Best crime Portuguese movies on Netflix in India

By the KyaDekhu team · Updated 23 October 2026 · Availability for India from JustWatch, ratings from IMDb

11 movies on Netflix in India match this list, with an average IMDb rating of 5.8. Ranked by vote-weighted IMDb rating and popularity.

1. 7 Prisoners (2021)

Movie · Portuguese · 1h 33m · Drama, Crime · IMDb 7.1 (10.6K votes)

MatureDark & grittyCold & detachedEdge-of-seat

An impoverished teen seeking to escape the clutches of a human trafficker must weigh living up to his moral code against his struggle to survive.

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2. Eloá the Hostage: Live on TV (2025)

Movie · Portuguese · 1h 25m · Documentary, Crime · IMDb 6.5 (866 votes)

Edge-of-seatMatureDark & grittyCold & detached

A tragic hostage case from 2008 Brazil unfolds through unseen diary entries, family interviews, and media coverage, as a 15-year-old girl is held captive by her ex-boyfriend for 100 hours while TV networks broadcast it live.

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3. An Invisible Victim: The Eliza Samudio Case (2024)

Movie · Portuguese · 1h 41m · Documentary, Crime · IMDb 6.4 (1.2K votes)

Cold & detachedMatureDark & grittyEdge-of-seat

A star goalkeeper threatens a woman who is pregnant with his child. Her pleas for help go unanswered in the shadow of his fame — then tragedy strikes.

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4. Turn of the Tide: The Surreal Story of Rabo de Peixe (2025)

Movie · Portuguese · 1h 29m · U/A 16+ · Documentary, Crime · IMDb 6.5 (466 votes)

Cold & detachedDark & gritty

In June 2001, hundreds of kilos of cocaine washed up in a Portuguese village. This gripping documentary reveals the long-lasting impact on the community.

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5. Nelma Kodama: The Queen of Dirty Money (2024)

Movie · Portuguese · 1h 35m · Documentary, Crime · IMDb 5.4 (229 votes)

Cold & detachedDialogue-drivenDark & gritty

Out of prison, notorious black-market currency trader Nelma Kodama exposes her part in a major Brazilian corruption scandal.

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6. Get the Goat (2021)

Movie · Portuguese · 1h 37m · Action, Comedy · IMDb 6.0 (2.2K votes)

Funny

Bruceuilis, a policeman from the countryside, is assigned to rescue Celestina, a goat considered heritage of his small city, and travels to São Paulo. There, he meets police clerk Trindade, who decides to venture out into the field, even though it is not his specialty.

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7. Nando Between Two Worlds - A Sintonia Film (2026)

Movie · Portuguese · 1h 49m · Crime, Thriller · IMDb 4.6 (377 votes)

MatureEdge-of-seatDark & grittySerious

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

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8. Get the Grift (2021)

Movie · Portuguese · 1h 34m · Comedy, Crime · IMDb 5.4 (968 votes)

Funny

After a botched scam, Clóvis bumps into Lohane, his estranged foster sister. In a bind, they soon realize the only way out is to band together.

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9. Elize: Shadows of a Woman (2026)

Movie · Portuguese · 1h 33m · Thriller, Crime · IMDb 6.0 (4.4K votes)

MatureCold & detachedDark & grittyEdge-of-seat

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.

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10. State of Fear (2026)

Movie · Portuguese · 1h 43m · U/A 16+ · Action, Thriller · IMDb 4.9 (796 votes)

Fast-pacedEdge-of-seatVisually stunningMature

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.

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11. Outlaw (2024)

Movie · Portuguese · 1h 20m · Action, Crime · IMDb 5.2 (1.2K votes)

MatureVisually stunningEdge-of-seatDark & gritty

At the age of nine, Rebeca is sold by her grandmother to the bookseller who ran Rocinha. Disputed by bicheiros and drug dealers, the community is going through changes in power. Rebeca becomes the wife of the chief drug dealer and, with the death of her partner, his successor. The electrifying trajectory of crime, viol

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