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1. 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
2. Two Rabbits (2012)
TV-MA | 101 min | Action, Thriller
In São Paulo, the scheme of the corrupt DA Júlia and her mate, the lawyer Henrique with the gangster Maicom is discovered and sent to the Internal Affairs. Maicom is responsible for ... See full summary »
Director: Afonso Poyart | Stars: Fernando Alves Pinto, Alessandra Negrini, Caco Ciocler, Marat Descartes
Votes: 5,454
3. Agamenon: The Film (2012)
74 min | Comedy, History
The trajectory of the clumsy reporter Agamenon Mendes Pereira, always present in key events of history, his biggest scoops and his eternal love for Isaura, who survives his unexpected travels around the world, in search of news and fame.
Director: Victor Lopes | Stars: Marcelo Adnet, Hubert Aranha, Pedro Bial, Fernando Henrique Cardoso
Votes: 559
4. Chico Xavier (2010)
124 min | Biography, Drama
A biography of spiritual medium and author Francisco Candido Xavier.
Director: Daniel Filho | Stars: Natalia Soutto, Nelson Xavier, Ângelo Antônio, Matheus Costa
Votes: 1,944
5. 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
6. 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: 8,582
7. In Therapy (2009)
90 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
In Rio de Janeiro, the forty-something year old, Mercedes, goes to the psychoanalyst and tells the story of her life - from a child who lost her mother. Over three years of analysis, her ... See full summary »
Director: José Alvarenga Jr. | Stars: Lília Cabral, José Mayer, Reynaldo Gianecchini, Cauã Reymond
Votes: 873
8. 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: 7,980
9. Head Over Heels (2010)
101 min | Comedy
After being left by her husband and fired from her work, a workaholic businesswoman is forced to go through a big change in her life and becomes a partner on a decadent sex shop.
Director: Roberto Santucci | Stars: Ingrid Guimarães, Maria Paula, Bruno Garcia, Denise Weinberg
Votes: 2,534
10. So Normal 2: The Craziest Night Ever (2009)
75 min | Comedy
After establishing that her love life has dropped to 25 times a year, Vani decides to spice up her relationship with menage-a-trois and the comedy continues.
Director: José Alvarenga Jr. | Stars: Luiz Fernando Guimarães, Fernanda Torres, Daniel Dantas, Márcia do Valle
Votes: 1,233
11. The Invisible Woman (2009)
105 min | Comedy, Fantasy
A romantic comedy in which a 35-year-old man is abandoned by his wife and falls in love with his neighbor, a perfect, ideal woman. The only problem: she doesn't exist.
Director: Cláudio Torres | Stars: Selton Mello, Luana Piovani, Vladimir Brichta, Maria Manoella
Votes: 3,940
12. Se Eu Fosse Você (2006)
108 min | Comedy, Fantasy
Publicist Claudio and homemaker/choral teacher Helena have been married for many years, but they don't understand or respect each other's feelings or viewpoints. Claudio sees Helena as a ... See full summary »
Director: Daniel Filho | Stars: Tony Ramos, Glória Pires, Thiago Lacerda, Glória Menezes
Votes: 5,782
13. Se Eu Fosse Você 2 (2009)
96 min | Comedy, Fantasy
Claudio and Helena are on the verge of breaking up, until the couple experiences another strange phenomenon that looks to help them understand one another more.
Director: Daniel Filho | Stars: Glória Pires, Tony Ramos, Isabelle Drummond, Cássio Gabus Mendes
Votes: 3,212
14. 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: 110,312 | Gross: $0.01M
15. 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: 16,898
16. Meu Nome Não é Johnny (2008)
124 min | Biography, Crime, Drama
The true story of João Guilherme Estrella ("Johnny"), a young middle-class bon vivant who became a big-time cocaine dealer in Rio de Janeiro in the early 1990s.
Director: Mauro Lima | Stars: Selton Mello, Giulio Lopes, Júlia Lemmertz, Felipe Severo
Votes: 7,849
17. The Man Who Copied (2003)
R | 124 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
A Brazilian photocopier operator falls in love with a girl who lives in an opposite house and spends his evenings looking at her through his binoculars.
