01 A directionless young man is given six months by his father to build his own house or lose his inheritance.
9 Best Uruguayan Movies to Watch
By Vlad Zakh · September 21, 2026
Uruguay Drama feel goodthought provoking
Uruguayan cinema’s small industry punches well above its size internationally, favoring dry, patient comedy over anything flashy, a security guard’s obsessive crush, a critic mourning the cinema itself.
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02 An elderly Jewish immigrant becomes convinced a local bar owner is a fugitive Nazi war criminal.
03 Three aimless Montevideo friends drift through one long, uneventful day together.
04 A young girl's embarrassing full name becomes the center of a schoolyard punishment and mystery.
05 A lonely sock-factory owner hires a woman to pose as his wife during his brother's visit.
06 A border-town smuggler bets everything on selling snacks to crowds during the Pope's real 1988 visit.
07 A shy supermarket security guard becomes obsessed with a cleaning woman he watches on the monitors.
08 A lifelong film society employee faces an uncertain future when his beloved cinema shuts down.
09 A teenage girl's rained-out camping trip forces her to actually get to know the distant father she's stuck with.
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