Cine brasileño
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1. Lower City (2005)
R | 98 min | Drama
Lifelong friends Deco and Naldinho, who own a small steaming boat in Bahia, meet strip-dancer Karinna. Both men fall for her and their friendship is deeply shattered.
Director: Sergio Machado | Stars: Alice Braga, Wagner Moura, Lázaro Ramos, Maria Menezes
Votes: 4,373 | Gross: $0.13M
2. 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: 110,303 | Gross: $0.01M
3. 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: 86,787 | Gross: $0.10M
4. 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: 22,832 | Gross: $0.01M
5. 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: 21,938 | Gross: $0.21M
6. 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: 801,217 | Gross: $7.56M
7. 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: 16,296 | Gross: $0.31M
8. Cold Tropics (2009)
24 min | Short, Comedy
In tropical Recife, in northeastern Brazil, temperatures drop to impossible lows and the inhabitants have to adapt. This 'mockumentary' gradually turns critical, looking at the climate, ... See full summary »
Director: Kleber Mendonça Filho | Stars: Luciano Arrais Andrade, Graça Araújo, Pedro Bandeira, Black Jr.
Votes: 787
9. 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: 8,620 | Gross: $0.22M
10. 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: 8,749 | Gross: $0.03M
11. 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: 8,151
12. 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
13. Confessions of a Brazilian Call Girl (2011)
TV-MA | 131 min | Biography, Drama
After the adoptive daughter of a stable family leaves them for a new life as a prostitute, she rises to become a popular performer among her clients, and details her routine in her blog.
Director: Marcus Baldini | Stars: Deborah Secco, Cássio Gabus Mendes, Drica Moraes, Fabiula Nascimento
Votes: 7,979
14. Uma Onda No Ar (2002)
92 min | Drama
Based on the true story of four friends who decide to install a communal pirate radio station called Rádio Favela in a shanty-town, to give voice to the outcasts' complaints.
Director: Helvecio Ratton | Stars: Alexandre Moreno, Babu Santana, Adolfo Moura, Benjamim Abras
Votes: 306
15. 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: 1,215
16. 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: 1,683
17. Babilônia 2000 (1999)
80 min | Documentary
Documentary on poor people living in two slums in Rio de Janeiro, on the occasion of New Year's Eve.
Director: Eduardo Coutinho
Votes: 248
18. 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
19. Viajo Porque Preciso, Volto Porque te Amo (2009)
Not Rated | 75 min | Drama
A geologist is sent to an isolated region in the Northeast of Brazil to survey water sources, but begins to feel a a sense of abandonment and loneliness.
Directors: Karim Aïnouz, Marcelo Gomes | Star: Irandhir Santos
Votes: 1,179
20. The Boy and the World (2013)
PG | 80 min | Animation, Adventure, Family
A little boy goes on an adventurous quest in search of his father.
Director: Alê Abreu | Stars: Vinicius Garcia, Marco Aurélio Campos, Lu Horta, Felipe Zilse
Votes: 7,600 | Gross: $0.13M
21. 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: 16,713 | Gross: $0.38M
22. 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: 1,443
23. 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: 2,445
24. The History of Eternity (2014)
121 min | Drama, Music, Romance
The History of Eternity is a synesthetic essay about love, desires and dreams. The entire narrative takes place in the same village with approximately 40 inhabitants in a desert landscape, ... See full summary »
Director: Camilo Cavalcante | Stars: Marcelia Cartaxo, Leonardo França, Débora Ingrid, Claudio Jaborandy
Votes: 548
25. 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: 3,318 | Gross: $0.02M
26. VIPs (2010)
Not Rated | 95 min | Biography, Crime, Drama
The life of a real conman and one of the biggest frauds in Brazil.
