Direction: José Padilha
The best movies, series, and documentaries directed by José Padilha. Explore exceptional titles that showcase a unique filmmaking vision.
Narcos (TV Series)
2015 · Series · 52 min. · United States
Direction Chris Brancato · Carlo Bernard · Doug Miro · Paul Eckstein
Cast Wagner Moura · Pedro Pascal · Boyd Holbrook · Damián Alcázar
Plot TV Series (2015-2017). 3 Seasons. 30 Episodes. Narcos is the true story of U.S. and Colombian efforts in the 1980s to battle the infamous drug lord Pablo Escobar and the...
7.9
39K votes
7.9
39K votes
Elite Squad
2007 · Movie · 114 min. · Brazil
Direction José Padilha
Cast Wagner Moura · Caio Junqueira · André Ramiro · Fernanda Machado
Plot Between 1997 and present day, "Tropa de Elite" shows the actual security situation of Rio de Janeiro. Without enough resources from the government, the military police always have to handle...
7.6
36K votes
7.6
36K votes
Bus 174
2003 · Documentary · 118 min. · Brazil
Direction José Padilha · Felipe Lacerda
7.4
698 votes
7.4
698 votes
Elite Squad 2: The Enemy Within
2010 · Movie · 116 min. · Brazil
Direction José Padilha
Cast Wagner Moura · Irandhir Santos · André Ramiro · Maria Ribeiro
Plot After a bloody invasion of the BOPE in the High-Security Penitentiary Bangu 1 in Rio de Janeiro to control a rebellion of interns, the Lieutenant-Colonel Roberto Nascimento and the second...
7.4
14K votes
7.4
14K votes
The Mechanism (TV Series)
2018 · Series · 45 min. · Brazil
Direction José Padilha · Felipe Prado · Marcos Prado · Daniel Rezende
Cast Selton Mello · Caroline Abras · Enrique Diaz · Jonathan Haagensen
Plot TV Series (2018-Present Day). Dramatic fiction series loosely inspired by an investigation of alleged corruption in Brazil's private and state oil companies and construction companies.
6.8
413 votes
6.8
413 votes
Secrets of the Tribe
2009 · Documentary · 110 min. · Brazil
Direction José Padilha
Plot 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...
6.7
53 votes
6.7
53 votes
7 Days in Entebbe
2018 · Movie · 107 min. · United Kingdom
Direction José Padilha
Cast Rosamund Pike · Daniel Brühl · Eddie Marsan · Ben Schnetzer
Plot Four hijackers take over an airplane bound to Entebbe, Uganda in 1976 in an effort to free of dozens of Palestinian and pro-Palestinian prisoners in Israel.
5.3
2K votes
5.3
2K votes
RoboCop
2014 · Movie · 113 min. · United States
Direction José Padilha
Cast Joel Kinnaman · Gary Oldman · Michael Keaton · Abbie Cornish
Plot Year 2018. In a crime-ridden city, a fatally wounded cop returns to the force as a powerful cyborg with submerged memories haunting him.
5.0
15K votes
5.0
15K votes
Rio, I Love You
2014 · Movie · 110 min. · Brazil
Direction Stephan Elliott · Fernando Meirelles · José Padilha · Paolo Sorrentino
Cast Rodrigo Santoro · Jason Isaacs · Emily Mortimer · Wagner Moura
Plot A series of short films set in the Brazilian city of Rio de Janero.
5.0
80 votes
5.0
80 votes
Garapa
2009 · Documentary · 110 min. · Brazil
Direction José Padilha
Plot According to the UN, more than 920 million people suffer from chronic hunger in the world. The meaning of those figures depends on our understanding of what starving means. Usually,...
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