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Sônia Braga

Sônia Maria Campos Braga (born June 8, 1950) is a Brazilian actress. She's known for her Golden Globe Award–nominated performances in Kiss of the Spider Woman (1985) and Moon over Parador (1988). She received a BAFTA Award nomination in 1981 for Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands (first released in 1976). She was nominated for an Emmy Award and a th... more

Sônia Maria Campos Braga (born June 8, 1950) is a Brazilian actress. She's known for her Golden Globe Award–nominated performances in Kiss of the Spider Woman (1985) and Moon over Parador (1988). She received a BAFTA Award nomination in 1981 for Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands (first released in 1976). She was nominated for an Emmy Award and a third Golden Globe Award for her role in for the 1994 television film The Burning Season. In 2020, The New York Times ranked her #24 in its list of the 25 Greatest Actors of the 21st Century.

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Wonder
(2017)
Drama, Family
The story of August Pullman – a boy with facial differences – who enters fifth grade, attending a mainstream elementary school for the first time.
Runtime:
113 min
Director:
Stephen Chbosky
Cast:
Jacob Tremblay, Julia Roberts, Jacob Tremblay, Owen Wilson, Julia Roberts
8.0
84%
66
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Bacurau
(2019)
Mystery, Thriller, Western
Bacurau, a small town in the Brazilian sertão, mourns the loss of its matriarch, Carmelita, who lived to be 94. Days later, its inhabitants notice that their community has vanished from most maps.
Runtime:
131 min
Cast:
Udo Kier, Sônia Braga, Sônia Braga, Jonny Mars, Karine Teles
7.5
N/A
82
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Kiss of the Spider Woman
(1985)
Drama
Luis Molina and Valentin Arregui are cell mates in a South American prison. Luis, a gay man, is found guilty of immoral behaviour and Valentin is a political prisoner. To escape reality Luis invents romantic movies, while Valentin tries to keep his mind on the situation he's in. During the time they spend together, the two men come to ...
Runtime:
120 min
Director:
Héctor Babenco
Cast:
William Hurt, Raúl Juliá, Sônia Braga, José Lewgoy, Walter Breda
7.3
87%
80
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The Rookie
(1990)
Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Veteran cop Nick Pulovski is used to playing musical partners; many of the partners he's had in the past have died on the job, and often as a result of Nick's risky tactics. But the rookie who's been assigned to help Nick bust a carjacking ring is almost as hotheaded as he is … and when Nick gets kidnapped, his newbie partner is his on...
Runtime:
120 min
Director:
Clint Eastwood
Cast:
Clint Eastwood, Charlie Sheen, Raúl Juliá, Sônia Braga, Tom Skerritt
5.9
29%
41
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Angel Eyes
(2001)
Drama, Romance, Thriller
A story about a seemingly unlikely couple who cross paths under life-threatening circumstances as though they are destined not only to meet but to save each other's lives. Not once, but twice.
Runtime:
102 min
Director:
Luis Mandoki
Cast:
Jennifer Lopez, Jim Caviezel, Jeremy Sisto, Terrence Howard, Sônia Braga
5.7
N/A
39
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Bordertown
(2007)
Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
American corporations are using the North American Free Trade Agreement by opening large maquiladoras right across the United States–Mexico border. The maquiladoras hire mostly Mexican women to work long hours for little money in order to produce mass quantity products. Lauren Adrian, an impassioned American news reporter for the Chica...
Runtime:
112 min
Director:
Gregory Nava
Cast:
Jennifer Lopez, Martin Sheen, Antonio Banderas, Maya Zapata, Sônia Braga
6.1
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The Milagro Beanfield War
(1988)
Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
In Milagro, a small town in the American Southwest, Ladd Devine plans to build a major new resort development. While activist Ruby Archuleta and lawyer/newspaper editor Charlie Bloom realize that this will result in the eventual displacement of the local Hispanic farmers, they cannot arouse much opposition because of the short term opp...
Runtime:
117 min
Director:
Robert Redford
Cast:
Rubén Blades, Richard Bradford, Sônia Braga, James Gammon, Julie Carmen
6.9
59%
N/A
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Empire
(2002)
Action, Crime, Drama
A big time drug dealer Victor Rosa is looking to get out of the game and sees his chance with a big deal with a new friend who happens to be a Wall St. stockbroker. Thinking this will be his chance to go out on top Victor soon finds out that he has been double crossed and his last option is to get revenge.
Runtime:
90 min
Director:
Franc. Reyes
Cast:
John Leguizamo, Peter Sarsgaard, Denise Richards, Vincent Laresca, Isabella Rossellini
6.0
21%
38
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Moon Over Parador
(1988)
Comedy, Romance
Little known actor, Jack Noah, is working on location in the dictatorship of Parador at the time the dictator dies. The dictator's right hand man, Roberto, makes Jack an offer he cannot refuse.. to play the dictator. Jack's acting skills fool the masses but not close friends and employees of the dictator.
