Filmes e Séries Portuguesas

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1. Tabu (I) (2012)

Not Rated | 118 min | Drama, Romance

78 Metascore

A restless retired woman teams up with her deceased neighbor's maid to seek out a man who has a secret connection to her past life as a farm owner at the foothill of Mount Tabu in Africa.

Director: Miguel Gomes | Stars: Telmo Churro, Miguel Gomes, Hortêncílio Aquina, Américo Mota

Votes: 7,423

2. Lines of Wellington (2012)

Not Rated | 151 min | Drama, History, War

On September 27, 1810, the French troops commanded by Marshal Massena, were defeated in the Serra do Buçaco by the Anglo-Portuguese army of general Wellington. Despite the victory, ... See full summary »

Director: Valeria Sarmiento | Stars: Nuno Lopes, Soraia Chaves, Marisa Paredes, John Malkovich

Votes: 1,570

3. Aniki Bóbó (1942)

71 min | Drama, Family

The story takes place in the old streets of Porto and by the banks of the Douro River. A gang of very young kids has just accepted a new member, Carlitos, a shy boy who has "played it tough... See full summary »

Director: Manoel de Oliveira | Stars: Nascimento Fernandes, Vital dos Santos, António Palma, Armando Pedro

Votes: 1,887

4. A Bela e o Paparazzo (2010)

106 min | Comedy, Romance

Telenovela star Mariana is on the verge of a nervous breakdown: shooting is not going smoothly, her popularity is waning, and she is forever being hounded by paparazzi. Frustrated, Mariana ... See full summary »

Director: António-Pedro Vasconcelos | Stars: Soraia Chaves, Marco D'Almeida, Nuno Markl, Pedro Laginha

Votes: 1,123

5. Filme da Treta (2006)

91 min | Comedy

Following an apocalyptic vision during a show in the booth of a "peep-show", Zézé decides to join the Order of the Caracolários Descalços.

Director: José Sacramento | Stars: José Pedro Gomes, António Feio, Maria Rueff, José Raposo

Votes: 1,117

6. Backlight (2010)

90 min | Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi

Several characters who are each at critical stages of their lives are strangely impelled towards an uncharted lake in the middle of the desert where they all have the opportunity to save each other.

Director: Fernando Fragata | Stars: Joaquim de Almeida, Michelle Mania, Skyler Day, Scott Bailey

Votes: 2,297

7. O Mistério da Estrada de Sintra (2007)

98 min | Adventure, Crime, Mystery

A critique of the romantic Portuguese society of the nineteenth century.

Director: Jorge Paixão da Costa | Stars: Ivo Canelas, António Pedro Cerdeira, Bruna Di Tullio, Rogério Samora

Votes: 449

8. Blood of My Blood (2011)

Not Rated | 131 min | Drama, Thriller

A regular family living in the outskirts of Lisbon sees the serenity of their lives shaken beyond any remedy within a week.

Director: João Canijo | Stars: Rita Blanco, Anabela Moreira, Cleia Almeida, Rafael Morais

Votes: 2,035

9. The Gilded Cage (2013)

G | 90 min | Comedy, Drama

For thirty years now Maria and José Ribeiro have been living on the ground floor of a Haussmannian building in one of the most exclusive districts of Paris. Everybody loves this nice couple... See full summary »

Director: Ruben Alves | Stars: Rita Blanco, Joaquim de Almeida, Roland Giraud, Chantal Lauby

Votes: 10,627

10. The Strange Case of Angelica (2010)

Unrated | 97 min | Drama, Fantasy

75 Metascore

A photographer is asked by hotel owners to take portraits of their recently deceased daughter.

Director: Manoel de Oliveira | Stars: Afonso Bonito, Carmen Santos, Paulo Matos, Ricardo Trêpa

Votes: 2,136 | Gross: $0.05M

11. Christopher Columbus, the Enigma (2007)

75 min | Drama, History

A true story of a doctor and his wife who went on a journey in order to prove that discoverer Christopher Columbus was in fact Portuguese.

Director: Manoel de Oliveira | Stars: Ricardo Trêpa, Leonor Baldaque, Manoel de Oliveira, Maria Isabel de Oliveira

Votes: 425

12. The Portuguese Falcon (2015)

106 min | Action, Comedy, History

Follows Portugal's first fascist superhero: the ultra patriotic Captain Falcon!

