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1. Invisible Life (2019)
R | 139 min | Drama
Kept apart by a terrible lie and a conservative society, two sisters born in Rio de Janeiro make their way through life each believing the other is living out her dreams half a world away.
Director: Karim Aïnouz | Stars: Julia Stockler, Carol Duarte, Flávia Gusmão, António Fonseca
Votes: 9,665
2. Maybe a Love Story (2018)
101 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
After another day at work, Virgílio turns on the answering machine at home and hears a disturbing message from Clara, communicating the end of their relationship -- although he has no idea who that woman is.
Director: Rodrigo Bernardo | Stars: Mateus Solano, Bianca Comparato, Totia Meireles, Thaila Ayala
Votes: 451
3. The Clown (2011)
88 min | Comedy, Drama
Father and son work as clowns Puro Sangue/Valdemar and Pangare/Benjamin in a circus in the Brazilian countryside. Benjamin decides to follow a different path and meets several people on the way.
Director: Selton Mello | Stars: Selton Mello, Paulo José, Larissa Manoela, Giselle Motta
Votes: 5,465
4. 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
5. A Grande Família: O Filme (2007)
104 min | Comedy
For forty years, the public functionary and family man Lineu and his beloved wife Nenê celebrate their first date going to the same ball where Lineu borrowed the jacket his competitor ... See full summary »
Director: Maurício Farias | Stars: Marco Nanini, Marieta Severo, Pedro Cardoso, Andrea Beltrão
Votes: 809
6. O Olho e a Faca (2019)
99 min | Drama, Thriller
After a controversial promotion, Roberto faces a gradual process of isolation from his colleagues at an oil rig.
Director: Paulo Sacramento | Stars: Rodrigo Lombardi, Roberto Birindelli, Maria Luísa Mendonça, Luís Melo
Votes: 83
7. 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
8. Quase Dois Irmãos (2004)
102 min | Drama
The strange friendship between two men of opposite social classes. Miguel is a senator. His childhood friend Jorge is a major drug-dealer. In the 1970s, they meet in prison: Miguel was ... See full summary »
Director: Lúcia Murat | Stars: Caco Ciocler, Flavio Bauraqui, Werner Schünemann, Antônio Pompêo
Votes: 651
9. Maverick: Manhunt Brazil (2016)
114 min | Action, Crime, Romance
A stranger arrives to the small town of Passo Fundo, south of Brazil. And he's on a manhunt of a killer that turns in a giant drug conspiracy running by an international conglomerate.
Director: Emiliano Ruschel | Stars: Emiliano Ruschel, Larissa Vereza, Pietra Gasparin, Carla Elgert
Votes: 380
10. Rondon, o Desbravador (2016)
88 min | Drama
Life and the highlights of General Rondon, a great historic leader digging into western lands and helping to integrate it to the rest of the country.
Directors: Rodrigo Piovezan, Marcelo Santiago | Stars: Keruse Bongiolo, Jaqueline Dantas, Rui Ricardo Diaz, Bel García
Votes: 15
11. Podecrer! (2007)
96 min | Comedy, Drama
A group of high-school seniors who must face choices of everyday life: problems within groups and with having to face the future.
Director: Arthur Fontes | Stars: Dudu Azevedo, Maria Flor, Gregório Duvivier, Silvio Guindane
Votes: 271
12. The Day That Lasted 21 Years (2012)
77 min | Documentary, History, Thriller
Provides evidence of manipulation and investment funding from the U.S. government to carry out the Brazilian military coup that occurred in 1964.
Director: Camilo Tavares | Stars: Auro de Moura Andrade, Robert Bentley, Júlio de Sá Bierrenbach, Humberto de Alencar Castelo Branco
Votes: 468
13. Soundtrack (II) (2017)
112 min | Drama
The Soundtrack of a life. Cris ( Selton Mello) , a young artist still trying to find his place on the tough world of arts, gets from Brazilian Government special permit to stay a month in ... See full summary »
Directors: Bernardo Dutra, Manitou Felipe | Stars: Selton Mello, Ralph Ineson, Seu Jorge, Thomas Chaanhing
Votes: 299
14. Artificial Paradises (2012)
96 min | Drama
Two girlfriends visit a big Brazilian beach festival and decide to just let go. They enjoy the music, booze, drugs and on one steamy afternoon even each other. They also meet a young man and things can't be better. Can this paradise last?
