Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "costa-rica"

1. Abigail (2024)

R | 109 min | Horror, Thriller

After a group of criminals kidnap the ballerina daughter of a powerful underworld figure, they retreat to an isolated mansion, unaware that they're locked inside with no normal little girl.

Directors: Matt Bettinelli-Olpin, Tyler Gillett | Stars: Melissa Barrera, Dan Stevens, Alisha Weir, William Catlett

Votes: 11,254

2. Arthur the King (2024)

PG-13 | 107 min | Adventure, Drama

An adventure racer adopts a stray dog named Arthur to join him in an epic endurance race.

Director: Simon Cellan Jones | Stars: Mark Wahlberg, Simu Liu, Juliet Rylance, Nathalie Emmanuel

Votes: 8,670

3. Jurassic Park (1993)

PG-13 | 127 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi

A pragmatic paleontologist touring an almost complete theme park on an island in Central America is tasked with protecting a couple of kids after a power failure causes the park's cloned dinosaurs to run loose.

Director: Steven Spielberg | Stars: Sam Neill, Laura Dern, Jeff Goldblum, Richard Attenborough

Votes: 1,067,523 | Gross: $402.45M

4. Casino (1995)

R | 178 min | Crime, Drama

In Las Vegas, two best friends - a casino executive and a mafia enforcer - compete for a gambling empire and a fast-living, fast-loving socialite.

Director: Martin Scorsese | Stars: Robert De Niro, Sharon Stone, Joe Pesci, James Woods

Votes: 564,146 | Gross: $42.44M

5. Jurassic World (2015)

PG-13 | 124 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi

A new theme park, built on the original site of Jurassic Park, creates a genetically modified hybrid dinosaur, the Indominus Rex, which escapes containment and goes on a killing spree.

Director: Colin Trevorrow | Stars: Chris Pratt, Bryce Dallas Howard, Ty Simpkins, Judy Greer

Votes: 679,592 | Gross: $652.27M

6. The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997)

PG-13 | 129 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi

A research team is sent to the Jurassic Park Site B island to study the dinosaurs there, while an InGen team approaches with another agenda.

Director: Steven Spielberg | Stars: Jeff Goldblum, Julianne Moore, Pete Postlethwaite, Vince Vaughn

Votes: 444,176 | Gross: $229.09M

7. Jurassic Park III (2001)

PG-13 | 92 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi

A decidedly odd couple with ulterior motives convince Dr. Grant to go to Isla Sorna for a holiday, but their unexpected landing startles the island's new inhabitants.

Director: Joe Johnston | Stars: Sam Neill, William H. Macy, Téa Leoni, Alessandro Nivola

Votes: 341,121 | Gross: $181.17M

8. Morbius (2022)

PG-13 | 104 min | Action, Adventure, Horror

Biochemist Michael Morbius tries to cure himself of a rare blood disease, but he inadvertently infects himself with a form of vampirism instead.

Director: Daniel Espinosa | Stars: Jared Leto, Matt Smith, Adria Arjona, Jared Harris

Votes: 153,495 | Gross: $73.87M

9. Without a Paddle (2004)

PG-13 | 95 min | Adventure, Comedy, Mystery

After their friend dies, three men decide to fulfill their childhood dream by going on a camping expedition for the lost D. B. Cooper bounty, with calamitous results.

Director: Steven Brill | Stars: Matthew Lillard, Seth Green, Dax Shepard, Matthew Price

Votes: 50,952 | Gross: $58.17M

10. The Master of Disguise (2002)

PG | 80 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family

An Italian waiter fights off a criminal mastermind with his inherited powers of disguise.

Director: Perry Andelin Blake | Stars: Dana Carvey, Jennifer Esposito, Harold Gould, James Brolin

Votes: 27,281 | Gross: $40.36M

11. Bite (I) (2015)

Not Rated | 88 min | Horror

While on her bachelorette party getaway, Casey, the bride to be, gets a seemingly harmless bite from an unknown insect. After the trip, Casey discovers that everything can change with a single bite.

Director: Chad Archibald | Stars: Elma Begovic, Annette Wozniak, Denise Yuen, Jordan Gray

Votes: 5,573

12. Act of Valor (2012)

R | 110 min | Action, Adventure, Thriller

An elite team of Navy SEALs embark on a covert mission to recover a kidnapped CIA agent.

