Best Uruguayan animation movies

Get ready to binge. We've found a collection of must-watch animation films from Uruguay, now streaming on Netflix, HBO, Hulu, Prime Video, and other top services!

  • Poster for Anina

    Anina 2013

    Anina Yatay Salas is a ten-year-old whose name spells trouble: those three palindromes in a row are an ongoing source of teasing at school. When a playground fight results in mysterious punishment, Anina will learn to put her problems in perspective and empathize with others in this sweet little daydream of a tale.

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  • Poster for I am

    I am 2002

    A poor woman is abandoned by her partner after she gets pregnant, and she is determined to give the kid a better life.

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  • Poster for Yo quiero aprender

    Yo quiero aprender 2004

    A girl sees other kids running with backbacks on their backs, leaving behind numbers and letters, and she decides to follow them.

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  • Poster for Cerca/Lejos

    Cerca/Lejos 2004

    A seemingly innocent construction site behind a school hides a terrible secret.

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  • Poster for My Family

    My Family 2002

    The younger members of a big happy family reflect on how lucky they are.

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  • Poster for The Bed

    The Bed 2008

    A bed starts moving by itself, squeaking until it reaches its climax.

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  • Poster for Cocktail de rayas

    Cocktail de rayas 1962

    Painted on raw stock film.

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  • Poster for We Want to be Heard

    We Want to be Heard 2006

    A group of kids start their own band after being inspired by the adults.

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  • Poster for I Want to be Cared For

    I Want to be Cared For 2003

    A couple of kids start to beat up a ragged doll because it's not doing what it's told.

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  • Poster for I Want to Play

    I Want to Play 2003

    A group of kids create a robot out of spare parts.

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  • Poster for Christmas in the Caribbean

    Christmas in the Caribbean 2001

    The governor of a small Caribbean island is about to be visited by his European nephews, so he decides to treat them with the celebration a traditional Christmas day. This includes eating turkey for dinner, decorating the Christmas tree, and watching the snow fall. His subjects are willing to fullfil this task in order to improve the distribution and protection of drinking water that comes from a spring.

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  • Poster for Torres Garcia

    Torres Garcia 1985

    Life and paintings of the Uruguayan artist during his American period in New York.

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  • Poster for Our Little Paradise

    Our Little Paradise 1983

    A man lives life intensely through his television set, turning his back on reality.

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  • Poster for In the Jungle There Is Much to Do

    In the Jungle There Is Much to Do 1972

    A father tries to make his little daughter understand the reason for his political imprisonment. The jungle serves as an allegory of society and the hunter as its danger.

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  • Poster for Homomania

    Homomania 1962

    "in a few minutes we are presented with the whole story of civilization... imaginative, original but most of all - witty" –Cracow Film Festival

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