Best Movies from Brazil by Year
2159
13
2024
Walter Salles
Fernanda Torres, Fernanda Montenegro, Otavio Linhares, Selton Mello
Biography / Drama / History
Brazil / France
Portuguese
2809
33
2024
David Schurmann
Jean Reno, Adriana Barraza, Alexia Moyano, Nicolás Francella
Adventure / Drama / Family / Action
Brazil / USA
English
2801
31
2023
Javier Mariscal, Fernando Trueba
Jeff Goldblum, Tony Ramos, Abel Ayala, Roberta Wallach, Ângela Rabello
Animation / Drama / History
Spain / France / Netherlands / Portugal / Peru / UK / USA / Brazil
English
2809
33
2022
James Gray
Anne Hathaway, Jeremy Strong, Banks Repeta, Jaylin Webb, Anthony Hopkins
Drama / Period Film
USA / Brazil
English
2444
16
2019
Juliano Dornelles, Kleber Mendonça Filho
Bárbara Colen, Thomas Aquino, Silvero Pereira, Thardelly Lima, Rubens Santos
Action / Drama / Mystery / Sci-Fi / Thriller / Western
Brazil / France
Portuguese
2742
25
2019
Karim Aïnouz
Julia Stockler, Carol Duarte, Flávia Gusmão, António Fonseca
Drama
Brazil / Germany
Portuguese
2801
31
2019
Marco Bellocchio
Pierfrancesco Favino, Luigi Lo Cascio, Fausto Russo Alesi
Biography / Crime / Drama / Gangster
Italy / France / Germany / Brazil
Italian
1003
6
2017
Luca Guadagnino
Armie Hammer, Timothée Chalamet, Michael Stuhlbarg, Amira Casar
Drama | Romance
Italy / France / Brazil / USA
English
2549
18
2017
Lucrecia Martel
Daniel Giménez Cacho, Lola Dueñas, Matheus Nachtergaele
Drama
Argentina / Brazil / Spain / Dominican Republic / France / Netherlands / Mexico / Switzerland / USA / Portugal / Lebanon
Spanish
2404
15
2015
Anna Muylaert
Regina Casé, Michel Joelsas, Camila Márdila, Karine Teles
Drama
Brazil
Portuguese
2818
34
2015
Robert Eggers
Anya Taylor-Joy, Ralph Ineson, Kate Dickie, Harvey Scrimshaw, Ellie Grainger
Horror / Mystery / Period Film / Thriller
USA / UK / Canada / Brazil
English
2636
20
2014
Juliano Ribeiro Salgado, Wim Wenders
Sebastião Salgado, Wim Wenders, Juliano Ribeiro Salgado, Hugo Barbier
Documentary / Biography
France / Brazil / Italy
French
2743
26
2014
Stephen Daldry
Rooney Mara, Martin Sheen, Wagner Moura, Christiane Amanpour, Selton Mello
Adventure / Crime / Drama / Thriller
UK / Brazil
English
2564
19
2012
Miguel Gomes
Teresa Madruga, Laura Soveral, Ana Moreira, Henrique Espírito Santo
Drama / Romance
Portugal / Germany / Brazil / France
Portuguese
NR
-
2012
Kleber Mendonça Filho
Irma Brown, Sebastião Formiga, Gustavo Jahn, Maeve Jinkings, Dida Maia
Drama / Thriller / Action
Brazil
Portuguese
2842
36
2011
Andrés Wood
Francisca Gavilán, Thomas Durand, Luis Machín, Gabriela Aguilera
Biography / Music / Drama
Chile / Argentina / Brazil
Spanish
2542
17
2010
Lucy Walker, Karen Harley, João Jardim
Vik Muniz, Fabio Ghivelder, Sebastiao Carlos Dos Santos
Documentary / Biography
Brazil / UK
Portuguese
2742
25
2010
José Padilha
Wagner Moura, Irandhir Santos, André Ramiro, Milhem Cortaz, Maria Ribeiro
Crime / Drama / Thriller / Action
Brazil
Portuguese
2790
29
2008
Marco Bechis
Claudio Santamaria, Alicélia Batista Cabreira, Chiara Caselli
Drama
Italy / Brazil
Italian
2790
29
2008
Nelson Yu Lik-wai
Anthony Wong Chau-Sang, Jô Odagiri, Yi Huang, Milhem Cortaz
Thriller / Gangster
Brazil / China / Hong Kong / Japan
Portuguese
2809
33
2007
Paulo Morelli
Douglas Silva, Darlan Cunha, Jonathan Haagensen, Rodrigo dos Santos
Crime / Drama
Brazil
Portuguese
2842
36
2007
Jason Kohn
Documentary / Crime / Biography
Brazil / USA
English
2809
33
2005
Andrucha Waddington
Fernanda Montenegro, Fernanda Torres, Ruy Guerra, Seu Jorge, Stênio Garcia
Drama / Period Film
Brazil
Portuguese
2809
33
2005
Sérgio Machado
Lázaro Ramos, Wagner Moura, Alice Braga, José Dumont
Drama
Brazil
Portuguese
137
1
2002
Fernando Meirelles, Kátia Lund
Alexandre Rodrigues, Leandro Firmino
Drama / Crime / Thriller / Period Film
Brazil / France / USA
Portuguese
2803
32
2002
José Padilha, Felipe Lacerda
Yvonne Bezerra de Mello, Sandro do Nascimento, Rodrigo Pimentel
Documentary / Crime / Drama
Brazil
Portuguese
1701
8
2001
Walter Salles
José Dumont, Rodrigo Santoro, Rita Assemany
Drama
Brazil / France / Switzerland
Portuguese
2790
29
2000
Manoel de Oliveira
Lima Duarte, Luís Miguel Cintra, Ricardo Trepa
Biography / Drama / History / Religion / Period Film
Spain / Italy / France / Brazil / Portugal
Portuguese
451
2
1998
Walter Salles
Fernanda Montenegro, Vinícius de Oliveira
Drama
Brazil / France
Portuguese
2712
24
1997
Bruno Barreto
Alan Arkin, Pedro Cardoso, Fernanda Torres
Drama / Thriller
Brazil / USA
Portuguese
2790
29
1997
Walter Lima Jr.
