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2. The Trail of the Troika (2015 TV Movie)
Documentary
Harald Schumann talks to people from every walk of life to understand the situation in Greece. From ordinary shopkeepers to people from within the Troika.
Director: Arpad Bondy | Stars: Harald Schumann, Yanis Varoufakis, Paulo Nogueira Batista, Philippe Legrain
Votes: 38
3. Maya and the Wave (2022)
95 min | Documentary
After a brush with death, Maya Gabeira makes history in the male- dominated world of big wave surfing.
Director: Stephanie Johnes | Stars: Carlos Burle, Ross Clarke-Jones, Fernando Gabeira, Maya Gabeira
Votes: 14
4. Engineering the Future (2020–2022)
58 min | Documentary
An engineering revolution is underway. Driven by dedicated individuals who are building extraordinary machines that will change our lives
Stars: David Oyelowo, Patrick Stewart, Gavin Allwright, Arjo van der Ham
Votes: 41
5. O Vento Assobiando nas Gruas (2023)
93 min | Drama
Algarve, late 90s. Following the death of her grandmother, Milene - a strong young woman full of life despite a slight mental handicap - divides her life between her family of notables and ... See full summary »
Director: Jeanne Waltz | Stars: Rita Cabaço, Milton Lopes, Maria Fortes, Beatriz Batarda
Votes: 18
6. Li ké terra (2010)
65 min | Documentary, Biography, Family
The story of Miguel Moreira and Ruben Furtado, two Cape Verdean immigrant descendants who live in Portugal but have no legal documents. They are torn between the desire to be a full ... See full summary »
Directors: Nuno Baptista, João Miller Guerra, Filipa Reis | Stars: Ruben Furtado, Miguel Moreira
Votes: 27
7.
Royals: Keeping the Crown (2021)
Episode:
Breaking Tradition
(2021)
50 min | Documentary, History
Royals discover that breaking with tradition can get them in deep water, while other royals embrace change; during the 60s and 70s, royal culture meets celebrity culture, giving the Crown a popularity boost.
Director: Justin Rickett | Stars: Derek Jacobi, Scott Cooper, Chandrika Kaul, Wesley Kerr
Votes: 9
8. O Buraco (2006 TV Movie)
25 min | Drama
Miguel, a Civil Engineer and workaholic, goes to work on Christmas day as he does every day of the week. But this Christmas day will be unlike any other. An accident lands Miguel alone and ... See full summary »
Director: Miguel Gaudêncio | Stars: Albano Jerónimo, Paula Lobo Antunes, Henrique Viana, Rita Calçada Bastos
Votes: 27
9.
Royals: Keeping the Crown (2021)
Episode:
Post-War Amnesia
(2021)
50 min | Documentary, History
World War II may be over, but it still casts a long shadow over royal families, particularly those with links to fascism; in Britain, King George VI works to keep his brother's closeness to the Nazis away from the British people.
Director: Justin Rickett | Stars: Derek Jacobi, Chandrika Kaul, Iszi Lawrence, Andrew Morton
Votes: 9
10. Royals: Keeping the Crown (2021)
294 min | Documentary, History
Royals: Keeping The Crown charts the rise, fall, and rebranding of royal families across the globe from the First World War to the present day. From the murder of the Romanov family in 1918... See full summary »
Stars: Derek Jacobi, Iszi Lawrence, Chandrika Kaul, Kate Williams
Votes: 58
11. Histórias da Montanha (2023– )
Drama
Adaptation of Miguel Torga's iconic tales. An intimate look at a rural community in the 1940s. Each chapter has its own protagonist, whose existence is untouched by modernity or the outside... See full summary »
Stars: Miguel Borges, João Cravo Cardoso, André Gomes, Júlio Cardoso
Votes: 36
12. Night Shop (2006 TV Movie)
25 min | Drama
Director: João Constâncio | Stars: Ricardo Aibéo, Rita Brutt, Rita Loureiro, Rita Durão
Votes: 7
13.
