The world of cinema goes far beyond the productions of Hollywoodas evidenced by the growing success of foreign films on streaming platforms and at awards shows, such as the Oscars.
Regardless of where they are, anyone can tell stories about love, loss, fantasy, violence, humor, mystery and romance. What changes is the way of counting, which can be innovative and varied.
Therefore, we created a list of films produced or filmed in 227 countries and territories around the world, including Brazil, based on the highest ratings on IMDb. Below you can find some of them.
The 24 most loved films in each country
Find out which is the favorite film in each country around the world Photo: Divulgação/Multiverso Notícias
1. United States: ‘A Dream of Freedom’ (1994)
The film version of Stephen King’s novel, directed by Frank Darabont, received an average of 9.3 on IMDb, making it the film with the best assessment produced in North America.
2. France: ‘The Untouchables’ (2011)
In this dramatic comedy, we follow the unlikely friendship between a perceptive immigrant and a quadriplegic French nobleman. The film stars Omar Sy, who is currently successful in the Netflix series ‘Lupin’, and François Cluzet.
3. United Kingdom: ‘The Big Trick’ (2006)
Christopher Nolan’s psychological thriller follows the story of two rival magicians in London at the end of the 19th century.
Friends, illusionists and magicians, Alfred Borden and Rupert Angier, end up developing an intense rivalry, a battle for supremacy that stretches over the years and turns into an obsession.
4. Japan: ‘Spirited Away’ (2001)
This masterpiece of animation narrates the journey of a girl who enters a spectacular spiritual world, exceeding all her expectations. This all happens with highly original music and characters.
5. Colombia: ‘The Serpent’s Embrace’ (2015)
Ciro Guerra’s adventure story unfolds in the early 20th century, telling the narrative of a young shaman in the Colombian Amazon who assists a sick German explorer and his local guide in search of a rare plant that can save him.
6. South Africa: ‘District 9’ (2009)
Directed by Neill Blomkamp, the South African science fiction film chronicles the events after the landing of an alien spacecraft.
A bureaucrat is assigned to relocate aliens, but undergoes a transformation that makes him similar to them.
7. South Korea: ‘Parasite’ (2019)
Bong Joon-ho’s narrative about a low-income family that infiltrates a rich people’s home made Oscar history by becoming the first non-English-language production to win the Best Picture award. In addition, the film received awards for Best Director, Foreign Film and Original Screenplay.
8. Argentina: ‘The Secret in Their Eyes’ (2009)
With Ricardo Darín in the lead role, this police drama tells a complex story in two distinct time periods. The BBC classified the plot as one of the 100 best films of the 21st century.
Directed, co-written, produced and edited by Juan José Campanella, the work is based on the novel by Eduardo Sacheri.
9. Ireland: ‘Song of the Ocean’ (2014)
In this fantasy film, we follow two brothers who find themselves immersed in Celtic folklore. The production received much praise for its beautiful animation and history charming that attracts both children and adults.
10. Germany: ‘The Lives of Others’ (2006)
Winner of the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film, this film is set in East Germany during the Cold War. The plot follows a Stasi agent who makes the mistake of sympathizing with a spy playwright.
11. Denmark: ‘The Hunt’ (2012)
Mads Mikkelsen plays a lonely kindergarten teacher who becomes the target of public opinion when one of his students accuses him of committing an indecent act in front of her.
12. Italy: ‘Three Men in Conflict’ (1966)
This famous Italian spaghetti western epic is one of the best-known works of the director Sergio Leone, starring Clint Eastwood as “the good one”, Lee Van Cleef as “the bad one” and Eli Wallach as “the ugly one”. This is the last film in the iconic ‘Dollars Trilogy’.
13. Australia: ‘The Last Man’ (2016)
Directed by Mel Gibson, the film tells the true story of Desmond T. Doss (played by Andrew Garfield), who received the Congressional Medal of Honor for refusing to carry weapons during World War II for religious reasons. He risked his life and saved 75 men without firing a single shot.
14. Mexico: ‘The Forgotten’ (1950)
This film by renowned Mexican surrealist director Luis Buñuel, famous for his controversial collaboration with painter Salvador Dalí, portrays the lives of a group of young offenders in the slums of Mexico City.
15. New Zealand: ‘The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King’ (2003)
The third and final film in trilogy World famous, it is the most highly rated production made in New Zealand. Furthermore, the saga won an impressive 11 Oscar awards.
16. Chile: ‘Machuca’ (2004)
In this work, written and directed by Andrés Wood, the story unfolds during the military coup of September 1973 in Chile, but is narrated from the perspectives of two young people from different social classes.
17. Belgium: ‘Mr. Nobody’ (2009)
Jared Leto plays the last living human in this sci-fi drama set in 2092 that promises to blow your mind.
18. Switzerland: ‘The Brotherhood Is Red’ (1994)
This romantic mystery, co-written, produced and directed by film-maker Polish artist Krzysztof Kieślowski concludes the ‘Color Trilogy’ by exploring the peculiar connection between a part-time model and a retired judge.
19. Hong Kong: ‘Love in the Wild’ (2000)
Wong Kar-wai’s famous work is a romantic drama that follows a man and a woman whose spouses have an affair, leading them to gradually develop a relationship of their own.
20. Canada: ‘Fires’ (2010)
Directed by Denis Villeneuve, the film tells the story of a Middle Eastern woman, living in Montreal, who leaves separate letters for her children twins read after his death.
21. Spain: ‘Klaus’ (2019)
The animation of Christmas was a hit with children and adults alike for its hilarious narrative about a selfish postman and a lonely toymaker who develop an unlikely friendship, bringing joy to a cold, dreary town.
22. Sweden: ‘Autumn Sonata’ (1978)
In Ingmar Bergman’s film, Ingrid Bergman plays a classical pianist who, despite her difficult relationship with her daughter, decides to visit her in Sweden, where old wounds are reopened.
23. China: ‘A Time to Live’ (1994)
Directed by Zhang Yimou, this Chinese drama tells the epic saga of a family who, after achieving great fortune, lose everything in a game. Set from the 1940s to the present, the film portrays the struggles of these people to survive.
24. Brazil: ‘City of God’ (2002)
Considered one of the most internationally praised national films, director Fernando Meirelles’ work is, at the same time, tender and frightening.
It explores the impact of childhood in the face of the brutal realities of gang violence, making it an essential film for film lovers.
‘City of God’ received four Oscar nominations in the categories of Best Director, Adapted Screenplay, Editing and Photography — it is one of the jewels of Brazilian cinema.
