List of Dominican Republic films

This is a list of films produced in, set in, or related to the Dominican Republic, in chronological order.

This list is incomplete; you can help by expanding it.

1920s

Title	Director	Cast	Genre	Notes
1923
La Leyenda de Nuestra Señora de Altagracia[1]	Francisco Arturo Palau
1924
La Emboscadas de Cupido[1]	Francisco Arturo Palau		Documentary
La República Dominicana[1]	Francisco Arturo Palau		Documentary

1930s

Title	Director	Cast	Genre	Notes
1930

1940s

Title	Director	Cast	Genre	Notes
1940

1950s

Title	Director	Cast	Genre	Notes
1951
Excursión de José de Diego en Santo Domingo	Rafael Colorado

1960s

Title	Director	Cast	Genre	Notes
1961
La Gesta Libertadora del 30 de Mayo	Hugo Mateo		Documentary
1963
La Silla[1]	Franklin Domínguez	Camilo Carrau	Documentary

1970s

Title	Director	Cast	Genre	Notes
1973
La Serpiente de la luna de los piratas	Jean-Louis Jorge	Sylvia Morales, Sahdji and Jean-Phillippe Carso ewn	Drama	Jean-Louis Jorge film won an award at a film festival in Toulon, France.[1]
1974
The Godfather Part II	Francis Ford Coppola	Al Pacino, Robert De Niro, and Robert Duvall	Crime drama	Scenes set in Cuba were filmed in the Dominican Republic.[2]
1975
El Clan de los Inmorales	José Gutiérrez Maesso	Helmut Berger, Sydne Rome, and Kevin McCarthy	Drama
Pantaleón y las visitadoras	José María Gutiérrez Santos and Mario Vargas Llosa	José Sacristán, Rafaela Aparicio, and Rosa Carmina
1977
Sorcerer	William Friedkin	Roy Scheider, Bruno Cremer and Francisco Rabal	Thriller	The movie was filmed in the Dominican Republic at the request of Charles Bluhdorn, whose Gulf+Western conglomerate owned Paramount.
1979
Apocalypse Now	Francis Ford Coppola	Martin Sheen, Marlon Brando, and Robert Duvall	War drama	Several scenes from the movie were filmed in the Dominican Republic.[3]

1980s

Title	Director	Cast	Genre	Notes
1983
Guaguasi	Jorge Ulla	Orestes Matacena, Marilyn Pupo, and Raimundo Hidalgo-Gato	War drama	About a love story during the Cuban revolution.
1985
Tras las huellas de Palau	René Fortunato	Francisco Arturo Palau	Documentary/Short	The history of the first Dominican filmmaker Francisco Palau, (1879–1937).
1988
Abril: La trinchera del honor	René Fortunato		Documentary	Historical documentary of the Dominican revolt in Santo Domingo against occupying North American forces. Winner of the best Caribbean documentary in the 1990 San Juan Film Festival.[4]
Un Pasaje de Ida	Agliberto Meléndez	Carlos Alfredo, Ángel Muñiz and Ángel Haché	Drama	The film was submitted to the 61st Academy Awards.
1989
Cat Chaser	Abel Ferrara	Peter Weller and Kelly McGillis	Drama	A former American paratrooper and veteran of the Dominican Republic intervention, searches for a Dominican woman named Luci Palma who saved his life in 1965 (and gave him the nickname "Cat Chaser"). He begins a relationship with Mary DeBoya, the wealthy, unhappy wife of a former Dominican general who continues to use sadistic methods to get what he wants. The film was also shot in the Dominican Republic.

