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Kanopy
89
8.6
/863494/
85
/13865/
84
/7977/
4.6
/1028135/
91
/162/
97
/15605/
79
/33/
cc age 18+

City of God (2002)
In the poverty-stricken favelas of Rio de Janeiro in the 1970s, two young men choose different paths. Rocket is a budding photographer who documents the increasing drug-related violence of his neighborhood, while José “Zé” Pequeno is an ambitious drug dealer diving into a dangerous life of crime.
poster
87
8.6
/21249/
88
/1279/
84
/1198/
4.2
/118672/
94
/106/

A Dog's Will (2000)
The lively João Grilo and the sly Chicó are poor guys living in the hinterland who cheat a bunch of people in a small town in Northeastern Brazil. When they die, they have to be judged by Christ, the Devil and the Virgin Mary before they are admitted to paradise.
poster
Kanopy
83
7.4
/21894/
78
/742/
74
/493/
4.0
/58235/
97
/114/
79
/69/
88
/22/

Aquarius (2016)
Clara, a vibrant former music critic and widow with flowing tresses is the only remaining apartment owner in a beautiful older building targeted for demolition by ruthless luxury high-rise developers. Clara proves to be a force to be reckoned with as she thwarts the builders plans to kick her out of the apartment.
poster
Kanopy
83
7.8
/19058/
81
/1013/
80
/766/
4.2
/132452/
98
/91/
90
/82/
82
/26/

The Second Mother (2015)
After leaving her daughter Jessica in a small town in Pernambuco to be raised by relatives, Val spends the next 13 years working as a nanny to Fabinho in São Paulo. She has financial stability but has to live with the guilt of having not raised Jessica herself. As Fabinho’s university entrance exams approach, Jessica reappears in her life and seems to want to give her mother a second chance. However, Jessica has not been raised to be a servant and her very existence will turn Val’s routine on its head. With precision and humour, the subtle and powerful forces that keep rigid class structures in place and how the youth may just be the ones to shake it all up.
poster
Kanopy
82
7.3
/34048/
77
/2159/
76
/1110/
3.9
/169326/
93
/170/
84
/113/
82
/27/

Bacurau (2019)
Bacurau, a small town in the Brazilian sertão, mourns the loss of its matriarch, Carmelita, who lived to be 94. Days later, its inhabitants notice that their community has vanished from most maps.
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Fandango at Home Free
80
8.0
/91585/
81
/3188/
78
/1982/
4.0
/92147/
91
/46/
91
/608/
71
/18/

Elite Squad: The Enemy Within (2010)
After a bloody invasion of the BOPE in the High-Security Penitentiary Bangu 1 in Rio de Janeiro to control a rebellion of interns, the Lieutenant-Colonel Roberto Nascimento and the second in command Captain André Matias are accused by the Human Right Aids member Diogo Fraga of execution of prisoners. Matias is transferred to the corrupted Military Police and Nascimento is exonerated from the BOPE by the Governor.
poster
76
7.6
/24394/
78
/789/
76
/587/
4.2
/90610/
68
/81/
85
/349/
71
/28/

Carandiru (2003)
When a doctor decides to carry out an AIDS prevention program inside Latin America’s largest prison: the Casa de Detenção de São Paulo - Carandiru, he meets the future victims of one of the darkest days in Brazilian History when the State of São Paulo’s Military Police, with the excuse for law enforcement, shot to death 111 people. Based on real facts and on the book written by Dráuzio Varella.
poster
78
73
7.6
/7887/
79
/438/
78
/399/
4.0
/33804/
80
/26/

Lisbela and the Prisoner (2003)
Lisbela is a young woman who loves going to the movies. Leléu is a con man, going from town to town selling all sort of things and performing as master of ceremonies for some cheesy numbers, such as the woman who gets transformed into a gorilla. He gets involved with Linaura, a sexy and beautiful woman who happens to be the wife of the most frightening hitman of the place. The hitman finds out his wife's affair and goes after Leléu, who has to leave in a hurry. In another town, he meets and falls instantly in love with Lisbela, who is engaged to Douglas, a hillbilly who tries hard to pass for a cosmopolitan Rio de Janeiro dweller.
poster
72
7.6
/12509/
77
/462/
75
/370/
4.0
/48680/
68
/31/
83
/123/
49
/15/

The Man Who Copied (2003)
A young photocopier operator becomes infatuated with his neighbor and, unable to afford anything from her shop, turns to shady schemes to make money.
poster
Kanopy
71
7.2
/16836/
71
/421/
70
/290/
3.7
/9864/
74
/81/
78
/696/
63
/25/
cc age 17+

City of Men (2007)
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.
poster
72
70
6.9
/6972/
68
/343/
68
/416/
3.4
/18343/
80
/5/
81
/49/

