Best movies on Netflix (Brésil) : our Top 20

2013 · Noah Baumbach

An American magazine operating from France releases its final issue, assembling narratives that reflect the nation’s unrest: a once-celebrated artist now serving a life sentence, student uprisings that spill into the streets, and a high-stakes kidnapping that is unexpectedly resolved by the ingenuity of a chef. As the editorial team closes this chapter, the magazine’s last pages trace the fractures and surprising solidarities of a country in turmoil.

With Greta Gerwig, Mickey Sumner, Michael Zegen, Adam Driver, Charlotte d'Amboise, Patrick Heusinger and Michael Esper

2024 · David Schurmann

A stranded penguin, slicked with oil, is taken in by a grieving fisherman, and as he nurses the bird back to health their unlikely companionship slowly heals his broken heart. Their bond deepens into an unbreakable friendship—one that endures despite distance and the ever-rolling sea.

With Jean Reno, Adriana Barraza, Nicolás Francella, Alexia Moyano, Rocío Hernández, Ravel Cabral and Pedro Caetano

2024 · Walter Salles

On a secluded sheep ranch in Chile, Memo conceals a luminous singing voice behind a life of isolation and small, glittering flourishes. Haunted by old wounds, he retreats into solitude — until an unexpected listener arrives and the carefully guarded past threatens to surface.

With Fernanda Torres, Selton Mello, Fernanda Montenegro, Valentina Herszage, Maeve Jinkings, Dan Stulbach and Humberto Carrão

2022 · Diego Freitas

Awaiting a kidney transplant, a young pianist forges an unlikely connection with her doctor, discovering the courage she needs to chase her musical dreams.

With Henry Zaga, Giulia Be, João Miguel, Denise Del Vecchio, Othon Bastos, Viviane Araújo and Diego Freitas

2022 · Juliana Vicente

Wielding rhythm and conviction, the iconic hip-hop collective Racionais MC's transformed their urban poetry and political commentary into a powerful cultural force that reshaped Brazilian society and resonated far beyond its borders.

With Mano Brown, KL Jay, Ice Blue, Edi Rock, Ice-T and Dexter

2024 · João Wainer

At nine, Rebeca is sold by her grandmother to the bookseller who controls Rocinha, and she is raised in a favela torn between illegal lottery bosses and rival drug factions. Married to the neighborhood’s drug lord, she survives his violent world and, when he dies, claims his position. Set in 1980s Rio de Janeiro, her rise traces a relentless arc of crime, brutality, narcotics and a fierce, consuming devotion that transforms her into Rocinha’s feared female kingpin.

With Maria Bomani, Jean Amorim, Milhem Cortaz, João Vitor Nascimento, Jorge Hissa, Michely Gabriely and JP Rufino

1997 · Luis Llosa

A National Geographic documentary team is kidnapped by a deranged hunter who forces them to join his perilous pursuit of the planet’s largest and most deadly snake.

With Jennifer Lopez, Ice Cube, Jon Voight, Eric Stoltz, Jonathan Hyde, Owen Wilson and Kari Wuhrer

2024 · Afonso Poyart

As breakthroughs in robotics elevate Paralympians into the era’s foremost sporting icons, Maria becomes obsessed with one goal: to face her sister in the arena. To get there she is drawn into a shadowy underworld of illicit deals and mounting violence.

With Jessica Córes, Bruno Gagliasso, Gabz, Christian Malheiros, Nill Marcondes, Guta Ruiz and Miguel Nader

2025 · Andrucha Waddington

Gifted with dazzling skill, fierce resilience and fearless flair, Vini Jr.'s fleet, unpredictable footwork lights up every pitch as he rises from humble beginnings to become an international football star.

With Vini Jr., Fernanda Nascimento, Luana Paixão, Nilza Paixão, Ulysses Paixão, Vinicius Paixão and Douglonez