Filmes com temática nordestina (Movies about Northeastern Brazil)
by guisreis | created - 03 Sep 2013 | updated - 2 months ago | PublicDocumentaries have not been included.
Three other lists for Brazilian movies:
Great movies about/in Rio de Janeiro
Great movies about/in São Paulo
Some nice Brazilian movies
Best Brazilian documentaries
I have also made a list of Brazilian movies with up to three films representative of each state.
ADD: "O Arraial", Brazilian short animated film from Otto Guerra (http://portacurtas.org.br/filme/default.aspx?name=o_arraial).
Add: Ex isto, starred by João Miguel
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1. Cinema, Aspirins and Vultures (2005)
99 min | Adventure, Drama
A road movie about a German man who went to the Northeast of Brazil in 1942 to sell Aspirin.
Director: Marcelo Gomes | Stars: João Miguel, Peter Ketnath, Madalena Accioly, Jeane Alves
Votes: 3,045
2. 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: 1,786
3. Cine Holliúdy (2012)
91 min | Comedy, Family, Romance
The massive arrival of television in rural Brazil in the 1970s jeopardizes the small movie theaters' business. Francisgleydisson is the owner of Cine Holliudy, and he must be extremely ... See full summary »
Director: Halder Gomes | Stars: Edmilson Filho, Jesuíta Barbosa, Roberto Bomtempo, Rainer Cadete
Votes: 1,230
4. Central Station (1998)
R | 110 min | Drama
The emotive journey of a former schoolteacher who writes letters for illiterate people, and a young boy whose mother has just died, as they search for the father he never knew.
Director: Walter Salles | Stars: Fernanda Montenegro, Vinícius de Oliveira, Marília Pêra, Soia Lira
Votes: 42,145 | Gross: $5.60M
The film begins in Rio de Janeiro, but afterwards it turns to a road movie in the states of Bahia and Pernambuco, both in Northeast.
5. Rio 2096: A Story of Love and Fury (2013)
74 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
Revolves around the love between an immortal hero and Janaína, the woman he has been in love with for 600 years, through Brazil's colonization, slavery, military regime and the future, in 2096, in the midst of wars for water.
Directors: Luiz Bolognesi, Jean Cullen De Moura, Marcelo Fernandes De Moura | Stars: Selton Mello, Camila Pitanga, Rodrigo Santoro, Carlos Alayeto
Votes: 1,937
6. 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: 16,770
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: 2,088 | Gross: $0.01M
8. Behind the Sun (2001)
PG-13 | 105 min | Drama
When ordered by his father to avenge the death of his older brother, a young man questions the tradition of violence between two rival families.
Director: Walter Salles | Stars: José Dumont, Rodrigo Santoro, Rita Assemany, Luiz Carlos Vasconcelos
Votes: 7,390 | Gross: $0.06M
9. 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: 3,908
10. Lisbela and the Prisoner (2003)
106 min | Comedy, Romance
This is the fun story of the mischievous, adventurous and conquering Leléu and the dreamy Lisbela, who loves watching American movies and dreams of movie heroes.
Director: Guel Arraes | Stars: André Mattos, Aramis Trindade, Bruno Garcia, Carlos Casagrande
Votes: 6,950
11. Trampolim do Forte (2010)
90 min | Drama
Director: João Rodrigo Mattos | Stars: Zéu Britto, Marcelia Cartaxo, Ac Costa, Laís Gomes
Votes: 20
12. Bacurau (2019)
Not Rated | 131 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
After the death of her grandmother, Teresa comes home to her matriarchal village in a near-future Brazil to find a succession of sinister events that mobilizes all of its residents.
Directors: Juliano Dornelles, Kleber Mendonça Filho | Stars: Bárbara Colen, Thomas Aquino, Silvero Pereira, Thardelly Lima
Votes: 30,522
13. August Winds (2014)
Unrated | 77 min | Drama
The August winds gust and a poetic duel between life, death, loss, memory, the wind and the sea ensues.
Director: Gabriel Mascaro | Stars: Dandara de Morais, Geová Manoel Dos Santos, Maria Salvino Dos Santos, Cândida Bezerra Galindo
Votes: 616
14. Gonzaga: From Father to Son (2012)
120 min | Biography, Drama, Music
The story of Brazilian popular singer Luiz Gonzaga and his son Gonzaguinha.
