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1. Kiss of the Spider Woman (1985)

R | 120 min | Drama

A gay man and a political prisoner are together in a prison. The gay man narrates the stories of two fake movies and his own life.

Director: Hector Babenco | Stars: William Hurt, Raul Julia, Sonia Braga, José Lewgoy

Votes: 17,398 | Gross: $17.04M

2. Cousins (2019)

Not Rated | 83 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

Reserved and solitary, young Lucas lives with his religious aunt in a tranquil country town. When his aunt charitably agrees to let his cousin, Mario, fresh out of jail, stay for a while, mischief and joy affect the whole little community.

Directors: Mauro Carvalho, Thiago Cazado | Stars: Thiago Cazado, Paulo Sousa, Juliana Zancanaro, Duda Esteves

Votes: 2,133

3. 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: 27,719 | Gross: $0.10M

4. 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

5. 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: 5,859

6. 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: 3,965

7. Nosso Lar 2 (2024)

111 min | Drama

Five spirits from Our Home come to Earth to help a promising medium who lost himself in the networks of selfishness and, after his death, wanders around the world acting against his former companions.

Director: Wagner de Assis | Stars: Letícia Braga, Othon Bastos, Edson Celulari, Fernanda Rodrigues

Votes: 324

8. Private Desert (2021)

Unrated | 121 min | Drama

Daniel is an exemplary policeman, but he ends up making a mistake and becoming suspended. With nothing keeping him in his hometown, he goes to visit his online love interest.

Director: Aly Muritiba | Stars: Antonio Saboia, Pedro Fasanaro, Thomas Aquino, Laila Garin

Votes: 1,824

9. Lulli (2021)

TV-14 | 90 min | Comedy, Romance

After getting electrocuted by an MRI machine, an ambitious young medical student begins to hear the thoughts of others.

Director: César Rodrigues | Stars: Larissa Manoela, Vinícius Redd, Amanda de Godoi, Sergio Malheiros

Votes: 1,842

10. Minha Irmã e Eu (2023)

111 min | Comedy

Two sisters are forced to bond after many years apart when their mother goes missing.

Director: Susana Garcia | Stars: Ingrid Guimarães, Tatá Werneck, Arlete Salles, Taís Araújo

Votes: 713

11. Silvio (2024)

114 min | Biography, Crime, Thriller | Completed

During a kidnapping, television personality Silvio Santos must fight to protect his family and his legacy while facing one of the most challenging moments of his life.

Director: Marcelo Antunez | Stars: Rodrigo Faro, Johnnas Oliva, Vinícius Ricci, Fellipe Castro

12. A Nuvem Rosa (2021)

R | 105 min | Drama, Sci-Fi

After a toxic and mysterious pink cloud appeared, Giovana finds herself stuck in a flat with a man she just met, changing her life in a way she never expected.

Director: Iuli Gerbase | Stars: Renata de Lélis, Eduardo Mendonça, Girley Paes, Helena Becker

Votes: 947

13. Overman (2018)

91 min | Drama

The French anthropologist Marcel Lefavre is eaten by cannibals and vanishes in Brazil, living behind his unfinished journal. His unwilling pupil Alberto Lupo, returns to his home country to... See full summary »

Director: Willy Biondani | Stars: Sergio Guizé, Fabrício Boliveira, Débora Nascimento, Marilyne Fontaine

Votes: 66

14. Executive Order (2020)

103 min | Drama, Sci-Fi

In a dystopian near future in Brazil, an authoritarian government orders all citizens of African descent to move to Africa - creating chaos, protests, and an underground resistance movement that inspires the nation.

Directors: Lázaro Ramos, Flávia Lacerda | Stars: Alfred Enoch, Taís Araújo, Seu Jorge, Adriana Esteves

Votes: 2,436

15. Meu Nome é Gal (2023)

120 min | Biography, Drama, Music

Film about the Bahian singer dives into the moment when shy Gracinha becomes Gal Costa, during the violent, innovative and mind-blowing years that helped shape Brazil's greatest singer.

Directors: Dandara Ferreira, Lô Politi | Stars: Caroline Andrade, Fábio Assunção, Barroso, Maria Bethânia

Votes: 498

16. 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: 5,799

17. 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: 3,237

18. O Amante de Júlia (2022)

106 min | Romance

Paralyzed from the waist down after an accident, Cássio's relationship with Julia goes through difficulties. Feeling rejected, she starts a new romance. Based on the novel "Lady Chatterley's Lover" by D. H. Lawrence.

Director: Vinicius Coimbra | Stars: Bianca Bin, Sergio Guizé, Rômulo Estrela, Priscila Steinman

Votes: 45

19. Grande Sertão (2023)

108 min | Action, Drama

In a large community on the Brazilian outskirts, where a fight between police and bandits takes on the appearance of war, Riobaldo becomes a criminal out of love for Diadorim, but never has the courage to reveal his passion.

Director: Guel Arraes | Stars: Luisa Arraes, Caio Blat, Rodrigo Lombardi, Luis Miranda

Votes: 12

20. City of God: 10 Years Later (2013)

PG-13 | 70 min | Documentary

A film documentary about the fate of the young actors of the award winning film City of God by Fernando Meirelles and Katia Lund. It shows how their lives unfolded after the film's worldwide success.

