01 A wealthy family's beach vacation and a runaway girl's desperate journey quietly intersect.
7 Best Costa Rican Movies to Watch
By Vlad Zakh · October 11, 2026
Costa Rica Drama slow and atmosphericthought provoking
Costa Rica’s small film industry has produced a recent run of internationally recognized dramas that favor quiet, physical performances over dialogue.
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02 A Nicaraguan girl's journey to reunite with her mother in Costa Rica exposes the dangers migrants face.
03 A woman believed by her village to have healing powers begins secretly reclaiming her own body and desires.
04 A newlywed couple's life is upended when the husband is wrongfully imprisoned just after their wedding.
05 Five Central American strangers' lives intersect around one fateful bus journey.
06 A sound designer's obsessive attention to noise mirrors the quiet unraveling of his own relationship.
07 A teenage girl grieving her grandmother's death turns to shamanic ritual to try to bring her back.
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