Brasil (Brazil)
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1. Nós Que Aqui Estamos por Vós Esperamos (1999)
73 min | Documentary
A fascinating and poetical collage of countless images from the 20th century with the purpose of revealing matters of life and death during the era and its many social, cultural and ... See full summary »
Director: Marcelo Masagão | Star: Franz Reichelt
Votes: 766
2. City of Men (2002–2018)
30 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
A realistic yet humorous look at the lives of Laranjinha and Acerola, two friends who live adventurous and dangerous lives in a Rio de Janeiro slum.
Stars: Darlan Cunha, Douglas Silva, Camila Monteiro, Roberta Rodrigues
Votes: 2,965
3. We 3 (2011)
TV-14 | 80 min | Drama, Romance
Three young people arrive from different parts of the country to go to college in Sao Paulo. On their first day there, a strange and intense attraction unites them. Together, they rent an ... See full summary »
Director: Nando Olival | Stars: Gabriel Godoy, Victor Mendes, Juliana Schalch, Sophia Reis
Votes: 743
4. Viajo Porque Preciso, Volto Porque te Amo (2009)
Not Rated | 75 min | Drama
A geologist is sent to an isolated region in the Northeast of Brazil to survey water sources, but begins to feel a a sense of abandonment and loneliness.
Directors: Karim Aïnouz, Marcelo Gomes | Star: Irandhir Santos
Votes: 1,180
5. That's It (2008)
80 min | Comedy, Family, Romance
A girl decides to leave her boyfriend and run away to an unknown place. Before she leaves, she decides to meet up with him, but they have only one hour to reflect on their time together.
Director: Matheus Souza | Stars: Gregório Duvivier, Érika Mader, Marcelo Adnet, Nathalia Dill
Votes: 906
6. Corpo (2007)
90 min | Drama, Thriller
A body. No clues. No suspects.
Directors: Rossana Foglia, Rubens Rewald | Stars: Regiane Alves, Rejane Arruda, Louise Cardoso, Chris Couto
Votes: 131
7. Love for Sale (2006)
Not Rated | 90 min | Drama
In order to get funds, a young woman living in the Northeast of Brazil decides to raffle her own body.
Director: Karim Aïnouz | Stars: Hermila Guedes, Maria Menezes, Zezita Matos, João Miguel
Votes: 2,112 | Gross: $0.01M
8. O Engenho de Zé Lins (2007)
80 min | Documentary, Biography
Documentary on the life and work of José Lins do Rego (1901-1957), one of Brazil's greatest 20th century literary authors, writer of celebrated novels "Menino de Engenho", "Fogo Morto", "Moleque Ricardo", "Riacho Doce" and many more.
Director: Vladimir Carvalho | Stars: Rodolfo Arena, Affonso Arinos, Othon Bastos, Vladimir Carvalho
Votes: 18
9. The Foreign Eye (2006)
70 min | Documentary
Fantasies and clichés about Brazil and Brazilians as reinforced by international films, even those actually shot in Brazil. This documentary features interviews with non-Brazilian directors... See full summary »
Director: Lúcia Murat | Stars: Philippe de Broca, Michael Caine, Philippe Clair, Greydon Clark
Votes: 201
10. Angels of the Sun (2006)
92 min | Drama
In 2002, 12-year-old Maria, living in dire poverty with her family, is sold by her fisherman father to prostitute recruiter Seu Tadeu, who takes her to a low-class brothel in the Amazon ... See full summary »
Director: Rudi Lagemann | Stars: Antonio Calloni, Otávio Augusto, Darlene Glória, Vera Holtz
Votes: 1,130
11. O Quinze (2004)
107 min | Drama
1915, backcountry in northeastern Brazil. A severe drought has decimated much of the local population. A young teacher, who works in the capital, spends holidays on the farm of her grandmother, and becomes involved with her cousin.
Director: Jurandir de Oliveira | Stars: Karina Barum, Juan Alba, Jurandir de Oliveira, Soia Lira
Votes: 44
12. Olga (2004)
141 min | Biography, Drama, History
Based upon the true story of Olga Benário, the German-born wife of Brazilian communist leader Luís Carlos Prestes. During the dictatorship of Getúlio Vargas (1930-1945) she was arrested and... See full summary »
Director: Jayme Monjardim | Stars: Camila Morgado, Caco Ciocler, Luís Melo, Eliane Giardini
Votes: 3,649
13. Não Por Acaso (2007)
90 min | Drama
Three control freaks lose the people they love.
