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1. Quantum of Solace (2008)
PG-13 | 106 min | Action, Adventure, Mystery
James Bond descends into mystery as he tries to stop an organisation from eliminating a country's most valuable resource.
Director: Marc Forster | Stars: Daniel Craig, Olga Kurylenko, Mathieu Amalric, Judi Dench
Votes: 471,943 | Gross: $168.37M
2. The Motorcycle Diaries (2004)
R | 126 min | Adventure, Biography, Drama
Ernesto Guevara de la Serna, popularly known as Che, along with his friend Alberto Granado, decides to take a road trip across South America. His experiences on the journey transform him.
Director: Walter Salles | Stars: Gael García Bernal, Rodrigo de la Serna, Mía Maestro, Mercedes Morán
Votes: 104,925 | Gross: $16.78M
3. Crystal Fairy & the Magical Cactus (2013)
Not Rated | 98 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama
As Jamie travels in Chile, he invites an eccentric woman to join his group's quest to score a fabled hallucinogen, a move that finds him at odds with his new companion, until they drink the magic brew on a beach at the edge of the desert.
Director: Sebastián Silva | Stars: Michael Cera, Gaby Hoffmann, Juan Andrés Silva, Agustín Silva
Votes: 9,121 | Gross: $0.19M
4. Nostalgia for the Light (2010)
Not Rated | 90 min | Documentary
A documentary about two different searches conducted in the Chilean Atacama Desert: one by astronomers looking for answers about the history of the cosmos, and one by women looking for the remains of loved ones killed by Pinochet's regime.
Director: Patricio Guzmán | Stars: Gaspar Galaz, Lautaro Núñez, Luís Henríquez, Miguel Lawner
Votes: 6,141
5. Tangent Room (2017)
64 min | Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Trapped in a mysterious room with no escape, four brilliant minds race against time to prevent a cosmic collapse of the universe. They must learn to work together and solve the puzzle before it's too late.
Director: Björn Engström | Stars: Lisa Bearpark, Daniel Epstein, Håkan Julander, Jennifer Lila
Votes: 465
6. The Secret of the Ice Cave (1989)
PG-13 | 106 min | Action, Adventure
A group of treasure-seekers embark on a expedition into high adventure as they race to discover what's really located in the mysterious ice cave.
Director: Radu Gabrea | Stars: Sally Kellerman, Michael Moriarty, David Mendenhall, Marcia Christie
Votes: 124
7. The Pearl Button (2015)
Not Rated | 82 min | Documentary
Delving into the nearly-religious significance of water, this profound rumination on memory and loss bridges the gap between its mystical origins, Pinochet's coup d'état, and the secret of a mother-of-pearl button at the bottom of the sea.
Director: Patricio Guzmán | Stars: Martín Calderón, Cristina, Patricio Guzmán, Ema Malig
Votes: 2,918
8. The Dark Side of Green Energies (2020 TV Movie)
89 min | Documentary
Faced with climate change, many countries have embarked on the energy transition. Since the COP21 in 2015, which set demanding targets for reducing greenhouse gases, green energies have ... See full summary »
Directors: Jean-Louis Perez, Guillaume Pitron | Stars: Luis Alberto Echazú Alvarado, Gwenaëlle Avice-Huet, Nathalie Bauters, Philippe Bihouix
Votes: 127
9. Desert Runners (2013)
99 min | Documentary, Adventure, Drama
A diverse cast of non-professional runners attempt to complete the most difficult ultramarathon race series on Earth. Their dramatic journey takes them across the World's most picturesque ... See full summary »
Director: Jennifer Steinman Sternin | Stars: Samantha Gash, Tremaine Kent, David O'Brien, Ricky Paugh
Votes: 547
10. The 33 of San Jose (2010)
86 min | Drama
A team of Chilean miners are trapped underground for months and hold out for a miraculous rescue.
