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84
8.0
/50094/
84
/1211/
81
/1016/
4.3
/201103/
94
/50/
95
/763/
80
/25/

Central Station (1998)
An emotional journey of a former school teacher, who writes letters for illiterate people, and a young boy, whose mother has just died, as they search for the father he never knew.
poster
Hoopla
73
7.6
/7795/
73
/113/
73
/127/
3.9
/8275/
74
/46/
88
/151/
73
/19/

Behind the Sun (2001)
Brazilian badlands, April 1910. Tonho is ordered by his father to avenge the death of his older brother. The young man knows that if he commits this crime, his life will be divided in two: the twenty years he has already lived and the few days he has left to live, before the other family avenges their son's death. He is torn between fulfilling his ancestral duty and rebelling against it, urged by his younger brother Pacu. That's when a tiny travelling circus passes through the vast badlands where Tonho's family lives.
poster
79
72
7.7
/7338/
78
/240/
79
/224/
4.0
/50670/
84
/35/

Brainstorm (2001)
Neto is a middle class teenager living a normal life. After his father finds a marijuana cigarette on his pocket, he is sent to a mental institution, where he gets to know a completely absurd and inhumane reality in which people are devoured by a corrupt and cruel system.
poster
Criterion Channel
77
71
7.1
/6194/
72
/154/
71
/164/
3.8
/31675/
100
/15/
79
/54/
74
/6/

Black God, White Devil (1964)
Wanted for killing his boss, Manuel flees with his wife Rosa to the sertão, the barren landscape of Northern Brazil. Thrust into a primordial violent region, Manuel and Rosa come under the influence and control of a series of frightening figures.
poster
69
7.4
/6314/
74
/165/
75
/132/
3.8
/28962/
59
/17/
76
/47/

Four Days in September (1997)
Fernando, a journalist, and his friend César join terrorist group MR8 in order to fight Brazilian dictatorial regime during the late sixties. César, however, is wounded and captured during a bank hold up. Fernando then decides to kidnap the American ambassador in Brazil and ask for the release of fifteen political prisoners in exchange for his life.
poster
85
59
8.3
/4549/
80
/151/
81
/122/
4.2
/17819/
100
/4/

The Given Word (1962)
Zé is a very poor man whose most prized possession is his donkey. When his donkey falls terminally ill, Zé makes a promise to Saint Bárbara: If his donkey recovers, he will carry a cross - like Jesus - all the way from his city to Saint Bárbara's church, in the state capital. Upon the recovery of his donkey, Zé leaves on his journey. He makes it to the church, but the priest refuses to accept the cross once he discovers the context of Zé's promise.
poster
71
57
7.0
/2572/
66
/96/
69
/88/
3.8
/11493/
76
/392/

Antonio das Mortes (1969)
A new incarnation of Cangaceiro bandits, led by Coirana, has risen in the badlands. A blind landowner hires Antônio to wipe out his old nemesis. Yet after besting Coirana and accompanying the dying man to his mountain hideout, Antônio is moved by the plight of the Cangaceiro’s followers. The troubled hitman turns revolutionary, his gun and machete aimed towards his former masters.
poster
Netflix
74
56
6.6
/2840/
74
/272/
80
/340/
3.0
/20862/
94
/12/
cc age 14+

Beyond the Universe (2022)
While waiting for a kidney transplant, a young pianist finds an unexpected connection with her doctor — and the courage to fulfill her musical dreams.
poster
Hoopla
67
56
6.5
/4051/
71
/303/
72
/226/
3.0
/6273/
71
/13/

Astral City: A Spiritual Journey (2010)
The selfish Dr. André Luiz dies and awakes in the limbo called "Umbral". After a painful period in the gruesome swamp, he is rescued and brought in a white light to "Nosso Lar" (meaning "Our Home"). He finds a place of harmony, where people live in peace awaiting
poster
70
44
6.9
/1131/
74
/70/
68
/64/
3.5
/4336/

