Brazilian Classics
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2 filmes que preciso ver:Vicio e Beleza_ de Antonio Tibiriçá e
Acabaram-se os Otários_ de Luiz de Barros, ambos de 1929
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1. Sleeping Ember (1928)
120 min | Drama
In Rio de Janeiro, the wasteful Luis Soares is deserted by his father and has no money. Meanwhile, the sugarcane plant owner Mr. Carlos Silva decides to fire the manager of the plant, Pedro... See full summary »
Director: Humberto Mauro | Stars: Nita Ney, Luís Soroa, Máximo Serrano, Pedro Fantol
Votes: 109
Rio de Janeiro second decade, 20Th century
2. Acabaram-se os Otários (1929)
Comedy, Musical
It tells the story of two hillbillies who arrive in São Paulo. Naive, they are deceived by rascals and fall into a vicar's tale, believing they bought a tram. They end up without money, having to return to the countryside.
Director: Luiz de Barros | Stars: Genésio Arruda, Gina Bianchi, Tom Bill, Vicenzo Caiaffa
Votes: 22
3. São Paulo, Sinfonia da Metrópole (1929)
90 min | Documentary
Documentary about the city of São Paulo, Brazil, having as model and inspiration the previous Berlin: Die Sinfonie der Großstadt (1927).
Directors: Adalberto Kemeny, Rudolf Rex Lustig
Votes: 85
4. Limit (1931)
Not Rated | 114 min | Drama, Romance
Three people (Raul Schnoor, Olga Breno and Tatiana Rey) sail aimlessly while remembering their past.
Director: Mario Peixoto | Stars: Olga Breno, Tatiana Rey, Raul Schnoor, Brutus Pedreira
Votes: 2,876
5. Bonequinha de Seda (1936)
115 min | Comedy
A poor woman passes herself as singer that just arrives from Frances and becomes a sensation on Rio de Janeiro's high society.
Director: Oduvaldo Vianna | Stars: Gilda de Abreu, Delorges Caminha, Conchita de Moraes, Dea Selva
Votes: 27
6. Aves Sem Ninho (1939)
98 min | Drama
A 16-year-old orphan, raised in an orphanage with inhuman treatment, is adopted by a teacher who hears her complaints when visiting the site. At the age of 24 and graduated in Social ... See full summary »
Director: Raul Roulien | Stars: Dea Selva, Rosina Pagã, Rosita Rocha, Lídia Mattos
Votes: 23
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7. O Ébrio (1946)
107 min | Comedy, Drama, Musical
A good-hearted man, betrayed by his wife and friends, fakes his death and takes up a new identity, as a nameless, wandering drunkard.
Director: Gilda de Abreu | Stars: Vicente Celestino, Alice Archambeau, Rodolfo Arena, Victor Drummond
Votes: 211
8. Caiçara (1950)
92 min | Drama
A beautiful woman with a tragic past marries the owner of a small shipyard in an island, and they set up residence in a poor village. Besides not being able to adapt to the place, the partner of her husband becomes hostile to her presence.
Directors: Alberto Cavalcanti, Adolfo Celi, Tom Payne, John Waterhouse | Stars: Eliane Lage, Abilio Pereira de Almeida, Carlos Vergueiro, Mário Sérgio
Votes: 106
9. Terra É Sempre Terra (1951)
90 min | Drama
Director: Tom Payne | Stars: Marisa Prado, Abilio Pereira de Almeida, Mário Sérgio, Eliane Lage
Votes: 45
10. Canto da Saudade (1952)
100 min | Romance
Coronel Januário's daughter, Maria Fausta, is having a secret affair with João Galdino. While her father is engaged in his political campaign for mayor of the city, the couple disappear. ... See full summary »
Director: Humberto Mauro | Stars: Cláudia Montenegro, Mário Mascarenhas, Humberto Mauro, Alfredo Souto de Almeida
Votes: 47
11. Song of the Sea (1953)
124 min | Drama
In the drought areas of Northeastern of Brazil, groups of migrants move trying to find better place to live, at least with water. Some of them go to Recife, to get a vessel to Santos ... See full summary »
Director: Alberto Cavalcanti | Stars: Margarida Cardoso, Cacilda Lanuza, Ruy Saraiva, Aurora Duarte
Votes: 132
12. The Bandit (1953)
Approved | 91 min | Action, Drama, History
'Capitão', a bandit, terrorizes poor villages in the Northeast region of Brazil, looting and frequently killing with his armed gang, until he kidnaps and becomes attracted to a beautiful schoolteacher, creating discord in his group.