Histórias da Montanha (2023– )
Episode:
A Paga
(2023)
Drama
Director: Luís Galvão Teles | Stars: José Pimentão, Leonor Vasconcelos, Afonso Pacheco, Carlos Carvalho
Votes: 10
14.
Histórias da Montanha (2023– )
Episode:
Mariana
(2023)
Drama
Director: Luís Galvão Teles | Stars: Soraia Chaves, André Gomes, João Cravo Cardoso, Nuno Preto
Votes: 9
15. Debaixo do Céu (2019)
79 min | Documentary
"Debaixo do Céu" is a documentary about the Jewish refugees who came to Portugal during the Second World War.
Director: Nicholas Oulman | Stars: Solomon Berenholz, Miriam Klein Kassenoff, Helga Liné, Nina Miness
Votes: 38
16.
Histórias da Montanha (2023– )
Episode:
O Alma Grande
(2023)
Drama
Director: Luís Galvão Teles | Stars: João Pedro Bénard, Daniel Viana, Victoria Guerra, Sofia Dinger
Votes: 10
17. Deportado (2012)
67 min | Documentary, Drama
The forced repatriation of Azorean migrants from the US has resulted in tragic consequences for the deportees and their families. Leaving the islands at a young age, and raised in the US, ... See full summary »
Director: Nathalie Mansoux
Votes: 6
18.
Histórias da Montanha (2023– )
Episode:
A Maria Lionça
(2023)
Drama
Director: Luís Galvão Teles | Stars: Anabela Moreira, Madalena Aragão, João Arrais, Miguel Amorim
Votes: 14
19. Madre Paula (2017)
Drama, History, Romance
A forbidden romance between a nun and King D. João V, which takes place in the eighteenth century. For this love, the King ignores common sense and takes the nun as a lover, a confidant, and a counselor. Based on Patrícia Muller's novel.
Stars: Paulo Pires, Joana Ribeiro, Sandra Faleiro, Miguel Nunes
Votes: 197
20.
Histórias da Montanha (2023– )
Episode:
O Leproso
(2023)
Drama
Director: Luís Galvão Teles | Stars: Manuel Nabais, Miguel Nunes, Pedro Mendonça, Vera Moura
Votes: 9
21. Volta à Terra (2014)
78 min | Documentary
Volta à Terra tells the story of an endangered community: farmers who practice subsistence farming in a mountainous village of northern Portugal, deserted due to emigration. Between the ... See full summary »
Director: João Pedro Plácido | Stars: Daniel Xavier Pereira, António Guimarães, Daniela Barroso
Votes: 196
22. L'étrangère (2006)
77 min | Drama
Sophie left her homeland, the United States, after a secret tragedy. In Paris, she divides her time between an opera house, where she is the dresser for a great Swedish singer, and amateur ... See full summary »
Director: Florence Colombani | Stars: Sarah Pratt, Clément Sibony, Philippe Morier-Genoud, Charlotte Hellekant
Votes: 21
23. An Ideal Man (2004 TV Movie)
89 min | Comedy
After being left by his fed up wife, an author moves back in with his mother in the hope of finishing his book in peace and quiet.
Director: Christiane Lehérissey | Stars: Pascal Légitimus, Pascale Roberts, Suzanne Legrand, Stéphanie Lagarde
Votes: 27
24. Lupo (2018)
72 min | Documentary
A vibrant glimpse at the history of early European cinema through the story of a man who dedicated his life to the world of film.