Zuzu Angel (2006)
Covering the last years of the famous Brazilian fashion designer in her doomed quest for justice, Zuzu Angel follows the case of her activist son Stuart's arrest, torture, murder, and subsequent corpse disposal by the military forces in early 1970s Rio de Janeiro, during the darkest era of Brazilian military regime and media censorship.
poster
65
42
6.6
/1121/
61
/66/
66
/75/
3.5
/6504/

The Nutty Boy (1995)
The principal character in Helvécio Ratton's delightful film has been adapted from a book and comic created by the Brazilian cartoonist Ziraldo, and tells the tale of a happy-go-lucky 10-year-old child growing up in a city in the 60s.
poster
74
41
7.8
/594/
76
/21/
76
/20/
4.0
/3007/
62

Saint Bernard (1972)
The story of Paulo Honório, a poor ploughman who becomes a rich farmer. Obsessed by his desire to get even richer, he doesn't pay much attention to his wife, Madalena, a teacher who reacts against his tyrannical ways.
poster
64
40
6.1
/733/
63
/62/
69
/26/
2.8
/4063/
71

Astral City 2: The Messengers (2024)
A group of messenger spirits led by Aniceto, including doctor André Luiz, are tasked with going to Earth to help rescue three proteges whose interconnected stories are about to fail.
poster
61
40
6.0
/1428/
68
/49/
56
/40/
3.5
/3624/
55
/28/

The Awakening of the Beast (1970)
A psychiatrist experiments on four volunteers with LSD to examine '60s drug culture, soon unleashing an expert in depravity.
poster
59
39
6.9
/1530/
63
/45/
62
/44/
3.5
/1695/
46
/13/
55
/8/
52
/8/

Heleno (2011)
José Henrique Fonseca crafts an ambitious and long overdue homage to a central icon in Brazil’s 20th century history. Reminiscent of film noir classics, the biopic tells the glorious and tragic story of the legendary football striker Heleno de Freitas. The sumptuous black and white cinematography reflects the chic life of Rio de Janeiro in the 1940s as it fell under the spell of sports royalty. Heleno was no doubt one of the most popular players of his time for his bravura in the field and magnificent goal-scoring that lead the Botafogo team to the top and himself into a vicious downward spiral.
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73
33
7.3
/446/
77
/12/
72
/15/
3.5
/394/
100
/5/
62
/5/
64
/6/

I Am Cuba, the Siberian Mammoth (2005)
Contemporary film critics regard the epic film I Am Cuba as a modern masterpiece. The 1964 Cuban/Soviet coproduction marked a watershed moment of cultural collaboration between two nations. Yet the film never found a mass audience, languishing for decades until its reintroduction as a "classic" in the 1990s. Vicente Ferraz explores the strange history of this cinematic tour de force, and the deeper meaning for those who participated in its creation.
poster
59
31
5.9
/786/
64
/61/
54
/45/
3.1
/1299/

O Coronel e o Lobisomem (2005)
Colonel Furtado struggles to keep his lands, the Sobradinho Farm, and win the heart of his cousin Esmeraldina. In the process, he fights big beasts, experiences the taste of a bohemian life in town, fends usurers and thieves off, and uses all his cunning to get rid of haunting entities. His rival is the man he was brought up with, Pernambuco Nogueira, a werewolf.
poster
59
25
6.2
/605/
60
/27/
69
/43/
3.3
/1088/
40
/2/

The Two Deaths of Quincas Wateryell (2010)
Friends of the recently deceased Quincas take their pal's body on one last tour of his favorite spots in Brazil's Bahia.
poster
65
22
6.8
/223/
64
/17/
63
/9/
3.3
/3425/

Mauricio de Sousa: The Movie (2025)
Discover the story of the father of the gang: Mauricio de Sousa, Brazil’s most important comic artist, and how he created his most famous characters. Responsible for bringing to life iconic figures that have marked generations, the film stars Mauro Sousa, the artist’s son. The production follows Mauricio’s journey from childhood, through his discovery and passion for comics, to the creation of a career once considered impossible and his adventures to make a living and achieve professional success.
poster
66
17
6.6
/286/
68
/52/
70
/17/
3.1
/481/