Director: Antonio Recio Beladiez | Stars: Alejandro Goic, Mario Soto, Cristian Mercado, Pancho González
Votes: 183
11. Caliche Sangriento (1969)
128 min | Drama, History, War
The plot takes place in 1879 through 1880 during the War of the Pacific. The film decries the cruelty and absurdity of war and the disunity among the peoples of Latin America.
Director: Helvio Soto | Stars: Hector Duvauchelle, Patricia Guzmán, Jorge Guerra, Jaime Vadell
Votes: 109
12. The Spiritual Realms by Dr. Mitchell E. Gibson (2015 Video)
Not Rated | 90 min | Documentary
The Spiritual Realms is a unique and in-depth journey into the most mysterious places in the Universe. As a medical doctor, author and mystic, Dr. Gibson has traveled many planes of reality... See full summary »
Director: J. Michael Long | Star: Mitchell E. Gibson
13. Acta General de Chile (1986)
240 min | Documentary
In 1985, exiled director Miguel Littin returned clandestinely to Pinochet's Chile to make this documentary about the socio-political reality of the country.
Director: Miguel Littin | Stars: Hortensia Allende, Salvador Allende, Fidel Castro, Joan Garcés
Votes: 46
14. Blue Desert (2013)
Not Rated | 94 min | Romance, Sci-Fi
A man who is tormented by his intuitions and by dreams goes away to find answers to his discomfort. Revelations are made to him along his path, until he meets his soul mate and is prepared to the Blue Desert.
Director: Eder Santos | Stars: Odilon Esteves, Maria Luísa Mendonça, Chico Díaz, Ângelo Antônio
Votes: 49
15. Ivan and the Dogs (2017)
92 min | Drama
Award winning artist and filmmaker Andrew Kotting adapts Hattie Naylor's curriculum, award-winning play, Ivan and the Dogs, for cinema. Based on the extraordinary true story of Ivan ... See full summary »
Director: Andrew Kotting | Star: Xavier Tchili
Votes: 266
16. One More Time (2013)
Not Rated | 82 min | Drama
An 80-year-old actress returns to the small Chilean town of her youth to fulfill her father's dream of creating a TV channel in a place which has never known television.
Directors: Pablo Benedetti, David Sordella | Stars: Lucia Bosè, Magaly Solier
Votes: 92
17. El entusiasmo (1998)
120 min | Drama
A man's enthusiasm turns into greed and causes trouble for his family.
Director: Ricardo Larraín | Stars: Maribel Verdú, Carmen Maura, Álvaro Escobar, Álvaro Rudolphy
Votes: 173
18. Amnesia (1994)
90 min | Drama
Shortly after the return to democracy in Chile, the memories of a traumatised man who unwillingly participated in human rights abuses as a soldier in the Atacama Desert are stirred up when ... See full summary »
Director: Gonzalo Justiniano | Stars: Julio Jung, Pedro Vicuña, José Secall, Marcela Osorio
Votes: 142
19. Atacama (2018)
Short, Thriller
Director: Diego Ruiz | Stars: Clara Larrain, Taylor Napier, Diego Ruiz
20. Desert Mummies of Peru (2000 TV Movie)
Documentary
At south of Peru nearby Atacama desert lived a people called Chiribaya around 1.000 A.D. they settled a narrow strip of land on valley of Ilo that flows into pacific ocean, the anthropologist Dr. Sonia Guillén found many mummies.
Director: Amy Bucher | Stars: Benjamin Bratt, Sonia Guillen
21. Desert Train (1996)
27 min | Documentary, Short
A TV crew is sent to the desert North of Chile, on assignment to cover an old train which was supposed to have been dismantled decades before. When the young journalist and his cameraman ... See full summary »
Director: Cristián Leighton | Star: Francisco Reyes
Votes: 23
23. A la sombra del sol (1974)
70 min | Drama
Two criminals escape from a Calama prison and travel through the Atacama Desert towards Bolivia.
Directors: Silvio Caiozzi, Pablo Perelman | Stars: Luis Alarcón, Alejandro Cohen, Marcelo Gaete, Teresa Ramos
Votes: 57
24. Journey to the Centre of the Milky Way (2014)
7 min | Documentary, Short
For 20 years, ESO's Very Large Telescope and the Keck telescopes have observed the centre of our Galaxy, looking at the motion of more than a hundred stars and identifying the position of the super-massive black hole at its centre.
