Filmes Brasileiros
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1. 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: 86,758 | Gross: $0.10M
2. 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
3. The Second Mother (2015)
R | 112 min | Comedy, Drama
When the estranged daughter of a hard-working live-in housekeeper suddenly appears, the unspoken class barriers that exist within the home are thrown into disarray.
Director: Anna Muylaert | Stars: Regina Casé, Helena Albergaria, Michel Joelsas, Camila Márdila
Votes: 16,710 | Gross: $0.38M
4. 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: 1,870 | Gross: $0.32M
5. Three Summers (2019)
94 min | Comedy, Drama
Over a trio of summers, a caretaker for luxury condominiums relies on her resourcefulness and her eye for opportunity to take advantage of whatever comes her way as her employers are caught in major corruption scandals.
Director: Sandra Kogut | Stars: Regina Casé, Rogério Fróes, Gisele Fróes, Jéssica Ellen
Votes: 605
6. Limit (1931)
Not Rated | 114 min | Drama, Romance
Three people (Raul Schnoor, Olga Breno and Tatiana Rey) sail aimlessly while remembering their past.
Director: Mario Peixoto | Stars: Olga Breno, Tatiana Rey, Raul Schnoor, Brutus Pedreira
Votes: 2,876
7. Black God, White Devil (1964)
Not Rated | 120 min | Adventure, Crime, Drama
After killing his employer when he tries to cheat him out of his payment, a man becomes an outlaw and starts following a self-proclaimed saint.
Director: Glauber Rocha | Stars: Geraldo Del Rey, Yoná Magalhães, Othon Bastos, Maurício do Valle
Votes: 5,353
8. 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: 2,909
9. 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: 1,693
10. Entranced Earth (1967)
111 min | Drama
In the fictional Latin American country Eldorado, a poet tries to effect political change by influencing powerful men.
Director: Glauber Rocha | Stars: Jardel Filho, Paulo Autran, José Lewgoy, Glauce Rocha
Votes: 3,579
11. The Red Light Bandit (1968)
92 min | Crime, Thriller
The story of a famous Brazilian criminal, called The Red Light Bandit because he always used a red flashlight to break in the houses during the night. Working alone, he also used to rape his female victims.
Director: Rogério Sganzerla | Stars: Helena Ignez, Paulo Villaça, Pagano Sobrinho, Luiz Linhares
Votes: 1,684
12. At Midnight I'll Take Your Soul (1964)
84 min | Horror
A gravedigger prowls the city in search of a female to bear him a son.
Director: José Mojica Marins | Stars: José Mojica Marins, Magda Mei, Nivaldo Lima, Valéria Vasquez
Votes: 3,859
13. This Night I'll Possess Your Corpse (1967)
108 min | Horror
After the events of the previous film, Coffin Joe continues to seek a maiden to give him a son. With the help of servant Bruno, he kidnaps six girls from a village. Which one of them will pass his trials of fear?
Director: José Mojica Marins | Stars: José Mojica Marins, Tina Wohlers, Nadia Freitas, Antonio Fracari
Votes: 2,105
14. The Daughters of Fire (2018)
Not Rated | 115 min | Drama
A group of women go on a erotic, polyamorous, trip to free themselves from the mindset of patriarchy, while one of them plans to make a porn movie.
Director: Albertina Carri | Stars: Rocío Zuviría, Mijal Katzowicz, Violeta Valiente, Rana Rzonscinsky
Votes: 775
15. Hard Labor (2011)
Not Rated | 99 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
Young housewife Helena is on the verge of fulfilling a dream as she prepares to open her own business: a neighborhood grocery store. She hires a maid, Paula, to take care of her house and ... See full summary »
Directors: Marco Dutra, Juliana Rojas | Stars: Helena Albergaria, Marat Descartes, Naloana Lima, Gilda Nomacce
Votes: 945
16. Filme Demência (1986)
92 min | Drama, Fantasy
Transposition of the myth of Faust to modern Brazil. The heir to a bankrupt cigarette factory, amidst a personal crisis, leaves everything behind and heads for a supposed paradise he has ... See full summary »
Director: Carlos Reichenbach | Stars: Ênio Gonçalves, Emílio Di Biasi, Imara Reis, Fernando Benini
Votes: 254
17. Green Vinyl (2004)
13 min | Short, Fantasy
Mother gives Daughter a box full of old, colored little vinyl records. Daughter may listen to them, but she should never, ever, play the green one.
