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Criterion Channel
81
7.3
/4209/
68
/55/
70
/47/
3.8
/4121/
93
/27/
87
/107/

Thirty Two Short Films About Glenn Gould (1993)
A collection of vignettes highlighting different aspects of the life, work, and character of the acclaimed Canadian classical pianist.
poster
77
7.0
/1715/
70
/48/
70
/43/
3.7
/2849/
100
/16/
78
/7/
81
/9/

Arabian Nights: Volume 2, The Desolate One (2015)
Scheherazade narrates three more tales, supposedly selected from the 470th, 484th and 497th nights of her ordeal: “It hath reached me, O auspicious King, that a Judge will cry instead of giving out her sentence. A runaway murderer will wander through the land for over forty days and will teletransport himself to escape the Guard while dreaming of prostitutes and partridges. A wounded cow will reminisce about a thousand-year-old olive tree while saying what she must say, which will sound none less than sad!
poster
76
6.9
/2576/
70
/74/
70
/55/
3.7
/4346/
97
/33/
74
/8/
81
/10/

Arabian Nights: Volume 1, The Restless One (2015)
Every night, in danger of being beheaded, Scheherazade tells King Shahryar unfinished tales to continue them the following night, hence defying his promise of murdering his new wives after their wedding night. Scheherazade tells King Shahryar her stories but these are not those in the book. As in the book, these stories are tragic and comical, with rich and poor, powerless and powerful people, filled with surprising and extraordinary events.
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Netflix
71
6.7
/980/
64
/75/
64
/37/
3.4
/5995/
79
/48/
71
/5/
74
/12/
cc age 13+

They Shot the Piano Player (2023)
New York, 2010. Jeff Harris, a music journalist, sets out to uncover the truth about Francisco Tenório Júnior, a young Brazilian samba-jazz pianist who disappeared in Buenos Aires on March 18, 1976.
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Kanopy
76
71
7.3
/7912/
71
/182/
70
/174/
3.9
/12285/
87
/62/
77
/66/
79
/17/

Tabu (2012)
Lisbon, Portugal, 2010. Pilar, a pious woman devoted to social causes, maintains a peculiar relationship with her neighbor Aurora, a temperamental old woman obsessed with gambling who lives tormented by a mysterious past.
poster
70
6.4
/1390/
67
/42/
65
/38/
3.5
/2435/
88
/25/
46
/4/
80
/10/

Arabian Nights: Volume 3, The Enchanted One (2015)
In which Scheherazade doubts that she will still be able to tell stories to please the King, given that what she has to tell weighs three thousand tonnes. She therefore escapes from the palace and travels the Kingdom in search of pleasure and enchantment. Her father, the Grand-Vizier, arranges to meet her at the Ferris wheel, and Scheherazade resumes her narration: “Auspicious King, in old shanty towns of Lisbon there was a community of bewitched men who, in all rigour and passion, dedicated themselves to teaching birds to sing…”. And seeing the morning break, Scheherazade fell silent.
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MUBI
52
5.6
/507/
51
/18/
55
/13/
3.5
/2252/
58
/24/
50
/1/
56
/7/

The Human Surge (2017)
Buenos Aires. Exe, 25 years old, has just lost his job and is not looking for another one. His neighbors and friends seem as odd to him as they always do. Online, he meets Alf, a boy from Mozambique who is also bored with his job and who is about to follow Archie, another boy who has run away into the jungle. Through the dense vegetation of the forest, Archie tracks ants back to their nest. One of them wanders off course and comes across Canh, a Filipino, sitting on top of a giant heap of earth and who is about to go back to his strange, beautiful home town, where he too has a miserable job.
poster
70
52
7.1
/3601/
67
/91/
64
/63/
3.6
/3146/
79
/20/

April Captains (2000)
Story of the 1974 coup that overthrew the right-wing Portuguese dictatorship--which continued the fascist policies of long-time dictator Antonio Salazar--and of two young army captains who were involved in it.
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Hoopla
68
48
6.2
/692/
56
/20/
60
/22/
3.5
/3607/
78
/27/
87
/6/

The Tsugua Diaries (2021)
Crista, Carloto and João are building an airy greenhouse for butterflies in the garden. The three of them share household routines, day after day… And they are not the only ones.
poster
Hoopla
73
48
7.2
/1117/
63
/28/
67
/27/
3.9
/4913/
83
/81/