Director: Jorge Furtado | Stars: Lázaro Ramos, Leandra Leal, Luana Piovani, Pedro Cardoso
Votes: 11,245 | Gross: $0.02M
18. Romeo & Juliet ...Get Married (2005)
Not Rated | 90 min | Comedy, Romance
A Romeo-and-Juliet kind of love affair. The difference here is what sets the two lovers apart: their soccer teams. Being a fan of Corinthians, Romeu has to fake he really likes Palmeiras, in order to gain Julieta's heart.
Director: Bruno Barreto | Stars: Luis Gustavo, Luana Piovani, Marco Ricca, Martha Mellinger
Votes: 1,115
19. Lisbela and the Prisoner (2003)
106 min | Comedy, Romance
This is the fun story of the mischievous, adventurous and conquering Leléu and the dreamy Lisbela, who loves watching American movies and dreams of movie heroes.
Director: Guel Arraes | Stars: André Mattos, Aramis Trindade, Bruno Garcia, Carlos Casagrande
Votes: 6,992
20. Meu Tio Matou um Cara (2004)
87 min | Adventure, Comedy
A boy tries to help his uncle prove his innocence in a murder case. He thinks his uncle has confessed the crime as a cover-up for his girlfriend, who was the dead man's wife, so he starts a... See full summary »
Director: Jorge Furtado | Stars: Darlan Cunha, Sophia Reis, Lázaro Ramos, Deborah Secco
Votes: 2,976
21. Caramuru: The Invention of Brazil (2001)
85 min | Comedy, Fantasy, Romance
Diogo Álvares, a Portuguese map illustrator, reaches the Brazilian coast, after his caravel sinks. He is saved by the Indian chief Itaparica and his two daughters, Paraguaçu and Moema. They... See full summary »
Director: Guel Arraes | Stars: Selton Mello, Camila Pitanga, Deborah Secco, Tonico Pereira
Votes: 1,510
22. Casseta & Planeta: A Taça do Mundo é Nossa (2003)
90 min | Comedy, Crime, Romance
A satire about the dictatorship period in Brazil, in which communist militants try to steal the soccer World Cup Trophy from the players Pelé and Carlos Alberto Torres.
Director: Lula Buarque de Hollanda | Stars: Beto Silva, Bussunda, Cláudio Manoel, Hélio de la Peña
Votes: 485
23. Uma Escola Atrapalhada (1990)
90 min | Family, Comedy
A real-estate agency wishes to buy and demolish the traditional school Matheus Rose and use the lot to build a hotel. The proposition unleashes a feel of distrust among the school students ... See full summary »
Director: Del Rangel | Stars: Angélica, Jandira Martini, Supla, Selton Mello
Votes: 337
24. Xuxa e os Duendes (2001)
90 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family
An environmentally-friendly botanist discovers that she is part of a hidden magical world inhabited by fairies and elves.
Directors: Paulo Sérgio de Almeida, Rogério Gomes | Stars: Xuxa, Leonardo Cordonis, Tadeu Mello, Luciano Huck
Votes: 708
25. Simão, o Fantasma Trapalhão (1998)
80 min | Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Two jumbled and coward drivers join a rich family that moves to an ancient castle inhabited by a resented but friendly ghost.
Director: Paulo Aragão | Stars: Angélica, Renato Aragão, Marcelo Augusto, Roberto Guilherme
Votes: 656
26. Os Trapalhões na Terra dos Monstros (1989)
91 min | Comedy, Family, Fantasy
After the goofy four climb Rio de Janeiro's Rock of the Topsail in search of the their angry employer's young daughter, they discover a lost world inhabited by hostile creatures.
Director: Flávio Migliaccio | Stars: Renato Aragão, Dedé Santana, Mussum, Zacarias
Votes: 460
27. Lua de Cristal (1990)
90 min | Comedy, Family, Fantasy
The fairy tale of a young aspiring singer who leaves her hometown to go to a major city to make her dreams come true.
