Sofia De Vera combines a heartfelt passion for cinema with over 15 years of critiquing for esteemed film publications, wielding academic credentials from the University of Southern California and New York University, to serve as your personal guide through the enchanting worlds of film and television. Her full guest bio can be found here.
Costa Rica’s film industry has only been growing in recent years. With internationally recognized filmmakers, such as Paz Fábrega and Miguel Gomez, the country has produced thoughtful and entertaining movies set in Costa Rica for all tastes. The island has a variety of natural landscapes that have served through the years as the settings of many stores.
The gorgeous beaches and volcanoes appear on screen as characters themselves, inspiring the audience to learn more about nature and its wonders. If you enjoy the combination of amazing acting, beautiful cinematography and outstanding locations, then Costa Rican cinema is for you. Costa Rica has also increasingly been chosen by Hollywood filmmakers to tell their stories, so the island has been featured in box office successes by renowned directors, like Robert Rodriguez and Steven Spielberg.
In this article, we will go over some of the best films set in Costa Rica, that will allow you to learn more about the country’s nature and culture and will most likely leave you with a desire to travel there yourself.
We love this because one of the reasons why we watch movies is that they are an excellent way to travel to different places while staying at home – and to determine if a destination elicits that oh-so-important spirit of wanderlust in us before ever investing in a ticket there.