Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "brazilian-police"

1. The Traitor (2019)

R | 153 min | Biography, Crime, Drama

The real life of Tommaso Buscetta, the so-called "boss of the two worlds," the first mafia informant in Sicily in the 1980s.

Director: Marco Bellocchio | Stars: Pierfrancesco Favino, Maria Fernanda Cândido, Fabrizio Ferracane, Fausto Russo Alesi

Votes: 12,993

2. Elite Squad 2: The Enemy Within (2010)

Not Rated | 115 min | Action, Crime, Drama

After a prison riot, former-Captain Nascimento, now a high ranking security officer in Rio de Janeiro, is swept into a bloody political dispute that involves government officials and paramilitary groups.

Director: José Padilha | Stars: Wagner Moura, Irandhir Santos, André Ramiro, Milhem Cortaz

Votes: 86,818 | Gross: $0.10M

3. Arcanjo Renegado (2020– )

Action, Crime, Drama

Mikhael is a sergeant in charge of BOPE, always on dangerous missions in Rio de Janeiro. But after getting involved in a controversial operation that culminated to a slaughter, he is transferred to a police unit at the state countryside.

Stars: Marcello Melo Jr., Álamo Facó, Rita Guedes, Cris Vianna

Votes: 405

4. Edge of Desire (2017)

60 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

A young man falls for a seductive, confident woman who performs as a mermaid and actually believes that she is one.

Stars: Maria Fernanda Cândido, Juliana Paes, Lília Cabral, Isis Valverde

Votes: 342

5. Sintonia (2019– )

TV-MA | 40 min | Crime, Drama, Music

Three teens living in the same São Paulo shanty town pursue their dreams while maintaining their friendship, amid a world of music, drugs and religion.

Stars: Fernanda Viacava, Gabriela Mag, Rhamon Garcia, Christian Malheiros

Votes: 1,590

6. Our Godfather (2019)

92 min | Documentary, Biography, Crime

OUR GODFATHER is a feature-length documentary about Tommaso Buscetta, the first high-ranking Italian mafia boss ever to turn against Cosa Nostra. Buscetta helped convict more than 400 ... See full summary »

Directors: Mark Franchetti, Andrew Meier | Stars: Cristina Buscetta, Roberto Buscetta, Lisa Buscetta, Roberto Precioso

Votes: 1,623

7. The Evandro Case: A Devilish Plot (2021)

Documentary, Crime

The series follows the story of the disappearance of a boy in Paraná state and the investigation of the case.

Stars: Ivan Mizanzuk, Antonio Figueiredo Basto, Paulo Markowicz, José Maria Correia

Votes: 813

8. Intervenção, É Proibido Morrer (2021)

90 min | Drama

Larissa competed for the Rio Military Police in search of the ideal of "protecting the citizen".

Director: Caio Cobra | Stars: Juliane Araújo, Lazuli Barbosa, Aline Borges, Rainer Cadete

Votes: 431

9. Who Killed Eloá? (2015)

24 min | Documentary, Short

In 2009, 22-year-old Lindemberg Alves invaded the apartment of ex-girlfriend Eloá Pimentel, 15, armed, holding her hostage for five days. The crime was widely spread by TV channels. This ... See full summary »

Director: Lívia Perez | Stars: Sonia Abrão, Lindemberg Fernandes Alves, William Bonner, Zeca Camargo

Votes: 57

10. The Division (2020)

134 min | Action, Crime, Thriller

In the 90s, Rio de Janeiro was shaken by a wave of kidnappings. Security forces call controversial agents to help save the city from thugs and also from the police itself.

Director: Vicente Amorim | Stars: Samir Abujamra, Joyce Alves, Gisela Andrade, Lúcio Andrey

Votes: 756

11. Operação Fronteira: América do Sul (2020– )

Reality-TV

Drug and arms trafficking, smuggling and illegal immigration are challenges faced daily at the borders of South America. Follow the unceasing work to ensure security at strategic points on the continent.

Votes: 9

12. Auto de Resistência (2018)

104 min | Documentary

A documentary about the Rio de Janeiro police killings praticed as so-called "self-defense acts". The film follows people who deal with those deaths in their daily lives, showing how ... See full summary »

Directors: Lula Carvalho, Natasha Neri

Votes: 111

13. Welcome to Rio (2014– )
Episode: Peace (2014)

As the eyes of the world turn to Rio de Janeiro for the 2014 World Cup, this three-part observational series reveals the truth about life inside Rio's famous shanty-towns, the favelas, through the lives of people who live there.

Director: Edward Watts

14. Impuros (2018– )
Episode: Episode #1.1 (2018)

Action, Crime, Drama

Evandro lives with his mother Arlete. She thinks she will get her family back once Zeca, her other son, is released from the juvenile detention center, but in order to pay for his ... See full summary »

Directors: Tomas Portella, René Sampaio | Stars: Raphael Logam, Rui Ricardo Diaz, Cyria Coentro, Fernanda Machado

Votes: 49