Director: Lima Barreto | Stars: Alberto Ruschel, Marisa Prado, Milton Ribeiro, Vanja Orico
Votes: 704
13. 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
14. Floradas na Serra (1954)
100 min | Drama
Man and woman fall in love while in treatment for TB, in the beautiful town of Campos do Jordão, Brazil
Director: Luciano Salce | Stars: Cacilda Becker, Jardel Filho, Ilka Soares, Silvia Fernanda
Votes: 119
15. Absolutamente Certo (1957)
95 min | Comedy
A man who's memorized his town's telephone directory tries his luck on a TV Show. But a small group of people who control the bettings in town try to get advantage of his simple-mindedness.
Director: Anselmo Duarte | Stars: Anselmo Duarte, Dercy Gonçalves, Odete Lara, Aurélio Teixeira
Votes: 151
16. O Homem do Sputnik (1959)
98 min | Comedy
UFO falls on a hillbilly's hencoop and he tries to sell it. Soon international missions are sent to the place, for there's a suspicion it might be the famous Russian satellite, the Sputnik.
Director: Carlos Manga | Stars: Oscarito, Cyl Farney, Zezé Macedo, Neide Aparecida
Votes: 282
17. The Given Word (1962)
98 min | Drama
A simple yet devout Christian makes a vow to Saint Barbara after she saves his donkey, but everyone he meets seems determined to misunderstand his intentions. Will he be able to keep his promise in the end?
Director: Anselmo Duarte | Stars: Leonardo Villar, Glória Menezes, Dionísio Azevedo, Geraldo Del Rey
Votes: 3,936
18. Assault on the Pay Train (1962)
102 min | Crime, Drama
Film about the true events in Rio de Janeiro, in 1960, when a gang having the infamous outlaw Tião Medonho as a leader performed a sensational railroad hold-up on a train carrying a small fortune.
Director: Roberto Farias | Stars: Eliezer Gomes, Reginaldo Faria, Jorge Dória, Átila Iório
Votes: 854
19. O 5º Poder (1962)
100 min | Crime
Foreign agents from an unidentified nation clandestinely install on radio and TV antennas in Rio de Janeiro devices that emit subliminal waves that alter the perception of the population. ... See full summary »
Director: Alberto Pieralisi | Stars: Eva Wilma, Oswaldo Loureiro, Augusto Cesar Vanucci, Sebastião Vasconcelos
Votes: 66
20. Barren Lives (1963)
Not Rated | 103 min | Drama
A poor family in the Northeast of Brazil (Fabiano, the father; Sinhá Vitória, the mother; their 2 children and a dog called Baleia) wander about the barren land searching for a better place... See full summary »
Director: Nelson Pereira dos Santos | Stars: Átila Iório, Maria Ribeiro, Orlando Macedo, Jofre Soares
Votes: 2,909
21. Black God, White Devil (1964)
Not Rated | 120 min | Adventure, Crime, Drama
After killing his employer when he tries to cheat him out of his payment, a man becomes an outlaw and starts following a self-proclaimed saint.
Director: Glauber Rocha | Stars: Geraldo Del Rey, Yoná Magalhães, Othon Bastos, Maurício do Valle
Votes: 5,353
22. Men and Women (1964)
93 min | Drama
Two friends take two prostitutes for a night of pleasure. But the night turns out to be frustrating for all involved, as much bitterness is revealed in their conversation and attitudes, ... See full summary »
Director: Walter Hugo Khouri | Stars: Norma Bengell, Odete Lara, Mário Benvenutti, Gabriele Tinti
Votes: 641
23. São Paulo, Sociedade Anônima (1965)
107 min | Drama
A man lives in conflict as he deals with his friends and love interests against the backdrop of São Paulo.
Director: Luiz Sérgio Person | Stars: Ana Esmeralda, Eva Wilma, Otelo Zeloni, Walmor Chagas
Votes: 989
24. Todas as Mulheres do Mundo (1966)
86 min | Drama, Romance
A womanizer suddenly finds a woman who makes him change the way he looks at women. He falls in love and believes she is, in fact, all women in one. Because of that, he faces an important ... See full summary »
Director: Domingos de Oliveira | Stars: Leila Diniz, Paulo José, Flávio Migliaccio, Joana Fomm
Votes: 468
25. Case of the Naves Brothers (1967)
92 min | Drama
The innocent brothers are wrongly accused of a crime by a corrupt and violent police officers and are forced to face the injustices of the brazilian penal system.
