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1. City of God (2002)
R | 130 min | Crime, Drama
In the slums of Rio, two kids' paths diverge as one struggles to become a photographer and the other a kingpin.
Directors: Fernando Meirelles, Kátia Lund | Stars: Alexandre Rodrigues, Leandro Firmino, Matheus Nachtergaele, Phellipe Haagensen
Votes: 803,018 | Gross: $7.56M
2. Rio (2011)
G | 96 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
When Blu, a domesticated macaw from small-town Minnesota, meets the fiercely independent Jewel, he takes off on an adventure to Rio de Janeiro with the bird of his dreams.
Director: Carlos Saldanha | Stars: Jesse Eisenberg, Anne Hathaway, George Lopez, Karen Disher
Votes: 249,355 | Gross: $143.62M
3. The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1 (2011)
PG-13 | 117 min | Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
The Quileutes close in on expecting parents Edward and Bella, whose unborn child poses a threat to the Wolf Pack and the towns people of Forks.
Director: Bill Condon | Stars: Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson, Taylor Lautner, Gil Birmingham
Votes: 254,827 | Gross: $281.29M
4. Rio 2 (2014)
G | 101 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
It's a jungle out there for Blu, Jewel, and their three kids after they're hurtled from Rio de Janeiro to the wilds of the Amazon. As Blu tries to fit in, he goes beak-to-beak with the vengeful Nigel and meets his father-in-law.
Director: Carlos Saldanha | Stars: Jesse Eisenberg, Anne Hathaway, Jemaine Clement, Andy Garcia
Votes: 100,862 | Gross: $131.54M
5. Elite Squad (2007)
R | 115 min | Action, Crime, Drama
In 1997 Rio de Janeiro, Captain Nascimento has to find a substitute for his position while trying to take down drug dealers and criminals before the Pope visits.
Director: José Padilha | Stars: Wagner Moura, André Ramiro, Caio Junqueira, Milhem Cortaz
Votes: 110,643 | Gross: $0.01M
6. Lady Voyeur (2023)
TV-MA | 38 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Follows Miranda, an uncontrollable voyeur and extremely skilled hacker. One day, her fate changes when she meets the man of her dreams. But, will he be what she expected?
Stars: Débora Nascimento, Emanuelle Araújo, Nikolas Antunes, Ângelo Rodrigues
Votes: 2,223
7. Dom (2021– )
TV-MA | 60 min | Crime, Drama
Follows Victor, a police officer who dedicated his life to fight the narcotraffic war and to help his son Pedro, a drug addict who became one of the most wanted criminals in Brazil.
Stars: Gabriel Leone, Flávio Tolezani, Raquel Villar, Mariana Cerrone
Votes: 2,798
8. Turistas (2006)
R | 93 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller
A group of young backpackers' vacation turns sour when a bus accident leaves them marooned in a remote Brazilian rural area that holds an ominous secret.
Director: John Stockwell | Stars: Josh Duhamel, Melissa George, Olivia Wilde, Desmond Askew
Votes: 40,808 | Gross: $7.03M
9. Good Morning, Verônica (2020–2024)
TV-MA | 49 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
After witnessing a suicide, an unobtrusive police clerk decides to investigate two neglected cases on her own, both involving abused women.
Stars: Tainá Müller, Adriano Garib, Silvio Guindane, Elisa Volpatto
Votes: 6,475
10. O Negócio (2013–2018)
TV-MA | 47 min | Comedy, Drama
Karin, Magali and Luna are three call girls, who decide to apply some marketing knowledge on the world's oldest profession.
Stars: Rafaela Mandelli, Juliana Schalch, Michelle Batista, Gabriel Godoy
Votes: 1,812
11. Elite Squad 2: The Enemy Within (2010)
Not Rated | 115 min | Action, Crime, Drama
After a prison riot, former-Captain Nascimento, now a high ranking security officer in Rio de Janeiro, is swept into a bloody political dispute that involves government officials and paramilitary groups.
Director: José Padilha | Stars: Wagner Moura, Irandhir Santos, André Ramiro, Milhem Cortaz
Votes: 86,971 | Gross: $0.10M
12. Invisible Life (2019)
R | 139 min | Drama
In 1950s Rio de Janeiro, two sisters live restricted lives with their conservative parents. After they are separated and forced to live apart, they take control of their destinies, while never giving up hope of finding one another.