Directors: Mike McCoy, Scott Waugh | Stars: Alex Veadov, Roselyn Sanchez, Nestor Serrano, Rorke Denver

Votes: 71,806 | Gross: $70.01M

13. Club Dread (2004)

R | 104 min | Comedy, Horror, Mystery

When a serial killer interrupts the fun at the swanky Coconut Pete's Coconut Beach Resort--a hedonistic island paradise for swingers--it's up to the club's staff to stop the violence...or at least hide it.

Director: Jay Chandrasekhar | Stars: Jay Chandrasekhar, Bill Paxton, Kevin Heffernan, Elena Lyons

Votes: 31,487 | Gross: $4.99M

14. Killer Fortune Teller (2024 TV Movie)

TV-14 | Mystery

After a Tarot card reader predicts a chance meeting, Shane starts to believe in fate, seeking further advice for both his love life and his business.

Director: Peter Sullivan | Stars: Sarah Murphree, Jonathan Stoddard, Caina Summer Field, Natalie Daniels

Votes: 96

15. Life (2009)

TV-G | 43 min | Documentary

David Attenborough's legendary BBC crew explains and shows wildlife all over planet earth. From giving an overview of the challenges facing life to hunting the deep sea and various major evolutionary groups of creatures.

Stars: Oprah Winfrey, David Attenborough, Doug Allan, Roger Munns

Votes: 42,818

16. Runner Runner (2013)

R | 88 min | Crime, Mystery, Thriller

When a poor college student who cracks an online poker game goes bust, he arranges a face-to-face with the man he thinks cheated him, a sly offshore entrepreneur.

Director: Brad Furman | Stars: Ben Affleck, Justin Timberlake, Gemma Arterton, Anthony Mackie

Votes: 65,694 | Gross: $19.32M

17. Frogmen (1994 TV Movie)

91 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

A team of Navy SEALs take on special assignments for the government and the private sector, the operation is fronted out of a dive shop in Malibu. Their leader, John "Bullfrog" Burke, ... See full summary »

Director: Robert Singer | Stars: O.J. Simpson, Louis Mandylor, Todd Allen, Natalie Banus

Votes: 61

18. David Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet (2020 TV Movie)

PG | 83 min | Documentary, Biography

One man has seen more of the natural world than any other. This unique feature documentary is his witness statement.

Directors: Alastair Fothergill, Jonathan Hughes, Keith Scholey | Stars: David Attenborough, Max Hughes

Votes: 34,565

19. Costa Rican Summer (2010)

R | 89 min | Comedy

A young surfer and his friends head to Costa Rica to save his beautiful aunt's beach motel, resurrect an old surf champion, and find enough waves and women to make for a totally tasty time.

Director: Jason Matthews | Stars: Peter Dante, Pamela Anderson, Brock Kelly, Max Van Ville

Votes: 804

20. Surf School (2006)

R | 87 min | Comedy, Sport

A rag-tag bunch of seniors, complete outsiders at their surf-crazed Laguna Beach High School, decide to crash the biggest team surf contest. In order to prevail, however, they must do one ... See full summary »

Director: Joel Silverman | Stars: Harland Williams, Corey Sevier, Ryan Carnes, Laura Bell Bundy

Votes: 5,203

21. Schizopolis (1996)

Not Rated | 96 min | Comedy, Fantasy, Mystery

Fletcher Munson, the lethargic employee of a pseudo-religious self help company, and his doppelganger, the friendly but dull dentist Dr. Jeffrey Korchek.

Director: Steven Soderbergh | Stars: Steven Soderbergh, Scott Allen, Betsy Brantley, Marcus Lyle Brown

Votes: 6,051 | Gross: $0.01M

22. Language Lessons (2021)

91 min | Comedy, Drama

A Spanish teacher and her student develop an unexpected friendship.

Director: Natalie Morales | Stars: Mark Duplass, Natalie Morales, Desean Terry, Christine Quesada

Votes: 2,954

23. Iron Maiden: Flight 666 (2009)

112 min | Documentary, Music

A chronological account of the heavy metal band Iron Maiden's 2008 world tour through India, Australia, Japan, USA, Canada, Mexico and South America in a jet piloted by the band's front man, Bruce Dickinson. Features interviews with the musicians, their road crew and fans.

Directors: Sam Dunn, Scot McFadyen | Stars: Bruce Dickinson, Janick Gers, Steve Harris, Nicko McBrain

Votes: 5,635

24. Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker (2010 Video Game)

T | Action, Adventure, Drama

In 1974, Snake (a.k.a. Big Boss) is no longer part of the US special forces and has his own merc team. While on a mission in South America, they encounter a strange hostile merc unit with far superior equipment than their latest tech.