Director: Marcos Prado | Stars: Nathalia Dill, Luca Bianchi, Lívia de Bueno, Bernardo Barreto
Votes: 3,672
15. Infância (2014)
104 min | Drama
Director: Domingos de Oliveira | Stars: Fernanda Montenegro, Raul Guaraná, Priscilla Rozenbaum, Paulo Betti
Votes: 92
16. Futuro Beach (2014)
Unrated | 106 min | Drama, Romance
Shortly after failing to rescue a drowning man, Donato meets Konrad, a friend of the victim. They soon begin a relationship which seems doomed from the start, while Donato's past catches up with him.
Director: Karim Aïnouz | Stars: Wagner Moura, Clemens Schick, Fred Lima, Thomas Aquino
Votes: 3,318 | Gross: $0.02M
17. Casa de Areia (2005)
R | 115 min | Drama
A woman is taken along with her mother in 1910 to a far-away desert by her husband, and after his passing, is forced to spend the next 59 years of her life hopelessly trying to escape it.
Director: Andrucha Waddington | Stars: Fernanda Montenegro, Fernanda Torres, Ruy Guerra, Seu Jorge
Votes: 3,272 | Gross: $0.53M
18. O Cheiro do Ralo (2006)
Not Rated | 112 min | Comedy, Drama
A pawn shop proprietor buys used goods from desperate locals--as much to play perverse power games as for his own livelihood, but when the perfect rump and a backed-up toilet enter his life, he loses all control.
Director: Heitor Dhalia | Stars: Selton Mello, Paula Braun, Paulo Alves, Suzana Alves
Votes: 5,513
19. 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: 638
20. A Repartição do Tempo (2016)
100 min | Comedy, Sci-Fi
In a forgotten corner of the vast Brazilian bureaucracy, a psychotic boss uses a time machine to enslave his lazy employees and increase productivity.
Director: Santiago Dellape | Stars: Edu Moraes, Eucir de Souza, Bianca Müller, André Deca
Votes: 140
21. Elis (2016)
110 min | Biography, Drama, Music
The life of Elis Regina, undoubtedly the greatest Brazilian singer of all time, is told in this biopic film with energetic and pulsating rhythm.
Director: Hugo Prata | Stars: Andréia Horta, Gustavo Machado, Caco Ciocler, Zécarlos Machado
Votes: 1,972
22. Basic Sanitation, the Movie (2007)
112 min | Comedy
A small community of descendants of Italian immigrants in the interior of the state of Rio Grande do Sul resorts to making a video to try to solve the problems of basic sanitation that plague their village.
Director: Jorge Furtado | Stars: Fernanda Torres, Wagner Moura, Camila Pitanga, Bruno Garcia
Votes: 2,604
23. Chacrinha: O Velho Guerreiro (2018)
114 min | Biography, Comedy, Drama
The film narrates the story of José Abelardo Barbosa from the moment he leaves medical school to start his first gig as a radio announcer. From that point on we see his life transform and ... See full summary »
Director: Andrucha Waddington | Stars: Stepan Nercessian, Eduardo Sterblitch, Gianne Albertoni, Carla Ribas
Votes: 410
24. Rend Your Heart (2018)
115 min | Drama
An adaptation of the namesake play by Oduvaldo Vianna Filho, which tells the story of Manguari Pistolão, an anonymous militant, that after 40 years of fighting for what he thought was new ... See full summary »
Director: Jorge Furtado | Stars: Marco Ricca, Drica Moraes, Chay Suede, George Sauma
Votes: 266
25. Anita e Garibaldi (2013)
98 min | Biography, History, Romance
Far from the heroic cliches and with an accurate historical reconstruction, the film tells about young Giuseppe Garibaldi's life in Brazil. His encounter with Anita, human and military ... See full summary »
Director: Alberto Rondalli | Stars: Ana Paula Arósio, Gabriel Braga Nunes, Antonio Buíl, Paulo Betti
Votes: 780
26. Gonzaga: From Father to Son (2012)
120 min | Biography, Drama, Music
The story of Brazilian popular singer Luiz Gonzaga and his son Gonzaguinha.
Director: Breno Silveira | Stars: Adélio Lima, Chambinho do Acordeon, Land Vieira, Júlio Andrade
Votes: 1,447
27. My Mom Is a Character (2013)
84 min | Comedy
After another spat with her kids, Dona Hermínia decides to take some time off from them and hides away in her aunt's house, where she reminisces about her kids in an age when they still needed her.
