Movies about/in Rio de Janeiro (excluded the very bad ones)
by guisreis | created - 03 Sep 2013 | updated - 1 month ago | PublicDocumentaries are not listed here. The best Brazilian documentaries, many about Rio de Janeiro, are in this link.
You can also see two other lists of mine for Brazilian films:
Movies about Northeastern Brazil
Great movies about/in São Paulo
Some nice Brazilian movies
I have also made a list of Brazilian movies with up to three films representative of each state.
ADD: short film "O bolo". https://www.facebook.com/obolocurta/ https://youtu.be/a-6GfbdBkCA
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1. Rend Your Heart (2018)
115 min | Drama
An adaptation of the namesake play by Oduvaldo Vianna Filho, which tells the story of Manguari Pistolão, an anonymous militant, that after 40 years of fighting for what he thought was new ... See full summary »
Director: Jorge Furtado | Stars: Marco Ricca, Drica Moraes, Chay Suede, George Sauma
Votes: 266
2. City of God (2002)
R | 130 min | Crime, Drama
In the slums of Rio, two kids' paths diverge as one struggles to become a photographer and the other a kingpin.
Directors: Fernando Meirelles, Kátia Lund | Stars: Alexandre Rodrigues, Leandro Firmino, Matheus Nachtergaele, Phellipe Haagensen
Votes: 800,675 | Gross: $7.56M
3. 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: 42,300 | Gross: $5.60M
4. Solidões (2013)
94 min | Comedy, Drama, Music
Solitudes goes from laugh to drama, from musical to documentary, from romantic comedy to mean satire, keeping loneliness focused in all its aspects at all times, in many stories that are linked to each other.
Director: Oswaldo Montenegro | Stars: Renato Góes, Vanessa Giácomo, Renato Luciano, Oswaldo Montenegro
Votes: 48
Part of the story happens in Rio de Janeiro. It is particularly interesting the contrast between a small town in Minas Gerais state and the huge city of Rio de Janeiro.
5. Nise: The Heart of Madness (2015)
Not Rated | 106 min | Biography, Drama, History
Based on the true story of Dr. Nise da Silveira, a psychiatrist in Brazil who treated her patients with art instead of electroshock therapy.
Director: Roberto Berliner | Stars: Glória Pires, Luciana Fregolente, Simone Mazzer, Fabrício Boliveira
Votes: 2,585
6. Rio, Zona Norte (1957)
83 min | Drama, Music
A talented songwriter of sambas is forced to face the social injustices of the city around him.
Director: Nelson Pereira dos Santos | Stars: Grande Otelo, Jece Valadão, Malu Maia, Maria Petar
Votes: 553
7. 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: 1,950
8. Aquarela do Brasil (1942)
7 min | Family, Animation, Short
The title translates to "Watercolor of Brazil", and that's how it starts: with a paintbrush rendering the flora and fauna of Brazil (which oddly overlap) in water colors. A flower becomes ... See full summary »
Director: Wilfred Jackson | Stars: José Oliveira, Clarence Nash
Votes: 380
9. 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: 16,294 | Gross: $0.31M
10. Go Ahead, Brazil! (1982)
105 min | Crime, Drama
This movie is about one of the worst periods for the Brazilian people. Shows the days of military dictatorship when the Brazilian people against the government were put in jails, tortured, ... See full summary »
Director: Roberto Farias | Stars: Reginaldo Faria, Carlos Zara, Antônio Fagundes, Natália do Vale
Votes: 524
11. Bendito Fruto (2004)
91 min | Comedy
An accident involving a flying manhole cover leads to a chance meeting between two childhood friends: a widow and the owner of a beauty parlor. Thus begins an entertaining game of seduction... See full summary »
Director: Sérgio Goldenberg | Stars: Otávio Augusto, Zezeh Barbosa, Vera Holtz, Lúcia Alves
Votes: 155
12. Memórias Póstumas de Brás Cubas (2001)
101 min | Comedy, Drama
Free adaptation of Machado de Assis's classic. The narrator is a rich dead man, who tells us about his life and times, making fun of both.
Director: André Klotzel | Stars: Reginaldo Faria, Marcos Caruso, Petrônio Gontijo, Stepan Nercessian
Votes: 939
13. A Grande Cidade ou As Aventuras e Desventuras de Luzia e Seus 3 Amigos Chegados de Longe (1966)
80 min | Crime, Drama
Luzia comes from the backwoods of Northeast Brazil to Rio de Janeiro, in search of her fiancé. But soon she'll find out he has turned into a dangerous criminal and is being looked after by the police.