Director: Hideo Kojima | Stars: David Hayter, Robin Atkin Downes, Tara Strong, Grey Griffin

Votes: 2,395

25. After Words (2015)

TV-14 | 91 min | Drama

A librarian facing a mid-life crisis travels to Costa Rica.

Director: Juan Feldman | Stars: Marcia Gay Harden, Ron Canada, Yvette Thor, Haydee Bisval

Votes: 930

26. Final Kill (2020)

Not Rated | 80 min | Action

An aging protection specialist takes on one last job before retirement, protecting a couple who stole eight million dollars from a ruthless crime family.

Director: Justin Lee | Stars: Ed Morrone, Randy Couture, Drew Pinsky, Danny Trejo

Votes: 1,459

27. Blood Money (1988 TV Movie)

Not Rated | 110 min | Action, Crime, Thriller

Clinton is desperate to find his brother's murderer. To do so, he enlists the aid of Nadine, an expensive call girl. Clinton and Nadine get sucked into a plot to smuggle guns to the Contra forces in Nicaragua.

Director: Jerry Schatzberg | Stars: Andy Garcia, Ellen Barkin, Morgan Freeman, Michael Lombard

Votes: 768

28. Deadly Desire (1991 TV Movie)

R | 93 min | Drama, Thriller

Ex-L.A. cop, Frank Decker, now works for a private security firm in San Diego. During the course of his job he meets the beautiful Angela who's married to a wealthy man who'll kill her if ... See full summary »

Director: Charles Correll | Stars: Jack Scalia, Kathryn Harrold, Will Patton, Joe Santos

Votes: 162

29. Step Into Liquid (2003)

PG | 88 min | Documentary, Sport

Surfers and secret spots from around the world are profiled in this documentary.

Director: Dana Brown | Stars: Laird Hamilton, Layne Beachley, Dan Malloy, Robert August

Votes: 2,783 | Gross: $3.67M

30. The Blue Butterfly (2004)

PG | 97 min | Adventure, Drama

A dramatic adventure about courage, redemption and love being filmed in the rain forests of Costa Rica, and in Montreal.

Director: Léa Pool | Stars: Marc Donato, William Hurt, Pascale Bussières, Raoul Max Trujillo

Votes: 1,634

31. One Step from Me (2021)

115 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama

Tatiana (Johanna Solano) is a journalist with a routine life in all its aspects and a recent failed love relationship. Motivated by her best friend, she decides to make a stop and travel around Costa Rica to find herself and inner peace.

Director: Jose Mario Salas Boza | Stars: Johanna Solano, Esteban Hidalgo, Gustavo Rojas, Flor Urbina

Votes: 314

32. Droga La Pelicula

Action | Filming

The story of an alley. Costa Rica, Guatemala, Panama and Colombia all have something in common and in this story you will see how similar they are.

Director: Marlon Guido | Stars: Jorge Aldama, Guillermo Quintanilla, Camila Bernal Rosales, Mauricio Amuy

33. Syphon Filter (1999 Video Game)

T | Action, Adventure, Mystery

A secret US government called "The Agency" sends agent Gabe Logan around the world to stop terrorists and find out about the secret weapon called Syphon Filter.

Stars: John Chacon, Ava Fang, Eric R. Hilding, Anna Muravitskaya

Votes: 932

34. Supreme Sanction (1999 TV Movie)

R | 95 min | Action, Adventure, Crime

An assassin for the U.S. government becomes the next target of her employers when she spares the life of a nationally known TV reporter.

Director: John Terlesky | Stars: Michael Madsen, Kristy Swanson, David Dukes, Ron Perlman

Votes: 793

35. Skin Eating Jungle Vampires (2002)

90 min | Comedy, Horror, Sci-Fi

In the mysterious jungles of Costa Rica a young girl on Spring Break runs into weird Jungle Vampires from Outer Space. It can only mean "Skin Eating Jungle Vampires." The "Witch Doctor" predicts Death for all.

Director: Timothy Beckley | Stars: Carla Anderson, Timothy Beckley, Jennifer D. Jackson, Zane Ka

Votes: 12

36. Supermodel Showdown: Costa Rica (2006 Video)

60 min | Documentary, Reality-TV

A jungle that if filled with glamor models, wild animals and challenges that will tickle your fancy. The journey of these women in an action packed eight episodic series that will leave you on the edge of your seat.

Director: DJ Perry | Stars: Nicoli Scarlett, Abby, Rebecca Ambrister, G.W. Burns

Votes: 22

37. Defenders of Life (2019)

94 min | Drama

Esmeralda, 12 years old, pregnant, pawn or princess of the struggle for survival of her people?