From the East (1993)
Scenes of life in Eastern Europe after the collapse of the Eastern Bloc. In this road movie of still lifes, which eschews voiceover narration, the camera explores the landscapes and the faces of the people who live in them.
poster
Kanopy
64
47
6.0
/1269/
53
/42/
59
/24/
3.2
/6825/
97
/29/
42
/4/
72
/7/

Will-o'-the-Wisp (2022)
On his deathbed, His Majesty Alfredo, King without a crown, is taken back to distant youth memories from the time when he dreamt of becoming a fireman. His encounter with instructor Afonso from the fire brigade, opens a new chapter in the life of the two young men devoted to love and desire, and the will to change the status quo.
poster
66
39
6.9
/1015/
67
/108/
64
/27/
3.4
/5070/

The Portuguese House (2025)
The disappearance of his wife leaves Fernando, a quiet geography teacher, completely devastated. Aimless, he assumes another man’s identity as a gardener on a Portuguese estate, where he forms an unexpected friendship with the owner, stepping into a new life that isn’t his own.
poster
67
37
6.7
/867/
63
/23/
62
/11/
3.4
/3645/
75
/12/

Bad Living (2023)
In a family-run hotel, by the Portuguese northern shore, lives a group of women from different generations of the same family, whose relationships with each other have grown poisoned by bitterness. They try to survive in the declining hotel, as the unexpected arrival of a granddaughter to this oppressive space stirs trouble, reviving latent hatred and piled-up resentments.
poster
74
35
7.3
/1279/
72
/34/
69
/26/
3.8
/3808/
84
/5/

Blood (1989)
Nino, tough but sickly, and his older brother Vicente live in the country with their father. After their father disappears ― we’re never sure why ― murder is suggested. Vicente brings his girlfriend to the house, and a different kind of family is established as the three youngsters grow fiercely protective of each other. But their uncle grows suspicious about the fate of the missing father and forcibly kidnaps Nino, taking him away to the city and leaving Vicente to locate him there.
poster
68
34
7.1
/842/
60
/22/
72
/18/
3.8
/1186/
62

The Spousals of God (1999)
After receiving a visit from a messenger of God, João de Deus wins his buddy's girlfriend through a roll of the dice.
poster
60
32
6.3
/1177/
58
/25/
59
/18/
3.4
/918/
70
/40/
45
/22/

Belle Toujours (2006)
38 years after the events in the Luis Buñuel classic Belle du jour, Henri Husson thinks he sees Séverine one night at a concert. He follows her and makes her face her past and then takes a slow revenge on her.
poster
67
28
6.9
/448/
65
/13/
63
/20/
3.6
/1902/

How Fernando Pessoa Saved Portugal (2018)
Lisbon, Portugal, 1927. The writer and journalist Fernando Pessoa accepts from his boss the commission to create an advertising slogan for the drink Coca-Louca; but conservative government authorities consider the new drink as revolutionary as it is diabolical.
poster
66
28
6.5
/814/
66
/51/
67
/14/
3.4
/1607/

Bem Bom (2021)
It is 1979. Four young ladies are hired to form a girl band. They can sing, they shine with their dancing, and they shock the country. They become a big hit. They are DOCE.
poster
68
27
7.0
/588/
65
/27/
65
/16/
3.6
/1603/

Remains of the Wind (2022)
A pagan tradition in a village in the countryside of Portugal leaves painful traces in a group of young teenagers. 25 years later, when they meet again, the past resurfaces and tragedy sets in.
poster
67
27
6.8
/423/
57
/12/
66
/14/
3.9
/1854/

The Last Dive (1992)
Eloi, a paunchy middle-aged man, finds Samuel, a young sad sack, about to kill himself by plunging into the sea. Eloi takes Samuel under his wing, giving him a hot meal and bringing him to a seedy night club to introduce him to Esperança, who is said to be the most beautiful sex worker in Lisbon—and is also Eloi’s daughter.
poster
66
25
6.9
/339/
56
/16/
71
/18/
3.5
/1385/

Redemption (2013)
On January 21, 1975, in a village in the north of Portugal, a child writes to his parents who are in Angola to tell them how sad Portugal is. On July 13, 2011, in Milan, an old man remembers his first love. On May 6, 2012, in Paris, a man tells his baby daughter that he will never be a real father. During a wedding ceremony on September 3, 1977 in Leipzig, the bride battles against a Wagner opera that she can’t get out of her head. But where and when have these four poor devils begun searching for redemption?
poster
69
24
6.8
/814/
69
/11/
72
/16/
4.0
/1409/
57
/1/