Director: Luiz Sérgio Person | Stars: Anselmo Duarte, Raul Cortez, Juca de Oliveira, Sérgio Hingst
Votes: 494
26. 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: 3,579
27. Os Paqueras (1969)
102 min | Comedy
Two ladykillers living in Rio de Janeiro know no limits when courting a beautiful woman. A problem arises when one of them starts coming on to a girl, not knowing she's his buddy's daughter.
Director: Reginaldo Faria | Stars: Reginaldo Faria, Walter Forster, Irene Stefânia, Adriana Prieto
Votes: 77
Better than "Os Cafajestes"
28. Ascensão e Queda de um Paquera (1970)
85 min | Comedy
In Rio de Janeiro, the renowned doctor and professor François Miranda brings his wife Juliana to the airport to travel with her cousin to Switzerland. Out of the blue, youth Alberto Lobo ... See full summary »
Director: Victor di Mello | Stars: Cláudio Cavalcanti, Mário Benvenutti, Dilma Lóes, Valentina Godoy
Votes: 28
29. 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: 237
30. The Conspirators (1972)
100 min | Drama
A film version of the Minas Gerais Conspiracy, a separatist movement that took place on the year 1789, from its beginning to the execution of Tiradentes.
Director: Joaquim Pedro de Andrade | Stars: José Wilker, Luiz Linhares, Paulo César Peréio, Fernando Torres
Votes: 265
31. All Nudity Shall Be Punished (1973)
102 min | Drama
Rich, spoiled youngman encounters a prostitute, and gets confused about the nature of his feelings for her; he can't decide between attraction, and repulsion.
Director: Arnaldo Jabor | Stars: Paulo Porto, Darlene Glória, Elza Gomes, Paulo César Peréio
Votes: 630
32. The Marriage (1975)
110 min | Drama
Director: Arnaldo Jabor | Stars: Adriana Prieto, Paulo Porto, Camila Amado, Nelson Dantas
Votes: 172
33. Isaura: Slave Girl (1976–1977)
26 min | Drama, History, Romance
The difficulties faced by a gentle-hearted young white slave targeted by the obsession of her lord in the Brazilian colonial period.
Stars: Rubens de Falco, Lucélia Santos, Gilberto Martinho, Markus Konká
Votes: 736
34. Xica (1976)
107 min | Drama, Romance
In18th-century Minas Gerais, the Portuguese mined diamonds and gold. João Fernandes de Oliveira arrives from Lisbon with the Crown's exclusive contract for mining diamonds. He quickly ... See full summary »
Director: Carlos Diegues | Stars: Zezé Motta, Walmor Chagas, Altair Lima, Elke Maravilha
Votes: 607
35. Barra Pesada (1977)
110 min | Crime
Young robber, son of a prostitute who had killed herself, gets involved with two police informers, who force him to share the loot he gets.
Director: Reginaldo Faria | Stars: Stepan Nercessian, Cosme dos Santos, Kátia D'Angelo, Milton Moraes
Votes: 62
36. Batalha dos Guararapes (1978)
156 min | Drama, History
Main political and economic events involving two battles between Dutch and Portuguese-Brazilians in 1648 and 1649 for the newly discovered domain of northeastern Brazil.
Director: Paulo Thiago | Stars: José Wilker, Renée de Vielmond, Jardel Filho, Joel Barcellos
Votes: 47
37. The Intruder (1979)
100 min | Drama
The film follows the parallel lives of two brothers of Danish ancestry in the "Pampas" of the Brazilian-Argentine-Uruguayan rural area. The rough life these "gauchos" (South American ... See full summary »
Director: Carlos Hugo Christensen | Stars: José de Abreu, Arlindo Barreto, Maria Zilda Bethlem, Palmira Barbosa
Votes: 169
38. Carga Pesada (1979–1981)
2,800 min | Drama
Truckers Pedro and Bino buy an expensive, powerful truck, a Scania LK141V8 to transport heavy loads on long journeys thru dirty roads and improvised paths of Brazilian roads carrying goods. They meet both good guys and heavies on the way.
