Queer representation in Brazil
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1. The Way He Looks (2014)
Not Rated | 96 min | Drama, Romance
Leonardo is a blind teenager searching for independence. His everyday life, the relationship with his best friend Giovana, and the way he sees the world change completely with the arrival of Gabriel.
Director: Daniel Ribeiro | Stars: Ghilherme Lobo, Fabio Audi, Tess Amorim, Lúcia Romano
Votes: 27,677 | Gross: $0.10M
2. 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: 3,157 | Gross: $0.20M
3. Elvis & Madonna (2010)
Not Rated | 105 min | Comedy, Romance
In Copacabana, lesbian photographer Elvis is hired to deliver pizzas in the night shift on her motorcycle. Her first assignment is a delivery to the transvestite hairdresser Lady Madonna.
Director: Marcelo Laffitte | Stars: Simone Spoladore, Igor Cotrim, Sérgio Bezerra, Maitê Proença
Votes: 254
4. 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: 4,211
5. Futuro Beach (2014)
Unrated | 106 min | Drama, Romance
Shortly after failing to rescue a drowning man, Donato meets Konrad, a friend of the victim. They soon begin a relationship which seems doomed from the start, while Donato's past catches up with him.
Director: Karim Aïnouz | Stars: Wagner Moura, Clemens Schick, Fred Lima, Thomas Aquino
Votes: 3,321 | Gross: $0.02M
6. 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: 17,360 | Gross: $17.04M
7. 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: 3,570 | Gross: $0.04M
8. 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: 2,173
9. Esteros (2016)
Not Rated | 83 min | Drama, Romance
Two boyhood chums, separated soon after sexually awakening together, re-meet as young men with unspoken sexual tensions lying between them.
Director: Papu Curotto | Stars: Ignacio Rogers, Esteban Masturini, Joaquín Parada, Blas Finardi Niz
Votes: 4,881
10. The Kiss (1981)
80 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
When a pedestrian is hit by a bus, simple clerk Arandir runs and kisses the body in a gesture of sympathy and unconditional pure love. The opportunist scum photographer Amado Pinheiro ... See full summary »
Director: Bruno Barreto | Stars: Tarcísio Meira, Ney Latorraca, Lídia Brondi, Christiane Torloni
Votes: 444
11. Soulbound (2011)
105 min | Drama, Romance
What if life blindsided destiny? What if happiness was found in the unlikeliest of places? When do we allow ourselves to embrace the new without fear of letting go of the past? Gil (Emílio ... See full summary »
Director: Caio Sóh | Stars: Emilio Dantas, Remo Rocha, Paloma Duarte, Roberto Bomtempo
Votes: 402
12. Restless Love (2016)
95 min | Comedy, Drama
Living on the same floor of a building in the city of São Paulo, Micaela (Renata Gaspar), Diego (Thiago Pethit) e Júlia (Maria Laura Nogueira) share their experiences, failures and achievements.
Director: Vera Egito | Stars: Ana Cañas, Lucas Brilhante, Lígia Cortez, Lilian de Lima
Votes: 187
13. Amores Possíveis (2001)
Unrated | 98 min | Comedy, Romance, Drama
Fifteen year ago, Carlos went to the cinema to meet Júlia, his university colleague with whom he was in love. She never showed up. Carlos was left waiting in the lobby alone. While he waits... See full summary »
Director: Sandra Werneck | Stars: Murilo Benício, Carolina Ferraz, Emílio de Mello, Beth Goulart
Votes: 1,108
14. Seashore (2015)
Unrated | 83 min | Drama, Romance
Two boys on the edge of adulthood find themselves exploring their relationship.
Directors: Filipe Matzembacher, Marcio Reolon | Stars: Mateus Almada, Maurício Barcellos, Elisa Brites, Fernando Hart
Votes: 2,586
15. Doce Amianto (2013)
70 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
Amianto lives isolated in her own fantasy world, inhabited by her delusions and unbridled hope, where her ingenuity and her melancholy coexist hand in hand. After feeling abandoned by her ... See full summary »
Directors: Guto Parente, Uirá dos Reis | Stars: Deynne Augusto, Uirá dos Reis, Dario Oliveira, Rafaela Diógenes
Votes: 116
16. 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
17. Meu Amigo Claudia (2009)
86 min | Documentary
The film's purpose is to make known questions about pop culture, behavior, politics and sexual diversity. Through the main character, the transvestite Claudia Wonder, we will follow what ... See full summary »
Director: Dácio Pinheiro | Stars: Cláudia Wonder, Leão Lobo, Sérgio Mamberti, José Celso Martinez Corrêa
Votes: 68
18. Body Electric (2017)
Unrated | 94 min | Drama
The summer is coming and Elias has been dreaming of the sea a lot. In the factory where he works, his responsibilities increase as the holiday season approaches. After one more night ... See full summary »
Director: Marcelo Caetano | Stars: Kelner Macêdo, Lucas Andrade, Welket Bungué, Ana Flavia Cavalcanti
Votes: 910
19. Paradise Lost (2018)
110 min | Drama, Music
Marked by losses and mismatches, José's eccentric family seek to be happy while locked in Paraíso Perdido, a nightclub that has stopped in time, where they sing popular romantic music.
