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1. Greenland (2020)
PG-13 | 119 min | Action, Thriller
A family struggles for survival in the face of a cataclysmic natural disaster.
Director: Ric Roman Waugh | Stars: Gerard Butler, Morena Baccarin, Roger Dale Floyd, Scott Glenn
Votes: 135,613
2. Rush (I) (2013)
R | 123 min | Action, Biography, Drama
The merciless 1970s rivalry between Formula One rivals James Hunt and Niki Lauda.
Director: Ron Howard | Stars: Daniel Brühl, Chris Hemsworth, Olivia Wilde, Alexandra Maria Lara
Votes: 515,443 | Gross: $26.95M
3. Blame It on Rio (1984)
R | 100 min | Comedy, Romance
Best friends and their daughters vacation in Rio de Janeiro only for one to fall for the other's daughter.
Director: Stanley Donen | Stars: Michael Caine, Michelle Johnson, Demi Moore, Joseph Bologna
Votes: 11,865 | Gross: $18.64M
4. Lady Voyeur (2023)
TV-MA | 38 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Follows Miranda, an uncontrollable voyeur and extremely skilled hacker. One day, her fate changes when she meets the man of her dreams. But, will he be what she expected?
Stars: Débora Nascimento, Emanuelle Araújo, Nikolas Antunes, Ângelo Rodrigues
Votes: 2,226
5. 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: 76,191 | Gross: $1.61M
6. Samsara (I) (2011)
PG-13 | 102 min | Documentary, Music
Filmed over nearly five years in twenty-five countries on five continents, and shot on seventy-millimetre film, Samsara transports us to the varied worlds of sacred grounds, disaster zones, industrial complexes, and natural wonders.
Director: Ron Fricke | Stars: Balinese Tari Legong Dancers, Ni Made Megahadi Pratiwi, Puti Sri Candra Dewi, Putu Dinda Pratika
Votes: 38,122 | Gross: $2.67M
7. O Negócio (2013–2018)
TV-MA | 47 min | Comedy, Drama
Karin, Magali and Luna are three call girls, who decide to apply some marketing knowledge on the world's oldest profession.
Stars: Rafaela Mandelli, Juliana Schalch, Michelle Batista, Gabriel Godoy
Votes: 1,815
8. 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: 75,268 | Gross: $3.07M
9. Good Morning, Verônica (2020–2024)
TV-MA | 49 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
After witnessing a suicide, an unobtrusive police clerk decides to investigate two neglected cases on her own, both involving abused women.
Stars: Tainá Müller, Adriano Garib, Silvio Guindane, Elisa Volpatto
Votes: 6,485
10. 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: 27,729 | Gross: $0.10M
11. Verdades Secretas (2015–2021)
TV-MA | 60 min | Drama, Romance
Intending to aid her family, a beautiful young girl accepts a job in a prominent model casting agency, only to discover their girls are also hired for something else.
Stars: Camila Queiroz, Rainer Cadete, Agatha Moreira, Dida Camero
Votes: 1,403
12. Reel Savages (1977)
109 min | Crime, Horror
After producing a successful underground snuff movie in which the lead actress is raped and killed, Brazilian Miguel returns to São Paulo pretending to be American director Michael Tracey ... See full summary »
Director: Cláudio Cunha | Stars: Carlos Vereza, Rossana Ghessa, Canarinho, Nadir Fernandes
Votes: 88
13. Call Me Bruna (2016–2019)
60 min | Drama
A middle-class teen runs away from home and decides to work as a call girl. In little time, she becomes Bruna Surfistinha and gains notoriety after writing her routine on a blog.
Stars: Maria Bopp, Simone Mazzer, Stella Rabello, Nash Laila
Votes: 449
14. The Seven Kittens (1980)
109 min | Comedy, Drama
Noronha, a low-class civil servant and his wife Gorda have four elder daughters. Silene, the youngest, is expelled from boarding school for killing a cat and newborns.
Director: Neville de Almeida | Stars: Antônio Fagundes, Ana Maria Magalhães, Lima Duarte, Ary Fontoura
Votes: 536
15. Baby (II) (2024)
107 min | Drama
After his release from a juvenile center, Wellington finds himself homeless in São Paulo. At a porn theater, he meets Ronaldo, who mentors him in street survival. Their bond evolves into a turbulent affair.
Director: Marcelo Caetano | Stars: João Pedro Mariano, Ricardo Teodoro, Ana Flavia Cavalcanti, Bruna Linzmeyer
Votes: 18
16. Pele: Birth of a Legend (2016)
PG | 107 min | Biography, Drama, Sport
Pele's meteoric rise from the slums of Sao Paulo to leading Brazil to its first World Cup victory at the age of 17 is chronicled in this biographical drama.