Director: João Leitão | Stars: Gonçalo Waddington, David Chan Cordeiro, José Pinto, Miguel Guilherme

Votes: 2,051

13. A Menina da Rádio (1944)

106 min | Comedy, Musical

Geninha and Fortunato are couple who loves music. He's a good songwriter, she sings well. Despite this, their parents hate each other and do not seem willing to allow their marriage, nor the creation of a local radio for them.

Director: Arthur Duarte | Stars: Maria Matos, António Silva, Maria Eugénia, Francisco Ribeiro

Votes: 298

14. Letters from War (2016)

105 min | Drama

Based on António Lobo Antunes's novel, a collection of letters written by a young soldier, doctor and a aspirant writer, to his wife while he was serving in Angola between 1971 and 1973, ... See full summary »

Director: Ivo Ferreira | Stars: Miguel Nunes, Margarida Vila-Nova, Ricardo Pereira, João Pedro Vaz

Votes: 799

15. The Courtyard of the Ballads (1942)

121 min | Comedy, Musical

This classic of Portuguese cinema depicts the friendships and rivalries of the inhabitants of a square in downtown Lisbon, where exists a spirit of familiarity between neighbors.

Director: Francisco Ribeiro | Stars: Maria das Neves, Vasco Santana, António Silva, Laura Alves

Votes: 1,275

16. Cantiga da Rua (1950)

122 min | Drama

Alberto, singer of vocation, is opposed by his father who wants him employed in his shoe store, and by the stepmother who influences the progenitor, in favor of his own son, Luis.

Director: Henrique Campos | Stars: Alberto Ribeiro, Deolinda Rodrigues, Luísa Durão, Maria Olguim

Votes: 51

17. O Pintor e a Cidade (1956)

26 min | Documentary, Short

A painter wanders around the city of Oporto painting what he sees: old and modern buildings, people arriving and leaving work in the factories, children playing.

Director: Manoel de Oliveira | Star: António Cruz

Votes: 248

18. O Velho do Restelo (2014)

19 min | Short, Drama, History

Don Quixote, Luís de Camões, Camilo Castelo Branco and Teixeira de Pascoaes meet in an eternal garden in the middle of a modern city and talk about life.

Director: Manoel de Oliveira | Stars: Diogo Dória, Luís Miguel Cintra, Ricardo Trêpa, Mário Barroso

Votes: 157

19. Adolfo (2014)

Animation, Short

Adolfo is different from the other kids, doesn't seem to fit in. So he has an horrible plan for world domination. But will it work?

Director: João Carrilho | Stars: Carlos Nobre, Joana Pais de Brito

Votes: 13

20. Hard Times (1988)

90 min | Drama

A film adaptation of the Charles Dickens novel "Hard Times" set in a Portuguese industrial town of the 1980s.

Director: João Botelho | Stars: Henrique Viana, Júlia Britton, Eunice Muñoz, Ruy Furtado

Votes: 105

21. O Costa do Castelo (1943)

135 min | Comedy, Romance

The unlikely love between Luisinha, a humble girl who lives on a small pension in Lisbon, and Daniel, a wealthy aristocrat who decides to fight for the girl who loves against the prejudices of his family.

Director: Arthur Duarte | Stars: António Silva, Maria Matos, Milú, Curado Ribeiro

Votes: 645

22. Noite Escura (2004)

94 min | Drama, Crime

"Noite Escura" is a disturbing movie about the Portuguese underworld of prostitution.

Director: João Canijo | Stars: Fernando Luís, Rita Blanco, Beatriz Batarda, Cleia Almeida

Votes: 613

23. Saint George (2016)

112 min | Crime, Drama

An unemployed boxer turned collection agency employee deals with the deplorable methods they have to use when collecting bad debts.

Director: Marco Martins | Stars: Nuno Lopes, Mariana Nunes, David Semedo, José Raposo

Votes: 2,106

24. Arabian Nights: Volume 1 - The Restless One (2015)

Not Rated | 125 min | Drama

81 Metascore

Some of the chapters from Arabian Nights are adapted to a modern Portugal in this epic.

Director: Miguel Gomes | Stars: Crista Alfaiate, Miguel Gomes, Martinho Cerqueira, Miguel Cerqueira

Votes: 2,410 | Gross: $0.01M

25. Arabian Nights: Volume 2 - The Desolate One (2015)

Not Rated | 131 min | Drama, Romance

81 Metascore

Continuation of the Arabian Nights stories by the structure were adapted to modern life in Portugal in three innings and the third chapter "The Owners of Dixie" has three chapters.

