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1. Passport to Freedom (2021)
60 min | Biography, Drama, War
Aracy is a young employee of the Brazilian Consulate in Hamburg. She helped Jews obtain visas to flee to Brazil, despite the Nazis'' growing animosity toward Jews.
Stars: Sophie Charlotte, Rodrigo Lombardi, Peter Ketnath, Stefan Weinert
Votes: 549
2. The Mechanism (2018–2019)
TV-MA | 41 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
Dramatic fiction series loosely inspired by an investigation of corruption in Brazil's private and state oil companies and construction companies.
Stars: Caroline Abras, Selton Mello, Enrique Diaz, Jonathan Haagensen
Votes: 36,702
3. 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: 56,066
4. The Great Hack (2019)
TV-MA | 114 min | Documentary, Biography, History
The Cambridge Analytica scandal is examined through the roles of several affected persons.
Directors: Karim Amer, Jehane Noujaim | Stars: Brittany Kaiser, David Carroll, Paul-Olivier Dehaye, Ravi Naik
Votes: 25,033
5. The Edge of Democracy (2019)
TV-14 | 121 min | Documentary, History
Political documentary and personal memoir collide in this exploration into the complex truth behind the unraveling of two Brazilian presidencies.
Director: Petra Costa | Stars: Dilma Rousseff, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, Marisa Letícia Lula da Silva, Sergio Moro
Votes: 15,742
6. 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: 3,650
7. Killer Ratings (2019)
351 min | Documentary, Crime
The true-life story of Brazilian TV host Wallace Souza, who was accused of literally killing for ratings, and using his crime TV show to cover up the grizzly truth.
Stars: Divanilson Cavalcanti, Thomaz Vasconcelos, Paula Litaiff, Marlucia Souza
Votes: 1,952
8. The Evandro Case: A Devilish Plot (2021)
Documentary, Crime
The series follows the story of the disappearance of a boy in Paraná state and the investigation of the case.
Stars: Ivan Mizanzuk, Paulo Markowicz, Antonio Figueiredo Basto, Luiz Carlos de Oliveira
Votes: 814
9. Your Turn (2019)
93 min | Documentary
Young Brazilians make history in this radical document. Initially they are fighting for education, then their subversive actions take on a new dimension.
Director: Eliza Capai | Stars: Marcela Jesus, Lucas 'Koka' Penteado, Nayara Souza
Votes: 356
10. Manda Bala (Send a Bullet) (2007)
Unrated | 85 min | Documentary
An examination of corruption and class warfare in Brazil as told through the stories of a wealthy businessman, a plastic surgeon who assists kidnapping victims and a politician whose income relies on a frog farm.
Director: Jason Kohn
Votes: 1,203 | Gross: $0.11M
11. 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
12. 400 Against 1: A History of Organized Crime (2010)
98 min | Action, Crime, Drama
The real story behind creation of Comando Vermelho (Red Commando), powerful criminal organization terrorized Rio de Janeiro for several decades.
Director: Caco Souza | Stars: Daniel de Oliveira, Fabrício Boliveira, Daniela Escobar, Branca Messina
Votes: 595
13. O Candidato Honesto (2014)
110 min | Comedy
John is a corrupt politician wanting to be the Brazil's next president. He receives an enchantment from his grandmother and can't lie anymore. Now he must win the presidential elections telling only the truth.
Director: Roberto Santucci | Stars: Marcello Caridade, Leandro Hassum, Luiza Valdetaro, Cláudio Cinti
Votes: 1,222
14. Flordelis: Em Nome da Mãe (2022)
Documentary
The series investigates the murder of Anderson do Carmo, husband of Brazilian congresswoman, singer and evangelical pastor Flordelis de Souza. She was accused of having orchestrated the crime, along with six of her more than 50 children.
Star: Flordelis
Votes: 131
15. Betinho: No Fio da Navalha (2023– )
50 min | Biography, Drama
A inspiradora biografia do sociólogo Herbert de Souza, o saudoso Betinho, nos relembra sua luta no combate à fome e acesso da população pobre à justiça social.
