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1. Red Sonja (1985)

PG-13 | 89 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy

5.1

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35 Metascore

The fearless warrior Red Sonja sets out to avenge her family's murder and rid her kingdom from the tyrannical rule of evil Queen Gedren.

Director: Richard Fleischer | Stars: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Brigitte Nielsen, Sandahl Bergman, Paul L. Smith

Votes: 44,895 | Gross: $6.95M

2. Missing (1982)

PG | 122 min | Biography, Drama, History

7.7

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78 Metascore

When an idealistic American writer disappears during the Chilean coup d'état in September 1973, his wife and father try to find him.

Director: Costa-Gavras | Stars: Jack Lemmon, Sissy Spacek, Melanie Mayron, John Shea

Votes: 23,372 | Gross: $14.00M

3. The Official Story (1985)

Not Rated | 112 min | Drama, History

7.7

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During the final months of Argentinian Military Dictatorship in 1983, a high school teacher sets out to find out who the mother of her adopted daughter is.

Director: Luis Puenzo | Stars: Norma Aleandro, Héctor Alterio, Chunchuna Villafañe, Hugo Arana

Votes: 10,866 | Gross: $0.03M

4. Welcome to Chechnya (2020)

TV-MA | 107 min | Documentary

7.9

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86 Metascore

A group of activists risk their lives fighting for LGBTQ+ rights in Chechnya.

Director: David France | Stars: Olga Baranova, David Isteev, Ramzan Kadyrov, Maxim Lapunov

Votes: 3,140

5. The Blonds (2003)

Not Rated | 89 min | Documentary

6.3

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63 Metascore

Los rubios focuses on the directors search for her dissappeared parents. Is it possible to get to the truth or they are only fictions, imaginary characters from everyone who rememebers them?

Director: Albertina Carri | Stars: Analía Couceyro, Albertina Carri, Santiago Giralt, Jesica Suarez

Votes: 391

6. Dirty Linen (2023)

TV-MA | Action, Crime, Drama

6.4

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Four houseworkers of a well-known aristocratic family mysteriously vanished one by one without a trace, meanwhile four people are out to get their hellish revenge against the prominent family itself.

Stars: Zanjoe Marudo, Francine Diaz, Janine Gutierrez, John Arcilla

Votes: 181

7. The 43 (2019– )

Documentary

7.1

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This docuseries disputes the Mexican government's account of how and why 43 students from Ayotzinapa Rural Teachers' College vanished in Iguala in 2014.

Star: Paco Ignacio Taibo II

Votes: 167

8. The Trial (2023)

177 min | Documentary

8.3

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Argentina, 1985, at the trial of the last dictatorship's military juntas. On the stand, the six judges; on one side, the prosecution, and on the other, the military personnel accused of genocide.

Director: Ulises de la Orden | Stars: Jorge Rafael Videla, Emilio Massera, Orlando Agosti, Roberto Eduardo Viola

Votes: 75

9. Armed to the Teeth (2018)

105 min | Documentary, Crime, Thriller

7.9

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On March 19th 2010, the Mexican government announced the death of two hitmen, armed to the teeth, in the city of Monterrey, Nuevo León. Days later, it was discovered that they were in fact ... See full summary »

Director: Alberto Saúl Arnaut Estrada

Votes: 731

10. Augusto Pinochet: The Coup, the Torture & the West (2023 TV Special)

45 min | Documentary, History

6.4

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September 11th, 2023 marks the 50th anniversary of the military coup that brought General Pinochet to power in Chile. With the support of world democracies, including the US and UK, the dictator ruled through terror and torture.

Director: Lyndy Saville | Stars: Cal Seville, Roberto Navarrete, Nicholas O'Shaughnessy, Grace Livingston

Votes: 13

11. Katips (2021)

142 min | Crime, Drama, History

5.9

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A tale of the young, in their fight for their ideals, how big can one get against a force too much bigger than yourself?

Director: Vince Tañada | Stars: Afi Africa, OJ Arci, Joshua Bulot, Mon Confiado

Votes: 3,686

12. Chechnya: War Without Trace (2015 TV Movie)

52 min | Documentary

7.0

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In the space of just a few years, Chechnya has undergone a remarkable transformation. But all this progress has come at a high price. In exchange for peace, the Kremlin has turned Chechnya ... See full summary »

Director: Manon Loizeau | Stars: Igor Kaliapine, Oleg Khabibrakhmanov, Guebardo Koutaiev, Salina Koutaieva

Votes: 36

13. ¿Quien mató a mi hermano? (2019)

88 min | Documentary

7.8

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Luciano disappeared on January 31, 2009. His sister Vanesa and a group of family and friends are desperately looking for him, with suspicion from the local police.

Directors: Ana Fraile, Lucas Scavino | Stars: Veronica Alegre, Nora Cortiñas, Vanesa Orieta, Pablo Pimentel

Votes: 9

14. Recado de Chile (1979)

20 min | Documentary, Short

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A clandestinely filmed record of the testimonies and activities of the families of the disappeared in Pinochet's Chile.

Directors: Carlos Flores del Pino, José Román | Stars: Fedora Robles, Nelson Villagra

15. Hier encore, je t'espérais toujours (2008)

70 min | Documentary

7.4

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The story of a woman whose husband is missing and presumed dead - of her fight, and her enduring love for him and for his country.

Director: Catherine Veaux-Logeat | Star: Nadine Bari

Votes: 18

16. Antigone - Ant(íg)on(i)a (2022)

19 min | Short, Drama

8.7

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Post coup d'etat, Antigone's director becomes yet another "missing person". His sister, protagonist in the play, seeks justice. Stories across multiple timelines resurface Sophocles's Human Rights, within a democratic judicial process.

Director: Carmen Morin | Stars: Luna Yahbes, Marcelo Acha, Marco Precedo, Lorenzo Cao

Votes: 7

17. Narco Wars (2020–2022)
Episode: The Last Don (2021)

TV-14 | 44 min | Documentary, Crime, History

8.1

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In the mid-1990s, left-wing guerrillas and far-right paramilitaries plunge Colombia into a civil war financed by the profits from cocaine trafficking.

Stars: Carlos Ramón Zapata, Chris Feistl, Jeremy McDermott, Salud Hernandez Mora

Votes: 19

18. Girl Gun Lady (2021)
Episode: Episode #1.3 (2021)

Action

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There is a blast gun up for grabs. It offers more power and range and every team wants it. Unorthodox plans are put into place in order to own the coveted weapon at the expense of bases, ... See full summary »

Director: Yûsuke Taki | Stars: Sei Shiraishi, Anna Ishii, Sakura Ando, Shun Aoi