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1. They Shot the Piano Player (2023)
PG-13 | 104 min | Animation, Drama, History
New York, 2010. Jeff Harris, a music journalist, sets out to uncover the truth about Francisco Tenório Júnior, a young Brazilian samba-jazz pianist who disappeared in Buenos Aires on March 18, 1976.
Directors: Javier Mariscal, Fernando Trueba | Stars: Jeff Goldblum, Tony Ramos, Abel Ayala, Roberta Wallach
Votes: 587
2. 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: 3,332
3. 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: 1,951
4. The Edge of Democracy (2019)
TV-14 | 121 min | Documentary, History
Political documentary and personal memoir collide in this exploration into the complex truth behind the unraveling of two Brazilian presidencies.
Director: Petra Costa | Stars: Dilma Rousseff, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, Marisa Letícia Lula da Silva, Sergio Moro
Votes: 15,734
6. They Don't Wear Black Tie (1981)
120 min | Drama
Union leader's son doesn't want to engage in a strike, because his wife is pregnant, thus disregarding his father's tradition of political activism.
Director: Leon Hirszman | Stars: Gianfrancesco Guarnieri, Fernanda Montenegro, Carlos Alberto Riccelli, Bete Mendes
Votes: 1,824
7. 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, Mariana Ximenes, Dawid Ogrodnik
Votes: 636
8. My Uncle José (2021)
89 min | Animation, Drama
It begins in 1983 in Salvador city, with the attack against José, an ex-member of a left-wing political group. Meanwhile, his nephew Adonias is worried about an assignment his teacher has ... See full summary »
Director: Ducca Rios | Stars: Wagner Moura, Tonico Pereira, Lorena Comparato, Evelin Buchegguer
Votes: 76
9. The World About Us (1967–1987)
60 min | Documentary
A documentary series with a broad remit of geography, anthropology, and natural history subjects.
Stars: Hugh Falkus, David Attenborough, Barry Paine, Jacques-Yves Cousteau
Votes: 36
10. Budapest (2009)
113 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
José Costa is a Brazilian ghost writer. Returning from a ghost writers convention his airplane is rerouted to Budapest. His life is also rerouted when he meets Krista and with her help, ... See full summary »
Director: Walter Carvalho | Stars: Leonardo Medeiros, Gabriella Hámori, Giovanna Antonelli, Roxana A. Balogh
Votes: 550
11. Girl of Ipanema (1967)
90 min | Music, Romance
Chronicles the life of a 17 year-old girl living in the upper-class Rio de Janeiro neighbourhood of Ipanema. Márcia lives a life of parties and spend her days among bohemians, musicians and... See full summary »
Director: Leon Hirszman | Stars: Márcia Rodrigues, Adriano Reys, Arduíno Colassanti, Jose Carlos Marques
Votes: 70
12. Fados (2007)
Unrated | 90 min | Documentary, Musical
A drama steeped in Portugal's Fado music culture.
Director: Carlos Saura | Stars: Chico Buarque, Camané, Carminho, Carlos do Carmo
Votes: 825 | Gross: $0.13M
13. A Máquina (2005)
89 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Karina has 2 dreams: to become an actress & to see the world. Antonio is in love with her. He promises to bring the world to "Nordestina", a village in the sticks of Brazil. This backwater ... See full summary »
Director: João Falcão | Stars: Paulo Autran, Gustavo Falcão, Mariana Ximenes, Lázaro Ramos
Votes: 618
14. Desejos de Mulher (2002– )
Comedy, Drama, Romance
Fashion designer Andréa Vargas finds out the hard way she is adopted. Her sister Júlia tells her so. Their relationship had always been difficult, since childhood, and the antagonism grew ... See full summary »
Stars: Regina Duarte, Glória Pires, Herson Capri, Eduardo Moscovis
Votes: 60
15. Tout le monde en parle (1998–2006)
210 min | Talk-Show
Stars: Thierry Ardisson, Laurent Baffie, Philippe Corti, Laurent Ruquier
Votes: 180
16. Benjamim (2003)
109 min | Drama
Benjamim Zambraia is a lonely man, a famous model with a tragic past. Some time in the past, he showed some officers the exact location where the woman he loved was hiding with her guerilla... See full summary »
Director: Monique Gardenberg | Stars: Paulo José, Danton Mello, Cleo, Guilherme Leme
Votes: 325
17. Le cercle de minuit (1992–1999)
100 min | Talk-Show
Stars: Laure Adler, Michel Field, Thierry Jousse, Fabienne Pascaud
Votes: 24
18. Perdoa-me Por Me Traíres (1980)
101 min | Drama
Glorinha, a middle-class 15 year old girl, always thought her mother Judite had killed herself, and that her father Gilberto has gone crazy as result. Her friend Nair takes her to a ... See full summary »
Director: Braz Chediak | Stars: Lídia Brondi, Sadi Cabral, Rubens Correia, Flávio Moreira da Costa
Votes: 95
19. Cabra-Cega (2004)
107 min | Drama
A revolutionary, fighting against dictatorship in Brazil, is wounded in a gun-fight with the police, and is isolated in another man's apartment, where he meets a young woman who will change his life.