Stars: Antônio Fagundes, Stênio Garcia, Reginaldo Faria, Kátia D'Angelo
Votes: 73
39. 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: 1,949
40. O Bem-Amado (1980–1984)
Comedy
In this sequel to telenovela O Bem-Amado (1973), Mayor Odorico Paraguaçu, a corrupt and cunning politician, arises from dead and once again wins elections in a small town of Sucupira.
Stars: Paulo Gracindo, Lima Duarte, Emiliano Queiroz, Ida Gomes
Votes: 49
42. O Homem que Virou Suco (1980)
97 min | Drama
São Paulo police mistakenly thinks a folk poet and singer is the same man who had stabbed his boss.
Director: João Batista de Andrade | Stars: José Dumont, Aldo Bueno, Rafael de Carvalho, Ruthinéa de Moraes
Votes: 392
43. 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: 1,821
44. 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: 9,233
45. Casa de Irene (1982– )
Stars: Laura Cardoso, Flávio Galvão, Taumaturgo Ferreira, Gianfrancesco Guarnieri
Votes: 9
46. Rio Babilonia (1983)
115 min | Drama
Public relations man is invited to guide American millionaire during his stay in Rio de Janeiro. In this course, he gets involved in the most bizarre situations, from orgiastic mega-parties... See full summary »
Director: Neville de Almeida | Stars: Ovídio Abreu, Pedro Aguinaga, Tamur Aimara, Arminda Amorim
Votes: 351
47. Go Ahead, Brazil! (1982)
105 min | Crime, Drama
This movie is about one of the worst periods for the Brazilian people. Shows the days of military dictatorship when the Brazilian people against the government were put in jails, tortured, ... See full summary »
Director: Roberto Farias | Stars: Reginaldo Faria, Carlos Zara, Antônio Fagundes, Natália do Vale
Votes: 524
48. Innocence (1983)
118 min | Drama, Romance
In the 19th century, a country girl is seduced by a young doctor who's staying at her house for a few days, caring for her, and tries to hide the forbidden romance from her father, who disapproves of the relationship.
Director: Walter Lima Jr. | Stars: Edson Celulari, Fernanda Torres, Sebastião Vasconcelos, Rainer Rudolph
Votes: 298
49. Twenty Years Later (1984)
119 min | Documentary, History
A filmmaker returns to Northeast Brazil after twenty years to resume his film (a profile of assassinated peasant leader João Pedro Teixeira) which was shut down by a right-wing military coup in 1964.
Director: Eduardo Coutinho | Stars: Eduardo Coutinho, Elizabeth Teixeira, Ferreira Gullar, Tite de Lemos
Votes: 1,694
50. Roque Santeiro (1985–1986)
Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
After being presumed dead, a messianic figure returns to the small city he once helped to defend from a criminal mob, shaking everyone's lives up.
Stars: Lima Duarte, José Wilker, Regina Duarte, Ary Fontoura
Votes: 627
51. The Man in the Black Cape (1986)
120 min | Biography, Crime
Biography of Brazilian congressman Tenório Cavalcanti, who used to appear in public carrying a machine-gun, and wearing a black cloak.
Director: Sergio Rezende | Stars: José Wilker, Marieta Severo, Jonas Bloch, Isolda Cresta
Votes: 318
52. The War of Brazil (1987)
104 min | Documentary, War
Documentary on 19th-century war between Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay and Argentina.
Director: Sylvio Back | Stars: Hermano Henning, Carlos Pussineri Scala
Votes: 45
53. Sermões - A História de Antônio Vieira (1989)
78 min | Biography, Drama, History
History of father Antônio Vieira, born in Portugal, in 1608, and who died in Salvador, Brasil, in 1697. Considered one of the greatest Portuguese writers, master in Rhetoric, he was ... See full summary »
Director: Júlio Bressane | Stars: Othon Bastos, Eduardo Tornaghi, Bia Nunnes, Paschoal Villaboin
Votes: 62
54. Planet of the Pantanal (1990– )
60 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
In the Brazilian Pantanal, marked by land and family disputes and watched over by a mystical figure from nature, a man from the big city falls for a woman believed to be a shapeshifter.
