This is a list of Brazilian films released in 2020.
Title | Director | Cast | Notes | Ref |
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Airplane Mode (Modo Avião) | César Rodrigues | Larissa Manoela, Erasmo Carlos, Katiuscia Canoro, André Frambach | [1] | |
All the Dead Ones (Todos os mortos) | Caetano Gotardo | Mawusi Tulani, Clarissa Kiste, Carolina Bianchi, Thaia Perez, Agyei Augusto | ||
Dry Wind (Vento seco) | Daniel Nolasco | Leandro Faria Lelo, Allan Jacinto Santana, Rafael Theophilo, Renata Carvalho | [2] | |
Executive Order (Medida Provisória) | Lázaro Ramos | Alfred Enoch, Taís Araújo, Seu Jorge, Adriana Esteves | ||
Just Another Christmas (Tudo Bem no Natal que Vem) | Roberto Santucci | Leandro Hassum, Elisa Pinheiro, Danielle Winits | ||
Karnawal | Juan Pablo Félix | Alfredo Castro, Martin López Lacci, Mónica Lairana, Diego Cremonesi, Adrián Fondari, Sergio Prina, José Luis Arias, Ángel Apolonio Cruz, Fernando Lamas Ventura | ||
Memory House (Casa de Antiguidades) | João Paulo Miranda Maria | Antônio Pitanga, Ana Flávia Cavalcanti, Sam Louwyck | ||
Nahuel and the Magic Book (Nahuel y el Libro Mágico) | Germán Acuña Delgadillo | [3] | ||
The Passion According to G.H. (A Paixão Segundo G.H.) | Luiz Fernando Carvalho | Maria Fernanda Cândido | [4] | |
Rich in Love (Ricos de Amor) | Bruno Garotti, Anita Barbosa | Danilo Mesquita, Giovanna Lancellotti, Fernanda Paes Leme | [5] | |
Shine Your Eyes (Cidade Pássaro) | Matias Mariani | O.C. Ukeje, Paolo André, Barry Igujie | [6] | |
Skull: The Mask (Skull: A Máscara de Anhangá) | Armando Fonseca, Kapel Furman | Natallia Rodrigues, Wilton Andrade, Ricardo Gelli | [7] |
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