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1. Fast X (2023)
PG-13 | 141 min | Action, Adventure, Crime
Dom Toretto and his family are targeted by the vengeful son of drug kingpin Hernan Reyes.
Directors: Louis Leterrier, Justin Lin | Stars: Vin Diesel, Michelle Rodriguez, Jason Statham, Jordana Brewster
Votes: 118,764 | Gross: $146.13M
2. City of God (2002)
R | 130 min | Crime, Drama
In the slums of Rio, two kids' paths diverge as one struggles to become a photographer and the other a kingpin.
Directors: Fernando Meirelles, Kátia Lund | Stars: Alexandre Rodrigues, Leandro Firmino, Matheus Nachtergaele, Phellipe Haagensen
Votes: 799,949 | Gross: $7.56M
3. The Incredible Hulk (2008)
PG-13 | 112 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Bruce 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.
Director: Louis Leterrier | Stars: Edward Norton, Liv Tyler, Tim Roth, William Hurt
Votes: 523,026 | Gross: $134.52M
4. Fast Five (2011)
PG-13 | 130 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
Dominic 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.
Director: Justin Lin | Stars: Vin Diesel, Paul Walker, Dwayne Johnson, Jordana Brewster
Votes: 406,796 | Gross: $209.84M
5. Rio (2011)
G | 96 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
When 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.
Director: Carlos Saldanha | Stars: Jesse Eisenberg, Anne Hathaway, George Lopez, Karen Disher
Votes: 248,164 | Gross: $143.62M
6. Elite Squad (2007)
R | 115 min | Action, Crime, Drama
In 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.
Director: José Padilha | Stars: Wagner Moura, André Ramiro, Caio Junqueira, Milhem Cortaz
Votes: 110,070 | Gross: $0.01M
7. Baraka (1992)
Not Rated | 96 min | Documentary
A collection of expertly photographed scenes of human life and religion.
Director: Ron Fricke | Star: Patrick Disanto
Votes: 40,955 | Gross: $1.33M
8. Elite Squad 2: The Enemy Within (2010)
Not Rated | 115 min | Action, Crime, Drama
After 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.
Director: José Padilha | Stars: Wagner Moura, Irandhir Santos, André Ramiro, Milhem Cortaz
Votes: 86,670 | Gross: $0.10M
9. Aquarius (I) (2016)
Not Rated | 146 min | Drama
Clara, 65, lives her life to the fullest with her family and friends. A construction company wants her Recife oceanfront condo, as they've already bought all the other in the 3 story building. Clara's staying.
Director: Kleber Mendonça Filho | Stars: Sonia Braga, Maeve Jinkings, Irandhir Santos, Humberto Carrão
Votes: 20,745 | Gross: $0.29M
10. Max Payne 3 (2012 Video Game)
M | Action, Crime, Drama
The ex-cop turned private security guard for a wealthy family in Sao Paulo, Brazil finds himself thrown into a new deadly conflict.
Stars: James McCaffrey, Julian Rebolledo, Frank Rodriguez, Benedita Pereira
Votes: 11,535
11. Black Orpheus (1959)
PG | 100 min | Drama, Musical, Romance
A retelling of the Orpheus and Eurydice myth, set during the time of the Carnaval in Rio de Janeiro.
Director: Marcel Camus | Stars: Breno Mello, Marpessa Dawn, Lourdes de Oliveira, Léa Garcia
Votes: 12,233
12. Trash (I) (2014)
R | 114 min | Adventure, Crime, Drama
Set 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.
Directors: Stephen Daldry, Christian Duurvoort | Stars: Rickson Tevez, Gabriel Weinstein, Martin Sheen, Rooney Mara
Votes: 22,826 | Gross: $0.01M
13. City of Men (2007)
R | 106 min | Crime, Drama
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.
Director: Paulo Morelli | Stars: Douglas Silva, Darlan Cunha, Jonathan Haagensen, Rodrigo dos Santos
Votes: 16,286 | Gross: $0.31M
14. Dom (2021– )
TV-MA | 60 min | Crime, Drama
Follows Victor, a police officer who dedicated his life to fight the narcotraffic war and to help his son Pedro, a drug addict who became one of the most wanted criminals in Brazil.