Director: Tizuka Yamasaki | Stars: Xuxa, Sergio Mallandro, Selvagem Big Abreu, Sérgio Abreu
Votes: 1,128
28. Xuxa Requebra (1999)
84 min | Comedy, Family, Musical
A journalist and former dance student attempts to prevent a gang of drug dealers from taking over their dance academy, also her home.
Director: Tizuka Yamasaki | Stars: Xuxa, Daniel, Alice Borges, Yara Lins
Votes: 545
29. Xuxa Popstar (2000)
86 min | Comedy, Family, Romance
A retired fashion model returns to Brazil to personally meet her on-line date, as her modeling agency becomes successful which angers a competitor.
Directors: Paulo Sérgio de Almeida, Tizuka Yamasaki | Stars: Xuxa, Luigi Baricelli, Marcos Frota, Deborah Blando
Votes: 887
30. Super Xuxa Contra o Baixo Astral (1988)
86 min | Comedy, Family, Fantasy
With the power of a magic crystal, a TV hostess becomes the only hope to defeat a malign subterranean entity, that is sick of her good, generous deeds.
Directors: Anna Penido, David Sonnenschein | Stars: Xuxa, Guilherme Karam, Nair Amorim, Tuca Andrada
Votes: 977
31. Bruja and the Lost City of Gold (2004)
105 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family
Deep in the unknown Amazon rain forest, there is a lost subterranean city. The place was built by Vikings who crossed the Atlantic Ocean and ventured up the Amazon River, that shelters a ... See full summary »
Director: Moacyr Góes | Stars: Xuxa, Marina Ruy Barbosa, Peter Brandão, Márcia Cabrita
Votes: 359
32. Xuxa e os Duendes 2: No Caminho das Fadas (2002)
86 min | Adventure, Family, Fantasy
The fairies are threatened by a coven of evil witches, and Kira becomes their only hope to defeat them.
Directors: Paulo Sérgio de Almeida, Rogério Gomes | Stars: Xuxa, Karen Acioly, Maria Mariana Azevedo, Juliana Baroni
Votes: 541
33. Deus é Brasileiro (2003)
110 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
God is getting tired. So he looks for a saint to take his place for a while.
Director: Carlos Diegues | Stars: Antônio Fagundes, Wagner Moura, Paloma Duarte, Bruce Gomlevsky
Votes: 2,530
34. Urban Snap-Shots (2008)
82 min | Comedy, Drama
Comedic portrait of middle-aged women in Rio de Janeiro, including overworked housewife Magali and her over-the-top twin sister Magda, psychoanalyst Paula and her troublesome daughter Melanie, and stage star in crisis Lise.
Director: Miguel Falabella | Stars: Marília Pêra, Arlete Salles, Natália do Vale, Neusa Borges
Votes: 188
35. Sexo com Amor? (2008)
99 min | Comedy
Three children are caught in school with an erotic book. His parents are called by the leadership to discuss the problem.
Director: Wolf Maya | Stars: Erom Cordeiro, Carolina Dieckmann, Marília Gabriela, Reynaldo Gianecchini
Votes: 267
36. Onde Andará Dulce Veiga? (2008)
135 min | Adventure, Mystery
In the 1980's, a journalist goes out to find the whereabouts of a famous singer/actress who disappeared some decades earlier. During his search, he crosses the country between several ... See full summary »
Director: Guilherme de Almeida Prado | Stars: Maira Chasseroux, Carmo Dalla Vecchia, Carolina Dieckmann, John Herbert
Votes: 89
37. Carlota Joaquina, Princesa do Brazil (1995)
100 min | Comedy, History
A hot blooded Spanish princess plots to conquer her enemies and become queen.