Director: Carlos Diegues | Stars: Leonardo Villar, Anecy Rocha, Antonio Pitanga, Joel Barcellos
Votes: 160
14. Good Luck (2014)
90 min | Drama
João is admitted to a psychiatric clinic by his family. There, he meets Judite and falls in love. The problem is that she does not have much time to live and they know it. This shall not prevent a great romance in the clinic.
Director: Carolina Jabor | Stars: Deborah Secco, João Pedro Zappa, Fernanda Montenegro, Cássia Kis
Votes: 753
15. Trash (I) (2014)
R | 114 min | Adventure, Crime, Drama
Set in Brazil, three kids who make a discovery in a garbage dump soon find themselves running from the cops and trying to right a terrible wrong.
Directors: Stephen Daldry, Christian Duurvoort | Stars: Rickson Tevez, Gabriel Weinstein, Martin Sheen, Rooney Mara
Votes: 22,830 | Gross: $0.01M
16. Tim Maia (2014)
140 min | Biography, Drama, Music
Biopic of Brazilian singer Tim Maia, from his childhood in Rio de Janeiro until his death at age 55, including his passage by the US, where he discovers a new style of music and is arrested for theft and drug possession.
Director: Mauro Lima | Stars: Babu Santana, Robson Nunes, Alinne Moraes, Cauã Reymond
Votes: 2,832
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: 318
18. Saens Peña Square (2008)
100 min | Drama
Paulo works as a high school literature teacher, his wife Teresa is a local shopkeeper, and their daughter Bel is still in school. They live in a rented flat in Saens Peña Square, in the ... See full summary »
Director: Vinícius Reis | Stars: Chico Díaz, Maria Padilha, Isabella Meirelles, Gustavo Falcão
Votes: 58
19. Vai Trabalhar Vagabundo (1973)
100 min | Comedy
Having come out recently from jail, a tramp decides to cheat a false millionaire, who only appears to be rich.
Director: Hugo Carvana | Stars: Hugo Carvana, Odete Lara, Paulo César Peréio, Valentina Godoy
Votes: 192
Hugo Carvana plays a hilarious rascal called Dino.
20. Última Parada 174 (2008)
Unrated | 110 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
A chronicle of a real-life bus hijacking in Rio de Janeiro that occurred on June 12, 2000.
Director: Bruno Barreto | Stars: Michel Gomes, Cris Vianna, Marcello Melo Jr., Gabriela Luiz
Votes: 5,580
21. My Mom Is a Character (2013)
84 min | Comedy
After another spat with her kids, Dona Hermínia decides to take some time off from them and hides away in her aunt's house, where she reminisces about her kids in an age when they still needed her.
Director: André Pellenz | Stars: Paulo Gustavo, Rodrigo Pandolfo, Mariana Xavier, Alexandra Richter
Votes: 5,822
22. Irma Vap: O Retorno (2006)
80 min | Comedy
After many flops, a theatrical producer decides to stage a former hit, "O Mistério de Irma Vap," but he faces many problems to find the right actors and get the necessary permissions.
Director: Carla Camurati | Stars: Marco Nanini, Ney Latorraca, Luisa Arraes, Paulo Betti
Votes: 223
23. O Diabo a Quatro (2004)
108 min | Comedy
In Copabacana, the pothead surfer Paulo Roberto is the son of a politician with a dysfunctional family that spends the day surfing and smoking grass. The family maid has a son, the ... See full summary »
Director: Alice de Andrade | Stars: Marcelo Faria, Maria Flor, Márcio Libar, Netinho Alves
Votes: 289
24. Paixão e Acaso (2012)
83 min | Comedy, Romance
The psychoanalyst Inês intends not to be lovingly involved with anyone else. However, she ends up falling in love with two men at the same time, unaware that they are father and son.
Director: Domingos de Oliveira | Stars: Duaia Assumpção, Camilo Beviláqua, Domingos de Oliveira, Clarice Derziê
Votes: 28
25. Os Cosmonautas (1962)
90 min | Comedy, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
After the success of the first Brazilian space mission, a scientist intends to accomplish an even more audacious feat. His goal is to launch into space the Nationalist rocket II, this time taking two humans to the moon.
Director: Victor Lima | Stars: Ronald Golias, Grande Otelo, Neide Aparecida, Álvaro Aguiar
Votes: 74
26. A Breve Estória de Cândido Sampaio (2001)
16 min | Short
A nouveau riche is advised to be a philanthropist in order to have a better insertion in upper class society. When she is approached by a beggar carrying a baby and a puppy, she sees her chance.
