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1. Bacurau (2019)
Not Rated | 131 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
After the death of her grandmother, Teresa comes home to her matriarchal village in a near-future Brazil to find a succession of sinister events that mobilizes all of its residents.
Directors: Juliano Dornelles, Kleber Mendonça Filho | Stars: Bárbara Colen, Thomas Aquino, Silvero Pereira, Thardelly Lima
Votes: 30,493
2. Aquarius (I) (2016)
Not Rated | 146 min | Drama
Clara, 65, lives her life to the fullest with her family and friends. A construction company wants her Recife oceanfront condo, as they've already bought all the other in the 3 story building. Clara's staying.
Director: Kleber Mendonça Filho | Stars: Sonia Braga, Maeve Jinkings, Irandhir Santos, Humberto Carrão
Votes: 20,714 | Gross: $0.29M
3. Black God, White Devil (1964)
120 min | Adventure, Crime, Drama
After killing his employer when he tries to cheat him out of his payment, a man becomes an outlaw and starts following a self-proclaimed saint.
Director: Glauber Rocha | Stars: Geraldo Del Rey, Yoná Magalhães, Othon Bastos, Maurício do Valle
Votes: 5,303
4. Entranced Earth (1967)
111 min | Drama
In the fictional Latin American country Eldorado, a poet tries to effect political change by influencing powerful men.
Director: Glauber Rocha | Stars: Jardel Filho, Paulo Autran, José Lewgoy, Glauce Rocha
Votes: 3,561
5. Deus é Brasileiro (2003)
110 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
God is getting tired. So he looks for a saint to take his place for a while.
Director: Carlos Diegues | Stars: Antônio Fagundes, Wagner Moura, Paloma Duarte, Bruce Gomlevsky
Votes: 2,526
6. 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, Bruna Linzmeyer, Renan Monteiro
Votes: 2,050
7. Bye Bye Brazil (1980)
R | 110 min | Drama
The Caravana Rolidei rolls into town with the Gypsy Lord at the mike: he does magic tricks, the erotic Salomé dances, and the mute Swallow performs feats of strength. A young accordion ... See full summary »
Director: Carlos Diegues | Stars: José Wilker, Betty Faria, Fábio Jr., Zaira Zambelli
Votes: 1,942
8. 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: 1,250
9. Loucas pra Casar (2015)
108 min | Comedy
After Malu grows suspicious of her boyfriend Samuel, she hires a private investigator who confirms that she is not the only one in his life.
Director: Roberto Santucci | Stars: Ingrid Guimarães, Marcio Garcia, Tatá Werneck, Suzana Pires
Votes: 1,124
10. Meu Passado Me Condena 2: O Filme (2015)
105 min | Comedy, Romance
This picks up with Fábio and Miá three years after their wedding took place after only one month of dating. Stressed out from dealing with their many differences, they decide to travel to Portugal in an attempt to save their marriage.
Director: Julia Rezende | Stars: Fábio Porchat, Miá Mello, Inez Viana, Marcelo Valle
Votes: 1,124
11. Tieta of Agreste (1996)
140 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Just when her family starts believing that she is dead and that they can expect a rich heritage, Tieta returns from São Paulo to her native village in Bahia, which she had been forced to ... See full summary »
Director: Carlos Diegues | Stars: Sonia Braga, Marília Pêra, Chico Anysio, Cláudia Abreu
Votes: 1,048
12. Orfeu (1999)
110 min | Crime, Drama, Music
In a dangerous but human Rio's slum, rises the love affair betwen Orfeu and Eurídice, provoking jealousy and violence in times of carnival.
Director: Carlos Diegues | Stars: Toni Garrido, Patrícia França, Murilo Benício, Zezé Motta
Votes: 954 | Gross: $0.10M
13. Till Luck Do Us Part 3 (2015)
106 min | Comedy
After losing everything for a second time in Las Vegas, Tino and his family's fate is shaken again when he is ran over by the son of Brazil's richest man.
Directors: Marcelo Antunez, Roberto Santucci | Stars: Camila Morgado, Emanuelle Araújo, Leandro Hassum, Julia Dalavia
Votes: 921
14. Fala Sério, Mãe! (2017)
79 min | Comedy, Family
Ângela Cristina, mother of teenager Maria de Lourdes, must deal with the difficulties and delights of guiding her daughter through one of the most complicated stages of life.
