Best Latin American Films on Netflix 2026
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Our pick of the best Latin American Films on Netflix right now, ranked by audience rating out of the 100 titles in category code 1613. Tap any title for full details and where to watch.
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1. Retablo (2017)
Rated 8.6/10 on IMDb, from 2017, 1h 41m. High in the Andes, a teenage boy and his father work together as artisans.
2. Esperando La Carroza (1985)
Rated 8.3/10 on IMDb, from 1985, 1h 35m. Cora has three sons and a daughter and she´s almost 80.
3. The Son (2018)
Rated 8.2/10 on IMDb, from 2018, 1h 32m. In this psychological thriller, painter Lorenzo's life spirals out of control as he fears his wife is trying to isolate him from their infant son.
4. Death Can Wait (2020)
Rated 8.2/10 on IMDb, from 2020, 1h 30m. After learning he may die soon, a modest accountant pulls off a shady money scheme and heads to Europe, where he's faced with a life-or-death situation.
5. Amores Perros (2000)
Rated 8.1/10 on IMDb, one of IMDb's Top 250, from 2000, 2h 33m. Octavio has an obsessive crush on his sister-in-law; Daniel dumps his family for a disturbed supermodel; and El Chivo plans an assassination.
6. Elite Squad (2008)
Rated 8.1/10 on IMDb, from 2008, 1h 50m. Just before he retires, a burned-out Rio de Janeiro cop must find a trustworthy successor who can lead a dangerous mission.
7. La Ley De Herodes (2000)
Rated 8.1/10 on IMDb, from 2000, 2h 02m. Following the brutal 1949 murder of a small Mexican town's mayor, genteel and humble janitor Juan Vargas is appointed his successor.
8. El testigo (2018)
Rated 8/10 on IMDb, from 2018, 1h 12m. Colombian photojournalist Jesús Abad Colorado shares the stories behind a series of civil war photographs he captured throughout the '80s and '90s.
9. Waste Land (2010)
Rated 7.9/10 on IMDb, from 2010, 1h 39m. Renowned artist Vik Muniz joins Brazilian garbage pickers who mine treasure from the trash heaps of Rio de Janeiro's Jardim Gramacho landfill.
10. The Way He Looks (2014)
Rated 7.9/10 on IMDb, from 2014, 1h 36m. A new classmate transforms the daily life of a blind teenager who longs for independence and disrupts his relationship with his best friend.