Director: Carla Camurati | Stars: Marieta Severo, Antonio Abujamra, Thales Pan Chacon, Ludmila Dayer
Votes: 1,405
38. Primo Basílio (2007)
106 min | Drama, Romance
Luísa is a romantic, dreamy and delicate young woman married to Jorge, an engineer, a man of good habits and good economic conditions. They didn't know each other well, but got married and ... See full summary »
Director: Daniel Filho | Stars: Débora Falabella, Fábio Assunção, Glória Pires, Reynaldo Gianecchini
Votes: 574
39. Caixa Dois (2007)
90 min | Comedy
Fishy businessman deposits some money in his secretary's (and lover) account. But a typing mistake sends the money to an honest woman's account, whose husband had just been fired.
Director: Bruno Barreto | Stars: Giovanna Antonelli, Cássio Gabus Mendes, Fúlvio Stefanini, Zezé Polessa
Votes: 413
40. A Grande Família: O Filme (2007)
104 min | Comedy
For forty years, the public functionary and family man Lineu and his beloved wife Nenê celebrate their first date going to the same ball where Lineu borrowed the jacket his competitor ... See full summary »
Director: Maurício Farias | Stars: Marco Nanini, Marieta Severo, Pedro Cardoso, Andrea Beltrão
Votes: 809
41. Coisa de Mulher (2005)
97 min | Comedy
The story of five women living in the same building: Catarina, tired of her marriage; Mônica, dreaming of marrying still a virgin; Mayara, wanting to be a mother by any means; Dora, ... See full summary »
Director: Eliana Fonseca | Stars: Evandro Mesquita, Adriane Galisteu, Suzana Abranches, Juan Alba
Votes: 73
42. 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: 6,957
43. Tainá 2: A Aventura Continua (2004)
76 min | Adventure, Family, Fantasy
The young warrior indian Tainá must now battle against biopirates, and is joined by a new boy from the big city and an indian little girl who wants to follow her steps as a protector of the jungle.
Director: Mauro Lima | Stars: Eunice Baía, Chris Couto, Andrezza de Faria, Leandro Hassum
Votes: 252
44. Estamira (2004)
121 min | Documentary
Documentary about Estamira, a 63-year-old woman who's been working for over 20 years at a landfill in Rio de Janeiro. Schizophrenic, but very charismatic, she's the leader of a small ... See full summary »
Director: Marcos Prado | Star: Estamira
Votes: 746
45. 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: 3,646
46. 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: 4,207
47. 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: 21,941 | Gross: $0.21M
48. Sex, Love and Betrayal (2004)
90 min | Comedy
The story of two neighboring couples and the marital problems caused by the unexpected arrival of two important personages of their past. The first couple, Carlos and Ana, live on the ... See full summary »
Director: Jorge Fernando | Stars: Alessandra Negrini, Betty Faria, Caco Ciocler, Fábio Assunção
Votes: 721
49. Os Normais: O Filme (2003)
93 min | Comedy
Five years before the events in the television series take place, Rui and Vani meet and fall in love on the day of their respective wedding ceremonies - to different people, in the same church.
Director: José Alvarenga Jr. | Stars: Luiz Fernando Guimarães, Fernanda Torres, Marisa Orth, Evandro Mesquita
Votes: 2,670
50. A Partilha (2001)
96 min | Comedy, Drama
After the death of their mother, four sisters gather to divide their inheritance, and bring back several family troubles.
Director: Daniel Filho | Stars: Glória Pires, Andrea Beltrão, Lília Cabral, Paloma Duarte
Votes: 786
51. A Guerra dos Rocha (2008)
77 min | Comedy
Clumsy old lady Dina Rocha lives with her aspiring-musician Marcelo who is supported by his wife Carol. After a series of incidents at home caused by Dina, she moves to the house in Santa ... See full summary »
Director: Jorge Fernando | Stars: Ary Fontoura, Nicette Bruno, Diogo Vilela, Giulia Gam
Votes: 228
52. Castle Ra-Tim-Bum (1999)
108 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family
A young wizard must create new spells in his magic book before the planets align. His uncle and aunt, powerful mages themselves, help him achieve that. Based on the award-winning Brazilian TV series.
