With Instituto Português da Arte Cinematográfica e Audiovisual (IPACA) (Sorted by Popularity Ascending)
1. Casa de Lava (1994)
M/12 | 110 min | Drama
The film tells a story of Mariana, a nurse who leaves Lisbon to accompany an immigrant worker in a comatose sleep on his trip home to Cape Verde. The devoted Portuguese nurse took a journey only to find herself lost in abstract drama.
Director: Pedro Costa | Stars: Inês de Medeiros, Isaach De Bankolé, Edith Scob, Pedro Hestnes
Votes: 676
2. Capitães de Abril (2000)
M/12 | 123 min | Drama, History, War
Story of the 1974 coup that overthrew the right-wing Portuguese dictatorship--which continued the fascist policies of long-time dictator Antonio Salazar--and of two young army captains who were involved in it.
Director: Maria de Medeiros | Stars: Stefano Accorsi, Maria de Medeiros, Joaquim de Almeida, Frédéric Pierrot
Votes: 2,709
3. Ossos (1997)
M/16 | 94 min | Drama
A suicidal young woman gives her newborn child up to his deadbeat father in the Fontainhas slums of Lisbon.
Director: Pedro Costa | Stars: Vanda Duarte, Nuno Vaz, Mariya Lipkina, Isabel Ruth
Votes: 1,268
4. No Quarto da Vanda (2000)
M/18 | 170 min | Drama
The film follows the daily life of Vanda Duarte, a heroin addict in Lisbon, and the community she lives in.
Director: Pedro Costa | Stars: Vanda Duarte, Lena Duarte, Zita Duarte, Manuel Gomes Miranda
Votes: 1,178
5. Hans Staden - Lá Vem Nossa Comida Pulando (1999)
92 min | Biography, Drama, History
On the eve of his return to Europe after an extended involuntary stay in 16th-century Brazil, the German sailor Hans Staden is captured by a hostile cannibal Indian tribe. In order to ... See full summary »
Director: Luís Alberto Pereira | Stars: Carlos Evelyn, Ariana Messias, Darci Figueiredo, Beto Simas
Votes: 265
6. Elas (1997)
M/16 | 115 min | Drama, Romance, Comedy
Five women, all near the wrong side of forty, face life's ups and downs together with laughter, tears, and sometimes irony. Their only imperative: live, love and live some more.
Director: Luís Galvão Teles | Stars: Miou-Miou, Carmen Maura, Marthe Keller, Marisa Berenson
Votes: 281
7. Afirma Pereira (1995)
M/12 | 104 min | Drama
Portugal 1938. Pereira is the editor of the culture section of the Lisboa, an unaffiliated evening paper. There is civil war in Spain and the fascists are in power in Portugal, but he ... See full summary »
Director: Roberto Faenza | Stars: Marcello Mastroianni, Joaquim de Almeida, Daniel Auteuil, Stefano Dionisi
Votes: 1,116
8. O Convento (1995)
M/12 | 91 min | Drama, Mystery
The journey of Michael Padovic, an American professor who arrives with his wife, Helene, at a Portuguese convent where he expects to find the documents needed to prove his theory: ... See full summary »
Director: Manoel de Oliveira | Stars: Catherine Deneuve, John Malkovich, Luís Miguel Cintra, Leonor Silveira
Votes: 889 | Gross: $0.05M
9. Viagem ao Princípio do Mundo (1997)
M/12 | 95 min | Biography, Drama
Manoel is aging film director who travels with the film crew through Portugal in search of the origins of Afonso, a famous French actor whose father emigrated from Portugal to France and in... See full summary »
Director: Manoel de Oliveira | Stars: Marcello Mastroianni, Jean-Yves Gautier, Leonor Silveira, Diogo Dória
Votes: 641
10. Zona J (1998)
M/16 | 96 min | Crime, Drama, Romance
Tó is a black boy from Zona J, a tough neighborhood in Lisbon, and falls in love with a white girl, Carla. Tó dreams to live in Angola, where his parents were born, however the reality the two teens are in makes everything complicated.