Stars: Claudio Marzo, Cristiana Oliveira, Marcos Winter, Jussara Freire
Votes: 296
55. 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: 230
56. August (1993– )
Drama
The series tells the story of a criminal investigation into the murder of the businessman Paulo Gomes de Aguiar, at the beginning of August. During the Vargas government crisis, the case is... See full summary »
Stars: José Mayer, Letícia Sabatella, Lúcia Veríssimo, José Wilker
Votes: 90
57. It's All True: Based on an Unfinished Film by Orson Welles (1993)
G | 87 min | Documentary
"It's All True: Based on an Unfinished Film by Orson Welles" is a 1993 documentary feature about Orson Welles's ill-fated Pan-American anthology film "It's All True," shot in 1941-42 but never completed.
Directors: Bill Krohn, Myron Meisel, Orson Welles, Richard Wilson | Stars: Manuel 'Jacare' Olimpio Meira, Jeronimo André De Souza, Raimundo 'Tata' Correia Lima, Manuel 'Preto' Pereira da Silva
Votes: 864
58. O Alienista (1993– )
Stars: Antonio Calloni, Cláudio Corrêa e Castro, Giulia Gam, Milton Gonçalves
Votes: 23
In the same period was made O Homem que Falava Javanes with Marco Nannini, Diogo Vilela and Giulia Gam
59. Carlota Joaquina, Princesa do Brazil (1995)
100 min | Comedy, History
A hot blooded Spanish princess plots to conquer her enemies and become queen.
Director: Carla Camurati | Stars: Marieta Severo, Antonio Abujamra, Thales Pan Chacon, Ludmila Dayer
Votes: 1,405
60. 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: 1,552
61. Tocaia Grande (1995– )
Drama
Stars: Giovanna Antonelli, Taís Araújo, Tânia Alves, Roberto Bonfim
Votes: 16
62. Tieta of Agreste (1996)
140 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Just when her family starts believing that she is dead and that they can expect a rich heritage, Tieta returns from São Paulo to her native village in Bahia, which she had been forced to ... See full summary »
Director: Carlos Diegues | Stars: Sonia Braga, Marília Pêra, Chico Anysio, Cláudia Abreu
Votes: 1,053
63. For All: Springboard to Victory (1997)
95 min | Comedy, Romance, War
During the Second World War, the U.S.A. established a military base in Natal, Brazil, changing in many ways people's lives and behavior.
Directors: Buza Ferraz, Luiz Carlos Lacerda | Stars: Betty Faria, José Wilker, Paulo Gorgulho, Caio Junqueira
Votes: 259
64. Little Book of Love (1997)
91 min | Comedy, Romance
The story of a relationship illustrated by words in alphabetical order.
Director: Sandra Werneck | Stars: Andrea Beltrão, Daniel Dantas, Tony Ramos, Mônica Torres
Votes: 604
65. Four Days in September (1997)
R | 110 min | Action, Drama, History
Brazillian urban guerrilla fighters kidnap the American Ambassador. Now, the diplomat's life hangs in the balance - helplessly caught between a government unwilling to cooperate - and his fear of the captors themselves.
Director: Bruno Barreto | Stars: Alan Arkin, Pedro Cardoso, Fernanda Torres, Luiz Fernando Guimarães
Votes: 5,364 | Gross: $0.31M
66. The Battle of Canudos (1997)
170 min | Drama, History, War
The drama of a poor family in the bloodiest war in the History of Brazil: the war of Canudos.
Director: Sergio Rezende | Stars: José Wilker, Cláudia Abreu, Paulo Betti, Marieta Severo
Votes: 794
67. Dona Flor and Her 2 Husbands (1998– )
341 min | Comedy, Romance
Dona Flor marries Vadinho, who is very handsome and passionate, but does not offer him much. She supports the family by cooking for her neighbors, but the husband bets most of the money. ... See full summary »
Stars: Giulia Gam, Edson Celulari, Marco Nanini, Aloísio de Abreu
Votes: 98
Because this Serie was better than old movie
68. Hilda Hurricane (1998)
120 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
On her wedding day, teenage queen Hilda left the church and went straight to the red-light district.