Director: Miguel Gomes | Stars: Crista Alfaiate, Chico Chapas, Luísa Cruz, Joana de Verona

Votes: 1,572 | Gross: $0.01M

26. Arabian Nights: Volume 3 - The Enchanted One (2015)

Not Rated | 125 min | Drama

80 Metascore

The final trilogy of adaptation of Arabian Nights story by the structure in Portugal modern life between 2013-2014 in three chapters.

Director: Miguel Gomes | Stars: Crista Alfaiate, Américo Silva, Amar Bounachada, Lionel Franc

Votes: 1,281 | Gross: $0.00M

27. Disquiet (2010)

90 min | Drama

A room in Lisbon. A man dreams and establishes a theory to make it come true. This film is based on The Book of Disquiet , the posthumous work of the Portuguese writer Fernando Pessoa. It ... See full summary »

Director: João Botelho | Stars: Cláudio da Silva, Pedro Lamares, Ricardo Aibéo, Suzie Peterson

Votes: 478

28. Fim de Linha (2016)

14 min | Animation, Short

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Directors: Paulo D'Alva, António Pinto

Votes: 11

29. The Hunt (1964)

21 min | Short, Drama

José and Roberto are friends, and they decide to go hunting but without guns, so that no accident will happen. As they stroll and talk, one of them falls into a hole in a hidden marshland. ... See full summary »

Director: Manoel de Oliveira | Stars: António Rodrigues Sousa, João Rocha Almeida, Albino Freitas, Manuel De Sa

Votes: 397

30. Thursday Night (I) (2017)

8 min | Short, Drama, Fantasy

An elusive stranger pays Bimbo a visit in the middle of the night to deliver a vital message

Director: Gonçalo Almeida

Votes: 65

31. Gebo and the Shadow (2012)

95 min | Drama

71 Metascore

Set in the late 19th century, about a honored but poor patriarch who sacrifices himself to protect his fugitive son.

Director: Manoel de Oliveira | Stars: Michael Lonsdale, Claudia Cardinale, Jeanne Moreau, Leonor Silveira

Votes: 698

32. Horse Money (2014)

Unrated | 103 min | Drama

84 Metascore

"The time is now, a numbing and timeless present of hospital stays, bureaucratic questioning, and wandering through remembered spaces... and suddenly it is also then, the mid '70s and the ... See full summary »

Director: Pedro Costa | Stars: Ventura, Vitalina Varela, Tito Furtado, Benvindo Tavares

Votes: 1,952

33. Vasco Santana: O Bom Português (1998 TV Movie)

53 min | Documentary, Biography

A look at the life and career of Vasco Santana, one of the most beloved actors of the Portuguese cinema.

Directors: Bruno Cerveira, Vasco Eloy | Stars: Maria João Abreu, António Assunção, Carlos Avilez, Joaquim Benite

Votes: 7

34. Aldeia da Roupa Branca (1939)

92 min | Comedy

The story of how Gracinda, a young washerwoman, tries to revitalize her decadent business with the help of Chico, for whom she's in love, and her uncle, who has a fiery rivalry with Quitéria, owner of another laundry business.

Director: Chianca de Garcia | Stars: Beatriz Costa, Manuel Santos Carvalho, José Amaro, Óscar de Lemos

Votes: 376

35. Os Imortais (2003)

130 min | Action, Crime, Drama

Every year, four ex-soldiers who call themselves "Os Imortais" ("The Immortals"), get together with four women to celebrate their war deeds and remember the old days, back in the war. On ... See full summary »

Director: António-Pedro Vasconcelos | Stars: Joaquim de Almeida, Emmanuelle Seigner, Nicolau Breyner, Rogério Samora

Votes: 1,419

37. O Leão da Estrela (1947)

121 min | Comedy, Romance

Anastácio lives in Lisbon and is fanatic for Sporting, one of the city's football teams. When the team travels to face Porto, he follows it with the family, staying in house of his friend, Mr. Barata, pretending to be rich.

Director: Arthur Duarte | Stars: António Silva, Milú, Maria Eugénia, Erico Braga

Votes: 1,218

38. Os Maias: Cenas da Vida Romântica (2014)

139 min | Drama, History, Romance

The tragedy and comedy in Carlo's life begins, grows and ends like the tragedy and comedy of Portugal. In the company of his close friend, João da Ega, allegedly a brilliant writer, Carlos,... See full summary »

Director: João Botelho | Stars: Graciano Dias, Maria Flor, João Perry, Pedro Inês

Votes: 896

39. Um Filme Falado (2003)

Not Rated | 96 min | Comedy, Drama, History

77 Metascore

Lisbon, Marseilles, Naples, Athens, Istanbul, Cairo, Aden and Bombay. Along with a university teacher and her little daughter, we embark on a long journey, experiencing different cultures and civilizations.

Director: Manoel de Oliveira | Stars: Leonor Silveira, Filipa de Almeida, John Malkovich, Catherine Deneuve

Votes: 2,092 | Gross: $0.01M

40. Refrigerantes e Canções de Amor (2016)

98 min | Comedy, Romance

A story that follows the anxieties of two musicians Lucas and Pedro, once a successful Portuguese music duo who try to survive on solo careers.

Director: Luís Galvão Teles | Stars: Ivo Canelas, João Tempera, Lúcia Moniz, Victoria Guerra

Votes: 465

41. Conexão (2009)

Action, Crime, Drama

The story begins when the trawler of Master Narciso is swept offshore by special Portuguese forces, with their cargo of hashish from Morocco. Marica Alberro, the head of the family who lost... See full summary »

Stars: Ivo Canelas, Francesc Garrido, Mela Casal, Cristovão Campos

Votes: 54

42. Mysteries of Lisbon (2011–2020)

Not Rated | 317 min | Drama, Mystery, Romance

82 Metascore

Follows a jealous countess, a wealthy businessman, and a young orphaned boy across Portugal, France, Italy and Brazil where they connect with a variety of mysterious individuals.

Stars: Adriano Luz, Maria João Bastos, Ricardo Pereira, João Arrais

Votes: 3,608 | Gross: $0.11M

43. O Costa d'África (1954)

90 min | Comedy

When Amadeu discovers that his uncle, Mr. Costa, is returning from the Portuguese colonies in Africa, he panics. He wasted all the money he gave him so he will try to create an illusion for his uncle not to realize that he's broke.

Director: João Mendes | Stars: Vasco Santana, Laura Alves, Costinha, Erico Braga

Votes: 98

44. Último a Sair (2011)

1,210 min | Comedy

An original and unique parody to reality shows.In Portugal, different celebrities, from different artistic areas, "live" together in a house where everything looks real, but it's not. Pure comedy and social satire.

Stars: Miguel Guilherme, Luciana Abreu, Bruno Nogueira, Roberto Leal

Votes: 1,822

46. A Canção de Lisboa (1933)

85 min | Comedy, Musical

After flunking in medical school, the young and bohemian Vasco need to trick his aunts, the main financers of his studies, preventing them to know that he is not a doctor.

Director: José Cottinelli Telmo | Stars: Vasco Santana, Beatriz Costa, António Silva, Teresa Gomes

Votes: 1,527

47. Odisseia (2013– )

240 min | Comedy, Drama

The two protagonists are both the producers and play themselves in this utterly unexpected thrill of a ride. As you start going deeper into the story you begin to realize you can't really ... See full summary »

Stars: Bruno Nogueira, Gonçalo Waddington, Miguel Borges, Tiago Rodrigues

Votes: 2,334

48. The Crime of Father Amaro (2005)

100 min | Action, Drama

An young priest commits a crime when he falls in love with a beautiful and troubled woman.

Director: Carlos Coelho da Silva | Stars: Jorge Corrula, Soraia Chaves, Nicolau Breyner, Glória Férias

Votes: 2,645

49. Blood (1989)

95 min | Drama, Mystery

Vicente, seventeen, lives with brother Nino, ten-years-old, and his ailing father in a derelict house on the outskirts of the capital. They don't seem to remember their mother, and are very... See full summary »

Director: Pedro Costa | Stars: Pedro Hestnes, Nuno Ferreira, Inês de Medeiros, Luís Miguel Cintra

Votes: 1,157

50. Blood Curse (2006)

Not Rated | 97 min | Horror, Mystery

A prominent and respected family inherits a beautiful home in the country, nestled deep inside a tiny village.