Director: Breno Silveira | Stars: Adélio Lima, Chambinho do Acordeon, Land Vieira, Júlio Andrade
Votes: 1,431
15. A Luneta do Tempo (2014)
99 min | Drama, Musical, Western
In arid and treacherous lands, Lampião and his band are pursued by Antero Tenente and his troop, which faces the capture of the bandit as a matter of honor.
Director: Alceu Valença | Stars: Hermila Guedes, Irandhir Santos, Alceu Valença, Ari de Arimateia
Votes: 129
16. 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: 4,352 | Gross: $0.13M
17. 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: 317
The beginning of the movie happens in Alagoas state. The main character is a Northeastern who moves to Duque de Caxias, in Rio de Janeiro state.
18. Cold Tropics (2009)
24 min | Short, Comedy
In tropical Recife, in northeastern Brazil, temperatures drop to impossible lows and the inhabitants have to adapt. This 'mockumentary' gradually turns critical, looking at the climate, ... See full summary »
Director: Kleber Mendonça Filho | Stars: Luciano Arrais Andrade, Graça Araújo, Pedro Bandeira, Black Jr.
Votes: 769
Very nice mockumentary from Pernambuco. https://youtu.be/U9mu2TJ0scY
19. Essa Gostosa Brincadeira a Dois (1974)
87 min | Comedy
A couple do everything in order to stay together, against their families' wish.
Director: Victor di Mello | Stars: Dilma Lóes, Carlo Mossy, Vera Fischer, Tereza Trautman
Votes: 70
The film happens part in Salvador and part in Rio de Janeiro.
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: 2,898
21. Árido Movie (2005)
100 min | Drama
Weatherman from a TV network goes back to his hometown, Vale da Rocha, a place in Northeast Brazil, devastated by the drought. He is forced to face the geographic elements and his own memories.
Director: Lírio Ferreira | Stars: Guilherme Weber, Giulia Gam, José Dumont, Luiz Carlos Vasconcelos
Votes: 566
22. The Well Beloved One (2010)
107 min | Comedy
Elected major of the small city of Sucupira, after unfortunate situation, Odorico (Marco Nanini) must open the city cemitery and face acusations of being corrupt, to end his term on good terms with the people
Director: Guel Arraes | Stars: Marco Nanini, José Wilker, Matheus Nachtergaele, Andrea Beltrão
Votes: 619
23. Aquarius (I) (2016)
Not Rated | 146 min | Drama
Clara, 65, lives her life to the fullest with her family and friends. A construction company wants her Recife oceanfront condo, as they've already bought all the other in the 3 story building. Clara's staying.
Director: Kleber Mendonça Filho | Stars: Sonia Braga, Maeve Jinkings, Irandhir Santos, Humberto Carrão
Votes: 20,726 | Gross: $0.29M
Amazing camera moves, very nice dialogs, impotant plot.
24. Federal Bank Heist (2011)
101 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
In 2005, high-ranked criminal Barão is planning the heist that inspired the film. He needs to dig a tunnel linking a house to the Banco Central's vault in Fortaleza, where he'll steal millions of (R$) reais.
Director: Marcos Paulo | Stars: Milhem Cortaz, Eriberto Leão, Hermila Guedes, Lima Duarte
Votes: 2,415
25. Me You Them (2000)
PG-13 | 104 min | Comedy, Drama
A true story that comically depicts the relationship between an ordinary woman and her three husbands, who live in the same house in a poor and arid small village of the Brazilian northeast.
Director: Andrucha Waddington | Stars: Regina Casé, Lima Duarte, Stênio Garcia, Luiz Carlos Vasconcelos
Votes: 1,869 | Gross: $0.32M
26. Capitães da Areia (2011)
96 min | Adventure
About the life and adventures of a gang of abandoned street kids known as Capitães da Areia (Captains of the Sands), in Salvador, Bahia, during the 1950s.
Directors: Cecília Amado, Guy Gonçalves | Stars: Jean Amorim, Ana Graciela, Roberio Lima, Israel Gouvea
Votes: 1,041
27. The Cotton Wool War (2018)
88 min | Drama
Dora, 14, will spend her vacation with her grandmother for the first time. Throughout the events, Dora will come to learn that her stay in Bahia will be permanent.
