Best Portuguese movies on MUBI in India
By the KyaDekhu team · Updated · Availability for India from JustWatch, ratings from IMDb
13 movies on MUBI in India match this list, with an average IMDb rating of 6.7. Ranked by vote-weighted IMDb rating and popularity.
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1. Bacurau (2019)
Movie · Portuguese · 2h 11m · Mystery, Western · IMDb 7.3 (35.6K votes)
Visually stunningTwistyMatureEdge-of-seat
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.
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2. Tabu (2012)
Movie · Portuguese · 2h · Drama, Romance · IMDb 7.3 (8.0K votes)
Slow-burnTwistyDark & gritty
Lisbon, Portugal, 2010. Pilar, a pious woman devoted to social causes, maintains a peculiar relationship with her neighbor Aurora, a temperamental old woman obsessed with gambling who lives tormented by a mysterious past.
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3. Pictures of Ghosts (2023)
Movie · Portuguese · 1h 33m · Documentary · IMDb 7.6 (2.8K votes)
Slow-burnFamily-friendlyLow-stakesStraightforward
Downtown Recife’s classic movie palaces from the 20th century are mostly gone. That city area is now an archaeological site of sorts that reveals aspects of life in society which have been lost. And that’s just part of the story.
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4. Cold Tropics (2009)
Movie · Portuguese · 25m · Comedy, Science Fiction · IMDb 7.6 (1.2K votes)
Slow-burnFunnyLow-stakesCold & detached
In tropical Recife, in northeastern Brazil, temperatures drop to impossible lows and the inhabitants have to adapt. This 'mockumentary' gradually turns critical, looking at the climate, urban development and social interaction from every angle. Does a ray of sun pierce the clouds, after all?
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5. Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands (1976)
Movie · Portuguese · 1h 57m · Comedy, Drama · IMDb 6.9 (4.2K votes)
FunnyMatureTwistySlow-burn
After the death of her handsome but good-for-nothing husband Vadinho, Flor, a widow, marries Dr. Teodoro, a respectable gentleman. Hilarity ensues when Vadinho's spirit returns into her life.
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6. Horse Money (2014)
Movie · Portuguese · 1h 45m · Drama · IMDb 6.9 (2.2K votes)
Slow-burnTwistyCold & detachedSerious
While the young captains lead the revolution in the streets, the people of Fontainhas search for Ventura, lost in the woods.
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7. Green Vinyl (2004)
Movie · Portuguese · 16m · Drama, Horror · IMDb 6.8 (1.2K votes)
Slow-burn
A mother gives her daughter a box full of old, coloured little vinyl records. The daughter may listen to them, but she should never, ever, play the green one.
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8. Eletrodoméstica (2005)
Movie · Portuguese · 23m · Comedy, Drama · IMDb 6.9 (668 votes)
Slow-burnLow-stakesFamily-friendlyDialogue-driven
A middle-class family living in a house filled with superfluous electronic appliances see the arrival of a new item, a 29" TV-set.
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9. Grand Tour (2024)
Movie · Portuguese · 2h 9m · Drama, Adventure · IMDb 6.5 (2.9K votes)
Visually stunning
Burma, 1917. Edward, a civil servant for the British Empire, jilts his lovestruck fiancée Molly the day she arrives to be married. As he flees into an unexpected odyssey across Asia, the free-spirited Molly-amused by his moves-follows in pursuit, embarking on a globe-trotting cat-and-mouse chase.
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10. Motel Destino (2024)
Movie · Portuguese · 1h 55m · Thriller, Drama · IMDb 6.5 (3.0K votes)
MatureDark & grittyEdge-of-seatSerious
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.
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11. Friday Night, Saturday Morning (2006)
Movie · Portuguese · 16m · Drama, Romance · IMDb 5.9 (275 votes)
Slow-burnLow-stakesDialogue-drivenHeartwarming
A small-scale romantic love story, shot with a digital camera in black & white and in a documentary style. We follow the conversation between two lovers, each on a different side of the world; he is in Recife, she is in Kyiv. On one side is dark, on the other light, but both experience the same emotions and hence feel
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12. The Face You Deserve (2005)
Movie · Portuguese · 1h 48m · Comedy, Fantasy · IMDb 5.8 (499 votes)
FunnyLow-stakesLight-heartedSlow-burn
Francisco, behave! I Know it's your birthday, you are thirty now, it's carnival, you've dressed as a cowboy for the school party and you are surrounded by kids you hate. But that's no reason to be so annoying... Francisco, repeat after me: "Up to your 30s you have the face God has given you. After that, you get the fac
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13. Bad for a Moment (2024)
Movie · Portuguese · 15m · Drama · IMDb 5.7 (202 votes)
Straightforward
A team-building event goes wrong and brings the owner of an architect studio face-to-face with the lower-class neighborhood that his company is gentrifying.
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