Director: Dana Ziyasheva | Stars: Beatriz Brenes, Arman Darbo

Votes: 42

38. One Peace at a Time (2009)

Not Rated | 83 min | Documentary

Filmed in 20 countries, with the insights of Nobel Laureates: Muhammad Yunus (Nobel Peace Prize), Steve Chu (Nobel Prize Physics and President Obama's Secretary of Energy) & Desmond Tutu (... See full summary »

Director: Turk Pipkin | Stars: Donna Berber, Philip Berber, Caroline Boudreaux, Steve Chu

Votes: 71 | Gross: $0.01M

39. Aurora (II) (2021)

90 min | Drama

Alongside her work as an architect, 40-year old Luisa gives inspirational creative workshops to children. One day, she comes across 17-year-old Yuli by the school toilets; it turns out she ... See full summary »

Director: Paz Fábrega | Stars: Rebeca Woodbridge, Raquel Villalobos, Erika Rojas, Daniela Arroio

Votes: 105

40. Calling on Costa Rica (1947)

Passed | 9 min | Documentary, Short

American filibuster William Walker, with the help of Brighams, appointed himself dictator of Nicaragua, then attempted the same of Costa Rica, but was defeated and shot, for which the US ... See full summary »

Star: James A. FitzPatrick

Votes: 80

41. Syphon Filter 3 (2001 Video Game)

M | Action, Adventure, Mystery

"The Agency" has put Lian and Gabe on trial for crimes they did not commit while they secretly plot to distribute Syphon Filter, a deadly virus, throughout the population. And with Gabe and Lian on trial there would be no one to stop them.

Stars: John Chacon, Zoe Galvez, Shannon Tilton, Bryan Session

Votes: 389

42. Carnival in Costa Rica (1947)

Passed | 97 min | Music, Romance

Two pairs of lovers try to thwart an arranged marriage at Costa Rican fiesta time.

Director: Gregory Ratoff | Stars: Dick Haymes, Vera-Ellen, Cesar Romero, Celeste Holm

Votes: 196

43. Escape to Costa Rica (2017)

180 min | Documentary

Science writer and explorer Gaia Vince visits Costa Rica to discover how this remarkable little republic has become the happiest and most sustainable country on earth.

Stars: Gaia Vince, Luis Guillermo Solís

Votes: 13

44. Watership Down (2019)

7 min | Short, Music

A group of friends embark on a road trip into the unknown.

Director: Jose Sibaja Figuls

45. American Passport (1999)

82 min | Documentary, War

A riveting travel odyssey of a 23 year old Seattle native Reed Paget who set out to visit the Seven Wonders of the World, but instead found himself capturing the images of 12 war zones.

Director: Reed Paget

Votes: 102

46. The Girl Under the Waves (2001)

80 min | Drama

Four actors, an off-screen narrator, and a director put together an improvisation. Savannah arrives in New York, having arranged to stay in the empty apartment of Michael, an acquaintance. ... See full summary »

Director: Jay Anania | Stars: Jonathan Ames, Isabel Gillies, Savannah Haske, David Thornton

Votes: 45

47. Lost! (1986)

95 min | Action, Drama

Bob and his wife Linda accompany his brother Jim on a sailing cruise to Costa Rica, where Jim will start as a missionary. In a terrible storm their boat flips over. Jim believes the ... See full summary »

Director: Peter Rowe | Stars: Kenneth Welsh, Helen Shaver, Michael Hogan, Linda Goranson

Votes: 68

48. Pave the Road (2021)

75 min | Documentary

The film gives voice to neglected citizens that suffer from deadly road dust due to corrupt governments and triggers the "Green Pavement" technology, which replaces fossil fuels with plastic waste.

Director: Kelly Mason | Stars: Jeffrey Goolst, Kelly Mason, Jesse Mason-Goolst, Joella Mason-Goolst

49. Mayan Blue (2014)

Documentary, Adventure

Underwater lost city of the Mayan culture.

Director: Rafael Garcia | Star: Ben Sullivan

Votes: 20

50. Las esquinas y otras cosas que se van (2023)

15 min | Short, Drama

Agustín, a lonely 70-year-old man with a serious heart problem, receives an unexpected invitation to participate in a reunion game for retired Costa Rican baseball players. As the game date... See full summary »

Director: Luis Diego Pérez | Stars: Agustín Acevedo, Carlos Alvarado, Vicky Montero