Directors: Marília Hughes Guerreiro, Cláudio Marques | Stars: Dora Goritzki, Thaila Lima, Thaia Perez, Analu Tavares
Votes: 62
28. Futuro Beach (2014)
Unrated | 106 min | Drama, Romance
Shortly after failing to rescue a drowning man, Donato meets Konrad, a friend of the victim. They soon begin a relationship which seems doomed from the start, while Donato's past catches up with him.
Director: Karim Aïnouz | Stars: Wagner Moura, Clemens Schick, Fred Lima, Thomas Aquino
Votes: 3,297 | Gross: $0.02M
Partially in Ceará, Brazil, partially in Germany.
29. The Killer (2017)
99 min | Action, Western
A Brazilian western about Cabeleira, a feared killer living in the countryside of Pernambuco State in the 40's.
Director: Marcelo Galvão | Stars: Maria de Medeiros, Diogo Morgado, Cindy Robinson, Will Roberts
Votes: 2,879
30. Blue Eyes (2009)
PG-13 | 111 min | Drama
Before his compulsory retirement, on his last day of work, Marshall, JFK airport's chief Immigration officer, detains a group of Latin Americans and expose them to a series of humiliating ... See full summary »
Director: José Joffily | Stars: David Rasche, Cristina Lago, Irandhir Santos, Erica Gimpel
Votes: 554
31. 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: 1,265
Disturbing and violent film, beautifully filmed, which major issues are sexism and mysoginy. Perfect acting and cinematography.
32. Animal Político (2016)
76 min | Drama
A cow tries to convince herself she's really happy. But one evening, just before Christmas, she is overwhelmed by a sense of emptiness - a strange, new experience. The crisis makes her ... See full summary »
Director: Tião | Stars: Rodrigo Bolzan, Elisa Heidrich, Victor Laet, Mário Sérgio
Votes: 178
A lot of mockery and innovation in a surrealist piece.
33. Canta Maria (2006)
Not Rated | 95 min | Drama
After her parents were killed by a troupe of soldiers in search of Lampião, an outlaw living in Northeastern Brazil, Maria marries Filipe, a horse whisperer. But his nephew Coriolano soon ... See full summary »
Director: Francisco Ramalho Jr. | Stars: Vanessa Giácomo, Marco Ricca, Edward Boggiss, José Wilker
Votes: 69
34. Viva São João! (2002)
82 min | Documentary
Documentary about the popular celebrations in honor of St. John in Brazil, in this case, in the Northeast part of the country, where the celebrations are more traditional and widespread.
Director: Andrucha Waddington | Stars: Gilberto Gil, Dominguinhos, Targino Gondim, Chiquinha Gonzaga
Votes: 51
35. A Noite do Espantalho (1974)
R | 92 min | Drama
In the miserable Northeastern Brazil, a ruthless land Baron wants to throw a poor farming couple out of their property.
Director: Sérgio Ricardo | Stars: Geraldo Azevedo, Fátima Batista, Ana Lúcia Castro, Emmanuel Cavalcanti
Votes: 99
36. Tattoo (2013)
Not Rated | 110 min | Drama
The romance between a 18-year-old soldier and the cultural ringleader of an anarchist cabaret.
Director: Hilton Lacerda | Stars: Maria de Jesus Baccarelli, Jesuíta Barbosa, Ariclenes Barroso, Arthur Canavarro
Votes: 2,172
37. O Homem Que Desafiou o Diabo (2007)
106 min | Comedy, Fantasy
After being forced into a marriage and enduring a humiliating work routine in the hands of his father-in-law, Zé Araújo becomes the mythical Ojuara, an unconventional hero devoted to debauchery.
Director: Moacyr Góes | Stars: Marcos Palmeira, Flávia Alessandra, Lívia Falcão, Fernanda Paes Leme
Votes: 1,005
38. Tungsten (2018)
PG-13 | 79 min | Drama
Tungsten will bring four characters to the center of a narrative built like a precision mechanism: a police officer that acts moved by his instincts; his wife, whose decision to get a ... See full summary »
Director: Heitor Dhalia | Stars: Jamile Alves, Juarez Alves, Samira Carvalho Bento, Fabrício Boliveira
Votes: 255
Innovative film with a sudden end, seeming unfinished.