Come and Go (2003)
João Vuvu, lives alone in a house that requires regeneration but due to being alone he is unable to do the work. On his son's release from prison and João's ensuing deception triggers a series of somber events.
poster
70
23
7.0
/334/
63
/13/
68
/12/
4.0
/1376/

Trás-os-Montes (1976)
The first feature in António Reis and Margarida Cordeiro’s trilogy is a journey through this almost mythical region of north-east Portugal, a tapestry of micronarratives where past, present and future become intertwined.
poster
61
20
6.0
/850/
59
/59/
61
/16/
3.2
/659/

O Leão da Estrela (2015)
The story revolves around Anastácio, a supporter of Leões de Alcochete and Mr. Barata, a supporter of Inferno Futebol Clube. One day, the two teams face each other. Which team will win?
poster
71
19
7.2
/688/
65
/17/
75
/11/
3.6
/811/

The Mutants (1998)
Three homeless teenage rejects struggle to survive together. Of them, Andreia is pregnant, while Pedro and Ricardo hustle, steal and are exploited by a pornographer.
poster
56
18
5.3
/990/
55
/29/
54
/25/
3.1
/364/

How to Draw a Perfect Circle (2009)
Guilherme and Sofia, brother and sister, grow up sharing experiences and slowly discovering their sexuality. The thing that Sofia doesn't know is how far Guilherme will go to keep her inside his own perverse, dark and perfect circle.
poster
67
15
7.0
/332/
62
/14/
68
/14/
3.5
/489/

Rage (2018)
Alentejo, Portugal, 1950. In a desolate region, where the wind seems to speak, where misery and hunger reign over poorest, a desperate man takes his revenge on those who caused his ruin during the darkest night, unable to get honestly the bread needed to feed his family in the daylight.
poster
68
14
7.9
/338/
58
/9/
65
/15/
3.6
/381/

The Suspect (2000)
A train compartment, four people, a ticket collector, a Barcelos penknife and a potential assassin. Will they all make it to the end of the journey?
poster
63
14
6.3
/792/
64
/20/
60
/17/
3.3
/209/

Amália (2008)
You already know the legendary singer. For the first time, you'll get to know the woman behind the myth. The story of singing legend Amália Rodrigues who ruled the famous Portuguese acoustic guitar and vocals based music genre called fado.
poster
66
13
6.7
/289/
55
/5/
60
/7/
3.4
/381/
80
/14/

Sleepwalking Land (2007)
In the midst of Mozambique's devastating civil war, Muidinga, an orphaned refugee, wanders the countryside in search of his mother. His only companion is an elderly storyteller, and the only guide to finding his mother is a dead man's diary. This transporting drama underscores the power of imagination in surviving, and ultimately overcoming, the catastrophe of war.
poster
68
12
6.9
/417/
71
/9/
66
/13/
3.4
/329/

The Octopuses from the Second Floor (1987)
While on vacation with their bickering parents, young Eva and her little brother Johnny find in a polluted lake two strange friendly sentient octopuses made of strange material that attracts electricity. They take them as pets.
poster
64
11
6.7
/239/
58
/5/
60
/10/
3.6
/492/

Day of Despair (1992)
Portrait of the last days of the life of Portuguese writer Camilo Castelo Branco.
poster
58
11
5.6
/265/
58
/7/
52
/12/
3.3
/550/

Haircut (1996)
The film is set in Lisbon, and tells the story of a day in the life of Rita and Paulo, a Portuguese young couple of the 90's. The fast changing city around them makes them wish to break with all traditions and live the day the get married (only civil marriage) like it is an ordinary day.
poster
49
11
4.5
/255/
50
/28/
49
/21/
2.7
/290/

Alguém Como Eu (2017)
Helen, 30 years-old, decides she is going to change the rest of her life. Her biggest mistake, she asks God for some precious help.
poster
62
10
5.7
/285/
62
/4/
65
/11/
3.3
/312/

