01 An Italian restaurant owner in Buenos Aires helps a stranded young German traveler find her way home.
10 More Best Argentine Movies
By Vlad Zakh · September 9, 2026
Argentina Drama thought provokingfeel good
Argentine cinema’s second wave of international breakouts leans warmer and more personal than the dark comedies of Wild Tales, family dramas and road movies that still carry the country’s dry, specific sense of humor.
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02 A wealthy Rio teenager confronts real financial ruin and class privilege for the first time.
03 A Nobel-winning writer returns to his hometown and finds it far less welcoming than he expected.
04 A lonely sock-factory owner hires a woman to pose as his wife during his brother's visit.
05 A baby-faced teenager's charm masks a real 1970s crime spree across Buenos Aires.
06 Three unrelated Patagonian travelers' small personal errands quietly intersect along the same road.
07 A workaholic restaurant owner reevaluates his whole life after a health scare and his daughter's wedding plans.
08 A young Che Guevara's road trip across South America radicalizes him mile by mile.
09 A reclusive Buenos Aires hardware-store owner takes in a lost Chinese tourist he barely understands.
10 Two related, dysfunctional families spend a sweltering summer at a decaying country estate.
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