39. Narradores de Javé (2003)
100 min | Drama
The illiterate population of the small town of Javé charge Antônio Biá with the mission of writing the story of the town, in an attempt to stop the construction of a hydropower dam that ... See full summary »
Director: Eliane Caffé | Stars: José Dumont, Nelson Xavier, Matheus Nachtergaele, Rui Resende
Votes: 844
40. Neon Bull (2015)
Unrated | 101 min | Drama
Iremar works at the rodeo in North East of Brazil. From his home, the truck used to transport the animals, he dreams of a future in the region's booming clothing industry.
Director: Gabriel Mascaro | Stars: Juliano Cazarré, Maeve Jinkings, Josinaldo Alves, Roberto Birindelli
Votes: 3,456 | Gross: $0.03M
Cinematography, acting and directing are perfect. The film is also innovative both in protraying men and women out of their "normal" roles and in showing a Brazil foreigners do not know. Though, there is not much story.
41. A Morte Comanda o Cangaço (1960)
100 min | Action, Western
A man's farm is attacked and his mother gets killed. Looking for revenge, he goes about chasing the men who killed her.
Directors: Carlos Coimbra, Walter Guimares Motta | Stars: Alberto Ruschel, Aurora Duarte, Milton Ribeiro, Maria Augusta Costa Leite
Votes: 69
42. Antonio das Mortes (1969)
100 min | Action, Crime, Drama
In this sequel to "Black God, White Devil", Antonio das Mortes must return back to action after killing the last of the Cangaceiros 29 years ago, when a new outlaw appears, who will eventually reveal as an idealist and mark him profoundly.
Director: Glauber Rocha | Stars: Maurício do Valle, Odete Lara, Othon Bastos, Hugo Carvana
Votes: 2,272
43. Abrigo Nuclear (1981)
86 min | Sci-Fi
Survivors inside a bunker rebel against controlling scientists in a world devastated by a nuclear holocaust.
Director: Roberto Pires | Stars: Conceição Senna, Sasso Alano, Roberto Pires, Ronny Pires
Votes: 101
Not a movie about Brazilian Northeast, but a Northeastern film, from Bahia. It is a Brazilian distopic sci-fi post-apocalyptic movie, something quite uncommon! In spite of horrible acting, this movie is interesting and worth seeing. It merges a critic against nuclear energy usage and an Orwellian flavor.
44. Neighboring Sounds (2012)
Unrated | 131 min | Drama, Thriller
The lives of the residents of a Brazilian apartment building and the security guards who get the job guarding the surrounding streets.
Director: Kleber Mendonça Filho | Stars: Ana Rita Gurgel, Caio Almeida, Maeve Jinkings, Dida Maia
Votes: 8,717 | Gross: $0.03M
45. Corisco & Dadá (1996)
112 min | Drama
Cruel and brave Brazilian outlaw called Corisco, living in the backcountry in the Northeast, an arid region, rapes 12-year-old Dadá, who becomes his woman, following him and his gang. ... See full summary »
Director: Rosemberg Cariry | Stars: Chico Díaz, Dira Paes, Chico Alves, Bárbara Cariry
Votes: 127
46. Aos Ventos que Virão (2013)
94 min | Drama
Zé Olímpio (Rui Ricardo Diaz) is a young cangaceiro who, after the band of Lampião is decimated, must flee to São Paulo. Some time later, he decides to return to the Northeast and soon ... See full summary »
Director: Hermanno Penna | Stars: Emanuelle Araújo, Hermes Baroli, Carlos Betão, Neusa Borges
Votes: 10
Most of the story happens in Poço Redondo, in Sergipe state, although an important part happens in São Paulo.
47. Eletrodoméstica (2005)
22 min | Short, Comedy, Drama
Middle-class family living in a house filled with superfluous electronic appliances see the arrival of a new item, a 29" TV-Set.
Director: Kleber Mendonça Filho | Stars: Magdale Alves, Pedro Bandeira, Gabriela Souza
Votes: 395
48. Cine Holiúdy: O astista contra o caba do mal (2004)
15 min | Short, Comedy
Francisgleydisson is the owner of Cine Holiúdy, a very modest movie theater in the country side of Brazil back in the 1970's. He undertakes many duties to bring movie magic to the audience.
