United States
10 Native Voice · 10 Outside View
The Godfather · The Shawshank Redemption
Field guide · A–Z
North America
21 published guides across North America, with 198 films selected and ranked by hand.
A route into North American cinema
North American cinema includes far more than one dominant industry: independent traditions, Indigenous filmmaking, national canons, revolutionary cinema, popular genre work, and Caribbean film cultures all reshape the map.
These starting points move from the continent’s largest production centers to smaller but unmistakable cinematic voices. The paired outside views reveal which images have travelled most widely.
United States
10 Native Voice · 10 Outside View
The Godfather · The Shawshank Redemption
Canada
10 Native Voice · 10 Outside View
Cube · A Dangerous Method
Mexico
8 Native Voice · 10 Outside View
Roma · Amores perros
Cuba
9 Native Voice · 10 Outside View
Memories of Underdevelopment · Behavior
Jamaica
3 Native Voice · 8 Outside View
The Harder They Come · Countryman
Costa Rica
10 Native Voice · 1 Outside View
Maikol Yordan de Viaje Perdido · Hombre de fe
Native voices to start with
Outside views to compare
Continue with a curated route
- Latin American Cinema Starter PackSeven films from Mexico, Cuba, Brazil, Argentina, Chile, Colombia, and Peru that begin a wider journey through Latin American cinema.
- World Cinema Starter PackEight films from eight countries that open distinct doors into world cinema, from postcolonial modernism and samurai drama to contemporary social thrillers.
- Films About Place by OutsidersEight films that look toward another country, selected to compare an outsider’s perspective with the native cinema of the place on screen.
Country film guides
21 North America country film guides
Browse every published North America guide. Each country pairs ranked Native Voice films with Outside View films for comparison.
21 guides
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CanadaCountry guide · North America
10 Native Voice films10 Outside View films
Cube · A Dangerous Method
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Costa RicaCountry guide · North America
10 Native Voice films1 Outside View film
Maikol Yordan de Viaje Perdido · Hombre de fe
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CubaCountry guide · North America
9 Native Voice films10 Outside View films
Memories of Underdevelopment · Behavior
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GreenlandCountry guide · North America
6 Native Voice films5 Outside View films
Sumé: The Sound of a Revolution · Nuummioq
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GrenadaCountry guide · North America
1 Native Voice film0 Outside View films
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GuatemalaCountry guide · North America
6 Native Voice films1 Outside View film
Ixcanul · La Llorona
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PanamaCountry guide · North America
7 Native Voice films4 Outside View films
Invasion · Beloved Tropic
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Puerto RicoCountry guide · North America
10 Native Voice films6 Outside View films
Lo que le pasó a Santiago · Los Peloteros
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The BahamasCountry guide · North America
2 Native Voice films5 Outside View films
Rain · The Black Moses
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Trinidad and TobagoCountry guide · North America
5 Native Voice films2 Outside View films
God Loves the Fighter · Bim
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BelizeNorth America
DominicaNorth America
Saint Kitts and NevisNorth America
Saint LuciaNorth America
Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesNorth America