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1. Everything Everywhere All at Once (2022)
R | 139 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
A middle-aged Chinese immigrant is swept up into an insane adventure in which she alone can save existence by exploring other universes and connecting with the lives she could have led.
Directors: Daniel Kwan, Daniel Scheinert | Stars: Michelle Yeoh, Stephanie Hsu, Jamie Lee Curtis, Ke Huy Quan
Votes: 532,459 | Gross: $72.86M
2. La La Land (2016)
PG-13 | 128 min | Comedy, Drama, Music
While navigating their careers in Los Angeles, a pianist and an actress fall in love while attempting to reconcile their aspirations for the future.
Director: Damien Chazelle | Stars: Ryan Gosling, Emma Stone, Rosemarie DeWitt, J.K. Simmons
Votes: 670,947 | Gross: $151.10M
3. 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: 800,698 | Gross: $7.56M
4. The Aviator (2004)
PG-13 | 170 min | Biography, Drama
A biopic depicting the early years of legendary director and aviator Howard Hughes' career from the late 1920s to the mid 1940s.
Director: Martin Scorsese | Stars: Leonardo DiCaprio, Cate Blanchett, Kate Beckinsale, John C. Reilly
Votes: 383,986 | Gross: $102.61M
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: 248,411 | Gross: $143.62M
6. Moonraker (1979)
PG | 126 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
James Bond investigates the mid-air theft of a space shuttle, and discovers a plot to commit global genocide.
Director: Lewis Gilbert | Stars: Roger Moore, Lois Chiles, Michael Lonsdale, Richard Kiel
Votes: 108,769 | Gross: $70.31M
7. On the Town (1949)
Passed | 98 min | Comedy, Musical, Romance
Three sailors wreak havoc as they search for love during a whirlwind 24-hour leave in New York City.
Directors: Stanley Donen, Gene Kelly | Stars: Gene Kelly, Frank Sinatra, Betty Garrett, Ann Miller
Votes: 18,779
8. The Clone (2001–2002)
TV-14 | 60 min | Drama, Romance, Sci-Fi
A young man who has been secretly cloned by his godfather scientist falls in love with a Moroccan girl from a rigorous family.
Stars: Murilo Benício, Giovanna Antonelli, Vera Fischer, Reginaldo Faria
Votes: 3,349
9. 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: 12,248
10. Melody Time (1948)
Approved | 75 min | Animation, Comedy, Family
An anthology of animated vignettes set to contemporary music.
Directors: Clyde Geronimi, Wilfred Jackson, Jack Kinney, Hamilton Luske | Stars: Roy Rogers, Trigger, Dennis Day, Laverne Andrews
Votes: 6,936
11. Saludos Amigos (1942)
Passed | 42 min | Animation, Short, Adventure
Disney animators tour South America and present four animated shorts inspired by their trip.
Directors: Wilfred Jackson, Jack Kinney, Hamilton Luske, Bill Roberts, Norman Ferguson | Stars: Fred Shields, José Oliveira, Lee Blair, Mary Blair
Votes: 7,907
12. Girls from Ipanema (2019–2020)
TV-MA | 45 min | Drama, Romance
After her husband's disappearance, Maria Luiza opens a Bossa Nova club in defiance of her normally conservative demeanor.
Stars: Maria Casadevall, Pathy Dejesus, Mel Lisboa, Leandro Lima
Votes: 3,879
13. America (2005)
60 min | Adventure, Drama, Romance
Sol, a dreamy young woman from the carioca suburbs, attempts to emigrate to the United States, believing in a better life with better opportunities.
Stars: Deborah Secco, Murilo Benício, Camila Morgado, Caco Ciocler
Votes: 420
14. Freddy (2023)
109 min | Biography, Drama
The life of Dominican comedian, writer, TV producer and philanthropist Freddy Beras-Goico.
Director: Giancarlo Beras-Goico | Stars: Héctor Aníbal, Juan Luis Guerra, Ruairi Rhodes, Fausto Rojas
Votes: 41
15. Four Days in September (1997)
R | 110 min | Action, Drama, History
Brazillian 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.
Director: Bruno Barreto | Stars: Alan Arkin, Pedro Cardoso, Fernanda Torres, Luiz Fernando Guimarães
Votes: 5,363 | Gross: $0.31M
16. Down Argentine Way (1940)
Approved | 89 min | Comedy, Drama, Musical
An American girl on vacation in Argentina falls for a wealthy racehorse owner.
Director: Irving Cummings | Stars: Don Ameche, Betty Grable, Carmen Miranda, Charlotte Greenwood
Votes: 1,364
17. Road to Rio (1947)
Approved | 100 min | Adventure, Comedy, Musical
Two 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.
Director: Norman Z. McLeod | Stars: Bing Crosby, Bob Hope, Dorothy Lamour, Gale Sondergaard
Votes: 3,525 | Gross: $4.50M
18. Three Cases of Murder (1954)
99 min | Crime, Drama, Fantasy
A trilogy of fantastic stories involving murder and the supernatural.