Director: Halder Gomes | Stars: Pedro Domingues, Edmilson Filho, Haroldo Guimarães, Amadeu Maia
Votes: 131
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: 1,678
50. Ó Pai, Ó: Look at This (2007)
96 min | Comedy, Musical
During the Carnival in the historical site of Pelourinho (Salvador, Bahia, Brazil), we follow the lives of the tenants of a falling-to-pieces tenement house who try to get by using creativity, irony, humor and music.
Director: Monique Gardenberg | Stars: Lázaro Ramos, Dira Paes, Wagner Moura, Stênio Garcia
Votes: 2,201
51. A Matadeira (1994)
16 min | Short, History, War
The historical conflict of Canudos is told by Pedro Cardoso, who plays five different characters. Going from a teacher to historical characters, the actor shares an overview of the battle ... See full summary »
Director: Jorge Furtado | Stars: Pedro Cardoso, Lisa Becker, Ben Berardi, Roberto Birindelli
Votes: 67
52. Ex isto (2010)
86 min | Drama
The famous philosopher and mathematician René Descartes (João Miguel) arrives in Brazil, where he travels in the tropics. An imaginary landing in which Descartes appears on the effect of ... See full summary »
Director: Cao Guimarães | Star: João Miguel
Votes: 56
Part of the movie is held in Pernambuco and Alagoas.
53. Divine Love (2019)
101 min | Drama, Sci-Fi
A woman uses her bureaucratic job to convince divorcing couples to stay together and is utterly committed to getting pregnant by her husband in a future of dance parties, ritualistic orgies and fundamentalist Christianity.
Director: Gabriel Mascaro | Stars: Dira Paes, Julio Machado, Antonio Pastich, Rubens Santos
Votes: 2,220
54. O Caminho das Nuvens (2003)
Not Rated | 85 min | Drama, Romance
A man and his family travel 3200km (1984 miles) by bicycle, from the State of Paraíba to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in search of a job.
Director: Vicente Amorim | Stars: Wagner Moura, Cláudia Abreu, Ravi Ramos Lacerda, Manoel Sebastião Alves Filho
Votes: 1,213
The major part of the movie happens in Northeast.
55. Deus é Brasileiro (2003)
110 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
God is getting tired. So he looks for a saint to take his place for a while.
Director: Carlos Diegues | Stars: Antônio Fagundes, Wagner Moura, Paloma Duarte, Bruce Gomlevsky
Votes: 2,526
56. O Lobisomem e o Coronel (2002)
10 min | Short, Animation
Directors: Ítalo Cajueiro, Elvis Kleber
Votes: 20
57. Porcos Raivosos (2012)
10 min | Short
After they find out that their husbands have mysteriously transformed into raging pigs the women of the village decide to take action.
Directors: Isabel Penoni, Leonardo Sette
Votes: 17
58. Brasil Animado (2011)
75 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
Director: Mariana Caltabiano | Stars: Mariana Caltabiano, Daiane dos Santos, Eduardo Jardim, Fernando Meirelles
Votes: 157
The story is a road movie which passes through Bahia and Ceará, besides Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo, Paraná, Minas Gerais, Rio Grande do Sul, Santa Catarina and Brasília.
59. Ganga Zumba (1963)
100 min | Drama, History
The life of a runaway slave who founded the Quilombo dos Palmares, an outlaw community of Brazilian slaves.
Director: Carlos Diegues | Stars: Antonio Pitanga, Léa Garcia, Eliezer Gomes, Luiza Maranhão
Votes: 136
Excellent cinematography and very nice soundtrack, but boring film.
