The 30 best movies from Brazil

Ranked by weighted audience rating: among 66 movies with at least 300 votes on TMDb, the formula balances the score with the vote count, so a barely-rated title cannot leap past a classic. Cidade de Deus leads, rated 8.2 (2002). The average release year on the list is 2013. The list is recalculated weekly; each title links to its full page, including where to watch in Brazil.

Page updated on 09/20/2026.

1

City of God (2002)

directed by Fernando Meirelles · 130 min · 8.4 8,413 votes
2

Call Me by Your Name (2017)

directed by Luca Guadagnino · 132 min · 8.1 12,931 votes
3

Elite Squad (2007)

directed by José Padilha · 115 min · 8.1 2,801 votes
4

A Dog's Will (2000)

directed by Guel Arraes · 104 min · 8.4 1,241 votes
5

Elite Squad: The Enemy Within (2010)

directed by José Padilha · 115 min · 7.9 2,104 votes
6

Central Station (1998)

directed by Walter Salles · 110 min · 8.1 1,073 votes
7

The Lighthouse (2019)

directed by Robert Eggers · 110 min · 7.5 5,750 votes
8

I'm Still Here (2024)

directed by Walter Salles · 135 min · 7.9 1,141 votes
9

Beasts of No Nation (2015)

directed by Cary Joji Fukunaga · 137 min · 7.6 1,923 votes
10

The Way He Looks (2014)

directed by Daniel Ribeiro · 96 min · 7.9 1,005 votes
11

Samsara (2011)

directed by Ron Fricke · 102 min · 8.1 704 votes
12

The Second Mother (2015)

directed by Anna Muylaert · 112 min · 8.0 795 votes
13

The Salt of the Earth (2014)

directed by Juliano Ribeiro Salgado · 110 min · 8.1 692 votes
14

The Traitor (2019)

directed by Marco Bellocchio · 151 min · 7.6 1,444 votes
15

Bacurau (2019)

directed by Juliano Dornelles · 131 min · 7.6 1,172 votes
16

My Mom Is a Character 3 (2019)

directed by Susana Garcia · 111 min · 8.2 498 votes
17

The Mission (1986)

directed by Roland Joffé · 126 min · 7.4 1,595 votes
18

My Mom Is a Character (2013)

directed by André Pellenz · 81 min · 7.7 685 votes
19

Frances Ha (2013)

directed by Noah Baumbach · 86 min · 7.3 1,862 votes
20

Rich in Love (2020)

directed by Bruno Garotti · 104 min · 7.7 633 votes
21

Bingo: The King of the Mornings (2017)

directed by Daniel Rezende · 113 min · 8.0 419 votes
22

Carandiru (2003)

directed by Héctor Babenco · 146 min · 7.6 629 votes
23

My Mom Is a Character 2 (2016)

directed by César Rodrigues · 88 min · 7.7 526 votes
24

Lisbela and the Prisoner (2003)

directed by Guel Arraes · 104 min · 7.8 409 votes
25

Beyond the Universe (2022)

directed by Diego Freitas · 126 min · 7.9 348 votes
26

The Witch (2016)

directed by Robert Eggers · 92 min · 7.0 7,854 votes
27

Invisible Life (2019)

directed by Karim Aïnouz · 139 min · 7.8 351 votes
28

Estômago: A Gastronomic Story (2008)

directed by Marcos Jorge · 112 min · 7.9 309 votes
29

The Edge of Democracy (2019)

directed by Petra Costa · 121 min · 7.7 386 votes
30

Cousins (2019)

directed by Mauro Carvalho · 83 min · 7.7 365 votes