Director: Pedro Lino | Stars: Tiago Alves, Giacomo Scalisi, João Nicolau, Inês Branco
Votes: 26
25. Batrachian's Ballad (2016)
11 min | Documentary, Short
"Once upon a time, before people came along, all the creatures were free and able to be with one another", narrates the voiceover. "All the animals danced together and were immeasurably ... See full summary »
Director: Leonor Teles
Votes: 327
26. Forget Everything I've Told You (2002)
108 min | Comedy, Drama
A tragic-comedy over a dysfunctional Portuguese family. The story of six people who love, hate, split up and meet again - Messias, the husband, a dentist, almost magician; Felizbela, the ... See full summary »
Director: António Ferreira | Stars: Custódia Gallego, António Capelo, Amélia Corôa, Fernando Taborda
Votes: 256
27. Objectos de Luz (2022)
67 min | Documentary
The evocation of light in the cinema leads the Character of the Man of Light to ponder over it, over its essence and its multiple manifestations in a revisitation of geographical places and memories.
Directors: Marie Carré, Acácio de Almeida | Stars: Isabel Ruth, Luís Miguel Cintra, Óscar Cruz, Ruben Roma
Votes: 22
28. Blarghaaahrgarg (2010)
15 min | Short, Comedy, Horror
Zeca is a loser. He lives with his grandmother and works as an exterminator. One day, while working, Zeca has an accident which will spawn the meanest, most horrible monster ever.
Director: Nuria Leon Bernardo | Stars: Dinarte de Freitas, Pedro Barão Dias, Adelaide João, Luís Zhang
Votes: 149
29. Tous les rêves du monde (2017)
108 min | Drama
Pamela is a woman caught up by her French nationality and her Portuguese heritage. In her lies the uncertainty of the future.
Director: Laurence Ferreira Barbosa | Stars: Paméla Ramos, Rosa da Costa, Antonio Torres Lima, Mélanie Pereira
Votes: 85
30. Janela Indiscreta (2010– )
30 min | News
A portuguese show where Mario Augusto presents the new films of the week and interviews actors, actresses and directors.
Stars: Mário Augusto, Paulo Branco, Nicolau Breyner, Afonso Pimentel
Votes: 232
31. Mouth to Mouth (2005)
Not Rated | 101 min | Drama
Young runaway Sherry meets the radical street collective Spark. Together they experience the group's giddy thrills as well as its punishing manipulations, as Sherry's journey to paradise begins to sour.
Director: Alison Murray | Stars: Elliot Page, Natasha Wightman, August Diehl, Beatrice Brown
Votes: 4,434
32. Our Little Differences (2012)
80 min | Drama
Sebastian is a successful doctor who lives with his teenage son Arthur. Sebastian prides himself on his open and casual relationship with his son - at least that's the way he views it. But ... See full summary »
Director: Sylvie Michel | Stars: Leo Bruckmann, Wilhelm Eilers, Karen Friesicke, Wolfram Koch
Votes: 42
33. O Grande Kilapy (2012)
100 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Zézé Gamboa's sardonic historical drama follows a good-hearted, apolitical con man who, on the eve of Angolan independence in the mid-1970s, pulls off a massive swindle at the expense of the Portuguese colonial administration.
Director: Zézé Gamboa | Stars: Lázaro Ramos, Pedro Hossi, João Lagarto, Hermila Guedes
Votes: 142
34. O Rebocador (2015)
15 min | Short, Drama
Director: Jorge Cramez | Stars: Jaime Freitas, Adriano Luz
Votes: 22
35. Le loup de la côte Ouest (2002)
132 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A detective thriller about a private eye, who was hired by one of the gangsters.
Director: Hugo Santiago | Stars: James Faulkner, Anna Mouglalis, Gérard Watkins, Valérie Dréville
Votes: 79
36. Veneno Cura (2008)
90 min | Crime, Drama, Romance
Director: Raquel Freire | Stars: Margarida Carvalho, Sofia Marques, Sandra Rosado, Miguel Moreira
Votes: 105
37. Nimm dir dein Leben (2005)
100 min | Drama, Romance
Milan is a boy who lives in a village and has certainly not had an easy life. His grandma is a witch, his father is a drunk and his mother is dead.
