Nelson Xavier
Actor · 44 credits · 10 in highly-rated films
Best known for At Play in the Fields of the Lord (1991)
Frequent collaborators: Wilson Grey, Maria Silvia, José Dumont, Emiliano Queiroz, Ana Maria Miranda
Best Nelson Xavier movies by genre
Movies (42 total, ranked by score)
1At Play in the Fields of the Lord
1991 · ★ 6.6 (57 votes)
Drama, Romance
2As Mães de Chico Xavier
2011 · ★ 7.8 (47 votes)
Drama
3Seara Vermelha
1964
Drama
4Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands
1976 · ★ 6.8 (150 votes)
Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
5A Culpa
1972
Crime, Drama
6Comeback
2017 · ★ 6.5 (17 votes)
Drama, Western
7Gordos e Magros
1976
Comedy
8The Storytellers
2003 · ★ 7.3 (25 votes)
Drama
9Stolen Dreams
2009 · ★ 5.7 (43 votes)
Drama
10Cesium-137
1990 · ★ 4.8 (5 votes)
Drama
11Eu Carrego um Sertão Dentro de Mim
1980
Documentary
- 12
The Wizard and the Sheriff
1983 · ★ 5.0 (7 votes)
Comedy, Fantasy
13A Rainha do Rádio
1979
Drama
14O Bom Burguês
1983 · ★ 3.5 (2 votes)
Crime
15Desesperato
1968 · ★ 5.0 (1 votes)
Drama
16O Gerente
2011 · ★ 5.5 (4 votes)
Drama
17The Devil Queen
1974 · ★ 6.3 (18 votes)
Crime, Drama
18Lonesome Women
1959
Adventure, Drama
19Napomuceno's Will
1997 · ★ 2.0 (1 votes)
Drama
20Ovelha Negra, Uma Despedida de Solteiro
1974 · ★ 5.0 (4 votes)
Comedy
21Luz, Câmera, 50 Anos: Lampião e Maria Bonita - O Filme
2015 · ★ 7.2 (6 votes)
Drama, Adventure, TV Movie
22Two Lost in a Dirty Night
1970 · ★ 4.2 (5 votes)
Drama
23The Lady from Estácio
2012 · ★ 6.6 (5 votes)
Drama
24Chica de Río
2001 · ★ 5.5 (20 votes)
Drama, Comedy
25BLABLABLÁ
1968 · ★ 6.6 (11 votes)
Drama
26As Confissões de Frei Abóbora
1971 · ★ 7.0 (1 votes)
Comedy
27Farewell
2014 · ★ 4.6 (7 votes)
Drama
28Cinema
1974 · ★ 5.0 (1 votes)
Documentary
29Lua Cambará - Nas Escadarias do Palácio
2002 · ★ 7.0 (1 votes)
Drama
30O Bandido Antônio Dó
1980
Crime, Drama
Credits are ranked using the same weighted score as movie collections. Last updated Aug 29, 2026.