Director: André Pellenz | Stars: Paulo Gustavo, Rodrigo Pandolfo, Mariana Xavier, Alexandra Richter
Votes: 5,829
28. My Mom Is a Character 2 (2016)
88 min | Comedy
After triumphing with her new TV show, Dona Hermínia must deal with the problems of her adult offspring as she realizes that they are leaving home. She must face the struggles of being a ... See full summary »
Director: César Rodrigues | Stars: Paulo Gustavo, Rodrigo Pandolfo, Mariana Xavier, Patricya Travassos
Votes: 3,293
29. My Mom is a Character 3 (2019)
111 min | Comedy
Dona Hermínia now has to deal with her gay son getting married and her daughter being pregnant.
Director: Susana Garcia | Stars: Paulo Gustavo, Mariana Xavier, Rodrigo Pandolfo, Herson Capri
Votes: 2,811
30. O Paciente: O Caso Tancredo Neves (2018)
100 min | Drama, History, Thriller
Revisits the final moments before the mysterious death of 1985 Brazilian president-to-be Tancredo Neves.
Director: Sergio Rezende | Stars: Othon Bastos, Ester Góes, Leonardo Medeiros, Paulo Betti
Votes: 247
31. Blue Eyes (2009)
PG-13 | 111 min | Drama
Before his compulsory retirement, on his last day of work, Marshall, JFK airport's chief Immigration officer, detains a group of Latin Americans and expose them to a series of humiliating ... See full summary »
Director: José Joffily | Stars: David Rasche, Cristina Lago, Irandhir Santos, Erica Gimpel
Votes: 555
32. 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: 434
33. A Grande Vitória (2014)
107 min | Biography, Drama, Sport
Independent feature film based on the biography of a Brazilian judo with a great victory that went beyond the mats and medals.
Directors: Stefano Capuzzi Lapietra, Stefano Capuzzi Lapietra | Stars: Suzana Pires, Caio Castro, Ênio Gonçalves, Moacyr Franco
Votes: 177
34. Chatô - The King of Brazil (2016)
102 min | Biography, Drama
The story of Assis Chateaubriand, the first magnate of communication in Brazil. Due to his influence during the late 1930s up to the early 1960s, he has come to be called The Brazilian Citizen Kane.
Director: Guilherme Fontes | Stars: Marco Ricca, Andrea Beltrão, Paulo Betti, Letícia Sabatella
Votes: 752
35. 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: 439
36. Augusto Boal e o Teatro do Oprimido (2010)
62 min | Documentary
The movie "Augusto Boal and the Theatre of the Oppressed" shows the path of the dramaturgo Augusto Boal at the creation of a theatre that has as objective to transform those who participate... See full summary »
Director: Zelito Viana | Stars: Augusto Boal, Chico Buarque, Aderbal Freire Filho, Ferreira Gullar
Votes: 15
37. O Quatrilho (1995)
92 min | Romance, Drama
Two Italian-immigrant couples are part of a game that leads to treason and brings serious consequences to those who lose.
Director: Fábio Barreto | Stars: Glória Pires, Patricia Pillar, Alexandre Paternost, Bruno Campos
Votes: 1,552
38. Mare Nostrum (2018)
110 min | Drama
Roberto and Mitsuo are two strangers who, after a series of coincidences, return to Brazil on the same day, after a long time abroad. They find themselves due to a land that was negotiated ... See full summary »
Director: Ricardo Elias | Stars: Silvio Guindane, Ricardo Oshiro, Carlos Meceni, Eduardo Acaiabe
Votes: 49
39. Isle of Flowers (1989)
13 min | Documentary, Short
The ironic, heartbreaking and acid "saga" of a spoiled tomato: from the plantation of a "Nisei" (Brazilian with Japanese origins); to a supermarket; to a consumer's kitchen to become sauce ... See full summary »
Director: Jorge Furtado | Stars: Paulo José, Ciça Reckziegel, Douglas Trainini, Júlia Barth
Votes: 6,524
40. Minha Fama de Mau (2019)
116 min | Biography, Drama
In Tijuca, during the seventies the young Erasmo Carlos is feeding a passion: Rock and Roll. As a fan of Elvis, Bill Haley and Chuck Berry, he learns how to play the guitar while he lives ... See full summary »
Director: Lui Farias | Stars: Chay Suede, Gabriel Leone, Malu Rodrigues, Isabela Garcia
Votes: 481
41. Albatroz (2019)
97 min | Mystery
A photographer travels to Jerusalem and register a terrorist attack, but receive negative critics for taking pictures instead of trying to avoid it. He falls into depression and stands on the border between reality, dream and delirium.