Director: Leonel Vieira | Stars: Félix Fontoura, Nuria Madruga, Milton Spencer, Edson Silva
Votes: 884
11. Glória (1999)
M/16 | 100 min
Ivan goes to live with his father, Vicente, the stationmaster, in a small remote village inland Portugal. People go about their chores, each wrapped in their own life. Gloria lives with a ... See full summary »
Director: Manuela Viegas | Stars: Jean-Christophe Bouvet, Raquel Marques, Francisco Relvas, Ricardo Aibéo
Votes: 135
12. Em Fuga (1999)
M/12 | 94 min | Comedy, Crime
Albert is an introverted travel agent living a lonely life in New York. When Louie, his best friend from childhood, appears having just escaped from prison, Albert's quiet existence is ... See full summary »
Director: Bruno de Almeida | Stars: Michael Imperioli, John Ventimiglia, Drena De Niro, Nick Sandow
Votes: 268 | Gross: $0.00M
13. O Testamento do Senhor Napumoceno (1997)
M/12 | 117 min | Drama
Nopumoceno, the most successful businessman in the Cabo Verde archipelogo, is an ambitious, clever opportunist, known during his lifetime as "eternity single". However, he is then ... See full summary »
Director: Francisco Manso | Stars: Nelson Xavier, Maria Ceiça, Chico Díaz, Zezé Motta
Votes: 162
14. Os Mutantes (1998)
M/16 | 113 min | Drama
Three homeless teenage rejects struggle to survive together. Of them, Andreia is pregnant, while Pedro and Ricardo hustle, steal and are exploited by a pornographer.
Director: Teresa Villaverde | Stars: Ana Moreira, Alexandre Pinto, Nelson Varela, Alexandra Lencastre
Votes: 519
15. As Bodas de Deus (1999)
M/16 | 150 min | Comedy
After receiving a visit from a messenger of God, João de Deus wins his buddy's girlfriend through a roll of the dice.
Director: João César Monteiro | Stars: Rita Durão, João César Monteiro, Joana Azevedo, José Airosa
Votes: 600
16. Mortinho por Chegar a Casa (1996)
M/12 | 102 min | Comedy
A Portuguese immigrant in Holland dies in an accident and is buried in a cemetery in Amsterdam. Soon he discovers that his soul won't rest in peace until his body is laying down in his ... See full summary »
Directors: Carlos da Silva, George Sluizer | Stars: Diogo Infante, Maria d'Aires, Huub Stapel, Jack Wouterse
Votes: 289
17. Adeus, Pai (1996)
M/12 | 85 min | Drama
For a 13-year-old boy like Filipe, the prospect of a summer vacation in the Azores with his father is like a dream come true. But dreams are sometimes just a way to avoid facing reality...
Director: Luís Filipe Rocha | Stars: Afonso Pimentel, João Lagarto, Laura Soveral, Natália Luísa
Votes: 507
18. Inquietude (1998)
M/12 | 110 min | Drama
Director: Manoel de Oliveira | Stars: Luís Miguel Cintra, José Pinto, Isabel Ruth, Leonor Silveira
Votes: 306
19. Memórias Póstumas (2001)
101 min | Drama, Comedy
Free adaptation of Machado de Assis's classic. The narrator is a rich dead man, who tells us about his life and times, making fun of both.
Director: André Klotzel | Stars: Reginaldo Faria, Marcos Caruso, Petrônio Gontijo, Stepan Nercessian
Votes: 643
20. Parabéns! (1997)
M/16 | 14 min | Drama, Short
Chico wakes up on his 30th birthday to the sound of his girlfriend singing "Happy Birthday" to him on his answering machine. When sexy boy Joao wakes up in bed next to him, he realizes that this is not his typical birthday.
Director: João Pedro Rodrigues | Stars: João Rui Guerra da Mata, Eduardo Sobral
Votes: 183
21. Tráfico (1998)
M/12 | 112 min | Comedy
Unexpected events occur in a single day: a boy makes his parents rich when he finds the hidden and forbidden treasure of the Earth; two priests close their church for lack of parishioners ... See full summary »
Director: João Botelho | Stars: Joaquim Oliveira, Rita Blanco, Adriano Luz, Branca de Camargo
Votes: 184
22. A Caixa (1994)
M/12 | 93 min | Comedy, Drama
Stories of various individuals living in a poor district of Lisbon are intertwined with the sad life of a blind street vendor whose only means of support is his elm box.
Director: Manoel de Oliveira | Stars: Luís Miguel Cintra, Glicínia Quartin, Ruy de Carvalho, Beatriz Batarda
Votes: 361
23. Três Irmãos (1994)
M/16 | 108 min | Drama
Lisboa, Portugal, mid-1990s. Three brothers, a young woman and two young men, are living together, careless of the future, or even the present. They love each other, but one day they go ... See full summary »
Director: Teresa Villaverde | Stars: Maria de Medeiros, Marcello Urgeghe, Evgeniy Sidikhin, Laura del Sol
Votes: 144
24. Requiem (1998)
M/12 | 100 min | Drama
In Lisbon, French author Paul meets various people from his past who uncover forgotten memories.
