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

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

Bus 174

2003 · Documentary · 118 min. · Brazil

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

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,...

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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

Garapa

2009 · Documentary · 110 min. · Brazil

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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