Director: Daniel Augusto | Stars: Alexandre Nero, Andrea Beltrão, Maria Flor, Camila Morgado
Votes: 147
42. Todo Mundo Tem Problemas Sexuais (2008)
80 min | Comedy
1st story: a woman discovers in the pocket of his partner a tablet of Viagra. 2nd story: a couple for years has a conventional marriage, until, due to an unexpected circumstance, can not live without having other sexual partners.
Director: Domingos de Oliveira | Stars: Cláudia Abreu, Pedro Cardoso, Domingos de Oliveira, Orã Figueiredo
Votes: 77
43. 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: 607
44. Neighboring Sounds (2012)
Unrated | 131 min | Drama, Thriller
The lives of the residents of a Brazilian apartment building and the security guards who get the job guarding the surrounding streets.
Director: Kleber Mendonça Filho | Stars: Ana Rita Gurgel, Caio Almeida, Maeve Jinkings, Dida Maia
Votes: 8,753 | Gross: $0.03M
45. The Given Word (1962)
98 min | Drama
A simple yet devout Christian makes a vow to Saint Barbara after she saves his donkey, but everyone he meets seems determined to misunderstand his intentions. Will he be able to keep his promise in the end?
Director: Anselmo Duarte | Stars: Leonardo Villar, Glória Menezes, Dionísio Azevedo, Geraldo Del Rey
Votes: 3,938
46. The Trial (2018)
140 min | Documentary, History
The Trial documents the trial of Dilma Rousseff, focusing on the defense team, who struggles to prove her innocence against a majority vote by a Congress riddled with corruption. A tale of ... See full summary »
Director: Maria Ramos | Stars: Dilma Rousseff, Jair Bolsonaro, José Eduardo Cardozo, Eduardo Cunha
Votes: 1,476
47. 1932: A Medalha Esquecida (2016 TV Movie)
Documentary
Director: Ernesto Rodrigues | Stars: Matthew Llewellyn, Tiago Petrik
Votes: 11
48. Gabeira (2017)
90 min | Documentary, Biography
Documentary about the trajectory of the Brazilian journalist, writer and politician Fernando Gabeira. With testimonies of Armínio Fraga, Aguinaldo Silva, Leda Nagle, among others.
Director: Moacyr Góes | Stars: Fernando Gabeira, Ferreira Gullar, Yamê Reis, Leda Nagle
Votes: 11
49. Macaco Tião - O Candidato do Povo (2017)
72 min | Documentary
This is the story of an unusual candidate in the Brazilian first free elections after abandoning dictatorship and embracing democracy. In 1988, Macaco Tião, a chimpanzee from Rio Zoo, ... See full summary »
Director: Alex Levy-Heller | Stars: Hubert Aranha, Bussunda, Murilo Chebabi, Roberto DaMatta
Votes: 10
50. The Man in the Black Cape (1986)
120 min | Biography, Crime
Biography of Brazilian congressman Tenório Cavalcanti, who used to appear in public carrying a machine-gun, and wearing a black cloak.
Director: Sergio Rezende | Stars: José Wilker, Marieta Severo, Jonas Bloch, Isolda Cresta
Votes: 318
51. Resistance (2019)
122 min | Drama, History
In 1961, Gov. Leonel Brizola leads the unparalleled Legality movement, a first in the history of Brazil. Fighting for the Constitution, he mobilizes the resistance to ensure President João ... See full summary »
Director: Zeca Brito | Stars: Cleo, Letícia Sabatella, Fernando Alves Pinto, Leonardo Machado
Votes: 162
52. Carlota Joaquina, Princesa do Brazil (1995)
100 min | Comedy, History
A hot blooded Spanish princess plots to conquer her enemies and become queen.
Director: Carla Camurati | Stars: Marieta Severo, Antonio Abujamra, Thales Pan Chacon, Ludmila Dayer
Votes: 1,405
53. Good Manners (2017)
PG | 135 min | Fantasy, Horror
Clara, a lonely nurse from the outskirts of São Paulo, is hired by mysterious and wealthy Ana as the nanny for her unborn child. The two women develop a strong bond, but a fateful night changes their plans.