Director: Pedro Carvana | Stars: Paula Burlamaqui, Mary Sheila, Inez Viana, Hugo Carvana
Votes: 10
http://http://portacurtas.org.br/filme/?name=a_breve_estoria_de_candido_sampaio
27. O Maior Amor do Mundo (2006)
106 min | Romance
Antonio, a famous Brazilian astrophysicist and professor at an American university, receives the news that he has a fatal disease. Upon returning to Brazil to receive an official tribute, ... See full summary »
Director: Carlos Diegues | Stars: José Wilker, Taís Araújo, Sérgio Britto, Léa Garcia
Votes: 285
28. The Scarlet Scorpion (1990)
TV-MA | 90 min | Comedy
O Anjo (The Angel) is a millionaire playboy who fights the forces of crime, especially his deadly enemy, the arch-villain Escorpião Escarlate (Scarlet Scorpion), who recently has kidnapped ... See full summary »
Director: Ivan Cardoso | Stars: Andrea Beltrão, Herson Capri, Nuno Leal Maia, Monique Evans
Votes: 166
29. O Bom Burguês (1983)
99 min | Crime
True story of Brazilian bank clerk who supplied money for the guerilla fighting against the military dictatorship of the 70s. When he changes his disguise, he gets involved with high ... See full summary »
Director: Oswaldo Caldeira | Stars: José Wilker, Betty Faria, Jardel Filho, Christiane Torloni
Votes: 89
30. The Man of the Year (2003)
105 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Maiquel has lost a bet and dyed his hair blond. This little event triggers a head-on collision with destiny in which Maiquel goes from nobody to hero to outlaw--all in 24 hours.
Director: José Henrique Fonseca | Stars: Murilo Benício, Cláudia Abreu, Natália Lage, Jorge Dória
Votes: 3,103
31. Chatô - The King of Brazil (2016)
102 min | Biography, Drama
The story of Assis Chateaubriand, the first magnate of communication in Brazil. Due to his influence during the late 1930s up to the early 1960s, he has come to be called The Brazilian Citizen Kane.
Director: Guilherme Fontes | Stars: Marco Ricca, Andrea Beltrão, Paulo Betti, Letícia Sabatella
Votes: 752
32. 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
33. Reaching for the Moon (2013)
Not Rated | 118 min | Biography, Drama, History
A chronicle of the tragic love affair between American poet Elizabeth Bishop and Brazilian architect Lota de Macedo Soares.
Director: Bruno Barreto | Stars: Glória Pires, Miranda Otto, Tracy Middendorf, Marcello Airoldi
Votes: 3,569 | Gross: $0.04M
34. Praça Paris (2017)
110 min | Drama
Glória is a woman from Rio de Janeiro who tries to move on with her life despite the traumas caused by an abusive father and a drug dealer brother. She starts therapy with Camila, a young Portuguese psychoanalyst.
Director: Lúcia Murat | Stars: Grace Passô, Joana de Verona, Marco Antonio Caponi, Alex Brasil
Votes: 299
35. 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: 851
36. Adrift (2009)
Not Rated | 97 min | Drama
A 1980s-set drama about a teenage girl undergoing her sexual awakening when she learns about her father's infidelities.
Director: Heitor Dhalia | Stars: Laura Neiva, Vincent Cassel, Camilla Belle, Izadora Armelin
Votes: 3,051
37. Carlota Joaquina, Princesa do Brazil (1995)
100 min | Comedy, History
A hot blooded Spanish princess plots to conquer her enemies and become queen.
Director: Carla Camurati | Stars: Marieta Severo, Antonio Abujamra, Thales Pan Chacon, Ludmila Dayer
Votes: 1,406
38. O Perfume da Memória (2016)
73 min | Drama, Romance
The Scent of Memory, is the story of love between two women who think life in completely different ways . One knows a secret that can zoom out or both . A magical affinity, threatened by circumstances.
Director: Oswaldo Montenegro | Stars: Amandha Monteiro, Oswaldo Montenegro, Kamila Pistori, Janaína Salles
Votes: 214
39. Barata Ribeiro, 716 (2016)
85 min | Drama
In 1960s Rio de Janeiro, aspiring writer Felipe leads a life of wild parties held in an apartment in famous street Barata Ribeiro in Copacabana. There he and his friends enjoy freedom even in the midst of a complicated political moment.
