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1. Central Station (1998)
R | 110 min | Drama
The emotive journey of a former schoolteacher who writes letters for illiterate people, and a young boy whose mother has just died, as they search for the father he never knew.
Director: Walter Salles | Stars: Fernanda Montenegro, Vinícius de Oliveira, Marília Pêra, Soia Lira
Votes: 42,374 | Gross: $5.60M
2. Carandiru (2003)
R | 145 min | Crime, Drama
Stories of crime, revenge, love, and friendship at the Carandiru Penitentiary, the largest prison in Latin America.
Director: Hector Babenco | Stars: Enrique Diaz, Wagner Moura, Caio Blat, Luiz Carlos Vasconcelos
Votes: 21,972 | Gross: $0.21M
3. Behind the Sun (2001)
PG-13 | 105 min | Drama
When ordered by his father to avenge the death of his older brother, a young man questions the tradition of violence between two rival families.
Director: Walter Salles | Stars: José Dumont, Rodrigo Santoro, Rita Assemany, Luiz Carlos Vasconcelos
Votes: 7,408 | Gross: $0.06M
4. Cazuza: Time Doesn't Stop (2004)
98 min | Biography, Drama, Music
The life and times of Cazuza, Brazilian singer/poet/enfant terrible, from his start with rock group "Barão Vermelho", to his death from Aids, in 1990, showing his career, love affairs, and involvement with drugs.
Directors: Walter Carvalho, Sandra Werneck | Stars: Daniel de Oliveira, Marieta Severo, Reginaldo Faria, Andrea Beltrão
Votes: 4,215
5. Madame Satã (2002)
Unrated | 105 min | Biography, Crime, Drama
Loose portrait of João Francisco dos Santos, also known as Madame Satã, a sometime chef, transvestite, lover, father, hero and convict from Rio de Janeiro.
Director: Karim Aïnouz | Stars: Lázaro Ramos, Marcelia Cartaxo, Flavio Bauraqui, Fellipe Marques
Votes: 3,158 | Gross: $0.20M
6. Amarelo Manga (2002)
TV-MA | 103 min | Drama
Short stories revolving around a bar and a hotel in Recife, unveil a mosaic of exotic characters living in the Brazilian underground.
Director: Cláudio Assis | Stars: Matheus Nachtergaele, Jonas Bloch, Leona Cavalli, Dira Paes
Votes: 2,447
7. Love for Sale (2006)
Not Rated | 90 min | Drama
In order to get funds, a young woman living in the Northeast of Brazil decides to raffle her own body.
Director: Karim Aïnouz | Stars: Hermila Guedes, Maria Menezes, Zezita Matos, João Miguel
Votes: 2,113 | Gross: $0.01M
8. The Movie of My Life (2017)
113 min | Drama
Young Tony decides to return to his hometown. There, he discovers his father has returned to France claiming to miss his friends and country of origin. Tony ends up becoming a teacher, and finds himself amid conflicts and inexperience.
Director: Selton Mello | Stars: Vincent Cassel, Selton Mello, Johnny Massaro, Bruna Linzmeyer
Votes: 2,060
9. To the Left of the Father (2001)
Not Rated | 163 min | Drama
A young son who ran from his dominant family descends into decadence, then returns to the nest. Tyrannical fathers, incest, fierce family conflicts, and an intense visual style to match.
Director: Luiz Fernando Carvalho | Stars: Selton Mello, Raul Cortez, Juliana Carneiro da Cunha, Simone Spoladore
Votes: 2,055
10. Terra Estrangeira (1995)
110 min | Action, Crime, Drama
After the death of his mother, a young Brazilian decides to leave his country and travel to his mother's native land. In a foreign land, he finds love and danger.
Directors: Walter Salles, Daniela Thomas | Stars: Fernanda Torres, Fernando Alves Pinto, Alexandre Borges, Luís Melo
Votes: 1,931
11. Heleno (2011)
R | 116 min | Biography, Drama, Sport
A biography of the tragic life of one of Brazil's greatest soccer players, Heleno de Freitas.
Director: José Henrique Fonseca | Stars: Rodrigo Santoro, Angie Cepeda, Alinne Moraes, Marcelo Adnet
Votes: 1,495
12. Rat Fever (2011)
110 min | Drama
Zizo (Irandhir Santos) é um poeta inconformado e anarquista, que banca a publicação de seu tablóide. Em seu mundo próprio, onde o sexo é algo tão corriqueiro quanto fumar maconha, ele ... See full synopsis »
Director: Cláudio Assis | Stars: Irandhir Santos, Juliano Cazarré, Matheus Nachtergaele, Tânia Granussi
Votes: 1,446
13. Baixio das Bestas (2006)
80 min | Drama, Horror
A man gets obsessed by a teenage girl, who is exploited by her own grandfather, who sometimes takes her to a gas station to show her naked to whomever pays him some money.