The Patient (2018)
The true story of Tancredo Neves, the first civilian president of Brazil after a 20-year military dictatorship, and the infamous hospitalization which led to his death before he ever managed to take office.
poster
66
17
7.0
/178/
60
/6/
60
/8/
3.7
/1193/

Heart and Guts (1982)
Financial problems in a religious school for girls force the government to interfere. While waiting in the conference hall to communicate the fact to the school administrators, the intervenor falls asleep and a crazy dream begins, involving teachers, students and strange characters.
poster
64
16
7.7
/148/
40
/2/
62
/8/
3.9
/1022/

Tocaia no Asfalto (1962)
A gunman is hired to kill a corrupt politician. However, the agreement is canceled. Despite being a hired killer, the man takes his job seriously and prefers to go to the end.
poster
68
16
7.0
/539/
68
/18/
76
/9/
3.0
/765/

Mauá - O Imperador e o Rei (1999)
A movie about a Brazilian entrepreneur who rivalled American's richest man at his time, well-known Rockfeller. Irineu Evangelista de Souza in 1867 had $155.000 contos de reis, meanwhile the Brazilian Governement annual budget was 97.000 contos de reis. The movie shows his life from poverty to riches and back to poverty again, as is common in Brazil, rich people die poor.
poster
70
15
6.8
/323/
67
/23/
64
/15/
3.3
/893/
86
/1/

The Last Drive-In Theater (2014)
When returning to his hometown with his ill mother, Marlombrando meets again his father and the Drive-in cinema where he spent his childhood. Almeida keeps the cinema functioning with the assistance of only two employees: Paula, who takes care of the projection and the snack bar; Jose, an old friend of Almeida, who helps selling tickets at the cashier and cleaning up the place. The arrival of Marlombrando and the demolition threatening of the Drive-in will bring new directions to their lives.
poster
51
5
5.9
/176/
55
/4/
54
/10/
38
/2/

O Vestido (2004)
Ulisses has failed in his professional life, but leads a happy life with his wife Ângela and their two daughters. Until the day he is introduced to Bárbara, a very beautiful woman living in Rio de Janeiro. Ângela becomes her friend and gives her the dress Ulisses had given her. From then on, marital problems arise, and he becomes increasingly attracted to Bárbara.
poster
?
5.8
/28/
10
/1/
50
/1/

Sol Sobre a Lama (1963)
A poor community in Salvador organizes a resistance against the destruction of the Água de Meninos street market.
poster
?
3
/3/

Sertão dos Tocós (1985)
N/A
poster
?
60
/1/

A Última Vanguarda (2024)
70 years ago, a visionary management in education and culture as a political strategy for the dissemination and development of Bahia gave rise to an artistic vanguard that still impacts Brazilian culture today.
poster
?
8.0
/7/
20
/1/

Uma Professora Muito Maluquinha (1996)
N/A
poster
?
70
/1/

Leonardo Villar - Um Homem Só (2001)
A tribute to the actor Leonardo Villar who, in his debut on the big screen, immortalized one of the most memorable characters in Brazilian cinema, Zé do Burro from the classic O Pagador de Promessas.
poster
?
6.6
/27/
30
/2/
55
/4/

Long Way of Death (1972)
The life and death of Colonel Orestes, a decadent coffee farmer, spanning three generations between despair, hallucinations, and the help of three different wives. The city, the synthesis of modernization, definitively buries the oligarch making buildings on the ground that had previously made the character's prestige.
poster
?
7.2
/42/
60
/3/
60
/1/

1968 - Without Losing Tenderness (2001)
The story of the University of Brasília, since it was only a project in Darcy Ribeiro's head until the fateful events in August 1968 when its campus was invaded by the police, during the military dictatorship, thus putting an end to its independence.
poster
?
6.1
/72/
65
/4/
30
/4/

The Passenger: Adult Secrets (2006)
A coming of age story about a boy in RIo de Janeiro, Brazil who, after his father's death, finds out about his family and where he came from.
poster
?
6.6
/94/
20
/1/
72
/4/

