Best Latin American Dramas on Netflix 2026
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Our pick of the best Latin American Dramas on Netflix right now, ranked by audience rating out of the 11 titles in category code 6763. Tap any title for full details and where to watch.
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1. 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.
2. El Infierno (2010)
Rated 7.8/10 on IMDb, from 2010, 2h 28m. This extremely violent, darkly comic film centers on Benny, an ordinary man thrust into the vices and violence of the Mexican drug trade.
3. Sin Nombre (2009)
Rated 7.6/10 on IMDb, from 2009, 1h 35m. Fleeing a violent Central American street gang, a young hood takes refuge atop a moving train and hopes for a fresh start in a new country.
4. Instructions Not Included (2013)
Rated 7.5/10 on IMDb, from 2013, 2h 01m. Unable to locate the elusive mother of a baby girl left on his doorstep, an Acapulco playboy unexpectedly begins to develop feelings for the tot.
5. El Patron, Radiografia de un crimen (2014)
Rated 7.4/10 on IMDb, from 2014, 1h 39m. A lawyer defends an illiterate man whose exploitation by a cruel boss while working as a butcher in Buenos Aires led to tragedy.
6. The Perfect Dictatorship (2014)
Rated 7.2/10 on IMDb, from 2014, 2h 23m. After accepting a colossal bribe, a powerful TV conglomerate gins up fake news stories to enhance the image of a notoriously corrupt politician.
7. Casa Grande (2014)
Rated 6.9/10 on IMDb, from 2014, 1h 54m. An upper-class teenage boy in Rio struggles to adapt when his family's fortunes change and he's forced to face a less privileged life.
8. Buddies (2012)
Rated 6.8/10 on IMDb, from 2012, 1h 42m. Inspired by the movie 'Thelma & Louise,' three young people with Down syndrome leave the institution where they live to take a road trip together.
9. Rudo y Cursi (2008)
Rated 6.7/10 on IMDb, from 2008, 1h 37m. Stuck working on a banana ranch, two super competitive soccer-playing brothers dream of getting off the farm and finding stardom in their future.
10. Elvira, te daría mi vida pero la estoy usando (2014)
Rated 6.5/10 on IMDb, from 2014, 1h 40m. When the love of her life goes out for cigarettes and never returns, 40-year-old mother of two Elvira goes searching for the truth.