Stars: Júlio Andrade, Julia Shimura, Filipe Bragança, Luiz Bertazzo
Votes: 83
16. 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
17. Real: The Plan Behind History (2017)
96 min | Drama, History
Brazil, 1993. President Collor is impeached. Monthly inflation reaches 40%. The nation is collapsing. In the economic hurricanes eye, Fernando Henrique Cardoso convenes a group of brilliant... See full summary »
Director: Rodrigo Bittencourt | Stars: Emílio Orciollo Netto, Tato Gabus Mendes, Paolla Oliveira, Norival Rizzo
Votes: 934
18. Nos Tempos do Imperador (2021–2022)
40 min | Drama
A country under construction, under an empire, gives way to the present Brazil in search of an identity and progress.
Stars: Guilherme Cabral, Gabriel Fuentes, Gustavo Thomann, Pedro Jose Ben
Votes: 89
19. Sala de Roteiro (2020– )
Comedy
Five screenwriters discussing in a video chat the course of a television series that already has several seasons. The plot mocks political events in Brazil that are absurd even for a fiction narrative.
Stars: Andrea Beltrão, Enrique Diaz, Marcos Palmeira, Mariana Lima
Votes: 13
20. Eleita (2022– )
30 min | Comedy
Takes place in a dystopian reality. In the near future, the state of Rio de Janeiro is experiencing major abandonment problems.
Stars: Clarice Falcão, Diogo Vilela, Polly Marinho, Bella Camero
Votes: 162
21. Once There Was Brasilia (2017)
Not Rated | 100 min | Drama, Sci-Fi
A dystopian reflection on the current Brazilian political climate since the dismissal of President Rousseff, through two renegade characters waiting for redemption in the city of Brazilia.
Director: Adirley Queirós | Stars: Wellington Abreu, Marquim do Tropa, Andreia Vieira, Franklin Ferreira
Votes: 230
22. Landless (2019)
Not Rated | 110 min | Documentary
An insight into the Brazilian Landless Workers Movement's everyday routine, which is divided up between tilling the land, political activism and talk of what a better future might look like.
Director: Camila Freitas | Stars: Natalina Vó Cândida, Wilmar P.C. Fernandes, Valtenir Gomes, Elizabett Conceição
Votes: 221
23. JK (2006)
45 min | Biography, Drama, Romance
Mini-series about the life of former Brazilian President Juscelino Kubitschek.
Stars: José Wilker, Marília Pêra, Wagner Moura, Débora Falabella
Votes: 201
24. Mulheres no Poder (2016)
97 min | Comedy
Senator Maria Pilar (Dira Paes) is a good example that the backstage of the power of Brasilia (capital of Brazil) do not belong only to the world of men.
Director: Gustavo Acioli | Stars: Dira Paes, Stella Miranda, Gabrielle Lopes, Milena Contrucci Jamel
Votes: 40
25. Greg News com Gregório Duvivier (2017–2023)
32 min | Comedy, News
Hosted by comedian-writer Gregório Duvivier, one of the most important voices in Brazil's political commentary, the series takes aim at the most relevant events each week in the country.
Stars: Gregório Duvivier, Karina Ramil
Votes: 353
26. The Trial (2018)
140 min | Documentary, History
The Trial documents the trial of Dilma Rousseff, focusing on the defense team, who struggles to prove her innocence against a majority vote by a Congress riddled with corruption. A tale of ... See full summary »
Director: Maria Ramos | Stars: Dilma Rousseff, Jair Bolsonaro, José Eduardo Cardozo, Eduardo Cunha
Votes: 1,476
27. Alvorada (2021)
90 min | Documentary
From an intimate point of view, the daily life of President Dilma Rousseff in her official residence, the Palácio do Alvorada, while awaiting the verdict of impeachment that ended up alienating the first woman president of Brazil.
