Brazilian movies to watch on netflix
by jooiyya | created - 16 Jul 2020 | updated - 16 Jul 2020 | Public- Instant Watch Options
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1. O Barato de Iacanga (2019)
93 min | Documentary, Biography, History
"Taking Iacanga" reveals the story behind a legendary music festival held in Brazil in the 70's and 80's. Under military law, open-air events were prohibited. Overcoming politic ... See full summary »
Director: Thiago Mattar | Stars: Paulinho Boca de Cantor, Elici Bueno, Antonio Checchin, Giovanni Checchin
Votes: 463
2. Kardec (2019)
110 min | Biography
Tells the story of Allan Kardec, from his days as an educator to his contribution to the spiritist codification.
Director: Wagner de Assis | Stars: Leonardo Medeiros, Sandra Corveloni, Christian Baltauss, Daniel Barcellos
Votes: 1,760
3. Ser Tão Velho Cerrado (2018)
96 min | Documentary
The residents of Chapada dos Veadeiros, concerned about the end of the Cerrado in Goiás, are looking for new ways to develop the region without harming the environment in which they live.
Director: André D'Elia | Stars: Juliano Cazarré, Reynaldo Gianecchini, Valéria Pontes
Votes: 120
4. Raul: O Início, o Fim e o Meio (2012)
128 min | Documentary, Music
The film tells the story of Raul Seixas, a Brazilian rock legend. The documentary unveils by rare archival images, meeting with family, conversations with artists, producers and friends, the trajectory of the artist, who died in 1989.
Directors: Walter Carvalho, Leonardo Gudel | Stars: Roberto Carlos, Paulo Coelho, Daniel de Oliveira, Tárik de Souza
Votes: 872
5. Quanto Tempo o Tempo Tem (2015)
76 min | Documentary
Specialists explain the concept of time to different civilizations and why some of us never have enough time.
Director: Adriana L. Dutra | Stars: Nilton Bonder, Tom Chatfield, André Comte-Sponville, Arthur Dapieve
Votes: 334
6. Getúlio (2014)
101 min | Biography, Drama, History
The movie depicts the political crisis that led to the suicide of president Getúlio Vargas, in the 19 days that preceded August 24, 1954. The crisis began with the attempted assassination ... See full summary »
Director: João Jardim | Stars: Tony Ramos, Drica Moraes, Thiago Justino, Clarisse Abujamra
Votes: 1,258
7. City of God: 10 Years Later (2013)
PG-13 | 70 min | Documentary
A film documentary about the fate of the young actors of the award winning film City of God by Fernando Meirelles and Katia Lund. It shows how their lives unfolded after the film's worldwide success.
Directors: Cavi Borges, Luciano Vidigal | Stars: Alexandre Rodrigues, Leandro Firmino, Roberta Rodrigues, Jonathan Haagensen
Votes: 1,497
8. O Renascimento do Parto (2013)
91 min | Documentary, Family, History
The feature film ' The Birth Reborn' portrays the serious obstetric reality in the world, which is characterized by an alarming number of cesarean or deliveries with traumatic and ... See full summary »
Director: Eduardo Chauvet | Stars: Melania Amorim, Ricardo Chaves, Robbie Davis-Floyd, Ana Cristina Duarte
Votes: 284
9. Amazonia (2013)
G | 83 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family
After a plane crash, Saï, a capuchin monkey born and raised in captivity, finds himself alone and lost in the wilderness of the Amazon jungle.
Director: Thierry Ragobert | Stars: Martin Sheen, Isabelle Drummond, Lúcio Mauro Filho, Maria Jark
Votes: 1,108
10. Waiting for the Carnival (2019)
86 min | Documentary
A small village in the Brazilian outback is considered the nation's capital of jeans. It's also a microcosm that depicts modern day capitalism and its transgressions.
Director: Marcelo Gomes
Votes: 892
11. 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: 20,769 | Gross: $0.29M
12. 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: 8,753 | Gross: $0.03M
13. Just Like Our Parents (2017)
102 min | Drama
When Rosa's mother makes a surprising disclosure to her one day, Rosa decides to break out of her usual obligations. In so doing she discovers that life holds many surprises in store for her.
