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    Brazilian Thriller Movies

    The 40 most popular brazilian thriller movies, ranked. Click any film for ratings, reviews, trailers, and where to watch.

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    Elize: Shadows of a Woman
    TMDB3.8

    Elize: Shadows of a Woman

    2026 · 1h 33m

    country: Brazil

    In this retelling of a real case, a former escort discovers her wealthy husband's infidelity and struggles to cope as betrayal poisons their marriage.

    Beast Race
    TMDB3.5

    Beast Race

    2026 · 2h 4m

    country: Brazil

    In future Rio de Janeiro, a young leader of the resistance must enter a deadly parkour-inspired competition in order to save his sister's life.

    Giselle
    TMDB2.3

    Giselle

    1980 · 1h 30m

    country: Brazil

    Sexy girl seduces all the members of her family. She indirectly causes the failure of his father's marriage, for her stepmother falls in love with her. Then, she has affairs with her father's stepson, and with the farm housekeeper. She and some friends are also raped by some bad guys. But they all celebrate the ruin of traditional family values.

    The Secret Agent
    TMDB3.6
    FF4.5

    The Secret Agent

    2025 · 2h 41m

    country: Brazil

    Brazil, 1977. Marcelo, a technology expert in his early 40s, is on the run. Hoping to reunite with his son, he travels to Recife during Carnival but soon realizes that the city is not the safe haven he was expecting.

    Nando Between Two Worlds - A Sintonia Film
    TMDB3.0

    Nando Between Two Worlds - A Sintonia Film

    2026 · 1h 49m

    country: Brazil

    Caught between family life and his obligations to the criminal underworld, Nando faces an impossible choice about where his true loyalties lie.

    State of Fear
    TMDB2.9

    State of Fear

    2026 · 1h 43m

    country: Brazil

    As São Paulo erupts in an unprecedented wave of violence, a lawyer with underworld ties must strike a deal with the police to rescue her kidnapped niece.

    Blindness
    TMDB3.3

    Blindness

    2008 · 2h 1m

    country: Brazil

    When a sudden plague of blindness devastates a city, a small group of the afflicted band together to triumphantly overcome the horrific conditions of their imposed quarantine.

    Trash
    TMDB3.6

    Trash

    2014 · 1h 54m

    country: Brazil

    Set in Brazil, three kids who make a discovery in a garbage dump soon find themselves running from the cops and trying to right a terrible wrong.

    Macabre
    TMDB3.2

    Macabre

    2019 · 1h 45m

    country: Brazil

    In the 1990s, two brothers were accused of murdering eight women, one man and one child in the Serra dos Órgãos region. In the eyes of the suspects, Sergeant Téo realizes that the trial of the press, police and local society is fundamentally racist, and begins to have doubts about the conviction of one of them. Based on a true story, the film is a work of fiction about the famous case of the "Necrophil Brothers."

    The Traitor
    TMDB3.8

    The Traitor

    2019 · 2h 31m

    country: Brazil

    Palermo, Sicily, 1980. Mafia member Tommaso Buscetta decides to move to Brazil with his family fleeing the constant war between the different clans of the criminal organization. But when, after living several misfortunes, he is forced to return to Italy, he makes a bold decision that will change his life and the destiny of Cosa Nostra forever.

    Bacurau
    TMDB3.8

    Bacurau

    2019 · 2h 11m

    country: Brazil

    Bacurau, a small town in the Brazilian sertão, mourns the loss of its matriarch, Carmelita, who lived to be 94. Days later, its inhabitants notice that their community has vanished from most maps.

    Overhaul
    TMDB3.4

    Overhaul

    2023 · 1h 40m

    country: Brazil

    When truck racer Roger loses everything, he receives a tempting but dangerous offer: to work as the getaway driver for a gang of thieves.

    a_ética
    TMDB2.1

    a_ética

    2008 · 15m

    country: Brazil

    A man awakes in an abandoned shed.Confused, he finds itself tied to a chair. Standing in front of him is an unknown man, who begins a weird speech about his unique professional ethics, until the conversation rovers to a new and tense situation.

    Cute but Ordinary
    TMDB2.5

    Cute but Ordinary

    1981 · 1h 45m

    country: Brazil

    The youngest daughter of a rich man has been raped by five black men in the slums of Rio de Janeiro, and her father arranges her marriage to one of his employees in order to save the family’s honor.

    Amazon Jail
    TMDB2.2

    Amazon Jail

    1982 · 1h 39m

    country: Brazil

    Young women in the Amazon are kidnapped by a ring of devil-worshipers, who plan to sell them as sex slaves. Some of the women escape, but are pursued into the jungle by their captors. The women must band together to turn the tables on their kidnappers.