Director: Kleber Mendonça Filho | Stars: Verônica Alves, Ivan Soares, Gabriela Souza
Votes: 756
18. O Anjo da Noite (1974)
84 min | Drama, Horror
Student girl goes to a mansion in Petrópolis, Brazil, to babysit two children, while their parents are away for the weekend, and is terrorized by anonymous phonecalls originating in the house.
Director: Walter Hugo Khouri | Stars: Selma Egrei, Eliezer Gomes, Lilian Lemmertz, Pedro Coelho
Votes: 114
19. Macunaima (1969)
Not Rated | 95 min | Fantasy, Comedy
Our story begins with Macunaima's miraculous birth to an old woman in a tiny jungle settlement. Born fully grown, he discovers his life's purpose which leads him and his family and ... See full summary »
Director: Joaquim Pedro de Andrade | Stars: Grande Otelo, Paulo José, Jardel Filho, Dina Sfat
Votes: 2,093
20. The Awakening of the Beast (1970)
93 min | Drama, Horror
Psychiatrist experiments LSD on 4 volunteers, to investigate Coffin Joe's influence over them. Each patient presents a different reaction, involving sex, perversion and sadism.
Director: José Mojica Marins | Stars: José Mojica Marins, Ângelo Assunção, Ronaldo Beibe, Andreia Bryan
Votes: 1,290
21. The Strange World of Coffin Joe (1968)
80 min | Horror
Three episodes: A dollmaker whose dolls are eerily human, a tale of necrophilia, and a doctor proves love is dead.
Director: José Mojica Marins | Stars: Luiz Sérgio Person, Vany Miller, Mário Lima, Verônica Krimann
Votes: 752
22. 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: 3,322
23. When I Was Alive (2014)
108 min | Drama, Horror, Musical
After losing his marriage and job, Junior moves back to his father's house, where the attractive tenant Bruna is living. The finding of objects that belonged to his dead mother drives Junior into a descent to madness.
Director: Marco Dutra | Stars: Antônio Fagundes, Marat Descartes, Sandy, Gilda Nomacce
Votes: 776
24. Friendly Beast (2017)
98 min | Horror, Thriller
The tense survival tale is set over several late-night hours in a sparsely-peopled Brazilian restaurant. When an armed robbery interrupts an already-terse dynamic between boss and customer,... See full summary »
Director: Gabriela Amaral | Stars: Murilo Benício, Luciana Paes, Irandhir Santos, Camila Morgado
Votes: 1,879
25. A Marvada Carne (1985)
77 min | Comedy, Romance
Hillbilly has one single dream in life: eat beef. He finds a little maid who's anxious to marry, and promises him: in their wedding party, his father would kill an ox.
Director: André Klotzel | Stars: Adilson Barros, Fernanda Torres, Dionísio Azevedo, Geny Prado
Votes: 496
26. Cemetery of Lost Souls (2020)
134 min | Adventure, Fantasy, Horror
Corrupted by the power of Cipriano's Black Book, a Jesuit and his followers begin a reign of horror in colonial Brazil, until they be cursed to live forever trapped under the graves of a ... See full summary »
Director: Rodrigo Aragão | Stars: Carol Aragão, Renato Chocair, Diego Garcias, Francisco Gaspar
Votes: 217
27. The Nightshifter (2018)
Not Rated | 110 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Stênio, the nightshifter of a morgue, has the ability to communicate with the cadavers that are brought to him every night.
Director: Dennison Ramalho | Stars: Daniel de Oliveira, Fabiula Nascimento, Bianca Comparato, Marcos Kligman
Votes: 2,546
28. A Força dos Sentidos (1978)
100 min | Crime, Mystery, Romance
A writer moves to an isolated beach house to write a new book, and gradually gets involved with his odd new neighbors.