Directors: Tiago Guedes, Frederico Serra | Stars: Adriano Luz, Manuela Couto, Sara Carinhas, Afonso Pimentel

Votes: 1,784

51. Silvestre (1981)

120 min | Drama

The daughters of a nobleman give shelter to a stranger. After that visit ends with a severed hand, the pilgrim takes on different identities to seek revenge. The nobleman goes missing and his youngest has to pose as a knight to save him.

Director: João César Monteiro | Stars: Maria de Medeiros, Teresa Madruga, Luís Miguel Cintra, Jorge Silva Melo

Votes: 349

52. Os Verdes Anos (1963)

91 min | Drama, Romance

19-year-old Julio has just left the provinces to settle down in the outskirts of Lisbon. He lives in a poor area with his uncle Afonso and starts working as an apprentice shoemaker. At the ... See full summary »

Director: Paulo Rocha | Stars: Rui Gomes, Isabel Ruth, Ruy Furtado, Paulo Renato

Votes: 943

53. O Grande Elias (1950)

118 min | Comedy

When Mr. Elias discovers that his aunt, who lives in Brazil, comes to visit him, he decides to temporarily occupy the house of a wealthy neighbor who's away so that she doesn't discover that he's not as rich as he told her.

Director: Arthur Duarte | Stars: António Silva, Milú, Francisco Ribeiro, Cremilda de Oliveira

Votes: 248

55. Jogo de Damas (2015)

87 min | Drama

Following Marta's wake, her five best friends decide to spend the night at a rural tourist getaway that Marta never got around to opening. That long night becomes a maze-like journey ... See full summary »

Director: Patrícia Sequeira | Stars: Ana Nave, Ana Padrão, Fátima Belo, Maria João Luís

Votes: 125

56. Alice (I) (2005)

102 min | Drama

In the wake of his daughter's disappearance, a father wallowing in grief feeds his desire to find her with unusual methods.

Director: Marco Martins | Stars: Nuno Lopes, Beatriz Batarda, Miguel Guilherme, Ana Bustorff

Votes: 2,354

57. Our Beloved Month of August (2008)

Not Rated | 147 min | Music, Romance

82 Metascore

Docu-drama about Portuguese social life in the countryside during the busy month of August

Director: Miguel Gomes | Stars: Sónia Bandeira, Fábio Oliveira, Joaquim Carvalho, Andreia Santos

Votes: 1,825

58. Zona J (1998)

96 min | Crime, Drama, Romance

Tó is a black boy from Zona J, a tough neighborhood in Lisbon, and falls in love with a white girl, Carla. Tó dreams to live in Angola, where his parents were born, however the reality the two teens are in makes everything complicated.

Director: Leonel Vieira | Stars: Félix Fontoura, Nuria Madruga, Milton Spencer, Edson Silva

Votes: 997

59. Malapata (2017)

83 min | Comedy, Mystery

Two friends who win the lottery have the worst day of their lives with constant bad luck and unexpected turn of events.

Director: Diogo Morgado | Stars: Marco Horácio, Rui Unas, Luís de Matos, Luciana Abreu

Votes: 487

60. Sorte Nula (2004)

85 min | Mystery, Crime

Alberto is planning the ultimate romantic escape, but before he can catch the airplane he will endure the creepiest day of his life.

Director: Fernando Fragata | Stars: Helder Mendes, António Feio, Rui Unas, Isabel Figueira

Votes: 1,453

61. Tentação (1997)

115 min | Drama, Romance

Father Antonio is a priest by vocation, committed and generous, dear people of Vila Daires a quiet village of the north. But Father Anthony is also a man, and Vila Daires is not as peaceful... See full summary »

Director: Joaquim Leitão | Stars: Joaquim de Almeida, Cristina Câmara, Diogo Infante, Ana Bustorff

Votes: 525

62. Call Girl (2007)

Unrated | 145 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

Maria (Soraia Chaves) a sensual call girl, is hired by Mouros (Joaquim de Almeida) to seduce Meireles (Nicolau Breyner), the Mayor of Vilanova, so that he can authorize a multinational to build a high quality resort. However, Madeira (Ivo Canelas) and Neves (Jose Raposo), PJ police detectives, discover the evidence of corruption and begin to investigate Meireles. Everything becomes even more ... See full summary »

Director: António-Pedro Vasconcelos | Stars: Soraia Chaves, Ivo Canelas, Nicolau Breyner, Joaquim de Almeida