Lima Duarte, Fernando Torres, Leandra Leal, Floriano Peixoto
Fantasy / Drama / Mystery / Detective
Brazil
Portuguese
2803
32
1997
Luis Llosa
Jennifer Lopez, Ice Cube, Jon Voight, Eric Stoltz, Jonathan Hyde
Thriller / Horror / Adventure / Action
USA / Brazil / Peru
English
2712
24
1995
Fábio Barreto
Fábio Barreto, Mariana Pellegrino Barreto
Romance / Drama / Period Film
Brazil
Portuguese
729
4
1985
Hector Babenco
William Hurt, Raul Julia, Sonia Braga, José Lewgoy, Milton Gonçalves
Drama
Brazil / USA
English
2862
37
1985
Suzana Amaral
Marcelia Cartaxo, José Dumont, Tamara Taxman
Comedy
Brazil
Portuguese
2694
23
1984
Carlos Diegues
Jonas Bloch, Zózimo Bulbul, Emmanuel Cavalcanti, Arduíno Colassanti
Drama / History / Epic
Brazil / France
Portuguese
2763
27
1984
Eduardo Coutinho
Eduardo Coutinho, Elizabeth Teixeira, Ferreira Gullar, Tite de Lemos
Documentary / History
Brazil
Portuguese
2834
35
1980
Glauber Rocha
Maurício do Valle, Jece Valadão, Antonio Pitanga, Tarcísio Meira
Drama / Fantasy / History / Sci-Fi / War / Religion / Epic / Experimental
Brazil
Portuguese
2201
14
1979
Carlos Diegues
José Wilker, Betty Faria, Fábio Júnior, Zaira Zambelli
Drama / Comedy
France / Brazil / Argentina
Portuguese
2034
12
1976
Bruno Barreto
Sonia Braga, José Wilker, Mauro Mendonça
Comedy / Fantasy / Romance
Brazil
Portuguese
2794
30
1971
Nelson Pereira dos Santos
Arduíno Colessanti, Manfredo Colassanti
Drama / Comedy / History / Adventure
Brazil
Portuguese
2685
21
1969
Glauber Rocha
Maurício do Valle, Odete Lara, Othon Bastos
Drama / Western / Adventure
France / Brazil / West Germany
Portuguese
2029
11
1967
Glauber Rocha
Jardel Filho, Paulo Autran, José Lewgoy, Glauce Rocha, Paulo Gracindo
Drama
Brazil
Portuguese
1150
7
1964
Glauber Rocha
Othon Bastos, Maurício do Valle, Geraldo Del Rey,
Drama / Crime
Brazil
Portuguese
1918
10
1963
Nelson Pereira dos Santos
Átila Iório, Maria Ribeiro, Orlando Macedo, Jofre Soares
Drama
Brazil
Portuguese
1754
9
1962
Anselmo Duarte
Leonardo Villar, Glória Menezes, Dionísio Azevedo
Drama / Religion
Brazil / Portugal
Portuguese
773
5
1959
Marcel Camus
Breno Mello, Marpessa Dawn, Marcel Camus, Fausto Guerzoni, Lourdes de Oliveira
Drama / Comedy / Romance / Fantasy
Brazil / France / Italy
Portuguese
2692
22
1953
Lima Barreto
Alberto Ruschel, Marisa Prado, Milton Ribeiro, Vanja Orico, Adoniran Barbosa
Action / Drama / Crime / Romance
Brazil
Portuguese
2692
22
1933
Humberto Mauro
Durval Bellini, Dea Selva, Lu Marival, Décio Murilo, Andréa Duarte
Drama
Brazil
Portuguese
2774
28
1931
Mario Peixoto
Olga Breno, Tatiana Rey, Raul Schnoor, Brutus Pedreira, Iolanda Bernardes
Drama / Romance / Experimental
Brazil
Portuguese (Silent)