Director: Toni Venturi | Stars: Leonardo Medeiros, Debora Duboc, Jonas Bloch, Michel Bercovitch
Votes: 282
20. Os Saltimbancos Trapalhões (1981)
95 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama
Four humble and goofy employees of a prominent circus, all of them with a natural comedic talent, rebel against their tyrannical boss and his unscrupulous illusionist assistant.
Director: J.B. Tanko | Stars: Renato Aragão, Dedé Santana, Mussum, Zacarias
Votes: 786
21. República dos Assassinos (1979)
100 min | Crime, Drama
In 1970, the Esquadrão da Morte (Death Squad)' crimes for the refinement of violence provoked a wave of reactions throughout the country. The photos of the victims, adorned by the skull, ... See full summary »
Director: Miguel Faria Jr. | Stars: Tarcísio Meira, Sandra Bréa, Anselmo Vasconcelos, Silvia Bandeira
Votes: 97
22. Rear Window (1990–1993)
Documentary
Stars: Tariq Ali, Nasser David Khalili, Gillian Barge, Hanif Kureishi
23. Taratata (1993– )
Music, Talk-Show
Each live broadcast showcases a variety of French and international artists singing classic titles, new songs, and unreleased duets... A veritable musical scene, prestigiously crowded with ... See full summary »
Stars: Nagui, Alexandra Kazan, Zazie, Pascal Obispo
Votes: 75
24. Estorvo (2000)
95 min | Drama
The journey of a middle-class amateur.
Director: Ruy Guerra | Stars: Jorge Perugorría, Bianca Byington, Susana Ribeiro, Leonor Arocha
Votes: 180
25. Alvorada (2021)
90 min | Documentary
From an intimate point of view, the daily life of President Dilma Rousseff in her official residence, the Palácio do Alvorada, while awaiting the verdict of impeachment that ended up alienating the first woman president of Brazil.
Directors: Anna Muylaert, Lô Politi | Stars: Dilma Rousseff, Jaques Wagner, Flávio Dino, José Eduardo Cardoso
Votes: 214
26. Le grand échiquier (1972– )
Music
Artists from different backgrounds reveal themselves in a new angle and we discover those who make them dream and inspire.
Stars: Jacques Chancel, Pierre Rabbath, Raymond Devos, Juliette Gréco
Votes: 33
27. Carioca tigre (1976)
102 min | Action, Comedy
Landed illegally in Rio de Janeiro, Carletto Parodi casually runs into a half-smuggler called the Tiger and inevitably becomes a partner in the search for a precious "golden gun" left to him by his father Gennarino Esposito.
Director: Giuliano Carnimeo | Stars: Aldo Maccione, Antonio Cantafora, Augusto Enrique Alves, Cesar Romero
Votes: 20
28. Vinicius (2005)
121 min | Documentary, Biography, Music
Documentary about Brazilian songwriter and poet Vinicius de Moraes, showing his life, work, family, friends, and love-affairs.
Director: Miguel Faria Jr. | Stars: Maria Bethânia, Ricardo Blat, M.S. Bom, Renato Braz
Votes: 526
29. Miúcha, the Voice of Bossa Nova (2022)
98 min | Documentary, Musical
Despite her position at the epicentre of the Brazilian Bossa Nova scene, singer Heloísa Maria Buarque de Hollanda, known as Miúcha, has been largely underappreciated.
Directors: Liliane Mutti, Daniel Zarvos | Stars: Chico Buarque, Sílvia Buarque, Vinicius de Moraes, Stan Getz
Votes: 49
30. A Dona da História (2004)
84 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A 50 year-old woman who analyses her past. She pictures herself when she was 20 years old and she re-creates the story of her life through a game of innumerous possibilities... What if she ... See full summary »
Director: Daniel Filho | Stars: Marieta Severo, Débora Falabella, Antônio Fagundes, Rodrigo Santoro
Votes: 729
31. The Oyster and the Wind (1997)
112 min | Fantasy, Drama
A fantasy/mystery about the disappearance of a lighthouse owner and his daughter.
Director: Walter Lima Jr. | Stars: Lima Duarte, Fernando Torres, Leandra Leal, Floriano Peixoto
Votes: 463
32. Malandro (1985)
105 min | Comedy, Musical
In 1941, Brazilian government was aligned with Nazi movement, in spite of being against the popular desire. In Lapa (Rio de Janeiro), the rascal, pimp and smuggler Max Overseas explores the... See full summary »
Director: Ruy Guerra | Stars: Edson Celulari, Claudia Ohana, Elba Ramalho, Fábio Sabag
Votes: 409
33. Àngel Casas Show (1984–1988)
Music, Talk-Show
Stars: Àngel Casas, Josep Maria Bardagí, Dyango, Núria Feliu
Votes: 25
34. Beyond Citizen Kane (1993 TV Movie)
93 min | Documentary
Details the dominant position of the Rede Globo media group, the largest in Brazil, and discusses its influence, power and political connections.