Director: Domingos de Oliveira | Stars: Caio Blat, Sophie Charlotte, Gabriel Antunes, Álamo Facó
Votes: 125
Very nice "nouvelle vague" movie from director Domingos de Oliveira.
40. Pé na Tábua (1957)
87 min | Comedy
Petrônio drives a bus and his friend Cabeleira is a ticket collector. When Petrônio's sister needs money to do a surgery they get involved with a film production company, where a psychopath is trying to be the protagonist of the movie.
Director: Victor Lima | Stars: Grande Otelo, Ankito, Renata Fronzi, Carlos Tovar
Votes: 47
41. Madame Satã (2002)
Unrated | 105 min | Biography, Crime, Drama
Loose portrait of João Francisco dos Santos, also known as Madame Satã, a sometime chef, transvestite, lover, father, hero and convict from Rio de Janeiro.
Director: Karim Aïnouz | Stars: Lázaro Ramos, Marcelia Cartaxo, Flavio Bauraqui, Fellipe Marques
Votes: 3,151 | Gross: $0.20M
42. Como é Cruel Viver Assim (2017)
107 min | Comedy
Best known in Brazil for her romantic comedies, Julia Rezende shifts gears in her fifth feature film with this dark Coen Brothers-like drama about four friends -Vladimir, his wife Clivia, ... See full summary »
Director: Julia Rezende | Stars: Otávio Augusto, Zezeh Barbosa, Paulo Carvalho, Milhem Cortaz
Votes: 127
43. Campo Grande (2015)
108 min | Drama
Eight-year-old Ygor and six-year-old Rayane are left by their mother on Regina's doorstep in the upscale Rio de Janeiro neighborhood of Ipanema.
Director: Sandra Kogut | Stars: Carla Ribas, Julia Bernat, Ygor Manoel, Rayane do Amaral
Votes: 222
44. The Story of Fausta (1988)
90 min | Drama
Fausta is a survivor who dreams of building a house on land she's buying on the installment plan. Meanwhile she lives in a one-room tin-roofed hovel with her idle husband, João, and she ... See full summary »
Director: Bruno Barreto | Stars: Betty Faria, Daniel Filho, Brandão Filho, Cristina Pereira
Votes: 190
45. 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: 3,644
46. Kings & Rats (2012)
110 min | Comedy, Drama
Estado do Rio de Janeiro, 1963. O coreto da praça principal de Bacaxá explode no momento de abertura da gincana de primavera da pequena cidade. O alvo do atentando é Amélia Castanho, ... See full synopsis »
Director: Mauro Lima | Stars: Selton Mello, Otávio Müller, Rafaela Mandelli, Cauã Reymond
Votes: 292
47. Veronica (2008)
90 min | Crime, Drama
A teacher takes a student to his house in the slum, but on arrival discovers that drug traffickers have killed his parents and now are looking for him.
Director: Maurício Farias | Stars: Andrea Beltrão, Julio Adrião, Camila Amado, Jonathan Azevedo
Votes: 426
48. Máscara da Traição (1969)
95 min | Crime
Couple of lovers want to steal the income of a popular soccer game, at Maracanã Stadium, in Rio de Janeiro.
Director: Roberto Pires | Stars: Tarcísio Meira, Glória Menezes, Claudio Marzo, Mário Brasini
Votes: 62
49. Portrait of a Thief (2014)
90 min | Crime, Drama, History
Based on the writings of João do Rio, tells the tale of a pickpocket who assumes various identities to steal from the aristocracy in early-20th-century Rio de Janeiro.
Director: Mini Kerti | Stars: Alice Braga, Vladimir Brichta, Pedro Brício, Caio Blat
Votes: 152
50. Meu Nome Não é Johnny (2008)
124 min | Biography, Crime, Drama
The true story of João Guilherme Estrella ("Johnny"), a young middle-class bon vivant who became a big-time cocaine dealer in Rio de Janeiro in the early 1990s.
Director: Mauro Lima | Stars: Selton Mello, Giulio Lopes, Júlia Lemmertz, Felipe Severo
Votes: 7,843
51. Cazuza: Time Doesn't Stop (2004)
98 min | Biography, Drama, Music
The life and times of Cazuza, Brazilian singer/poet/enfant terrible, from his start with rock group "Barão Vermelho", to his death from Aids, in 1990, showing his career, love affairs, and involvement with drugs.
