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1. 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: 86,841 | Gross: $0.10M

2. That Man from Rio (1964)

Not Rated | 112 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy

A 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.

Director: Philippe de Broca | Stars: Jean-Paul Belmondo, Françoise Dorléac, Jean Servais, Roger Dumas

Votes: 6,194 | Gross: $0.04M

3. The Mechanism (2018–2019)

TV-MA | 41 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

Dramatic fiction series loosely inspired by an investigation of corruption in Brazil's private and state oil companies and construction companies.

Stars: Caroline Abras, Selton Mello, Enrique Diaz, Jonathan Haagensen

Votes: 36,700

4. OSS 117: Lost in Rio (2009)

Not Rated | 101 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy

Another mission of world-known French secret agent leads him to exotic Brazil.

Director: Michel Hazanavicius | Stars: Jean Dujardin, Louise Monot, Rüdiger Vogler, Alex Lutz

Votes: 16,528 | Gross: $0.09M

5. City of Men (2002–2018)

30 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama

A realistic yet humorous look at the lives of Laranjinha and Acerola, two friends who live adventurous and dangerous lives in a Rio de Janeiro slum.

Stars: Darlan Cunha, Douglas Silva, Camila Monteiro, Roberta Rodrigues

Votes: 2,965

6. About Us (2017)

Not Rated | 70 min | Drama, Romance

Two young students experience their first love.

Directors: Mauro Carvalho, Thiago Cazado | Stars: Thiago Cazado, Rodrigo Bittes, Carmem Moretzsohn, Rodrigo Bezerra

Votes: 447

7. The Edge of Democracy (2019)

TV-14 | 121 min | Documentary, History

Political documentary and personal memoir collide in this exploration into the complex truth behind the unraveling of two Brazilian presidencies.

Director: Petra Costa | Stars: Dilma Rousseff, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, Marisa Letícia Lula da Silva, Sergio Moro

Votes: 15,734

8. Urbanized (2011)

Not Rated | 85 min | Documentary

A documentary about the design of cities, which looks at the issues and strategies behind urban design and features some of the world's foremost architects, planners, policymakers, builders, and thinkers.

Director: Gary Hustwit | Stars: Amanda M. Burden, Rem Koolhaas, Norman Foster, Jan Gehl

Votes: 2,304

9. Redentor (2004)

100 min | Drama, Fantasy

Célio Rocha believes he was assigned by God Himself a difficult mission: to persuade his childhood friend Otávio Sabóia, a corrupt entrepeneur in the construction business, to give away all his possessions to the poor.

Director: Cláudio Torres | Stars: Pedro Cardoso, Miguel Falabella, Fernanda Montenegro, Camila Pitanga

Votes: 1,049

10. Uma Loucura de Mulher (2016)

92 min | Comedy, Romance

After being called crazy by her husband, Lucy decides to follow her dream

Director: Marcus Ligocki | Stars: Mariana Ximenes, Bruno Garcia, Miá Mello, Sergio Guizé

Votes: 241

11. Entreatos (2004)

117 min | Documentary

Director João Moreira Salles and a small crew followed Presidential candidate Luís Inácio Lula da Silva's campaign in meetings, rallies, planes, TV debates, with his family, political ... See full summary »

Director: João Moreira Salles | Stars: Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, José Dirceu, Luís Gushiken, José Aparecido

Votes: 403

12. Sweet Power (1997)

102 min | Comedy, Drama

A journalist is placed upon the management of a large broadcasting company to the capital of Brazil at the time of local elections. She must now face ideological and ethical questions, ... See full summary »

Director: Lúcia Murat | Stars: Marisa Orth, Antônio Fagundes, José de Abreu, Otávio Augusto

Votes: 151

13. Blue Desert (2013)

Not Rated | 94 min | Romance, Sci-Fi

A man who is tormented by his intuitions and by dreams goes away to find answers to his discomfort. Revelations are made to him along his path, until he meets his soul mate and is prepared to the Blue Desert.