Stars: Gabriel Leone, Flávio Tolezani, Filipe Bragança, Raquel Villar
Votes: 2,771
15. Impuros (2018– )
60 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Rio de Janeiro, during the 90's. Evandro dreams about becoming a great businessman, but ends up entering the world of crime and making an empire out of his criminal organization. His ... See full summary »
Stars: Raphael Logam, Rui Ricardo Diaz, Cyria Coentro, Lorena Comparato
Votes: 847
16. Sintonia (2019– )
TV-MA | 40 min | Crime, Drama, Music
Three teens living in the same São Paulo shanty town pursue their dreams while maintaining their friendship, amid a world of music, drugs and religion.
Stars: Fernanda Viacava, Gabriela Mag, Rhamon Garcia, Christian Malheiros
Votes: 1,583
17. Edge of Desire (2017)
60 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
A young man falls for a seductive, confident woman who performs as a mermaid and actually believes that she is one.
Stars: Maria Fernanda Cândido, Juliana Paes, Lília Cabral, Isis Valverde
Votes: 341
18. Arcanjo Renegado (2020– )
Action, Crime, Drama
Mikhael is a sergeant in charge of BOPE, always on dangerous missions in Rio de Janeiro. But after getting involved in a controversial operation that culminated to a slaughter, he is transferred to a police unit at the state countryside.
Stars: Marcello Melo Jr., Álamo Facó, Rita Guedes, Cris Vianna
Votes: 401
19. Waste Land (2010)
Not Rated | 99 min | Documentary
On the outskirts of Rio de Janeiro is Jardim Gramacho, the world's largest landfill, where men and women sift through garbage for a living. Artist Vik Muniz produces portraits of the workers and learns about their lives.
Directors: Lucy Walker, Karen Harley, João Jardim | Star: Vik Muniz
Votes: 9,360 | Gross: $0.19M
20. Ricos de Amor (2020)
TV-14 | 104 min | Comedy, Romance
Rich kid Teto is determined to prove himself to Paula, his love interest. But when he tells her he grew up poor, the lie spins out of control.
Directors: Bruno Garotti, Jessica Blue, Anita Barbosa | Stars: Danilo Mesquita, Giovanna Lancellotti, Jaffar Bambirra, Lellê
Votes: 3,393
21. Rio Sex Comedy (2010)
Unrated | 124 min | Comedy, Drama
A group of strangers from different countries end up on Rio's beaches. Seeking self-fulfillment, they look for answers to existential questions. Yet it isn't until their different paths cross that they begin to understand why they came.
Director: Jonathan Nossiter | Stars: Charlotte Rampling, Bill Pullman, Irène Jacob, Jérôme Kircher
Votes: 800
22. Embodiment of Evil (2008)
Not Rated | 94 min | Horror
The gravedigger Zé do Caixão continues his search for the perfect woman to bear his son.
Director: José Mojica Marins | Stars: José Mojica Marins, Jece Valadão, Adriano Stuart, Milhem Cortaz
Votes: 1,798
23. Gabriela (2012)
Comedy, Drama, Romance
Stars: Juliana Paes, Humberto Martins, Luiza Valdetaro, Vanessa Giácomo
Votes: 293
24. Stolen Dreams (2009)
85 min | Drama
Jessica, Sabrina and Daiane have dreams, just like all young people of any social class or place in the world. They live in a low-income neighborhood in the periphery of Rio de Janeiro and ... See full summary »
Director: Sandra Werneck | Stars: Nanda Costa, Amanda Diniz, Kika Farias, Marieta Severo
Votes: 581
25. Dry Ground Burning (2022)
153 min | Documentary, Crime, Drama
In 2013 the military police of the Brazilian Federal District initiated a large operation against drug traffic in the peripheral city of Ceilândia, dismantling a series of illegal networks and arresting sixteen men.