Director: Toniko Melo | Stars: Wagner Moura, Gisele Fróes, Emiliano Ruschel, Marcela Falci
Votes: 3,404
27. 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
28. O dia do Galo (2014)
22 min | Documentary, Short
"O Dia do Galo" shows a special day for Clube Atlético MIneiro's fans, the most popular soccer club of Minas Gerais, Brazil. On that day, Atlético Mineiro won the final match of "... See full summary »
Directors: Cris Azzi, Luiz Felipe Fernandes | Stars: Carlos Paulino, Eduardo Sasha
Votes: 39
29. 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
30. Senna (2010)
PG-13 | 106 min | Documentary, Biography, Sport
A documentary on Brazilian Formula One racing driver Ayrton Senna, who won the F1 world championship three times before his death at age 34.
Director: Asif Kapadia | Stars: Ayrton Senna, Reginaldo Leme, John Bisignano, Neyde Senna
Votes: 75,789 | Gross: $1.61M
31. Xingu (2011)
Not Rated | 102 min | Action, Adventure, Biography
Three brothers embark on a journey that begins with a kinship with Brazil's indigenous tribes, to their creation of South America's largest national park.
Director: Cao Hamburger | Stars: João Miguel, Felipe Camargo, Caio Blat, Maiarim Kaiabi
Votes: 1,924
32. Once Upon a Time Veronica (2012)
Unrated | 91 min | Drama
A woman tries to make a life for herself in a violent Brazilian city.
Director: Marcelo Gomes | Stars: Hermila Guedes, W.J. Solha, João Miguel, Renata Roberta
Votes: 716
33. Baptism of Blood (2006)
110 min | Drama, History
During the period of 1964 to 1985, Brazil lived a military dictatorship. In the 60s, the Dominican friars Tito, Betto, Fernando and Ivo help leftist organizations. However, they are ... See full summary »
Director: Helvecio Ratton | Stars: Caio Blat, Daniel de Oliveira, Léo Quintão, Odilon Esteves
Votes: 750
34. Father's Chair (2012)
96 min | Drama, Thriller
A man who has put his career ahead of everything else in life learns the value of family when his son goes missing.
Director: Luciano Moura | Stars: Wagner Moura, Lima Duarte, Mariana Lima, Brás Antunes
Votes: 1,557
35. Lula, the Son of Brazil (2009)
Not Rated | 130 min | Biography, Drama, History
The true story of a working-class boy who moves to the nation's financial capital at a young age and becomes one of the most influential politicians in Brazil's history.
Directors: Fábio Barreto, Marcelo Santiago | Stars: Rui Ricardo Diaz, Glória Pires, Juliana Baroni, Cleo
Votes: 3,088
36. Bacurau (2019)
Not Rated | 131 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
After the death of her grandmother, Teresa comes home to her matriarchal village in a near-future Brazil to find a succession of sinister events that mobilizes all of its residents.
Directors: Juliano Dornelles, Kleber Mendonça Filho | Stars: Bárbara Colen, Thomas Aquino, Silvero Pereira, Thardelly Lima
Votes: 30,698
37. 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: 15,725
38. 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
39. Invisible Life (2019)
R | 139 min | Drama
Kept apart by a terrible lie and a conservative society, two sisters born in Rio de Janeiro make their way through life each believing the other is living out her dreams half a world away.
Director: Karim Aïnouz | Stars: Julia Stockler, Carol Duarte, Flávia Gusmão, António Fonseca
Votes: 9,662
40. 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
41. Shine Your Eyes (2020)
TV-MA | 102 min | Drama, Thriller
A Nigerian musician travels to Brazil to find his long lost brother.
Director: Matias Mariani | Stars: O.C. Ukeje, Indira Nascimento, Chukwudi Iwuji, Oula Alsaghir
Votes: 475
42. 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: 9,235
43. The Hijacking of Flight 375 (2023)
107 min | Action, Drama, History
During the Brazilian economical crisis in 1988, a gunman hijacks a flight targeting the president, and intending to have it crashed onto the presidential headquarters.
Director: Marcus Baldini | Stars: Danilo Grangheia, Jorge Paz, Roberta Gualda, César Mello
Votes: 1,139
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