Director: Cláudio Assis | Stars: Fernando Teixeira, Caio Blat, Matheus Nachtergaele, Dira Paes
Votes: 1,269
14. Getúlio (2014)
101 min | Biography, Drama, History
The movie depicts the political crisis that led to the suicide of president Getúlio Vargas, in the 19 days that preceded August 24, 1954. The crisis began with the attempted assassination ... See full summary »
Director: João Jardim | Stars: Tony Ramos, Drica Moraes, Thiago Justino, Clarisse Abujamra
Votes: 1,258
15. Amores Possíveis (2001)
Unrated | 98 min | Comedy, Romance, Drama
Fifteen year ago, Carlos went to the cinema to meet Júlia, his university colleague with whom he was in love. She never showed up. Carlos was left waiting in the lobby alone. While he waits... See full summary »
Director: Sandra Werneck | Stars: Murilo Benício, Carolina Ferraz, Emílio de Mello, Beth Goulart
Votes: 1,108
16. Raul: O Início, o Fim e o Meio (2012)
128 min | Documentary, Music
The film tells the story of Raul Seixas, a Brazilian rock legend. The documentary unveils by rare archival images, meeting with family, conversations with artists, producers and friends, the trajectory of the artist, who died in 1989.
Directors: Walter Carvalho, Leonardo Gudel | Stars: Roberto Carlos, Paulo Coelho, Daniel de Oliveira, Tárik de Souza
Votes: 872
17. News from a Personal War (1999)
57 min | Documentary
Documentary about urban violence in Brazil, especially in Rio de Janeiro. Policemen, drug dealers, and shantytown dwellers get trapped into a daily war that knows no winners.
Directors: Kátia Lund, João Moreira Salles | Stars: Nilton Cerqueira, Carlos Luis Gregório, Paulo Lins, Hélio Luz
Votes: 848
18. Above Justice (2016– )
60 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
Four ordinary people under arrest in one single night in different stories of crime, justice and revenge that will intertwine and forever haunt the lives of those involved.
Stars: Leandra Leal, Adriana Esteves, Cássio Gabus Mendes, Antonio Calloni
Votes: 804
19. A Grande Arte (1991)
R | 104 min | Drama, Thriller
An American photographer in Rio de Janeiro becomes involved in the world of "knife culture" when he sets out to find the killer of one of his models.
Director: Walter Salles | Stars: Peter Coyote, Tchéky Karyo, Amanda Pays, Raul Cortez
Votes: 773 | Gross: $0.36M
20. Midnight (1998)
R | 75 min | Crime, Drama
On December 31st of 1999, the destiny brings a fugitive prisoner and a depressed middle class teacher together, as the new millennium approaches bringing hope to everyone.
Directors: Walter Salles, Daniela Thomas | Stars: Fernanda Torres, Luiz Carlos Vasconcelos, Matheus Nachtergaele, Nelson Sargento
Votes: 770
21. Santiago (2007)
80 min | Documentary
Documentary about Santiago, a peculiar man who used to work for the director and his parents as a butler. The material was filmed in 1992 but, for some strange reason, the director felt he ... See full summary »
Director: João Moreira Salles | Star: Santiago Badariotti Merlo
Votes: 756
22. Window of the Soul (2001)
73 min | Documentary
A sensitive statement about the importance of vision and our dependency on it, and on how malleable and adaptive is our soul.
Directors: João Jardim, Walter Carvalho | Stars: Evgen Bavcar, Raimunda da Conceição Filha, Felipe, Gabriel
Votes: 694
23. A Máquina (2005)
89 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Karina has 2 dreams: to become an actress & to see the world. Antonio is in love with her. He promises to bring the world to "Nordestina", a village in the sticks of Brazil. This backwater ... See full summary »
Director: João Falcão | Stars: Paulo Autran, Gustavo Falcão, Mariana Ximenes, Lázaro Ramos
Votes: 618
24. Little Book of Love (1997)
91 min | Comedy, Romance
The story of a relationship illustrated by words in alphabetical order.
