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Best Brazilian Movies of the 1980s

This collection ranks 499 movies from Brazil released in the 1980s. The list is ranked using a weighted combination of audience ratings, vote volume and popularity data, so movies with only a handful of votes never outrank widely acclaimed films. At the top sits The Mission.

499 qualifying moviesRanked using a weighted combination of ratings, vote volume and popularity data

  1. 1

    The Mission

    1986· 2h 5m· en

    7.41.6K
  3. 3

    Pixote

    1980· 2h 7m· pt

    7.9244
  10. 10

    Jango

    1984· 1h 55m· pt

    6.98
  14. 14

    Chico Rei

    1985· 1h 55m· pt

    —0
  21. 21

    Bacanal

    1980· 1h 33m· pt

    5.73
  26. 26

    Gabriela

    1983· 1h 39m· pt

    5.944
  28. 28

    Winter

    1983· 1h 28m· pt

    10.01
  30. 30

    The Kiss

    1981· 1h 20m· pt

    7.238
  44. 44

    Brasil

    1981· 13m· pt

    6.44

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Frequently asked questions

How many brazilian movies were made in the 1980s?

499 Brazil productions from the 1980s have real rating data.

How are these brazilian films ranked?

By a weighted score combining audience ratings, vote volume and popularity. Movies with very few votes are statistically shrunk toward the global average, so they cannot dominate the top of the list.

What is the best brazilian movie of the 1980s?

The Mission currently holds the #1 position.