Directors: David Eady, George More O'Ferrall, Wendy Toye, Orson Welles | Stars: Orson Welles, John Gregson, Elizabeth Sellars, Emrys Jones
Votes: 1,131
19. Sound of Noise (2010)
R | 102 min | Comedy, Crime, Music
A tone-deaf cop works to track down a group of guerilla percussionists whose anarchic public performances are terrorizing the city.
Directors: Ola Simonsson, Johannes Stjärne Nilsson | Stars: Bengt Braskered, Sanna Persson, Magnus Börjeson, Johannes Björk
Votes: 9,886 | Gross: $0.02M
20. Tito and Me (1992)
104 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A 10-year-old boy goes through variety of silly situations and confusions during the peak of Marshal Tito's cult of personality in 1950's Yugoslavia.
Director: Goran Markovic | Stars: Dimitrije Vojnov, Lazar Ristovski, Predrag 'Miki' Manojlovic, Anica Dobra
Votes: 6,128 | Gross: $0.14M
21. Chica de Río (2001)
TV-MA | 102 min | Comedy
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.
Director: Christopher Monger | Stars: Hugh Laurie, Vanessa Nunes, Santiago Segura, Patrick Barlow
Votes: 1,014
22. A Story of Yonosuke (2012)
160 min | Drama
Were people's lives changed by having known Yonosuke?
Director: Shûichi Okita | Stars: Ayumi Ito, Kengo Kôra, Gô Ayano, Jun Kunimura
Votes: 2,313
23. Let's Dance (I) (2006– )
Family, Game-Show, Music
German version of the British TV series Strictly Come Dancing. Features German B or C-list celebrities teaming up with professional dancers to compete against each other in a dancing competition.
Stars: Joachim Llambi, Kathrin Menzinger, Motsi Mabuse, Jorge Gonzalez
Votes: 159
24. Vacation Temptations (1972)
76 min | Comedy
Massage parlors are sprouting up like mushrooms all over the world. Even in reputable newspapers, masseuses advertise their ability to loosen even the strongest and stiffest muscles. This ... See full summary »
Director: Erwin C. Dietrich | Stars: Rena Bergen, Christa Free, Karin Hofmann, Elke Boltenhagen
Votes: 86
25. The Wise Ones (2015– )
40 min | Drama
Made up of four independent stories interconnected by the characters, the show reminisces about growing old, but also about rediscovering and reinventing ourselves to enjoy the best years of our lives.
Stars: Othon Bastos, Karin Rodrigues, André Abujamra, Eucir de Souza
Votes: 52
26. Charlie Chan in Rio (1941)
60 min | Crime, Mystery
On 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.
Director: Harry Lachman | Stars: Sidney Toler, Mary Beth Hughes, Cobina Wright, Ted North
Votes: 1,470
27. Innocent Steps (2005)
Not Rated | 110 min | Comedy, Drama, Music
In pursuit of a triumphant comeback, a former dancing star imports a teenage phenom to play the role of his partner, only to discover that she barely has any experience. Can he train her to dance like a champ in just three months?
Director: Young-hoon Park | Stars: Moon Geun-young, Keon-hyeong Park, Song Ha-yoon, Kim Ji-yeong
Votes: 1,558
28. The Thrill of Brazil (1946)
Passed | 91 min | Comedy, Music, Romance
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.
Director: S. Sylvan Simon | Stars: Evelyn Keyes, Keenan Wynn, Ann Miller, Allyn Joslyn
Votes: 155
29. 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
30. Rio, Zona Norte (1957)
83 min | Drama, Music
A talented songwriter of sambas is forced to face the social injustices of the city around him.
Director: Nelson Pereira dos Santos | Stars: Grande Otelo, Jece Valadão, Malu Maia, Maria Petar
Votes: 553
31. Slick Hare (1947)
Approved | 8 min | Animation, Short, Adventure
Humphrey Bogart visits the Mocrumbo Restaurant. He orders fried rabbit and Elmer Fudd has twenty minutes to serve it.
Director: Friz Freleng | Stars: Mel Blanc, Arthur Q. Bryan, Dave Barry, Robert Clampett
Votes: 1,253
32. Chega de Saudade (2007)
95 min | Drama, Musical, Romance
In an old-time dance hall (the "gafieira") in São Paulo, one evening is all it takes to meet different characters as they remember the past, live the present, wonder about the future, have fun, flirt, fight and, naturally, dance.
Director: Laís Bodanzky | Stars: Leonardo Villar, Tônia Carrero, Cássia Kis, Betty Faria
Votes: 504
33. It's All True: Based on an Unfinished Film by Orson Welles (1993)
G | 87 min | Documentary
"It's All True: Based on an Unfinished Film by Orson Welles" is a 1993 documentary feature about Orson Welles's ill-fated Pan-American anthology film "It's All True," shot in 1941-42 but never completed.
