Direction: José Padilha
The best movies, series, and documentaries directed by José Padilha. Explore exceptional titles that showcase a unique filmmaking vision.
Titles found: 10
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
Synopsis Narcos (TV Series) (2015) chronicles the rise and fall of notorious drug lord Pablo Escobar and the Medellín Cartel in Colombia. Through a gripping blend of crime drama and historical events, the series explores Escobar's brutal empire, his clashes with...
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
Synopsis 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 situations with a carioca "jeitinho"(illicit way) to make things work....
7.6
36K votes
7.6
36K 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
Synopsis Elite Squad 2: The Enemy Within (2010) follows Colonel Nascimento, now a high-ranking security official in Rio de Janeiro, as he battles corruption within the police force and government. After a brutal prison riot exposes deep-rooted systemic issues, Nascimento is...
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
Synopsis 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
Synopsis 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 filed into the Amazon Basin to observe this "virgin" society...
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
Synopsis 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
Synopsis In RoboCop (2014), critically wounded detective Alex Murphy is transformed into a cybernetic law enforcer by a powerful corporation. Struggling with his diminishing humanity, he uncovers corruption within the company that created him. As he battles to reclaim his identity,...
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
Synopsis A series of short films set in the Brazilian city of Rio de Janero.
5.0
80 votes
5.0
80 votes
Direction José Padilha
Synopsis 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, the media discusses hunger from a macroscopic perspective. It gives...
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