Director: Cao Hamburger | Stars: Diego Kozievitch, Rosi Campos, Sérgio Mamberti, Marieta Severo
Votes: 784
53. O Corpo (1991)
80 min | Comedy
Xavier, a pharmacist, lives peacefully in bigamy with his two women, Carmen and Beatriz, but the harmony breaks down when they find he has another lover, Monique, a nightclub dancer.
Director: José Antonio Garcia | Stars: Antônio Fagundes, Marieta Severo, Cláudia Jimenez, Sérgio Mamberti
Votes: 130
54. 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: 854
55. Joelma 23º Andar (1980)
80 min | Drama
The after-life journey of a young woman, the youngest in her spiritualist family, after she perishes in the disastrous Joelma building fire in 1974.
Director: Clery Cunha | Stars: Beth Goulart, Liana Duval, Carlos Marques, Ed Carlos
Votes: 103
56. Memórias Póstumas de Brás Cubas (2001)
101 min | Comedy, Drama
Free adaptation of Machado de Assis's classic. The narrator is a rich dead man, who tells us about his life and times, making fun of both.
Director: André Klotzel | Stars: Reginaldo Faria, Marcos Caruso, Petrônio Gontijo, Stepan Nercessian
Votes: 939
57. I Don't Want to Go Back Alone (2010)
17 min | Short, Drama, Romance
The arrival of a new student in school changes Leonardo's life. This 15 year-old blind teenager has to deal with the jealousy of his friend Giovana while figuring out the new feelings he's having towards his new friend, Gabriel.
Director: Daniel Ribeiro | Stars: Ghilherme Lobo, Tess Amorim, Fabio Audi, Nora Toledo
Votes: 7,794
58. Luzia (1988)
105 min | Drama, Western
A young girl is raised as a man by an old cowboy. Her purpose is to kill her parents' murderers and go to the sea.
Director: Fábio Barreto | Stars: Claudia Ohana, José de Abreu, Thales Pan Chacon, Luiza Falcão
Votes: 152
59. 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: 801,262 | Gross: $7.56M
60. Os Heróis Trapalhões: Uma Aventura na Selva (1988)
90 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
Didi, Dedé, Mussum, and Zacarias are sent on a rescue mission to the daughter of the Army's minister.
Directors: José Alvarenga Jr., Wilton Franco | Stars: Renato Aragão, Dedé Santana, Mussum, Zacarias
Votes: 212
61. A Princesa Xuxa e os Trapalhões (1989)
112 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family
A distant planet is overtaken by war, slavery and desolation after a tyrannical man murders the world's emperor. Is up to four jumbled man and the king's sweet-hearted daughter to change their reality.
Director: José Alvarenga Jr. | Stars: Renato Aragão, Mussum, Dedé Santana, Xuxa
Votes: 764
62. 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
63. Totally Innocents (2012)
90 min | Comedy
The community of the DDC is at war. White boy Morro (Fábio Porchat) and transvestite demoness Blonde (Kiko Mascarenhas) vying for power in the community. Oblivious to this, Of Faith (Luke D... See full summary »
Director: Rodrigo Bittencourt | Stars: Fábio Porchat, Mariana Rios, Kiko Mascarenhas, Fábio Lago
Votes: 487
64. Love Is All (2011)
90 min | Comedy
A family with financial difficulties has a brilliant idea: to make their daughter Lindinha get pregnant of the famous singer Ivan Cláudio to inherit a lot of money and get them out of the ... See full summary »
Director: Alain Fresnot | Stars: Lima Duarte, Vera Holtz, Caco Ciocler, Marisol Ribeiro
Votes: 134
65. Qualquer Gato Vira-Lata (2011)
95 min | Comedy, Romance
In Rio de Janeiro, Tatiane meets her boyfriend Marcelo on his birthday and he breaks with her, claiming that she is not romantic. The unbalanced Tati enters in the class of the biologist ... See full summary »
Directors: Tomas Portella, Daniela De Carlo | Stars: Cleo, Malvino Salvador, Dudu Azevedo, Rita Guedes
Votes: 981
66. You, Me and Him (2007)
Not Rated | 18 min | Short, Drama, Romance
When the plans for the future change, new bonds are created between Danilo, Lucas and Marcos. in between video-games and milk cups, pain and disappointment, they need to learn how to live together.
