1. The Milky Way (A Via Láctea)
A modern love story set in Sao Paulo about Heitor, a writer and literature professor, and Julia, a theatre student turned veterinarian. A fight over the telephone propels Heitor into a journey through the chaotic city streets to reconcile with Julia. Their personal history unfolds against the backdrop of the city and its people in a series of events representing the struggle between poetry and science.
It has an average vote of 5.7 on TMDB.
2. Take Me Out (Leve-me Pra Sair)
This short film portrays a group of gay teens in Sao Paulo, Brazil, and their worldviews. The testimonies of 10 young people between 16 and 18 call attention to important issues and other issues that are just fun. Through the statements of this group, the documentary gives voice to the new generation and finds out what they think about identity, sexuality and prejudice.
It has an average vote of 8.5 on TMDB.
3. Wood & Stock: Sex, Oregano and Rock'n'Roll (Wood & Stock: Sexo, Orégano e Rock'n'Roll)
The story of two die-hard hippies, trying to live on today's world.
It has an average vote of 5.2 on TMDB.
4. Ó Paí, Ó 2 (Ó Paí, Ó 2)
Experience Roque's routine years after the first movie. Joana's tenement is still full of parties, gossip and confusion. The neighborhood prepares for the Iemanjá party, while dealing with the controversies of the neighbors.
It has an average vote of 5.533 on TMDB.
5. My Uncle Killed a Guy (Meu Tio Matou um Cara)
Eder is arrested after confessing the murder of a man. Duca , a 15 years old boy who is Eder's nephew, wants to prove the innocence of his uncle, he's sure that his uncle confessed the crime to protect his girlfriend, Soraya , ex-wife of the deceased. Duca also wants to win the heart of Isa , a classmate who seems more interested in his best friend, Kid . To be able to prove his theory, Duca gets help from Isa and Kid.
It has an average vote of 6.088 on TMDB.
6. Between Us (Entre Nós)
A group of literature-loving friends bury letters to be opened 10 years later when they will confront the dreams of their youth with what the future has held in store for them.
It has an average vote of 6.4 on TMDB.
7. Gonzaga: From Father to Son (Gonzaga: De Pai pra Filho)
Luiz Gonzaga decides to change his destiny and leaves his childhood home for the big city to overcome a romance. When he arrives, he meets a woman he falls in love with, the Odaleia . After the birth of his son and his wife's health complications, he decides to return to the road to ensure a better future for his son. He has a friend in Rio de Janeiro and with him leaves the little one and heads to Brazil. He didn't imagine that this distance between them would develop into a complicated relationship, enhanced by the strong personalities of both. Based on conversations between father and son, this is the story of Luiz Gonzaga, a singer and accordion player known as Rei do Baião or Gonzagão.
It has an average vote of 7.2 on TMDB.
8. Mango Yellow (Amarelo Manga)
In a poor neighborhood in Recife, the lives of exotic and bizarre characters entwine in a bar and in a very low-budget hotel. The queer Dunga works in the hotel and has a crush on the butcher Wellington that is married with the religious Kika and has an affair with his mistress Dayse. The sick necrophiliac Isaac owns a yellow Mercedes Benz and wants to have sex with Lígia that owns of Bar Avenida.
It has an average vote of 6.7 on TMDB.
9. O Concurso (O Concurso)
Four candidates for a federal judge position embark on a madcap, no-holds-barred race to outdo one another, each committing his own brand of mayhem.
It has an average vote of 5.2 on TMDB.
10. The Man Who Challenged the Devil (O Homem Que Desafiou o Diabo)
After being forced into a marriage and enduring a humiliating work routine in the hands of his father-in-law, Zé Araújo becomes the mythical Ojuara, an unconventional hero devoted to debauchery.
It has an average vote of 6.9 on TMDB.
11. Lower City (Cidade Baixa)
Best friends Deco and Naldinho co-own a cargo boat in Brazil's Salvador da Bahia. They give a ride to a sultry prostitute named Karinna, and soon both men fall prey to her considerable sexual charms, pushing the bounds of their friendship to the limit.
It has an average vote of 6.5 on TMDB.
12. Basic Sanitation, the Movie (Saneamento Básico, o Filme)
When they discover their town lacks funding for a sewage system, but does have a federal grant to make a movie, a group of villagers decide to make a sci-fi joint about a monster who lives in the building site of a septic tank.
It has an average vote of 7 on TMDB.
13. Internet - The Movie (Internet - O Filme)
In a convention of youtubers, the characters enter into various conflicts since they are all in search of fame at any price.
It has an average vote of 3.8 on TMDB.
14. Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands (Dona Flor e Seus Dois Maridos)
After the death of her handsome but good-for-nothing husband Vadinho, Flor, a widow, marries Dr. Teodoro, a respectable gentleman. Hilarity ensues when Vadinho's spirit returns into her life.
It has an average vote of 6.8 on TMDB.
15. The Killer (O Matador)
In lawless badlands, reclusive Cabeleira sets out to discover the fate of his gunman father and grows to be a feared assassin himself.
It has an average vote of 6.1 on TMDB.
16. 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.
17. We're So Young (Somos Tão Jovens)
The life of Renato Russo, from his first involvement with music, to his years in the punk rock band Aborto Alétrico, to the formation of Legião Urbana, in the Brasília rock scene of 1970s and 1980s.
It has an average vote of 6.725 on TMDB.
18. 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.
19. Brainstorm (Bicho de Sete Cabeças)
Neto is a middle class teenager living a normal life. After his father finds a marijuana cigarette on his pocket, he is sent to a mental institution, where he gets to know a completely absurd and inhumane reality in which people are devoured by a corrupt and cruel system.
It has an average vote of 7.9 on TMDB.
20. The Dancer (La Danseuse)
A young woman from the American Midwest, Loïe Fuller became the toast of the Folies Bergère at the turn of the 20th century and an icon of the Belle Epoque. Inventor of the breathtaking Serpentine Dance, she was a pioneer of modern dance and lighting techniques. It was her complicated relationship to her protégé - Isadora Duncan – that precipitated the downfall of this early 20th century icon.
It has an average vote of 6.6 on TMDB.