Best Portuguese Language Movies by Rank
109
1
Fernando Meirelles, Kátia Lund
Alexandre Rodrigues, Leandro Firmino
Drama / Crime / Thriller / Period Film
Brazil / France / USA
Portuguese
392
2
Walter Salles
Fernanda Montenegro, Vinícius de Oliveira
Drama
Brazil / France
Portuguese
777
4
Marcel Camus
Breno Mello, Marpessa Dawn, Marcel Camus, Fausto Guerzoni, Lourdes de Oliveira
Drama / Comedy / Romance / Fantasy
Brazil / France / Italy
Portuguese
871
5
Kleber Mendonça Filho
Robson Andrade, Rubens Santos, Licínio Januário
Crime / Drama / Mystery / Thriller / Post-Noir
Brazil / France / Netherlands / Germany
Portuguese
1182
6
Glauber Rocha
Othon Bastos, Maurício do Valle, Geraldo Del Rey,
Drama / Crime
Brazil
Portuguese
1214
7
Walter Salles
Fernanda Torres, Fernanda Montenegro, Otavio Linhares, Selton Mello
Biography / Drama / History
Brazil / France
Portuguese
1547
8
Walter Salles
José Dumont, Rodrigo Santoro, Rita Assemany
Drama
Brazil / France / Switzerland
Portuguese
1698
9
Anselmo Duarte
Leonardo Villar, Glória Menezes, Dionísio Azevedo
Drama / Religion
Brazil / Portugal
Portuguese
1948
10
Nelson Pereira dos Santos
Átila Iório, Maria Ribeiro, Orlando Macedo, Jofre Soares
Drama
Brazil
Portuguese
2001
11
Glauber Rocha
Jardel Filho, Paulo Autran, José Lewgoy, Glauce Rocha, Paulo Gracindo
Drama
Brazil
Portuguese
2049
12
Bruno Barreto
Sonia Braga, José Wilker, Mauro Mendonça
Comedy / Fantasy / Romance
Brazil
Portuguese
2179
13
Carlos Diegues
José Wilker, Betty Faria, Fábio Júnior, Zaira Zambelli
Drama / Comedy
Brazil / France / Argentina
Portuguese
2193
14
Miguel Gomes
Teresa Madruga, Laura Soveral, Ana Moreira, Henrique Espírito Santo
Drama / Romance
Portugal / Germany / Brazil / France
Portuguese
2267
15
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
2285
16
Anna Muylaert
Regina Casé, Michel Joelsas, Camila Márdila, Karine Teles
Drama
Brazil
Portuguese
2431
17
Lucy Walker, Karen Harley, João Jardim
Vik Muniz, Fabio Ghivelder, Sebastiao Carlos Dos Santos
Documentary / Biography
Brazil / UK
Portuguese
2465
18
Raoul Ruiz
Adriano Luz, Maria João Bastos, Ricardo Pereira, Clotilde Hesme
Drama / Mystery / Epic / Period Film
Portugal / France
Portuguese
2518
19
Sarah Maldoror
Elisa Andrade, Domingos de Oliveira, Jean M'Vondo, Dino Abelino
Drama
Angola / France
Portuguese
2561
20
Manoel de Oliveira
Leonor Silveira, Filipa de Almeida, John Malkovich, Catherine Deneuve
Drama / Comedy
Portugal / France / Italy
Portuguese
2616
21
Bruno Barreto
Alan Arkin, Pedro Cardoso, Fernanda Torres
Drama / Thriller
Brazil / USA
Portuguese
2616
21
Fábio Barreto
Fábio Barreto, Mariana Pellegrino Barreto
Romance / Drama / Period Film
Brazil
Portuguese
2634
22
Glauber Rocha
Maurício do Valle, Odete Lara, Othon Bastos
Drama / Western / Adventure
France / Brazil / West Germany
Portuguese
2639
23
Humberto Mauro
Durval Bellini, Dea Selva, Lu Marival, Décio Murilo, Andréa Duarte
Drama
Brazil
Portuguese
2639
23
Lima Barreto
