This is a list of Brazilian films released in 2024.
Title | Director | Cast | Notes | Ref |
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Baby | Marcelo Caetano | João Pedro Mariano, Ricardo Teodoro, Ana Flavia Cavalcanti, Bruna Linzmeyer, Luiz Bertazzo | [1] | |
The Falling Sky | Eryk Rocha, Gabriela Carneiro da Cunha | [2] | ||
Motel Destino | Karim Aïnouz | Iago Xavier, Nataly Rocha, Fábio Assunção | [3] | |
I'm Still Here | Walter Salles | Fernanda Torres, Selton Mello, Guilherme Silveira, Valentina Herszage, Luiza Kosovski, Dan Stulbach | [4] |
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