Director: Jean Garret | Stars: Benjamin Cattan, Francinette Costa, Lia Farrel, Emil Grigoletto
Votes: 62
29. The Woman Who Invented Love (1980)
99 min | Drama, Romance
Simple-minded young woman becomes a successful prostitute.
Director: Jean Garret | Stars: Aldine Muller, Zécarlos de Andrade, Rodolfo Arena, Ricardo Angelini
Votes: 137
30. Mangue Negro (2008)
105 min | Horror
A poor community in the remote state of Espirito Santo, Brazil, ekes an existence by fishing and picking crustaceans from the local tropical mangroves. Their meagre survival gradually ... See full summary »
Director: Rodrigo Aragão | Stars: Ricardo Araújo, Marcelo Castanheira, Walderrama Dos Santos, Markus Konká
Votes: 453
31. 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: 16,884
32. The Boy and the Wind (1967)
104 min | Drama, Mystery
Young engineer on holiday gets involved with a boy having a strange relationship with the wind. Their close friendship arouses suspicion in the small town. When the boy disappears, the engineer is accused of murdering him. But the wind...
Director: Carlos Hugo Christensen | Stars: Ênio Gonçalves, Luiz Fernando Ianelli, Wilma Henriques, Odilon Azevedo
Votes: 201
33. O 5º Poder (1962)
100 min | Crime
Foreign agents from an unidentified nation clandestinely install on radio and TV antennas in Rio de Janeiro devices that emit subliminal waves that alter the perception of the population. ... See full summary »
Director: Alberto Pieralisi | Stars: Eva Wilma, Oswaldo Loureiro, Augusto Cesar Vanucci, Sebastião Vasconcelos
Votes: 66
34. The Oyster and the Wind (1997)
112 min | Fantasy, Drama
A fantasy/mystery about the disappearance of a lighthouse owner and his daughter.
Director: Walter Lima Jr. | Stars: Lima Duarte, Fernando Torres, Leandra Leal, Floriano Peixoto
Votes: 463
35. 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: 1,028
36. Necropolis Symphony (2014)
85 min | Comedy, Horror, Musical
The routine of an inept apprentice gravedigger changes when a new employee arrives at the cemetery. Together they must locate abandoned graves, but strange events make them think about the implications of tampering with the dead.
Director: Juliana Rojas | Stars: Eduardo Gomes, Luciana Paes, Hugo Villavicenzio, Paulo Jordão
Votes: 451
37. My Own Private Hell (2018)
82 min | Comedy, Drama
In a bar called Inferninho, the staff dream of escape. A handsome sailor with a dream of finding home arrives.
Directors: Pedro Diogenes, Guto Parente | Stars: Yuri Yamamoto, Demick Lopes, Samya De Lavor, Rafael Martins
Votes: 333
38. Dark Sea (2013)
105 min | Horror
The fisherman Peroá and his assistant Cavalo Cansado are fishing in a boat but they do not find any school of peroá (a Brazilian fish from Espírito Santo state). However they fish a ray and... See full summary »
Director: Rodrigo Aragão | Stars: Marcelo Castanheira, Mayra Alarcón, Carol Aragão, Ricardo Araújo
Votes: 381
39. The Father's Shadow (2018)
92 min | Drama
When a child is forced to become the house's adult because her father is sick and her mother is dead, there's an inversion in the natural order of things. Childhood becomes a saga. And the frustrated parenthood turns into a conviction.
Director: Gabriela Amaral | Stars: Nina Medeiros, Julio Machado, Luciana Paes, Guilherme Atolini
Votes: 198
40. The Mysterious Death of Pérola (2014)
62 min | Fantasy, Mystery, Thriller
Away from home, living alone in an old and gloomy apartment, Pérola feels the effects of the time passing, being increasingly taken by nostalgia and fear to a point where dream, fantasy and reality lose its borders.