Directors: Anna Muylaert, Lô Politi | Stars: Dilma Rousseff, Jaques Wagner, Flávio Dino, José Eduardo Cardoso
Votes: 214
28. O Candidato Honesto 2 (2018)
104 min | Comedy
Brazilian politician João Ernesto (Leandro Hassum) surrenders to justice and is arrested for corruption, before attempting to overturn with sincerity and real proposals.
Director: Roberto Santucci | Stars: Leandro Hassum, Rosanne Mulholland, Paulinho Serra, Leonardo Franco
Votes: 434
29. Beyond Citizen Kane (1993 TV Movie)
93 min | Documentary
Details the dominant position of the Rede Globo media group, the largest in Brazil, and discusses its influence, power and political connections.
Director: Simon Hartog | Stars: Leonel Brizola, Chico Buarque, Walter Clark, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva
Votes: 602
30. Resistance (2019)
122 min | Drama, History
In 1961, Gov. Leonel Brizola leads the unparalleled Legality movement, a first in the history of Brazil. Fighting for the Constitution, he mobilizes the resistance to ensure President João ... See full summary »
Director: Zeca Brito | Stars: Cleo, Letícia Sabatella, Fernando Alves Pinto, Leonardo Machado
Votes: 162
31. Cercados (2020)
116 min | Documentary
A documentary about the press coverage during the Coronavirus pandemic in Brazil.
Director: Caio Cavechini | Stars: William Bonner, Jair Bolsonaro, Renata Vasconcellos, Nelson Teich
Votes: 67
32. Rise of the Bolsonaros (2022)
TV-14 | 115 min | Documentary, Drama, History
The remarkable rise of one of the world's most controversial leaders, Jair Bolsonaro, from obscurity to the presidency of Brazil.
Stars: Nina Sosanya, Kerry Shale, Steve Bannon, Glenn Greenwald
Votes: 135
33. Jango (1984)
115 min | Documentary, Biography, History
The story of João "Jango" Goulart, the Brazilian left-wing president deposed by the military.
Director: Silvio Tendler | Stars: Leonel Brizola, João Goulart, Juscelino Kubitschek, Carlos Lacerda
Votes: 188
34. Vidas Cinzas (2017)
15 min | Short, Drama
A faux documentary about the ongoing social, political and economical crisis in Brazil, where the government cuts the colors of Rio de Janeiro, turning the city black and white.
Director: Leonardo Martinelli | Stars: Wagner Moura, Glenn Greenwald, Petra Costa, Marielle Franco
Votes: 46
35. Gabriel Monteiro - Herói Fake (2022)
120 min | Documentary
A documentary on controversial Rio de Janeiro YouTubber/alderman Gabriel Monteiro, following the voting for his impeachment on the house after several complaints of political misconduct, ... See full summary »
Votes: 57
36. Among Righteous Men (2016)
102 min | Documentary, Biography
The film shows the prologue of the crisis of representation and the polarization of Brazilian politics as we accompany the steps of the Deputy, spokesman for the LBGT cause Jean Wyllys.
Directors: Carlos Juliano Barros, Caio Cavechini | Stars: Jean Wyllys, Silas Malafaia, Marco Feliciano, Eurico da Silva
Votes: 45
37. Torre das Donzelas (2018)
97 min | Documentary
"The Virgin's Tower" - Memoires of a group of rebel women that were imprisioned by the Brazilian dictatorship in the 60's.
Director: Susanna Lira | Stars: Dilma Rousseff, Ana Bursztyn-Miranda, Maria Aparecida Costa, Rita Sipahi
Votes: 109
38. Quebrando Mitos (2022)
Documentary
The catastrophic and fragile masculinity of Jair Bolsonaro from the point of view of an LGBT couple - filmmaker Fernando Grostein Andrade and actor and singer Fernando Siqueira.