Director: Philippe Barcinski | Stars: Rodrigo Santoro, Leonardo Medeiros, Letícia Sabatella, Branca Messina
Votes: 805
14. Time of Peace (2009)
80 min | Drama
In 1945 Rio de Janeiro, a customs official interrogates a suspected Nazi fugitive.
Director: Daniel Filho | Stars: Tony Ramos, Louise Cardoso, Ailton Graça, Dan Stulbach
Votes: 638
15. Artificial Paradises (2012)
96 min | Drama
Two girlfriends visit a big Brazilian beach festival and decide to just let go. They enjoy the music, booze, drugs and on one steamy afternoon even each other. They also meet a young man and things can't be better. Can this paradise last?
Director: Marcos Prado | Stars: Nathalia Dill, Luca Bianchi, Lívia de Bueno, Bernardo Barreto
Votes: 3,672
16. Rat Fever (2011)
110 min | Drama
Zizo (Irandhir Santos) é um poeta inconformado e anarquista, que banca a publicação de seu tablóide. Em seu mundo próprio, onde o sexo é algo tão corriqueiro quanto fumar maconha, ele ... See full synopsis »
Director: Cláudio Assis | Stars: Irandhir Santos, Juliano Cazarré, Matheus Nachtergaele, Tânia Granussi
Votes: 1,446
17. The Dead Girl's Feast (2008)
115 min | Drama
Santinho is a young man considered to be a saint after performing a miracle following his mother's suicide, in a riverside community in the Alto Amazonas.
Director: Matheus Nachtergaele | Stars: Daniel de Oliveira, Juliano Cazarré, Jackson Antunes, Ednelsa Sahdo
Votes: 455
18. Baixio das Bestas (2006)
80 min | Drama, Horror
A man gets obsessed by a teenage girl, who is exploited by her own grandfather, who sometimes takes her to a gas station to show her naked to whomever pays him some money.
Director: Cláudio Assis | Stars: Fernando Teixeira, Caio Blat, Matheus Nachtergaele, Dira Paes
Votes: 1,267
19. VIPs (2010)
Not Rated | 95 min | Biography, Crime, Drama
The life of a real conman and one of the biggest frauds in Brazil.
Director: Toniko Melo | Stars: Wagner Moura, Gisele Fróes, Emiliano Ruschel, Marcela Falci
Votes: 3,405
20. Dirty Hearts (2011)
90 min | Drama, History, Thriller
In 1945 the war was not over in Brazil: A death squad assassinated all the Japanese immigrants who accepted defeat.
Director: Vicente Amorim | Stars: Tsuyoshi Ihara, Takako Tokiwa, Eiji Okuda, Shun Sugata
Votes: 695
21. Vou Rifar meu Coração (2011)
78 min | Documentary, Music, Romance
Documentary on the Brazilian romantic, sentimental and erotic imaginary based on the works of the most important composers of popular romantic music, genre also known as brega (cheesy). The... See full summary »
Director: Ana Rieper | Stars: Agnaldo Timóteo, Amado Batista, Lindomar Castilho, Nelson Ned
Votes: 124
22. Xingu (2011)
Not Rated | 102 min | Action, Adventure, Biography
Three brothers embark on a journey that begins with a kinship with Brazil's indigenous tribes, to their creation of South America's largest national park.
Director: Cao Hamburger | Stars: João Miguel, Felipe Camargo, Caio Blat, Maiarim Kaiabi
Votes: 1,924
23. Brazil (1985)
R | 132 min | Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
A bureaucrat in a dystopic society becomes an enemy of the state as he pursues the woman of his dreams.
Director: Terry Gilliam | Stars: Jonathan Pryce, Kim Greist, Robert De Niro, Katherine Helmond
Votes: 211,306 | Gross: $9.93M
24. Before the World Ends (2009)
104 min | Drama, Family
The countryside of Rio Grande do Sul, and high-school student, Daniel, spends a normal adolescence life with his family, studying, riding his bicycle, playing games on the Internet and ... See full summary »
Director: Ana Luiza Azevedo | Stars: Eduardo Cardoso, Murilo Grossi, Caroline Guedes, Bianca Menti
Votes: 319
25. Anahy de las Misiones (1997)
107 min | Adventure, Drama, War
Told by gauchos from Brazil, Argentina and Uruguai, the legend says that Anahy de las Missiones wandered around the Plata Basin during the time of Cisplatina War (1825-1828), stealing the dead.