Director: Daniel Ribeiro | Stars: Daniel Tavares, Diego Torraca, Eduardo Melo, Eleio Calascibetta
Votes: 1,495
67. O Diário de Tati (2012)
90 min | Comedy, Family
Tati is a typical teenager, unable to learn mathematics, but very intelligent when creating plans to escape the punishment of the mother. During the summer, she needs to hide that she has ... See full summary »
Director: Mauro Farias | Stars: Heloísa Périssé, Louise Cardoso, Cicinha Périssé de Farias, Pedro Neschling
Votes: 178
68. Uma Vida Inteira (2012)
15 min | Short, Drama, Romance
A Whole Life is a love story set in Sao Paulo between two young adults in their thirties.
Directors: Ricardo Santini, Bel Ribeiro | Stars: Bruno Autran, Alice Braga
Votes: 54
69. My Mom Is a Character (2013)
84 min | Comedy
After another spat with her kids, Dona Hermínia decides to take some time off from them and hides away in her aunt's house, where she reminisces about her kids in an age when they still needed her.
Director: André Pellenz | Stars: Paulo Gustavo, Rodrigo Pandolfo, Mariana Xavier, Alexandra Richter
Votes: 5,828
70. We Are So Young (2013)
104 min | Biography, Drama, Music
The life of Renato Manfredini Júnior, Brazilian musician, from his first involvement with music, to his years in the punk rock band Aborto Alétrico, to the formation of Legião Urbana, in the rock scene of 70's/80's Brasilia.
Director: Antonio Carlos da Fontoura | Stars: Thiago Mendonça, Renato Russo, Laila Zaid, Bruno Fatumbi Torres
Votes: 2,449
71. Brazilian Western (2013)
Not Rated | 105 min | Crime, Drama, Romance
João do Santo Cristo leaves his hometown and moves to Brasília in search of a better life. There, he encounters misery and crime, but also discovers love in the arms of Maria Lúcia.
Director: René Sampaio | Stars: Fabrício Boliveira, Isis Valverde, Felipe Abib, Antonio Calloni
Votes: 3,230
72. Poliamor (2009)
14 min | Documentary, Short
Director: José Agripino | Stars: Bruna Guerin, Haroldo Miklos, Tamayo Nazarian
Votes: 30
73. 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: 8,751 | Gross: $0.03M
74. 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: 3,569 | Gross: $0.04M
75. The Silver Cliff (2011)
83 min | Drama
In "The Silver Cliff" Violeta (Alessandra Negrini) is a married dentist in a normal working day. While listening to a message left on the cell she enters in despair. The message of her ... See full summary »
Director: Karim Aïnouz | Stars: Camila Amado, Luisa Arraes, Milton Gonçalves, Sergio Guizé
Votes: 409
76. Latitudes (2014)
85 min | Drama, Romance
'Latitudes', a modern love story shot in 8 different countries, tells the story of Olivia (Alice Braga) and Jose (Daniel de Oliveira), two travellers who have one-night stands in legendary ... See full summary »
Director: Felipe Braga | Stars: Alice Braga, Daniel de Oliveira, Michel Noher, Elisa Volpatto
Votes: 237
77. Sheep's Clothing (2013)
100 min | Drama
A group of literature-loving friends bury letters to be opened 10 years later when they will confront the dreams of their youth with what the future has held in store for them.