Votes: 2,406

63. Trails (1978)

120 min | Drama, Fantasy

For his feature debut Monteiro creatively borrowed from traditional Portuguese legends to craft a series of echoing, parallel tales of young couples desperately escaping cruel false fathers... See full summary »

Director: João César Monteiro | Stars: Manuela de Freitas, Luís de Sousa Costa, Francisco Domingues, Carmen Duarte Ferreira

Votes: 237

64. Abraham's Valley (1993)

187 min | Drama

Ema is a very attractive but innocent girl, so pretty that cars crash in her presence. Young marries Dr. Carlo Paiva, who she is not attracted to, but is her father's friend. They move to ... See full summary »

Director: Manoel de Oliveira | Stars: Leonor Silveira, Cécile Sanz de Alba, Luís Miguel Cintra, Ruy de Carvalho

Votes: 1,538

65. The Tyrant Father (1941)

114 min | Comedy

Francisco, salesman in a shoe store, is totally in love with Tatão, which sells perfume in the same street. But he is an amateur theater actor, as she hates theater and is a fan of cinema. Will this unlikely love endure?

Director: António Lopes Ribeiro | Stars: Vasco Santana, Francisco Ribeiro, Leonor Maia, Barroso Lopes

Votes: 860

66. Change of Life (1966)

94 min | Drama

After a stint in the army fighting in Angola, a soldier comes home to find his sweetheart has married his brother. He makes advances towards his sister-in-law, but she turns him down. ... See full summary »

Director: Paulo Rocha | Stars: Geraldo Del Rey, Isabel Ruth, Maria Barroso, João Guedes

Votes: 445

67. A Mãe é que Sabe (2016)

88 min | Comedy, Drama, Sci-Fi

Ana Luísa's family meet at home to celebrate her father's birthday. As the guests sit around the table, they share memories with a common denominator: the late Josefa, Ana Luisa's mother. ... See full summary »

Director: Nuno Rocha | Stars: Maria João Abreu, Joana Pais de Brito, Filipe Vargas, Filipa Areosa

Votes: 537

68. Pulsação Zero (2002)

83 min | Action, Comedy, Crime

Chasing Life (Pulsação Zero) is an action/comedy about 25 year old lovable loser Alex who, when his life hits rock bottom and decides to end it all, shares his dogs euthanasia poison just ... See full summary »

Director: Fernando Fragata | Stars: Helder Mendes, Adelaide de Sousa, Miguel C., Adriano Carvalho

Votes: 243

69. Uma Abelha na Chuva (1972)

75 min | Drama

A married couple of rich and depressed noblemen destroy the lives of their servants out of spite.

Director: Fernando Lopes | Stars: Laura Soveral, João Guedes, Zita Duarte, Ruy Furtado

Votes: 280

70. Domingo à Tarde (1965)

90 min | Drama, Romance

Reflections on life and death through the eyes of a medicine doctor, researcher on blood deseases, under the anguish of consulting a terminally ill young woman.

Director: António de Macedo | Stars: Isabel de Castro, Ruy de Carvalho, Isabel Ruth, Alexandre Passos

Votes: 101

71. God's Comedy (1995)

170 min | Comedy, Drama

João de Deus is the manager of an ice-cream shop owned by an ex-prostitute, Paraíso dos Gelados (Ice-Cream Paradise). Through a unmoved desire of perfection, he seeks, through cleansing and... See full summary »

Director: João César Monteiro | Stars: Cláudia Teixeira, João César Monteiro, Manuela de Freitas, Raquel Ascensão

Votes: 1,393

72. Jaime (1999)

111 min | Drama

A woman takes her young son, leaves her husband and moves in with her lover. The boy, desperate to get his parents back together, becomes convinced that if only he can get his father's ... See full summary »

Director: António-Pedro Vasconcelos | Stars: Saúl Fonseca, Fernanda Serrano, Joaquim Leitão, Sandro Silva

Votes: 1,239

73. O Lampião da Estrela (2000 TV Movie)

90 min | Comedy

An unsuccessful football manager tries to impress an aristocratic, successful one, with the objective of selling him the passes of two unpromising African players.

Director: Diamantino Ferreira | Stars: Herman José, José Pedro Gomes, Catarina Furtado, Alda Gomes

Votes: 414

74. A Divina Comédia (1991)

140 min | Drama

Patients in a mental institution see themselves as Adam and Eve, Sonia and Raskolnikov, a Philosopher and a Prophet, Alyosha and Ivan Karamazov, Jesus, Lazarus, Martha, Mary and St Teresa of Avila.