Director: Sérgio Silva | Stars: Araci Esteves, Marcos Palmeira, Dira Paes, Cláudio Gabriel
Votes: 167
26. Netto e o Domador de Cavalos (2008)
95 min | Adventure, Drama, History
Director: Tabajara Ruas | Stars: Werner Schünemann, Tarcísio Filho, Evandro Elias, Lu Adams
Votes: 31
27. Ainda Orangotangos (2007)
81 min | Comedy, Drama, Music
The film tells the story of sixteen people in the hottest day of the year in the city of Porto Alegre.
Director: Gustavo Spolidoro | Stars: Karina Kazue, Lindon Satoru Shimizu, Artur Pinto, Kayodê Silva
Votes: 184
28. Valsa para Bruno Stein (2007)
95 min | Drama
A poetic film about the relationship of three generations that share the same house and the re-find of love between a man and a woman that didn't believe in a new love.
Director: Paulo Nascimento | Stars: Walmor Chagas, Araci Esteves, Ingra Lyberato, Leonardo Machado
Votes: 138
29. Basic Sanitation, the Movie (2007)
112 min | Comedy
A small community of descendants of Italian immigrants in the interior of the state of Rio Grande do Sul resorts to making a video to try to solve the problems of basic sanitation that plague their village.
Director: Jorge Furtado | Stars: Fernanda Torres, Wagner Moura, Camila Pitanga, Bruno Garcia
Votes: 2,608
30. Cerro do Jarau (2005)
86 min | Musical, Action, Comedy
Director: Beto Souza | Stars: Tarcísio Filho, Miguel Ramos, João França, Thiago Real
Votes: 32
31. A Paixão de Jacobina (2002)
103 min | Drama
In the 1870s, Jacobina, daughter of German immigrants to southern Brazil, starts to break with both the Catholic and Lutheran churches to preach physical healing through soul cleansing. ... See full summary »
Director: Fábio Barreto | Stars: Letícia Spiller, Thiago Lacerda, Alexandre Paternost, Antonio Calloni
Votes: 163
32. Tolerance (2000)
100 min | Drama, Thriller
Director: Carlos Gerbase | Stars: Maitê Proença, Roberto Bomtempo, Ana Maria Mainieri, Maria Ribeiro
Votes: 512
33. Quilas, the Bad of the Picture (1980)
124 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Kilas is a pimp who lives happy with Pepsi-Rita, fading sex variety starlet, and both lives at the expense of his God-mother. Kilas is the elader of a small gang of tough guys, and the ... See full summary »
Director: José Fonseca e Costa | Stars: Mário Viegas, Lia Gama, Luís Lello, Lima Duarte
Votes: 268
34. O Dia em Que Dorival Encarou a Guarda (1986)
14 min | Short
Dorival, a man in jail, has only one wish: to take a bath. To achieve his objective, he defies the private, the corporal, the sargeant and, finally, the lieutenant in charge of the prison.
Directors: Jorge Furtado, José Pedro Goulart | Stars: João Acaiabe, Sirmar Antunes, Zé Adão Barbosa, Pedro Santos
Votes: 333
35. Manhã (1990)
10 min | Short
Directors: Norberto Depizzolatti, Zeca Pires | Stars: Isnard Azevedo, Waldir Brazil, Sulanger Buvaresco, Lenah Ferreira
36. Cem Anos Depois (1995)
6 min | Short
Director: Beto Souza | Stars: Renato Campão, Jimi Joe, Wander Wildner
37. Paulo e Ana Luiza em Porto Alegre (1998)
15 min | Short
Director: Rogério Brasil Ferrari | Stars: Nélson Diniz, Márcia do Canto, Rodrigo Freire, Marília Barcala
Votes: 16
39. The Fascination (2003)
105 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
O FASCÍNIO is an intriguing story about a family and a manor house (where some terrible crimes were committed in the past by a member of that family) adapted from a novel with the same title by Tabajara Ruas.
