D to Embrace of the Serpent: the best of Colombian cinema according to Jerónimo Rivera's list, Semana and InfoNCN.
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Top 10
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1
Embrace of the Serpent (2015)
An Amazonian shaman and two explorers, by Ciro Guerra; Oscar-nominated.
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2
The Strategy of the Snail (1993)
Tenants against a greedy landlord in Bogotá, by Sergio Cabrera.
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3
The Rose Seller (1998)
Street children in Medellín, by Víctor Gaviria.
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4
Birds of Passage (2018)
The birth of drug trafficking in the Wayuu Guajira.
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5
The Colors of the Mountain (2010)
Children, a football and the armed conflict in the countryside.
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6
The Wind Journeys (2009)
A minstrel crosses the north with his accordion.
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7
Condores Don't Bury Every Day (1984)
The political violence of the 1950s, by Francisco Norden.
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8
Monos (2019)
Child soldiers on a mountaintop.
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9
Rodrigo D: No Future (1990)
Young people from Medellín's comunas, by Víctor Gaviria.
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10
Dog Eat Dog (2008)
Two thugs caught in a score-settling in Cali.
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11
Tiempo de morir (1985)
A man leaves prison and revenge awaits, written by García Márquez.
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12
La gente de La Universal (1993)
A two-bit detective agency in Bogotá.
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13
La sirga (2012)
A young woman displaced by violence beside a lagoon.
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