Directors: Cavi Borges, Luciano Vidigal | Stars: Alexandre Rodrigues, Leandro Firmino, Roberta Rodrigues, Jonathan Haagensen

Votes: 1,505

21. The Seamstress (2017)

160 min | Drama, Western

In the thirties, two sisters separated by fate face prejudice and sexism, one by the high society in a big city and the other by a group of renegades in the countryside. Despite the ... See full summary »

Director: Breno Silveira | Stars: Nanda Costa, Marjorie Estiano, Julio Machado, Rômulo Estrela

Votes: 410

22. My Mom Is a Character 2 (2016)

88 min | Comedy

After triumphing with her new TV show, Dona Hermínia must deal with the problems of her adult offspring as she realizes that they are leaving home. She must face the struggles of being a ... See full summary »

Director: César Rodrigues | Stars: Paulo Gustavo, Rodrigo Pandolfo, Mariana Xavier, Patricya Travassos

Votes: 3,307

23. And They Say I Am the Crazy One (2019)

86 min | Comedy, Drama

Young, intense, and authentic, Dani just wants a normal life. However, since she was a child, she has been misaligned with her world.

Director: Julia Rezende | Stars: Débora Falabella, Yara de Novaes, Gustavo Vaz, Cristina Pereira

Votes: 745

24. 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: 3,219

25. Through the Shadow (2015)

106 min | Horror, Thriller

Laura is hired as a teacher to two orphans who live in coffee farm. Gradually, she feels that the children are being influenced by hostile spirits that lived there.

Director: Walter Lima Jr. | Stars: Virginia Cavendish, Domingos Montagner, Mel Maia, Xande Valois

Votes: 287

26. Tips (2016)

18 min | Short, Drama

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Directors: Mauro Carvalho, Thiago Cazado | Stars: Thiago Cazado, André Aires, Marizilda Rosa, Rodrigo Bittes

Votes: 47

27. The Basement of Scream Street (2022)

90 min | Horror, Mystery

Siblings Jonas and Rebeca, who, haunted by guilt over their parents' death, have developed an obsessive dependency on each other as they care for their grandmother and a child trapped in the basement.

Director: Sabrina Greve | Stars: Chris Couto, Carol Marques da Costa, Giovanni de Lorenzi, Nycolas França

Votes: 9

28. The First Time of Brazilian Cinema (2013)

84 min | Documentary, Biography, History

In 1982, almost five million people took theaters to see Erotic Things, the first Brazilian porn movie. The production is today considered a major episode in the history of Brazilian cinema... See full summary »

Directors: Denise Godinho Costa, Bruno Graziano, Hugo Moura | Stars: André Barcinski, Kid Bengala, Pamela Butt, Rita Cadillac

Votes: 55

29. Christmas Full of Grace (2022)

105 min | Comedy, Romance

Carlinhos catches his partner cheating, then meets lively Graça, who poses as his new one so he can save face at Christmas with his traditional family.

Director: Pedro Antonio | Stars: Gkay, Sergio Malheiros, Monique Alfradique, Marianna Armellini

Votes: 802

30. Corpo Devasso (1980)

84 min | Drama

Beto (David Cardoso) is expelled from the lands where he works, when the landlord finds him in bed with his daughter. He moves to the great city of São Paulo and, without having a former ... See full summary »

Director: Alfredo Sternheim | Stars: Arlindo Barreto, Luiz Carlos Braga, Zilca Brandão, David Cardoso

Votes: 48

31. Batguano (2014)

74 min | Mystery, Romance, Sci-Fi

Batman and Robin struggling to survive in a apocalyptic third world.

Director: Tavinho Teixeira | Stars: Everaldo Pontes, Tavinho Teixeira, Cícero Ferreira, Nildo

Votes: 106

32. Avassaladoras 2.0 (2024)

Comedy, Romance

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Director: Mara Mourão | Stars: Juliana Baroni, Murilo Bispo, Layla Brizola, André Hendges

33. Procura-se (2022)

Comedy, Romance

After her grandfather dies leaving a priceless heritage, a world-traveling party girl finds herself excluded from his will unless she marries someone. Desperate to get the money, she goes on a search for a rental husband.

Director: Marcelo Antunez | Stars: Camila Queiroz, Klebber Toledo, Dedina Bernardelli, Jonas Bloch

Votes: 118

34. Pureza (2022)

101 min | Drama

In the '90s, a mother looks for her missing son and finds farms with slave labor practices in the Amazon region.