John Ford: The Man Who Invented America (2019)
Over a 50-year career and more than a hundred movies, filmmaker John Ford (1894-1973) forged the legend of the Far West. By giving a face to the underprivileged, from humble cowboys to persecuted minorities, he revealed like no one else the great social divisions that existed and still exist in the United States. More than four decades after his death, what remains of his legacy and humanistic values in the memory of those who love his work?
poster
63
10
7.0
/82/
40
/4/
66
/5/
3.9
/679/

The Sound of the Shaking Earth (1990)
Freely based on Gide ('Paludes') and Hawthorne ('Wakefield'), this is a film about a writer who never wrote anything and who blows at nightfall the breath of frost. The poem by Carlos Queiroz to which the above sentences belong is not cited in 'O som da Terra a Tremer', but the atmosphere is that, between written letters never received. Fiction within fiction, stories within stories, like those Chinese boxes in which there is always one inside another. Or the two margins of the same river, always being lateral.
poster
56
8
6.4
/542/
55
/12/
47
/12/
3.3
/235/
50
/1/

Florbela (2012)
Shaken by a divorce in the 1920s, Portuguese poetess Florbela Espanca uses her writing to deal with her tumultuous relationship with men, eroticism and love.
poster
?
65
/2/

Marcello Mastroianni, irrésistiblement libre (2024)
The 1960s opened with La Dolce Vita by Federico Fellini and its unforgettable lead: Marcello Mastroianni. The actor seemed to glide effortlessly through his roles — and through life — as if to say that life is not all that serious, or perhaps that it is far too serious not to be laughed at. But what kind of man was hiding behind the actor with the handsome, boyish looks, who appeared so gentle and nonchalant?
poster
?
80
/1/
100
/1/

Capitão Fausto - Um Ensaio para o Futuro (2026)
N/A
poster
57
?
4.9
/146/
70
/12/
54
/5/
2.9
/424/

The Courtyard of Memories (2025)
Vanessa inherits an old Portuguese Revue theatre after the death of a distant aunt. Her agent, Tozé Leal, tries to convince her to sell it, but she decides to restore it to its former glory with the help of her friends Joana and Ribeiro. But her dream will not be easy to achieve: Armando, the owner of a neighbouring theatre, will do everything he can to stop Vanessa.
poster
?
7.8
/8/

With Almost Nothing (2000)
In Cape Verde, where the majority of the population is young, children use olive oil cans, bits of sandals, leftover tires and pieces of cardboard to build their own toys. The absence of a consumer society and the challenges posed by insularity have led them to invent their own recreational independence with almost nothing.
poster
58
?
5.5
/107/
57
/4/
60
/2/
3.1
/302/

Hotel Amor (2025)
When the hotel where workaholic Catarina works is sold, she needs to show her skills to manage unprofessional staff, look after eccentric guests and deal with ghosts from the past, which are brought back by the visit of an unexpected friend.
poster
74
?
6.8
/103/
86
/3/
3.4
/537/

Lavagante (2025)
A story of love and deception, set against a backdrop marked by the actions of the political police under the Salazar dictatorship, censorship, persecution, and imprisonment, and the student revolt of the early 1960s.
poster
?
7.3
/33/
45
/2/

António Variações (1996)
Documentary exploring the life of the late, famous Portuguese musician, António Variações.
poster
?
7.6
/17/

Passa por Mim no Rossio (1992)
N/A
poster
?
80
/2/
70
/1/

Rouxinol Faduncho: Contra Fados Não Há Argumentos (2008)
Musical show by Rouxinol Faduncho, fado singer and former emigrant in Germany, character created by comedian Marco Horácio, accompanied on the viola by Carlos Leitão, on the Portuguese guitar by Henrique Leitão and on the bass guitar by Carlos Menezes, in the auditorium of the Fábrica do Inglês, in Silves.
poster
?
7.4
/23/

Quem é o Pai do Menino Jesus? (2010)
Madalena is a seven-year-old girl who has to draw the nativity scene. When she lists the characters in the biblical scene, she is confronted with a surprise: God, the father of Jesus, is not included in the scene. The girl is reluctant to accept this new information, but after considering the facts, she eventually comes to a curious conclusion.
poster
67
?
6.7
/217/
70
/8/
66
/8/

Merry Christmas Octopus (1987)
Eva and her younger brother Johnny own two sentient octopuses made out of strange matter. Will their parents divorce and ruin Christmas? Will a scientist find a way to use their pets as fuel? Live action film with stop-motion octopuses.


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