Director: Eder Santos | Stars: Odilon Esteves, Maria Luísa Mendonça, Chico Díaz, Ângelo Antônio

Votes: 48

14. We Still Have the Deep Black Night (2019)

98 min | Drama

Karen sings and plays the trumpet in a rock band in Brasília, but nobody cares. She tries her luck in Berlin but an incident forces her to start over in Brazil where there is still much to build.

Director: Gustavo Galvão | Stars: Ayla Gresta, Gustavo Halfeld, Steven Lange, Marat Descartes

Votes: 110

15. Cássia Eller (2014)

120 min | Documentary, Biography, Music

Biography of Brazilian singer Cássia Eller.

Director: Paulo Henrique Fontenelle | Stars: Anna Butler, Cássia Eller, Arthur Dapieve, Rúbia Eller

Votes: 359

16. Great Expectations (2007 TV Movie)

Not Rated | 52 min | Documentary

This film takes the viewer on a journey through possible and impossible architecture projects - from the beginning of the 20th century to today. From concrete illusions of grandeur to round... See full summary »

Director: Jesper Wachtmeister | Stars: Peter Cook, Jacque Fresco, Buckminster Fuller, Charles-Édouard Jeanneret-Gris

Votes: 56

17. Leben in der Stadt von Morgen (2007)

96 min | Documentary

Living in the city of tomorrow

Director: Marian Engel

Votes: 7

18. Eu Sinto Muito (2019)

100 min | Drama

Isabelle, Guilherme and Marta face intense emotions that sabotage their lives and relationships, the plot chosen by Julio for his documentary on Borderline Personality Disorder.

Director: Cristiano Vieira | Stars: Juliana Schalch, Rocco Pitanga, Victor Abrão, Carolina Monte Rosa

Votes: 13

19. Delírios do cotidiano (2023)

20 min | Short, Drama, Fantasy

The decadent poet Julia wants to invent an image from another world, but she envies her ghost children who are more talented than she is.

Director: Gustavo Fontele Dourado | Stars: Juliana Drummond, Maira Agnes, Luis Benjamim Nicolau, Nurit Benzusan

20. Meio Expediente (2017 TV Movie)

42 min | Comedy, Family

After missing out on his co-workers winning lottery pool, the lonely Jairo embarks on an extraordinary Christmas adventure as a helper to none other than Santa Claus himself.

Director: Santiago Dellape | Stars: Dina Brandão, André Deca, Bidô Galvão, Andrade Júnior

Votes: 22

21. Pilotis: Um olhar entre os vazios de Brasília (2018)

15 min | Documentary, Short

Short documentary that deals with routines, setbacks and reflections of three janitors residing in Brasília's buildings. Having their own home in the workplace, the characters present the various dilemmas in their lives.

Director: Laura Poffo | Stars: Cícero, Jason, Sérgio

22. Fuga de Natal (2018 TV Movie)

34 min | Drama, Family

Two aging pioneers of Brasília's founding decide to help a newly retired friend to escape their nursing home so the three of them can experience a Christmas like in the old days.

Director: Gui Campos | Stars: Jonathan Andrade, João Antônio, Ana Luisa Bellacosta, André Deca

Votes: 14

23. Sexo, Pregações e Política (2016)

71 min | Documentary

Brazil aims to build and sell an image of its society where sexuality is liberated and sexual orientation is highlighted and even respected. But it is also the most religious country in the... See full summary »

Directors: Aude Chevalier-Beaumel, Michael Gimenez | Stars: Jair Bolsonaro, Indianara Siqueira, Jean Wyllys

Votes: 16

24. Tomorrow's Build (2021– )
Episode: Saudi Arabia's Line City Explained (2022)

10 min | Documentary

Saudi Arabia is building a coast to coast green megacity that is just 200 meters wide. It has generated considerable controversy and even more questions. And that may be part of the intent; to rethink how cities are designed and function.

Star: Fred Mills

25. Eixos (2017)
Episode: Episode #1.1 (2017)

Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi

Brasília, 2060. Political conflicts and violent revolutions led to the devastation of the world order, its population left to its own resorts. The old Brazilian federal capital was ... See full summary »

Director: Carolina Forattini Igreja | Stars: Juliana Tavares, Bárbara Gontijo, Bete Virgens, Jonathan Dutra