Two Sons of Francisco (2005)
The story of Francisco, a very simple and poor man whose dream was to see his children become country music stars, and who made all the efforts to make it happen.
poster
69
6.5
/2600/
65
/112/
67
/59/
3.2
/39149/
78
/32/
74
/9/

Motel Destino (2024)
Motel Destino, a sex hotel in Northern Brazil, is run by the hot-headed Elias and his restless wife, Dayana. When a young gang member on the run named Heraldo stays at the motel, Dayana becomes intrigued with him. As the two navigate a dance of power and desire, a dangerous plan for freedom emerges.
poster
74
69
7.1
/2698/
74
/376/
76
/296/
3.5
/25742/
82

Monica and Friends: Bonds (2019)
Fluffy, Jimmy Five's pet dog, vanished. He develops an infallible plan to rescue the little dog, but, he will need help from his faithful friends: Monica, Maggy and Smudge. Together, they will face challengers and live incredible adventures to get Fluffy back home.
poster
75
69
7.5
/4206/
76
/265/
71
/133/
4.1
/87986/
74
/39/

Basic Sanitation, the Movie (2007)
When they discover their town lacks funding for a sewage system, but does have a federal grant to make a movie, a group of villagers decide to make a sci-fi joint about a monster who lives in the building site of a septic tank.
poster
74
68
7.3
/6894/
74
/149/
72
/120/
3.7
/9122/
81
/54/
82
/293/
67
/19/

The Year My Parents Went on Vacation (2006)
A boy is left alone in a Jewish neighborhood in the year of 1970, where both world cup and dictatorship happen in Brazil.
poster
70
67
7.2
/8690/
71
/301/
71
/276/
3.4
/19988/
69
/56/

My Name Ain't Johnny (2008)
The true story of João Guilherme Estrella ("Johnny"), a young middle-class bon vivant who became a big-time cocaine dealer in Rio de Janeiro in the early 1990s.
poster
fuboTV
72
67
7.0
/7772/
74
/526/
72
/379/
3.7
/46819/
72
/24/

The Man from the Future (2011)
Zero is a brilliant scientist. However, 20 years ago, he was publicly humiliated when he lost Helena, the love of his life. One day, an accidental experience with one of his inventions causes him to travel back in time to 1991. Having taken the opportunity to change history, Zero returns to own time to find totally changed.
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Kanopy
72
66
6.7
/4614/
67
/342/
65
/238/
3.5
/27273/
96
/47/
71
/17/
73
/11/

Good Manners (2017)
Clara, a lonely nurse from the outskirts of São Paulo, is hired by mysterious and wealthy Ana as the nanny for her unborn child. The two women develop a strong bond, but soon Clara discovers a terrifying secret about the child.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
79
64
7.6
/1550/
82
/190/
82
/95/
3.8
/21539/
82

Monica and Friends: Lessons (2021)
In the sequel to Turma da Mônica: Laços, we follow Mônica, Jimmy Five, Maggy and Smudge dealing with the consequences of a mistake made at school. At the same time, they face transformations from childhood to adolescence and are about to discover the value of friendship.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
64
7.0
/3786/
75
/169/
66
/102/
3.6
/11518/
67
/39/
68
/31/
44
/8/

Reaching for the Moon (2013)
In 1951, New York poet Elizabeth Bishop travels to Rio de Janeiro to visit Mary, a college friend. The shy Elizabeth is overwhelmed by Brazilian sensuality. She is the antithesis to Mary’s dashing partner, architect Lota de Macedo Soares. Mary is jealous, but unconventional Lota is determined to have both women at all costs. This eternal triangle plays out against the backdrop of the military coup of 1964. Bishop’s moving poems are at the core of a film which lushly illustrates a crucial phase in the life of this influential Pulitzer prize-winning poet.
poster
74
64
7.2
/6013/
74
/242/
72
/184/
3.7
/25326/
79
/23/

The Clown (2011)
The life of the owners of Circus Esperança, Puro Sangue e Pangaré, father and son, who plays two clowns. At a certain point, Pangaré starts showing tiredness and sadness for being an unhappy clown.
poster
73
63
7.4
/3495/
66
/48/
66
/53/
3.8
/2990/
80
/69/
80
/160/
70
/23/

The House of Sand (2005)
A woman is taken along with her mother in 1910 to a far-away desert by her husband, and after his passing, is forced to spend the next 59 years of her life hopelessly trying to escape it.
poster
69
62
6.9
/4649/
72
/212/
70
/242/
3.4
/19851/