Stars: Ana Paula Arósio, Rodrigo Santoro, Danton Mello, Paloma Duarte
Votes: 553
69. 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
70. A Dog's Will (1999–2025)
38 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
The adventures of friends João Grilo, a poor man a liar, and Chicó, the most cowardly of men. Both struggle for daily bread in the Northeast of Brazil and crossing for several episodes ... See full summary »
Stars: Matheus Nachtergaele, Selton Mello, Virginia Cavendish, Enrique Diaz
Votes: 5,218
71. Mauá - O Imperador e o Rei (1999)
135 min | Drama
A movie about a Brazilian entrepreneur who rivalled American's richest man at his time, well-known Rockfeller. Irineu Evangelista de Souza in 1867 had $155.000 contos de reis, meanwhile the... See full summary »
Director: Sergio Rezende | Stars: Paulo Betti, Malu Mader, Othon Bastos, Michael Byrne
Votes: 514
72. The Thorn and the Rose (2000–2001)
60 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A short tempered, feminist rich woman notable for her aversion to marriage and her aggressive behavior gradually falls in love for a rough and lowly farmer.
Stars: Adriana Esteves, Eduardo Moscovis, Drica Moraes, Leandra Leal
Votes: 649
73. Villa-Lobos: Uma Vida de Paixão (2000)
132 min | Biography, Drama, Music
The film tells the story of an intuitive, adventurous man who loved his country and being Brazilian. This man fought to be loyal to himself. His music is a transparent portrait of his ... See full summary »
Director: Zelito Viana | Stars: Antônio Fagundes, Marcos Palmeira, André Ricardo, Letícia Spiller
Votes: 297
74. Days of Nietzsche in Turin (2001)
85 min | Drama
A cinematographic essay, without dialogues, about the months Nietszche spent in Turin, Italy, with narration quoted by his original writings.
Director: Júlio Bressane | Stars: Fernando Eiras, Paulo José, Mariana Ximenes, Leandra Leal
Votes: 331
75. To the Left of the Father (2001)
Not Rated | 163 min | Drama
A young son who ran from his dominant family descends into decadence, then returns to the nest. Tyrannical fathers, incest, fierce family conflicts, and an intense visual style to match.
Director: Luiz Fernando Carvalho | Stars: Selton Mello, Raul Cortez, Juliana Carneiro da Cunha, Simone Spoladore
Votes: 2,046
76. 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: 448
77. Edifício Master (2002)
110 min | Documentary
The daily lives and routine of 37 families living in a huge 12-story building in Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro: their drama, aspirations, intimate revelations, loneliness, dreams...
Director: Eduardo Coutinho | Star: Fernando José
Votes: 1,683
78. Desmundo (2002)
101 min | Drama
The story of Orisbela, a young and religious woman who comes from Portugal to Brazil to marry Francisco de Albuquerque, a rude sugar-cane plantation owner, in 1570.
Director: Alain Fresnot | Stars: Simone Spoladore, Osmar Prado, Caco Ciocler, Berta Zemel
Votes: 537
79. 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: 800,960 | Gross: $7.56M
80. Seven Women (2003)
45 min | Drama, History, Romance
The greatest civil war Brazil ever faced by the point of view of the seven women of the separatist leader's family.
Stars: Thiago Lacerda, Giovanna Antonelli, Werner Schünemann, Camila Morgado
Votes: 682
81. Vida de Menina (2003)
101 min | Drama
The day-to-day life of a young girl in the town of Diamantina, Brazil, on the end of 19th Century, based on real life diaries.
Director: Helena Solberg | Stars: Ludmila Dayer, Daniela Escobar, Dalton Vigh, Maria Sá
Votes: 193
82. Margarette's Feast (2003)
90 min | Comedy
A black and white, surreal and silent comedy. Pedro has a dream of giving his wife an unforgettable birthday feast.
Director: Renato Falcão | Stars: Hique Gomez, Carmem Silva, Jefferson Silveira, Isis Medeiros
Votes: 95
83. Die Martins-Passion (2004)
96 min | Documentary
Documentary about Brazilian pianist João Carlos Martins.
Director: Irene Langemann | Stars: João Carlos Martins, Pelé, Dave Brubeck, Heiner Stadler
Votes: 30
84. Today Is Maria's Day (2005)
Drama, Fantasy, Musical
Running away from her abusive father, a brave, bold little girl goes on a journey of magic and fantasy, lured by a demonic trickster.
Stars: Letícia Sabatella, Rodrigo Santoro, Osmar Prado, Daniel de Oliveira
Votes: 384
85. 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: 110,251 | Gross: $0.01M
86. Estômago (2007)
113 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
In the great restaurant of life, there are those who eat and those who get eaten. Raimundo Nonato finds an alternative way, a life of his own: he cooks in order to survive and find a place ... See full summary »
Director: Marcos Jorge | Stars: João Miguel, Fabiula Nascimento, Babu Santana, Carlo Briani
Votes: 8,137
87. La riña (2008)
86 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A secret party is thrown by ex-students from the American school who bet fortunes on poor wrestlers confronting each other inside an empty swimming pool for a few dollars.