Directors: Marco Dutra, Juliana Rojas | Stars: Isabél Zuaa, Marjorie Estiano, Miguel Lobo, Cida Moreira
Votes: 4,125 | Gross: $0.03M
54. Trash (I) (2014)
R | 114 min | Adventure, Crime, Drama
Set in Brazil, three kids who make a discovery in a garbage dump soon find themselves running from the cops and trying to right a terrible wrong.
Directors: Stephen Daldry, Christian Duurvoort | Stars: Rickson Tevez, Gabriel Weinstein, Martin Sheen, Rooney Mara
Votes: 22,834 | Gross: $0.01M
55. Meu Pé de Laranja Lima (1970)
95 min | Drama, Family
Poor boy treats a sweet lemon tree as his only friend, talking to it, and learning important values in the process. But one day the tree must be cut.
Director: Aurélio Teixeira | Stars: Júlio César Cruz, Aurélio Teixeira, Henrique José Leal, Leilane Chediak
Votes: 250
56. Hebe: The Brazilian Star (2019)
112 min | Biography, Drama
A recollection of Hebe Camargo's life during the 1980s, a time when she struggled between a personal and professional crisis and decided to take control of her own career.
Director: Maurício Farias | Stars: Andrea Beltrão, Marco Ricca, Danton Mello, Caio Horowicz
Votes: 596
57. Chico Xavier (2010)
124 min | Biography, Drama
A biography of spiritual medium and author Francisco Candido Xavier.
Director: Daniel Filho | Stars: Natalia Soutto, Nelson Xavier, Ângelo Antônio, Matheus Costa
Votes: 1,945
58. Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands (1976)
R | 110 min | Comedy, Fantasy, Romance
In a small city of Brazil, a woman named Flor marries a man named Vadinho, but once married she finds that he is a good-for-nothing. She works teaching cooking and he takes all of her money... See full summary »
Director: Bruno Barreto | Stars: Sonia Braga, José Wilker, Mauro Mendonça, Dinorah Brillanti
Votes: 3,328
59. Titãs: A Vida Até Parece uma Festa (2008)
100 min | Documentary, Music
A documentary on rock band Titãs covering more than 20 years of their successful career. The film is composed by videos made by the band itself during several different tours and Tv footage... See full summary »
Directors: Oscar Rodrigues Alves, Branco Mello | Stars: Arnaldo Antunes, Tony Bellotto, Sérgio Britto, Hebe Camargo
Votes: 155
60. Rock Brasília: Era de Ouro (2011)
111 min | Documentary
The history of the young people of Brasilia who led by Renato Russo, after a long road and many obstacles, see their dream come true, with the success of their bands.
Director: Vladimir Carvalho | Stars: Mayrton Bahia, Marcelo Bonfá, Marcelo Castello Branco, Briquet de Lemos
Votes: 213
61. Waste Land (2010)
Not Rated | 99 min | Documentary
On the outskirts of Rio de Janeiro is Jardim Gramacho, the world's largest landfill, where men and women sift through garbage for a living. Artist Vik Muniz produces portraits of the workers and learns about their lives.
Directors: Lucy Walker, Karen Harley, João Jardim | Star: Vik Muniz
Votes: 9,362 | Gross: $0.19M
62. The Second Mother (2015)
R | 112 min | Comedy, Drama
When the estranged daughter of a hard-working live-in housekeeper suddenly appears, the unspoken class barriers that exist within the home are thrown into disarray.
Director: Anna Muylaert | Stars: Regina Casé, Helena Albergaria, Michel Joelsas, Camila Márdila
Votes: 16,717 | Gross: $0.38M
63. Me You Them (2000)
PG-13 | 104 min | Comedy, Drama
A true story that comically depicts the relationship between an ordinary woman and her three husbands, who live in the same house in a poor and arid small village of the Brazilian northeast.