60. Os Trapalhões e o Mágico de Oróz (1984)
93 min | Family, Comedy, Fantasy
Failing to obtain any vultures--the only potential food in the severe drought of Northeastern Brazil--Didi and his friends Soró and Tatu', put their hut on a wagon pulled by their burro ... See full summary »
Directors: Victor Lustosa, Dedé Santana | Stars: Renato Aragão, Dedé Santana, Mussum, Zacarias
Votes: 604
61. Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands (1976)
R | 110 min | Comedy, Fantasy, Romance
In a small city of Brazil, a woman named Flor marries a man named Vadinho, but once married she finds that he is a good-for-nothing. She works teaching cooking and he takes all of her money... See full summary »
Director: Bruno Barreto | Stars: Sonia Braga, José Wilker, Mauro Mendonça, Dinorah Brillanti
Votes: 3,295
62. 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: 1,438
63. A Compadecida (1969)
92 min | Comedy, Drama
Clown tells the story of João Grilo, a rich couple's lively employee who cheats everybody in town: arranges a funeral for a dog, bribes the priest and the bishop into celebrating a mass in ... See full summary »
Director: George Jonas | Stars: Armando Bógus, Antônio Fagundes, Felipe Carone, Jorge Cherques
Votes: 56
64. Cine Holliúdy 2: A Chibata Sideral (2018)
100 min | Comedy, Sci-Fi
Pacatuba "CE, Brazil", 1980s. With the arrival of the videocassette, Francisgleydisson is obliged to close his beloved Cine Holliúdy, which compromises the payment of his 18-year-old son's ... See full summary »
Director: Halder Gomes | Stars: Edmilson Filho, Miriam Freeland, Ariclenes Barroso, Roberto Bomtempo
Votes: 243
65. O Amuleto de Ogum (1974)
112 min | Drama
To entertain some thieves, a blind guitar player tells them the story of a man from the Northeast of Brazil, involved with criminals living in the suburbs of Rio de Janeiro, who allegedly ... See full summary »
Director: Nelson Pereira dos Santos | Stars: Ney Santanna, Anecy Rocha, Jofre Soares, Maria Ribeiro
Votes: 188
66. 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: 1,428
67. As Moças Daquela Hora (1973)
97 min | Comedy
Film in three segments. In the first, engaged girl falls in love with an acrobat. In the second, married woman is loved by two men. In the last, the daughter of a traditional family is rejected on her wedding night.
Director: Paulo Porto | Stars: Nidia de Paula, Gracindo Júnior, Marco Nanini, Tina Luiza
Votes: 41
68. Cangaceiros de Lampião (1967)
105 min | Crime, Drama, Western
Pedro Boiadeiro goes after a gang of cangaceiros to avenge the brutal rape and death of his newly-wed wife.
Director: Carlos Coimbra | Stars: Milton Rodríguez, Vanja Orico, Maurício do Valle, Milton Ribeiro
Votes: 27
69. Amores de Chumbo (2018)
98 min | Drama
Two love stories and three lovers. Feelings explode after the discovery of a secret hidden for more than 40 years. Politics and passion revisit the past of former political activists.
Director: Tuca Siqueira | Stars: Juliana Carneiro da Cunha, Augusta Ferraz, Aderbal Freire Filho, Sarah Raquel
Votes: 41
70. 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: 3,268 | Gross: $0.53M
71. Sister Dulce: The Angel from Brazil (2014)
107 min | Biography, Drama
The life of Dulce, a Bahian nun, who guided by her faith dedicated her life to the needy and was beatified by the Vatican.
Director: Vicente Amorim | Stars: Regina Braga, Bianca Comparato, Sophia Pereira Brachmans, Gracindo Júnior
Votes: 270
72. Marighella (2019)
155 min | Action, Drama, History
Facing a violent military dictatorship and an intimidated opposition, writer-turned-politician Carlos Marighella articulates a resistance all the while ousting heinous crimes of torture and the infamous censorship instituted by the regime.
Director: Wagner Moura | Stars: Seu Jorge, Bruno Gagliasso, Luiz Carlos Vasconcelos, Humberto Carrão
Votes: 55,994
73. Tommy Brilho (2018)
17 min | Short, Comedy
He is the first invisible student at the University. Thus, the challenge of being seen by his crush.
Director: Sávio Fernandes | Stars: Arthur Almeida, Paulo Buuh, Bianca Dantas, Bruno Ponte
Votes: 17
74. The History of Eternity (2014)
121 min | Drama, Music, Romance
The History of Eternity is a synesthetic essay about love, desires and dreams. The entire narrative takes place in the same village with approximately 40 inhabitants in a desert landscape, ... See full summary »
Director: Camilo Cavalcante | Stars: Marcelia Cartaxo, Leonardo França, Débora Ingrid, Claudio Jaborandy
Votes: 548
75. A História da Eternidade (2003)
23 min | Drama, Short
Director: Camilo Cavalcante | Stars: Iracema Almeida, Nerisvaldo Alves, Roberta Alves, Seba Alves
Votes: 40
76. New York (II) (2018)
24 min | Short, Drama, Fantasy
On the eve of his departure for a new life, Aron's estranged sister, Gabi, shows up at his doorstep. Faced once more with the family tensions he sought to escape, Aron struggles to make up his mind.