1990s

Title	Director	Cast	Genre	Notes
1990
Caribe	René Fortunato
1991
Trujillo: El Poder del Jefe	René Fortunato	René Alfonso	Documentary
1993
Fuga o Muerte	José (Pinky) Pintor
1994
Trujillo: El Poder del Jefe II	René Fortunato	René Alfonso	Documentary
1995
Nueba Yol: ¡Por Fin Llegó Balbuena!	Ángel Muñiz	Luisito Marti, Caridad Ravelo and Raúl Carbonell	Comedy
Victor	Freddy Vargas		Short – mockumentary	Student Short made while the director studied Communication Arts at St. John's University. Winner of the 1995 St. John's University Film and Video Student Competition: Best Film, Best Editing, Best Screenplay, and Best Director. It went on to win the Gold Plaque award for Student Film at the 1995 Chicago International Film Festival and was invited to the 1995 Telluride Film Festival section titled "Filmmakers of Tomorrow", sponsored by Steven Spielberg.
1996
Azúcar amarga	Leon Ichaso
Cuatro Hombres y Un Ataúd	Pericles Mejía	Cuquín Victoria, Géraldine Danon and Rafael Villalona	Comedy
Para Vivir o Morir	Pepe Romay and Radel Villalona	Miguel Bucarelly, María Castillo and Giovanny Cruz	Drama
Trujillo: El Poder del Jefe III	René Fortunato	René Alfonso	Documentary
1997
Buscando Un Sueño	Joseph Medina	Victor Checo, Rafael Decen, Lauren Vélez, and Kamar De Los Reyes	Drama	Screenplay by Freddy Vargas and Joseph Medina
Nueba Yol 3: Bajo la Nueva Ley	Ángel Muñiz	Luisito Marti, Raúl Carbonell, Graciela Mas, Jorge Pupo	Comedy
1998
Balaguer: La Herencia del Tirano	René Fortunato		Documentary

