Favorite Film With Rio as a Backdrop?
The 2016 Summer Rio 2016: Games of the XXXI Olympiad (2016) Games of the XXXI Olympiad were held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil from August 5th to August 21st 2016. Worldwide, people visited Rio over those two weeks through the power of television. Rio de Janeiro may seem familiar to many viewers, since it has been an essential plot element and the backdrop in many movies.
Which of these select movies that uses Rio de Janeiro, Brazil as a backdrop or plot element is your favorite one?
Discuss the topic here.
Which of these select movies that uses Rio de Janeiro, Brazil as a backdrop or plot element is your favorite one?
Discuss the topic here.
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- DirectorCarlos SaldanhaStarsJesse EisenbergAnne HathawayGeorge LopezWhen Blu, a domesticated macaw from small-town Minnesota, meets the fiercely independent Jewel, he takes off on an adventure to Rio de Janeiro with the bird of his dreams.
- DirectorJustin LinStarsVin DieselPaul WalkerDwayne JohnsonDominic Toretto and his crew of street racers plan a massive heist to buy their freedom while in the sights of a powerful Brazilian drug lord and a dangerous federal agent.
- DirectorFernando MeirellesKátia LundStarsAlexandre RodriguesLeandro FirminoMatheus NachtergaeleIn the slums of Rio, two kids' paths diverge as one struggles to become a photographer and the other a kingpin.
- DirectorLouis LeterrierStarsEdward NortonLiv TylerTim RothBruce Banner, a scientist on the run from the U.S. Government, must find a cure for the monster he turns into whenever he loses his temper.
- DirectorBill CondonStarsKristen StewartRobert PattinsonTaylor LautnerThe Quileutes close in on expecting parents Edward and Bella, whose unborn child poses a threat to the Wolf Pack and the towns people of Forks.
- DirectorLewis GilbertStarsRoger MooreLois ChilesMichael LonsdaleJames Bond investigates the mid-air theft of a space shuttle, and discovers a plot to commit global genocide.
- DirectorJosé PadilhaStarsWagner MouraAndré RamiroCaio JunqueiraIn 1997 Rio de Janeiro, Captain Nascimento has to find a substitute for his position while trying to take down drug dealers and criminals before the Pope visits.
- DirectorAlfred HitchcockStarsCary GrantIngrid BergmanClaude RainsThe daughter of a convicted German spy is asked by American agents to gather information on a ring of German scientists in South America. How far will she have to go to ingratiate herself with them?
- DirectorMichael RitchieStarsChevy ChaseJoe Don BakerDana Wheeler-NicholsonWhile working undercover wisecracking newspaper reporter Irwin "Fletch" Fletcher is offered a large sum by a millionaire with a terminal disease to kill him. Intrigued, Fletch decides to unearth the full story behind the offer.
- DirectorStanley DonenStarsMichael CaineMichelle JohnsonDemi MooreBest friends and their daughters vacation in Rio de Janeiro only for one to fall for the other's daughter.
- DirectorCarlos SaldanhaStarsJesse EisenbergAnne HathawayJemaine ClementIt's a jungle out there for Blu, Jewel, and their three kids after they're hurtled from Rio de Janeiro to the wilds of the Amazon. As Blu tries to fit in, he goes beak-to-beak with the vengeful Nigel and meets his father-in-law.
- DirectorWalter SallesStarsFernanda MontenegroVinícius de OliveiraMarília PêraThe emotive journey of a former schoolteacher who writes letters for illiterate people, and a young boy whose mother has just died, as they search for the father he never knew.
- DirectorMichel HazanaviciusStarsJean DujardinLouise MonotRüdiger VoglerAnother mission of world-known French secret agent leads him to exotic Brazil.
- DirectorJosé PadilhaStarsWagner MouraIrandhir SantosAndré RamiroAfter a prison riot, former-Captain Nascimento, now a high ranking security officer in Rio de Janeiro, is swept into a bloody political dispute that involves government officials and paramilitary groups.
- DirectorBruno BarretoStarsAlan ArkinPedro CardosoFernanda TorresBrazillian urban guerrilla fighters kidnap the American Ambassador. Now, the diplomat's life hangs in the balance - helplessly caught between a government unwilling to cooperate - and his fear of the captors themselves.