Director: Lars Lindberg Christensen
26. Atacama: The Flowering Desert (1999)
Documentary
Sandwiched between the Andes Mountains and the Pacific coast in Northern Chile, the Atacama Desert is the driest place on Earth. The award winning documentary, "Atacama: The Flowering ... See full summary »
Director: Christian Munoz-Donoso | Stars: Barry Paine, Pedro Sanchez
27. Inside Pinochet's Prisons (1974)
30 min | Documentary, Short
The horrifying story of what went on inside General Pinochet's secret prisons.
Stars: Joaquín Lagos Osorio, Augusto Pinochet
Votes: 7
28. The World on My Back (2012– )
Documentary
Documenting the adventure of one individual and his right to passage, we navigate through the diverse cultures of South America; indulging in every experience a common explorer could ... See full summary »
Star: Russ Garcia
29. Animitas, 2014 (2015)
720 min | Documentary
Experimental film about the art installation "Animitas or the Music of Souls" by French sculptor Christian Boltanski in Chile's Atacama Desert.
Director: Christian Boltanski
30. Huasco (2012)
3 min | Documentary, Short
The desertic landscapes of the Huasco region in the Atacama desert will eventually disappear due to the contamination of the new industries, this is a look into the wildlife of the region.
Director: Matias Searle
31. Chile - Arcadia World 7 Days Travel Films (2016)
51 min | Documentary
Chile was given its name by the Incas who respectfully called it Chili, 'the country in the south'.Santiago De Chile, the capital of Chile, is dignified, modest and European-looking and ... See full summary »
Director: Frank Ullman
32. Freefall Atacama (2011)
73 min | Drama
A Mormon who has lost their faith and escapes from Bolivia on a mystic journey in the desert Atacama, that will make learn more about their life and love.
Director: León Errázuriz | Stars: Wil Edgar, Bernardita Traub
34.
Inés of My Soul (2020)
Episode:
La tierra prometida
(2020)
Drama
THE PROMISED LAND: Inés, Valdivia and the rest of the Spanish expedition finally leave for Chile. But to reach the 'Promised Land' they will first have to cross the Atacama desert, an ... See full summary »
Directors: Nicolás Acuña, Vicente Sabatini | Stars: Elena Rivera, Eduardo Noriega, Benjamín Vicuña, Enrique Arce
Votes: 21
35.
Life in Colour (2021)
Episode:
Seeing in Colour
(2021)
TV-PG | 59 min | Documentary
In this first episode, David explores how animals use colour in the wild for survival and attracting a mate - and even for warning off predators. Along the way, he gets up close to peacocks... See full summary »
Directors: Adam Geiger, Sally Thomson | Star: David Attenborough
Votes: 361
36.
Long Way Up (2020)
Episode:
Atacama Desert Into Bolivia
(2020)
TV-14 | 51 min | Documentary, Adventure, Reality-TV
Ewan and Charley head through Argentina's red rock landscape while a member of the team copes with altitude sickness.
Directors: David Alexanian, Russ Malkin | Stars: Ewan McGregor, Charley Boorman, David Alexanian, Taylor Estevez
Votes: 196
37.
Full Circle with Michael Palin (1997)
Episode:
Chile/Bolivia
(1997)
48 min | Adventure, Documentary
Michael picks up in South America at Cape Horn and then as he travels up the coast of Chile, visits some islands off the coast and on into the Atacama Desert and by a very interesting train to Bolivia.
Director: Roger Mills | Star: Michael Palin
Votes: 76
38.
A Traveler's Guide to the Planets (2010– )
Episode:
Mars
(2010)
TV-PG | 45 min | Documentary
Mars is the ruby jewel in our night sky and arguably the hottest travel destination in the Solar System. Thanks to a robot invasion from Earth that began in the 1960's, we probably know ... See full summary »
Director: Richard Smith | Star: Bray Poor
Votes: 33
39.