Runtime:
103 min
Director:
Paul Mazursky
Cast:
Richard Dreyfuss, Raúl Juliá, Sônia Braga, Jonathan Winters
5.9
42%
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Moses
(1995)
Drama
An ordinary man is called upon by God to do the impossible in this lovingly told production of the Old Testament story. When the Pharaoh of Egypt begins to tighten the noose on his Jewish slaves, Moses (Ben Kingsley) leads them to freedom. Philip Stone, Anthony Higgins, Anton Lesser and Anita Zagaria are featured in this award-winning ...
Runtime:
182 min
Director:
Roger Young
Cast:
Ben Kingsley, Frank Langella, Christopher Lee, Anna Galiena, Enrico Lo Verso
6.9
N/A
N/A
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Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands
(1976)
Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Romance
In a small city of Brazil, Flor, a cooking teacher, marries Vadinho, a very handsome and erotic man. Once married she finds he is a good-for-nothing who takes all her money to gamble. After his death, Flor misses the goods of the marriage so she marries again with a very correct gentleman - the owner of a drugstore. Now she's very happ...
Runtime:
110 min
Director:
Bruno Barreto
Cast:
Sônia Braga, José Wilker, Mauro Mendonça, Nelson Xavier, Rui Rezende
7.1
N/A
52
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The Hottest State
(2006)
Drama, Music, Romance
A young actor from Texas tries to make it in New York while struggling in his relationship with a beautiful singer/songwriter.
Runtime:
117 min
Director:
Ethan Hawke
Cast:
Mark Webber, Daniel Ross Owens, Glen Powell, Sônia Braga, Ethan Hawke
6.1
32%
45
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From Dusk Till Dawn 3: The Hangman's Daughter
(1999)
Horror, Thriller, Western
Narrowly escaping death, outlaw Johnny Madrid is on the run from the hangman, with the hangman's sensuous daughter Esmeralda by his side. Along with Madrid's gang, Johnny and Esmeralda embark on an adventure filled with colorful and unsavory characters who lead them straight into the fight of their lives!
Runtime:
94 min
Director:
P.J. Pesce
Cast:
Marco Leonardi, Temuera Morrison, Ara Celi, Michael Parks, Rebecca Gayheart
4.8
22%
N/A
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Tieta of Brasil
(1996)
Comedy
Just when her family starts believing that she is dead, and that they can expect a rich heritage, Tieta returns from São Paulo to her native village in Bahia, which she had been forced to leave long ago because of some involvement with a goat herd. Believed to be fabulously rich - and nobody knows how - she brings to the great disappoi...
Runtime:
115 min
Director:
Carlos Diegues
Cast:
Sônia Braga, Marília Pêra, Chico Anysio, Cláudia Abreu, Zezé Motta
7.0
N/A
N/A
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Gabriela
(1983)
Drama, Romance
In 1925, Gabriela, a poor, uneducated, yet charming woman becomes cook, mistress, and then wife of Nacib, a bar owner in Ilhéus, a small Brazilian coastal town run by the local colonels.
Runtime:
99 min
Director:
Bruno Barreto
Cast:
Sônia Braga, Marcello Mastroianni, Antonio Cantafora, Paulo Goulart, Tania Boscoli
6.4
29%
N/A
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The Burning Season
(1994)
Drama, TV Movie
Based on the true story of a Brazilian rubber tapper who leads his people in protest against government and developers, who want to cut down their part of the rainforest for a new road and ranch land. The rich and the powerful will stop at nothing, and frequently resort to murder
Runtime:
123 min
Director:
John Frankenheimer
Cast:
Sônia Braga, Raúl Juliá, Carmen Argenziano
7.3
N/A
N/A
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Lope
(2010)
Drama, History
A chronicle of the life of Spanish playwright and poet Lope de Vega, who dominated Spain's early Golden Age of Theater in the 16th century. Lope returns home from war and enters the theater world when a producer's beautiful daughter takes a shine to him. They embark on a passionate affair as his plays begin to win popular acclaim.
Runtime:
106 min
Director:
Andrucha Waddington
Cast:
Leonor Watling, Sônia Braga, Luis Tosar, Alberto Ammann, Pilar López de Ayala
6.1
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Posthumous Memories
(2001)
Comedy, Drama
Free adaptation of Machado de Assis' classic. The narrator is a rich dead man, who tells us about his life and times, making fun of both.
Runtime:
101 min
Director:
André Klotzel
Cast:
Reginaldo Faria, Marcos Caruso, Petronio Gontijo, Stepan Nercessian, Sônia Braga
7.1
N/A
N/A
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Testosterone
(2003)
Comedy, Drama, Mystery
Dean has been stumped for some time in his attempt to produce a follow-up to "I was a Teenage Speed Freak," his incredibly successful graphic novel. His fans expect great things from him and his editor, Louise, is hounding him. Instead of working, however, Dean spends his time searching for his Argentine lover Pablo, who went out one n...