Director: Marcelo Galvão | Stars: Christiano Cochrane, Warley Santana, Leonardo Miggiorin, Elder Torres
Votes: 77
88. 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
89. 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: 86,760 | Gross: $0.10M
90. Chico Xavier (2010)
124 min | Biography, Drama
A biography of spiritual medium and author Francisco Candido Xavier.
Director: Daniel Filho | Stars: Natalia Soutto, Nelson Xavier, Ângelo Antônio, Matheus Costa
Votes: 1,942
91. The Man from the Future (2011)
106 min | Comedy, Fantasy, Romance
Zero is a brilliant scientist. However, 20 years ago, he was publicly humiliated when he lost Helena, the love of his life. One day, an accidental experience with one of his inventions ... See full summary »
Director: Cláudio Torres | Stars: Wagner Moura, Alinne Moraes, Maria Luísa Mendonça, Fernando Ceylão
Votes: 6,949
92. Heleno (2011)
R | 116 min | Biography, Drama, Sport
A biography of the tragic life of one of Brazil's greatest soccer players, Heleno de Freitas.
Director: José Henrique Fonseca | Stars: Rodrigo Santoro, Angie Cepeda, Alinne Moraes, Marcelo Adnet
Votes: 1,495
93. Gabriela (2012)
Comedy, Drama, Romance
Stars: Juliana Paes, Humberto Martins, Luiza Valdetaro, Vanessa Giácomo
Votes: 293
94. Brazil Avenue (2012)
45 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
A young girl who had her life ruined by an ambitious, unscrupulous woman returns to her as an adult, under a new identity and seeking revenge.
Stars: Adriana Esteves, Débora Falabella, Murilo Benício, Marcello Novaes
Votes: 2,510
95. The Salt of the Earth (2014)
PG-13 | 110 min | Documentary, Biography, History
The life and work of photographer Sebastião Salgado, who has spent forty years documenting societies in hidden corners of the world.
Directors: Juliano Ribeiro Salgado, Wim Wenders | Stars: Sebastião Salgado, Wim Wenders, Lélia Wanick Salgado, Juliano Ribeiro Salgado
Votes: 23,451 | Gross: $1.34M
96. The Second Mother (2015)
R | 112 min | Comedy, Drama
When the estranged daughter of a hard-working live-in housekeeper suddenly appears, the unspoken class barriers that exist within the home are thrown into disarray.
Director: Anna Muylaert | Stars: Regina Casé, Helena Albergaria, Michel Joelsas, Camila Márdila
Votes: 16,710 | Gross: $0.38M
97. Little Secret (2016)
107 min | Biography, Drama
Based on true events Little Secret is a film with three interlocked stories all connected by a single secret that converge to reveal the tragic yet beautiful lives of three families and how... See full summary »
Director: David Schurmann | Stars: Fionnula Flanagan, Erroll Shand, Maria Flor, Júlia Lemmertz
Votes: 1,783
98. Bingo: The King of the Mornings (2017)
113 min | Biography, Comedy, Drama
Based on a true story, "Bingo" is a film about the man behind the mask. Augusto is an actor hungry for a place in the spotlight, following the footsteps of his mother, a stage artist in the... See full summary »
Director: Daniel Rezende | Stars: Vladimir Brichta, Leandra Leal, Tainá Müller, Augusto Madeira
Votes: 5,699
99. O Beijo no Asfalto (2018)
98 min | Crime, Drama, Romance
Based on the homonymous play written by Nelson Rodrigues. When witnessing a hit by a car, Arandir, a newly married bank clerk, tries to help the victim, but the man, almost dead, has only ... See full summary »
Director: Murilo Benício | Stars: Débora Falabella, Marcelo Flores, Stênio Garcia, Amir Haddad
Votes: 309
100. Invisible Life (2019)
R | 139 min | Drama
Kept apart by a terrible lie and a conservative society, two sisters born in Rio de Janeiro make their way through life each believing the other is living out her dreams half a world away.
Director: Karim Aïnouz | Stars: Julia Stockler, Carol Duarte, Flávia Gusmão, António Fonseca
Votes: 9,657
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