#1 of 114 ranked Best-rated Portuguese movie
2025 Crime Drama Mystery 2h 38m Portuguese
90 Echo Score $19.4M worldwide
Directed by Kleber Mendonça Filho
About The Secret Agent Language · Europe
Portuguese Movies: New Releases, Best-Rated Films & Box Office
6,049 Portuguese-language films are on What’s After the Movie, 2,015 of them (33%) from the 2010s. Drama leads with 2,573, then documentary (1,443) and comedy (1,226). The best-rated is The Secret Agent (2025) with an Echo Score of 90; the newest release is The Blue Trail, out Apr 3, 2026. 602 films have reported box office, $1B worldwide in all.
- Portuguese films on the site
- 6,049
- ranked by rating
- 114
- worldwide gross of 602 films
- $1B
- busiest decade (2,015 films)
- 2010s
#1 of 114 ranked New releases
What Are the Newest Portuguese Movies?
The 12 most recent Portuguese-language releases, newest first: The Blue Trail came out on Apr 3, 2026. 3 Portuguese films have come out in 2026 so far.
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Apr 3, 2026 The Blue Trail 2026 · Drama -
Feb 11, 2026 State of Fear 2026 · Action -
Jan 9, 2026 Magellan 2026 · Adventure - Nov 26, 2025 The Secret Agent 2025 · Crime
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Nov 19, 2025 The Son of a Thousand Men 2025 · Drama -
Nov 12, 2025 Eloá the Hostage: Live on TV 2025 · Documentary -
Oct 8, 2025 Caramelo 2025 · Comedy -
Sep 5, 2025 Sleep with Your Eyes Open 2025 · Comedy -
Aug 29, 2025 Motel Destino 2025 · Drama -
Jul 18, 2025 Almost Family 2025 · Drama -
Jul 11, 2025 Apocalypse in the Tropics 2025 · Documentary -
Jul 6, 2025 Dead Fish 2025
Best-rated
What Are the Best Portuguese Movies?
With an Echo Score of 90, The Secret Agent (2025) ranks first of the 114 ranked Portuguese films, ahead of The Blue Trail (2026) and Araby (2018). 7 of the top 10 are from the 2020s. Ranked by Echo Score; 1 of these 10 films has none (released before 2017, when Echo Scores start) and is ranked by a blend of its Metascore and IMDb/Letterboxd user ratings.
- 1. The Secret Agent 90 Echo (Echo Score 90 out of 100)
2025 · Crime, Drama · 2h 38m
- 1. The Blue Trail 90 Echo (Echo Score 90 out of 100)
2026 · Drama, Sci-Fi · 1h 25m
Dir. Gabriel Mascaro
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4. What Now? Remind Me 86 Metascore (Metascore 86 out of 100 (4 critic reviews))2014 · Documentary · 2h 44m
Dir. Joaquim Pinto No Echo Score: ranked 88/100 on critics & audiences
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5. I'm Still Here 88 Echo (Echo Score 88 out of 100)2025 · Biography, Drama · 2h 16m
Dir. Walter Salles
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6. Latin Blood – The Ballad of Ney Matogrosso 87 Echo (Echo Score 87 out of 100)2025 · Drama, Music · 2h 10m
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7. Pictures of Ghosts 85 Echo (Echo Score 85 out of 100)2024 · Documentary · 1h 33m
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7. Dry Ground Burning 85 Echo (Echo Score 85 out of 100)2023 · Sci-Fi, Drama · 2h 33m
Dir. Adirley Queirós
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- 7. Apocalypse in the Tropics 85 Echo (Echo Score 85 out of 100)
2025 · Documentary, History · 1h 50m
Genres
What Kinds of Portuguese Movies Are There?
Drama is part of 43% of Portuguese films (2,573); documentary (1,443) and comedy (1,226) follow. Compared with the whole catalogue, Portuguese films lean most towards documentary: 24% of them, against 14% of all films. Films can have several genres. Each bar opens the full list filtered to that genre, with its best-rated film underneath.