    Damned Memory
    TMDB2.8

    Damned Memory

    2016 · 19m

    country: Brazil

    The thriller "Damned Memory" tells the story of Yoko (Leticia Takara) who lost her memory recently. Cintia (Mariusa Bregoli) tries to help her remember. Strange events occur in the house during the night, causing horror to friends and to all who enters there. Yoko has strange visions pounding in her mind and it says something inhabits her house beyond Cintia and her. Gradually, Yoko will recover, but what comes up are memories that must never be remembered.

    Night Stage
    TMDB3.3

    Night Stage

    2026 · 1h 59m

    country: Brazil

    An actor and a politician start a secret affair and together discover their fetish for having sex in public places. The closer they get to their dream of fame, the more they feel the urge to put themselves at risk.

    Praça Paris
    TMDB3.4

    Praça Paris

    2017 · 1h 52m

    country: Argentina

    Camila is a Portuguese therapist who works at Rio de Janeiro State University, where she attends Glória, the university's elevator operator. Throughout the sessions, Camila faces a very violent reality, since Glória was raped by her own father as a child and her brother Jonas is a dangerous bandit that is in prison. Increasingly frightened by the reports she hears, she feels threatened at the same time that Glória sees her as essential in her life.

    Motel Destino
    TMDB3.4

    Motel Destino

    2024 · 1h 55m

    country: Brazil

    Motel Destino, a sex hotel in Northern Brazil, is run by the hot-headed Elias and his restless wife, Dayana. When a young gang member on the run named Heraldo stays at the motel, Dayana becomes intrigued with him. As the two navigate a dance of power and desire, a dangerous plan for freedom emerges.

    Paulina
    TMDB3.2

    Paulina

    2015 · 1h 43m

    country: France

    Paulina is a young lawyer with a promising career in Buenos Aires, who chooses to go back to her home town. Her father, Fernando, is a well known judge. Against his will, Paulina decides to teach in a suburban high school as part of an inclusion program. One night, after the second week working there, she's brutally assaulted by a gang. With the disapproval of the people around her, she decides to go back to work, in the neighborhood where she was attacked, without realizing that her attackers may be even closer than she thought.

    Exquisite Corpse
    TMDB1.9

    Exquisite Corpse

    2021 · 1h 28m

    country: Argentina

    With her girlfriend lying comatose in the hospital, after having found her lifeless body in the bathtub, Clara starts the path of physical and psychological transformation with the goal of possessing her girlfriend again in some way.

    Journey to the End of the Night
    TMDB3.0

    Journey to the End of the Night

    2006 · 1h 28m

    country: United States

    In a dark and decadent area of São Paulo, the exiled Americans Rosso and his son Paul own a brothel. Paul is a compulsive gambler addicted in cocaine and his father is married with the former prostitute Angie, and they have a little son. When a client is killed by his wife in their establishment, they find a suitcase with drugs.

    The Island of Prohibited Pleasures
    TMDB2.1

    The Island of Prohibited Pleasures

    1979 · 1h 36m

    country: Brazil

    There's the continent ruled by a repressive government and there's an island where political activists of the continent take refuge on running away from the continent's police. This island is their last stand – there they live in a way not possible in the continent – free love, no possessions, brotherhood… In the continent, a killer is sent to the island to kill the revolutionary leaders. The killer is a woman , Ana (Neide Ribeiro). She will go there as a journalist sent there to interview the leaders of the movement. On arriving to the island, she will find out that things were much different from what she expected. Will Ana be involved by the "island of forbidden pleasures." Will she fulfill her mission?

    Narciso
    TMDB5.0

    Narciso

    2026 · 1h 41m

    country: Paraguay

    Paraguay, 1958. The charismatic Narciso returns from Buenos Aires with rock ’n’ roll in his veins. Under the suffocating military regime, his radio show becomes a music sensation and a symbol of freedom.

    Rio de Sangue
    TMDB3.4

    Rio de Sangue

    2026

    country: Brazil

    After leading a failed operation, a policewoman under a death threat leaves São Paulo in search of safety and to reconnect with her daughter, who works as a doctor for a non-governmental organization and was kidnapped in the interior of Pará by illegal gold miners.

    The Condor Conspiracy
    TMDB5.0

    The Condor Conspiracy

    2026 · 1h 55m

    country: Brazil

    After the death of former Brazilian president Juscelino Kubitschek in a car accident in August 1976, a journalist decides to investigate the case. The death of another former president, João Goulart, in December of the same year, heightens her suspicions of a conspiracy.

    Killer Fish
    TMDB2.4

    Killer Fish

    1979 · 1h 40m

    country: Brazil

    Jewel thieves attempt to recover treasure from piranha infested waters. Mistrust and betrayals happen amongst the gang in the quest for gold.