Directors: Ticiana Augusto Lima, Guto Parente | Stars: Ticiana Augusto Lima, Guto Parente
Votes: 86
41. A Stem (2007)
15 min | Short, Drama, Horror
Clarisse notices a small green leaf growing out of her right arm.
Directors: Marco Dutra, Juliana Rojas | Stars: Helena Albergaria, Marat Descartes, Ney Piacentini, Eduardo Gomes
Votes: 110
42. O Xangô de Baker Street (2001)
124 min | Comedy, Crime
Rio de Janeiro, 1886. Actress Sarah Bernhardt performs at the city's Municipal Theater, captivating the local audience enthralled by French culture. The city is at her feet, and even the ... See full summary »
Director: Miguel Faria Jr. | Stars: Joaquim de Almeida, Anthony O'Donnell, Maria de Medeiros, Letícia Sabatella
Votes: 1,254
43. 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
44. The Yellow Night (2019)
100 min | Horror
A group of friends travels to a beach house on an island on the brazilian seaside to celebrate the end of high school. However, their drollery and parties are cut short by the feeling that the place shelters an unfathomable horror.
Director: Ramon Porto Mota | Stars: Rafael Albuquerque, Marina Alencar, Zé Carlos, Servílio de Holanda
Votes: 178
45. A Noite do Chupacabras (2011)
104 min | Action, Fantasy, Horror
A young couple returns to their homeland to find their relatives upset by the mysterious death of the farm animals and the old feud between two enemy families.
Director: Rodrigo Aragão | Stars: Walderrama Dos Santos, Mayra Alarcón, Kika Oliveira, Markus Konká
Votes: 267
46. The Cannibal Club (2018)
81 min | Comedy, Horror
Otavio and Gilda's elite life falls in danger when Gilda accidentally discovers a secret from Borges, a powerful congressman, and the Club's leader.
Director: Guto Parente | Stars: Tavinho Teixeira, Ana Luiza Rios, Pedro Domingues, Zé Maria
Votes: 1,022
47. Quem Tem Medo de Lobisomem? (1975)
90 min | Adventure
Two young men in search of adventure meet Iracema, a bride who's been left waiting at the church. They give her a ride on their jeep, until they find the most strange family: a couple with ... See full summary »
Director: Reginaldo Faria | Stars: Reginaldo Faria, Stepan Nercessian, Neuza Amaral, Carlos Kroeber
Votes: 36
48. O Trapalhão nas Minas do Rei Salomão (1977)
82 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family
Woman hires three clumsy adventurers to rescue her missing archaeologist father, who was trying to find the legendary King Solomon's mines.
Director: J.B. Tanko | Stars: Renato Aragão, Dedé Santana, Mussum, Vera Setta
Votes: 308
49. São Paulo, Sociedade Anônima (1965)
107 min | Drama
A man lives in conflict as he deals with his friends and love interests against the backdrop of São Paulo.
Director: Luiz Sérgio Person | Stars: Ana Esmeralda, Eva Wilma, Otelo Zeloni, Walmor Chagas
Votes: 989
50. 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: 800,910 | Gross: $7.56M
51. 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: 3,936
52. 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: 42,312 | Gross: $5.60M
53. Pixote (1980)
TV-MA | 128 min | Crime, Drama
The life of a boy on the streets of Sao Paulo, involved with crimes, prostitution, and drugs.
Director: Hector Babenco | Stars: Fernando Ramos da Silva, Jorge Julião, Gilberto Moura, Edilson Lino
Votes: 9,230
54. Isle of Flowers (1989)
13 min | Documentary, Short
The ironic, heartbreaking and acid "saga" of a spoiled tomato: from the plantation of a "Nisei" (Brazilian with Japanese origins); to a supermarket; to a consumer's kitchen to become sauce ... See full summary »
Director: Jorge Furtado | Stars: Paulo José, Ciça Reckziegel, Douglas Trainini, Júlia Barth
Votes: 6,521
55. They Don't Wear Black Tie (1981)
120 min | Drama
Union leader's son doesn't want to engage in a strike, because his wife is pregnant, thus disregarding his father's tradition of political activism.