2000s

Title	Director	Cast	Genre	Notes
2001
In the Time of the Butterflies	Mariano Barroso	Salma Hayek, Lumi Cavazos, Marc Anthony, and Edward James Olmos	Drama	Inspired by a true story, In Time of the Butterflies, tells the struggle of the Mirabal sisters, who were a part of an underground plot to overthrow Rafael Leónidas Trujillo.[5]
Piñero	Leon Ichaso	Benjamin Bratt, Giancarlo Esposito and Talisa Soto	Drama
2002
Washington Heights	Alfredo De Villa	Tomas Milian, Manny Pérez, and Danny Hoch	Drama	Winner of several awards including the Feature Film Award at the Austin Film Festival.[6]
2003
El Círculo Vicioso	Nelson Peña	Rafael Decena, Felix Solis and Mickey Albuquerque
Dreaming of Julia	Juan Gerard	Harvey Keitel, Gael García Bernal, Iben Hjejle and Diana Bracho	Drama	A film about the Cuban Revolution centered on Che Guevara. The movie is filmed in the Dominican Republic.
Éxito Por Intercambio	Miguel Vásquez	Rafael Alduey, Anthony Alvarez and Georgina Duluc	Drama
The Galindez File	Gerardo Herrero	Saffron Burrows, Harvey Keitel, Eduard Fernández, Reynaldo Miravalles, Guillermo Toledo, Robert Tinkler, Chete Lera, Gerard Barray, Ben Temple and Txema Blasco	Political drama	This film portrays the story of Jesús de Galíndez, a known critic of Rafael Leónidas Trujillo, who mysteriously disappeared in 1956.
Luis Vargas: Santo Domingo Blues	Alex Wolfe	Luis Vargas	Documentary	This documentary traces the roots of bachata, and the trajectory of both bachata's and Luis Vargas's rise to fame.
Pasaporte Rojo	Albert Xavier	José Alvarez, Sharon Angela, and Leila Arias	Drama	Based on an original story by Freddy Vargas
Perico Ripiao	Ángel Muñiz	Raymond Pozo, Manolo Ozuna and Phillip Rodríguez	Comedy
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl[7][8]	Gore Verbinski	Johnny Depp, Geoffrey Rush and Orlando Bloom	Action/adventure
2004
La Cárcel de La Victoria: El Cuarto Hombre	José Enrique Pintor	Miguel Bucarelly, Ramsés Cairo and Fausto Cepeda	Drama
A Different Man	Albert Xavier	Amarfis, Michelle Méndez and Kelvin Vargas	Comedy
Negocios Son Negocios	Jorge De Bernardi	Irving Alberti, Nuryn Sanlley and Karina Larrauri	Comedy
Quarter to Ten	Albert Xavier	Mariluz Acosta, David Matos and Frank Perozo	Drama
La Ruta	David Cavada Oruña	Pablo Ferrer, Henry Mercedes and Johnie Mercedes	Short
Soy: Johnny Ventura	Guillermo Cordero	Johnny Ventura	Music
2005
Andrea: The Revenge of the Spirit	Rogert Bencosme	Frankeli Bencosme, Priamo A. Bencosmo and Anny Ferreiras	Horror
El Delivery[9]	Juan Castillo	Chayanne Rodriguez, Marilyn Beck and Francesca Alvarez	Drama/Short	HBO aired this short 134 times.
The Feast of the Goat	Luis Llosa	Tomas Milian, Isabella Rossellini and Paul Freeman	Drama
Los Locos También Piensan	Humberto Castellanos	Luisito Marti, Celines Toribio, and Felipe Polanco	Action
La Maldición del Padre Cardona	Félix Germán	Anthony Alvarez, Pedro Abreu and Lidia Ariza	Romance
Princesas	Fernando Leon de Aranoa	Candela Peña, Mariana Cordero, Micaela Nevárez, Llum Barrera, Violeta Pérez, Mònica Van Campen, Flora Álvarez, María Ballesteros, Alejandra Llorente, Luis Callejo	Drama	A drama about the sex trade in Spain involving a Dominican prostitute.
El Secreto de Neguri	Luis Arambilet, Pedro Guzman and Esteban Martin	Luis Arambilet, Patricia Ascuasiati and Esperanza De Alvarez	Drama
Secuestro	Juan Castillo	Orestes Amador, Leidi Luna and Elvis Nolasco	Short	New York University graduate film program awards: writing, producing, editing, acting and directing.
Universidad de Santo Domingo, Primada de América	Angel Ruiz Bazan		Documentary
Where There Is No Water	Jonathan Muller		Documentary
2006
The Good Shepherd	Robert De Niro	Matt Damon, Angelina Jolie, William Hurt, Alec Baldwin, Robert De Niro, Billy Crudup, Michael Gambon, Timothy Hutton, and Joe Pesci	Drama/thriller	A spy film about the United States and Cuba, several scenes were shot in the Dominican Republic.
Las Luciérnagas	Gabriel Stagnaro
Un Macho de Mujer	Alfonso Rodríguez	Roberto Angel Salcedo, Anabell Alberto and Tania Báez	Comedy
Miami Vice	Michael Mann	Colin Farrell, Jamie Foxx and Gong Li	Drama	Miami Vice is a 2006 American crime drama film about two Miami police detectives, Crockett and Tubbs, who go undercover to fight drug trafficking operations. The film is an adaptation of the 1980s TV series of the same name, written, produced, and directed by Michael Mann. The film was shot on location in the Dominican Republic.[10]
Patricia y El Regreso del Sueño	René Fortunato	Juan Maria Almonte, Augusto Feria and Miguel Pérez Santana	Drama
El Sofa	Nathalie Pérez	Amauta Di Marco, Lorraine Ferrand and Esar Simo	Short
La Tragedia llenas: Un código 666	Elias Acosta	Orestes Amador, Yorlla Lina Castillo and Josue Guerrero	Drama
Vals	Luis Arambilet		Musical	Official Selection, Rainier International Film Festival (RIFF) 2007
La Suerte	Luis Arambilet		Drama	Official Selection and Award Nominee for Best Foreign Language Film at the San Fernando Valley International Film Festival (VIFFI) 2007
Viajeros	Carlos Bidó	Sonia Alfonso, Carlos Alfredo and Fifi Almonte	Drama
2007
Angel of Death 2	Andreas Bethmann	Erich Amerkamp, Christian Bau and Heiko Bender	Horror