Runtime:
103 min
Director:
David Moreton
Cast:
David Sutcliffe, Antonio Sabàto, Jr., Celina Font, Jennifer Coolidge, Leonardo Brzezicki
5.4
N/A
34
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I Love You
(1981)
Drama
Man meets woman, and invites her home. The two start an intense relationship in order to shield themselves from loneliness.
Runtime:
110 min
Director:
Arnaldo Jabor
Cast:
Sônia Braga, Vera Fischer, Tarcísio Meira, Paulo César Peréio, Regina Casé
6.4
N/A
N/A
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Two Deaths
(1995)
Drama, War
A tale of power, passion and obsession set in a politically torn Eastern European country.
Runtime:
102 min
Director:
Nicolas Roeg
Cast:
Sônia Braga, Patrick Malahide, Michael Gambon
6.7
38%
N/A
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Sea of Dreams
(2006)
Drama, Fantasy, Mystery
On an island across the sea lies a village full of romance, wonder and mystery; a timeless place where people carry strong beliefs that can fulfill the heart's deepest desires. A beautiful ...
Runtime:
99 min
Director:
José Pepe Bojórquez
Cast:
Johnathon Schaech, Sendi Bar, Angélica María, Nicholas Gonzalez, Seymour Cassel
6.6
33%
N/A
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Lady on the Bus
(1978)
Drama
Solange is a recently married young woman whose wedding night did not end well. After constant fights with her husband, she decides to live through her sexual frustration by sleeping with strangers she picks up on crowded buses in Rio de Janeiro.
Runtime:
96 min
6.0
N/A
N/A
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Money Play$
(1998)
Action, Drama, Thriller
When a money mule has a fatal heart attack at a Nevada brothel, the contents of the money vest is hidden by Irene. Her regular customer Johnny is her best bet to be able to retire early.
Runtime:
92 min
5.7
N/A
N/A
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Roosters
(1993)
Drama
Gallo Morales is the proud patriach returning home after a seven-year stint for manslaughter. Seeking to re-establish his legendary status as a champion breeder, he comes back for the rooster bred by his father. But it is Hector, his son who inherits the prize-winning bird and neither are about to give in. The fall-out from their confl...
Runtime:
110 min
Director:
Robert M. Young
Cast:
Edward James Olmos, Sarah Lassez, Sônia Braga, María Conchita Alonso, Danny Nucci
6.5
N/A
N/A
A Moreninha
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A Moreninha
(1970)
Drama, Romance
Carolina gathers some old friends in her house on Paquetá Island, in Rio de Janeiro. She will find, among them, the boyfriend she had during her childhood and with whom she had exchanged vows of eternal love.
Runtime:
96 min
5.9
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N/A
O Casal
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O Casal
(1975)
Drama
Director:
Daniel Filho
Cast:
José Wilker, Sônia Braga, Betty Faria, Ida Gomes
6.8
N/A
N/A
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Cleo e Daniel
(1970)
Drama
Director:
Roberto Freire
Cast:
John Herbert, Sônia Braga, Lélia Abramo, Beatriz Segall
6.7
N/A
N/A
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Emoticon
(2014)
Drama
Elena Gallenti is an anthropology graduate student struggling to complete her thesis on 'modern means of communication.' All that changes when she meets her new boyfriend's teenage kids, who are going through their own journeys of self-discovery. All of them learn to navigate love and intimacy in the digital age.
Runtime:
79 min
4.8
N/A
34
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O Capitão Bandeira Contra o Dr. Moura Brasil
(1971)
Comedy, Thriller
Successful manager is haunted by a sinister character who enters his dreams, Dr. Moura Brasil.
Runtime:
80 min
5.1
N/A
N/A
Feijoada Completa
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Feijoada Completa
(2012)
Comedy, Drama
On a Saturday, unhappy with her marriage, Carol gets ready to leave, her husband usually goes to a soccer match and bring his friends back home for lunch. The dish of the day is feijoada. This film is an adaptation of the short story "Feijoada Completa" by Luis Fernando Verissimo, in turn inspired by the homonymous Chico Buarque' song.
Runtime:
20 min
Director:
Angelo Defanti
Cast:
Sônia Braga, Paulo Miklos, Augusto Madeira
5.3
N/A
N/A
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Perfume
(2001)
Comedy, Drama
A week in the lives of a group of models, photographers, agents, reporters, publicists and other characters during a wild modeling show in New York City.
Runtime:
106 min
Director:
Michael Rymer
Cast:
Estella Warren, Jeff Goldblum, Mariel Hemingway, Omar Epps, Peter Gallagher
3.6
11%
N/A