Alberto Ruschel, Marisa Prado, Milton Ribeiro, Vanja Orico, Adoniran Barbosa
Action / Drama / Crime / Romance
Brazil
Portuguese
2644
24
João Pedro Rodrigues
Ricardo Meneses, Beatriz Torcato, Andre Barbosa, Eurico Vieira
Drama / Adult
Portugal
Portuguese
2645
25
Pedro Costa
Vitalina Varela, Ventura, Manuel Tavares Almeida, Francisco Brito
Drama
Portugal
Portuguese
2646
26
Carlos Diegues
Jonas Bloch, Zózimo Bulbul, Emmanuel Cavalcanti, Arduíno Colassanti
Drama / History / Epic
Brazil / France
Portuguese
2648
27
Pedro Costa
Vanda Duarte, Lena Duarte, Zita Duarte, Manuel Gomes Miranda, Diogo Pires Miranda
Drama
Portugal / Germany / Switzerland
Portuguese
2656
28
José Padilha
Wagner Moura, Irandhir Santos, André Ramiro, Milhem Cortaz, Maria Ribeiro
Crime / Drama / Thriller / Action
Brazil
Portuguese
2656
28
Karim Aïnouz
Julia Stockler, Carol Duarte, Flávia Gusmão, António Fonseca
Drama
Brazil / Germany
Portuguese
2663
29
Eduardo Coutinho
Eduardo Coutinho, Elizabeth Teixeira, Ferreira Gullar, Tite de Lemos
Documentary / History
Brazil
Portuguese
2678
30
Mario Peixoto
Olga Breno, Tatiana Rey, Raul Schnoor, Brutus Pedreira, Iolanda Bernardes
Drama / Romance / Experimental
Brazil
Portuguese (Silent)
2699
31
Manoel de Oliveira
Maria de Medeiros, Miguel Guilherme, Luís Miguel Cintra, Mário Viegas
Drama
Portugal / France / Switzerland
Portuguese
2699
31
João César Monteiro
Cláudia Teixeira, João César Monteiro
Comedy / Drama
Portugal / France / Italy / Denmark
Portuguese
2699
31
Leon Hirszman
Gianfrancesco Guarnieri, Fernanda Montenegro, Carlos Alberto Riccelli, Bete Mendes
Drama
Brazil
Portuguese
2700
32
Manoel de Oliveira
António Sequeira Lopes, Cristina Hauser
Drama / Romance
Portugal
Portuguese
2701
33
José Padilha
Wagner Moura, André Ramiro, Caio Junqueira, Milhem Cortaz, Fernanda Machado
Action / Crime / Drama / Thriller / Adventure
Brazil / Argentina
Portuguese
2705
34
Gabriel Mascaro
Denise Weinberg, Rodrigo Santoro, Miriam Socarras, Adanilo, Rosa Malagueta
Adventure / Drama / Fantasy / Sci-Fi
Brazil / Mexico / Netherlands / Chile
Portuguese
2709
35
Ruy Guerra, Nelson Xavier
Leonidas Bayer, Carlos Alberto Baía, Hugo Carvana, Murilo de Lima
Drama
Brazil
Portuguese
2711
36
Nelson Yu Lik-wai
Anthony Wong Chau-Sang, Jô Odagiri, Yi Huang, Milhem Cortaz
Thriller / Gangster
Brazil / China / Hong Kong / Japan
Portuguese
2711
36
Tiago Guedes
Albano Jerónimo, Sandra Faleiro, Miguel Borges, Ana Vilela da Costa
Drama
Portugal / France
Portuguese
2711
36
Valeria Sarmiento
Nuno Lopes, Soraia Chaves, Marisa Paredes, John Malkovich, Carloto Cotta
Drama / War
Portugal / France
Portuguese
2711
36
Alberto Seixas Santos
Pauline Cadell, Rui Morrison, Alexandre Pinto
Drama
Portugal
Portuguese
2711
36
João Botelho
Rogério Samora, André Gomes, Rita Blanco
Drama
Portugal / France
Portuguese
2711
36
Pedro Costa
Vanda Duarte, Nuno Vaz, Mariya Lipkina, Isabel Ruth
Drama / Comedy
Portugal / France / Denmark
Portuguese
2711
36
Walter Lima Jr.