Director: Leon Hirszman | Stars: Gianfrancesco Guarnieri, Fernanda Montenegro, Carlos Alberto Riccelli, Bete Mendes
Votes: 1,820
56. 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: 8,748 | Gross: $0.03M
57. To the Left of the Father (2001)
Not Rated | 163 min | Drama
A young son who ran from his dominant family descends into decadence, then returns to the nest. Tyrannical fathers, incest, fierce family conflicts, and an intense visual style to match.
Director: Luiz Fernando Carvalho | Stars: Selton Mello, Raul Cortez, Juliana Carneiro da Cunha, Simone Spoladore
Votes: 2,046
58. Jogo de Cena (2007)
100 min | Documentary, Drama
Following a newspaper ad, ordinary women tell part of their life stories to director Eduardo Coutinho, which are then re-enacted by actresses, blurring the barriers between truth, fiction and interpretation.
Director: Eduardo Coutinho | Stars: Marília Pêra, Andrea Beltrão, Fernanda Torres, Aleta Gomes Vieira
Votes: 1,310
59. Bye Bye Brazil (1980)
R | 110 min | Drama
The Caravana Rolidei rolls into town with the Gypsy Lord at the mike: he does magic tricks, the erotic Salomé dances, and the mute Swallow performs feats of strength. A young accordion ... See full summary »
Director: Carlos Diegues | Stars: José Wilker, Betty Faria, Fábio Jr., Zaira Zambelli
Votes: 1,949
60. 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: 853
61. São Bernardo (1972)
113 min | Drama
The story of Paulo Honório, a poor kid who becomes a rich farmer. Obsessed by his desire to get even richer, he doesn't pay much attention to his wife, Madalena, a teacher who reacts against his tyrannical ways.
Director: Leon Hirszman | Stars: Othon Bastos, Isabel Ribeiro, Nildo Parente, Vanda Lacerda
Votes: 511
62. Men and Women (1964)
93 min | Drama
Two friends take two prostitutes for a night of pleasure. But the night turns out to be frustrating for all involved, as much bitterness is revealed in their conversation and attitudes, ... See full summary »
Director: Walter Hugo Khouri | Stars: Norma Bengell, Odete Lara, Mário Benvenutti, Gabriele Tinti
Votes: 641
63. 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: 737
64. Ganga Bruta (1933)
82 min | Drama
A man kills his wife on their wedding night, after discovering she had been unfaithful. After being acquitted, he moves to the country, where he falls in love with an innocent girl.
Director: Humberto Mauro | Stars: Durval Bellini, Dea Selva, Lu Marival, Décio Murilo
Votes: 448
65. The Time and Turn of Augusto Matraga (2011)
110 min | Drama
Based on Guimarães Rosa's (classic Brazilian author) short story, the movie tells the story of Augusto Matraga, a bankrupt and violent farmer who lives above the Law in Minas Gerais' ... See full summary »
Director: Vinicius Coimbra | Stars: Júlio Andrade, Chico Anysio, Rômulo Braga, Ivan de Almeida
Votes: 170
66. Rio, 40 Degrees (1955)
100 min | Drama
A semi-documentary on the people of Rio de Janeiro. The camera follows boys from a hillside shanty town who sell peanuts at Copacabana, Sugar Loaf Mountain, and a soccer game. Various ... See full summary »
Director: Nelson Pereira dos Santos | Stars: Modesto De Souza, Roberto Bataglin, Jece Valadão, Ana Beatriz
Votes: 860
67. Edifício Master (2002)
110 min | Documentary
The daily lives and routine of 37 families living in a huge 12-story building in Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro: their drama, aspirations, intimate revelations, loneliness, dreams...
Director: Eduardo Coutinho | Star: Fernando José
Votes: 1,682
68. Memórias do Cárcere (1984)
185 min | Drama
Graciliano Ramos' period he spent in prison after being considered a subversive element by the government.