Director: José Fonseca e Costa | Stars: Vítor Norte, Sylvie Rocha, José Fidalgo, Ana Moreira
Votes: 100
40. Brizola: Tempos de Luta (2007)
92 min | Documentary, Biography
The trajectory of one of the most controversial Brazilian political leaders is told through testimonies by names such as Luís Carlos Prestes, Dilma Rousseff, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and Fernando Henrique Cardoso, among others.
Director: Tabajara Ruas | Stars: Leonel Brizola, Fernando Henrique Cardoso, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, Dilma Rousseff
Votes: 38
41. Os Senhores da Guerra (2012)
90 min | Drama, History, War
Director: Tabajara Ruas | Stars: André Arteche, Rafael Cardoso, Leonardo Machado, Marcos Breda
Votes: 43
42. Time and the Wind (2013)
115 min | Drama, Romance, War
The history of Brazil's southern occupation and the Anna Terra descendants.
Director: Jayme Monjardim | Stars: Fernanda Montenegro, Thiago Lacerda, Marjorie Estiano, Janaína Kremer Motta
Votes: 909
43. Libertários (1976)
29 min | Documentary, Short
In the beginning of the Twentieth Century, many immigrants (Italian mainly, Portuguese and Spanish) arrive in São Paulo looking for better conditions of life. They try to settle in the ... See full summary »
Director: Lauro Escorel
Votes: 23
44. Amazonas, Amazonas (1965)
15 min | Short, Documentary
Glauber Rocha presents to audiences a brief look at the state of Amazonas, its population, their costumes, the rich nature and its importance to Brazil and the world. And above all, he ... See full summary »
Director: Glauber Rocha
Votes: 87
45. Amor Bandido (1979)
95 min | Drama
Rio de Janeiro police investigator Galvão is pursuing two trails, one professional and one personal. While he tracks a serial killer of taxi drivers, he also seeks his estranged daughter, ... See full summary »
Director: Bruno Barreto | Stars: Paulo Gracindo, Cristina Aché, Paulo Guarnieri, Ligia Diniz
Votes: 302
46. Drifter (2007)
80 min | Documentary
Three lonely drifters follow different paths on the roads of northeastern Minas Gerais, Brazil. A film about the connections between walking and thinking, in which the ever-changing nature of things turns life into a place of mere passing.
Director: Cao Guimarães | Stars: Gaúcho, Nercino, Paulão
Votes: 95
47. Máquina de Fazer Democracia - Vida e Obra de Anísio Teixeira (2004 TV Movie)
55 min | Documentary, Biography, History
The documentary is a biography of the Brazilian educator Anísio Teixeira and his legacy on the Brazilian educational process. The central idea of the project is to rebuilt the character's ... See full summary »
Director: Eduardo Spillberg | Stars: Carlos Teixeira, Jorge Portugal, Armindo Bião
48. 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: 2,051
49. Cat's Cradle (2002)
92 min | Crime, Drama, Horror
Cristiano, Francisco and Gabriel are three good old friends celebrating their entrance in the University. But in a horror night, the fun gets mixed up with violence.
Director: Alexandre Stockler | Stars: Rennata Airoldi, Luiz Araújo, Cainan Baladez, Caio Blat
Votes: 463
50. Quebrando o Tabu (2011)
PG-13 | 80 min | Documentary
Documentary uncovering the failure of the UN sanctioned war on drugs.
Directors: Fernando Grostein Andrade, Cosmo Feilding-Mellen | Stars: Fran Boyd Andrews, Brenda Blom, Fernando Henrique Cardoso, Jimmy Carter
Votes: 1,027
51. A Carne é Fraca (2004)
54 min | Documentary
A Brazilian documentary that shows the harmful effects of massive meat production in your country(Brazil), reporting the deterioration of amazon forest and mistreatment suffered by animals in all the process of producing meat.
Director: Denise Gonçalves | Stars: Márcio Bontempo, Christian Guy Caubet, Sônia T. Felipe, João Meirelles Filho
Votes: 141
52. República Guarani (1981)
100 min | Documentary
The story of the so called Christian-Communist Republic of the Guaranis. Formed by jesuit missions in Brazil, Paraguay, Argentina and Uruguay, between 1610/1767, it congregated about ... See full summary »
Director: Sylvio Back | Star: Carlos Pussineri Scala
Votes: 39
53. Revolução de 30 (1980)
118 min | Documentary
Collage of more than 30 documentaries and fiction films, photographs and some sound recordings about the 1930 Brazilian Revolution, its origins and consequences.