Director: Sabine Michel | Stars: Sebastian Urzendowsky, Agnieszka Grochowska, Manfred Beutel, Marie Gruber
Votes: 44
38. Schogetten (2010)
4 min | Short, Comedy
The kids have fun.
Director: André Marques | Stars: Pablo Malter, Chandra Malatitch, Ana Lopes, Ricardo Santanna
Votes: 14
39. Entrecampos (2013)
32 min | Short, Comedy, Drama
Mariana is an 11 years old girl coming from Serpa who just moved to Lisbon with her father
Director: João Rosas | Stars: Francisca Alarcão, Francisco Melo, João Simões, Miguel Carmo
Votes: 29
40. Na Escola (2010)
21 min | Short, Adventure, Fantasy
As if she wasn't there, indifferent to the boredom of the children around her, the teacher continues to write a poem by Camoes on the blackboard. Valeria, Simao, Tomas and Andre exchange a ... See full summary »
Director: Jorge Cramez | Stars: Valéria Brites, Simão Bárcia, Tomás Ferreira de Almeida, Marta Mateus
Votes: 21
41. Mortelle conviction (2004 TV Movie)
Thriller
Director: Jean-Teddy Filippe | Stars: Nadia Fossier, Emma Colberti, Yannick Soulier, Arnaud Prusak
Votes: 11
42. The Crime of Father Amaro (2005)
100 min | Action, Drama
An young priest commits a crime when he falls in love with a beautiful and troubled woman.
Director: Carlos Coelho da Silva | Stars: Jorge Corrula, Soraia Chaves, Nicolau Breyner, Glória Férias
Votes: 2,645
43. Wolffs Revier (1992–2006)
45 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Work and personal life of German police officers.
Stars: Jürgen Heinrich, Nadine Seiffert, Gerd Wameling, Klaus Pönitz
Votes: 208
44. Mädchengeschichten (1998– )
30 min | Documentary
Stars: Anna Teko, Lin Han, Shea Hodges, Delgermaa Hatanbaatar
Votes: 7
45. Paul (I) (2016)
71 min | Drama
A woman feels gradually affected by the film she is translating and subtitling. The main scenery in that film, a 'paul' (a wet area with both swamp and marsh characteristics), is a place ... See full summary »
Director: Marcelo Felix | Stars: Alice Medeiros, Rómulo Ferreira, Crista Alfaiate, Mafalda Lencastre
Votes: 7
46. Encontro (2022)
Drama
On the mobile phone of Alain, a belgium director in his fifties, appears a mysterious picture. Enough time to recognise Luisa, the portuguese actress he loved so passionately 7 years ago, ... See full summary »
Director: François Manceaux | Stars: Johan Heldenbergh, Dalila Carmo, Isabel Otero, Ângelo Torres
Votes: 11
47. Second Life (2009)
85 min | Drama
Nicholas celebrates his 40th birthday in his country house with some friends. He has everything he ever wished for, but on that night, he will end up dead in his swimming pool. From that ... See full summary »
Directors: Miguel Gaudêncio, Alexandre Valente | Stars: Piotr Adamczyk, Lúcia Moniz, Paulo Pires, Fátima Lopes
Votes: 783
48. Match (IX)
Drama | Post-production
MATCH follows ARTUR, an actor in decline who is preparing for a casting that will determine his career. Throughout the process ARTUR finds his escape in his fleeting relationships on Tinder.
Director: Duarte Neves | Stars: Alexandra Lencastre, Rodrigo Soares, Margarida Bakker, Guilherme Filipe
49. Sousa Martins (2018)
81 min | Documentary, Biography, History
The doctor of the King of Portugal was so good in his hospital practice, that after his death both King and country peasants worshiped him - to this day, 120 years later. Many worship him ... See full summary »
Director: Justine Lemahieu | Stars: Justine Lemahieu, José Nascimento
50. Große Lügen! (2007)
90 min
Director: Jany Tempel | Stars: Anna Thalbach, Claudia Mehnert, Sissy Höfferer, Michael Greiling