Director: Pedro Vasconcelos | Stars: Ingrid Guimarães, Marcelo Laham, Larissa Manoela, Vitória Magalhães
Votes: 665
15. Uma Quase Dupla (2018)
90 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
Keyla the police officer and the unprepared detective Claudio could not be more incompatible. However they are forced to form a duo to solve the series of mysterious murders that are happening in the quiet city of Joinlândia.
Director: Marcus Baldini | Stars: Tatá Werneck, Ilana Kaplan, Cauã Reymond, Louise Cardoso
Votes: 636
16. The Great Mystical Circus (2018)
105 min | Drama
Follows a century in the lives of the Knieps, an Austrian family of circus owners.
Director: Carlos Diegues | Stars: Vincent Cassel, Nuno Lopes, Dawid Ogrodnik, Mariana Ximenes
Votes: 631
17. Three Summers (2019)
94 min | Comedy, Drama
Over a trio of summers, a caretaker for luxury condominiums relies on her resourcefulness and her eye for opportunity to take advantage of whatever comes her way as her employers are caught in major corruption scandals.
Director: Sandra Kogut | Stars: Regina Casé, Rogério Fróes, Gisele Fróes, Jéssica Ellen
Votes: 603
18. Xica (1976)
107 min | Drama, Romance
In18th-century Minas Gerais, the Portuguese mined diamonds and gold. João Fernandes de Oliveira arrives from Lisbon with the Crown's exclusive contract for mining diamonds. He quickly ... See full summary »
Director: Carlos Diegues | Stars: Zezé Motta, Walmor Chagas, Altair Lima, Elke Maravilha
Votes: 601
19. My Hindu Friend (2015)
Unrated | 124 min | Drama
Diego is a film director very close to death, surrounded by people who are having trouble dealing with his current tempestuous mood. Chances are he won't survive, but if he does, that means he needs to relearn how to live.
Director: Hector Babenco | Stars: Willem Dafoe, Maria Fernanda Cândido, Reynaldo Gianecchini, Selton Mello
Votes: 589
20. Por Amor (1997–1998)
60 min | Drama, Romance
A divorced mother makes the ultimate sacrifice to secure her daughter's happiness.
Stars: Gabriela Duarte, Murilo Benício, Carlos Eduardo Dolabella, Eduardo Martini
Votes: 501
21. 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: 497
22. Refrigerantes e Canções de Amor (2016)
98 min | Comedy, Romance
A story that follows the anxieties of two musicians Lucas and Pedro, once a successful Portuguese music duo who try to survive on solo careers.
Director: Luís Galvão Teles | Stars: Ivo Canelas, João Tempera, Lúcia Moniz, Victoria Guerra
Votes: 463
23. Lots of Ice and a Little Bit of Water (2006)
108 min | Comedy
Roberta (Ximenes) and Suzana (Duarte) are sisters who plan a kidnap of their own grandmother, who used to torment them as children with rigid rules of etiquette and social conventions.
Director: Daniel Filho | Stars: Mariana Ximenes, Paloma Duarte, Ângelo Paes Leme, Laura Cardoso
Votes: 458
24. Cinema Novo (2016)
Not Rated | 90 min | Documentary
Cinema Novo is a movie-essay that investigates poetically the most important movement of Latin America cinema, through the thoughts of its main auteurs: Nelson Pereira dos Santos, Glauber ... See full summary »
Director: Eryk Rocha | Stars: Nelson Pereira dos Santos, Carlos Diegues, Joaquim Pedro de Andrade, Glauber Rocha
Votes: 435
25. Bufo & Spallanzani (2001)
96 min | Crime, Horror, Mystery
Ivan Canabrava is a detective in a Pan-American insurance company and is investigating the case of a landowner who dies shortly after taking out a 1 million dollar insurance policy.
Director: Flávio Ramos Tambellini | Stars: José Mayer, Tony Ramos, Isabel Guéron, Gracindo Júnior
Votes: 433
26. Celebrity (2003–2004)
45 min | Drama, Romance
A prominent producer is approached by an ambitious woman who becomes her assistant, but actually intends to own everything that is hers.
Stars: Malu Mader, Cláudia Abreu, Fábio Assunção, Deborah Evelyn
Votes: 427
27. Bróder (2010)
93 min | Crime, Drama
In the slum of Capão Redondo in São Paulo, the twenty-third anniversary of Marco Aurélio a.k.a. Macu will be celebrated with a "feijoada" (a typical Brazilian dish of black beans and pork) ... See full summary »
Director: Jeferson De | Stars: Caio Blat, Jonathan Haagensen, Silvio Guindane, Cássia Kis
Votes: 405
28. CQC: Custe o Que Custar (2008–2015)
120 min | Comedy, News
The show is a Brazilian version of the "Caiga quien Caiga" of Argentina. A resume of the news of the week with comedy.