Director: Manoel de Oliveira | Stars: Maria de Medeiros, Miguel Guilherme, Luís Miguel Cintra, Mário Viegas

Votes: 504

75. The Mutants (1998)

113 min | Drama

Three homeless teenagers rejects struggle to survive together. Of them, Andreia is pregnant, while Pedro and Ricardo hustle, steal and are exploited by a pornographer.

Director: Teresa Villaverde | Stars: Ana Moreira, Alexandre Pinto, Nelson Varela, Helder Tavares

Votes: 652

76. Fátima (2017)

153 min | Drama

The journey of 11 women while they go on a pilgrimage from Bragança to Fatima.

Director: João Canijo | Stars: Rita Blanco, Anabela Moreira, Cleia Almeida, Vera Barreto

Votes: 368

77. Batrachian's Ballad (2016)

11 min | Documentary, Short

"Once upon a time, before people came along, all the creatures were free and able to be with one another", narrates the voiceover. "All the animals danced together and were immeasurably ... See full summary »

Director: Leonor Teles

Votes: 327

79. Cats Don't Have Vertigo (2014)

124 min | Comedy, Drama

An 18 year old boy with a complicated life starts a criminal career but ends up on a rooftop of Lisbon. On the apartment below lives a recently widowed, lonely old lady. Against all odds ... See full summary »

Director: António-Pedro Vasconcelos | Stars: Maria do Céu Guerra, João Jesus, Fernanda Serrano, Ricardo Carriço

Votes: 1,821

80. Adão e Eva (1995)

104 min | Drama

Catarina Menezes is a bisexual TV reporter who decides to have a child on her own and chooses Spanish humanitarian doctor Rafael to father the child, setting up an elaborate charade to lure... See full summary »

Director: Joaquim Leitão | Stars: Maria de Medeiros, Joaquim de Almeida, Karra Elejalde, Ana Bustorff

Votes: 486

81. Goodbye, Father (1996)

85 min | Drama

For a 13-year-old boy like Filipe, the prospect of a summer vacation in the Azores with his father is like a dream come true. But dreams are sometimes just a way to avoid facing reality...

Director: Luís Filipe Rocha | Stars: Afonso Pimentel, João Lagarto, Laura Soveral, Natália Luiza

Votes: 586

82. Past and Present (1972)

115 min | Comedy

Vanda is a young widow, with a number of marriages past her, who tends to venerate each deceased husband, as much as she betrays and denigrates the present one.

Director: Manoel de Oliveira | Stars: Maria de Saisset, Manuela de Freitas, Bárbara Vieira, Alberto Inácio

Votes: 216

83. Os Filhos do Rock (2013–2014)

50 min | Drama, History, Music

A series about the phenomenon of rock and roll in Portugal during the 1980's.

Stars: Cristovão Campos, Eduardo Frazão, João Tempera, Ivo Canelas

Votes: 610

84. E Depois, Matei-o (2012 TV Movie)

62 min | Drama

Susana, a sociology student, interviews Catarina, a woman arrested for killing her husband. Catarina was a victim of domestic violence who decided that everything had to come to an end.

Director: Lourenço de Mello | Stars: Isabel Abreu, Albano Jerónimo, Sónia Balacó, Pedro Giestas

Votes: 61

86. A Canção da Terra (1938)

115 min | Drama

In Porto Santo, a small island next to Madeira the drought rages and Gonçalves, a local farmer, tries to overcome the catastrophe, with the help of Bastiana, whom he dearly loves. João ... See full summary »

Director: Jorge Brum do Canto | Stars: Elsa Rumina, Barreto Poeira, Óscar de Lemos, João Manuel

Votes: 69

87. A Passagem da Noite (2003)

95 min | Drama

Mariana is a 17 year old girl, who, after being raped by drug addict, finds out she's pregnant and, in her path, discovers how difficult it can be entering adulthood.

Director: Luís Filipe Rocha | Stars: Leonor Seixas, João Ricardo, João Pedro Vaz, Maria João Falcão

Votes: 248

88. Belarmino (1964)

80 min | Documentary, Biography, Drama

Interview with a has-been boxing champion «who could have been great», probing, and soul revealing.

