1. The Man Who Copied (O Homem Que Copiava)
André, 19, lives in Porto Alegre, Brazil, and works as a photocopier operator. He likes to see his neighbor Sílvia with a pair of binoculars. She works selling clothes. Becoming attracted to her, he tries to get nearer, and goes to her shop to buy something, but finds out that he can't afford it. So he puts the photocopier to other uses, and begins to envisage fishy schemes to earn some money.
It has an average vote of 7.479 on TMDB.
2. Os Trapalhões e a Árvore da Juventude (Os Trapalhões e a Árvore da Juventude)
Didi, Dedé, Mussum and Zacarias are forest rangers that they work in the Amazon rain forest where they fight the action of smugglers with the aid of Juliana, a beautiful engineer. There are many funny scenes where they find the mythical source of the fountain of youth which they drink, becoming again children.
It has an average vote of 5.5 on TMDB.
3. Four for None (O Diabo a Quatro)
Four people with different values and standards meet in the urban chaos of Copacabana. Rita and Waldick come from the country, and befriend two Rio de Janeiro native guys, upon arrival: the playboy and surfer Paulo Roberto and a pimp called Tim.
It has an average vote of 4.8 on TMDB.
4. Caramuru: The Invention of Brazil (Caramuru: A Invenção do Brasil)
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 call him Caramuru and together they engage in a happy love triangle. But the chance to return to Portugal arises, and it is clear this amoral arrangement cannot last.
It has an average vote of 6.311 on TMDB.
5. Two Sons of Francisco (2 Filhos de Francisco: A História de Zezé di Camargo & Luciano)
The story of Francisco, a very simple and poor man whose dream was to see his children become country music stars, and who made all the efforts to make it happen.
It has an average vote of 6.8 on TMDB.
6. Lisbela and the Prisoner (Lisbela e o Prisioneiro)
Lisbela is a young woman who loves going to the movies. Leléu is a con man, going from town to town selling all sort of things and performing as master of ceremonies for some cheesy numbers, such as the woman who gets transformed into a gorilla. He gets involved with Linaura, a sexy and beautiful woman who happens to be the wife of the most frightening hitman of the place. The hitman finds out his wife's affair and goes after Leléu, who has to leave in a hurry. In another town, he meets and falls instantly in love with Lisbela, who is engaged to Douglas, a hillbilly who tries hard to pass for a cosmopolitan Rio de Janeiro dweller.
It has an average vote of 7.8 on TMDB.
7. Xingu (Xingu)
In the '40s, three brothers decide to live a great adventure and enlisting in the Roncador-Xingu Expedition, which has a mission to tame the Central Brazil. The Villas Boas brothers: Orlando, 27, Claudius, 25, and Leonardo, 23, engage in a fantastic and incredible saga. Soon start to lead the expedition that opens new paths 1,500 km, navigates over 1,000 miles of unspoilt rivers, opens 19 airfields for airplanes Army, gives rise to the creation of 43 towns and 14 make contact with wild Indian tribes, unknown, as the Xavante, courageous and feared warriors, no casualties on both sides. This adventure allows the Villas Boas brothers the creation of the Xingu National Park, the first major Amerindian reservation in Brazil, the size of Belgium, transforming them into true contemporary heroes.
It has an average vote of 7.333 on TMDB.
8. Madame Satã (Madame Satã)
A story inspired by the life of one of the most remarkable figures in Brazilian popular culture, João Francisco dos Santos . In turn, bandit, transvestite, street fighter, brothel cook, convict and father to seven adopted children, dos Santos – better known as Madame Satã – was also a notorious gay performer who pushed social boundaries in a volatile time.
It has an average vote of 6.809 on TMDB.
9. Ó Paí, Ó: Look at This (Ó Paí, Ó)
During the Carnival in the historical site of Pelourinho, Salvador da Bahia, we follow the lives of the tenants of a falling-to-pieces tenement house who try to get by using creativity, irony, humor, and music.
It has an average vote of 6.951 on TMDB.
10. Memories of Anne Frank (Mi ricordo Anna Frank)
Inspirada libremente en el libro escrito por Alison Leslie Gold. La escritora americana recopiló el largo relato de Hanneli Goslar cuarenta años después de la Segunda Guerra Mundial.