Director: Karim Aïnouz | Stars: Julia Stockler, Carol Duarte, Flávia Gusmão, António Fonseca
Votes: 9,703
13. Call Me Bruna (2016–2019)
60 min | Drama
A middle-class teen runs away from home and decides to work as a call girl. In little time, she becomes Bruna Surfistinha and gains notoriety after writing her routine on a blog.
Stars: Maria Bopp, Simone Mazzer, Stella Rabello, Nash Laila
Votes: 449
14. Pixote (1980)
TV-MA | 128 min | Crime, Drama
The life of a boy on the streets of Sao Paulo, involved with crimes, prostitution, and drugs.
Director: Hector Babenco | Stars: Fernando Ramos da Silva, Jorge Julião, Gilberto Moura, Edilson Lino
Votes: 9,272
15. Invisible City (2021–2023)
TV-G | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Fantasy
An underground world is inhabited by mythical creatures evolved from a deep lineage of Brazilian folklore. One detective who finds himself caught in a murder investigation that puts him in the middle of a battle between these two worlds.
Stars: Marco Pigossi, Manuela Dieguez, Alessandra Negrini, Julia Konrad
Votes: 7,527
16. Beyond the Universe (2022)
TV-MA | 126 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Follows Nina, a talented pianist who has lupus. She forges an unexpected yet strong connection with Gabriel, one of the doctors on the team who takes care of her and gives her to confidence to play with a huge orchestra in São Paulo.
Director: Diego Freitas | Stars: Henrique Zaga, Ashleigh Morghan, Othon Bastos, Diego Freitas
Votes: 2,387
17. Yakuza Princess (2021)
R | 111 min | Thriller
The heiress to half of the Yakuza crime syndicate forges an uneasy alliance with an amnesiac stranger who believes an ancient sword binds their two fates. She must unleash war against the other half of the syndicate who wants her dead.
Director: Vicente Amorim | Stars: MASUMI, Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Tsuyoshi Ihara, Eijiro Ozaki
Votes: 2,126
18. 7 Prisoners (2021)
R | 93 min | Crime, Drama
To provide a better life for his family in the country, 18-year-old Mateus accepts a job in a junkyard in São Paulo for his new boss, Luca, but becomes trapped in the dangerous world of human trafficking.
Director: Alexandre Moratto | Stars: Christian Malheiros, Rodrigo Santoro, Lucas Oranmian, Vitor Julian
Votes: 9,258
19. Elize Matsunaga: Once Upon a Crime (2021)
TV-MA | 197 min | Documentary, Biography, Crime
The crime shocked Brazil: Elize Matsunaga shot and dismembered her rich husband. Featuring her first interview, this docuseries dives deep into the case.
Stars: Stephanie Sherry, Thaís Nunes, Osvaldo Luiz Figueira, Lucas Martins
Votes: 2,596
20. Girls from Ipanema (2019–2020)
TV-MA | 45 min | Drama, Romance
After her husband's disappearance, Maria Luiza opens a Bossa Nova club in defiance of her normally conservative demeanor.
Stars: Maria Casadevall, Pathy Dejesus, Mel Lisboa, Leandro Lima
Votes: 3,891
21. The Dreamseller (2016)
98 min | Drama
A disillusioned psychologist tries to commit suicide until he strikes up a friendship with an unlikely savior who teaches him a new way of living.
Directors: Jayme Monjardim, Luca Bueno | Stars: César Troncoso, Dan Stulbach, Dani Antunes, Andreas Apergis
Votes: 2,143
22. Back to 15 (2022– )
TV-14 | 40 min | Comedy, Drama
Unhappy at work and in her personal life, Anita discovers a way to travel back to age 15. What will she change in her past?
Stars: João Guilherme, Pedro Ottoni, Maisa, Klara Castanho
Votes: 1,381
23. Marighella (2019)
155 min | Action, Drama, History
Facing a violent military dictatorship and an intimidated opposition, writer-turned-politician Carlos Marighella articulates a resistance all the while ousting heinous crimes of torture and the infamous censorship instituted by the regime.
Director: Wagner Moura | Stars: Seu Jorge, Bruno Gagliasso, Luiz Carlos Vasconcelos, Humberto Carrão
Votes: 56,071
24. Reality Z (2020)
TV-MA | 306 min | Comedy, Horror
A zombie apocalypse that imprisons participants and producers of a reality show called Olimpo, The House of the Gods. The studio becomes a shelter for those who seek salvation in Rio de Janeiro where chaos and hopelessness begin to rule.