- Drama 2,573 · 43%Best-rated: The Blue Trail (2026)
- Documentary 1,443 · 24%Best-rated: What Now? Remind Me (2014)
- Comedy 1,226 · 20%Best-rated: Caramelo (2025)
- Horror 442 · 7%Best-rated: The Forest of the Lost Souls (2018)
- Romance 406 · 7%Best-rated: Grand Tour (2025)
- Music 365 · 6%Best-rated: Latin Blood – The Ballad of Ney Matogrosso (2025)
- Crime 300 · 5%Best-rated: The Secret Agent (2025)
- Thriller 295 · 5%Best-rated: Shine Your Eyes (2020)
- Fantasy 284 · 5%Best-rated: Good Manners (2018)
- Family 253 · 4%Best-rated: Double Dad (2021)
Smaller genres: Animation (212), Adventure (209), Mystery (181), History (176), Sci-Fi (172), Action (116), Western (54), War (36), Biography (15), Musical (7), Sport (3).
Decade by decade
Portuguese Cinema, Decade by Decade
The 2010s are the busiest decade with 2,015 films (33%); the earliest Portuguese film on the site is from 1909. The best-rated of the 2000s, 2010s and 2020s: City of God (2003), Araby (2018) and The Secret Agent (2025). No Portuguese film from before the 1990s is ranked.
- 4 Portuguese films from the 1910s 1910sNo ranked film
- 9 Portuguese films from the 1920s 1920sNo ranked film
- 17 Portuguese films from the 1930s 1930sNo ranked film
- 21 Portuguese films from the 1940s 1940sNo ranked film
- 86 Portuguese films from the 1950s 1950sNo ranked film
- 191 Portuguese films from the 1960s 1960sNo ranked film
- 371 Portuguese films from the 1970s 1970sNo ranked film
- 368 Portuguese films from the 1980s 1980sNo ranked film
- 254 Portuguese films from the 1990s 1990s
Central Station 80 Metascore - 771 Portuguese films from the 2000s 2000s
City of God 79 Metascore - 2,015 Portuguese films from the 2010s 2010s Araby 89 Echo
- 1,810 Portuguese films from the 2020s 2020s The Secret Agent 90 Echo
Box office
Which Portuguese Movies Earned the Most?
Kiss of the Spider Woman (re-release) (2001) leads with $64.4M worldwide. The top 5 together took $239.8M, 24% of the $1B earned by the 602 Portuguese films with reported box office. Grosses that look like data errors, and films stored with the wrong language, are left out.
- worldwide gross, all Portuguese films
- $1B
- films with reported box office
- 602
- share of the top 5
- 24%
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1. Kiss of the Spider Woman (re-release) $64.4M worldwide2001 · Drama
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2. Elite Squad: The Enemy Within $63.6M worldwide2011 · Action
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3. My Mom Is a Character 2 $39.2M worldwide2016 · Comedy
- 4. I'm Still Here $36.5M worldwide
2025 · Biography
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5. Nothing to Lose $36.1M worldwide2018 · Drama
People
Who Are the Top Portuguese Directors and Actors?
Roberto Santucci has directed the most notable Portuguese films (11), ahead of Cris D'Amato (9) and Bruno Barreto (9). Augusto Madeira leads the cast lists with 28 Portuguese films, ahead of Milhem Cortaz (21) and Leandro Hassum (21). Counted over notable features: films with ratings, box office, awards or a plot summary on the site.
Directors with the most Portuguese films
- Roberto Santucci 11 filmsBest-rated: Head Over Heels 2 (2012)
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Cris D'Amato 9 filmsBest-rated: Double Dad (2021) - Bruno Barreto 9 filmsBest-rated: Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands (2004)
- Andrucha Waddington 8 filmsBest-rated: House of Sand (2006)
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Kleber Mendonça Filho 6 filmsBest-rated: The Secret Agent (2025)
Most-cast actors in Portuguese films
- Augusto Madeira 28 filmsBest-rated: The Son of a Thousand Men (2025)
- Milhem Cortaz 21 filmsBest-rated: Intimate Strangers (2018)
- Leandro Hassum 21 filmsBest-rated: Almost Family (2025)
- José Raposo 19 filmsBest-rated: Getulio (2014)
- Miguel Borges 17 filmsBest-rated: The Dead Queen (2018)
- Charles Paraventi 16 filmsBest-rated: A Vampire in the Family (2023)
Awards
Which Portuguese Films Have Won the Most Awards?