Directors: Jeff Zimbalist, Michael Zimbalist | Stars: Vincent D'Onofrio, Rodrigo Santoro, Diego Boneta, Seu Jorge
Votes: 21,087 | Gross: $0.03M
17. 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: 9,281
18. Max Payne 3 (2012 Video Game)
M | Action, Crime, Drama
The ex-cop turned private security guard for a wealthy family in Sao Paulo, Brazil finds himself thrown into a new deadly conflict.
Stars: James McCaffrey, Julian Rebolledo, Frank Rodriguez, Benedita Pereira
Votes: 11,609
19. 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: 22,047 | Gross: $0.21M
20. 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: 8,021
21. Beyond the Universe (2022)
TV-MA | 126 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Follows Nina, a talented pianist who has lupus. She forges an unexpected yet strong connection with Gabriel, one of the doctors on the team who takes care of her and gives her to confidence to play with a huge orchestra in São Paulo.
Director: Diego Freitas | Stars: Henrique Zaga, Ashleigh Morghan, Diego Freitas, João Miguel
Votes: 2,393
22. 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: 9,263
23. Yakuza Princess (2021)
R | 111 min | Thriller
The heiress to half of the Yakuza crime syndicate forges an uneasy alliance with an amnesiac stranger who believes an ancient sword binds their two fates. She must unleash war against the other half of the syndicate who wants her dead.
Director: Vicente Amorim | Stars: MASUMI, Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Tsuyoshi Ihara, Eijiro Ozaki
Votes: 2,129
24. Hard (2020–2021)
TV-MA | Comedy
A recent widow learns her deceased husband was in the porn production business and faces the challenge of saving the company she's inherited.
Stars: Natália Lage, Julio Machado, Martha Nowill, Denise Del Vecchio
Votes: 436
25. 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: 56,080
26. 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: 36,714
27. 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: 16,786 | Gross: $0.38M
28. Hour of the Star (1985)
Not Rated | 96 min | Drama
Macabea has just moved to the big city after her aunt, who raised her, died. She gets a job as a typist and moves into a boarding house with three other women. In her spare time she listens... See full summary »
Director: Suzana Amaral | Stars: Marcelia Cartaxo, José Dumont, Tamara Taxman, Fernanda Montenegro
Votes: 1,476
29. The Dreamseller (2016)
98 min | Drama
A disillusioned psychologist tries to commit suicide until he strikes up a friendship with an unlikely savior who teaches him a new way of living.
Directors: Jayme Monjardim, Luca Bueno | Stars: César Troncoso, Dan Stulbach, Dani Antunes, Andreas Apergis
Votes: 2,146
30. Back to 15 (2022– )
TV-14 | 40 min | Comedy, Drama
Unhappy at work and in her personal life, Anita discovers a way to travel back to age 15. What will she change in her past?
Stars: João Guilherme, Pedro Ottoni, Maisa, Klara Castanho
Votes: 1,387
31. 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: 2,969
32. Irmandade (2019– )
TV-MA | 50 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
A hard-working lawyer discovers that her missing brother has been jailed for years and is a leader of an ascendant criminal faction.
Stars: Seu Jorge, Bruce Wexler, Hermila Guedes, Naruna Costa
Votes: 1,806
33. Vampirella (1996 Video)
R | 82 min | Action, Fantasy, Horror
Adam, a descendant of the Van Helsings, works for PURGE, a paramilitary group dedicated to hunting vampires. He teams up with the alien Vampirella in order to locate and deal with their common enemy, Vlad.
Director: Jim Wynorski | Stars: Talisa Soto, Roger Daltrey, Richard Joseph Paul, Brian Bloom
Votes: 1,696
34. Omniscient (2020)
Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
In a city where citizens are monitored 24/7, a tech employee must outsmart her surveillance drone in order to investigate a murder.
Stars: Carla Salle, Sandra Corveloni, Jonathan Haagensen, Guilherme Prates
Votes: 2,562
35. The Forgotten Valley (2022– )
50 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
A group of young explorers get lost on a trail and end up in a peculiar village hidden under an eternal mist.
Stars: Caroline Abras, Daniel Rocha, Julia Ianina, Carolina Manica
Votes: 279
36. Malhação (1995–2020)
30 min | Comedy, Drama, Music
Long-running soap that depicts the lives of a group of teens as they struggle in the midst of life choices, love, ambition, disappointment, and family and relationship issues.
Stars: Alexandre Slaviero, Edvana Carvalho, Leo Jaime, Jéssica Lobo
Votes: 723
37. Sintonia (2019– )
TV-MA | 40 min | Crime, Drama, Music
Three teens living in the same São Paulo shanty town pursue their dreams while maintaining their friendship, amid a world of music, drugs and religion.