O Cangaceiro (1997)
This is a remake of Brazil's first international success in the cinema world. Just as its same name predecessor was, this film is a fictional version of the story of the "cangaceiros." These were bandits who sacked towns and spread terror throughout Northeastern Brazil in the 1930s. This group of outlaws is led by Captain Galdino and his wife Maria Bonita.
poster
?
7.4
/25/
90
/1/
45
/2/

Cícero Dias, o Compadre de Picasso (2016)
The Pernambuco painter Cicero Dias created an unparalleled art for the world. Close to a modernist and influenced by artists such as Pablo Picasso, Fernand Léger and Joan Miró, he marked the history of Brazilian art.
poster
?
20
/1/

Celebração - 100 Anos do Cinema Nacional (1997)
"Portraits and excerpts from Brazilian films from all times. Actors, directors and images that affirm cinema."
poster
?
8.8
/17/
80
/1/

The Man in the Box (2018)
Locked up for decades in a maximum security prison, an old man tries to revive his glory days as a magician, putting into practice a perfect - but also very dangerous - escape plan.
poster
?
4.9
/45/
20
/1/
20
/2/

Condenado à Liberdade (2001)
The murder of a wealthy couple shocks public opinion, with the eldest son accused of killing his parents. Condemned beforehand by the press, he needs to prove his innocence.
poster
?
20
/1/
10
/1/

Impressions for Clara (1998)
Remembrance of things past.
poster
?
7.0
/33/
20
/1/
70
/1/

A Terceira Morte de Joaquim Bolívar (2000)
The ideological conflict between Joaquim Bolívar, a young barber member of the Communist Party and the powerful Coronel Gaudêncio, a typical province political leader.
poster
?
10
/1/

Acaba de Chegar ao Brasil o Bello Poeta Francez Blaise Cendrars (1972)
Reconstitution, through photos, films and texts, of the arrival in Brazil of the poet Cendrars, in 1924. Tributes received, visits throughout the country and the desire to make a "100 percent Brazilian film". Testimonials from figures who lived with the intensity of the core of modernist artists: Tarcila do Amaral, Oswald de Andrade, Mário de Andrade and Di Cavalcanti. Scenes from São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, São Martinho Farm and the 1924 Revolution. Scenes from the movie LES HEURES CHAUDES DE MONTPARNASSE. Reference to Aleijadinho and Febrônio Indio do Brasil.
poster
?
6.3
/43/
10
/1/
65
/4/

O Mistério no Colégio Brasil (1988)
Two students make a date in a secluded cave behind their school, where they could be undisturbed. But on arrival they see a corpse. They run to inform the authorities, but when they arrive the corpse has mysteriously disappeared.
poster
?
7.3
/11/
50
/1/

Didi the Pilgrim (2013)
N/A
poster
?
30
/2/

Rastejador, Substantivo Masculino (1970)
Report of a crawler, who helped the steering wheels to find traces of the cangaceiros in the caatinga and their knowledge to survive in this environment.
poster
?
40
/2/

Beste (1970)
Deformed form by which the word "beast" (medieval weapon) is pronounced in the north of the Brazilian state of Bahia and was still present in the cultural memory of the region.
poster
?
7.0
/9/
35
/2/

Vitalino/Lampião (1969)
N/A
poster
?
6.3
/7/
35
/2/

Os Imaginários (1970)
N/A
poster
61
?
7.9
/34/
43
/3/
50
/1/
3.6
/355/

Desire Machine: 60 Years of Teatro Oficina (2021)
In six decades, Teatro Oficina has done more than revolutionize theatrical language in the country: the aesthetic influence of José Celso Martinez Corrêa's company extends from Tropicalism to the renewal of Brazilian audiovisual languages ​​from the 1960s onwards. The film revisits a story that it involves personalities such as Caetano Veloso, Glauber Rocha, Lina Bo Bardi, Chico Buarque and Zé do Caixão, brings together scenic art, ecology, architecture and sexuality, and mixes art and life in the search for a Brazilian based language.


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