Chocolate Country	Robin Blotnick		Documentary	Poor cacao farmers seek organic certification so they can more profitably market their product directly to the United States and in so doing improve their standard of living. Grand Jury Prize at the Seattle International Film Festival.
Love Wrecked	Randal Kleiser	Amanda Bynes, Chris Carmack, Jonathan Bennett and Jamie-Lynn Sigler	Romantic Comedy	Romantic comedy about a girl getting stranded with a rock idol on a beach in the Dominican Republic.
Mi Novia Está De Madre	Archie Lopez	Roberto Angel Salcedo, Patricia Manterola and Cuquín Victoria	Comedy
Sanky Panky	José Enrique Pintor	Fausto Mata, Zdenka Kalina and Tony Pascual	Comedy	The film was shown at the 24th Chicago Latino Film Festival in 2008.[11]
Yuniol	Alfonso Rodríguez	Shalim Ortiz, Frank Perozo and Hemky Madera	Drama
Hispaniola	Freddy Vargas	Sharlene Taule, Sergio Bosi, Jhonmerie Marion, Henssy Pichardo	Drama – short	Winner of the 2007 HBO/New York International Latino Film Festival Short Film Competition. Showed on HBO Latino for one year after its original run on HBO on Demand.
La Mujer de Columbus Circle	Freddy Vargas	Romi Dias, Fidel Vicioso, Mateo Gomez	Supernatural thriller – featurette	Based on Dominican writer Franklin Gutierrez's gothic short story.
2008
Al Fin y Al Cabo	Alfonso Rodríguez	Marcos Bonetti, Miguel Céspedes and Francisco Cruz
Brigada Explosiva: Misión Pirata	Rodolfo Ledo		Mystery
El Caballero de la Media Noche[12]	Jimmy Sierra	Georges Frederick Ambroise, Odalis Bergés and Luís De Los Santos	Mystery
Enigma	Robert Cornelio	Fifi Almonte, Iliá Aponte and Nashla Bogaert	Horror
Excexos	José María Cabral	César León López, Laura García and Henry Hidalgo	Drama
Ladrones a Domicilio[13]	Ángel Muñiz	Rafael Alduey, Juan Maria Almonte and Miguel Bucarelly	Adventure
Pinchos y Rolos	Freddy Vargas	Laura Gomez, Fidel Vicioso, Mateo Gomez, Anthony Alvarez, Sandie Luna	Comedy-Musical	Short film version of the feature film the director is working on as his debut.
Playball	Alfonso Rodríguez	Luis Jose Lopez, Marlene Favela and Hemky Madera	Sports Drama	A story of Dominican baseball players trying to make it to the Major Leagues.[14]
Road to the Big Leagues	Jared Goodman	David Ortiz, Vladimir Guerrero, and Jesús Alou	Documentary	This film follows children from the Dominican Republic who rely on baseball as a way out of poverty. The film has been recognized at the Independent Film Festival of Boston, the Los Angeles Latino International Film Festival and the New York Latino International Film Festival.
Santi Clo	José Enrique Pintor	Aquiles Correa, Manolo Ozuna and Elisa Abreu	Comedy
Sugar	Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck	Algenis Pérez Soto, Rayniel Rufino and Andre Holland	Sports Drama	The story of a young pitcher from the Dominican Republic and his journey through the farm system before making it to the Major Leagues.[15]
2009
Cristiano de la Secreta	Archie López	Raymond Pozo, Nashla Bogaert and Luis José Germán	Comedy
Los Bandoleros	Vin Diesel	Vin Diesel, Sung Kang, Michelle Rodriguez, F. Valentino Morales, and Celines Toribio	Action/short	This 20-minute film, directed by Vin Diesel, was filmed entirely in the Dominican Republic and served as a prequel to Fast & Furious.[16]
Extraordinary Women	Yildalina Tatem Brache	Gladys Gutiérrez, Josefina Padilla, Sina Cabral, Dedé Mirabal, Mary Marranzini, Ivelisse Prats and Rosaflor Tatem	Documentary	A historical documentary of several key women from the Dominican Republic.[17][18]
Fast & Furious	Justin Lin	Vin Diesel, Paul Walker, Michelle Rodriguez, Jordana Brewster, John Ortiz, and Laz Alonso	Action	The film is set in the Dominican Republic and the two protagonists, played by Vin Diesel and Michelle Rodriguez, are living in the Dominican Republic. The film is the fourth installment in The Fast and Furious film series. Its plot involves hijacking fuel tankers in the Dominican Republic.
La Soga	Josh Crook	Manny Pérez, Denise Quiñones and Juan Fernández	Crime	About a cop who works against his country's corrupt government in order to find justice on a case.[19]

2010s

Title	Director	Cast	Genre	Notes
2010
La hija natural[20]	Leticia Tonos	Frank Perozo, Kalent Zaiz and Héctor Sierra	Drama
Trópico de Sangre	Juan Delancer	Michelle Rodriguez, Juan Fernández and Sergio Carlo	Historical drama
Cristo Rey	Leticia Tonos
2014
Sand Dollars	Laura Amelia Guzman and Israel Cardenas	Geraldine Chaplin	Drama – fiction	Directed by Dominican and Mexican filmmakers. Set in Las Terrenas, Dominican Republic.
El Seno de la Esperanza	Freddy Vargas	Cheddy Garcia	Drama – short	Cheddy Garcia plays Sonia Marmolejos, a young Dominican mother of five, who helped several orphan Haitian babies after Haiti's 2010 earthquake in such a tender and unselfish way that it touched the hearts of everyone in the Dominican Republic and the world. Based on a true story.
2015
Los Paracaidistas	Archie López	Fausto Mata, Irving Alberti, Cheddy Garcia and Daniel Sarcos	Comedy

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External links

• Films with the country of origin as the Dominican Republic: Dominican films at the Internet Movie Database
• Films with the location in the Dominican Republic: Dominican films at the Internet Movie Database

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