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Kanopy
89
8.6
/863015/
85
/13825/
84
/7961/
4.6
/1018323/
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
84
8.0
/748825/
77
/29682/
78
/17790/
4.1
/4206656/
91
/469/
82
/5134/
94
/54/
cc age 13+

La La Land (2016)
Mia, an aspiring actress, serves lattes to movie stars in between auditions and Sebastian, a jazz musician, scrapes by playing cocktail party gigs in dingy bars, but as success mounts they are faced with decisions that begin to fray the fragile fabric of their love affair, and the dreams they worked so hard to maintain in each other threaten to rip them apart.
poster
82
7.7
/619820/
79
/31300/
77
/7600/
4.2
/3631311/
93
/407/
79
/5711/
81
/55/
cc age 15+

Everything Everywhere All at Once (2022)
An aging Chinese immigrant is swept up in an insane adventure, where she alone can save what's important to her by connecting with the lives she could have led in other universes.
poster
MGM Plus
79
7.5
/404281/
73
/8599/
72
/5683/
3.8
/324101/
86
/227/
79
/7993/
77
/41/
cc age 16+

The Aviator (2004)
A biopic depicting the life of filmmaker and aviation pioneer Howard Hughes from 1927 to 1947, during which time he became a successful film producer and an aviation magnate, while simultaneously growing more unstable due to severe obsessive-compulsive disorder.
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Kanopy
78
76
7.4
/13302/
73
/316/
69
/223/
3.8
/33436/
88
/72/
86
/357/
81
/8/

Black Orpheus (1959)
Young lovers Orfeu and Eurydice run through the favelas of Rio during Carnaval, on the lam from a hitman dressed like Death and Orfeu's vengeful fiancée Mira and passing between moments of fantasy and stark reality. This impressionistic retelling of the Greek legend of Orpheus and Eurydice introduced bossa nova to the world with its soundtrack by young Brazilian composers Luiz Bonfá and Antonio Carlos Jobim.
poster
76
75
7.3
/19779/
73
/395/
69
/278/
3.6
/21826/
94
/31/
83
/647/
71
/8/

On the Town (1949)
Three sailors wreak havoc as they search for love during a whirlwind 24-hour leave in New York City.
poster
73
7.1
/912/
66
/16/
76
/16/
3.5
/962/
83
/23/
70
/20/

It's All True (1993)
A documentary about Orson Welles's unfinished three-part film about South America.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
76
73
7.1
/10137/
73
/289/
72
/176/
3.6
/6308/
96
/24/
77
/122/
72
/9/

Sound of Noise (2010)
A tone-deaf cop works to track down a group of guerilla percussionists whose anarchic public performances are terrorizing the city.
poster
Netflix
69
6.9
/269621/
71
/12747/
67
/7031/
3.5
/598127/
72
/150/
71
/5518/
63
/29/
cc age 6+

Rio (2011)
Captured by smugglers when he was just a hatchling, a macaw named Blu never learned to fly and lives a happily domesticated life in Minnesota with his human friend, Linda. Blu is thought to be the last of his kind, but when word comes that Jewel, a lone female, lives in Rio de Janeiro, Blu and Linda go to meet her. Animal smugglers kidnap Blu and Jewel, but the pair soon escape and begin a perilous adventure back to freedom -- and Linda.
poster
69
7.4
/6307/
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
74
61
6.9
/3698/
73
/69/
68
/43/
3.3
/1242/
100
/7/
77
/54/
66
/5/

Road to Rio (1947)
Scat Sweeney and Hot Lips Barton, two out of work musicians, stow away onboard a ship bound for Rio, after accidentally setting fire to the big top of a circus. They then get mixed up with a potential suicide Lucia, who first thanks them, then unexpectedly turns them over to the ship's captain. When they find out that she has been hypnotized, to go through a marriage of convenience, when the ship reaches Rio, the boys turn up at the ceremony, in order to stop the wedding, and to help catch the crooks.
poster
Netflix
61
6.3
/115836/
65
/4444/
61
/2140/
2.9
/90227/
59
/56/
43
/2225/
66
/13/
cc age 13+