Directors: Walter Carvalho, Sandra Werneck | Stars: Daniel de Oliveira, Marieta Severo, Reginaldo Faria, Andrea Beltrão
Votes: 4,203
52. Rio (2011)
G | 96 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
When Blu, a domesticated macaw from small-town Minnesota, meets the fiercely independent Jewel, he takes off on an adventure to Rio de Janeiro with the bird of his dreams.
Director: Carlos Saldanha | Stars: Jesse Eisenberg, Anne Hathaway, George Lopez, Karen Disher
Votes: 248,400 | Gross: $143.62M
53. Isolados (2014)
86 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller
A couple, Lauro and Renata, travels to a remote area surrounded by rain forest in Rio De Janeiro. Once they are there, Lauro is told by a bar owner that gruesome murders are taking place in... See full summary »
Director: Tomas Portella | Stars: Juliana Alves, Regiane Alves, Edmilson Barros, Diogo Cardoso
Votes: 546
54. The Color of Destiny (1986)
104 min | Drama
Teenager and his Chilean parents live in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in exile, after his brother is killed by the military government in Chile. Years later, still haunted by the past, he ... See full summary »
Director: Jorge Durán | Stars: Norma Bengell, Franklin Caicedo, Guilherme Fontes, Júlia Lemmertz
Votes: 82
Part of the film is realistic, part of it happens inside the main character's mind.
55. Zuzu Angel (2006)
108 min | Biography, Drama, History
Based on the true story of Zuzu Angel, a famous Brazilian fashion designer in the 70's, who searches for her son Stuart, a member of a leftist university group who suddenly disappears ... See full summary »
Director: Sergio Rezende | Stars: Patricia Pillar, Daniel de Oliveira, Leandra Leal, Alexandre Borges
Votes: 1,046
56. Mormaço (2018)
94 min | Drama
Rio de Janeiro, 2016. The hottest summer in history. The city is preparing for the Olympic Games. Ana, a 32-year-old public defender, works in the defense of a community threatened with ... See full summary »
Director: Marina Meliande | Stars: Marina Provenzzano, Sandra Maria, Pedro Gracindo, Analú Prestes
Votes: 141
57. The Silver Cliff (2011)
83 min | Drama
In "The Silver Cliff" Violeta (Alessandra Negrini) is a married dentist in a normal working day. While listening to a message left on the cell she enters in despair. The message of her ... See full summary »
Director: Karim Aïnouz | Stars: Camila Amado, Luisa Arraes, Milton Gonçalves, Sergio Guizé
Votes: 409
58. Aceito (2014)
21 min | Short, Comedy, Romance
Junior prepares a big surprise to ask his boyfriend to marry him, but not everything goes as planned.
Director: Felipe Cabral | Stars: Felipe Cabral, Hugo Carvalho, Karin Dreyer, Samantha Gahyva
Votes: 74
Funny and cute LGBT short film. Watch it here: https://youtu.be/rBufkNlubmg
59. A Dama do Lotação (1978)
R | 90 min | Drama
Carlos and Solange, childhood sweethearts, marry after a chaste courtship. On their wedding night, Solange refuses to make love to him. First he pleads, then in anger he rapes her. She says... See full summary »
Director: Neville de Almeida | Stars: Sonia Braga, Nuno Leal Maia, Jorge Dória, Paulo César Peréio
Votes: 823
60. Barbosa (1988)
13 min | Short, Sci-Fi, Sport
A frustrated man travels back in time in order to change the outcome of the soccer game that forever changed his life.
Directors: Ana Luiza Azevedo, Jorge Furtado | Stars: Antônio Fagundes, Pedro Santos, José Vitor Castiel, Abel Borba
Votes: 266
61. Treason (1998)
104 min | Drama
Three short stories adapted from Nelson Rodrigues works and all revolving around infidelity, some with humored moments and others with more tragic results. "Traição" ("Betrayal") presents ... See full summary »
Directors: José Henrique Fonseca, Arthur Fontes, Cláudio Torres | Stars: Tuca Andrada, Alexandre Borges, Pedro Cardoso, Francisco Cuoco
Votes: 246
62. Bianca (I) (2013)
15 min | Short, Drama, Romance
Bianca is an old, middle-class prostitute, tired of her profession and in menopause, but her only way of making a living is by working for her pimp, Paulo Ana lives an unhappy marriage with... See full summary »
Directors: Karina Mello, Camilo Beviláqua | Stars: Carina Mello, Karina Mello, Clara Choveaux, Camilo Beviláqua
Votes: 6
63. Quase Dois Irmãos (2004)
102 min | Drama
The strange friendship between two men of opposite social classes. Miguel is a senator. His childhood friend Jorge is a major drug-dealer. In the 1970s, they meet in prison: Miguel was ... See full summary »
Director: Lúcia Murat | Stars: Caco Ciocler, Flavio Bauraqui, Werner Schünemann, Antônio Pompêo
Votes: 650
64. Trinta (2014)
92 min | Biography, Drama
Biopic about the late Joãozinho Trinta, a self-taught classical dancer who turned Rio's Carnival into an international phenomenon in the 1970s and '80s by directing parades for samba schools and putting focus on costumes and decor.