Directors: Leo Tabosa, Arthur Leite | Stars: Ana Adams, Juan Calado, Marcelia Cartaxo, Itamar Gonçalves
Votes: 22
77. Jubiabá (1986)
100 min | Drama
Jubiabá is a French-Brazilian film based on the homonym novel by Jorge Amado. The film tells the story of the interracial love between the daughter of a rich Commander and Antonio Balduíno, a rascal, fighter and famous lover from Salvador.
Director: Nelson Pereira dos Santos | Stars: Grande Otelo, Julien Guiomar, Charles Baiano, Catherine Rouvel
Votes: 88
78. 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: 88
79. 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
80. The Daytime Doorman (2016)
25 min | Short, Comedy, Drama
After exchanging glances between "good mornings" and "good afternoons", Marcelo realizes it's time to try to go further with Márcio, the doorman in his building. Two worlds will collide through these men's bodies.
Director: Fábio Leal | Stars: Carlos Eduardo Ferraz, Edilson Silva, Fábio Leal, João Vigo
Votes: 323
81. Quelé do Pajeú (1970)
115 min | Adventure, Crime, Drama
Clemente Celidônio, better known as Quelemente, takes care of a herd near his house in Pajeú das Flores, Brazil. When he gets home he discovers that tragedy has struck: his sister ... See full summary »
Director: Anselmo Duarte | Stars: Tarcísio Meira, Rossana Ghessa, Jece Valadão, Sérgio Hingst
Votes: 76
82. Tempestade (2019)
20 min | Short, Drama
In the distance, flying over the multiplied volcanoes, an electric storm was generated in silence.
Director: Fellipe Fernandes | Stars: Zoraide Coleto, Kildery Kildery, Fábio Leal, Cíntia Lima
Votes: 11
83. Mandacaru Vermelho (1961)
78 min | Drama, Western
Despite being promised to another man, a young orphaned woman falls in love with man working at the farm she lives in , and together they escape. According tradition in Northeast Brazil, her aunt goes after them, in order to kill them for revenge.
Director: Nelson Pereira dos Santos | Stars: Mozart Cintra, Ivan De Souza, Luiz Paulino Dos Santos, João Duarte
Votes: 84
84. Desvio (2019)
95 min | Drama
Pedro is given leave from jail to visit his family in Patos. During his visit, he confronts old ghosts and plans a new direction for his life, while discovering in Pamela, his teenage cousin, the same flame that burned in his heart.
Director: Arthur Lins | Stars: Daniel Porpino, Annie Goretti, Melania Silveira
Votes: 21
85. The King Crab (2019)
23 min | Short, Drama, Horror
Eduardo (Tavinho Teixeira) has a mysterious disease in his body. The appearance of crabs everywhere in the tropical city of Recife may have something to do with it.
Directors: Enock Carvalho, Matheus Farias | Stars: Tavinho Teixeira, Clebia Sousa, Arilson Lopes, Marconi Bispo
Votes: 25
86. Azougue Nazaré (2018)
80 min | Drama
In a vast, seemingly endless cane field, the sugarcane dances to the wind, like sea waves. PAI NANI, an Afro-Brazilian spiritual leader, carries out a religious act with five caboclos de ... See full summary »
Director: Tiago Melo | Stars: Valmir do Côco, Joana Gatis, Mestre Barachinha, Edilson Silva
Votes: 144
87. Pacarrete (2019)
97 min | Comedy, Drama
Pacarrete, an old, crazy ballet dancer from Russas, Brazil, just wants to keep her dreams alive.