I'm Still Here (2025) leads with 2 wins from 7 nominations, ahead of City of God (2003) with 1 win from 8 nominations. 3 Portuguese films were nominated for the Oscar for Best International Feature (Best Foreign Language Film until 2019); I'm Still Here won in 2025. Counted like the awards pages: one film in one category is one nomination.
| Film | Wins | Noms.Nominations | Won at |
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| I'm Still Here 2025 · Biography | 2 | 7 | Golden Globes Oscars |
| City of God 2003 · Drama | 1 | 8 | BAFTA |
| Central Station 1998 · Drama | 1 | 5 | Golden Globes |
| Kiss of the Spider Woman (re-release) 2001 · Drama | 1 | 4 | Oscars |
| The Secret Agent 2025 · Crime | – | 4 | Nominated only |
 Undercover Party Crasher 2025 · Action | – | 3 | Nominated only |
 Rio 2096: A Story of Love and Fury 2013 · Drama | – | 2 | Nominated only |
 Bacurau 2020 · Action | – | 1 | Nominated only |
Portuguese Films Nominated for Best International Feature
3 nominations, 1 win for Portuguese films (Best Foreign Language Film until 2019).
- 2025 I'm Still Here Won
- 2026 The Secret Agent Nominated
- 1999 Central Station Nominated
Explained
Portuguese Movies Explained: Plot Summaries & Endings
168 Portuguese films have a full plot summary on the site and 31 have the ending explained. The newest are Magellan (2026) and Bazooka (2025); City of God (2003) and Invisible Life (2019) are among the best-rated after the top 10.
Full list
Browse All 6,049 Portuguese Movies
Filter all 6,049 Portuguese films by genre, decade or year and sort them by rating, box office, release date or title. The list starts with the 114 ranked Portuguese films, best-rated first.
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Related languages
Movies in Other Languages From Europe
Europe has 56 languages on the site, English aside. Besides Portuguese, the biggest are French (12,503 films), Spanish (11,829 films) and German (6,511 films).
FAQ
Portuguese Movies: Questions & Answers
Answers from the 6,049 Portuguese films on the site: their ranking, box office and directors.
How many Portuguese movies are there?
6,049 Portuguese-language films are on What’s After the Movie, released from 1909 to 2026. 114 are ranked by rating and 602 have reported box office.
Browse all Portuguese movies What is the best Portuguese movie?
The Secret Agent (2025) ranks highest (Echo Score 90), followed by The Blue Trail (2026) and Araby (2018). Ranked by Echo Score, our 0–100 rating.
About The Secret Agent What is the highest-grossing Portuguese movie?
Kiss of the Spider Woman (re-release) (2001), with $64.4M worldwide, ahead of Elite Squad: The Enemy Within (2011) at $63.6M.
Portuguese box office charts Which decade had the most Portuguese films?
The 2010s, with 2,015 films (33% of all Portuguese films on the site). Its best-rated film is Araby (2018).
Who has directed the most Portuguese films?
Roberto Santucci has directed the most notable Portuguese films (11), ahead of Cris D'Amato (9) and Bruno Barreto (9). Roberto Santucci's best-rated is Head Over Heels 2 (2012).
Roberto Santucci's films What are the newest Portuguese movies?
The Blue Trail (released Apr 3, 2026), State of Fear (released Feb 11, 2026) and Magellan (released Jan 9, 2026).
New Portuguese releases Which Portuguese films won the Oscar for Best International Feature?
I'm Still Here (2025 ceremony); 3 Portuguese films were nominated in all.
Oscar winners by year