Stars: Fernanda Viacava, Gabriela Mag, Rhamon Garcia, Christian Malheiros
Votes: 1,605
38. All the Invisible Children (2005)
124 min | Drama
Through the plights of seven different children, seven cruel destinies unfold, as the unknown innocents who share the same sensitivities and desires struggle for survival, understanding--and above all--love, in an apathetic grown-up world.
Directors: Mehdi Charef, Emir Kusturica, Spike Lee, Kátia Lund, Jordan Scott, Ridley Scott, Stefano Veneruso, John Woo | Stars: Adama Bila, Elysée Rouamba, Rodrigue Ouattara, Uros Milovanovic
Votes: 4,290
39. Four Days in September (1997)
R | 110 min | Action, Drama, History
Brazillian urban guerrilla fighters kidnap the American Ambassador. Now, the diplomat's life hangs in the balance - helplessly caught between a government unwilling to cooperate - and his fear of the captors themselves.
Director: Bruno Barreto | Stars: Alan Arkin, Pedro Cardoso, Fernanda Torres, Luiz Fernando Guimarães
Votes: 5,402 | Gross: $0.31M
40. Verdict (2022– )
45 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
When a renowned criminal lawyer from São Paulo sees one of the people she loves most become a victim of the Brazilian penitentiary system, she must decide whether to cross the line that ... See full summary »
Stars: Camila Morgado, Pedro Caetano, Bárbara Colen, Lucinha Lins
Votes: 320
41. Bicho de Sete Cabeças (2000)
74 min | Drama
A trip to the mental institution hell. This odyssey is lived by Neto, a middle class teenager, who lives a normal life until his father sends him to a mental institution after finding drugs... See full summary »
Director: Laís Bodanzky | Stars: Rodrigo Santoro, Othon Bastos, Cássia Kis, Dani Nefussi
Votes: 6,408
42. The Girl Who Killed Her Parents (2021)
85 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
A psychological thriller surrounding the real murders of Manfred and Marísia von Richthofen orchestrated by their own daughter, Suzane, along with her boyfriend and brother-in-law, the Cravinhos brothers.
Director: Mauricio Eça | Stars: Leonardo Bittencourt, Carla Diaz, Allan Souza Lima, Vera Zimmermann
Votes: 3,795
43. Love Is Blind: Brazil (2021– )
TV-MA | 60 min | Reality-TV, Romance
The dating experiment comes to Brazil as local singles look for true love and get engaged, all without meeting the other person face to face.
Stars: Camila Queiroz, Klebber Toledo, Rodrigo Vaisemberg, Shayan Haghbin
Votes: 779
44. Verfolgt (2006)
87 min | Drama
Angelina Maccarone's intense drama deals with the obsessive relationship between a confused teenager and an elder woman. Elsa Seifert successfully works as probation officer, but the ... See full summary »
Director: Angelina Maccarone | Stars: Kostja Ullmann, Maren Kroymann, Moritz Grove, Sila Sahin
Votes: 599
45. 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
46. Sessão de Terapia (2012–2021)
25 min | Drama
The professional and personal day-to-day routine of a therapist in which each episode is marked by a session: of one of his patients or his own.
Stars: Zécarlos Machado, Selton Mello, Mayara Constantino, Selma Egrei
Votes: 406
47. The Red Light Bandit (1968)
92 min | Crime, Thriller
The story of a famous Brazilian criminal, called The Red Light Bandit because he always used a red flashlight to break in the houses during the night. Working alone, he also used to rape his female victims.
Director: Rogério Sganzerla | Stars: Helena Ignez, Paulo Villaça, Pagano Sobrinho, Luiz Linhares
Votes: 1,711
48. Someone Borrowed (2022)
TV-14 | 107 min | Comedy, Romance
A stubborn bachelor hires an actress to play his fiancee to fulfill his dying mother's final wish, and try to avoid her deleting him from her will.
Director: Cris D'Amato | Stars: Caio Castro, Thati Lopes, Mariana Xavier, Danielle Winits
Votes: 1,728
49. Magnífica 70 (2015–2018)
TV-MA | 60 min | Drama
MAGNÍFICA 70 portrays the underground cinema-making scene of São Paulo in the '70s with stunning visuals and an award-winning cast and crew. The third season wraps up the series with the ... See full summary »
Stars: Marcos Winter, Simone Spoladore, Adriano Garib, Maria Luísa Mendonça
Votes: 458
50. Turma da Mônica Jovem: Reflexos do Medo (2024)
88 min | Adventure, Fantasy
When Monica, J-Five, Maggy, Smudge, and Milena discover that the Limoeiro Museum will be auctioned, they decide to come together to save it. While investigating what is happening, they come across secrets of the Limoeiro neighborhood.
Director: Mauricio Eça | Stars: Maria Bopp, Sophia Valverde, Júlia Rabello, Mateus Solano
Votes: 198