Stars: Marco Luque, Marcelo Tas, Oscar Filho, Felipe Andreoli
Votes: 371
29. Drop Dead Gorgeous (2015)
100 min | Comedy, Fantasy
Paula Lins is a powerful woman who dies after uses her own medicine against cellulite and, on the other side of life, as an spirit, tries to avoid the sell of them.
Director: Cris D'Amato | Stars: Glória Pires, Emilio Dantas, Anttónia, Ângelo Paes Leme
Votes: 342
30. Um Tio Quase Perfeito (2017)
96 min | Comedy, Family
After receiving a job promotion that forces her to spend time traveling, Angela decides to leave her three children under the care of Uncle Tony - which will lead to many confusions.
Director: Pedro Antônio Paes | Stars: Marcus Majella, Ana Lúcia Torre, João Barreto, Júlia Svacinna
Votes: 332
31. Programa do Jô (2000–2016)
Talk-Show
Late-night talk show in which the host Jô Soares interviews a vast array of Brazilian intellectuals, ranging from Luiz Pondé to Jout Jout Prazer, with a high dose of humor.
Stars: Jô Soares, Miltinho, Heloísa Périssé, Wagner Moura
Votes: 307
32. 5 x Favela, Now by Ourselves (2010)
96 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Based on his segment Escola de Samba Alegria de Viver from 1962 in a film called Cinco Vezes Favela.
Directors: Cacau Amaral, Cadu Barcellos, Luciana Bezerra, Manaira Carneiro, Rodrigo Felha, Wagner Novais, Luciano Vidigal | Stars: Vilson Almeida, João Carlos Artigos, Flavio Bauraqui, Zózimo Bulbul
Votes: 288
33. O Maior Amor do Mundo (2006)
106 min | Romance
Antonio, a famous Brazilian astrophysicist and professor at an American university, receives the news that he has a fatal disease. Upon returning to Brazil to receive an official tribute, ... See full summary »
Director: Carlos Diegues | Stars: José Wilker, Taís Araújo, Sérgio Britto, Léa Garcia
Votes: 284
34. Subway to the Stars (1987)
R | 103 min | Drama
The young Vinicius is a young saxophone player, from Rio's poor suburbs, facing an uncertain but perhaps promising future. One day his girlfriend suddenly disappears after a night of love ... See full summary »
Directors: Carlos Diegues, Tereza Gonzalez | Stars: Guilherme Fontes, Milton Gonçalves, Taumaturgo Ferreira, Ana Beatriz Wiltgen
Votes: 275
35. Dr. Gama (2021)
92 min | Action, Biography, Drama
'Doutor Gama' is based on the life of Luiz Gama, one of the most important characters in Brazilian history. A black man who used the law and the courts to free over 500 slaves. Born a free ... See full summary »
Director: Jeferson De | Stars: César Mello, Pedro Guilherme, Angelo Fernandes, João Carlos Andreazza
Votes: 271
36. For All: Springboard to Victory (1997)
95 min | Comedy, Romance, War
During the Second World War, the U.S.A. established a military base in Natal, Brazil, changing in many ways people's lives and behavior.
Directors: Buza Ferraz, Luiz Carlos Lacerda | Stars: Betty Faria, José Wilker, Paulo Gorgulho, Caio Junqueira
Votes: 259
37. Last Night (2014)
90 min | Comedy
Ana and Duda a couple who's in the verge of taking a break from their marriage throw a New Year's party at their house. The party gets overcrowded with all kinds of people and it's in the ... See full summary »
Director: Fábio Mendonça | Stars: Luana Piovani, Marcos Palmeira, Júlia Rabello, Paulo Tiefenthaler
Votes: 256
38. Rio's Love Song (1994)
104 min | Drama
Four love stories which portray a wide gamut of emotions and desires against the backdrop of Rio de Janeiro. "Elephant's Stomp" : the story of a highway patrol officer who is infatuated ... See full summary »
Director: Carlos Diegues | Stars: Catarina Abdalla, Karen Acioly, Carla Alexandar, Celso André
Votes: 243
39. Better Days Ahead (1989)
92 min | Comedy, Drama
Earning her living by dubbing American TV Series, a woman dreams of becoming an international Hollywood star.
