Top 10 awesome movies like Benjamim that you will enjoy watching
You just finished watching Benjamim and you can't get over how good this movie was. Now you want to watch more of such masterpieces. We have curated a list of similar movies which are created by the likes of Monique Gardenberg, Paulo José and Danton Mello . Here goes the list -
- Através da Janela
- Far from One's Eyes
- Too Late
- Barrela: Escola de Crimes
- Goodbye, Father
- Two Brothers, My Sister
- Noites do Sertão
- A Marcha
- Engraçadinha
- The Miracle According to Salomé
Através da Janela
Selma, a retired nurse, is an extremely loving mother for his son Raimundo, in an almost incestuous relationship. One day, she becomes aware of some changes in her son's behavior. At first, she thinks it may be some girlfriend. But soon she learns it's something else.
This movie, created by Tata Amaral, Laura Cardoso and Fransérgio Araújo, scores 5.6 on IMDb.
Genres - Drama
Far from One's Eyes
This movie, created by João Mário Grilo, Canto e Castro and Francisco Nascimento, scores 6.7 on IMDb.
Genres - Drama
Too Late
A touching and tragic real life story about a group of Portuguese fishermen who get caught in the middle of a storm in the Tejo river (Lisbon) and struggle to survive.
This movie, created by José Nascimento, Vítor Norte and Adriano Luz, scores 6.8 on IMDb.
Genres - Drama
Barrela: Escola de Crimes
Good-looking middle-class boy, arrested because of a minor offense (a fight in a bar), is put in a fetid small cell with six dangerous and poor criminals, and ends up being brutally raped.
This movie, created by Marco Antonio Cury, Paulo César Peréio and Cláudio Mamberti, scores 6.5 on IMDb.
Genres - Drama
Goodbye, Father
For a 13-year-old boy like Filipe, the prospect of a summer vacation in the Azores with his father is like a dream come true. But dreams are sometimes just a way to avoid facing reality...
This movie, created by Luís Filipe Rocha, Afonso Pimentel and João Lagarto, scores 6.9 on IMDb.
Genres - Drama
Two Brothers, My Sister
Lisboa, Portugal, mid-1990s. Three brothers, a young woman and two young men, are living together, careless of the future, or even the present. They love each other, but one day they go separate ways. When Maria does need help, the three brothers will join again - but a trifle too late.
This movie, created by Teresa Villaverde, Maria de Medeiros and Marcello Urgeghe, scores 6.2 on IMDb.
Genres - Drama
Noites do Sertão
Lalinha, after being abandoned by her husband, seeks comfort in her farm. There, she discovers a new world.
This movie, created by Carlos Alberto Prates Correia, Cristina Aché and Débora Bloch, scores 6.6 on IMDb.
Genres - Drama
A Marcha
This movie, created by Oswaldo Sampaio, Pelé and Nicette Bruno, scores 6.2 on IMDb.
Genres - Drama
Engraçadinha
Engraçadinha is a sexy teenager, with whom every man wants to get involved, except her cousin Sílvio, the only man she loves. On Sílvio's engagement day, she seduces him at the party and becomes pregnant. But her father, Dr. Arnaldo, tells her a horrible secret, saying that her child cannot be born. A tragedy ensues.
This movie, created by Haroldo Marinho Barbosa, Lucélia Santos and José Lewgoy, scores 5.7 on IMDb.
Genres - Drama
The Miracle According to Salomé
An alternative, almost heretical, explanation for the Fátima apparition of Our Lady and related miracles.
This movie, created by Mário Barroso, Nicolau Breyner and Ana Bandeira, scores 6.2 on IMDb.
Genres - Drama