Moonraker (1979)
After Drax Industries' Moonraker space shuttle is hijacked, secret agent James Bond is assigned to investigate, traveling to California to meet the company's owner, the mysterious Hugo Drax. With the help of scientist Dr. Holly Goodhead, Bond soon uncovers Drax's nefarious plans for humanity, all the while fending off an old nemesis, Jaws, and venturing to Venice, Rio, the Amazon...and even outer space.
poster
Disney Plus
60
6.1
/7714/
62
/601/
61
/335/
2.6
/16539/
69
/13/
47
/131/
69
/7/
cc age 7+

Melody Time (1948)
In the grand tradition of Disney's great musical classics, Melody Time features seven timeless stories, each enhanced with high-spirited music and unforgettable characters. You'll be sure to tap your toes and clap your hands in this witty feast for the eyes and ears.
poster
Disney Plus
59
6.0
/8963/
62
/849/
57
/498/
2.7
/26178/
82
/17/
40
/148/
60
/4/
cc age 4+

Saludos Amigos (1942)
A whimsical blend of live action and animation, "Saludos Amigos" is a colorful kaleidoscope of art, adventure and music set to a toe-tapping samba beat. From high Andes peaks and Argentina's pampas to the sights and sounds of Rio de Janeiro, your international traveling companions are none other than those famous funny friends, Donald Duck and Goofy. They keep things lively as Donald encounters a stubborn llama and "El Gaucho" Goofy tries on the cowboy way of life....South American-style.
poster
77
54
7.9
/6465/
72
/41/
70
/35/
3.7
/1824/
91
/21/

Tito and Me (1992)
At his school, 10-year-old Zoran wins the competition for the best essay about Tito. His reward is participation in the march "Revolutionary trails" to Tito's hometown of Kumrovec.
poster
78
47
7.6
/2494/
77
/83/
70
/71/
4.1
/4350/
86
/4/

A Story of Yonosuke (2013)
The year is 1987 and Japan is just reaching the peak of its economic success. Eighteen-year old Yonosuke Yokomichi arrives in Tokyo from Nagasaki. Ordinary in every way possible, he lives in a suburb far from the excitement of the big city and commutes to a university in the center of Tokyo.
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Plex
68
40
6.8
/1593/
67
/44/
64
/38/
3.2
/537/
80
/107/

Innocent Steps (2005)
Chae-rin, who has come to Seoul from Yanbian after tricking as a sports dancer, becomes a partner of Yeong-sae who dreams of a coming back to field, and prepares for a dance competition.
poster
73
37
7.6
/1380/
74
/29/
69
/34/
3.6
/1289/

Slick Hare (1947)
Humphrey Bogart visits the Mocrumbo Restaurant. He orders fried rabbit and Elmer Fudd has twenty minutes to serve it.
poster
84
37
7.9
/706/
77
/37/
82
/33/
4.2
/9476/
100
/2/

Rio, Northern Zone (1957)
A talented songwriter of sambas is forced to face the social injustices of the city around him.
poster
61
35
6.4
/1475/
64
/28/
62
/26/
3.0
/1315/
57
/131/

Down Argentine Way (1940)
The story—in which an American heiress on holiday in South America falls in love with an Argentine horse breeder against the wishes of their families—takes a backseat to the spectacular location shooting and parade of extravagant musical numbers, which include the larger-than-life Carmen Miranda singing the hit “South American Way” and a showstopping dance routine by the always amazing Nicholas Brothers.
poster
76
33
7.7
/272/
73
/11/
75
/20/
4.0
/3203/

Cat Skin (1962)
A few weeks before Carnival, slum boys organize huntings for stray cats, whose leather can be used in Samba percussion instruments, like the Tamborim, a small drum.
poster
53
32
5.5
/991/
60
/24/
54
/37/
3.0
/967/
36
/14/
55
/21/
52
/14/

Orfeu (1999)
Orfeu is a popular composer from a samba school. He lives in the favela and falls madly in love when he meets Euridice, a newcomer to the neighborhood. But the local drug boss Lucinho stands between them and will drastically change both their lives.
poster
77
30
7.6
/221/
74
/24/
87
/17/
3.7
/1893/