Directors: Bill Krohn, Myron Meisel, Orson Welles, Richard Wilson | Stars: Manuel 'Jacare' Olimpio Meira, Jeronimo André De Souza, Raimundo 'Tata' Correia Lima, Manuel 'Preto' Pereira da Silva
Votes: 864
34. Carmen Miranda: Bananas Is My Business (1995)
91 min | Documentary, Biography, Music
A biography of the Portuguese-Brazilian singer Carmen Miranda, whose most distinctive feature was her tutti frutti hat. She came to the US as the "Brazilian Bombshell" and was a Broadway and Hollywood star in the 1940s.
Director: Helena Solberg | Stars: Helena Solberg, Eric Barreto, Cynthia Adler, Mario Cunha
Votes: 311
35. The Naked Sun (1984)
107 min | Drama
A love story about an honest businessman in dire straits.
Director: Tonino Cervi | Stars: David Brandon, Tânia Alves, Paolo Bonacelli, Carlos de Carvalho
Votes: 39
36. Maine Ocean (1986)
130 min | Comedy
"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... See full summary »
Director: Jacques Rozier | Stars: Rosa-Maria Gomes, Abdel Kedadouche, Luis Rego, Bernard Menez
Votes: 321
37. To Fool a Thief (2013)
Not Rated | 105 min | Comedy, Crime, Romance
Two professional thieves will have to work together to steal a unique bottle of wine kept safe inside a bank in Mendoza.
Director: Ariel Winograd | Stars: Daniel Hendler, Valeria Bertuccelli, Martín Piroyansky, Pablo Rago
Votes: 776
38. 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
39. Sambolico (1996)
29 min | Short, Drama
A Finnish music conductor and a Brazilian girl have virtual sex.
Director: Mika Kaurismäki | Stars: Kari Väänänen, Andrea Bloom, Antonio Calloni, Anselmo Vasconcelos
Votes: 105
40. Tabu (1982)
79 min | Comedy, Musical
The fictional encounter in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (in the 30s) between popular songwriter Lamartine Babo and inconoclast poet and playwright Oswald de Andrade.
Director: Júlio Bressane | Stars: Caetano Veloso, Colé Santana, José Lewgoy, Norma Bengell
Votes: 105
41. 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
42. Brazil (I) (1944)
Passed | 91 min | Comedy, Musical, Romance
A songwriter struggles to produce another successful hit for the National Brazilian song contest.
Director: Joseph Santley | Stars: Tito Guízar, Virginia Bruce, Edward Everett Horton, Robert Livingston
Votes: 217
43. Garrincha: Estrela Solitária (2003)
106 min | Drama
The life of Brazilian soccer player Garrincha, considered to be one of the greatest players of all time, with his uniquely original style. He had arched legs and passions for women and ... See full summary »
Director: Milton Alencar | Stars: André Gonçalves, Taís Araújo, Henrique Pires, Alexandre Schumacher
Votes: 268
44. Elle cause plus... Elle flingue (1972)
87 min | Comedy
Rosemonde, known as "the Princess", reigns over a shanty town in Paris. She meets Herbert, a journalist, who comes to the region to investigate the pollution.
Director: Michel Audiard | Stars: Annie Girardot, Bernard Blier, Maurice Biraud, Roger Carel
Votes: 273
45. Babilônia 2000 (1999)
80 min | Documentary
Documentary on poor people living in two slums in Rio de Janeiro, on the occasion of New Year's Eve.
Director: Eduardo Coutinho
Votes: 248
46. Seven Days Ashore (1944)
Passed | 74 min | Comedy, Musical, Romance
Circumstances force a womanizing playboy on leave from the Merchant Marine to ask two shipmates to help him by dating two surplus girlfriends.
Director: John H. Auer | Stars: Wally Brown, Alan Carney, Marcy McGuire, Dooley Wilson
Votes: 211
47. W'ere on Our Way to Rio (1944)
Approved | 8 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Popeye and Bluto sing the title song on their way to Rio riding on the back of a donkey. In Rio, they visit a nightclub, where the featured singer/dancer is, of course, Olive Oyl. Both of ... See full summary »
Directors: Izzy Sparber, James Tyer | Stars: Dave Barry, Jack Mercer
Votes: 161
48. Belle of Old Mexico (1950)
Passed | 70 min | Comedy, Music, Romance
Kip Armitage III, a young college professor, travels south to Mexico, to follow through on his pledge to a dying WWII army buddy, to adopt his young daughter, Rosita. But when he gets south... See full summary »
Director: R.G. Springsteen | Stars: Estelita Rodriguez, Robert Rockwell, Dorothy Patrick, Thurston Hall
Votes: 36
49. Quase Dois Irmãos (2004)
102 min | Drama
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 ... See full summary »
Director: Lúcia Murat | Stars: Caco Ciocler, Flavio Bauraqui, Werner Schünemann, Antônio Pompêo
Votes: 651
50. I'm Nobody's Sweetheart Now (1940)
Approved | 64 min | Adventure, Comedy, Music
Tod Lowell (Dennis O'Keefe)),the quarterback of the Southern State football team has been dating Betty Gilbert (Constance Moore), a nightclub singer. But his mother, Mrs. Henry Lowell ... See full summary »
Director: Arthur Lubin | Stars: Dennis O'Keefe, Constance Moore, Helen Parrish, Lewis Howard
Votes: 30