Directors: Joana Pimenta, Adirley Queirós | Stars: Débora Alencar, Léa Alves da Silva, Gleide Firmino, Joana Darc Furtado
Votes: 274
26. Última Parada 174 (2008)
Unrated | 110 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
A chronicle of a real-life bus hijacking in Rio de Janeiro that occurred on June 12, 2000.
Director: Bruno Barreto | Stars: Michel Gomes, Cris Vianna, Marcello Melo Jr., Gabriela Luiz
Votes: 5,575
27. Boca (1994)
R | 91 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
An enthusiastic American journalist goes to Brazil as the Carnival starts to investigate mass executions of street kids. She meets a savage crime boss called Boca who seemingly wants to help the children and falls for his brutal charm.
Directors: Walter Avancini, Zalman King | Stars: Rae Dawn Chong, Martin Kemp, Tarcísio Meira, Martin Sheen
Votes: 276
28. 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: 10
29. Line Walker (2016)
109 min | Action, Crime, Mystery
Several cops went undercover. Due to some issues, all undercover identities were wiped clean from the police database.
Director: Jazz Boon | Stars: Nick Cheung, Louis Koo, Francis Ng, Charmaine Sheh
Votes: 1,615
30. 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: Alice Braga, Darlan Cunha, Renato de Souza, Leandro Firmino
Votes: 1,487
31. Second Call (2019–2021)
40 min | Drama
'Second Call' focuses on the resilience stories of teachers and students in a complex public education system.
Stars: Débora Bloch, Thalita Carauta, Paulo Gorgulho, Hermila Guedes
Votes: 367
32. Amazon (1990)
R | 96 min | Adventure, Drama
Widowed and broke Finnish businessman Kari takes his two teenage daughters with him to Brazil. A bush pilot introduces him to the idea of gold mining in the jungle, but a beautiful and ... See full summary »
Director: Mika Kaurismäki | Stars: Kari Väänänen, Robert Davi, Rae Dawn Chong, Minna Sovio
Votes: 558
33. Rio, 40 Degrees (1955)
100 min | Drama
A semi-documentary on the people of Rio de Janeiro. The camera follows boys from a hillside shanty town who sell peanuts at Copacabana, Sugar Loaf Mountain, and a soccer game. Various ... See full summary »
Director: Nelson Pereira dos Santos | Stars: Modesto De Souza, Roberto Bataglin, Jece Valadão, Ana Beatriz
Votes: 859
34. Era Uma Vez... (2008)
117 min | Drama, Romance
A poor young man has to deal with his feelings for a rich girl and the difficulties of this relationship.
Director: Breno Silveira | Stars: Thiago Martins, Vitória Frate, Rocco Pitanga, Paulo César Grande
Votes: 1,399
35. Intervenção, É Proibido Morrer (2021)
90 min | Drama
Larissa competed for the Rio Military Police in search of the ideal of "protecting the citizen".
Director: Caio Cobra | Stars: Juliane Araújo, Lazuli Barbosa, Aline Borges, Rainer Cadete
Votes: 430
36. 400 Against 1: A History of Organized Crime (2010)
98 min | Action, Crime, Drama
The real story behind creation of Comando Vermelho (Red Commando), powerful criminal organization terrorized Rio de Janeiro for several decades.
Director: Caco Souza | Stars: Daniel de Oliveira, Fabrício Boliveira, Daniela Escobar, Branca Messina
Votes: 594
37. The Violin Teacher (2015)
102 min | Drama, Music
After failing to be admitted into the OSESP Orchestra, a talented violinist is forced to give music classes to teenagers in a public school. He soon finds his world transformed by the power of music and friendships formed with his pupils.
Director: Sergio Machado | Stars: Lázaro Ramos, Kaique de Jesus, Elzio Vieira, Sandra Corveloni
Votes: 905
38. A Divisão (2019– )
40 min | Action, Crime, Drama
In 1997, Rio de Janeiro was shaken by a wave of kidnappings. Security forces call controversial agents to help save the city from thugs and also from the police itself.
