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Héctor Babenco

Director · 27 credits · 14 in highly-rated films

Best known for Carandiru (2003)

Best Héctor Babenco movies by genre

Directed movies (14 total, ranked by score)

  1. Carandiru

    2003 · ★ 7.6 (627 votes)

    Drama

    1

  2. Pixote

    1980 · ★ 7.9 (244 votes)

    Crime, Drama

    2

  3. Kiss of the Spider Woman

    1985 · ★ 7.0 (351 votes)

    Drama

    3

  4. At Play in the Fields of the Lord

    1991 · ★ 6.6 (57 votes)

    Drama, Romance

    4

  5. Ironweed

    1987 · ★ 6.3 (144 votes)

    Drama

    5

  6. The Past

    2007 · ★ 6.2 (31 votes)

    Drama, Romance

    6

  7. Lucio Flavio

    1977 · ★ 7.0 (41 votes)

    Crime, Drama

    7

  8. The Earth is Round like An Orange

    1984

    Documentary

    8

  9. Words with Gods

    2014 · ★ 5.7 (8 votes)

    Drama, Comedy

    9

  10. O Fabuloso Fittipaldi

    1973

    Documentary

    10

  11. King of the Night

    1975 · ★ 6.1 (12 votes)

    Drama, Romance

    11

  12. Foolish Heart

    1998 · ★ 4.3 (7 votes)

    Drama

    12

  13. My Hindu Friend

    2016 · ★ 4.0 (30 votes)

    Drama

    13

  14. Museu de Arte de São Paulo Assis Chateaubriand

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    Documentary

    14

Credits are ranked using the same weighted score as movie collections. Last updated Aug 29, 2026.