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1. Fitzcarraldo (1982)
PG | 158 min | Adventure, Drama
The story of Brian Sweeney Fitzgerald, an extremely determined man who intends to build an opera house in the middle of a jungle.
Director: Werner Herzog | Stars: Klaus Kinski, Claudia Cardinale, José Lewgoy, Miguel Ángel Fuentes
Votes: 38,681
2. Kiss of the Spider Woman (1985)
R | 120 min | Drama
A gay man and a political prisoner are together in a prison. The gay man narrates the stories of two fake movies and his own life.
Director: Hector Babenco | Stars: William Hurt, Raul Julia, Sonia Braga, José Lewgoy
Votes: 17,373 | Gross: $17.04M
3. Blame It on Rio (1984)
R | 100 min | Comedy, Romance
Best friends and their daughters vacation in Rio de Janeiro only for one to fall for the other's daughter.
Director: Stanley Donen | Stars: Michael Caine, Michelle Johnson, Demi Moore, Joseph Bologna
Votes: 11,813 | Gross: $18.64M
4. Cobra Verde (1987)
Not Rated | 111 min | Adventure, Drama
During the 1800s, paroled Brazilian bandit Cobra Verde is sent to West Africa with a few troops to man an old Portuguese fort and to convince the local African ruler to resume the slave trade with Brazil.
Director: Werner Herzog | Stars: Klaus Kinski, King Ampaw, José Lewgoy, Salvatore Basile
Votes: 8,451
5. Burden of Dreams (1982)
Not Rated | 95 min | Documentary
A documentary following German auteur Werner Herzog as he deals with difficult actors, bad weather and getting a boat over a mountain, all in an effort to make his film Fitzcarraldo (1982).
Director: Les Blank | Stars: Werner Herzog, Klaus Kinski, Claudia Cardinale, Jason Robards
Votes: 8,149
6. Moon Over Parador (1988)
PG-13 | 103 min | Comedy, Romance
A U.S. actor gets a gig in South American Parador. When the dictator dies, he's forced to play him for real and gets his mistress. Can they change Parador?
Director: Paul Mazursky | Stars: Richard Dreyfuss, Raul Julia, Sonia Braga, Jonathan Winters
Votes: 6,751 | Gross: $11.44M
7. 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: 3,585
8. 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: 1,553
9. Tarzan (1966–1968)
60 min | Action, Adventure
Tarzan (Lord Greystoke), already well educated and fed up with civilization, returns to the jungle and, more or less assisted by chimpanzee Cheetah and orphan boy Jai, wages war against poachers and other bad guys.
Stars: Ron Ely, Manuel Padilla Jr., Virgil Richardson, Rockne Tarkington
Votes: 1,205
10. 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
11. Tieta (1989–1990)
50 min | Drama, Romance
Tieta's father expels her from the fictional city of Santana do Agreste because of her liberal behavior. Years later she returns to seek vengeance against the people who judged her before.
Stars: Reginaldo Faria, Claudia Ohana, José Lewgoy, José de Abreu
Votes: 481
12. Tarzan and the Jungle Boy (1968)
G | 99 min | Action, Adventure
A reporter and her fiance are conducting a search in the jungle for a wild boy, the lost son of a downed geologist.
Director: Robert Gordon | Stars: Mike Henry, Rafer Johnson, Aliza Gur, Steve Bond
Votes: 453
13. The Maias (2001– )
Drama, Romance
Portrait of the decadent Portuguese aristocracy in the second half of the 19th century, through the tragic history of a traditional Lisbon family.
Stars: Isabelle Drummond, Fábio Assunção, Ana Paula Arósio, Walmor Chagas
Votes: 449
14. Terra Speranza (2002–2003)
60 min | Drama, Romance
The story of two young Italian lovers of different, rival families who are separated after he moves to Brazil and falls for another woman, while she is forced to marry a fascist.