Director: Nelson Pereira dos Santos | Stars: Carlos Vereza, Glória Pires, Nildo Parente, José Dumont
Votes: 510
69. 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: 110,246 | Gross: $0.01M
70. 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: 2,280
71. The Trespasser (2001)
97 min | Drama, Thriller
Two businessmen hire a hitman to kill their third partner and are then blackmailed by the hitman as he takes over their company.
Director: Beto Brant | Stars: Marco Ricca, Alexandre Borges, Paulo Miklos, Mariana Ximenes
Votes: 1,859
72. 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
73. Killed the Family and Went to the Movies (1991)
100 min | Comedy, Drama, Horror
In Rio de Janeiro, after an altercation with his father and mother, a young man named Bebeto kills his family and goes to a movie theater, where he watches four weird vignettes. The first ... See full summary »
Director: Neville de Almeida | Stars: Cláudia Raia, Louise Cardoso, Alexandre Frota, Maria Gladys
Votes: 305
74. The Hustlers (1962)
100 min | Crime, Drama
This film captures the criminal behavior of two young Copacabana thugs (the "cafajestes"). The two plan a blackmail coup against a rich old man, using nude pictures of a lady on a deserted beach. But things don't always happen as planned.
Director: Ruy Guerra | Stars: Norma Bengell, Hugo Carvana, Lucy de Carvalho, Germana de Lamare
Votes: 552
75. O Homem do Sputnik (1959)
98 min | Comedy
UFO falls on a hillbilly's hencoop and he tries to sell it. Soon international missions are sent to the place, for there's a suspicion it might be the famous Russian satellite, the Sputnik.
Director: Carlos Manga | Stars: Oscarito, Cyl Farney, Zezé Macedo, Neide Aparecida
Votes: 282
76. Hour of the Star (1985)
Not Rated | 96 min | Drama
Macabea has just moved to the big city after her aunt, who raised her, died. She gets a job as a typist and moves into a boarding house with three other women. In her spare time she listens... See full summary »
Director: Suzana Amaral | Stars: Marcelia Cartaxo, José Dumont, Tamara Taxman, Fernanda Montenegro
Votes: 1,437
77. SuperOutro (1989)
46 min | Comedy
Schizophrenic tramp performs outrageous acts in the streets of Salvador, and in the end tries to fulfill his ultimate dream: to fly over the city, as a superhero would.
Director: Edgard Navarro | Stars: Bertrand Duarte, Nilda Spencer
Votes: 164
78. Terra Estrangeira (1995)
110 min | Action, Crime, Drama
After the death of his mother, a young Brazilian decides to leave his country and travel to his mother's native land. In a foreign land, he finds love and danger.
Directors: Walter Salles, Daniela Thomas | Stars: Fernanda Torres, Fernando Alves Pinto, Alexandre Borges, Luís Melo
Votes: 1,926
79. A Mulher de Todos (1969)
93 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
Ângela Carne e Osso (Angela Meat and Bone), a young nymphomaniac, lives surrounded by delinquents, and exerts intense allure on them, dominating them all with her erotic power.
Director: Rogério Sganzerla | Stars: Helena Ignez, Jô Soares, Stênio Garcia, Paulo Villaça
Votes: 354
80. 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
81. Buccaneer Soul (1996)
112 min | Drama
Two friends release a book called "Western Feeling". During the launch party, they meet people that remember them of several episodes from their youth.
Director: Carlos Reichenbach | Stars: Bertrand Duarte, Jandir Ferrari, Andrea Richa, Flor
Votes: 231
82. All Nudity Shall Be Punished (1973)
102 min | Drama
Rich, spoiled youngman encounters a prostitute, and gets confused about the nature of his feelings for her; he can't decide between attraction, and repulsion.
Director: Arnaldo Jabor | Stars: Paulo Porto, Darlene Glória, Elza Gomes, Paulo César Peréio
Votes: 630
83. 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: 3,154 | Gross: $0.20M
84. The Age of the Earth (1980)
157 min | Drama, Fantasy, History
Four Third-World Christs try to stop the American industrialist John Brahms in Glauber Rocha's experimental film inspired by Pier Paolo Pasolini's murder.