Stars: Ravel Andrade, Harley Yeager, Carla Ribas, Ana Hartmann
Votes: 2,892
25. Sintonia (2019– )
TV-MA | 40 min | Crime, Drama, Music
Three teens living in the same São Paulo shanty town pursue their dreams while maintaining their friendship, amid a world of music, drugs and religion.
Stars: Fernanda Viacava, Gabriela Mag, Rhamon Garcia, Christian Malheiros
Votes: 1,598
26. Omniscient (2020)
Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
In a city where citizens are monitored 24/7, a tech employee must outsmart her surveillance drone in order to investigate a murder.
Stars: Carla Salle, Sandra Corveloni, Jonathan Haagensen, Guilherme Prates
Votes: 2,559
27. Arcanjo Renegado (2020– )
Action, Crime, Drama
Mikhael is a sergeant in charge of BOPE, always on dangerous missions in Rio de Janeiro. But after getting involved in a controversial operation that culminated to a slaughter, he is transferred to a police unit at the state countryside.
Stars: Marcello Melo Jr., Álamo Facó, Rita Guedes, Cris Vianna
Votes: 407
28. Hard (2020–2021)
TV-MA | Comedy
A recent widow learns her deceased husband was in the porn production business and faces the challenge of saving the company she's inherited.
Stars: Natália Lage, Julio Machado, Martha Nowill, Denise Del Vecchio
Votes: 436
29. The Girl Who Killed Her Parents (2021)
85 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
A psychological thriller surrounding the real murders of Manfred and Marísia von Richthofen orchestrated by their own daughter, Suzane, along with her boyfriend and brother-in-law, the Cravinhos brothers.
Director: Mauricio Eça | Stars: Leonardo Bittencourt, Carla Diaz, Allan Souza Lima, Vera Zimmermann
Votes: 3,794
30. Confessions of an Invisible Girl (2021)
TV-PG | 91 min | Comedy, Drama
When the clever but socially-awkward Tetê joins a new school, she'll do anything to fit in. But the queen bee among her classmates has other ideas.
Director: Bruno Garotti | Stars: Lucca Picon, Marcus Bessa, Caio Cabral, Klara Castanho
Votes: 1,395
31. Rio, I Love You (2014)
R | 110 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
Third installment of the Cities of Love series (Paris, je t'aime / New York, I Love You / Rio, Eu Te Amo), this collective feature-film is made of 10 stories of romance set in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Directors: Vicente Amorim, Guillermo Arriaga, Stephan Elliott, Nadine Labaki, Fernando Meirelles, José Padilha, Carlos Saldanha, Im Sang-soo, Paolo Sorrentino, John Turturro, Andrucha Waddington, César Charlone | Stars: Basil Hoffman, Emily Mortimer, Rodrigo Santoro, Bruna Linzmeyer
Votes: 2,244
32. Under Pressure (2017– )
60 min | Drama, Thriller
A medical drama series portraying patient-doctor dramas in a substandard hospital in the suburbs of Rio de Janeiro.
Stars: Júlio Andrade, Marjorie Estiano, Bruno Garcia, Pablo Sanábio
Votes: 700
33. Rio Shore (2021– )
50 min | Reality-TV
In Rio Shore, 10 young partygoers from different regions of Rio de Janeiro go to Buzios to enjoy an unforgettable vacation with lots of parties, confusion and friendships for life.
Stars: Matheus Crivella, Ricardo Salusse, Cristal Felix, Juliana Casaes
Votes: 72
34. 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: 2,827
35. Someone Borrowed (2022)
TV-14 | 107 min | Comedy, Romance
A stubborn bachelor hires an actress to play his fiancee to fulfill his dying mother's final wish, and try to avoid her deleting him from her will.
Director: Cris D'Amato | Stars: Caio Castro, Thati Lopes, Mariana Xavier, Danielle Winits
Votes: 1,726
36. A Brutal Pact: The Murder of Daniella Perez (2022)
60 min | Documentary, Crime
This riveting five-part docuseries investigates the brutal 1992 murder of rising, young Brazilian telenovela star Daniella Perez at the hands of a jealous co-star.
Stars: Glória Perez, José Muiños Piñeiro Filho, Barbara Ferrante, Raul Gazolla
Votes: 1,556
37. Mars One (2022)
115 min | Drama
A lower middle class family undergoes a series of challenging and profound changes, reinventing themselves and their family ties along the way.
Director: Gabriel Martins | Stars: Cícero Lucas, Carlos Francisco, Camilla Damião, Rejane Faria
Votes: 2,140
38. Joint Venture (2019– )
Crime, Drama
What would happen if cannabis gets legalized in Brazil? Biriba is a drug dealer that lefts his past behind and uses his knowledge to start selling the product legally. He must deal with countess challenges and the weight of his past.