Director: Sylvio Back
Votes: 32
54. 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
55. Hour of the Star (1985)
Not Rated | 96 min | Drama
Macabea has just moved to the big city after her aunt, who raised her, died. She gets a job as a typist and moves into a boarding house with three other women. In her spare time she listens... See full summary »
Director: Suzana Amaral | Stars: Marcelia Cartaxo, José Dumont, Tamara Taxman, Fernanda Montenegro
Votes: 1,437
56. Uma Onda No Ar (2002)
92 min | Drama
Based on the true story of four friends who decide to install a communal pirate radio station called Rádio Favela in a shanty-town, to give voice to the outcasts' complaints.
Director: Helvecio Ratton | Stars: Alexandre Moreno, Babu Santana, Adolfo Moura, Benjamim Abras
Votes: 306
57. 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: 3,940
58. Como se Morre no Cinema (2002)
20 min | Documentary, Short
Memories of a parrot who participated in the filming of the classic Vidas Secas, in 1962, where it was featured along the puppy Baleia.
Director: Luelane Corrêa | Stars: Lucy Barreto, Luiz Carlos Barreto, Jurandir de Oliveira, Stela Freitas
Votes: 71
59. Alma do Brasil (1931)
53 min | Drama
The story of the removal of Laguna in the Paraguayan War.
Director: Libero Luxardo | Stars: Libero Luxardo, Antônio Ribas, Otaviano de Souza, Egon Adolfo
Votes: 14
60. 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
61. Rio, 40 Degrees (1955)
100 min | Drama
A semi-documentary on the people of Rio de Janeiro. The camera follows boys from a hillside shanty town who sell peanuts at Copacabana, Sugar Loaf Mountain, and a soccer game. Various ... See full summary »
Director: Nelson Pereira dos Santos | Stars: Modesto De Souza, Roberto Bataglin, Jece Valadão, Ana Beatriz
Votes: 861
62. 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: 855
63. Matou a Família e Foi ao Cinema (1969)
78 min | Drama, Horror
There are many concurrent plots in this film. The main one being the one in which a desperate guy kills his parents with an open razor and then goes to the movies. At the same time, other ... See full summary »
Director: Júlio Bressane | Stars: Márcia Rodrigues, Renata Sorrah, Antero de Oliveira, Vanda Lacerda
Votes: 555
64. A Mulher de Todos (1969)
93 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
Ângela Carne e Osso (Angela Meat and Bone), a young nymphomaniac, lives surrounded by delinquents, and exerts intense allure on them, dominating them all with her erotic power.
Director: Rogério Sganzerla | Stars: Helena Ignez, Jô Soares, Stênio Garcia, Paulo Villaça
Votes: 354
65. 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: 3,582
66. 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
67. Casa de Areia (2005)
R | 115 min | Drama
A woman is taken along with her mother in 1910 to a far-away desert by her husband, and after his passing, is forced to spend the next 59 years of her life hopelessly trying to escape it.
Director: Andrucha Waddington | Stars: Fernanda Montenegro, Fernanda Torres, Ruy Guerra, Seu Jorge
Votes: 3,273 | Gross: $0.53M
68. Sem Controle (2007)
90 min | Drama, Thriller
In Sem Controle Eduardo Moscovis is Danilo, a stage director obsessed with the injustice committed against XIX century farmer Manoel da Motta Coqueiro, case that initiated the process of ... See full summary »
Director: Cris D'Amato | Stars: Eduardo Moscovis, Milena Toscano, Vanessa Gerbelli, Renata Batista
Votes: 175
69. 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: 8,163
70. Os Desafinados (2008)
139 min | Drama, Musical
'Slightly Out Of Tune' is about a group of friends who come of age during the political turmoil that plagued Brazil in the 1960s and '70s. Together, these musicians form a band called "Os ... See full summary »
Director: Walter Lima Jr. | Stars: Rodrigo Santoro, Cláudia Abreu, Selton Mello, Alessandra Negrini
Votes: 434
71. Carandiru: The Series (2005– )
Drama
A doctor volunteers to carry out AIDS prevention work at the largest prison in Latin America, Carandiru, in São Paulo. There he lives with reality behind the bars, which includes violence, ... See full summary »
Stars: Luiz Carlos Vasconcelos, José Trassi, Ivan de Almeida, Ailton Graça
Votes: 81
72. Baptism of Blood (2006)
110 min | Drama, History
During the period of 1964 to 1985, Brazil lived a military dictatorship. In the 60s, the Dominican friars Tito, Betto, Fernando and Ivo help leftist organizations. However, they are ... See full summary »
Director: Helvecio Ratton | Stars: Caio Blat, Daniel de Oliveira, Léo Quintão, Odilon Esteves
Votes: 750
73. 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
74. Chico Antônio, o Herói com Caráter (1983)
40 min | Documentary, Short
The rescue of a real character from the work of writer Mario de Andrade. Chico Antônio is a singer and poacher of the interior of Rio Grande do Norte state.
