An incomplete list of films produced in Brazil in the 1980s. For an A-Z list of films currently on Wikipedia see Category:Brazilian films.
| Title | Director | Cast | Genre | Notes |
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| 1986 |
| Antes do Galo Cantar |
| Jubiabá | Nelson Pereira dos Santos | Charles Baiano, Françoise Goussard, Grande Otelo | Romantic drama |
| Love Me Forever or Never | Arnaldo Jabor | Fernanda Torres, Thales Pan Chacon | Drama | Won Best Actress at the 1986 Cannes Film Festival |
| Os Trapalhões e o Rei do Futebol | Carlos Manga | Renato Aragão, Pelé | Comedy |
| 1987 |
| Anjos da Noite |
| Automaquiagem 1 |
| Anjos do Arrabalde |
| Andy Warhol Está Morto |
| Aos Ventos do Futuro |
| As Apatralhadas do Fofão |
| Aurura |
| Subway to the Stars | Carlos Diegues | Guilherme Fontes, Milton Gonçalves, Taumaturgo Ferreira, Ana Beatriz Wiltgen, Zé Trindade | Drama | Entered into the 1987 Cannes Film Festival |
| Vera | Sérgio Toledo | Ana Beatriz Nogueira | Drama | Nogueira won the Silver Bear for Best Actress at Berlin. |
| The Man in the Black Cape | Sérgio Rezende | José Wilker, Marieta Severo | Drama | Entered into the 15th Moscow International Film Festival |
| 1988 |
| Amazônia - Paraíso em Perigo |
| Aventuras no Camel Trophy |
| Aulas Muito Particulares |
| The Lady from the Shanghai Cinema | Guilherme de Almeida Prado | Maitê Proença, Antônio Fagundes | Thriller |
| The Long Haul | Paulo Thiago | Carlos Alberto Riccelli, Glória Pires, Dean Stockwell | Drama |
| Luzia Homem | Fábio Barreto | Cláudia Ohana | Drama | |
| Prisoner of Rio | Lech Majewski | Steven Berkoff, Paul Freeman | Drama |
| 1989 |
| Better Days Ahead | Carlos Diegues | Marília Pêra, Paulo José, Zezé Motta, José Wilker | Comedy-drama |
| O Amor nos Anos 90 |
| O Armário |
| Isle of Flowers | Jorge Furtado | Júlia Barth, Paulo José, Ciça Reckziegel | Documentary |
| Kuarup | Ruy Guerra | Taumaturgo Ferreira, Fernanda Torres | Drama | Entered into the 1989 Cannes Film Festival |
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