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1. Sugar (2024– )
TV-MA | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Private investigator John Sugar examines the mysterious disappearance of Olivia Siegel, the granddaughter of a legendary Hollywood producer.
Stars: Colin Farrell, Kirby, Amy Ryan, Dennis Boutsikaris
Votes: 16,725
2. The Sympathizer (2024)
TV-MA | Comedy, Drama, History
Near the end of the Vietnam War, a plant who was embedded in the South Vietnam army flees to the United States and takes up residence in a refugee community where he continues to secretly spy and report back to the Viet Cong.
Stars: Hoa Xuande, Robert Downey Jr., Toan Le, Fred Nguyen Khan
Votes: 2,631
3. 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: 803,055 | Gross: $7.56M
4. The Constant Gardener (2005)
R | 129 min | Drama, Mystery, Romance
A widower's transcontinental quest to find answers about his wife's death leads him to explosive secrets.
Director: Fernando Meirelles | Stars: Ralph Fiennes, Rachel Weisz, Danny Huston, Hubert Koundé
Votes: 148,818 | Gross: $33.58M
5. The Two Popes (2019)
PG-13 | 125 min | Biography, Comedy, Drama
Behind Vatican walls, the conservative Pope Benedict XVI and the liberal future Pope Francis must find common ground to forge a new path for the Catholic Church.
Director: Fernando Meirelles | Stars: Jonathan Pryce, Anthony Hopkins, Juan Minujín, Luis Gnecco
Votes: 133,249
6. Blindness (2008)
R | 121 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
A city is ravaged by an epidemic of instant white blindness.
Director: Fernando Meirelles | Stars: Julianne Moore, Mark Ruffalo, Gael García Bernal, Yûsuke Iseya
Votes: 75,258 | Gross: $3.07M
7. 360 (2011)
R | 110 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A modern and stylish kaleidoscope of interconnected love and relationships linking characters from different cities and countries in a vivid, suspenseful and deeply moving tale of romantic life in the 21st century.
Director: Fernando Meirelles | Stars: Rachel Weisz, Jude Law, Anthony Hopkins, Ben Foster
Votes: 17,482 | Gross: $0.10M
8. 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: 22,858 | Gross: $0.01M
9. 7 Prisoners (2021)
R | 93 min | Crime, Drama
To provide a better life for his family in the country, 18-year-old Mateus accepts a job in a junkyard in São Paulo for his new boss, Luca, but becomes trapped in the dangerous world of human trafficking.
Director: Alexandre Moratto | Stars: Christian Malheiros, Rodrigo Santoro, Lucas Oranmian, Vitor Julian
Votes: 9,259
10. 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: 16,318 | Gross: $0.31M
11. 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: 56,071
12. City of Men (2002–2018)
30 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
A realistic yet humorous look at the lives of Laranjinha and Acerola, two friends who live adventurous and dangerous lives in a Rio de Janeiro slum.
Stars: Darlan Cunha, Douglas Silva, Camila Monteiro, Roberta Rodrigues
Votes: 2,967
13. Adrift (2009)
Not Rated | 97 min | Drama
A 1980s-set drama about a teenage girl undergoing her sexual awakening when she learns about her father's infidelities.
Director: Heitor Dhalia | Stars: Laura Neiva, Vincent Cassel, Camilla Belle, Izadora Armelin
Votes: 3,056
14. Zoom (2015)
Not Rated | 96 min | Animation, Comedy, Drama
A multi-dimensional interface between a comic book artist, a novelist, and a film director. Each lives in a separate reality but authors a story about one of the others.
Director: Pedro Morelli | Stars: Tyler Labine, Alison Pill, Michael Eklund, Mariana Ximenes
Votes: 3,015
15. Independent Lens (1999– )
TV-14 | Documentary
Independent Lens is an award-winning PBS documentary series that streams on the PBS App and airs on public television. Independent Lens documentaries focus on stories of underrepresented ... See full summary »
Stars: America Ferrera, Terrence Howard, Stanley Tucci, Mary-Louise Parker
Votes: 635
16. 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: 2,244
17. Waste Land (2010)
Not Rated | 99 min | Documentary
On the outskirts of Rio de Janeiro is Jardim Gramacho, the world's largest landfill, where men and women sift through garbage for a living. Artist Vik Muniz produces portraits of the workers and learns about their lives.
Directors: Lucy Walker, Karen Harley, João Jardim | Star: Vik Muniz
Votes: 9,365 | Gross: $0.19M
18. The Golden Dream (2013)
Not Rated | 108 min | Drama
A road movie about teenage immigrants and their journey to the U.S.
Director: Diego Quemada-Diez | Stars: Brandon López, Rodolfo Domínguez, Karen Martínez, Carlos Chajon
Votes: 5,138
19. Eduardo and Monica (2020)
114 min | Drama, Romance
On an unusual day, a series of coincidences lead Eduardo to meet Monica at a party. Curiosity is aroused between the two and, despite not being alike, they fall madly in love. This love needs to mature and learn to overcome differences.