Director: Allan Deberton | Stars: Marcelia Cartaxo, João Miguel, Zezita Matos, Soia Lira
Votes: 318
88. Tenda dos Milagres (1977)
132 min | Drama
The life of Pedro Arcanjo, self-taught mestizo intellectual who in the first decades of the XXth century challenged racist ideas of the School of Medicine of Bahia and highlighted the ... See full summary »
Director: Nelson Pereira dos Santos | Stars: Hugo Carvana, Sônia Dias, Anecy Rocha, Franca Teixeira
Votes: 152
89. Onde Nascem os Bravos (2017)
85 min | Western
Director: Daniell Abrew | Stars: Daniell Abrew, Aldo Anísio, Joel Ventura, Camilo Vidal
90. Travessia (2015)
90 min | Drama
Director: João Gabriel | Stars: Carolina Brasil, Camilla Camargo, Caio Castro, Celso Jr.
Votes: 45
91. Fortaleza Hotel (2021)
77 min | Drama
Pilar, a young hotel maid, has her path crossed by Shin, a middle-aged South Korean guest. The plans of both go wrong and, despite everything that separates them, they end up getting closer and establishing a relationship of solidarity.
Director: Armando Praça | Stars: Yeong-ran Lee, Demick Lopes, Clebia Sousa, Lee Young-lan
Votes: 39
92. Greta (II) (2019)
97 min | Drama
Pedro, a 70-year-old gay nurse, is taking care of Daniela, his ailing transgender friend. In order to find her a vacant hospital bed, he decides to help an arrested and wounded criminal to escape.
Director: Armando Praça | Stars: Marco Nanini, Denise Weinberg, Demick Lopes, Gretta Star
Votes: 416
93. Alice dos anjos (2021)
76 min | Family, Fantasy, Musical
Alice discovers a bizarre and brilliant land where she encounters even stranger characters. However the community is under threat from a local colonel who will do anything to take the land the community relies on.
Director: Daniel Leite Almeida | Stars: Adão Albuquerque, Fernando Alves Pinto, Priscila Amaral, Pajé Aripuanã
Votes: 95
94. Sertânia (2018)
97 min | Drama, Western
When bandits take Sertânia town, Antão gets wounded, arrested and left to die. The events are projected by fever dreams from Antão's delirious mind.
Director: Geraldo Sarno | Stars: Vertin Moura, Julio Adrião, Kecia Prado, Lourinelson Vladmir
Votes: 181
95. Love, Plastic and Noise (2013)
85 min | Drama, Music, Musical
Shelly, a young dancer, dreams of becoming a singer at Brega, a romantic and sensually appealing musical scene in the Brazilian outskirts. inserted in a world where everything is disposable... See full summary »
Director: Renata Pinheiro | Stars: Nash Laila, Maeve Jinkings, Samuel Vieira, Leo Pyrata
Votes: 182
96. Once Upon a Time Veronica (2012)
Unrated | 91 min | Drama
A woman tries to make a life for herself in a violent Brazilian city.
Director: Marcelo Gomes | Stars: Hermila Guedes, W.J. Solha, João Miguel, Renata Roberta
Votes: 715
97. Bela Donna (1998)
111 min | Drama, Romance
American couple move to the State of Ceará, Brazil, in the 1930s. The husband is looking for oil. His beautiful wife, Donna, soon falls in love with a rude but charming fisherman. The ... See full summary »
Director: Fábio Barreto | Stars: Natasha Henstridge, Eduardo Moscovis, Sophie Ward, Letícia Sabatella
Votes: 502
98. Vidas Partidas (2016)
90 min | Drama
Graça and Raul are a couple who fall madly in love. The two marry and have two daughters, creating a perfect family. Raul gradually becomes aggressive and possessive with his wife, resulting in frequent violence.
Director: Marcos Schechtman | Stars: Domingos Montagner, Naura Schneider, Georgina Castro, Juliana Schalch
Votes: 79
99. The Guns (1964)
80 min | Drama
In an extremely poor region in the Northeast of Brazil, a group of soldiers try to stop the population from sacking a food deposit.
Director: Ruy Guerra | Stars: Átila Iório, Nelson Xavier, Maria Gladys, Leonidas Bayer
Votes: 732
100. Mercy (2019)
85 min | Drama
The quiet life of the small town Piedade's inhabitants is shaken up by the arrival of a big oil company, which barges in taking over houses and local businesses, throwing everyone out, to better reach and use the area's natural resources.
Director: Cláudio Assis | Stars: Fernanda Montenegro, Matheus Nachtergaele, Irandhir Santos, Cauã Reymond
Votes: 333
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