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1. The Godfather Part II (1974)
R | 202 min | Crime, Drama
The early life and career of Vito Corleone in 1920s New York City is portrayed, while his son, Michael, expands and tightens his grip on the family crime syndicate.
Director: Francis Ford Coppola | Stars: Al Pacino, Robert De Niro, Robert Duvall, Diane Keaton
Votes: 1,365,070 | Gross: $57.30M
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: 104,802 | Gross: $16.78M
3. Before Night Falls (2000)
R | 133 min | Biography, Drama, Romance
The life of Cuban poet and novelist, Reinaldo Arenas.
Director: Julian Schnabel | Stars: Javier Bardem, Johnny Depp, Olatz López Garmendia, Giovani Florido
Votes: 26,385 | Gross: $4.22M
4. Che: Part One (2008)
Not Rated | 134 min | Biography, Drama, History
In 1956, Ernesto 'Che' Guevara and a band of Castro-led Cuban exiles mobilize an army to topple the regime of dictator Fulgencio Batista.
Director: Steven Soderbergh | Stars: Julia Ormond, Benicio Del Toro, Oscar Isaac, Pablo Guevara
Votes: 47,964 | Gross: $1.80M
5. The Lost City (2005)
R | 144 min | Drama, Romance
A wealthy Havana club owner and his family are torn apart by the violent sociopolitical upheaval brought about by the transition from the dictatorial regime of Batista to the Marxist revolution led by Fidel Castro in 1950s Cuba.
Director: Andy Garcia | Stars: Andy Garcia, Inés Sastre, Bill Murray, Alfredo Armenteros
Votes: 9,922 | Gross: $2.48M
6. Cuba (1979)
R | 122 min | Adventure, Romance, Thriller
A British mercenary arrives in pre-Revolution Cuba to help train General Batista's Army against Castro's guerrillas while he also romances a former lover now married to an unscrupulous plantation owner.
Director: Richard Lester | Stars: Sean Connery, Brooke Adams, Jack Weston, Hector Elizondo
Votes: 2,988 | Gross: $0.53M
7. The Godfather Trilogy: 1901-1980 (1992 Video)
R | 583 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
The multigenerational saga of the rise and fall of the Corleone crime family.
Director: Francis Ford Coppola | Stars: Marlon Brando, Al Pacino, Robert Duvall, Robert De Niro
Votes: 16,389
8. Chico & Rita (2010)
Not Rated | 94 min | Animation, Crime, Drama
Chico is a young piano player with big dreams. Rita is a beautiful singer with an extraordinary voice. Music and romantic desire unites them, but their journey - in the tradition of the Latin ballad, the bolero - brings heartache and torment.
Directors: Tono Errando, Javier Mariscal, Fernando Trueba | Stars: Eman Xor Oña, Limara Meneses, Mario Guerra, Jon Adams
Votes: 9,692 | Gross: $0.35M
9. Strawberry & Chocolate (1993)
R | 108 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Story of two men who are opposites: one gay, the other straight; one a fierce communist, the other a fierce individualist; one suspicious, the other accepting; and how they come to love each other.
Directors: Tomás Gutiérrez Alea, Juan Carlos Tabío | Stars: Jorge Perugorría, Vladimir Cruz, Mirta Ibarra, Francisco Gattorno
Votes: 6,022 | Gross: $2.08M
10. Papa Hemingway in Cuba (2015)
R | 110 min | Biography, Drama
In 1959, a young journalist ventures to Havana, Cuba to meet his idol, the legendary Ernest Hemingway who helped him find his literary voice, while the Cuban Revolution comes to a boil around them.
Director: Bob Yari | Stars: Giovanni Ribisi, Joely Richardson, Adrian Sparks, Minka Kelly
Votes: 1,678 | Gross: $1.12M
11. The Beaches of Agnès (2008)
Not Rated | 112 min | Documentary, Biography
Agnès Varda explores her memories, mostly chronologically, with photographs, film clips, interviews, reenactments, and droll, playful contemporary scenes of her narrating her story.
Director: Agnès Varda | Stars: Agnès Varda, André Lubrano, Blaise Fournier, Vincent Fournier
Votes: 4,789 | Gross: $0.24M
12. The Gun Runners (1958)
Approved | 83 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
The Cuban misadventures of a Florida smuggler, at the time of the Cuban Revolution.