Director: Carlos Diegues | Stars: Marília Pêra, Paulo José, Zezé Motta, José Wilker
Votes: 230
40. Summer Showers (1978)
93 min | Drama
70-year-old widower living in a poor Rio de Janeiro suburb falls in love again when he finds a woman of approximately the same age.
Director: Carlos Diegues | Stars: Jofre Soares, Míriam Pires, Cristina Aché, Roberto Bonfim
Votes: 227
41. Na Quebrada (2014)
94 min | Biography, Drama
In the ghettos of the greatest metropolis in Brazil, a midst flying bullets, love and any number of hurdles, young people's stories mingle and collide in the search for dreams and choices. ... See full summary »
Directors: Fernando Grostein Andrade, Paulo Eduardo | Stars: Jean Amorim, Daiana Andrade, Emanuelle Araújo, Fabrício Araújo
Votes: 215
42. Cartola, the Samba Legend (2007)
88 min | Documentary, Biography, Music
Documentary on the life and times of one of the most prominent Brazilian samba composers, Cartola (Angenor de Oliveira).
Directors: Lírio Ferreira, Hilton Lacerda | Stars: Paulo Autran, Chico Buarque, Sérgio Cabral, Carlos Cachaça
Votes: 213
43. Don't Swallow My Heart, Alligator Girl! (2017)
106 min | Drama
Joca, a Brazilian boy of 13, and Basano La Tatuada a Paraguayan indigenous girl living on the border between the two countries, marked by the waters of the Rio Apa. Joca is in love with Basano and wants to do everything to win her love.
Director: Felipe Bragança | Stars: Cauã Reymond, Eduardo Macedo, Adeli Gonzales, Marco Loris
Votes: 210
44. Domingo (2018)
94 min | Comedy, Drama
January 1st, 2003. As Brazil celebrates President Lula's historic investiture, two middle-class provincial families from Rio Grande do Sul gather in an old, poorly maintained house, around ... See full summary »
Directors: Fellipe Barbosa, Clara Linhart | Stars: Clemente Viscaíno, Michael Wahrmann, Martha Nowill, Augusto Madeira
Votes: 204
45. Les soleils de l'île de Pâques (1972)
90 min | Drama, Sci-Fi
Six people find a mysterious mark in the center of their left hand and all independently go to Easter Island in hopes to uncover the mystery.
Director: Pierre Kast | Stars: Norma Bengell, Françoise Brion, Jacques Charrier, Maurice Garrel
Votes: 186
46. Cinco vezes Favela (1962)
92 min | Drama
Five segments about the hardships faced by people living in slums on hills in Rio de Janeiro.
Directors: Miguel Borges, Joaquim Pedro de Andrade, Carlos Diegues, Marcos Farias, Leon Hirszman | Stars: Isabella, Flávio Migliaccio, Henrique Montes, Waldir Fiori
Votes: 169
47. A Grande Cidade ou As Aventuras e Desventuras de Luzia e Seus 3 Amigos Chegados de Longe (1966)
80 min | Crime, Drama
Luzia comes from the backwoods of Northeast Brazil to Rio de Janeiro, in search of her fiancé. But soon she'll find out he has turned into a dangerous criminal and is being looked after by the police.
Director: Carlos Diegues | Stars: Leonardo Villar, Anecy Rocha, Antonio Pitanga, Joel Barcellos
Votes: 159
48. Joanna Francesa (1973)
110 min | Adventure, Drama, Romance
Joana is a sophisticated, beautiful woman, so she has a choice of lovers, and destinies. She will let down Pierre, the French consul at Sao Paulo, and with him the frivolity of tea-parties ... See full summary »
Director: Carlos Diegues | Stars: Jeanne Moreau, Eliezer Gomes, Carlos Kroeber, Ney Santanna
Votes: 156
49. Altas Horas (2000– )
120 min | Family, Talk-Show
Serginho Groisman promotes weekly debates on relevant topics with the participation of the audience, artists and personalities from different areas.
Stars: Serginho Groisman, Marco Luque, Laura Müller, Leilah Moreno
Votes: 154
50. Os Saltimbancos Trapalhões: Rumo a Hollywood (2017)
99 min | Comedy, Family, Musical
Since the ban on use of animals in circus shows, the Great Sumatra Circus faces a major financial crisis. Baron, who owns the circus, accepts unseemly proposals from the mayor to hold ... See full summary »
Director: João Daniel Tikhomiroff | Stars: Renato Aragão, Dedé Santana, Roberto Guilherme, Letícia Colin
Votes: 154