1. City of God ( Cidade de Deus )
Year of Release: 2003
Overall Rating: 3.3 out of 4 stars
Language: Portuguese
Genre: Drama/Crime
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Fernando Meirelles
Actors: Alexandre Rodrigues, Leandro Firmino, Phellipe Haagensen, Douglas Silva, Jonathan Haagensen, Seu Jorge
Plot: Growing up in the same town, two boys take life differently in Rio de Janeiro. One becomes a successful photography and the other a drug dealer while their lives continue to pass as they grow older.
2. Secret Agent, The ( O Agente Secreto )
Year of Release: 2025
Overall Rating: 3.5 out of 4 stars
Language: Portuguese
Genre: Drama/Thriller
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Kleber Mendonça Filho
Actors: Wagner Moura, Maria Fernanda Cândido, Gabriel Leone, Carlos Francisco, Alice Carvalho, Robério Diógenes
3. Aquarius
Year of Release: 2016
Overall Rating: 3.3 out of 4 stars
Language: Portuguese
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Kleber Mendonça Filho
Actors: Sonia Braga, Maeve Jinkings, Irandhir Santos, Humberto Carrão, Zoraide Coleto, Carla Ribas
4. It's All True
Year of Release: 1993
Overall Rating: 3.1 out of 4 stars
Language: Portuguese
Genre: Documentary
MPAA Rating: G
Director: Bill Krohn, Myron Meisel, Orson Welles, Richard Wilson, Norman Foster
Actors: Miguel Ferrer, Manuel 'Jacare' Olimpio Meira, Jeronimo André De Souza, Raimundo 'Tata' Correia Lima, Manuel 'Preto' Pereira Da Silva, Jose Sobrinho
5. City of Men ( Cidade dos Homens )
Year of Release: 2008
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: Portuguese
Genre: Drama/Crime
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Paulo Morelli
Actors: Douglas Silva, Darlan Cunha, Rodrigo dos Santos, Jonathan Haagensen, Camila Monteiro, Naima Silva
6. Central Station ( Central do Brasil )
Year of Release: 1998
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: Portuguese
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Walter Salles
Actors: Fernanda Montenegro, Marília Pêra, Vinícius de Oliveira, Soia Lira, Othon Bastos, Otávio Augusto
7. Bus 174 ( Ônibus 174 )
Year of Release: 2003
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: Portuguese
Genre: Documentary/Crime
MPAA Rating: R
Director: José Padilha, Felipe Lacerda
Actors: Yvonne Bezerra de Mello, Rodrigo Pimentel, Luiz Eduardo Soares, Sandro do Nascimento
8. Black Orpheus ( Orfeu Negro )
Year of Release: 1959
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: Portuguese
Genre: Drama/Comedy
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Marcel Camus
Actors: Breno Mello, Marpessa Dawn, Fausto Guerzoni, Ademar Da Silva, Marcel Camus, Lourdes de Oliveira
Plot: The Greek myth of doomed lovers Orpheus and Eurydice, is transferred to a contemporary setting at the Carnivale in Rio de Janiero. It's a lively blend of sight and sound stimulation. This film won the Best Foreign Film Oscar.
9. Elite Squad: The Enemy Within ( Tropa de Elite 2 - O Inimigo Agora É Outro )
Year of Release: 2011
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: Portuguese
Genre: Action/Crime
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: José Padilha
Actors: Wagner Moura, Irandhir Santos, André Ramiro, Milhem Cortaz, Maria Ribeiro, Seu Jorge
Plot: After a prison riot, Captain Nascimiento, now a high-ranking security officer in Rio de Janeiro, is swept into the largest operation against drug traffickers: a bloody political dispute that involves government officials and paramilitary groups.
10. Elite Squad ( Tropa de Elite )
Year of Release: 2008
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: Portuguese
Genre: Action/Crime
MPAA Rating: R
Director: José Padilha
Actors: Caio Junqueira, Wagner Moura, André Ramiro, Maria Ribeiro, Fernanda Machado, Fernanda de Freitas
Plot: In 1997 when the Pope is set to visit a special ops officer struggles to find a suitable
team member to continue the war against the drug lords of South America.
