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Brazil

Brazilian cinema found its voice with Cinema Novo in the 1960s, when Glauber Rocha called for a cinema of hunger, a low-budget, politically angry cinema about poverty and inequality. After the dictatorship, directors such as Walter Salles and Fernando Meirelles mixed social realism with polished storytelling, and City of God showed the country's cinema to the world.

5 major international awards
2 Palme d'Or2 Golden Bear1 Oscar, Best International Feature

Famous Directors

Anselmo DuarteBrazilFernando MeirellesBrazilGlauber RochaBrazilJoaquim Pedro de AndradeBrazilJosé PadilhaBrazilKarim AïnouzBrazilKleber Mendonça FilhoBrazilNelson Pereira dos SantosBrazilWalter SallesBrazil

Top films · 49 films

  1. City of God 2002 · Fernando Meirelles · IMDb 8.6
  2. O Pagador de Promessas 1962 · Anselmo Duarte · IMDb 8.3
  3. I'm Still Here 2024 · Walter Salles · IMDb 8.1
  4. Central Station 1998 · Walter Salles · IMDb 8.0
  5. Elite Squad 2007 · José Padilha · IMDb 8.0
  6. Bus 174 2002 · José Padilha · IMDb 7.8
  7. Boca de Ouro 1963 · Nelson Pereira dos Santos · IMDb 7.7
  8. The Motorcycle Diaries 2004 · Walter Salles · IMDb 7.7
  9. Behind the Sun 2001 · Walter Salles · IMDb 7.6
  10. The Two Popes 2019 · Fernando Meirelles · IMDb 7.6
  11. Pictures of Ghosts 2023 · Kleber Mendonça Filho · IMDb 7.6
  12. Vidas Secas 1963 · Nelson Pereira dos Santos · IMDb 7.5
  13. Rio, 40 Degrees 1955 · Nelson Pereira dos Santos · IMDb 7.5
  14. Foreign Land 1995 · Walter Salles · IMDb 7.4
  15. Aquarius 2016 · Kleber Mendonça Filho · IMDb 7.4
  16. Entranced Earth 1967 · Glauber Rocha · IMDb 7.3
  17. The Priest and the Girl 1966 · Joaquim Pedro de Andrade · IMDb 7.3
  18. The Constant Gardener 2005 · Fernando Meirelles · IMDb 7.3
  19. Bacurau 2019 · Kleber Mendonça Filho · IMDb 7.3
  20. The Secret Agent 2025 · Kleber Mendonça Filho · IMDb 7.2
  21. Black God, White Devil 1964 · Glauber Rocha · IMDb 7.1
  22. Barravento 1962 · Glauber Rocha · IMDb 7.1
  23. Linha de Passe 2008 · Walter Salles · IMDb 7.1
  24. Neighboring Sounds 2012 · Kleber Mendonça Filho · IMDb 7.1
  25. Antonio das Mortes 1969 · Glauber Rocha · IMDb 7.0
  26. Garrincha: Alegria do Povo 1962 · Joaquim Pedro de Andrade · IMDb 7.0
  27. The Conspirators 1972 · Joaquim Pedro de Andrade · IMDb 7.0
  28. Madame Satã 2002 · Karim Aïnouz · IMDb 7.0
  29. The Amulet of Ogum 1974 · Nelson Pereira dos Santos · IMDb 6.8
  30. Macunaíma 1969 · Joaquim Pedro de Andrade · IMDb 6.8
  31. Conjugal Warfare 1975 · Joaquim Pedro de Andrade · IMDb 6.8
  32. How Tasty Was My Little Frenchman 1971 · Nelson Pereira dos Santos · IMDb 6.7
  33. The Age of the Earth 1980 · Glauber Rocha · IMDb 6.5
  34. Blindness 2008 · Fernando Meirelles · IMDb 6.5
  35. Motel Destino 2024 · Karim Aïnouz · IMDb 6.5
  36. The Lion Has Seven Heads 1970 · Glauber Rocha · IMDb 6.3
  37. Futuro Beach 2014 · Karim Aïnouz · IMDb 6.3
  38. Jubiabá 1986 · Nelson Pereira dos Santos · IMDb 6.2
  39. The Brazilwood Man 1982 · Joaquim Pedro de Andrade · IMDb 6.1
  40. RoboCop 2014 · José Padilha · IMDb 6.1
  41. On the Road 2012 · Walter Salles · IMDb 6.0
  42. Cabezas Cortadas 1970 · Glauber Rocha · IMDb 5.8
  43. Dark Water 2005 · Walter Salles · IMDb 5.6
  44. Elite Squad: The Enemy Within 2010 · José Padilha
  45. Tent of Miracles 1977 · Nelson Pereira dos Santos
  46. Memories of Prison 1984 · Nelson Pereira dos Santos
  47. Suely in the Sky 2006 · Karim Aïnouz
  48. The Invisible Life of Eurídice Gusmão 2019 · Karim Aïnouz
  49. Vereda da Salvação 1965 · Anselmo Duarte