O Auto da Compadecida(2000)

Combined Rating:
17
Combined Critics Rating: 0

The lively João Grilo and the sly Chicó are poor guys living in the hinterland who cheat a bunch of people in a small Northeast Brazil town. But when they die, they have to be judged by ...



Meu Nome Não É Johnny(2008)

Combined Rating:
14
Combined Critics Rating: 0

The true story of João Guilherme Estrella ("Johnny"), a young middle-class bon vivant who became a big-time cocaine dealer in Rio de Janeiro in the early 1990s.



O Cheiro do Ralo(2006)

Combined Rating:
12
Combined Critics Rating: 0

A pawn shop proprietor buys used goods from desperate locals--as much to play perverse power games as for his own livelihood, but when the perfect rump and a backed-up toilet enter his life, he loses all control.



O Palhaço(2011)

Combined Rating:
12
Combined Critics Rating: 0

Father and son work as clowns Puro Sangue/Valdemar and Pangare/Benjamin in a circus in the Brazilian countryside. Benjamin decides to follow a different path and meets several people on the way.



A Mulher Invisível(2009)

Combined Rating:
9
Combined Critics Rating: 0

A romantic comedy in which a 35-year old man is abandoned by his wife and falls in love with his neighbor, a perfect, ideal woman. The only problem: she doesn't exist!



Lavoura Arcaica(2001)

Combined Rating:
5
Combined Critics Rating: 0

Brazilian baroque. The young son that ran from his dominant family, descends into decadence and then returns to the nest. With melodramatic themes of tyrannical fathers, incest, fierce ...



Caramuru: A Invenção do Brasil(2001)

Combined Rating:
5
Combined Critics Rating: 0

Diogo Álvares, a Portuguese map illustrator, reaches the Brazilian coast, after his caravel sinks. He is saved by the Indian chief Itaparica and his two daughters, Paraguaçu and Moema. They...



Jean Charles(2009)

Combined Rating:
4
Combined Critics Rating: 0

The tragic true story of Jean Charles de Menezes, the innocent Brazilian shot dead by British police in 2005 at the height of the London terrorist alerts.



Uma História de Amor e Fúria(2013)

Combined Rating:
4
Combined Critics Rating: 0

Revolves around the love between an immortal hero and Janaína, the woman he has been in love with for 600 years, through Brazil's colonization, slavery, military regime and the future, in 2096, in the midst of wars for water.



O Filme da Minha Vida(2017)

Combined Rating:
4
Combined Critics Rating: 0

Young Tony decides to return to his hometown. There, he discovers his father has returned to France claiming to miss his friends and country of origin. Tony ends up becoming a teacher, and finds himself amid conflicts and inexperience.



Os Desafinados(2008)

Combined Rating:
2
Combined Critics Rating: 0

'Slightly Out Of Tune' is about a group of friends who come of age during the political turmoil that plagued Brazil in the 1960's and 70's. Together, these musicians form a band called "Os ...



Federal(2010)

Combined Rating:
2
Combined Critics Rating: 0

A dangerous drug lord operates in Brasilia, the federal capital of Brazil. To capture him, the police will do whatever is necessary. Caught in the middle is a frightened population. "...



A Erva do Rato(2008)

Combined Rating:
1
Combined Critics Rating: 0

The names of the characters are pronouns. She is a teacher, with his father dead just three days ago. Faced with this situation, He intends to take care of her while He is alive. This is the beginning of an odd relationship.



Reflexões de um Liquidificador(2010)

Combined Rating:
1
Combined Critics Rating: 0

Elvira's blender tells her story with her husband, Onofre, who's gone missing, and makes reflections about life.



Reis e Ratos(2012)

Combined Rating:
1
Combined Critics Rating: 0

Estado do Rio de Janeiro, 1963. O coreto da praça principal de Bacaxá explode no momento de abertura da gincana de primavera da pequena cidade... See full synopsis »



Meu Amigo Hindu(2015)

Combined Rating:
1
Combined Critics Rating: 0

Diego is a film director very close to death, surrounded by people who are having trouble dealing with his current tempestuous mood. Chances are he won't survive, but if he does, that means he needs to relearn how to live.



Uma Escola Atrapalhada(1990)

Combined Rating:
1
Combined Critics Rating: 0

A real state agency wishes to buy and demolish the traditional school Matheus Rose, to use the lot to build a hotel. The proposition unleashes a feel of distrust among the school students ...