Director: René Sampaio | Stars: Alice Braga, Gabriel Leone, Otávio Augusto, Fabrício Boliveira
Votes: 1,556
20. Joint Venture (2019– )
Crime, Drama
What would happen if cannabis gets legalized in Brazil? Biriba is a drug dealer that lefts his past behind and uses his knowledge to start selling the product legally. He must deal with countess challenges and the weight of his past.
Stars: Luís Navarro, Henrique Santana, Leilah Moreno, Dexter
Votes: 608
21. Felizes para Sempre? (2015)
44 min | Crime, Drama, Romance
How far would you go to have your desires fulfilled? Directed by Fernando Meirelles, Happily Ever After? tells the story of a couple in crisis. When the mysterious call girl Danny Bond ... See full summary »
Stars: Enrique Diaz, Maria Fernanda Cândido, Adriana Esteves, João Miguel
Votes: 379
22. Animal Race
Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller | Filming
Inspired by the illegal universe of the Brazilian animal lottery, a fearless young man must win a deadly race to save his sister in a dystopian future where each animal in the game is now represented by a runner vying for a prize.
Directors: Fernando Meirelles, Rodrigo Pesavento, Ernesto Solis | Stars: Rodrigo Santoro, Seu Jorge, Isis Valverde, Leandro Firmino
23. 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: 1,226
24. Loop (II) (2020)
98 min | Drama, Sci-Fi
Daniel (Gagliasso), a physicist, becomes obsessed with time travel in an attempt to save his murdered girlfriend.
Director: Bruno Bini | Stars: Bruno Gagliasso, Branca Messina, Bia Arantes, Nikolas Antunes
Votes: 297
25. The Last of the Tribe
Drama, Thriller | Announced
A washed-up former Chicago cop finds himself in the middle of a fight to save a lone Indian--the last of his tribe--from corporate interests trying to kill him.
Director: Claudio Borrelli | Stars: Ethan Hawke, Zaya Guarani
26. The Year My Parents Went on Vacation (2006)
PG | 110 min | Drama
A boy is left alone in a Jewish neighborhood in 1970, when the World Cup coincides with political crackdowns by the military dictatorship.
Director: Cao Hamburger | Stars: Michel Joelsas, Germano Haiut, Daniela Piepszyk, Paulo Autran
Votes: 6,671 | Gross: $0.76M
27. 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: 3,411
28. Castelo Rá-Tim-Bum (1994–1997)
Comedy, Family, Fantasy
A tercentennial young wizard casts a spell on a trio of kids, attracting them to the castle where he lives with his wizarding aunt and uncle - all surrounded by music, magic and fantasy.
Stars: Cássio Scapin, Álvaro Petersen Jr., Rosi Campos, Sérgio Mamberti
Votes: 1,240
29. Hollywood Insider (2018– )
Talk-Show
A show focused on substance and meaningful entertainment while staying away from gossip and scandal.
Stars: Pritan Ambroase, Leonardo DiCaprio, Tom Holland, Margot Robbie
Votes: 1,418
30. Conquest
Drama, Sci-Fi | Post-production
It is set in a dystopian future in São Paulo, which serves as a shelter for refugees.
Stars: Bruna Marquezine, Charley Palmer Rothwell, Sigrid ten Napel, Britta Thie
31. 492: A Man Called Death (2017)
98 min | Biography, Crime, Drama
Based of the true story of Júlio Santana, a gunman responsible for 492 murders throughout the country. A Christian, charitable man and a good son, Júlio is always tormented by his conscience every time he pulls the trigger.
Director: Henrique Goldman | Stars: Marco Pigossi, Fabiula Nascimento, André Mattos, Jessica Alencar
Votes: 737
32. Pânico na Band (2012–2017)
180 min | Comedy
The humorous program, which had its origins on the radio in the 90s, went to television. With their humor characters and controversial scenes, they won over young audiences in Brazil.
Stars: Emílio Surita, Marcos Chiesa, Márvio Lúcio, Rodrigo Scarpa
Votes: 13
33. Vultures (I) (2020)
113 min | Drama
Trinchas and his gang of graffiti taggers risk their lives climbing tall buildings to sign their names up there. When he falls for Valéria - an art graduate student - they shake the international art scene.
Director: Claudio Borrelli | Stars: Gustavo Garcez, Bella Camero, Julio Martins, Bruno Santaella
Votes: 98
34. Mais Forte que o Mundo: A História de José Aldo (2016)
107 min | Action, Biography, Drama
The Story of longtime UFC Featherweight champion and the struggles facing him on the road to the top.