Director: Paulo Machline | Stars: Paolla Oliveira, Milhem Cortaz, Matheus Nachtergaele, Mariana Nunes
Votes: 229
65. Os Normais: O Filme (2003)
93 min | Comedy
Five years before the events in the television series take place, Rui and Vani meet and fall in love on the day of their respective wedding ceremonies - to different people, in the same church.
Director: José Alvarenga Jr. | Stars: Luiz Fernando Guimarães, Fernanda Torres, Marisa Orth, Evandro Mesquita
Votes: 2,670
66. A Dona da História (2004)
84 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A 50 year-old woman who analyses her past. She pictures herself when she was 20 years old and she re-creates the story of her life through a game of innumerous possibilities... What if she ... See full summary »
Director: Daniel Filho | Stars: Marieta Severo, Débora Falabella, Antônio Fagundes, Rodrigo Santoro
Votes: 729
67. The Man from the Future (2011)
106 min | Comedy, Fantasy, Romance
Zero is a brilliant scientist. However, 20 years ago, he was publicly humiliated when he lost Helena, the love of his life. One day, an accidental experience with one of his inventions ... See full summary »
Director: Cláudio Torres | Stars: Wagner Moura, Alinne Moraes, Maria Luísa Mendonça, Fernando Ceylão
Votes: 6,945
68. Metade Sexo Metade Mussarela (2002)
Comedy
Passionate, Alberto and Lurdinha marry. But the girl is not satisfied with being supported by her husband and decides to secretly be a company clerk for phone sex. Upon discovering the ... See full summary »
Director: João Camargo | Stars: Murilo Elbas, Maira Goes, Beth Goulart, Heitor Martinez
Votes: 11
69. Ties (2007)
6 min | Short, Drama
Director: Flávia Lacerda | Stars: Clarice Falcão, Célio Porto, Jô Abdu
Votes: 22
Watch it here: https://youtu.be/_2rnl0IzR_M
70. Untangle (2010)
88 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Priscila thinks she is too uptight. When her mother goes on a trip she decides to use her temporary freedom to deal with her uptightness.
Director: Rosane Svartman | Stars: Olívia Torres, Lucas Salles, Juliana Paiva, Vitor Thiré
Votes: 349
71. Four Days in September (1997)
R | 110 min | Action, Drama, History
Brazillian urban guerrilla fighters kidnap the American Ambassador. Now, the diplomat's life hangs in the balance - helplessly caught between a government unwilling to cooperate - and his fear of the captors themselves.
Director: Bruno Barreto | Stars: Alan Arkin, Pedro Cardoso, Fernanda Torres, Luiz Fernando Guimarães
Votes: 5,362 | Gross: $0.31M
72. Heleno (2011)
R | 116 min | Biography, Drama, Sport
A biography of the tragic life of one of Brazil's greatest soccer players, Heleno de Freitas.
Director: José Henrique Fonseca | Stars: Rodrigo Santoro, Angie Cepeda, Alinne Moraes, Marcelo Adnet
Votes: 1,495
73. Vai Trabalhar, Vagabundo II (1991)
97 min | Comedy
Exiled in Acapulco, the bon vivant Dino cheats a rich widow into financing his coming back to Brazil. To avoid getting caught, he hides in a coffin. His fake burial is celebrated in high ... See full summary »
Director: Hugo Carvana | Stars: Hugo Carvana, Nelson Xavier, Otávio Augusto, Lutero Luiz
Votes: 50
Nice sequel, excellent characters.
74. Midnight (1998)
R | 75 min | Crime, Drama
On December 31st of 1999, the destiny brings a fugitive prisoner and a depressed middle class teacher together, as the new millennium approaches bringing hope to everyone.