Director: Eduardo Escorel | Stars: Chico Antônio, Eduardo Escorel, Deífilo Gurgel
Votes: 10
75. São Bernardo (1972)
113 min | Drama
The story of Paulo Honório, a poor kid who becomes a rich farmer. Obsessed by his desire to get even richer, he doesn't pay much attention to his wife, Madalena, a teacher who reacts against his tyrannical ways.
Director: Leon Hirszman | Stars: Othon Bastos, Isabel Ribeiro, Nildo Parente, Vanda Lacerda
Votes: 512
76. 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
77. Morte e Vida Severina (1977)
85 min | Drama
The story of Severino, a man who tries to escape the misery and the drought prevailing in the rural backcountry of the Northeast of Brazil. He heads for Recife, passing through desert and forest regions, expecting to find a better life.
Director: Zelito Viana | Stars: Tânia Alves, José Dumont, Stênio Garcia, Luiz Mendonça
Votes: 89
78. 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
79. 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
80. Way Beyond Weight (2012)
Not Rated | 83 min | Documentary
From Brazil to Kuwait, the levels of childhood obesity are outstandingly high. "Way Beyond Weight" is a movie that seeks to answer those questions in depth. It interviewed families, kids and specialists from all over the world.
Director: Estela Renner
Votes: 267
81. Cidadão Boilesen (2009)
92 min | Documentary
A documentary about the controversial businessman Henning Boilesen Jr. and his involvement with the military regime as one of its most enthusiastic supporters, financing it and ... See full summary »
Director: Chaim Litewski | Stars: Hennig Boilesen Jr., Fernando Henrique Cardoso, Jarbas Passarinho, Dom Paulo Evaristo Arns
Votes: 154
82. Lower City (2005)
R | 98 min | Drama
Lifelong friends Deco and Naldinho, who own a small steaming boat in Bahia, meet strip-dancer Karinna. Both men fall for her and their friendship is deeply shattered.
Director: Sergio Machado | Stars: Alice Braga, Wagner Moura, Lázaro Ramos, Maria Menezes
Votes: 4,377 | Gross: $0.13M
83. The Exercise of Chaos (2013)
71 min | Drama, Family, Mystery
A man from the countryside lives only with his three daughters. Away from everything and everyone, they face the drama and despair of their own lives.
Director: Frederico Machado | Stars: Auro Juriciê, Di Ramalho, Thalyta Sousa, Isabella Sousa
Votes: 95
84. This Consuming Love (2012)
80 min | Documentary, Biography, Drama
Gatto and Barbot are lifelong companions for more then 40 years and have just moved to a big decayed and abandoned building downtown Rio de Janeiro, where they start to live and promote ... See full summary »
Directors: Allan Ribeiro, Douglas Soares | Stars: Wilson Assis, Lauro Bonfim, Juka Goulart, Gatto Larsen
Votes: 69
85. The Day That Lasted 21 Years (2012)
77 min | Documentary, History, Thriller
Provides evidence of manipulation and investment funding from the U.S. government to carry out the Brazilian military coup that occurred in 1964.
Director: Camilo Tavares | Stars: Auro de Moura Andrade, Robert Bentley, Júlio de Sá Bierrenbach, Humberto de Alencar Castelo Branco
Votes: 468
86. Nina (2004)
85 min | Drama, Animation, Thriller
Psychological thriller larded with manga-like animations about the young, poor comic strip illustrator Nina, living with her mean landlady. She sinks further and further into a violent fantasy world.
Director: Heitor Dhalia | Stars: Guta Stresser, Myrian Muniz, Juliana Galdino, Sabrina Greve
Votes: 1,003
87. A Dog's Will (2000)
104 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
Follows the lives of 2 poor Brazilians and their schemes to get money and the consequences of their actions.
