List of the best José Padilha movies: Elite Squad 2(2010), Elite Squad(2007), Secrets of the Tribe(2009), RoboCop(2014), 7 Days in Entebbe(2018), Rio, I Love You(2014) ... ...
Action, Crime, Drama
Brazil
2010
116 Minutes
Director
Wagner Moura Irandhir Santos André Ramiro Pedro Van-Held Tainá Müller Maria Ribeiro Milhem Cortaz Sandro Rocha André Mattos Seu Jorge Adriano Garib
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.
Mystery & Thriller, Action, Crime, Drama
Brazil|USA|Argentina
2007
114 Minutes
Director
Wagner Moura André Ramiro Caio Junqueira Milhem Cortaz Fernanda Machado Maria Ribeiro Fábio Lago Fernanda de Freitas Marcelo Valle André Mauro Paulo Hamilton
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In 1997 Rio de Janeiro, Captain Nascimento has to find a substitute for his position while trying to take down drug dealers and criminals before the Pope visits.
Documentary
UK|Brazil|France
2009
110 Minutes
Director
The field of anthropology goes under the magnifying glass in this fiery investigation of the seminal research on Yanomami Indians. In the 1960s and '70s, a steady stream of anthropologists ... See full summary »
Sci-Fi, Action
USA
2014
117 Minutes
Director
Joel Kinnaman Gary Oldman Samuel L. Jackson Michael Keaton Abbie Cornish Jackie Earle Haley Michael Kenneth Williams Jay Baruchel Jennifer Ehle Marianne Jean-Baptiste
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In 2028 Detroit, when Alex Murphy, a loving husband, father and good cop, is critically injured in the line of duty, the multinational conglomerate OmniCorp sees their chance for a part-man, part-robot police officer.
Mystery & Thriller, Drama, History
UK|USA|France|Malta
2018
107 Minutes
Director
Daniel Brühl Rosamund Pike Eddie Marsan Lior Ashkenazi Denis Menochet Ben Schnetzer Nonso Anozie Angel Bonanni Mark Ivanir Andrea Deck Peter Sullivan
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Inspired by the true events of the 1976 hijacking of an Air France flight en route from Tel Aviv to Paris, and the most daring rescue mission ever attempted.
Romance, Comedy, Drama
2014
110 Minutes
Paolo Sorrentino José Padilha Guillermo Arriaga John Turturro Andrucha Waddington Harvey Keitel
Ten filmmakers present 10 short stories about encounters of love in the neighborhoods of Rio de Janeiro.