How the Earth Was Made (2009– )
Episode:
Driest Place on Earth
(2009)
TV-PG | 45 min | Documentary, History
Chile's Atacama Desert is the driest, oldest and deadest desert on earth. Yet it's plays host to living creatures and penguins even thrive nearby. It may provide clues to where to look for life on other, seemingly barren, planets.
Director: Kate Dart | Stars: Corey Johnson, John Houston, Marisa Vera, Linda Godfrey
Votes: 34
40.
Anton Petrov (2012– )
Episode:
Signs of a Tunguska Like Event, but in Chile and 12000 Years Ago
(2021)
11 min | Documentary, Animation, News
Scientists have found evidence of a third Tunguska like event in the Atacama Desert of Chile 12,000 years ago. As the area is now a desert with no fallen timbers, the evidence comes from ... See full summary »
Star: Anton Petrov
41.
Plant Science: An Introduction to Botany (2017)
Episode:
The Desert Bonanza of Plant Shapes
Documentary
Star: Catherine Kleier
42.
007: Road to a Million (2023– )
Episode:
Episode #1.4
(2023)
TV-MA | Adventure, Game-Show, Reality-TV
Kamara and Josh search the Atacama Desert; they have to cross a train station, a solar farm and remote villages; Josh deals with his trauma.
Directors: Tom Dumican, Jamie Goold, Julian Jones, Alice Smith | Stars: Brian Cox, Josh Ali, Nick Ashton-Jones, Colin Barnes
Votes: 60
43.
007: Road to a Million (2023– )
Episode:
Episode #1.5
(2023)
TV-MA | Adventure, Game-Show, Reality-TV
After an epic climb in Chile, Kamara and Josh have to answer a tough question; the Controller welcomes a new duo, Grace and Daniella, to St. Mark's Square in Venice; Tanaka and James dive into a hidden cave.
Directors: Tom Dumican, Jamie Goold, Julian Jones | Stars: Brian Cox, Josh Ali, Nick Ashton-Jones, Colin Barnes
Votes: 57
44.
007: Road to a Million (2023– )
Episode:
Episode #1.6
(2023)
TV-MA | Adventure, Game-Show, Reality-TV
A million miles from their humble beginnings, on a scuttled catamaran off the Jamaican coast, the Bone Brothers face their £200,000 question. James and Sam head deep into the desert to an ... See full summary »
Directors: Tom Dumican, Jamie Goold, Julian Jones | Stars: Brian Cox, Josh Ali, Nick Ashton-Jones, Colin Barnes
Votes: 52
45.
007: Road to a Million (2023– )
Episode:
Episode #1.7
(2023)
TV-MA | Adventure, Game-Show, Reality-TV
A duo must answer a question about the beginnings of space exploration another duo sail in Jamaica to search for a missing freighter.
Directors: Tom Dumican, Julian Jones | Stars: Brian Cox, Josh Ali, Nick Ashton-Jones, Colin Barnes
Votes: 55
46.
Geodiode (2018– )
Episode:
The Cool Desert Climate - Secrets of World Climate #8
(2018)
11 min | Documentary
Cold deserts are distinguished by their freezing winters which is very rare for hot desert. They tend to be far inland, in the rain shadow of mountain ranges or at high altitude.
47.
Cosmos: Possible Worlds (2020)
Episode:
Ladder to the Stars
(2020)
TV-PG | 43 min | Documentary, Animation, Family
An adventure spanning billions of years into the evolution of life.
Director: Brannon Braga | Star: Neil deGrasse Tyson
Votes: 1,092
48.
Beautiful Excursions (2006– )
Episode:
Chili: de Santiago au désert de l'Atacama
(2015)
Documentary
Beginning of the journey in Santiago de Chile: Jérôme meets Joel Martinez (La bicicleta verde) and they make a bike tour through the town; Plaza Baquedano (reference to the war between ... See full summary »
Director: Damien Pourageaux | Star: Jérôme Pitorin