Cazuza: Time Doesn't Stop (2004)
Inspired by the moving book “Só as Mães São Felizes”, by Lucinha Araújo, Cazuza's mother, the film covers a little more than 10 years of the singer’s crazy and brief life – from the beginning of his career in the Circo Voador venue, in 1981, to the huge success and the apotheosis of his shows with the Barão Vermelho band, his solo career, his relations with his parents, friends, lovers and passions, and the courage he had to face his final years, with HIV, until his death, in 1990.
poster
76
62
6.9
/6757/
79
/829/
77
/679/
3.8
/62265/
82
/4/

My Mom Is a Character (2013)
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.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
73
61
7.1
/56794/
75
/265/
76
/130/
3.8
/30371/
90
/10/
50
/2/

Marighella (2021)
Afro-Brazilian poet and politician, the legendary Carlos Marighella. Driven to fight against the erosion of civil and human rights following the CIA-backed military coup of 1964 and the brutal, racist right-wing dictatorship that followed, the revolutionary leaves behind his wife and son to take up arms, becoming a notorious enemy to the power structure.
poster
79
60
7.1
/3335/
80
/517/
82
/491/
3.8
/43674/
88
/2/

My Mom Is a Character 3 (2019)
Dona Hermínia will have to rediscover and reinvent herself because her children are forming new families. This supermom will have to deal with a new life scenario: Marcelina is pregnant and Juliano is getting married.
poster
75
58
6.7
/3854/
75
/594/
77
/521/
3.6
/41417/
85
/2/

My Mom Is a Character 2 (2016)
Dona Hermínia is back, but now rich and famous since she is the host of her own successful TV show. However, the overprotective character will have to deal with her children's departures, as Marcelina and Juliano decide to move out. In counterpart, she will welcome, as a visitor, her sister Lúcia Helena, who's been living in New York.
poster
70
56
6.8
/2848/
72
/156/
68
/146/
3.6
/8301/

Os Normais: O Filme (2003)
The film shows the day when Rui and Vani first met. It was at their wedding (with other partners). Vani was going to marry Sérgio, and Rui would marry Marta in the same church, following Vani's marriage. While waiting for the ceremony, they begin to talk. Complications ensue.
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Hoopla
67
56
6.5
/4053/
71
/303/
72
/227/
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
56
6.5
/3969/
72
/200/
71
/199/
3.5
/11734/
72
/18/

Olga (2004)
Based upon the true story of Olga Benário, the German-born wife of Brazilian communist leader Luís Carlos Prestes. During the dictatorship of Getúlio Vargas (1930-1945) she was arrested and sent to Nazi Germany, where she was put to death in a concentration camp. After World War II began, Vargas decided to uphold the Allies.
poster
75
54
7.0
/1515/
78
/111/
75
/82/
3.6
/9458/
83
/29/

Once Upon a Time in Rio (2008)
Situated just above the awe-inspiring Ipanema beach in Rio is the Cantagalo slum. Every day, floods of Cantagalo residents make their way down the mountain, only to disappear into their surroundings as part of the invisible working-class that cleans apartments, works in restaurants, and sells food along the scenic, sun-drenched shores. Young Dé (Thiago Martins) is just such a man. Dé lives with his mother Bernadette (Cyria Coentro) in a cramped Cantagalo apartment, selling hot dogs on the beach in order to make the rent. His brother Beto was killed when Dé was just a young boy, and his adopted brother Carlão (Rocco Pitanga) has been jailed for a robbery that he didn't commit. One day, while working on the beach, Dé meets Nina (Vitória Frate). Nina is the only child of a successful lawyer named Evandro (Paulo César Grande), who's none to happy to discover that his daughter is dating a member of the lower class. How...
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Hoopla
68
53
6.2
/2868/
64
/232/
69
/157/
3.1
/9780/
92
/13/
62
/4/

The Nightshifter (2019)
Stênio, the nightshifter of a morgue, has the ability to communicate with the cadavers that are brought to him every night.
poster
67
53
7.1
/2185/
71
/132/
65
/125/
3.2
/2630/
67

Stronger Than The World (2016)
The Story of longtime UFC Featherweight champion and the struggles facing him on the road to the top.
poster
60
53
5.8
/2616/
65
/308/
64
/249/
2.7
/8038/

Meu Passado Me Condena: O Filme (2013)
The immature and cheap douche bag Fábio Clóvis marries the pseudo-intellectual Miá and they travel in a cruise to Europe on board of a fancy passenger vessel. Fabio and Miá are invited to have dinner with the wealthy Beto Assunção and his gorgeous wife Laura in a VIP restaurant on the vessel. Soon Fábio discovers that Beto was Miá's boyfriend and Miá learns that Fábio had a crush on Laura that was his classmate. Meanwhile the cynical chamber maid Suzana Mello and her estranged husband, the entertainer Wilson, make a bet that Fábio and Miá will split before the end of the trip and poison their relationship. When the ship arrives in Casablanca, Fábio meets his bothersome childhood friend Cabeça that affects their honeymoon.
poster
55
52
6.1
/6253/
65
/389/
63
/384/
3.1
/17250/
28
/18/

