This is a list of films produced in, set in, or related to the Dominican Republic, in chronological order.
1910s Year Title Director Cast Genre Notes Refs 1915 Excursión de José de Diego en Santo Domingo Rafael Colorado Documentary First film made in the Dominican Republic by a foreigner (Colorado was Puerto Rican); about José de Diego
1920s Year Title Director Cast Genre Notes Refs 1923 La Leyenda de Nuestra Señora de Altagracia Francisco Arturo Palau Alma Zolessi, José B. Peynado Soler, Fernando Ravelo, Panchito Palau, Pedro Troncoso Sánchez Drama First fiction film in Dominican cinema La República Dominicana Documentary 1924 La emboscadas de Cupido Delia Weber, Rafael Paíno Pichardo, Evangelina Landestoy, Pedro Troncoso Sánchez Comedy
1930s—1960s Few films were produced within the Dominican Republic under the dictatorship of Rafael Trujillo (1930-1961). Year Title Director Cast Genre Notes Refs 1947 Marcha del trabajo Rudy Unger Propaganda Film promoting Trujillo's reelection 1948 Palmas dominicanas 1958 Ganadería: Riqueza nacional Manuel Báez Documentary about cattle raising; first Dominican documentary in 35mm and in color 1961 La Gesta Libertadora del 30 de Mayo Hugo Mateo Documentary 1963 La Silla Franklin Domínguez Camilo Carrau Drama First Dominican production made after the fall of Rafael Trujillo 1968 El esfuerzo de un pueblo Eduardo Palmer and Max Pou Documentary 1969 Carnaval Ricardo Thormann and Max Pou Made to encourage tourism in the Dominican Republic
1970s Year Title Director Cast Genre Notes Refs 1970 Santo Domingo: Cuna de América Max Pou Documentary 1973 La serpiente de la luna de los piratas Jonna Ruiz, Sylvia Morales, Dagoberto López and Eddie Rosado Drama Won the Cinéma d'aujourd'hui at the Toulon Youth Film Festival 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 1975 El clan de los inmorales José Gutiérrez Maesso Helmut Berger, Sydne Rome and Kevin McCarthy Drama Pantaleón y las visitadoras and Mario Vargas Llosa José Sacristán, Rafaela Aparicio and Rosa Carmina 1976 Lengua azul Max Pou Documentary Los dueños del sol Also known as Fondo negro 1977 Sorcerer William Friedkin Roy Scheider, Bruno Cremer and Francisco Rabal Thriller Filmed in the Dominican Republic Dulcemente morirás por amor Tulio Demicheli Andrés García and Rossy Mendoza Co-production of Mexico, Colombia, Spain and the Dominican Republic; also called La llamada del sexo Crisis Onofre de la Rosa Documentary Economic and military aggression against the UASD under Joaquín Balaguer 1978 Siete días con el pueblo About the 1974 Siete días con el pueblo music festival Rumbo al poder José Bujosa About the 1978 Dominican Republic general election 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
1980s Year Title Director Cast Genre Notes Refs 1981 Carnival y mascas Pedro Guzmán Cordero Documentary Folklore, particularly regarding carnival, in the Dominican Republic El mundo mágico de Gilberto Hernández Ortega Agliberto Meléndez About Gilberto Hernández Ortega Lumiantena Máximo Rodríguez and Martín López Originally created as López's bachelor's thesis at UASD; it was rejected 1983 Guaguasi Jorge Ulla Orestes Matacena, Marilyn Pupo and Raimundo Hidalgo-Gato Drama/comedy Romance during the Cuban Revolution; filmed in the Dominican Republic El valle de San Juan Claudio Chea Documentary About ecological preservation El paseo de la Virgen About traditions in Palmar de Ocoa 1985 Tras las huellas de Palau René Fortunato René Fortunato The history of the first Dominican filmmaker, Francisco Palau A golpe de heroísmo Tommy García About the April Revolution; produced by the Dominican Left Front Camino al Pico Duarte Claudio Chea Juan Canela and René Alfonso About deforestation La ruta de la libertad Pericles Mejía and José Luis Sáez About Máximo Gómez 1987 Algo en común About composer Julio Alberto Hernández Imagenes de un artista René Fortunato About plastic artist Frank Almánzar 1988 Abril: La trinchera del honor About the Dominican Civil War winner of the best Caribbean documentary at the 1990 San Juan Film Festival Un príncipe se confiesa Juan Delancer About Octavio Antonio Beras Rojas, the first Dominican cardinal Un pasaje de Ida Agliberto Meléndez Carlos Alfredo, Ángel Muñiz and Ángel Haché Drama Based on a 1980 event wherein several Dominicans suffocated onboard a ship while attempting to migrate illegally. The film was submitted to the 61st Academy Awards. Tráfico de niños Alfonso Rodríguez Alfonso Rodríguez, Bernardita García Smester, Juan María Almonte and Milagros Rosado TV movie 1989 Cat Chaser Abel Ferrara Peter Weller and Kelly McGillis About a veteran of the US occupation who returns to the Dominican Republic in search of the woman who saved his life
1990s Year Title Director Cast Genre Notes Refs 1990 Caribe René Fortunato Documentary About salsa El banco de palo Carlos Andújar About a cult in Villa Mella 1991 Trujillo: El Poder del Jefe René Fortunato René Alfonso About Rafael Trujillo 1992 Sopla, Tavito, sopla Leo Silverio About saxophonist Tito Vásquez 1994 Trujillo: El Poder del Jefe II René Fortunato René Alfonso 1995 Nueba Yol: ¡Por Fin Llegó Balbuena! Ángel Muñiz Luisito Marti, Caridad Ravelo and Raúl Carbonell Comedy Victor Freddy Vargas Mockumentary Short film made while Vargas was a student at St. John's University; won multiple awards and was shown at film festivals including at Telluride 1996Azúcar amarga Leon Ichaso Rene Lavan and Mayte Vilán Romantic drama American-Dominican co-production; filmed in Santo Domingo Cuatro hombres y un ataúd Pericles Mejía Cuquín Victoria, Géraldine Danon and Rafael Villalona Comedy Bravo Molina Juan Delancer Documentary About José Antonio Molina Para Vivir o Morir Radel Villalona and José Romay José Antonio Rodríguez, Marco Leonardo, Caridad Ravelo and María Castillo Drama Trujillo: El Poder del Jefe III René Fortunato René Alfonso Documentary About Rafael Trujillo 1997 Buscando Un Sueño Joseph Medina, Jaime Piña and David Castillo Victor Checo, Rafael Decen, Lauren Vélez and Kamar de los Reyes Drama Screenplay by Freddy Vargas and Joseph Medina Caimoní René Fortunato Documentary Nueba Yol 3: Bajo la Nueva Ley Ángel Muñiz Luisito Martí, Raúl Carbonell, Graciela Mas and Jorge Pupo Comedy María Montez Documentary About Maria Montez Eduardo Brito About singer Eduardo Brito 1998 Balaguer: La Herencia del Tirano René Fortunato About Joaquín Balaguer
2000s