Director: Andrucha Waddington | Stars: Regina Casé, Lima Duarte, Stênio Garcia, Luiz Carlos Vasconcelos
Votes: 1,870 | Gross: $0.32M
64. Friendly Beast (2017)
98 min | Horror, Thriller
The tense survival tale is set over several late-night hours in a sparsely-peopled Brazilian restaurant. When an armed robbery interrupts an already-terse dynamic between boss and customer,... See full summary »
Director: Gabriela Amaral | Stars: Murilo Benício, Luciana Paes, Irandhir Santos, Camila Morgado
Votes: 1,879
65. Policarpo Quaresma, Herói do Brasil (1997)
123 min | Comedy
Policarpo is a chauvinistic patriot, a major who tries to find solutions for Brazilian problems using only the resources of his own country. His visionary and idealistic temperament is ... See full summary »
Director: Paulo Thiago | Stars: Paulo José, Giulia Gam, Chico Díaz, Bete Coelho
Votes: 235
66. Bald Mountain (2013)
120 min | Drama, Western
A journey to the biggest open mining of the contemporary age. It's 1978 and friends Juliano and Joaquim leave Rio de Janeiro in search of their dream of striking it rich. Like thousands of ... See full summary »
Director: Heitor Dhalia | Stars: Wagner Moura, Sophie Charlotte, Matheus Nachtergaele, Júlio Andrade
Votes: 1,756
67. A Estrada 47 (2013)
107 min | Drama, History, War
The unusual meeting between three deserters from different nationalities (Brazil, German and Italy) during World War II.
Director: Vicente Ferraz | Stars: Daniel de Oliveira, Francisco Gaspar, Júlio Andrade, Thogun Teixeira
Votes: 925
68. Homens da Pátria (2015)
82 min | Action
Through a 16mm projector and cans of film inherited from his father, young discover the adventure of his grandfather, fighting in World War II, when Brazil sent 25,000 soldiers to fight ... See full summary »
Director: Gastão Coimbra | Stars: Alexandre Gatti, Carlos Manhães, David Wendefilm, Fábio Vila Visconde
Votes: 34
69. Estômago (2007)
113 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
In the great restaurant of life, there are those who eat and those who get eaten. Raimundo Nonato finds an alternative way, a life of his own: he cooks in order to survive and find a place ... See full summary »
Director: Marcos Jorge | Stars: João Miguel, Fabiula Nascimento, Babu Santana, Carlo Briani
Votes: 8,157
70. Confessions of a Brazilian Call Girl (2011)
TV-MA | 131 min | Biography, Drama
After the adoptive daughter of a stable family leaves them for a new life as a prostitute, she rises to become a popular performer among her clients, and details her routine in her blog.
Director: Marcus Baldini | Stars: Deborah Secco, Cássio Gabus Mendes, Drica Moraes, Fabiula Nascimento
Votes: 7,981
71. Motorrad (2017)
TV-MA | 92 min | Horror, Thriller
A gang of young dirt bikers on a ride across an isolated region of Brazil find themselves being hunted by a machete wielding band of motorcyclists intent on killing them all.
Director: Vicente Amorim | Stars: Guilherme Prates, Carla Salle, Emilio Dantas, Pablo Sanábio
Votes: 377
72. Simonal (2018)
105 min | Biography, Drama, Music
A spectacular rise and a hard fall. So it can be resumed the life of Simonal. Phenomenon of popularity in the 1960s, Simonal saw his meteoric career fall apart when he was accused of collaborating with the dictatorship.
Director: Leonardo Domingues | Stars: Fabrício Boliveira, Isis Valverde, Leandro Hassum, Caco Ciocler
Votes: 520
73. Crônica da demolição (2015)
90 min | Documentary, History
At the heart of Rio de Janeiro's downtown, an empty square with a dry fountain and an underground parking. There was located the Monroe Palace, that once housed the Senate, and was ... See full summary »
Director: Eduardo Ades | Stars: Alex Nicolaeff, Alfredo Luiz Porto de Britto, Antônio Souza Aguiar, Augusto Ivan Pinheiro
Votes: 45
74. Ana e Vitória (2018)
116 min | Comedy, Music, Musical
Two girls have a chance encounter and instantly befriend. While trying to find themselves, they decide to pursue music together.
Director: Matheus Souza | Stars: Ana Caetano, Vitória Falcão, Clarissa Müller, Thati Lopes
Votes: 672
75. O Xangô de Baker Street (2001)
124 min | Comedy, Crime
Rio de Janeiro, 1886. Actress Sarah Bernhardt performs at the city's Municipal Theater, captivating the local audience enthralled by French culture. The city is at her feet, and even the ... See full summary »
Director: Miguel Faria Jr. | Stars: Joaquim de Almeida, Anthony O'Donnell, Maria de Medeiros, Letícia Sabatella
Votes: 1,254
76. Beatriz: Entre a Dor e o Nada (2015)
97 min | Drama, Romance
In Lisbon, Marcelo writes a novel, using the life of his own wife, Beatriz, as the main inspiration to the story. The creative process of the book takes a dangerous path, ultimately compromising the love they feel for each other.