Stars: Reynaldo Gianecchini, Ana Paula Arósio, Raul Cortez, Antônio Fagundes
Votes: 331
15. A Dama do Cine Shanghai (1987)
115 min | Crime, Mystery
Real estate broker and former boxer enters an old cinema in the decadent downtown São Paulo and meets an intriguing and mysterious woman, very much alike the leading lady of the film. He ... See full summary »
Directors: Guilherme de Almeida Prado, Sara Silveira | Stars: Maitê Proença, Antônio Fagundes, José Lewgoy, Jorge Dória
Votes: 292
16. Boca (1994)
R | 91 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
An enthusiastic American journalist goes to Brazil as the Carnival starts to investigate mass executions of street kids. She meets a savage crime boss called Boca who seemingly wants to help the children and falls for his brutal charm.
Directors: Walter Avancini, Zalman King | Stars: Rae Dawn Chong, Martin Kemp, Tarcísio Meira, Martin Sheen
Votes: 277
17. Os Trapalhões e o Rei do Futebol (1986)
74 min | Comedy, Family, Sport
The team of Galinheiro Futebol Clube, formed by emeritus fighters, has as technical Cardea, advised by three direct assistants: Elvis, former player as Cardinal and aspiring singer; Fumê, ... See full summary »
Director: Carlos Manga | Stars: Renato Aragão, Luiza Brunet, Older Cazarré, Maurício do Valle
Votes: 272
18. Roberto Carlos em Ritmo de Aventura (1968)
97 min | Musical, Adventure
An international gang chases a singer who's making a film.
Director: Roberto Farias | Stars: Roberto Carlos, José Lewgoy, Reginaldo Faria, Rose Passini
Votes: 260
19. La mansión de Araucaima (1986)
85 min | Drama
A young model runs away from the set of a commercial spot she's filming and enters the mansion of Araucaima, where its dwellers indulge in strange rites.
Director: Carlos Mayolo | Stars: Adriana Herrán, José Lewgoy, Vicky Hernández, Carlos Mayolo
Votes: 244
20. Engraçadinha (1981)
103 min | Drama
Engraçadinha is a sexy teenager, with whom every man wants to get involved, except her cousin Sílvio, the only man she loves. On Sílvio's engagement day, she seduces him at the party and ... See full summary »
Director: Haroldo Marinho Barbosa | Stars: Lucélia Santos, José Lewgoy, Luiz Fernando Guimarães, Wilson Grey
Votes: 240
21. Independência ou Morte (1972)
108 min | Drama
The dream of Brazilian independence, under Dom Pedro I, is expressed in the cry of "Freedom or Death" (O Grito de Independencia ou Morte), since cries were the only way to rally up support ... See full summary »
Director: Carlos Coimbra | Stars: Tarcísio Meira, Glória Menezes, Dionísio Azevedo, Rubens Ewald Filho
Votes: 238
22. 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
23. Festa (1989)
82 min | Comedy, Drama
Hired to entertain a party in a luxury home, in São Paulo, a musician, a snooker player, and an old decadent actor keep waiting downstairs, never being invited to the party upstairs to perform their acts.
Director: Ugo Giorgetti | Stars: Antonio Abujamra, Otávio Augusto, Pedro Paulo Calvoso, Jessica Canoletti
Votes: 211
24. Killer's Carnival (1966)
94 min | Action, Adventure, Crime
A lady killer tracked by the police, takes refuge at a psychiatrist's home, and the doctor tells him three stories, to convince him that crime does not pay. In Vienna, an investigative ... See full summary »
Directors: Alberto Cardone, Robert Lynn, Sheldon Reynolds, Louis Soulanes | Stars: Stewart Granger, Lex Barker, Pierre Brice, Karin Dor
Votes: 198
25. Two Edged Knife (1989)
95 min | Crime, Drama
Paulo is a rich lawyer who has a happy and comfortable family life, with his kid and very loyal to his wife. But when he finds out that the woman is cheating on him with his business ... See full summary »
Director: Murilo Salles | Stars: Paulo José, Marieta Severo, José de Abreu, Flávio Galvão
Votes: 196
26. Dancin' Days (1978– )
50 min | Drama, Music, Romance
A down-on-her-luck former inmate tries to reconnect with her daughter--to the objections of her sister who raised the girl, meets a millionaire, and transforms into a strong woman, returning to society at Dancin' Days nightclub's opening.