Director: Sandra Werneck | Stars: Andrea Beltrão, Daniel Dantas, Tony Ramos, Mônica Torres
Votes: 605
25. Stolen Dreams (2009)
85 min | Drama
Jessica, Sabrina and Daiane have dreams, just like all young people of any social class or place in the world. They live in a low-income neighborhood in the periphery of Rio de Janeiro and ... See full summary »
Director: Sandra Werneck | Stars: Nanda Costa, Amanda Diniz, Kika Farias, Marieta Severo
Votes: 583
26. Budapest (2009)
113 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
José Costa is a Brazilian ghost writer. Returning from a ghost writers convention his airplane is rerouted to Budapest. His life is also rerouted when he meets Krista and with her help, ... See full summary »
Director: Walter Carvalho | Stars: Leonardo Medeiros, Gabriella Hámori, Giovanna Antonelli, Roxana A. Balogh
Votes: 550
27. Chega de Saudade (2007)
95 min | Drama, Musical, Romance
In an old-time dance hall (the "gafieira") in São Paulo, one evening is all it takes to meet different characters as they remember the past, live the present, wonder about the future, have fun, flirt, fight and, naturally, dance.
Director: Laís Bodanzky | Stars: Leonardo Villar, Tônia Carrero, Cássia Kis, Betty Faria
Votes: 504
28. Quilombo (1984)
114 min | Drama
Palmares is a 17th-century quilombo, a settlement of escaped slaves in northeast Brazil. In 1650, plantation slaves revolt and head for the mountains where they find others led by the aged ... See full summary »
Director: Carlos Diegues | Stars: Bené Batista, Jonas Bloch, Zózimo Bulbul, Emmanuel Cavalcanti
Votes: 502
29. Os Trapalhões e a Árvore da Juventude (1991)
100 min | Comedy, Family
Three goofy Amazon forest rangers find a mysterious, magical natural fountain and are reverted into their younger selves after drinking from it.
Director: José Alvarenga Jr. | Stars: Renato Aragão, Dedé Santana, Mussum, Cristiana Oliveira
Votes: 437
30. Entreatos (2004)
117 min | Documentary
Director João Moreira Salles and a small crew followed Presidential candidate Luís Inácio Lula da Silva's campaign in meetings, rallies, planes, TV debates, with his family, political ... See full summary »
Director: João Moreira Salles | Stars: Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, José Dirceu, Luís Gushiken, José Aparecido
Votes: 403
31. Os Trapalhões no Auto da Compadecida (1987)
96 min | Family, Comedy
In the small town of Taperoá João Grilo and confusion Chicó live setting, addressing a sacristan and a humble baker. Everyone lives under the excesses of the bishop, the priest and the ... See full summary »
Director: Roberto Farias | Stars: Renato Aragão, Mussum, Dedé Santana, Zacarias
Votes: 396
32. Crime Delicado (2005)
87 min | Drama
Antônio Martins, respected theatrical critic, is a very rational man. But a chance meeting with young Inês, a nude painting model, is going to rock him. Inês keeps a relationship with ... See full summary »
Director: Beto Brant | Stars: Marco Ricca, Lilian Taublib, Maria Manoella, Felipe Ehrenberg
Votes: 356
33. Two Billion Hearts (1995)
106 min | Documentary, Sport
A movie about the 1994 FIFA World Cup, played in the USA for the first time in history.
Director: Murilo Salles | Stars: Roberto Baggio, Bebeto, Dennis Bergkamp, Dunga
Votes: 355
34. O Mistério de Robin Hood (1990)
90 min | Family, Comedy
A kind wanderer living around a circus, who also happens to work as a modern Robin Hood, must solve the mystery behind the kidnapping of a lost little girl he meets.
Director: José Alvarenga Jr. | Stars: Renato Aragão, Beto Carrero, Amadeu Celestino, Juan Daniel
Votes: 346
35. Uma Escola Atrapalhada (1990)
90 min | Family, Comedy
A real-estate agency wishes to buy and demolish the traditional school Matheus Rose and use the lot to build a hotel. The proposition unleashes a feel of distrust among the school students ... See full summary »
Director: Del Rangel | Stars: Angélica, Jandira Martini, Supla, Selton Mello
Votes: 337
36. Quanto Tempo o Tempo Tem (2015)
76 min | Documentary
Specialists explain the concept of time to different civilizations and why some of us never have enough time.