If I Were You (2006)
The publicist Claudio and the housewife and choral teacher Helena have been married for many years, but they do not understand and respect the feelings and view point of the partner. Claudio sees Helena as a shopper and "little teacher of a choral" and Helena sees Claudio as an insensitive and rough man. On the night before the fiftieth anniversary of Claudio, they changed places with each other.
poster
70
51
7.1
/2103/
72
/113/
71
/95/
3.3
/3585/

Chico Xavier (2010)
A biography of spiritual medium and author Francisco Candido Xavier.
poster
69
51
6.6
/2669/
69
/199/
68
/116/
3.2
/21630/
88
/17/
64
/1/

Executive Order (2022)
In a dystopian future, the Brazilian government decrees a measure that forces black citizens to migrate to Africa in an attempt to return to their origins. Seeing themselves in the center of terror, two cousins take refuge in an apartment, where they debate social and racial issues, and share the same yearning for the change of country.
poster
Kanopy
65
51
6.1
/2417/
58
/126/
59
/82/
3.1
/7253/
85
/27/
44
/1/
86
/8/

Divine Love (2019)
In 2027 Brazil, civil servant Joana mainly deals with divorce cases. As a member of a branch of evangelical Christians known as the Divino Amor group, she uses her position to offer a kind of physical therapy to couples who want to separate. Although Joana and her husband Danilo regularly consummate their marriage, neither her constant prayers nor any other methods of assistance seem to be able to fulfill their desire for a child.
poster
63
51
6.3
/2710/
70
/193/
69
/196/
3.8
/24607/
39
/21/

Ó Paí, Ó: Look at This (2007)
During the Carnival in the historical site of Pelourinho, Salvador da Bahia, we follow the lives of the tenants of a falling-to-pieces tenement house who try to get by using creativity, irony, humor, and music.
poster
72
49
7.3
/1217/
71
/108/
77
/46/
3.5
/8365/

Mussum, o Filmis (2023)
The trajectory of Antônio Carlos Bernardes Gomes, known as Mussum, from Trapalhões. His poor childhood, his military career, his relationship with Mangueira and his success with the group Originais do Samba, as well as behind the scenes as a member of Trapalhões.
poster
62
49
6.0
/2773/
63
/134/
62
/158/
3.2
/8268/

God Is Brazilian (2003)
God decides to take a vacation, but first He has to find a saint who can rule the universe while He's away. So He goes to the Northeast of Brazil, where He believes there's a very good man for the job. As soon as He comes down to Earth, a young man comes along to help on His quest.
poster
57
49
6.3
/4221/
65
/238/
61
/262/
2.9
/8970/
40
/19/

The Invisible Woman (2009)
A man is abandoned by his wife and then falls in love with his neighbor, the perfect, ideal woman. The only problem: she doesn't exist!
poster
77
48
7.2
/3148/
73
/168/
71
/165/
3.6
/16002/
100
/1/

Tim Maia (2014)
Biopic of Brazilian singer Tim Maia, from his childhood in Rio de Janeiro until his death at age 55, including his passage by the US, where he discovers a new style of music and is arrested for theft and drug possession.
poster
The Roku Channel
63
47
6.6
/3365/
66
/247/
63
/192/
3.2
/5834/
59
/5/

Brazilian Western (2013)
When João goes to Brazil in search of a better life, he meets punk music enthusiast Maria and falls in love with her. But his involvement in the local drug trade makes him the target of a vicious drug lord.
poster
64
46
6.3
/1787/
69
/141/
66
/118/
3.0
/1895/

Operações Especiais (2015)
In a crime-plagued area of Rio de Janeiro, a team of honest cops, including a determined rookie, fights corruption and mistrust on all sides.
poster
69
46
6.7
/2321/
69
/210/
68
/122/
3.5
/14267/
75
/3/

A Man Amidst Bees (2015)
Bruno is a young film editor who has just broke up his marriage with Regina, and returned living in his mother's house. Drowned in deep sorrow, something very weird happens in his life: people around him are gradually disappearing. But only for him. Some kind of blindness.
poster
64
46
6.1
/795/
66
/206/
72
/229/
3.0
/18278/

Fala Sério, Mãe! (2017)
Ângela Cristina, mother of teenager Maria de Lourdes, has to deal with the difficulties and delights of guiding her daughter during one of the most complicated stages of life.
poster
68
45
6.3
/758/
63
/58/
66
/29/
3.0
/20058/
89

Meu Nome é Gal (2023)
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.


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