Director: Don Siegel | Stars: Audie Murphy, Eddie Albert, Patricia Owens, Everett Sloane
Votes: 872
13. Creature from the Haunted Sea (1961)
Unrated | 63 min | Comedy, Horror
A crook decides to bump off members of his inept crew and blame their deaths on a legendary sea creature. What he doesn't know is that the creature is real.
Director: Roger Corman | Stars: Antony Carbone, Betsy Jones-Moreland, Robert Towne, Beach Dickerson
Votes: 3,301
14. The Cuba Libre Story (2015–2016)
TV-14 | 52 min | Documentary, History
This documentary series recounts the tumultuous history of Cuba, a nation of foreign conquest, freedom fighters and Cold War political machinations.
Stars: Ken Eaken, Jaime Suchlicki, Jean-Pierre Clerc, Michael Zeuske
Votes: 2,032
15. Vampires in Havana (1985)
Not Rated | 80 min | Animation, Comedy, Horror
A vampire family from Cuba is preparing for a showdown between the USA vampires and the Eastern European vampires. But with the aid of a scientist, they need a type of vaccination where they can live in daylight.
Director: Juan Padrón | Stars: Frank González, Manuel Marín, Irela Bravo, Carlos Gonzalez
Votes: 1,463
16. Cuban Rebel Girls (1959)
Not Rated | 68 min | Adventure
Errol Flynn , playing himself as a war correspondent, helps Fidel Castro overthrow Cuban dictator Fulgencio Batista . The film was shot, with Castro's cooperation, while he was still fighting Batista.
Director: Barry Mahon | Stars: Errol Flynn, Beverly Aadland, John McKay, Jackie Jackler
Votes: 325
17. Che! (1969)
PG | 96 min | Biography, Drama, History
An intentionally noncommittal version of the Cuban revolution told through flashbacks, the film recounts Che's switch from doctor to politico in Castro's campaign.
Director: Richard Fleischer | Stars: Omar Sharif, Jack Palance, Cesare Danova, Robert Loggia
Votes: 1,079 | Gross: $5.45M
18. We Were Strangers (1949)
Approved | 106 min | Adventure, Drama, Film-Noir
In 1930's Cuba, a bank clerk and an American mercenary assist a revolutionary group in a plan to kill the President but the Cuban Secret Police chief and the dictator's military complicate the plan's execution.
Director: John Huston | Stars: Jennifer Jones, John Garfield, Pedro Armendáriz, Gilbert Roland
Votes: 1,328
19. Joy of Learning (1969)
95 min | Drama
How do we learn? What do we know? Night after night, not long before dawn, two young adults, Patricia and Emile, meet on a sound stage to discuss learning, discourse, and the path to ... See full summary »
Director: Jean-Luc Godard | Stars: Jean-Luc Godard, Juliet Berto, Jean-Pierre Léaud
Votes: 1,164
20. Kennedy, Sinatra and the Mafia (2023 TV Movie)
Documentary, Crime, History
With his mafia wiseguy links and access to entertainment industry star power, Frank Sinatra helped John F. Kennedy into the White House in 1960. But it all came to a bitter end.
Director: David Harvey | Stars: Chuck Granata, Lenny Luizzi, Robert Foster, Robbyn Swan
Votes: 58
21. Salut les Cubains (1963)
Not Rated | 30 min | Documentary, Animation, Short
A photo montage of Cubans filmed by Agnes Varda during her visit to Cuba in 1963. The film explores Cuban society and culture post-revolution.
Director: Agnès Varda | Stars: Michel Piccoli, Juan Almeida, Alejo Carpentier, Fidel Castro
Votes: 1,895
22. JFK: The Final Evidence (2023)
Documentary, Action, Crime
In this two-part series, explore the mystery behind the assassination of President John F Kennedy with Dr David J Hall.