Director: Guel Arraes | Stars: Matheus Nachtergaele, Selton Mello, Rogério Cardoso, Denise Fraga
Votes: 16,917
88. The Assailant (2009)
R | 94 min | Action, Biography, Drama
Based on the life of a legendary capoeira fighter from Bahia, "Besouro" spins a fantastic tale of a young Brazilian man of African descent in search of his mission.
Director: João Daniel Tikhomiroff | Stars: Aílton Carmo, Jéssica Barbosa, Flávio Rocha, Irandhir Santos
Votes: 1,792
89. Corumbiara: They Shoot Indians, Don't They? (2009)
117 min | Documentary
The Bureau of Indian Affairs denounced a massacre in Corumbiara, where the investigations turned to a series of genocides. After 20 years of search for proof, the survivors were found hiding in the forest, terrified of white men.
Director: Vincent Carelli | Stars: Vincent Carelli, Altair Algaier, Monuzinho Canoê, Paulo da Silva
Votes: 153
90. City of Men (2007)
R | 106 min | Crime, Drama
Best buddies Acerola and Laranjinha, about to turn 18, discover things about their missing fathers' pasts which will shatter their solid friendship, in the middle of a war between rival drug gangs from Rio's favelas.
Director: Paulo Morelli | Stars: Douglas Silva, Darlan Cunha, Jonathan Haagensen, Rodrigo dos Santos
Votes: 16,296 | Gross: $0.31M
91. Romance (2008)
105 min | Romance
During a remake of the play Tristan and Isolde, actors Peter and Ana fall in love. While the characters live an idealized love, the interpreters are living a true story, which they try to spice it up with the intensity of the fiction.
Director: Guel Arraes | Stars: Andrea Beltrão, José Wilker, Marco Nanini, Bruno Garcia
Votes: 696
92. 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
93. 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
94. The Clown (2011)
88 min | Comedy, Drama
Father and son work as clowns Puro Sangue/Valdemar and Pangare/Benjamin in a circus in the Brazilian countryside. Benjamin decides to follow a different path and meets several people on the way.
Director: Selton Mello | Stars: Selton Mello, Paulo José, Larissa Manoela, Giselle Motta
Votes: 5,470
95. Cafundó (2005)
102 min | Biography, Drama, History
Cafundó is a 35 mm color film which blends fact with fiction in the life of João de Camargo, a former black slave (1858-1942, Sorocaba, Brazil) who, in his old age, works miracles and ... See full summary »
Directors: Paulo Betti, Clovis Bueno | Stars: Lázaro Ramos, Leona Cavalli, Leandro Firmino, Alexandre Rodrigues
Votes: 274
96. 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: 9,241
97. Who Killed Pixote? (1996)
116 min | Biography, Drama
Based on the true story of Fernando Ramos da Silva, actor of Hector Babenco's Pixote (1980).
Director: José Joffily | Stars: Cassiano Carneiro, Luciana Rigueira, Joana Fomm, Tuca Andrada
Votes: 400
98. O Cheiro do Ralo (2006)
Not Rated | 112 min | Comedy, Drama
A pawn shop proprietor buys used goods from desperate locals--as much to play perverse power games as for his own livelihood, but when the perfect rump and a backed-up toilet enter his life, he loses all control.
Director: Heitor Dhalia | Stars: Selton Mello, Paula Braun, Paulo Alves, Suzana Alves
Votes: 5,515
99. Querô (2007)
88 min | Drama
Querô is an orphan teenager, living alone near the docks in Santos, Brazil. His mother, a prostitute, died when he was a baby, and he was raised in the bordello where she worked. He also ... See full summary »
Director: Carlos Cortez | Stars: Maxwell Nascimento, Ângela Leal, Juliana Pires, Maria Luísa Mendonça
Votes: 379
100. Amores Possíveis (2001)
Unrated | 98 min | Comedy, Romance, Drama
Fifteen year ago, Carlos went to the cinema to meet Júlia, his university colleague with whom he was in love. She never showed up. Carlos was left waiting in the lobby alone. While he waits... See full summary »
Director: Sandra Werneck | Stars: Murilo Benício, Carolina Ferraz, Emílio de Mello, Beth Goulart
Votes: 1,108
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