Director: Alberto Graça | Stars: Marjorie Estiano, Sergio Guizé, Beatriz Batarda, Luís Lucas
Votes: 66
77. Time and the Wind (2013)
115 min | Drama, Romance, War
The history of Brazil's southern occupation and the Anna Terra descendants.
Director: Jayme Monjardim | Stars: Fernanda Montenegro, Thiago Lacerda, Marjorie Estiano, Janaína Kremer Motta
Votes: 909
78. Time and the Wind (1985)
45 min | Drama
The story of the foundations of the state of Rio Grande do Sul, through the Cambará family and Bibiana's memories of her grandmother, Ana Terra, and her husband, Captain Rodrigo.
Stars: Glória Pires, José de Abreu, Tarcísio Meira, Carla Camurati
Votes: 160
79. The Seamstress (2017)
160 min | Drama, Western
In the thirties, two sisters separated by fate face prejudice and sexism, one by the high society in a big city and the other by a group of renegades in the countryside. Despite the ... See full summary »
Director: Breno Silveira | Stars: Nanda Costa, Marjorie Estiano, Julio Machado, Rômulo Estrela
Votes: 403
80. 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: 42,334 | Gross: $5.60M
81. Todas as Mulheres do Mundo (1966)
86 min | Drama, Romance
A womanizer suddenly finds a woman who makes him change the way he looks at women. He falls in love and believes she is, in fact, all women in one. Because of that, he faces an important ... See full summary »
Director: Domingos de Oliveira | Stars: Leila Diniz, Paulo José, Flávio Migliaccio, Joana Fomm
Votes: 470
82. Reaching for the Moon (2013)
Not Rated | 118 min | Biography, Drama, History
A chronicle of the tragic love affair between American poet Elizabeth Bishop and Brazilian architect Lota de Macedo Soares.
Director: Bruno Barreto | Stars: Glória Pires, Miranda Otto, Tracy Middendorf, Marcello Airoldi
Votes: 3,569 | Gross: $0.04M
83. Leila Diniz (1987)
101 min | Biography, Drama
A star studded biography of Brazilian legend Leila Diniz, born in 1945 to a communist couple. She grows up to be an extraordinary woman in her own, undefinable, and unique style, unheard of... See full summary »
Director: Luiz Carlos Lacerda | Stars: Louise Cardoso, Paulo César Grande, Diogo Vilela, Marcos Palmeira
Votes: 188
84. JK (2006)
45 min | Biography, Drama, Romance
Mini-series about the life of former Brazilian President Juscelino Kubitschek.
Stars: José Wilker, Marília Pêra, Wagner Moura, Débora Falabella
Votes: 201
85. The Invisible Woman (2011)
30 min | Comedy, Fantasy, Romance
Stars: Selton Mello, Débora Falabella, Luana Piovani, Álamo Facó
Votes: 241
86. A Vida Extra-Ordinária de Tarso de Castro (2017)
90 min | Documentary
Bohemian. Provocative. Seductive. Revolutionary. Besides being the founder of the controversial tabloid O Pasquim, Tarso de Castro (1941-1991) was one of the greatest journalists in Brazil.... See full summary »
Directors: Zeca Brito, Leo Garcia | Stars: Sérgio Cabral, João Vicente de Castro, Tarso de Castro, Jaguar
Votes: 32
87. Mussum, Um filme do Cacildis (2019)
75 min | Documentary
The trajectory of musician and comedian Mussum as vocalist of the group "Os Originais do Samba" and later in cinema and TV as a member of "Os Trapalhões", a group that revolutionized the way of making humor on Brazilian television.
Director: Susanna Lira | Stars: Mussum, Alcione, Renato Aragão, Joel Zito Araújo
Votes: 401
88. Capitães da Areia (2011)
96 min | Adventure
About the life and adventures of a gang of abandoned street kids known as Capitães da Areia (Captains of the Sands), in Salvador, Bahia, during the 1950s.