Director: Monique Gardenberg | Stars: Lee Taylor, Jaloo, Erasmo Carlos, Júlio Andrade
Votes: 756
20. From Beginning to End (2009)
Not Rated | 94 min | Drama, Romance
Two brothers develop a very close relationship as they are growing up in an idyllic and happy family. When they are young adults their relationship becomes very intimate, romantic, and sexual.
Director: Aluizio Abranches | Stars: Júlia Lemmertz, Fábio Assunção, Jean Pierre Noher, Louise Cardoso
Votes: 8,583
21. This Consuming Love (2012)
80 min | Documentary, Biography, Drama
Gatto and Barbot are lifelong companions for more then 40 years and have just moved to a big decayed and abandoned building downtown Rio de Janeiro, where they start to live and promote ... See full summary »
Directors: Allan Ribeiro, Douglas Soares | Stars: Wilson Assis, Lauro Bonfim, Juka Goulart, Gatto Larsen
Votes: 69
22. So Hard to Forget (2010)
100 min | Drama
Julia is a 35-year-old English Literature teacher struggling with depression as she tries to get her life back together again after her long, intense love affair with Antonia. Feeling ... See full summary »
Director: Malu De Martino | Stars: Ana Paula Arósio, Murilo Rosa, Natália Lage, Arieta Corrêa
Votes: 525
23. We 3 (2011)
TV-14 | 80 min | Drama, Romance
Three young people arrive from different parts of the country to go to college in Sao Paulo. On their first day there, a strange and intense attraction unites them. Together, they rent an ... See full summary »
Director: Nando Olival | Stars: Gabriel Godoy, Victor Mendes, Juliana Schalch, Sophia Reis
Votes: 743
24. Harmonica's Howl (2013)
72 min | Drama, Romance
A young couple, Pedro and Antônia, have their relationship weakening after meeting Luana. Romance, seduction, fear and anguish from the future are established in this story of liquid love.
Director: Bruno Safadi | Stars: Mariana Ximenes, Jiddu Pinheiro, Leandra Leal
Votes: 106
25. Something Like That (2017)
81 min | Drama
Caio and Mari are two young adults whose relationship is beyond any definition. Throughout 10 years, the plot transits among 3 striking moments in which their desires are in conflict and their relationship is put to the test.
Directors: Mariana Bastos, Esmir Filho | Stars: Caroline Abras, André Antunes, Clemens Schick, Knut Berger
Votes: 147
26. 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: 306
27. Good Manners (2017)
PG | 135 min | Fantasy, Horror
Clara, a lonely nurse from the outskirts of São Paulo, is hired by mysterious and wealthy Ana as the nanny for her unborn child. The two women develop a strong bond, but a fateful night changes their plans.
Directors: Marco Dutra, Juliana Rojas | Stars: Isabél Zuaa, Marjorie Estiano, Miguel Lobo, Cida Moreira
Votes: 4,126 | Gross: $0.03M
28. Querida Mamãe (2017)
95 min | Drama
Helô has a troubled relationship with her mother, Ruth, and is trapped in an unhappy marriage. Everything changes when she meets Leda, who she falls in love with and begins an exciting romance.
Director: Jeremias Moreira Filho | Stars: Letícia Sabatella, Selma Egrei, Graça Andrade, Calú Araripe
Votes: 84
29. Philosophy in the Boudoir (2017)
76 min | Crime, Fantasy, Mystery
Devising a fantastic universe, in which ancient make-up and costumes share the screen with contemporary elements such as limousines, helicopters and mobile phones, 'Philosophy in the ... See full summary »
Directors: Ivam Cabral, Rodolfo García Vázquez | Stars: Eduardo Chagas, Phedra de Córdoba, Silvio Eduardo, Hugo Faz
Votes: 62
30. Augusto Aníbal Quer Casar (1923)
Comedy
Director: Luiz de Barros | Stars: Augusto Aníbal, Manuel F. Araujo, Barcklay, Yara Brasil
31. 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: 643
32. Orgia ou O Homem Que Deu Cria (1970)
90 min | Comedy
A countryman kills his father and heads for the big city. On his way, he meets the most bizarre and allegorical types: a robber, a drag queen who thinks he's Carmen Miranda, a black king, a... See full summary »
Director: João Silvério Trevisan | Stars: Fernando Benini, Jean-Claude Bernardet, Marcelino Buru, Ozualdo Ribeiro Candeias
Votes: 38
33. Nos Embalos de Ipanema (1978)
100 min | Comedy, Drama
Toquinho is a young man living in Marechal Hermes, a poor neighborhood in Rio de Janeiro, together with his widow mother and a younger sister. Although he is poor, he is also ambitious, and... See full summary »
Director: Antônio Calmon | Stars: André de Biase, Angelina Muniz, Zaira Zambelli, Paulo Villaça
Votes: 100
34. Maldita Coincidência (1979)
75 min | Drama
At the height of the military dictatorship, an abandoned mansion in the center of São Paulo is occupied by militants, hippies, maniacs, homosexuals, punks, artists and poets, as well as immigrants from different parts of the world.