Director: Alain Tanner | Stars: Francis Frappat, André Marcon, Alexandre Zloto, Cécile Tanner
Votes: 146
25. Party (1996)
M/12 | 95 min | Comedy, Drama
The battle of the sexes? The forces of despair and seduction? On S. Miguel in the Azores, Rogério, a young man with old money, and his enigmatic wife Leonor host a garden party at their ... See full summary »
Director: Manoel de Oliveira | Stars: Michel Piccoli, Irene Papas, Leonor Silveira, Rogério Samora
Votes: 273
26. Sapatos Pretos (1998)
M/18 | 95 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
In today's Alentejo, a story of love and death based in a real criminal case.
Director: João Canijo | Stars: Ana Bustorff, Vítor Norte, João Reis, Teresa Madruga
Votes: 211
27. Notícias do Bom Deus (1996)
100 min | Comedy
When novelist Alessandro Battavia commits suicide, a taxi driver named Evangile and her brother Nord believe they are characters imagined in a novel, probably one written by God. Because ... See full summary »
Director: Didier Le Pêcheur | Stars: Marie Trintignant, Maria de Medeiros, Christian Charmetant, Michel Vuillermoz
Votes: 467
28. Cinco Dias, Cinco Noites (1996)
M/12 | 100 min | Drama
In the 1940s André escapes from prison and is forced to leave the country illegally. In Oporto some friends arrange him a man, Lambaça, who knows the border of Tras-os-Montes (village in ... See full summary »
Director: José Fonseca e Costa | Stars: Paulo Pires, Sinde Filipe, Vítor Norte, Mário Moutinho
Votes: 228
29. No País do Sol Poente (1999)
R | 140 min | Drama, Thriller
At the end of the 20th century in Europe, the social climate is on a downward slide and unemployment is rife. The situation affects the lives of a couple, Anton and Leni, who live together in an unnamed city.
Director: Fred Kelemen | Stars: Adolfo Assor, Thomas Baumann, Isa Hochgerner, Verena Jasch
Votes: 165
30. Tentação (1997)
M/16 | 115 min | Drama, Romance
Father Antonio is a priest by vocation, committed and generous, dear people of Vila Daires a quiet village of the north. But Father Anthony is also a man, and Vila Daires is not as peaceful... See full summary »
Director: Joaquim Leitão | Stars: Joaquim de Almeida, Cristina Câmara, Diogo Infante, Ana Bustorff
Votes: 438
31. Pesadelo Cor-de-Rosa (1998)
M/12 | 96 min | Comedy, Romance
To help a friend, Daniel Bricks, a young British engineer living in Portugal, goes to the country to inspect a water dam. On his way he meets Carolina, a sexy girl who could well be the ... See full summary »
Director: Fernando Fragata | Stars: Diogo Infante, Catarina Furtado, George Felner, Rui Ferreira
Votes: 353
32. Major Alvega (1998– )
Adventure, Comedy
A series of the adventures of Major Alvega, a legendary British-Portuguese RAF (Royal Air Force) pilot, famous for his courage and audacity, performing high-risk missions during World War II.
Stars: Ricardo Carriço, Rosa Bella, António Cordeiro, Fernando Pessa
Votes: 105
33. A Sombra dos Abutres (1998)
M/12 | 90 min | Drama
Two simple, unassuming, apolitical men have their lives changed forever when they find themselves hunted by agents of the ruling dictatorship.