Directors: Cecília Amado, Guy Gonçalves | Stars: Jean Amorim, Ana Graciela, Roberio Lima, Israel Gouvea
Votes: 1,048
89. Viaje inesperado (2018)
85 min | Drama
Engineer Pablo Marcet, installed in Brazil, receives a call from Ana, his ex-wife, their son, Andres, is out of control, he brought a machete to school to cut the grass. Father and son travel to the city of Bolivar, chosen place to connect
Director: Juan José Jusid | Stars: Pablo Rago, Cecilia Dopazo, Tomás Wicz, Oliver Kolker
Votes: 55
90. O Banquete (2018)
104 min | Drama, Thriller
End of the 80's, Brazil. Despite returning to democracy, the country is still experiencing extreme political instability and general uncertainty. Amid this climate of mistrust, a journalist... See full summary »
Director: Daniela Thomas | Stars: Rodrigo Bolzan, Caco Ciocler, Georgette Fadel, Fabiana Gugli
Votes: 246
91. The Conquest (2000)
Adventure, Drama
Around 1600, the saga of the bandeirantes towards the interior of the Brazilian territory took place. Disputes over new lands and riches were inevitable. The struggle of the Jesuits, who protected the Indians from slavery, too.
Stars: Alessandra Negrini, Alexandre Borges, Leandra Leal, Leonardo Brício
Votes: 234
92. A Paixão de Jacobina (2002)
103 min | Drama
In the 1870s, Jacobina, daughter of German immigrants to southern Brazil, starts to break with both the Catholic and Lutheran churches to preach physical healing through soul cleansing. ... See full summary »
Director: Fábio Barreto | Stars: Letícia Spiller, Thiago Lacerda, Alexandre Paternost, Antonio Calloni
Votes: 163
93. Olga (2004)
141 min | Biography, Drama, History
Based upon the true story of Olga Benário, the German-born wife of Brazilian communist leader Luís Carlos Prestes. During the dictatorship of Getúlio Vargas (1930-1945) she was arrested and... See full summary »
Director: Jayme Monjardim | Stars: Camila Morgado, Caco Ciocler, Luís Melo, Eliane Giardini
Votes: 3,647
94. What Is It Worth? (2005)
110 min | Drama
Free adaptation of Machado de Assis's short story "Pai Contra Mãe", having some of Nireu Cavalcanti's 18th Century chronicles as inspiration, the film tries to trace a parallel between life... See full summary »
Director: Sergio Bianchi | Stars: Ana Carbatti, Cláudia Mello, Herson Capri, Ana Lúcia Torre
Votes: 633
95. Two Rabbits (2012)
TV-MA | 101 min | Action, Thriller
In São Paulo, the scheme of the corrupt DA Júlia and her mate, the lawyer Henrique with the gangster Maicom is discovered and sent to the Internal Affairs. Maicom is responsible for ... See full summary »
Director: Afonso Poyart | Stars: Fernando Alves Pinto, Alessandra Negrini, Caco Ciocler, Marat Descartes
Votes: 5,455
96. 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: 3,581
97. The Conspirators (1972)
100 min | Drama
A film version of the Minas Gerais Conspiracy, a separatist movement that took place on the year 1789, from its beginning to the execution of Tiradentes.
Director: Joaquim Pedro de Andrade | Stars: José Wilker, Luiz Linhares, Paulo César Peréio, Fernando Torres
Votes: 265
98. Tiradentes, O Mártir da Independência (1977)
104 min | Drama
Ensign Joaquim José da Silva Xavier disseminates the ideal of making Brazil independent. The movement, called Inconfidência Mineira, ended after Silvério Reis's betrayal and the consequent hanging of Tiradentes.
Director: Geraldo Vietri | Stars: Adriano Reys, Cláudio Corrêa e Castro, Chico Martins, Paulo Figueiredo
Votes: 16
99. Tiradentes (1999)
128 min | Drama
The story of one of the most important Brazilian heroes, Joaquim José da Silva Xavier, known as Tiradentes. He was the leader of a group who tried to proclaim Brazil's Independence from ... See full summary »
Director: Oswaldo Caldeira | Stars: Humberto Martins, Paulo Autran, Cláudio Corrêa e Castro, Rodolfo Bottino
Votes: 120
100. Embrace of the Serpent (2015)
Not Rated | 125 min | Adventure, Biography, Drama
The story of the relationship between Karamakate, an Amazonian shaman and last survivor of his people, and two scientists who work together over the course of forty years to search the Amazon for a sacred healing plant.
Director: Ciro Guerra | Stars: Nilbio Torres, Jan Bijvoet, Antonio Bolívar, Brionne Davis
Votes: 24,474 | Gross: $1.33M
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