Directors: Walter Salles, Daniela Thomas | Stars: Fernanda Torres, Luiz Carlos Vasconcelos, Matheus Nachtergaele, Nelson Sargento
Votes: 770
75. Swingin' Betty (1984)
74 min | Musical
Young woman leaves Minas Gerais State, Brazil, to try to be a singer in Rio de Janeiro.
Director: Lael Rodrigues | Stars: Débora Bloch, Lauro Corona, Diogo Vilela, Maria Zilda Bethlem
Votes: 253
76. Jules and Dolores (2016)
90 min | Comedy, History
Rio de Janeiro, 1983. in order to pay off his gambling debts and to please the love of his life, Peralta and his happy-go-lucky buddy Borracha decided to commit a striking heist. Curiously ... See full summary »
Director: Caito Ortiz | Stars: Paulo Tiefenthaler, Taís Araújo, Danilo Grangheia, Milhem Cortaz
Votes: 640
77. Todas as Mulheres do Mundo (1966)
86 min | Drama, Romance
A womanizer suddenly finds a woman who makes him change the way he looks at women. He falls in love and believes she is, in fact, all women in one. Because of that, he faces an important ... See full summary »
Director: Domingos de Oliveira | Stars: Leila Diniz, Paulo José, Flávio Migliaccio, Joana Fomm
Votes: 468
78. Salt Kiss (2007)
18 min | Short
A confirmed bachelor tries to persuade his recently engaged friend back to his old carefree life.
Director: Fellipe Barbosa | Stars: Domingos de Alcântara, Suzana Pires, Rogério Trindade
Votes: 77
http://portacurtas.org.br/filme/?name=beijo_de_sal
79. Jogo de Xadrez (2014)
80 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Each move could be the last one.
Director: Luis Antonio Pereira | Stars: Priscila Fantin, Carla Marins, Antonio Calloni, Tuca Andrada
Votes: 115
80. A Velha a Fiar (1964)
6 min | Short, Comedy, Music
The short illustrates a Brazilian folk song in which a being or entity is always predating another being, but is in its turn predated by some other animal, until the circle closes. It ... See full summary »
Director: Humberto Mauro | Star: Mateus Colaço
Votes: 245
http://portacurtas.org.br/filme/?name=a_velha_a_fiar
81. Todo Mundo Tem Problemas Sexuais (2008)
80 min | Comedy
1st story: a woman discovers in the pocket of his partner a tablet of Viagra. 2nd story: a couple for years has a conventional marriage, until, due to an unexpected circumstance, can not live without having other sexual partners.
Director: Domingos de Oliveira | Stars: Cláudia Abreu, Pedro Cardoso, Domingos de Oliveira, Orã Figueiredo
Votes: 77
82. A Hora Marcada (2000)
100 min | Thriller
A strange woman predicts that Mário Velásquez, a very powerful unscrupulous banker, will die in seven years time. Coincidentally, he is kidnapped on the day forecast for his death.
Director: Marcelo Taranto | Stars: Gracindo Júnior, Osmar Prado, Cássia Kis, Fábio Assunção
Votes: 90
83. Operações Especiais (2015)
99 min | Action, Crime
A group of honest police is sent to a country town to solve the problem of high crime. Soon they solve the problem while newcomer Francis (Cléo Pires) must overcome their limits to prove ... See full summary »
Director: Tomas Portella | Stars: Cleo, Fabrício Boliveira, Thiago Martins, Marcos Caruso
Votes: 1,726
84. 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
The original story is set in the state of Mato Grosso, two states are mentioned (Minas Gerais and São Paulo), but the film was shot in the state of Rio de Janeiro countryside and in a forest in the town.
85. Elite Squad 2: The Enemy Within (2010)
Not Rated | 115 min | Action, Crime, Drama
After a prison riot, former-Captain Nascimento, now a high ranking security officer in Rio de Janeiro, is swept into a bloody political dispute that involves government officials and paramilitary groups.
Director: José Padilha | Stars: Wagner Moura, Irandhir Santos, André Ramiro, Milhem Cortaz
Votes: 86,745 | Gross: $0.10M
86. Redentor (2004)
100 min | Drama, Fantasy
Célio Rocha believes he was assigned by God Himself a difficult mission: to persuade his childhood friend Otávio Sabóia, a corrupt entrepeneur in the construction business, to give away all his possessions to the poor.
Director: Cláudio Torres | Stars: Pedro Cardoso, Miguel Falabella, Fernanda Montenegro, Camila Pitanga
Votes: 1,049
87. Edu, Coração de Ouro (1968)
85 min | Comedy
Love adventures of a young man living in Rio de Janeiro, in the '60s, refusing to accept the establishment.