Stars: Erom Cordeiro, Silvio Guindane, Cinara Leal, Natália Lage
Votes: 136
39. Veronica (2008)
90 min | Crime, Drama
A teacher takes a student to his house in the slum, but on arrival discovers that drug traffickers have killed his parents and now are looking for him.
Director: Maurício Farias | Stars: Andrea Beltrão, Julio Adrião, Camila Amado, Jonathan Azevedo
Votes: 426
40. República dos Assassinos (1979)
100 min | Crime, Drama
In 1970, the Esquadrão da Morte (Death Squad)' crimes for the refinement of violence provoked a wave of reactions throughout the country. The photos of the victims, adorned by the skull, ... See full summary »
Director: Miguel Faria Jr. | Stars: Tarcísio Meira, Sandra Bréa, Anselmo Vasconcelos, Silvia Bandeira
Votes: 96
41. Orfeu (1999)
110 min | Crime, Drama, Music
In a dangerous but human Rio's slum, rises the love affair betwen Orfeu and Eurídice, provoking jealousy and violence in times of carnival.
Director: Carlos Diegues | Stars: Toni Garrido, Patrícia França, Murilo Benício, Zezé Motta
Votes: 954 | Gross: $0.10M
42. 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
43. Cat Skin (1962)
12 min | Documentary, Short
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.
Director: Joaquim Pedro de Andrade | Stars: Paulinho, Riva Nimitz, Henrique César, Milton Gonçalves
Votes: 244
44. Mitt hem är Copacabana (1965)
88 min | Adventure, Drama
Jorginho, his white friend Rico, Lici and Paulinho are homeless best friends living in a slum in a hill in Copacabana. They spend their hopeless life playing with kite; trying to survive ... See full summary »
Director: Arne Sucksdorff | Stars: Leila Santos de Sousa, Cosme dos Santos, Josafá Da Silva Santos, Toninho Carlos de Lima
Votes: 231
45. Sem Essa, Aranha (1970)
102 min | Comedy
Banker, acting as an international front, lives dangerously among a blonde, a brunette and a dark woman, his lover.
Director: Rogério Sganzerla | Stars: Helena Ignez, Jorge Loredo, Maria Gladys, Luiz Gonzaga
Votes: 230
46. Como Nascem os Anjos (1996)
100 min | Drama
Two children flee together with a grown up from a slum in Rio because this older person has had problems with the local drug lord. They end up in the house where a rich American lives with his daughter.
Director: Murilo Salles | Stars: Priscila Assum, Silvio Guindane, Larry Pine, Ryan Massey
Votes: 359
47. Rosa Morena (2010)
90 min | Drama
The story of one man's journey from Denmark to Brazil to get a child.
Director: Carlos Augusto de Oliveira | Stars: Anders W. Berthelsen, Bárbara Garcia, David Dencik, Vivianne Pasmanter
Votes: 348
48. O Rap do Pequeno Príncipe Contra as Almas Sebosas (2000)
75 min | Documentary
Two young men coming from the same social background - the poor outskirts of Recife, one of the biggest cities in Brazil - become two opposite kind of citizens. One is a dangerous hit man, the other, a peaceful musician.
Directors: Paulo Caldas, Marcelo Luna | Stars: Hélio José Muniz, Alexandre Garnize
Votes: 73
49. Cafuné (2005)
92 min | Drama, Romance
CAFUNÉ is about people who are starting their adult lives in the both violent and charming environment of the city of Rio de Janeiro. This scenery is viewed through the eyes of a young ... See full summary »
Director: Bruno Vianna | Stars: Priscila Assum, Lúcio Andrey, Dilma Lóes, Roberto Maya
Votes: 60
50. Samba (1965)
106 min | Drama, Musical
Brazilian singer Laura Monteiro is murdered in her dressing-room by her jealous lover João Fernandes de Oliveira when he discovered she was cheating on his with Assis and planning to escape... See full summary »
Director: Rafael Gil | Stars: Sara Montiel, Marc Michel, Fosco Giachetti, Carlos Alberto
Votes: 84