Director: Afonso Poyart | Stars: José Loreto, Cleo, Jackson Antunes, Milhem Cortaz
Votes: 2,115
35. Elena (II) (2012)
80 min | Documentary, Biography, Drama
Elena, a young Brazilian woman, travels to New York with the same dream as her mother, to become a movie actress. She leaves behind her childhood spent in hiding during the years of the ... See full summary »
Director: Petra Costa | Stars: Li An, Elena Andrade, Petra Costa
Votes: 2,055
36. Film '72 (1971–2018)
30 min | Talk-Show
The BBC's flagship cinema review television programme featuring reviews of new releases, news items and interviews. The title of the programme changes each year to incorporate the year of broadcast.
Stars: Barry Norman, Danny Leigh, Claudia Winkleman, Jonathan Ross
Votes: 536
37. Maids (2001)
Not Rated | 85 min | Comedy, Drama
Five maids in São Paulo are observed in this episodic, impressionistic film. The women interact with each other, ride busses, work, and have longings: Rai for a husband, Créo for her lost ... See full summary »
Directors: Fernando Meirelles, Nando Olival | Stars: Cláudia Missura, Graziella Moretto, Lena Roque, Olivia Araújo
Votes: 1,362
38. The Wise Ones (2015– )
40 min | Drama
Made up of four independent stories interconnected by the characters, the show reminisces about growing old, but also about rediscovering and reinventing ourselves to enjoy the best years of our lives.
Stars: Othon Bastos, André Abujamra, Eucir de Souza, Karin Rodrigues
Votes: 53
39. Pedro, Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea (2021)
96 min | Biography, Drama
An intimate look at the life of Dom Pedro I and the historical events that revolve around the prince, anticipating a decisive moment in his trajectory. In 1831, the first Emperor of Brazil ... See full summary »
Director: Laís Bodanzky | Stars: Cauã Reymond, Luise Heyer, Isabél Zuaa, Victoria Guerra
Votes: 259
40. Sound & Fury (2009)
Comedy, Drama
The lives of a Shakespearian theatre group and their personal struggles to organize the production of 'Hamlet'.
Stars: Andrea Beltrão, Felipe Camargo, Pedro Paulo Rangel, Dan Stulbach
Votes: 219
41. The Great Green Wall (2019)
90 min | Documentary
Academy Award-nominee Fernando Meirelles (City of God (2002)) and Malian musician Inna Modja take us on an epic journey to the frontline of the climate crisis along Africa's ambitious Great Green Wall.
Director: Jared P. Scott | Stars: Inna Modja, Songhoy Blues, Didier Awadi, Betty G.
Votes: 153
42. The Pope's Toilet (2007)
90 min | Comedy, Drama
A small South American village is in a flurry over the Pope's 1988 visit.
Directors: César Charlone, Enrique Fernández | Stars: César Troncoso, Virginia Méndez, Mario Silva, Virginia Ruiz
Votes: 2,877
43. Blue Carbon (2023)
84 min | Documentary, Music
Explores the idea that the oceans, especially salt-marshes, sea-grasses and mangroves, can absorb more carbon than trees.
Director: Nicolas Brown | Stars: Jayda G, Seu Jorge, Phoebe Fitz, Jean Jalbert
Votes: 17
44. Brava Gente (2000–2003)
25 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Stars: Carlos Vereza, Ângelo Antônio, Stepan Nercessian, Flávio Migliaccio
Votes: 50
45. Días de cine (1991– )
60 min | News
Antonio Gasset hosts this show in which recently released movies and DVDs are thoughtfully discussed in a documentary-like way.
Stars: Gerardo Sánchez, Elena S. Sánchez, Antonio Gasset, Cayetana Guillén Cuervo
Votes: 334
46. 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: 1,928
47. Rá-Tim-Bum (1989– )
30 min | Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Produced by TV Cultura in 1989 and aired until 1992. The roadmap was written by a team supervised by Flavio de Souza, which included Cláudia Dalla Verde and Dionisio Jacob. The veteran ... See full summary »
Stars: Ricardo Corte Real, Grace Gianoukas, Angela Dippe, Eliana Fonseca
Votes: 411
48. Up Against Them All (2004)
95 min | Crime, Drama
"Contra Todos" is a story about the lies, treachery and vengeance of a middle-class family living on the outskirts of São Paulo. Four characters try desperately to change their lives, but are unable to escape their destiny.
Director: Roberto Moreira | Stars: Leona Cavalli, Sílvia Lourenço, Ailton Graça, Giulio Lopes
Votes: 458
49. 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
50. Entre Idas e Vindas (2016)
100 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Four call center agents embark on a road trip through São Paulo's south coast together and end up crossing paths with a man who is taking his child to meet his estranged mother along the way.
Director: José Eduardo Belmonte | Stars: Ingrid Guimarães, Fábio Assunção, Alice Braga, Rosanne Mulholland
Votes: 532