Directors: Fernando Grostein Andrade, Fernando Siqueira | Stars: Zach Allsbrook, Fernando Grostein Andrade, Monica Benicio, Pedro Bial
Votes: 88
39. O Paciente: O Caso Tancredo Neves (2018)
100 min | Drama, History, Thriller
Revisits the final moments before the mysterious death of 1985 Brazilian president-to-be Tancredo Neves.
Director: Sergio Rezende | Stars: Othon Bastos, Ester Góes, Leonardo Medeiros, Paulo Betti
Votes: 247
40. Escadrons de la mort: L'école française (2003 TV Movie)
60 min | Documentary
The French army was very influential in how modern suppression of independence movements has been and is carried out. This documentary reveals why.
Director: Marie-Monique Robin | Stars: Anibal Acosta, Alcides Lopez Aufranc, Carl Bernard, Michel Besineau
Votes: 64
41. Marielle: The Crime That Shook Brazil (2020)
50 min | Documentary, Crime
The life and death of city councilor Marielle Franco and driver Anderson Gomes, murdered on the night of March 14, 2018, in Rio de Janeiro.
Stars: Monica Benicio, Luyara Franco, Katy Perry, Fernanda Chaves
Votes: 212
42. A Memória que me Contam (2012)
95 min | Drama
A group of friends who resisted Brazilian dictatorship face, along with their sons, the conflicts between past and present as one of theirs is passing away.
Director: Lúcia Murat | Stars: Clarisse Abujamra, Otávio Augusto, Eduardo Cravo, Ricardo Dantas
Votes: 253
43. Junho: O Mês que Abalou o Brasil (2014)
72 min | Documentary, Sport
In the month of the Brazil World Cup, the documentary shows how the demonstrations against an increase in public transportation fares in São Paulo in June of 2013, evolved to national scale... See full summary »
Director: João Wainer | Stars: Contardo Calligaris, Demétrio Magnolli, Clóvis Rossi, Dilma Rousseff
Votes: 124
44. ABC da Greve (1990)
75 min | Documentary
A detailed look at the events that led to the continuous strikes that shut down many factories during the still repressive days of the military regime. The workers union, led by syndicalist... See full summary »
Director: Leon Hirszman | Stars: Lélia Abramo, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, Vinicius de Moraes, Ferreira Gullar
Votes: 208
45. Lama dos Dias (2018)
Comedy, Drama
The series rescues the zeitgeist of Recife in the 1990s, using fiction to portray the boiling period of the Manguebeat movement.
Stars: Geyson Luiz, Isadora Gibson, Louise França, Vitor Araújo
Votes: 9
46. Em Busca de Iara (2013)
91 min | Documentary
Through a personal investigation of her niece, Mariana Pamplona, the film recover the life of the guerrilla Iara Iavelberg. She was a cultured and beautiful woman who left behind a ... See full summary »
Director: Flavio Frederico | Star: Erenice Lohan
Votes: 69
47. Untitled Marielle Franco Project (2021– )
Biography, Crime, Drama
The life story of city counselor Marielle Franco and the aftermath of her death, following the ongoing problems of urban violence, police corruption and the militias and their influence on politics.
48. Cortina de Fumaça (2021)
110 min | Documentary
What are the real interests behind the agendas related to the environment in Brazil?
Director: Lucas Ferrugem | Stars: Aldo Rebelo, Alexandre Costa, Alysson Paulinelli, Amalé Kamayurá
Votes: 122
49. Curral (2020)
87 min | Drama
Curral is a political drama set in the rural Brazilian city of Gravatá. During the mayoral elections, the population is divided between the Blue and Red parties, two political oligarchies ... See full summary »
Director: Marcelo Brennand | Stars: Thomas Aquino, José Dumont, Rodrigo García, Mayara Millane
Votes: 146
50. A Verdade da Mentira (2020)
Documentary
Directors: Maria Carolina Telles, Jorge Pestana | Stars: Petria Chaves, Laura Chinchilla, Pedro Dória
Votes: 29