Director: Renato Barbieri | Stars: Dira Paes, Matheus Abreu, Flavio Bauraqui, Sergio Sartorio

Votes: 305

35. 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: 2,452

36. Babenco: Tell Me When I Die (2019)

75 min | Documentary, Biography

"I have already lived my death and now all that is left is to make a film about it." So said the filmmaker Hector Babenco to Bárbara Paz when he realized he did not have much time left. She... See full summary »

Director: Bárbara Paz | Stars: Hector Babenco, Regina Braga, Willem Dafoe, Paulo José

Votes: 532

37. Son of a Mother (2022)

111 min | Documentary, Biography, Comedy

É para quem está com saudade de gargalhar com Paulo Gustavo. O documentário 'FILHO DA MÃE' acompanha os bastidores da última turnê do ator: um show musical com a mãe, Dona Déa, sua grande ... See full summary »

Directors: Susana Garcia, Jú Amaral | Stars: Paulo Gustavo, Fil Braz, Ingrid Guimarães, IZA

Votes: 435

38. Rio, Zona Norte (1957)

83 min | Drama, Music

A talented songwriter of sambas is forced to face the social injustices of the city around him.

Director: Nelson Pereira dos Santos | Stars: Grande Otelo, Jece Valadão, Malu Maia, Maria Petar

Votes: 556

39. Cinema Novo (2016)

Not Rated | 90 min | Documentary

Cinema Novo is a movie-essay that investigates poetically the most important movement of Latin America cinema, through the thoughts of its main auteurs: Nelson Pereira dos Santos, Glauber ... See full summary »

Director: Eryk Rocha | Stars: Nelson Pereira dos Santos, Carlos Diegues, Joaquim Pedro de Andrade, Glauber Rocha

Votes: 440

40. Uma Loucura de Mulher (2016)

92 min | Comedy, Romance

After being called crazy by her husband, Lucy decides to follow her dream

Director: Marcus Ligocki | Stars: Mariana Ximenes, Bruno Garcia, Miá Mello, Sergio Guizé

Votes: 242

41. The Dognapper (2012)

101 min | Comedy, Family, Fantasy

The day a man almost runs over a puppy, he meets the love of his life. The couple and their dog live the dream, until she wants out.

Director: Pedro Amorim | Stars: Joaquim Lopes, Keli Freitas, Arthur Claro, Duda Wendling

Votes: 1,237

42. Get the Grift (2021)

TV-14 | 94 min | Comedy, Crime

After a botched scam, Clóvis bumps into Lohane, his estranged foster sister. In a bind, they soon realize the only way out is to band together.

Director: Pedro Antonio | Stars: Marcus Majella, Samantha Schmütz, Zeca Carvalho, Dusan Dukic

Votes: 870

43. Divine Divas (2016)

110 min | Documentary, Musical

The Divine Divas are the icons of the first generation of Brazilian transvestite artists in the 1960's. One of the first stages to host men dressed as women was the Rival Theatre, ran by ... See full summary »

Director: Leandra Leal | Stars: Rogéria, Jane di Castro, Divina Valéria, Camille K.

Votes: 395

44. Fervo (2023)

96 min | Comedy, Fantasy, Horror

Three ghosts are trapped in a house and haunt each new resident in order to finish their mission on Earth so they can move on to the next life. That is until a couple of architects (Felipe ... See full summary »

Director: Felipe Joffily | Stars: Felipe Abib, Marcelo Adnet, Dudu Azevedo, Rosi Campos

Votes: 81

45. O Porteiro (2023)

83 min | Comedy

Waldisney works as a doorman in a chaotic building. However, he is an excellent at keeping order. When he is wrongly accused of stealing something, he has to prove that he is anything but a thief.

Director: Paulo Fontenelle | Stars: Aline Campos, Raissa Chaddad, Cristiano Garcia, Rosane Gofman

Votes: 143

46. O Auto da Boa Mentira (2021)

100 min | Comedy

Four little sketches whose central theme is the lie, its motivations, and consequences. The stories are based on the anecdotes told by Ariano Suassuna in his master classes.

Director: José Eduardo Belmonte | Stars: Jackson Antunes, Leo Bahia, Jesuíta Barbosa, Giselle Batista

Votes: 132

47. Bacurau no Mapa (2019)

61 min | Documentary

Behind the scenes of Bacurau (2019)'s shooting and pre-production. With exclusive images, directors Kléber Mendonça Filho and Juliano Dornelles show how they made the film a public and critical success.

Director: Kleber Mendonça Filho | Stars: Thomas Aquino, Sonia Braga, Bárbara Colen, Juliano Dornelles

Votes: 116

48. Infinitas Terras (Ou Relatos do Meu Tempo em Crise) (2023)

112 min | Drama

A down on his luck comic book author is forced to reconnect with people and places he's been avoiding, in a quest for a missing comic book from his collection.

Director: Cauê Brandão | Stars: Bruno Fatumbi Torres, Rafaela Machado, Liliane Rovaris, João Campos

Votes: 19

49. Pitanga (2017)

90 min | Documentary

This documentary investigates the aesthetic, political, and existential journey of actor Antonio Pitanga who, directed by great directors such as Glauber Rocha, Carlos Diegues, and Walter ... See full summary »

Directors: Beto Brant, Camila Pitanga | Stars: Antonio Pitanga, Camila Pitanga, Caetano Veloso, Maria Bethânia

Votes: 103

50. Eleguá (2018)

25 min | Short, Drama

Mariana, a young black woman is recovering from a heavy depression. She just wants to be happy, but hasn't found her way yet.

Director: Yuri Costa | Stars: Paulo Guidelly, Timbuca Hai, Diomar Nascimento