    Saudades

    Saudades

    2024

    country: Brazil

    No overview available

    Four Days in September
    TMDB3.8

    Four Days in September

    1997 · 1h 50m

    country: Brazil

    Fernando, a journalist, and his friend César join terrorist group MR8 in order to fight Brazilian dictatorial regime during the late sixties. César, however, is wounded and captured during a bank hold up. Fernando then decides to kidnap the American ambassador in Brazil and ask for the release of fifteen political prisoners in exchange for his life.

    #SalveRosa
    TMDB3.3

    #SalveRosa

    2025 · 1h 35m

    country: Brazil

    A young influencer decides to investigate her past after fainting at school. What she discovers puts not only her relationship with her overprotective mother at risk, but also her own life.

    Sentimento Mortal
    TMDB0.5

    Sentimento Mortal

    2023

    country: Brazil

    No overview available

    DRAGKILLER
    TMDB3.0

    DRAGKILLER

    2025 · 1h 11m

    country: Brazil

    After a mysterious killer attacks drag queen Tita Tully, who disappears without a trace, has shaken the quiet town of Judge From Outside. With the police silent and the townspeople in shock, the story catches the attention of Dakota Moss, a determined reporter who sees the case as a chance to boost her career. But the more she investigates, the more she realizes that the truth may be as deadly as it is glamorous.

    Pronta-Entrega
    TMDB5.0

    Pronta-Entrega

    2025

    country: Unknown

    A young woman experiences shopping compulsion in a world where everything is very easy to acquire... until her money runs out!

    Story.Telling
    TMDB3.8

    Story.Telling

    2021 · 30m

    country: Brazil

    A 26 minutes sequence shot while two script writers create a horror story about friends that have to run away and survive in a house from a slasher attacking.

    Yakuza Princess
    TMDB3.0

    Yakuza Princess

    2021 · 1h 52m

    country: Brazil

    In Brazil, Akemi finds out that she's the heiress to the Yakuza empire. Just after that, her destiny enters a spiral of violence and mystery, where a gaijin (foreigner) who's been protecting her all this time, Shirô, may have been actually sent to kill her.

    The Awakener
    TMDB3.3

    The Awakener

    2018 · 1h 48m

    country: Brazil

    Miguel is a federal agent, highly trained and skilled in weapons. After experiencing trauma in his personal life, he sets out on a journey of revenge, assuming the identity of a masked vigilante. The Awakener decides to do justice with his own hands by exterminating corrupt politicians.

    Skinned
    TMDB2.5

    Skinned

    2021 · 1h 26m

    country: Brazil

    Breno's neurotic and ruled life goes into an unhealthy spiral when Verônica, a beautiful shopkeeper, appears outside his apartment to offer him an invitation.

    Um Palmo
    TMDB3.3

    Um Palmo

    2021 · 1h 19m

    country: Brazil

    Diogo is sneaking out of the house when he is surprised by a blackout in the neighborhood and gets stuck in the elevator. Without finding a solution other than waiting, Diogo is forced to distract himself from his boredom on social media.

    Asymmetry
    TMDB3.3

    Asymmetry

    2023 · 15m

    country: Brazil

    Cora is an ordinary girl who finds herself in an unusual situation: she lives in a troubled relationship with Camila, a vampire. Everything changes when Cora realizes that this scenario is harming much more than her night's sleep.

    Águas Passadas
    TMDB5.0

    Águas Passadas

    2023

    country: Brazil

    No overview available

    About Brazilian Thriller Movies

    Brazilian cinema

    Brazilian cinema's Cinema Novo movement of the 1960s tied filmmaking directly to social critique, a thread that runs through to the urban dramas that broke internationally in the 2000s.

    Thriller

    Thrillers are engineered for tension: the pace, the withholding, the sense that something is closing in. The genre blends freely with crime, horror, and science fiction, and it's where a lot of the sharpest genre craft happens.

    In this list

    Years covered
    1979–2026
    Best reviewed
    The Traitor (7.6)
    Often also
    Drama, Crime, Action

    Common questions

    What are the best Brazilian thriller movies?
    By popularity across Flickfolio and TMDB, the top picks right now are Elize: Shadows of a Woman, Beast Race, and Giselle. The full ranked list of 40 sits above — open any movie for ratings, reviews, and streaming availability.
    How is this list ranked?
    Brazilian thriller movies are ordered by overall popularity, which blends how often a title is viewed, searched, and logged. It updates as viewing habits shift, so the list reflects what people are actually watching rather than a fixed critical canon.
    Where can I watch these movies?
    Every movie page lists current streaming, rental, and purchase options for your region, alongside community ratings and reviews from Flickfolio members.

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