Director: Domingos de Oliveira | Stars: Paulo José, Leila Diniz, Amilton Fernandes, Luis B. Neto
Votes: 79
88. Juventude (2008)
85 min | Comedy, Drama
Three friends are re in the house of one of them, recall cases where the past and have fun.
Director: Domingos de Oliveira | Stars: Lucas Barros, Edward Boggiss, Edward Borges, Domingos de Oliveira
Votes: 73
89. Young Polacas (2019)
96 min | Drama, History
The story of the famous "Polacas", Jewish women deceived into prostitution in Rio de Janeiro in the early 1900's. Ricardo interviews Mrs. Mira, who struggles to bring back memories from her mother's past as a Polaca.
Director: Alex Levy-Heller | Stars: Jacqueline Laurence, Emílio Orciollo Netto, Lorena Castanheira, Thierry Tremouroux
Votes: 43
90. Copacabana (2001)
90 min | Comedy, Drama
Moments before turning 90 years of age, Alberto remembers his life, lived in Copacabana, a neighborhood in Rio de Janeiro. The film is a comedy about old age nowadays, with Copacabana as a background.
Director: Carla Camurati | Stars: Marco Nanini, Walderez de Barros, Laura Cardoso, Ida Gomes
Votes: 261
91. Tudo Bem (1978)
111 min | Comedy
Middle-class family reform their apartment, and the noise, the contact with the workers and strange occurrences turn what was supposed to be a trivial matter into a trip to hell.
Director: Arnaldo Jabor | Stars: Fernanda Montenegro, Paulo Gracindo, Maria Sílvia, Zezé Motta
Votes: 266
92. Summer Showers (1978)
93 min | Drama
70-year-old widower living in a poor Rio de Janeiro suburb falls in love again when he finds a woman of approximately the same age.
Director: Carlos Diegues | Stars: Jofre Soares, Míriam Pires, Cristina Aché, Roberto Bonfim
Votes: 228
93. Chamada a Cobrar (2012)
72 min | Drama, Thriller
A high class lady from Brazil falls into a fake kidnapping scam when she answers a stranger's phone call. Believing that one of her daughters has been kidnapped, she is guided by a ... See full summary »
Director: Anna Muylaert | Stars: Cida Almeida, Maria Manoella, Renan Monteiro, Lourenço Mutarelli
Votes: 67
The film is held partly in Rio, partly in São Paulo.
94. Malu de Bicicleta (2010)
90 min | Romance
Based on the novel by Marcelo Rubens Paiva, the film tells the story of Luiz Mario, a São Paulo night-club impresario and a classic "bon vivant", is also an avid collector of love affairs. ... See full summary »
Director: Flávio Ramos Tambellini | Stars: Maria Manoella, Marcelo Serrado, Fernanda de Freitas, Marjorie Estiano
Votes: 239
The story begins in São Paulo but it happens mostly in Rio de Janeiro.
95. Lucio Flavio (1977)
118 min | Crime, Drama
History of a famous Brazilian bandit of the early seventies.
Director: Hector Babenco | Stars: Reginaldo Faria, Ana Maria Magalhães, Milton Gonçalves, Paulo César Peréio
Votes: 870
96. Black Orpheus (1959)
PG | 100 min | Drama, Musical, Romance
A retelling of the Orpheus and Eurydice myth, set during the time of the Carnaval in Rio de Janeiro.
Director: Marcel Camus | Stars: Breno Mello, Marpessa Dawn, Lourdes de Oliveira, Léa Garcia
Votes: 12,247
97. Elite Squad (2007)
R | 115 min | Action, Crime, Drama
In 1997 Rio de Janeiro, Captain Nascimento has to find a substitute for his position while trying to take down drug dealers and criminals before the Pope visits.
Director: José Padilha | Stars: Wagner Moura, André Ramiro, Caio Junqueira, Milhem Cortaz
Votes: 110,215 | Gross: $0.01M
98. 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
99. 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: 1,216
The end of the film happens in Rio, and this is important for the story.
100. So Normal 2: The Craziest Night Ever (2009)
75 min | Comedy
After establishing that her love life has dropped to 25 times a year, Vani decides to spice up her relationship with menage-a-trois and the comedy continues.
Director: José Alvarenga Jr. | Stars: Luiz Fernando Guimarães, Fernanda Torres, Daniel Dantas, Márcia do Valle
Votes: 1,233
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