It has an average vote of 7.273 on TMDB.
11. Federal Bank Heist (Assalto ao Banco Central)
"The Baron" wanted to commit the perfect heist involving 3 tons of money and no violence. For this he would need the right people willing to get 1 million dollars to take part in this job. Based on true events, in 2005, 168,000,000 Brazilian Real were stolen from a Brazilian Central Bank , making it the biggest peace-time robbery in history. It was perhaps the most audacious bank heist ever.
It has an average vote of 6.306 on TMDB.
12. God Is Brazilian (Deus É Brasileiro)
God decides to take a vacation, but first He has to find a saint who can rule the universe while He's away. So He goes to the Northeast of Brazil, where He believes there's a very good man for the job. As soon as He comes down to Earth, a young man comes along to help on His quest.
It has an average vote of 6.1 on TMDB.
13. Olga (Olga)
Based upon the true story of Olga Benário, the German-born wife of Brazilian communist leader Luís Carlos Prestes. During the dictatorship of Getúlio Vargas she was arrested and sent to Nazi Germany, where she was put to death in a concentration camp. After World War II began, Vargas decided to uphold the Allies.
It has an average vote of 7.2 on TMDB.
14. The Invisible Woman (A Mulher Invisível)
A man is abandoned by his wife and then falls in love with his neighbor, the perfect, ideal woman. The only problem: she doesn't exist!
It has an average vote of 6.128 on TMDB.
15. If I Were You 2 (Se Eu Fosse Você 2)
Claudio and Helena are on the verge of breaking up, until the couple experiences another strange phenomenon that looks to help them understand one another more.
It has an average vote of 6.1 on TMDB.
16. Cazuza: Time Doesn't Stop (Cazuza: O Tempo Não Pára)
Inspired by the moving book “Só as Mães São Felizes”, by Lucinha Araújo, Cazuza's mother, the film covers a little more than 10 years of the singer’s crazy and brief life – from the beginning of his career in the Circo Voador venue, in 1981, to the huge success and the apotheosis of his shows with the Barão Vermelho band, his solo career, his relations with his parents, friends, lovers and passions, and the courage he had to face his final years, with HIV, until his death, in 1990.
It has an average vote of 7.1 on TMDB.
17. My Name Ain't Johnny (Meu Nome não é Johnny)
The true story of João Guilherme Estrella , a young middle-class bon vivant who became a big-time cocaine dealer in Rio de Janeiro in the early 1990s.
It has an average vote of 7.134 on TMDB.
18. Tales from the Crypt: Demon Knight
Ex-soldier Frank Brayker is the guardian of an ancient key that can unlock tremendous evil; the sinister Collector is a demon who wants the key so he can initiate the apocalypse. On the run from wicked mercenaries for almost 90 years, Brayker finally stops in at a boarding house in New Mexico where — with the help of its residents — he plans to face off against the Collector and his band of ghouls, preventing them from ever seizing the key.
It has an average vote of 6.828 on TMDB.
19. Rules Don't Apply
It's Hollywood, 1958. Small town beauty queen and devout Baptist virgin Marla Mabrey, under contract to the infamous Howard Hughes, arrives in Los Angeles. At the airport, she meets her driver Frank Forbes, who is engaged to be married to his seventh grade sweetheart and is a deeply religious Methodist. Their instant attraction not only puts their religious convictions to the test, but also defies Hughes' number one rule: No employee is allowed to have any relationship whatsoever with a contract actress. Hughes' behavior intersects with Marla and Frank in very separate and unexpected ways, and as they are drawn deeper into his bizarre world, their values are challenged and their lives are changed.
It has an average vote of 5.8 on TMDB.
20. Carandiru (Carandiru)
When a doctor decides to carry out an AIDS prevention program inside Latin America’s largest prison: the Casa de Detenção de São Paulo - Carandiru, he meets the future victims of one of the darkest days in Brazilian History when the State of São Paulo’s Military Police, with the excuse for law enforcement, shot to death 111 people. Based on real facts and on the book written by Dráuzio Varella.
It has an average vote of 7.6 on TMDB.