- DirectorThornton FreelandStarsDolores Del RíoGene RaymondRaul RoulienA bandleader woos a Latin flame who is already engaged to his employer.
- DirectorPhilippe de BrocaStarsJean-Paul BelmondoFrançoise DorléacJean ServaisA young private on military leave comes to the rescue of his girlfriend who's been abducted by thieves and brought to Rio de Janeiro. An extravagant adventure ensues.
- DirectorDavid AnspaughStarsWes BentleyGerard ButlerGavin RossdaleBased on a true story, this film tells the tale of the 1950 U.S. soccer team, who, against all odds, beat England 1 - 0 in the city of Belo Horizonte, Brazil. Although no U.S. team has ever won a World Cup title, this story is about the family traditions and passions which shaped the lives of the players who made up this team of underdogs.
- DirectorMarcel CamusStarsBreno MelloMarpessa DawnLourdes de OliveiraA retelling of the Orpheus and Eurydice myth, set during the time of the Carnaval in Rio de Janeiro.
- DirectorSanjay GadhviStarsHrithik RoshanAbhishek BachchanAishwarya Rai BachchanBack in action DHOOM:2 reinvents the action comedy genre and propels it into the 21st century. Go on and enjoy the ride once again with Jai and Ali.
- DirectorZalman KingStarsMickey RourkeJacqueline BissetCarré OtisA female lawyer becomes mesmerized by a self-made millionaire during an encounter in Rio setting off a series of erotic encounters.
- DirectorBruno BarretoStarsAmy IrvingAntônio FagundesAlexandre BorgesA separated attorney in Rio sees an English teaching American widow and tries to woo her.
- DirectorChristopher MongerStarsHugh LaurieVanessa NunesSantiago SeguraDiscovering 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.
- DirectorGiuliano MontaldoStarsJanet LeighRobert HoffmannKlaus KinskiTo pull off a daring diamond heist in Rio during Carnival, a retired schoolteacher hires four professionals who must contend with a revolutionary alarm system and a taciturn secretary.
- DirectorDennis GanselStarsJason StathamJessica AlbaTommy Lee JonesBishop's most formidable foe kidnaps the love of his life in order to make him complete three impossible assassinations and make them look like accidents.Added 10 February 2018
- DirectorJeff ZimbalistMichael ZimbalistStarsVincent D'OnofrioRodrigo SantoroDiego BonetaPele's meteoric rise from the slums of Sao Paulo to leading Brazil to its first World Cup victory at the age of 17 is chronicled in this biographical drama.Added 10 February 2018
- DirectorStephen DaldryChristian DuurvoortStarsRickson TevezGabriel WeinsteinMartin SheenSet in Brazil, three kids who make a discovery in a garbage dump soon find themselves running from the cops and trying to right a terrible wrong.Added 10 February 2018
- DirectorHarry LachmanStarsSidney TolerMary Beth HughesCobina WrightOn the trail of a singer who killed the man she loved in Honolulu, Charlie finds her stabbed to death when he ultimately catches up to her in Rio.Added 01 February 2023
- DirectorNorman Z. McLeodStarsBing CrosbyBob HopeDorothy LamourTwo inept vaudevillians stow away on a Brazilian-bound ocean liner and foil a plot by a sinister hypnotist to marry off her niece to a greedy fortune hunter.Added 01 February 2023
- DirectorPaulo MorelliStarsDouglas SilvaDarlan CunhaJonathan HaagensenBest 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.Added 01 February 2023
- DirectorElizabeth BanksStarsKristen StewartNaomi ScottElla BalinskaWhen a young systems engineer blows the whistle on a dangerous technology, Charlie's Angels are called into action, putting their lives on the line to protect us all.Added 01 February 2023
- DirectorSally El HosainiStarsMatthias SchweighöferAli SulimanJames Krishna FloydFrom war-torn Syria to the 2016 Rio Olympics, two young sisters embark on a harrowing journey as refugees, putting both their hearts and champion swimming skills to heroic use.Added 01 February 2023