Stars: Emma Long, David J. Hall, Chris Moran
Votes: 26
23. The Twelve Chairs (1962)
94 min | Comedy
When her country is taken over by socialist revolutionaries, a wealthy woman can't bear to give up all of her wealth and possessions to the new government, so she hides her jewels in one of... See full summary »
Director: Tomás Gutiérrez Alea | Stars: Enrique Santisteban, Reynaldo Miravalles, René Sánchez, Pilín Vallejo
Votes: 314
24. Wake Up Love (1996)
PG | 98 min | Comedy, Romance
Ernesto is a journalist in his 40's who comes from a generation which encountered much political persecution and exile; between the memories and unhealed wounds of his past, stands Ernesto.... See full summary »
Director: Eliseo Subiela | Stars: Juan Leyrado, Darío Grandinetti, Soledad Silveyra, Laura Azcurra
Votes: 347
25. Bitter Sugar (1996)
75 min | Drama, Romance
Gustavo is a young Havana Communist who believes in the revolution; he hopes for a scholarship to study aeronautical engineering in Prague. But his faith in the new Cuba is tested: his ... See full summary »
Director: Leon Ichaso | Stars: René Lavan, Mayte Vilán, Miguel Gutiérrez, Larry Villanueva
Votes: 646 | Gross: $0.39M
26. The American Trap (2008)
110 min | Drama, Thriller
One of the greatest conspiracies of all time, and one lone man is trying to uncover it.
Director: Charles Binamé | Stars: Rémy Girard, Gérard Darmon, Colm Feore, Joe Cobden
Votes: 289
27. Ernesto Che Guevara (1995)
105 min | Documentary
Documentary about the life of revolutionary Cuban leader Ernesto "Che" Guevara.
Director: Roberto Massari | Stars: Fidel Castro, Simone de Beauvoir, Alberto Granado, Ernesto 'Che' Guevara
Votes: 31
28. Tout le monde il est beau, tout le monde il est gentil (1972)
105 min | Comedy, Music
According to "Radio closer to God", nothing is conceived without God, especially shampoos, cosmetics, the sale of records - Animator Christian Gerber denounces this scam on the air, which ... See full summary »
Director: Jean Yanne | Stars: Jean Yanne, Bernard Blier, Michel Serrault, Marina Vlady
Votes: 642
29. Los sobrevivientes (1979)
130 min | Drama
An aristocratic family decides to isolate themselves from the changes brought by the revolution and begin living History in reverse. A surreal voyage from Socialism to cannibalism.
Director: Tomás Gutiérrez Alea | Stars: Enrique Santisteban, Juanita Caldevilla, Germán Pinelli, Ana Viña
Votes: 139
30. Did the Mob Kill JFK? (2009 TV Movie)
45 min | Documentary, History
Did the Mafia order the killing of JFK? The compelling evidence includes a never before seen interview with an FBI informant who shared a prison cell with a Mafia kingpin.
Stars: Jack Van Laningham, Gerald Posner, Ronald Goldfarb, Lamar Waldron
Votes: 30
31. Rubirosa 3 (2018)
Drama, History
Final part of the trilogy about the life of Dominican playboy Porfirio Rubirosa.
Directors: Carlos Moreno, Hugo Rodríguez | Stars: Damián Alcázar, Héctor Aníbal, María del Mar Bonelly, Manolo Cardona
Votes: 19
32. Man of Two Havanas (2007)
93 min | Documentary
Okay, here's the situation. I was born in Havana. That makes me Cuban. But, I was raised in little Havana, which makes me Cuban-American. However, since I don't see Castro as the root of ... See full summary »
Director: Vivien Lesnik Weisman | Stars: Peter Kornbluh, Max Lesnick, Miriam Lesnik, Vivien Lesnik Weisman
Votes: 41
33. The Teacher (1978)
113 min | Drama
In the early years of the Cuban revolution, a young Havana student volunteers to go to a poor rural region to teach peasants how to read and write; he's sent to the Ciénega de Zapata zone, ... See full summary »
Director: Octavio Cortázar | Stars: Patricio Wood, Salvador Wood, René de la Cruz, Luis Alberto Ramírez
Votes: 43
34. El Che (2017)
119 min | Documentary, Biography, History
Director: Matías Gueilburt | Stars: Paco Ignacio Taibo II, Horacio López, Carlos 'Calica' Ferrer, Carlos Soria Galvarro
Votes: 15
35. Queen of Condoms (2007)
PG | 76 min | Documentary
A German student falls in love with a Cuban captain and follows him to the Caribbean. Knowing little about sex she becomes the official sex educator of Castro's revolution. A film about female agitators, staunch machos and Caribbean love.
Directors: Silvana Ceschi, Reto Stamm | Stars: Jesús Jiménez Escobar, Daniel Jiménez Krause, Dictys Jiménez Krause, Monika Krause
Votes: 12
36. Soy immortal
90 min | Documentary | Filming
The life of Sophia Lamar, transgender woman who left Cuba in the 80's to become a famed member of the Club Kids movement. From Havana to New York, "Soy Immortal" follows Sophia on a journey from the shadows into the light.