Director: Leonel Vieira | Stars: Vítor Norte, Diogo Infante, José Eduardo, José Wallenstein
Votes: 97
34. Respirar (Debaixo D'água) (2000)
45 min | Drama, Thriller
What stops two people from being together? A third one. What stops one person from fighting for another? Nothing. Pedro lives in the suburbs, where he works with his father in a garage. ... See full summary »
Director: António Ferreira | Stars: Alexandre Pinto, Joana Costa, Joel Rodrigues, Mário Rodrigues
Votes: 135
35. Inês de Portugal (1997)
M/12 | 90 min | Drama, History, Romance
The consuming passion between Pedro I of Portugal and Ines de Castro is brutally interrupted when Ines is executed, as a consequence of political intrigue and in the name of the kingdom's ... See full summary »
Director: José Carlos de Oliveira | Stars: Cristina Homem de Mello, Heitor Lourenço, Carlos Cabral, Afonso Melo
Votes: 73
36. Le bassin de J.W. (1997)
M/16 | 125 min | Comedy
Two actors performing in Strindberg's "Inferno" as God and Lucifer, find themselves competing in real life as well. One of them, Henrique, has spiritual obsession with John Wayne and his ... See full summary »
Director: João César Monteiro | Stars: Hugues Quester, Pierre Clémenti, Joana Azevedo, Jean Watan
Votes: 192
37. O Rio do Ouro (1998)
M/12 | 95 min | Drama
Director: Paulo Rocha | Stars: Isabel Ruth, Lima Duarte, Joana Bárcia, João Cardoso
Votes: 156
38. ...Quando Troveja (1999)
92 min | Drama, Mystery
The relationship between António and Ruth ends unexpectedly when Ruth decides to live with Pedro, António's best friend. António doesn't fight back and lets himself drown. From the woods ... See full summary »
Director: Manuel Mozos | Stars: Miguel Guilherme, Elsa Valentim, José Wallenstein, Raquel Dias
Votes: 83
39. La sombra de Caín (1999)
91 min | Thriller
Patrícia, wife of Daniel Gil - Cohen, lives in a dwelling luxury in a big city with Dame Ester, her mother-in-law and owner of a steel foundry. Esteban, older brother of Daniel, an ... See full summary »
Director: Paco Lucio | Stars: Ruth Agudo, Jorge Barroso, Marc A. Bender, Félix Casales
Votes: 14
40. Sinais de Fogo (1995)
M/12 | Drama, Romance
The film presents us with a reflection on the Spanish Civil War in the Portuguese society, At a time when Salazar ruled.
Director: Luís Filipe Rocha | Stars: Diogo Infante, Ruth Gabriel, Marcantonio Del Carlo, José Airosa
Votes: 69
41. Corte de Cabelo (1995)
M/12 | 91 min | Drama
The film is set in Lisbon, and tells the story of a day in the life of Rita and Paulo, a Portuguese young couple of the 90's. The fast changing city around them makes them wish to break ... See full summary »
Director: Joaquim Sapinho | Stars: Carla Bolito, Marco Delgado, Francisco Nascimento, Orlando Sérgio
Votes: 153
42. Entretanto (1999)
M/16 | 25 min | Short
Parents and teachers were absent. However, two boys and a girl form a love trio. Rui, Nuno and Rita cross three spaces and times to be alone: football game, party with pool, beach. Unstable... See full summary »
Director: Miguel Gomes | Stars: Gonçalo Félix da Costa, André Delphim, Nuno Oliveira, Mariana Ricardo
Votes: 120
43. Comédia Infantil (1998)
M/12 | 93 min | Drama
Based on the book by Henning Mankell (Sweden), this story takes place in Mozambique and is about a young boy, Nelio, who loses his entire family during a time of civil war. A wounded Nelio ... See full summary »
Director: Solveig Nordlund | Stars: Sérgio Titos, Evaristo Abreu, Adelino Branquinho, Augusto Cabral
Votes: 72
44. Le birdwatcher (2000)
84 min | Comedy, Drama, Mystery
Director: Gabriel Auer | Stars: Thom Hoffman, Inês de Medeiros, Catherine de Seynes, Javier Cruz
Votes: 21
45. O Anjo da Guarda (1998)
M/12 | 100 min
Director: Margarida Gil | Stars: Eugénia Bettencourt, Márcia Breia, Canto e Castro, Dalila Carmo
Votes: 10
46. Três Pontes Sobre o Rio (1999)
117 min | Comedy, Drama
The life of Arthur, a professor living in Paris, changes when Frank comes to live on the same floor of the building where he is residing.
Director: Jean-Claude Biette | Stars: Jeanne Balibar, Mathieu Amalric, Thomas Badek, André Baptista
Votes: 76
47. Outros Bairros (1998)
90 min | Documentary
Directors: Inês Gonçalves, Kiluanje Liberdade, Vasco Pimentel
Votes: 7
48. Os Olhos da Ásia (1996)
M/12 | 86 min | Drama, History
After being converted to Catholicism, Julião Nakaura is forced to prove his faith as the Shogun Court forces him to apostatize.
Director: João Mário Grilo | Stars: José Abreu, Geraldine Chaplin, António Cordeiro, Marques D'Arede
Votes: 43
49. A Viagem (1994)
Mystery, Thriller, Short
Director: Jorge Queiroga | Stars: Diogo Infante, Anabela Teixeira, Canto e Castro, Fernando Alves
Votes: 10
50. Porto Santo (1997)
M/12 | 90 min | Drama, Mystery
A technical problem aboard a transatlantic flight forces a plane to land in Porto Santo, the small island of Madeira's archipelago where, according to a legend, Christopher Columbus the ... See full summary »
Director: Vicente Jorge Silva | Stars: Leonor Silveira, Carlos Martins Medeiros, Ana Zanatti, Beatriz Batarda
Votes: 33