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. 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
3. 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
4. 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
5. 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
6. 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
7. Carandiru
Year of Release: 2004
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: Portuguese
Genre: Drama/Crime
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Hector Babenco
Actors: Ailton Graça, Aida Leiner, Rodrigo Santoro, Maria Luisa Mendonça, Gero Camilo, Lázaro Ramos
Plot: Brazilian MD Drauzio Varella starts AIDS prevention in Brazil's largest prison, Carandiru, in Sao Paulo, where the population is nearly double its 4000 maximum. Doc learns from experience, and through stories, the tragic history behind the crimes which landed the prisoners there. Just when he believes to leave the prisoners happy with a soccer tournament, a silly clothing line argument kick-starts a politically opportune revolt.
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.