Sweet Mother (2012)
Picucha may seem old-fashioned, but she has modern ideas and a great sense of humor. As the matriarch of a big family, she is involved in the daily lives of her children, grandchildren and other relatives. Undeterred by the typical problems of old age, she uses her many years of experience to solve problems in the best way possible.
poster
Criterion Channel
65
30
6.8
/413/
60
/15/
58
/121/
3.8
/1280/

Maine-Ocean Express (1986)
"Maine-Ocean" is the name of a train that rides from Paris to Saint-Nazaire (near the ocean). In that train, Dejanira, a Brazilian, has a brush with the two ticket inspectors. Mimi, another traveler and also a lawyer, helps her. The four of them will meet together later and live a few shifted adventures with a strange-speaking sailor (Mimi's client).
poster
76
28
8.0
/325/
75
/21/
73
/10/
4.0
/4130/

Babilônia 2000 (2001)
Documentary on poor people living in a slum in Rio de Janeiro, on the occasion of New Year's Eve of 1999.
poster
54
26
5.6
/1034/
50
/11/
55
/20/
55
/45/

Chica de Río (2001)
Discovering your wife is sleeping with your boss can make a man do strange things. For a Samba-obsessed London clerk, robbing a bank and boarding the first flight to Rio are just the beginning.
poster
74
24
7.6
/335/
71
/11/
74
/9/
3.6
/731/
80
/5/
75
/3/

Carmen Miranda: Bananas Is My Business (1995)
A biography of the Portuguese-born Brazilian singer Carmen Miranda, whose most distinctive feature was her tutti-frutti hat. From her arrival in the US as the "Brazilian Bombshell" to her Broadway career and Hollywood stardom in the 1940s.
poster
60
24
6.3
/818/
66
/31/
63
/30/
3.2
/1286/
48
/1/

To Fool a Thief (2013)
Sebastian meets Natalia when trying to steal an important piece of art from a museum, and she wins the hand. Rivals declared, the two have to work together later in a robbery more complex: a valuable and unique bottle of Malbec from Bordeaux in the mid-nineteenth century, listed as one of the best wines in the world and jealously guarded in the vault of a bank, in Mendoza. In a world full of glamor, between vineyards and mountains, the thieves will have to display their magic, but while preparing discover theft, each to his own, that nothing will be as thought
poster
Criterion Channel
65
23
6.5
/1264/
61
/26/
59
/26/
3.4
/924/
76
/4/

Three Cases of Murder (1955)
Three stories of murder and the supernatural: A museum worker is introduced to a world behind the pictures he sees every day. When two lifelong friends fall in love with the same woman and she is killed, they are obvious suspects. Is their friendship strong enough for them to alibi each other? When a young politician is hurt by the arrogant Secretary for Foreign Affairs Lord Mountdrago, he uses Mountdrago's dreams to get revenge.
poster
41
21
3.4
/1977/
49
/116/
47
/64/
2.7
/651/
24
/6/

Emmanuelle 4 (1984)
In order to escape from her former lover Marc, Sylvia goes to Brazil where Dr. Santamo transforms her into the beautiful Emmanuelle...
poster
83
19
8.5
/91/
90
/8/
81
/5/
3.9
/1392/

Andança: Os Encontros e as Memórias de Beth Carvalho (2022)
A documentary on the career of Beth Carvalho, the Brazilian singer who became a well known samba legend from the 1970s onwards, edited together from hundreds of hours of footage and audio files kept (and partially recorded) by Carvalho herself during her lifetime.
poster
64
18
7.2
/543/
55
/7/
60
/12/
3.6
/893/

The Ballroom (2007)
An evening in an old time dance hall in Sao Paulo introduces us to local characters who reminisce about the past, wonder about the future, have fun, flirt, fight and, of course, dance. Its earthy humour and eternal themes of ageing, loneliness and desire is an antidote to grumpy old men and women everywhere.
poster
66
17
6.9
/1592/
69
/31/
62
/14/
3.3
/326/
67
/5/

Charlie Chan in Rio (1941)
In Rio de Janiero to arrest a nightclub singer on suspicion of a murder in Hawaii, Charlie Chan becomes involved with the Rio police in solving the singer's own murder.
poster
76
16
7.6
/86/
77
/8/
73
/9/
3.9
/937/