Director: Laís Bodanzky | Stars: Maria Ribeiro, Clarisse Abujamra, Paulo Vilhena, Felipe Rocha
Votes: 2,240
14. 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: 3,053
15. Todas as Razões para Esquecer (2018)
91 min | Comedy, Drama
The story follows the emotional roller-coaster of Antonio, a young man who has just ended a relationship, but pays for it by believing that he would have no trouble moving on and getting over his ex-girlfriend.
Director: Pedro Coutinho | Stars: Johnny Massaro, Regina Braga, Bianca Comparato, Maria Laura Nogueira
Votes: 563
16. The Movie of My Life (2017)
113 min | Drama
Young Tony decides to return to his hometown. There, he discovers his father has returned to France claiming to miss his friends and country of origin. Tony ends up becoming a teacher, and finds himself amid conflicts and inexperience.
Director: Selton Mello | Stars: Vincent Cassel, Selton Mello, Johnny Massaro, Bruna Linzmeyer
Votes: 2,059
17. 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: 6,959
18. Carta para Além dos Muros (2019)
85 min | Documentary
This documentary reports, through interviews with specialists and activists, the chronology of the AIDS epidemic in Brazil, from the beginning of the discovery of the disease to the present day.
Director: André Canto | Stars: Lucinha Araújo, Nair Brito, Carué Conteiras, Micaela Cyrinio
Votes: 160
19. Don't Call Me Son (2016)
Unrated | 82 min | Drama
After discovering the truth about being stolen by the woman he thought was his mother as a child, Pierre (AKA Felipe) must deal with the consequences of his mother's actions and must try to cope with his biological family.
Director: Anna Muylaert | Stars: Naomi Nero, Daniel Botelho, Dani Nefussi, Matheus Nachtergaele
Votes: 1,569 | Gross: $0.01M
20. Reflections of a Blender (2010)
80 min | Comedy, Thriller
Elvira's blender tells her story with her husband, Onofre, who's gone missing, and makes reflections about life.
Director: André Klotzel | Stars: Ana Lúcia Torre, Germano Haiut, Selton Mello, Fabiula Nascimento
Votes: 1,031
21. Long Way Home (2018)
113 min | Drama
In order to take a new job as an employee in the public sanitation department, Juliana moves from the inner city of Itaúna to the metropolitan town of Contagem in Brazil. While waiting for ... See full summary »
Director: André Novais Oliveira | Stars: Grace Passô, Russo Apr, Rejane Faria, Hélio Ricardo
Votes: 813
22. White Out, Black In (2014)
90 min | Drama, Sci-Fi
Shots at a black music party in the outskirts of Brasilia injure two men that get scarred for life. A third man comes from the future to investigate what happened and to prove that it is all the society's fault.
Director: Adirley Queirós | Stars: Marquim do Tropa, Dilmar Durães, Gleide Firmino, DJ Jamaika
Votes: 685
23. Olmo & the Seagull (2015)
82 min | Documentary, Drama, Romance
'Olmo and the Seagull' is a poetic and existential dive into an actress's mind during the nine months of her pregnancy as she must confront her most fiery inner demons while trying to ... See full summary »
Directors: Petra Costa, Lea Glob | Stars: Olivia Corsini, Serge Nicolai, Pancho Garcia Aguirre, Shaghayegh Beheshti
Votes: 705
24. O Último Cine Drive-in (I) (2015)
100 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
After returning to his hometown with his sick mother, Marlombrando meets his long-lost father and the Drive-in cinema where he spent his childhood. Almeida keeps the cinema up and running ... See full summary »
Director: Iberê Carvalho | Stars: Rita Assemany, Othon Bastos, André Deca, Vinícius Ferreira
Votes: 311
25. A New Capitalism (2017)
G | 71 min | Documentary
OXFAM has launched a report showing that the richest 1% of the population owns the same wealth as the other 99%. What could be done to build a fairer world in such a social inequality? ... See full summary »
Director: Henry Grazinoli | Stars: José Ignacio Avalos, Antonio Ermírio de Moraes Neto, Claudio Sassaki, Muhammad Yunus
Votes: 122
26. Califórnia (2015)
85 min | Drama, Romance
São Paulo, 1984. Estela gets through the troubled phase of adolescence. Sex, love, friendship; everything looks too complicated. Her personal refuge is her uncle Carlos and the trip to ... See full summary »
Director: Marina Person | Stars: Aren Gallo, Caio Horowicz, Caio Blat, Giovanni Gallo
Votes: 830
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