Directors: Eytan Jan, Darius Kaufmann | Star: Sophia Lamar
37. Castro's Revolution vs. The World (2019)
Documentary, Biography, History
Cuba's revolutionary story is one of much fervor. Fidel Castro had one objective: the liberation of a Communist Cuba. Castro's ability to form key strategic alliances enabled him to stand at the precipice of realizing his dream for Cuba.
Stars: Jose Basulto, Napoleon Vilaboa, Ricardo Alarcón, Fabian Escalante
Votes: 110
38. Unfinished Spaces (2011)
Not Rated | 86 min | Documentary
Cuba's ambitious National Art Schools project, designed by three young artists in the wake of Castro's Revolution, is neglected, nearly forgotten, then ultimately rediscovered as a visionary architectural masterpiece.
Directors: Benjamin Murray, Alysa Nahmias | Stars: Vittorio Garatti, Roberto Gottardi, Ricardo Porro
Votes: 98
39. Kubinskaya novella (1962 TV Movie)
52 min | Drama
After Cuban revolution and nationalization former bank bosses want to get their money back and send their man Garcia to bank executive Maksimo to organize larceny. But Maksimo is not sure that he has to help his old employers.
Director: Sergey Kolosov | Stars: Lev Sverdlin, Vsevolod Yakut, Vladimir Druzhnikov, Weyland Rodd Jr.
40. Kuuban valloittajat (2005)
88 min | Documentary
Nearly blind Maximiliano, 62, has been given an important task. He has been asked to fix Che Guevara's old car in Havana. Maximiliano's passion are old American cars, and the car he owns ... See full summary »
Director: Arto Halonen | Stars: Josefina Aldanas, Maximiliano Artiguet, Jorge Joerge, Eduardo Mesejo Maestro
Votes: 28
41. Young Rebels (2005)
70 min | Documentary
Young Rebels (Jovenes Rebeldes) follows five Cuban hip-hop groups and two producers over the course of a Havana summer. Battling onstage or at home, the characters' personal travels collide... See full summary »
Directors: Anna Boden, Ryan Fleck | Stars: Adrianci Gonzalez, Alexander Guerra Hoez, Alexis Rodriguez
Votes: 42
42. Not Just a Sister (2023)
3 min | Short, War
Francesa, the leader of a nationwide revolution in the 1950's, confronts Aleida, a caring nurse, about her involvement in an unauthorised change of the plan of attack that could change the course of action of the entire revolution.
Directors: Adri Mendez, Wendy Rosas | Stars: Adri Mendez, Wendy Rosas
43. Habana - Arte nuevo de hacer ruinas (2006)
86 min | Documentary
The final moments of Havana's buildings seen through the eyes of their inhabitants: before they are renovated - or collapsed altogether.
Director: Florian Borchmeyer
Votes: 67
45. Legenda (II) (2005)
30 min | Documentary, Short, Biography
The Legend is a film about a Cuban revolution hero, Jorge Jorge, whose colourful and fabulous life story reflects the whole legend of Cuba, coloured with fact and fiction. Jorge Jorge, 85, ... See full summary »
Director: Arto Halonen | Star: Jorge Joerge
Votes: 12
47. Marlin Darrah's Cuba Today (2011)
95 min | Documentary
From the capital of Havana to the beautiful seaport of Santiago de Cuba, join Marlin Darrah and marvel at Cuba's forbidden natural beauty. The island's people welcome visitors with open arms, and their culture overflows with hospitality.
Director: Marlin Darrah | Star: Marlin Darrah
48. Mi hijo el Che - Un retrato de familia de don Ernesto Guevara (1985)
70 min | Documentary
Director: Fernando Birri
Votes: 15
49. The Other Christopher (1963)
115 min | Drama, Fantasy
The dictator Anastasio rules with an iron fist backed by business-men making deals and speeches about building canals, completely disconnected from the chaos amongst the population. ... See full summary »
Director: Armand Gatti | Stars: Jean Bouise, Marc Dudicourt, Alden Knight, Bertina Acevedo
Votes: 46
50. Fond Memories of Cuba (2002)
77 min | Documentary
At the urging of a socialist fellow Australian, filmmaker David Bradbury travels to Cuba and documents the current economic, social and cultural realities and disappointments of post-revolutionary Cuba.
Director: David Bradbury | Stars: David Bradbury, Jim Mitsos, Fidel Castro, Rolando Díaz