Appreciative Movies

After years of estrangement, a trans woman returns home to help care for her dying mother.

Renato is a shy and insecure young man, who expresses what he truly thinks only through emails. He writes to his co-workers, girlfriend,...

On his 18th birthday in 90s Rio, a young man and his best friend join a jiu-jitsu gym to protect themselves from local threats. While one believes in...

Raja is rich but illiterate and enjoys life, and tells his friends to not get married or hold any job. However, he secretly has affairs with married...

Junior prepares a big surprise to ask his boyfriend to marry him, but not everything goes as planned.

A thirty-something aspiring children's author, labeled "meskina" (pity case) by her Moroccan-Dutch community for still being career-less and single,...

A pickpocket assumes various identities to steal from the aristocracy in early-20th-century Rio de Janeiro.

When her only daughter goes off to university, an empty nest mother gets stuck taking care of her daughter's heart-broken ex-boyfriend, who she can't...

In "The Impassive Muse", Adrine is of Armenian descent and has OCD (Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder). Edivaldo is from Pernambuco and suffers from...

The life of legendary Brazilian musician Alfredo da Rocha Vianna Filho, better known as Pixinguinha.

In a dark jazz café full of shadowy figures, a mysterious outsider must step out of the shadows to complete his risky mission, knowing that to...

Pop sensations the Lovin' Spoonful perform their biggest hits in this collection of television appearances from the 1960s and '70s. Lead singer and...

An unemployed actress is offered a commercial if she can convince a Christmas-obsessed ad agency staff to finish an ad campaign on Christmas Eve.

A retired boxer will return to the ring to face his greatest rival, relying on his daughter, his friends and a famous trainer who will teach him to...

The Captain continues their journey through the many wormholes. Running into many of the paths laid out before them. Where will they end up?

Pérola is a children's party entertainer who dreams of becoming a renowned chef. She just hasn't gone out yet to fulfill her dream because of...

Over a trio of summers, a caretaker for luxury condominiums relies on her resourcefulness and her eye for opportunity to take advantage of whatever...