Directors: Paulo Morelli, Pedro Morelli | Stars: Caio Blat, Carolina Dieckmann, Maria Ribeiro, Paulo Vilhena
Votes: 1,120
78. Sobre sete ondas verdes espumantes (2013)
74 min | Documentary
Santiago, Amsterdam, Berlin, Colony, Paris, London, Porto Alegre, São Paulo. Cities that have witnessed the the short life of the poet, playwright and writer Caio Fernando Abreu (1948-1996)... See full summary »
Directors: Cacá Nazario, Bruno Polidoro | Stars: Caio Fernando Abreu, Maria Adelaide Amaral, Marcos Breda, Adriana Calcanhotto
Votes: 25
79. 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
80. 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
81. 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
82. 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: 27,672 | Gross: $0.10M
83. 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
84. 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: 3,937
86. Trinta (2014)
92 min | Biography, Drama
Biopic about the late Joãozinho Trinta, a self-taught classical dancer who turned Rio's Carnival into an international phenomenon in the 1970s and '80s by directing parades for samba schools and putting focus on costumes and decor.
Director: Paulo Machline | Stars: Paolla Oliveira, Milhem Cortaz, Matheus Nachtergaele, Mariana Nunes
Votes: 229
87. Sal de Prata (2005)
97 min | Drama
After her boyfriend's death, a successful executive finds some unfinished scripts in the dead man's computer, and decides to make a film of them. Her relationship with the world of movie-making is going to change her life.
Director: Carlos Gerbase | Stars: Maria Fernanda Cândido, Camila Pitanga, Bruno Garcia, Marcos Breda
Votes: 137
88. 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: 1,107
89. 2 Perdidos numa Noite Suja (2002)
100 min | Drama
Paco and Tonho are illegal Brazilian immigrants in New York. Shy Tonho dreams of being successful, but misses his family and Brazil. Pursued by Immigration Service and later arrested, he is... See full summary »
Director: José Joffily | Stars: Débora Falabella, Roberto Bomtempo, Guy Camilleri, Theodoris Castellanos
Votes: 479
90. 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: 9,239
91. The Laughter of Others (2012)
52 min | Documentary
Director: Pedro Arantes | Stars: Lola Aranovich, Marianna Armellini, Idelber Avelar, Rafinha Bastos
Votes: 126
92. 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
93. Good Luck (2014)
90 min | Drama
João is admitted to a psychiatric clinic by his family. There, he meets Judite and falls in love. The problem is that she does not have much time to live and they know it. This shall not prevent a great romance in the clinic.
Director: Carolina Jabor | Stars: Deborah Secco, João Pedro Zappa, Fernanda Montenegro, Cássia Kis
Votes: 753
94. Cássia Eller (2014)
120 min | Documentary, Biography, Music
Biography of Brazilian singer Cássia Eller.
Director: Paulo Henrique Fontenelle | Stars: Anna Butler, Cássia Eller, Arthur Dapieve, Rúbia Eller
Votes: 359
95. 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
96. 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
97. Glauber o Filme, Labirinto do Brasil (2003)
80 min | Documentary
Documentary about Brazilian filmmaker Glauber Rocha, one of the most important names in the movement called "Cinema Novo", with interviews with some of his friends and colleagues.
Director: Silvio Tendler | Stars: Camila Amado, Jorge Amado, Paulo Autran, Bruno Barreto
Votes: 146
98. Boys Soccer Club (2009)
98 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
A 12-year-old boy wants to become a soccer player for the national Brazilian soccer team but, first, he has to overcome his own fears to convince his team boys club and his father who is against any competition.
Director: Lucas Amberg | Stars: Vivianne Pasmanter, Werner Schünemann, Arlete Salles, Paulo César Peréio
Votes: 115
99. 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: 16,715 | Gross: $0.38M
100. Rio, I Love You (2014)
R | 110 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
Third installment of the Cities of Love series (Paris, je t'aime / New York, I Love You / Rio, Eu Te Amo), this collective feature-film is made of 10 stories of romance set in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Directors: Vicente Amorim, Guillermo Arriaga, Stephan Elliott, Nadine Labaki, Fernando Meirelles, José Padilha, Carlos Saldanha, Im Sang-soo, Paolo Sorrentino, John Turturro, Andrucha Waddington, César Charlone | Stars: Basil Hoffman, Emily Mortimer, Rodrigo Santoro, Bruna Linzmeyer
Votes: 2,239
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