Director: Adriana L. Dutra | Stars: Nilton Bonder, Tom Chatfield, André Comte-Sponville, Arthur Dapieve
Votes: 335
37. O Beijo no Asfalto (2018)
98 min | Crime, Drama, Romance
Based on the homonymous play written by Nelson Rodrigues. When witnessing a hit by a car, Arandir, a newly married bank clerk, tries to help the victim, but the man, almost dead, has only ... See full summary »
Director: Murilo Benício | Stars: Débora Falabella, Marcelo Flores, Stênio Garcia, Amir Haddad
Votes: 311
38. A Mother's Love (2019–2021)
60 min | Crime, Drama
A mother leaves her small hometown in the countryside for Rio de Janeiro to search for a son that was stolen from her.
Stars: Adriana Esteves, Humberto Carrão, Regina Casé, Taís Araújo
Votes: 303
39. A Love Movie (2003)
116 min | Drama
Three friends, Hilda, Matilda and Gaspar, meet in a rundown downtown apartment during a weekend to chat, drink and experience pleasure.
Director: Júlio Bressane | Stars: Bel García, Josie Antello, Fernando Eiras
Votes: 302
40. Villa-Lobos: Uma Vida de Paixão (2000)
132 min | Biography, Drama, Music
The film tells the story of an intuitive, adventurous man who loved his country and being Brazilian. This man fought to be loyal to himself. His music is a transparent portrait of his ... See full summary »
Director: Zelito Viana | Stars: Antônio Fagundes, Marcos Palmeira, André Ricardo, Letícia Spiller
Votes: 297
41. A Erva do Rato (2008)
80 min | Drama
The names of the characters are pronouns. She is a teacher, with his father dead just three days ago. Faced with this situation, He intends to take care of her while He is alive. This is the beginning of an odd relationship.
Director: Júlio Bressane | Stars: Selton Mello, Alessandra Negrini
Votes: 294
42. Doomed (2014)
40 min | Drama, Romance
A young sommelier returns to his hometown and gets involved with three different women, leading to a life driven by jealousy, desire and vengeance.
Stars: Murilo Benício, Patricia Pillar, Cauã Reymond, Isis Valverde
Votes: 273
43. The Party (2014)
45 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A huge party with guests who are hiding secrets and desires ends with a body floating in the pool: a murder where everyone is a suspect.
Stars: Patricia Pillar, Tony Ramos, Sophie Charlotte, Daniel de Oliveira
Votes: 273
44. Cleópatra (2007)
116 min | Drama, Romance
The great battles are the backdrop for the unfolding of the Egyptian Queen's personal life. Cleopatra's strategy is to seduce the Roman general Julius Caesar and Mark Antony to protect their civilization.
Director: Júlio Bressane | Stars: Alessandra Negrini, Miguel Falabella, Bruno Garcia, Taumaturgo Ferreira
Votes: 272
45. Redemoinho (2016)
100 min | Drama
Two childhood friends are reunited on Christmas Eve, bringing to the fore a shared trauma.
Director: José Luiz Villamarim | Stars: Dira Paes, Irandhir Santos, Júlio Andrade, Cássia Kis
Votes: 260
46. Siren's Song (2013)
60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
In the midst of Brazilian carnival, the murder of a young and beautiful axé singer shocks the entire country and starts a thrilling hunt for the killer.
Stars: Isis Valverde, Gabriel Braga Nunes, Camila Morgado, Fabiula Nascimento
Votes: 207
47. Que Bom Te Ver Viva (1989)
100 min | Drama, History
Half-documental independent film about torture against women in Brazilian military dictatorship. Ravache is both a nameless narrator and main character.
Director: Lúcia Murat | Stars: Irene Ravache, Criméia Almeida, Estrela Bohadana, Maria do Carmo Brito
Votes: 207
48. Side by Side (2012–2013)
Comedy, Drama, History
Two women of different origins and social classes fight for their rights in the conservative society of Rio de Janeiro of the early 20th century.
Stars: Marjorie Estiano, Camila Pitanga, Patricia Pillar, Lázaro Ramos
Votes: 196
49. Sentimental Education (I) (2013)
Not Rated | 84 min | Drama, Romance
Áurea is a sentimental older woman, who befriends teenager Áureo. They like each other, so she talks to him about herself, her spirituality, mysticism and existence itself. They become inseparable, so his jealous mother confronts her.
Director: Júlio Bressane | Stars: Josie Antello, Bernardo Marinho, Débora Olivieri, Gustavo Novaes
Votes: 183
50. O Veneno da Madrugada (2005)
118 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A small town is stirred by anonymous notes delivered during the night, telling the secrets of its inhabitants.
Director: Ruy Guerra | Stars: Leonardo Medeiros, Juliana Carneiro da Cunha, Fábio Sabag, Jean Pierre Noher
Votes: 179