Director: Sergio Bianchi | Stars: Lélia Abramo, Adriani Bacchi, Circe Bernardes, Sergio Bianchi
Votes: 42
35. Quanto Dura o Amor? (2009)
Not Rated | 83 min | Drama, Romance
The story of three young people in search of love amid the frantic pace of São Paulo. What will a relationship unearth of their unspoken past, and can they dare hope for a happy future?
Director: Roberto Moreira | Stars: Maria Clara Spinelli, Sílvia Lourenço, Danni Carlos, Paulo Vilhena
Votes: 172
36. The Best Things in the World (2010)
100 min | Comedy, Drama
Mano has to deal with adolescence dilemmas and his family destruction, after his father leaves their house.
Director: Laís Bodanzky | Stars: Francisco Miguez, Denise Fraga, Fiuk, Zécarlos Machado
Votes: 1,659
37. Artificial Paradises (2012)
96 min | Drama
Two girlfriends visit a big Brazilian beach festival and decide to just let go. They enjoy the music, booze, drugs and on one steamy afternoon even each other. They also meet a young man and things can't be better. Can this paradise last?
Director: Marcos Prado | Stars: Nathalia Dill, Luca Bianchi, Lívia de Bueno, Bernardo Barreto
Votes: 3,672
38. Boys in Brazil (2014)
Unrated | 92 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A group of friends make a pact together to come out of the closet after one of them is assaulted during São Paulo's Gay Parade.
Director: Alexandre Carvalho | Stars: Tchaka O'Hara, Luis Vaz, Maurício Evanns, Marcello Airoldi
Votes: 280
39. New Dubai (2014)
Unrated | 55 min | Drama
In a middle class neighborhood in a city in the countryside of Brazil, the real estate speculation is a menace to the affective memory of a group of friends. Their answer to this imminent ... See full summary »
Director: Gustavo Vinagre | Stars: Gustavo Vinagre, Bruno D'Ugo, Hugo Guimarães, Fernando Maia
Votes: 207
40. Ralé: The Lower Depths (2015)
73 min | Drama
A film within a film. Young directors, prodigal adolescents, are filming "The Exhibitionist" in the middle of a farm in an paradisiacal region. Baron, performed by Ney Matogrosso, lives in ... See full summary »
Director: Helena Ignez | Stars: Roberto Alencar, Ariclenes Barroso, Mário Bortolotto, Helena Ignez
Votes: 41
41. Berenice (2017)
90 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
The taxi driver Berenice is under a family crisis with her male chauvinist husband and her son, whom is discovering his sexual identity. The murder of a transgender at Copacabana beach ... See full summary »
Director: Allan Fiterman | Stars: Cláudia Abreu, Eduardo Moscovis, Vera Holtz, Emilio Dantas
Votes: 145
42. Socrates (2018)
Not Rated | 71 min | Drama
After his mother's sudden death, Socrates, a 15-year-old living on the margins of São Paulo's coast, must survive on his own while coming to terms with his grief.
Director: Alexandre Moratto | Stars: Christian Malheiros, Tales Ordakji, Jayme Rodrigues, Vanessa Santana
Votes: 1,216
43. 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
44. Rat Fever (2011)
110 min | Drama
Zizo (Irandhir Santos) é um poeta inconformado e anarquista, que banca a publicação de seu tablóide. Em seu mundo próprio, onde o sexo é algo tão corriqueiro quanto fumar maconha, ele ... See full synopsis »
Director: Cláudio Assis | Stars: Irandhir Santos, Juliano Cazarré, Matheus Nachtergaele, Tânia Granussi
Votes: 1,446
45. Indianara (2019)
Not Rated | 84 min | Documentary
Indianara fights for the survival of transgender people in Brazil and braces up for one last battle.
Directors: Marcelo Barbosa, Aude Chevalier-Beaumel | Stars: Indianara Siqueira, Wescla Vasconcelos, Biancka Fernandes, Jair Bolsonaro
Votes: 345
46. Greta (II) (2019)
97 min | Drama
Pedro, a 70-year-old gay nurse, is taking care of Daniela, his ailing transgender friend. In order to find her a vacant hospital bed, he decides to help an arrested and wounded criminal to escape.
Director: Armando Praça | Stars: Marco Nanini, Denise Weinberg, Demick Lopes, Gretta Star
Votes: 422
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