Director: Fernando Lopes | Stars: Belarmino Fragoso, Jean Pierre Gebler, Maria Teresa de Noronha, Bernardo Moreira

Votes: 477

89. Francisca (1981)

166 min | Biography, Drama

The life of a young man, son of an English officer who lets himself become a prisoner of love resulting in fatalism and disgrace.

Director: Manoel de Oliveira | Stars: Teresa Menezes, Diogo Dória, Mário Barroso, Francisco Brás

Votes: 609

90. Rosa de Alfama (1953)

86 min | Drama, Musical, Comedy

Rosa Maria, whose father is a sailor, was picked up by Tomé, having a child of her son Renato, who is expelled from home.

Director: Henrique Campos | Stars: Alberto Ribeiro, Mariana Villar, Alves da Cunha, Henrique Campos

Votes: 31

91. 20,13 (2006)

114 min | Drama, Mystery, War

Mozambique, 24th of December 1969, a Portuguese army patrol return to headquarters bringing in a prisoner. A few hours later, he is found dead in his cell. Who killed him? and why? tensions... See full summary »

Director: Joaquim Leitão | Stars: Marco D'Almeida, Adriano Carvalho, Carla Chambel, Maya Booth

Votes: 224

92. A Selva (2002)

105 min | Drama, Romance

Young man, of Portuguese nobility ascendancy, starts working in a rubber plantation in the Amazon, in 1912, and falls in love with pretty Yayá, a married woman.

Director: Leonel Vieira | Stars: Diogo Morgado, Karra Elejalde, Maitê Proença, Chico Díaz

Votes: 292

93. Maria Papoila (I) (1937)

105 min | Comedy

A humble country girl moves to the city to work as a maid, eventually finding love and adventure.

Director: José Leitão de Barros | Stars: Mirita Casimiro, António Silva, Eduardo Fernandes, Alves da Costa

Votes: 90

94. The Letter (1999)

107 min | Drama

A well-bred, lovely, spiritual, sad young woman marries an attentive physician who loves her. She feels affection but no love. Soon after, without design, she falls in love with Pedro ... See full summary »

Director: Manoel de Oliveira | Stars: Chiara Mastroianni, Pedro Abrunhosa, Antoine Chappey, Leonor Silveira

Votes: 734

95. O Cerco (1970)

111 min | Drama

A look at the urban society of the seventies. The story of Marta a young and pretty girl, who leaves her husband to search for her true identity. She doesn't quite know what she wants, but ... See full summary »

Director: António da Cunha Telles | Stars: Maria Cabral, Miguel Franco, Ruy de Carvalho, Mário Jacques

Votes: 134

96. Paraíso Filmes (2002–2003)

Comedy

A comedic series that tells us the story of a movie producing team (Paraíso Filmes/Paradise Films) that wants to make great movies, but is only able to poorly produced knock-offs of popular movies.

Stars: José Pedro Gomes, António Feio, Carla Salgueiro, Carlos Curto

Votes: 169

97. Ossos (1997)

Not Rated | 94 min | Drama

A suicidal young woman gives her newborn child up to his deadbeat father in the Fontainhas slums of Lisbon.

Director: Pedro Costa | Stars: Vanda Duarte, Nuno Vaz, Mariya Lipkina, Isabel Ruth

Votes: 1,734

98. Down to Earth (1994)

110 min | Drama

The film tells a story of Mariana, a nurse who leaves Lisbon to accompany an immigrant worker in a comatose sleep on his trip home to Cape Verde. The devoted Portuguese nurse took a journey only to find herself lost in abstract drama.

Director: Pedro Costa | Stars: Inês de Medeiros, Isaach De Bankolé, Edith Scob, Pedro Hestnes

Votes: 1,099

99. Recollections of the Yellow House (1989)

122 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama

Lisbon, 1989. A middle-aged poor idiot, tormented by an illness, lives in a cheap room in a family boarding house, in the old section of the city's waterfront.

Director: João César Monteiro | Stars: João César Monteiro, Manuela de Freitas, Ruy Furtado, Teresa Calado

Votes: 1,418

100. Forget Everything I've Told You (2002)

108 min | Comedy, Drama

A tragic-comedy over a dysfunctional Portuguese family. The story of six people who love, hate, split up and meet again - Messias, the husband, a dentist, almost magician; Felizbela, the ... See full summary »

Director: António Ferreira | Stars: Custódia Gallego, António Capelo, Amélia Corôa, Fernando Taborda

Votes: 257



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