Stars: Luís Navarro, Henrique Santana, Leilah Moreno, Dexter
Votes: 608
39. Bus 174 (2002)
R | 122 min | Documentary, Crime
On June 12, 2000, a young man with a gun took the passengers aboard Bus 174 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil hostage. This documentary examines the event itself, the resulting media frenzy, the police response, and the perpetrator's background.
Directors: José Padilha, Felipe Lacerda | Stars: Sandro do Nascimento, Rodrigo Pimentel, Luiz Eduardo Soares, Anonymous
Votes: 8,634 | Gross: $0.22M
40. The Forgotten Valley (2022– )
50 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
A group of young explorers get lost on a trail and end up in a peculiar village hidden under an eternal mist.
Stars: Caroline Abras, Julia Ianina, Carolina Manica, Daniel Rocha
Votes: 279
41. Verdict (2022– )
45 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
When a renowned criminal lawyer from São Paulo sees one of the people she loves most become a victim of the Brazilian penitentiary system, she must decide whether to cross the line that ... See full summary »
Stars: Camila Morgado, Pedro Caetano, Bárbara Colen, Lucinha Lins
Votes: 320
42. Love Is Blind: Brazil (2021– )
TV-MA | 60 min | Reality-TV, Romance
The dating experiment comes to Brazil as local singles look for true love and get engaged, all without meeting the other person face to face.
Stars: Camila Queiroz, Klebber Toledo, Shayan Haghbin, Rodrigo Vaisemberg
Votes: 779
43. The King of TV (2022– )
Biography, Drama
The life and times of Silvio Santos, rising from street vendor to the name of a television conglomerate, and becoming one of the most celebrated Brazilian communicators.
Stars: Gui Santana, Gabriela Borer, Bárbara Maia, Ary França
Votes: 543
44. Socrates (2018)
Not Rated | 71 min | Drama
After his mother's sudden death, Socrates, a 15-year-old living on the margins of São Paulo's coast, must survive on his own while coming to terms with his grief.
Director: Alexandre Moratto | Stars: Christian Malheiros, Tales Ordakji, Jayme Rodrigues, Vanessa Santana
Votes: 1,226
45. Executive Order (2020)
103 min | Drama, Sci-Fi
In a dystopian near future in Brazil, an authoritarian government orders all citizens of African descent to move to Africa - creating chaos, protests, and an underground resistance movement that inspires the nation.
Directors: Lázaro Ramos, Flávia Lacerda | Stars: Alfred Enoch, Taís Araújo, Seu Jorge, Adriana Esteves
Votes: 2,433
46. The Secret Diary of an Exchange Student (2021)
TV-14 | 96 min | Comedy, Romance
Looking to shake things up, two best friends embark on a life-changing adventure abroad as exchange students. But can they stay out of trouble?
Director: Bruno Garotti | Stars: Larissa Manoela, Thati Lopes, Bruno Montaleone, David Sherod
Votes: 1,092
47. Menino Maluquinho: O Filme (1995)
83 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family
The adventures of a nutty little boy of unique personality traits who finds comfort at his grandfather's farm after his parents are divorced.
Director: Helvecio Ratton | Stars: Samuel Costa, Patricia Pillar, Roberto Bomtempo, Luiz Carlos Arutin
Votes: 1,021
48. The Boy Who Killed My Parents (2021)
87 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
Suzane von Richthofen's point of view of the events that led to the death of her parents.
Director: Mauricio Eça | Stars: Carla Diaz, Leonardo Bittencourt, Allan Souza Lima, Vera Zimmermann
Votes: 3,243
49. Just Another Christmas (2020)
100 min | Comedy, Drama
Stuck in a time loop where it's forever Christmas, a family man who hates the holiday starts to learn valuable lessons about what's important in life.
Director: Roberto Santucci | Stars: Arianne Botelho, Ashley Adler, Kevin Andrew Rivera, Neto Cajado
Votes: 5,558
50. I Love You Renato (2012)
77 min | Drama, History, Music
During the 90s, in the city of Valença (Rio de Janeiro state), three teenagers embark on a personal journey marked by the disillusion of the end of an era, sexual discoveries and Renato Russo's songs.
Director: Fabiano Cafure | Stars: Ingrid Conte, Felippe Vaz, Vinícius Moulin Allemand, Flavia Arruda
Votes: 184