Lima Duarte, Fernando Torres, Leandra Leal, Floriano Peixoto
Fantasy / Drama / Mystery / Detective
Brazil
Portuguese
2711
36
Manoel de Oliveira
Lima Duarte, Luís Miguel Cintra, Ricardo Trepa
Biography / Drama / History / Religion / Period Film
Spain / Italy / France / Brazil / Portugal
Portuguese
2711
36
Manoel de Oliveira
Michel Piccoli, Irene Papas, Leonor Silveira, Rogério Samora
Comedy / Drama / Romance
Portugal / France
Portuguese
2711
36
João Botelho
Suzana Borges, Francisco D'Orey, Patrícia Guerreiro
War / Action / Drama / Romance
Portugal
Portuguese
2711
36
João Botelho
Joaquim Oliveira, Rita Blanco, Adriano Luz, Branca de Camargo
Comedy / Drama
Portugal / France / Denmark
Portuguese
2715
37
João Canijo
Anabela Moreira, Rita Blanco, Madalena Almeida, Cleia Almeida, Vera Barreto
Drama
Portugal / France
Portuguese
2719
38
Arnaldo Jabor
Paulo Porto, Darlene Glória, Elza Gomes, Paulo César Peréio
Drama
Brazil
Portuguese
2719
38
Walter Lima Jr.
Anecy Rocha, Ênio Gonçalves, Hélio Fernando, Iracema de Alencar
Drama / Sci-Fi / Comedy
Brazil
Portuguese
2727
39
José Padilha, Felipe Lacerda
Yvonne Bezerra de Mello, Sandro do Nascimento, Rodrigo Pimentel
Documentary / Crime / Drama
Brazil
Portuguese
2731
40
Margarida Cordeiro, António Reis
Albino S. Pedro, Carlos Margarido, Mariana Margarido, Luis Ferreira, Armando Manuel
Drama
Portugal
Portuguese
2734
41
Paulo Morelli
Douglas Silva, Darlan Cunha, Jonathan Haagensen, Rodrigo dos Santos
Crime / Drama
Brazil
Portuguese
2734
41
Andrucha Waddington
Fernanda Montenegro, Fernanda Torres, Ruy Guerra, Seu Jorge, Stênio Garcia
Drama / Period Film
Brazil
Portuguese
2734
41
Sérgio Machado
Lázaro Ramos, Wagner Moura, Alice Braga, José Dumont
Drama
Brazil
Portuguese
2761
42
Glauber Rocha
Maurício do Valle, Jece Valadão, Antonio Pitanga, Tarcísio Meira
Drama / Fantasy / History / Sci-Fi / War / Religion / Epic / Experimental
Brazil
Portuguese
2766
43
Pedro Costa
Ventura, Vanda Duarte, Beatriz Duarte, Gustavo Sumpta, Cila Cardoso, Isabel Cardoso
Drama / Documentary
Portugal / France / Switzerland
Portuguese
2767
44
Manoel de Oliveira
Maria Amélia Matta, Jorge Rolla, Varela Silva
Drama
Portugal
Portuguese
2767
44
Nelson Pereira dos Santos
Arduíno Colessanti, Manfredo Colassanti
Drama / Comedy / History / Adventure
Brazil
Portuguese
2767
44
Manoel de Oliveira
Jose Pinto, Luis Miguel Cintra, Isabel Ruth, Leonor Silveira
Drama
Portugal / France / Spain / Switzerland
Portuguese
2767
44
Manoel de Oliveira
Luis Miguel Cintra, Diogo Doria, Miguel Guilherme, Luis Lucas
Drama / History
Portugal / Spain / France
Portuguese
2771
45
Zézé Gamboa
Makena Diop, Milton 'Santo' Coelho, Maria Ceiça, Patrícia Bull
Drama / War
Angola / France / Portugal
Portuguese
2781
46
Manoel de Oliveira
Leonor Silveira, Cécile Sanz de Alba, Luís Miguel Cintra, Ruy de Carvalho
Drama / Romance
France / Portugal / Switzerland
Portuguese
2792
47
Manoel de Oliveira
Teresa Menezes, Diogo Dória, Mario Barroso, Silvia Rato
Drama / Romance / Period Film
Portugal
Portuguese
2792
47
Suzana Amaral
Marcelia Cartaxo, José Dumont, Tamara Taxman
Comedy
Brazil
Portuguese
2792
47
Teresa Villaverde
Ricardo Colares, Teresa Roby, Joaquim de Almeida, Vincent Gallo
Drama
Portugal / Germany
Portuguese
NR
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Kleber Mendonça Filho
Irma Brown, Sebastião Formiga, Gustavo Jahn, Maeve Jinkings, Dida Maia
Drama / Thriller / Action
Brazil
Portuguese
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