Stars: Sonia Braga, Antônio Fagundes, Pepita Rodrigues, Milton Moraes
Votes: 194
27. Roberto Carlos e o Diamante Cor-de-Rosa (1968)
94 min | Adventure, Musical
A statuette bought in an antique shop in Tokyo may lead to the discovery of a great treasure.
Director: Roberto Farias | Stars: Roberto Carlos, Erasmo Carlos, Wanderléa, José Lewgoy
Votes: 179
28. Carnaval Atlântida (1952)
95 min | Musical, Comedy
Movie producer Cecílio B. de Milho is intent on filming an epic about Helen of Troy, while some of the crew would rather turn it into a musical comedy.
Directors: José Carlos Burle, Carlos Manga | Stars: Oscarito, Grande Otelo, Cyl Farney, José Lewgoy
Votes: 174
29. Golden Years (1986– )
275 min | Drama, Romance
Depicts the moral values of Rio de Janeiro's middle class in the 1950s as Lurdinha and Marcos fall in love at first sight, but her parents don't approve of the boy because his parents are ... See full summary »
Stars: Betty Faria, José de Abreu, Malu Mader, Felipe Camargo
Votes: 173
30. The Power of Desire (1999–2000)
45 min | Drama, Romance
Stars: Malu Mader, Fábio Assunção, Cláudia Abreu, Lavínia Vlasak
Votes: 169
31. The Scarlet Scorpion (1990)
TV-MA | 90 min | Comedy
O Anjo (The Angel) is a millionaire playboy who fights the forces of crime, especially his deadly enemy, the arch-villain Escorpião Escarlate (Scarlet Scorpion), who recently has kidnapped ... See full summary »
Director: Ivan Cardoso | Stars: Andrea Beltrão, Herson Capri, Nuno Leal Maia, Monique Evans
Votes: 166
32. Perfume de Gardênia (1992)
118 min | Drama
Driver who was left by his wife, who wanted to try a career in the movies, has to deal with their son's revolt when the latter finds his mother, whom he thought dead, singing in a nightclub.
Director: Guilherme de Almeida Prado | Stars: Christiane Torloni, José Mayer, Walter Quiroz, Claudio Marzo
Votes: 163
33. 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
34. Os Bons Tempos Voltaram: Vamos Gozar Outra Vez (1985)
115 min | Comedy
The film consists of two stories: the first one takes place in Rio de Janeiro in the 1950s and the second one, of a more political character, takes place during the 1964 Coup in Brazil.
Directors: Ivan Cardoso, John Herbert | Stars: Carla Camurati, Paulo César Grande, Carina Cooper, Pedro Cardoso
Votes: 157
35. Você Decide (1992–2000)
35 min | Thriller
A TV show that presents dramatic stories where the viewer has the opportunity to call the TV station and choose the ending of the story, since there were always two filmed endings. ... See full summary »
Stars: Lúcia Romano, Milton Gonçalves, Paulo Reis, Rita Guedes
Votes: 143
36. Evil Angel (1997– )
40 min | Drama, Romance
A young, ambitious woman attempts to leave her poor background behind by infiltrating a mansion as a maid, planning to own it.
Stars: Glória Pires, Kadu Moliterno, Maria Padilha, Leonardo Brício
Votes: 143
37. Cutie Pie... Her Loves and Sins (1995– )
50 min | Drama
A big tragedy happens in one of Espirito Santo's most prominent families after the teenager Engraçadinha seduces her cousin Sílvio, who's engaged to her best friend Letícia. Years later, ... See full summary »
Stars: Ângelo Antônio, Mylla Christie, Alexandre Borges, Nicette Bruno
Votes: 140
38. The Jew (1996)
91 min | Drama
Portugal, 1739, the reign of King João V, who tries to keep a delicate balance between the power of the Church and the interests of the Court. António José da Silva, nicknamed "the Jew", a ... See full summary »
Director: Jom Tob Azulay | Stars: Filipe Pinheiro, Dina Sfat, Mário Viegas, José Lewgoy
Votes: 136
39. A Hora Mágica (1999)
103 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Tito, a radio soap opera actor, falls in love with a passionate fan who will take him into a world full of mysteries.