Director: Glauber Rocha | Stars: Maurício do Valle, Jece Valadão, Antonio Pitanga, Tarcísio Meira
Votes: 675
85. 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: 7,402 | Gross: $0.06M
86. Kiss of the Spider Woman (1985)
R | 120 min | Drama
A gay man and a political prisoner are together in a prison. The gay man narrates the stories of two fake movies and his own life.
Director: Hector Babenco | Stars: William Hurt, Raul Julia, Sonia Braga, José Lewgoy
Votes: 17,347 | Gross: $17.04M
87. O Homem que Virou Suco (1980)
97 min | Drama
São Paulo police mistakenly thinks a folk poet and singer is the same man who had stabbed his boss.
Director: João Batista de Andrade | Stars: José Dumont, Aldo Bueno, Rafael de Carvalho, Ruthinéa de Moraes
Votes: 392
88. The Bandit (1953)
Approved | 91 min | Action, Drama, History
'Capitão', a bandit, terrorizes poor villages in the Northeast region of Brazil, looting and frequently killing with his armed gang, until he kidnaps and becomes attracted to a beautiful schoolteacher, creating discord in his group.
Director: Lima Barreto | Stars: Alberto Ruschel, Marisa Prado, Milton Ribeiro, Vanja Orico
Votes: 704
89. Bus 174 (2002)
R | 122 min | Documentary, Crime
On June 12, 2000, a young man with a gun took the passengers aboard Bus 174 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil hostage. This documentary examines the event itself, the resulting media frenzy, the police response, and the perpetrator's background.
Directors: José Padilha, Felipe Lacerda | Stars: Sandro do Nascimento, Rodrigo Pimentel, Luiz Eduardo Soares, Anonymous
Votes: 8,617 | Gross: $0.22M
90. 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: 2,107 | Gross: $0.01M
91. 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
92. Estômago (2007)
113 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
In the great restaurant of life, there are those who eat and those who get eaten. Raimundo Nonato finds an alternative way, a life of his own: he cooks in order to survive and find a place ... See full summary »
Director: Marcos Jorge | Stars: João Miguel, Fabiula Nascimento, Babu Santana, Carlo Briani
Votes: 8,134
93. 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: 3,051
94. Baile Perfumado (1996)
93 min | Drama, Western
A Lebanese photographer living in Brazil in the '30s manages to take pictures of Lampião, a legendary Brazilian outlaw, kind of a tropical Robin Hood.
Directors: Paulo Caldas, Lírio Ferreira | Stars: Duda Mamberti, Luiz Carlos Vasconcelos, Aramis Trindade, Chico Díaz
Votes: 504
95. 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
96. Amarelo Manga (2002)
TV-MA | 103 min | Drama
Short stories revolving around a bar and a hotel in Recife, unveil a mosaic of exotic characters living in the Brazilian underground.
Director: Cláudio Assis | Stars: Matheus Nachtergaele, Jonas Bloch, Leona Cavalli, Dira Paes
Votes: 2,443
97. Os Saltimbancos Trapalhões (1981)
95 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama
Four humble and goofy employees of a prominent circus, all of them with a natural comedic talent, rebel against their tyrannical boss and his unscrupulous illusionist assistant.
Director: J.B. Tanko | Stars: Renato Aragão, Dedé Santana, Mussum, Zacarias
Votes: 786
98. The Conspirators (1972)
100 min | Drama
A film version of the Minas Gerais Conspiracy, a separatist movement that took place on the year 1789, from its beginning to the execution of Tiradentes.
Director: Joaquim Pedro de Andrade | Stars: José Wilker, Luiz Linhares, Paulo César Peréio, Fernando Torres
Votes: 265
99. 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
100. Carandiru (2003)
R | 145 min | Crime, Drama
Stories of crime, revenge, love, and friendship at the Carandiru Penitentiary, the largest prison in Latin America.
Director: Hector Babenco | Stars: Enrique Diaz, Wagner Moura, Caio Blat, Luiz Carlos Vasconcelos
Votes: 21,924 | Gross: $0.21M
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