Partido Alto (1976)
The history of Partido-Alto, a musical subgenre derived from Samba, with roots in the batucada of Bahia.
poster
64
15
6.9
/672/
56
/8/
52
/13/
3.3
/444/
78
/10/

Almost Brothers (2004)
The strange friendship between two men of opposite social classes. Miguel is a senator. His childhood friend Jorge is a major drug-dealer. In the 1970s, they meet in prison: Miguel was there for political reasons, and Jorge, as a common criminal.
poster
77
12
7.1
/109/
87
/4/
83
/3/
3.9
/925/

Saravah (1969)
Documentary about Brazilian music circa 1969, with extremely rare scenes, such as the only color footage of Pixinguinha, images of João da Baiana, one of the fathers of Samba, Maria Bethânia rehearsing at Barroco nightclub, Baden Powell playing his acoustic guitar, Paulinho da Viola showing his masterpiece "Coisas do Mundo, Minha Nega", that he had just finished, and Márcia, a singer from São Paulo.
poster
62
12
6.0
/121/
53
/6/
65
/17/
3.5
/302/

Tabu (1983)
The fictional encounter in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (in the 30s) between popular songwriter Lamartine Babo and inconoclast poet and playwright Oswald de Andrade.
poster
?
70
/1/

Let's Make Rhythm (1947)
The musical short features a romantic story that ties in with the music of Stan Kenton and his Orchestra with June Christy and the Pastels.
poster
?
8.1
/23/
85
/2/
59
/5/

Memória em Verde e Rosa (2016)
The Mangueira slum is the scenario where Tantinho and the old samba composers remember stories about the slums and samba.
poster
?
8.7
/49/
90
/1/
60
/1/

Freddy (2023)
The life of Dominican comedian, writer, TV producer and philanthropist Freddy Beras-Goico.
poster
?
6.9
/14/
50
/1/

...als Diesel geboren (1979)
In 1978, Peter Przygodda, editor of Wim Wenders‘ films, Reinhard Hauff and Hans W. Geissendörfer, together with his Brazilian colleague Braulio Tavares Neto and Martin Schäfer at the camera, filmed the long-distance truck drivers on their journeys with heavy goods vehicles and thus obtained first-hand information. In the course of the trucker film wave ('Convoy') of the late 70s, his film was released in cinemas. Trucker life appears as a social phenomenon far removed from the romance and hero myths surrounding the adventure of the highway.
poster
?
10
/1/

Pixinguinha (1969)
Pixinguinha, one of the pioneers of Brazilian music, composer of some incredibly sophisticated melodies, talks about his music and life.
poster
?
7.5
/26/

Beyond Ipanema (2009)
This documentary from filmmaker Guto Barra takes you beyond the 1960s bossa nova hit "The Girl from Ipanema" to explore how samba, Brazilectro and other Brazilian music styles have long captivated audiences and influenced musicians around the world. Mixing archival footage, fresh performances and interviews with leaders in the global music scene, Barra examines why Brazil's music consistently transcends boundaries of time and musical taste.
poster
?
60
/2/

Imperatriz do Carnaval (2001)
N/A
poster
?
6.8
/36/
10
/1/

Belle of Old Mexico (1950)
Wealthy Kip Artmitage III (Robert Rockwell) honors his late wartime friend's request to look after the friend's "little sister."
poster
?
6.4
/20/
85
/2/

Samba & Jazz (2015)
A documentary about the things that bring Samba and Jazz closer.
poster
?
4.8
/17/
60
/1/

Soror (2021)
In 1946, in Soror city, three different stories intersect amid macabre events. While detectives Thomas and Carlos work in the unsolved cases of the mysterious body found in a tree and Serena Caires disappearance, those three stories get together suggesting the motivations of those respective crimes.
poster
55
?
5.9
/173/
50
/3/
58
/4/

The Thrill of Brazil (1946)
Steve, revue producer in Rio de Janeiro, is still in love with his ex-wife Vicki, his star Linda is in love with Steve and Tito is in love with Linda. Because of this they all get small problems.


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