Director: Simon Hartog | Stars: Leonel Brizola, Chico Buarque, Walter Clark, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva
Votes: 601
35. Jô Soares Onze e Meia (1989–1998)
Talk-Show
Jô Soares Onze e Meia, hosted by Jô Soares, was a prominent Brazilian talk show that aired from 1988 to 1999. It was known for its engaging and humorous style, comparable to the format popularized by David Letterman.
Stars: Jô Soares, Dinho, Bento Hinoto, Júlio Rasec
Votes: 41
36. A World Without Beethoven? (2020 TV Special)
90 min | Documentary
To gauge the significance of Beethoven's work, we pose the question: What would the world 'sound' like without it? Without his genius, would movie scores, jazz, concept albums and much more exist as we know it?
Director: Martin Roddewig | Stars: Sarah Willis, Thomas Angyan, Chico Buarque, Wynton Marsalis
Votes: 88
37. O Jogo da Vida (1977)
90 min | Crime, Drama
The dreams and problems of three friends: Malagueta, an inveterate gambler; Perus, former factory worker who abandoned the assembly line to earn his living at the billiards; and Bacanaço, ... See full summary »
Director: Maurice Capovilla | Stars: Lima Duarte, Gianfrancesco Guarnieri, Maurício do Valle, Jofre Soares
Votes: 43
38. Uma Noite em 67 (2010)
85 min | Documentary, Music
A documentary which shows the greatness in the Festival de Música Popular Brasileira of 1967.
Directors: Ricardo Calil, Renato Terra | Stars: Chico Buarque, Gilberto Gil, Caetano Veloso, Edu Lobo
Votes: 403
39. The Mandarin (1995)
90 min | Musical
The history of Brazilian popular music in the 20th Century, focusing specially on the life and works of intriguing singer Mário Reis, a loner who, with his special way of singing - ... See full summary »
Director: Júlio Bressane | Stars: Fernando Eiras, Giulia Gam, Gal Costa, Gilberto Gil
Votes: 71
40. Mercedes Sosa: The Voice of Latin America (2013)
90 min | Documentary, Music
Almost fifty years ago, when she was very young and unknown, Mercedes Sosa broke the mould by drafting, together with other four young artists, the so-called "Manifesto del Nuevo Cancionero... See full summary »
Director: Rodrigo H. Vila | Stars: Chico Buarque, Elba Bustelo, David Byrne, Luz Casenave
Votes: 120 | Gross: $0.00M
41. 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: 158
42. Vai Trabalhar Vagabundo (1973)
100 min | Comedy
Having come out recently from jail, a tramp decides to cheat a false millionaire, who only appears to be rich.
Director: Hugo Carvana | Stars: Hugo Carvana, Odete Lara, Paulo César Peréio, Valentina Godoy
Votes: 195
43. 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
44. Beats of the Heart: The Spirit of Samba - Black Music of Brazil (1989 Video)
Not Rated | 60 min | Documentary, Music
An overview of Samba music, religion, culture and the people of early 1980's Brazil.
Director: Jeremy Marre | Stars: Leci Brandão, Chico Buarque, Gilberto Gil, Milton Nascimento
45. Oscar Niemeyer: A Vida é um Sopro (2009)
90 min | Documentary
A documentary on the life, works and philosophy of a genius and a human being of unique "largesse d'esprit".
Director: Fabiano Maciel | Stars: Chico Buarque, Carlos Heitor Cony, Lúcio Costa, Eduardo Galeano
Votes: 244
46. 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: 231
47. Chico: Artista Brasileiro (2015)
70 min | Documentary
Director: Miguel Faria Jr. | Stars: Chico Buarque, Maria Bethânia, Lia Buarque, Adriana Calcanhotto
Votes: 429
48. Pitanga (2017)
90 min | Documentary
This documentary investigates the aesthetic, political, and existential journey of actor Antonio Pitanga who, directed by great directors such as Glauber Rocha, Carlos Diegues, and Walter ... See full summary »
Directors: Beto Brant, Camila Pitanga | Stars: Antonio Pitanga, Camila Pitanga, Caetano Veloso, Maria Bethânia
Votes: 103
49. Ed Mort (1997)
102 min | Comedy
A detective is hired by a mysterious woman to find her missing husband, a master of disguises, and important industry executive.
Director: Alain Fresnot | Stars: Paulo Betti, Cláudia Abreu, Otávio Augusto, Ary Fontoura
Votes: 297
50. Bouillon de culture (1991–2001)
Documentary, Talk-Show
Broth of culture.
Stars: Bernard Pivot, Philippe Sollers, Jean Tulard, Bernard-Henri Lévy
Votes: 40