Director: Guilherme de Almeida Prado | Stars: Helio Lahal, Júlia Lemmertz, Raul Gazolla, Maitê Proença
Votes: 123
40. Quando o Carnaval Chegar (1972)
100 min | Musical
Music manager has to get three of his artists together for a special show, but soon finds it isn't an easy task.
Director: Carlos Diegues | Stars: Chico Buarque, Nara Leão, Maria Bethânia, Hugo Carvana
Votes: 113
41. O Monge e a Filha do Carrasco (1996)
90 min | Drama
Director: Walter Lima Jr. | Stars: Patricia Pillar, Murilo Benício, Karina Barum, Paul Dillon
Votes: 112
42. Aviso aos Navegantes (1950)
111 min | Musical, Comedy
In Buenos Aires, Frederico hides in a ship going to Rio de Janeiro to travel for free. But Azulão, the cook, finds him and blackmails him into working in the kitchen. Meanwhile, Alberto, ... See full summary »
Director: Watson Macedo | Stars: Oscarito, Grande Otelo, Eliana Macedo, Anselmo Duarte
Votes: 109
43. Matar ou Correr (1954)
87 min | Comedy, Western
City Down is a town where impunity reigns thanks to the outlaw Jesse Gordon. But the situation changes when Humphrey and Bogart arrest him by chance and get named local sheriffs. It gets complicated when Gordon escapes, promising revenge.
Director: Carlos Manga | Stars: Oscarito, Grande Otelo, José Lewgoy, John Herbert
Votes: 108
44. Sonhos Tropicais (2001)
120 min | Drama
Polish Jewish woman arrives in Brazil dreaming of marrying but has to become a prostitute to survive. At the same time, sanitarian doctor Oswaldo Cruz comes back to Brazil after three years... See full summary »
Director: André Sturm | Stars: Carolina Kasting, Bruno Giordano, Lu Grimaldi, Flávio Galvão
Votes: 106
45. A Rose for Everyone (1967)
110 min | Comedy
Rosa is a beautiful girl who lives in Rio de Janeiro, works as a nurse and have adventures with several men at the same time.
Director: Franco Rossi | Stars: Claudia Cardinale, Nino Manfredi, Mario Adorf, Lando Buzzanca
Votes: 106
46. Amei um Bicheiro (1953)
90 min | Crime, Drama
Intent on offering his fiancée a better life, countryman heads for Rio de Janeiro in search of a place in the sun. With no contacts in the big city, he gets involved with the crime underworld connected with illegal betting.
Directors: Jorge Ileli, Paulo Wanderley | Stars: Cyl Farney, Eliana Macedo, Grande Otelo, José Lewgoy
Votes: 106
47. Tabu (1982)
79 min | Comedy, Musical
The fictional encounter in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (in the 30s) between popular songwriter Lamartine Babo and inconoclast poet and playwright Oswald de Andrade.
Director: Júlio Bressane | Stars: Caetano Veloso, Colé Santana, José Lewgoy, Norma Bengell
Votes: 105
48. As Cariocas (1966)
110 min | Comedy
"As Cariocas" (the women from Rio) is a dramatic comedy, presented as three different episodes, based on stories by famed (in Brazil) Stanislau Ponte Preta. Each story is adapted and ... See full summary »
Directors: Fernando De Barros, Walter Hugo Khouri, Roberto Santos | Stars: Norma Bengell, John Herbert, Lilian Lemmertz, Walter Forster
Votes: 102
49. 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
50. Black Palm Trees (1968)
104 min | Comedy, Drama
A young Finnish woman is searching for the sailor Colett, who rescued her once from drowning. She arrives to a small port of Rio de Janeiro.
Director: Lars-Magnus Lindgren | Stars: Max von Sydow, Bibi Andersson, Toralv Maurstad, Thommy Berggren
Votes: 92