Best Portuguese action movies

Royal Air Force pilot Lt. Kate Sinclair is on her final flight mission when her jet is shot down over one of the most dangerous rebel strongholds in Afghanistan. She finds refuge in an abandoned underground bunker where deadly man-made creatures known as Ravagers — half-human, half-alien, and hungry for human flesh — are awakened.

A satire on anti-communist paranoia in the days of fascist dictatorship in Portugal. The series follows the adventures of the "Lusitanian superhero", the ultra-patriotic Captain Falcão, a man who follows the direct orders of António de Oliveira Salazar in the fight against the "red menace".

One tries to con. Another keeps stealing. And there's even someone that doesn't know what he's doing... The truth is life is hard for Cultara, Rato and Bino. But it all changes when Tone, the man of the world, returns home to save his dad on the deathbed. And when the four get together, they leave for the most surprising adventure yet. If everything was bad, it's about to get worst!

Romeu, a corrupt cop, hires the services of Cid and Alex, to catch a notorious criminal, who left Mexico and is on his way to Galicia, Spain to find the killer of his brother, also trying to catch the same criminal is an FBI agent.

In a future not too far away, Steve Battier, an elderly, terminally ill multi-millionaire, accepts the offer of a company - RPG - that in exchange for a high monetary sum, provides a very select group of clientèle the chance to be young again. For 10 hours, 10 millionaires from around the world, men and women of fame and power, are transferred to attractive and healthy younger bodies, to live in a world of temporary rejuvenation, in a game of real thrills, where every hour someone must die.

The final chapter of the Balas & Bolinhos saga.

A portuguese sniper is sent to the jungle of Colombia, to seek out a mysterious mercenary sniper, that is working for the enemy, to eliminate a top rebel leader.

Mankind has become more violent, government, police and the army, are ineffective against the attacks by a group known as: The Plunderers. Now only one zone remains to be conquered, and John will defend it with is life.

Seven years ago a young man murdered his parents, was sent to a mental institute after his departure from it, he returns to his life surrounded by crime, with an insatiable desire for revenge.

In a world of darkness and fear, ruled by mercenary's and savages, the search for the ring of INFINITIUM, has led a girl and her friends to a forsaken land, after discovering the secret of the ring, she must reach safety.

An unlikely team of cops and a student, live a crazy day, meet the most ridiculous characters, and unmask a drug trafficking operation with disastrous consequences not just for the city, but for the whole world.

A young ex-con seeking redemption is surprised by a bank foreclosure that forces him to plot against a ruthless crime boss.

He just wanted to be happy but they don't let him go in peace...

Mario and Alice are inside a car driving to the airport for one more vacation. Although, Mario has to make one last drop at a client's before heading out. Alice questions him. She wants to know more. Who is this man by her side? Is she ready to find out?

The Weyland Yutani company regains its power, and something happens on Planet Xenon, communications ceased 6 days ago, and Colonel Jacinto sends a team of commandos to check the situation.

A história é baseada em fatos reais e inspirada no livro “Matar ou Morrer“, do ex-oficial Conte Lopes. Apesar de ser uma produção independente o filme pretende criar polêmica e já é sucesso nos camelôs como o primo rico “Tropa de Elite”.

Chasing Life (Pulsação Zero) is an action/comedy about 25 year old lovable loser Alex who, when his life hits rock bottom and decides to end it all, shares his dogs euthanasia poison just moments before a dramatic turn of events sends him hilariously and desperately seeking the antidote which he must find within 4 hours or die.

Imagine a world post climate change, where the ozone layer is depleted by 50%. In this world, stepping into the light results in severe burns and skin cancer. In a nocturnal society, a young adult woman jouries to find the cure that her sister desperately needs. Along the way, she finds that she too has a deep need that has long gone unacknowledged.

Threatened by a fascist plot, the Portuguese government recruits several "special people" to stop the coup.

A national coach working in Lisbon during World War II also acted as a spy for the Allies, leading a risky double life

Peter McShade is a hitman. A job goes wrong when he kills the nephew of a Mafia Boss in Morocco.

Zé Galinha, an undercover federal agent, investigates Aduzer, one of the world's biggest organized crime bosses. When he accepts an order for 32 cars bound for Brazil and Israel, Zé Galinha begins to lose sight of the standards established by the law. In the middle of the investigation, Zé Galinha accidentally steals the car of Russian mafia boss Dimitri Kruchev, which contains a program that provides access to the global computer network. Sousa and Meireles, agents of the Judicial Police, investigate the Russians, and they all become involved in high-speed car chases in a dangerous and frantic game.

The good times we wished we had lived, might have not been the times we imagined people lived

An organization wants global domination, but two cops are one obstacle, now Don de loro, will create a plan to get rid of both, kidnap the wife of Leonardo, big mistake, now both brothers, will destroy them.

A group of mercenaries, goes on a rescue mission to save a group of soldiers in enemy lines, but when they get there, they find something never seen before, now they must join forces to survive this hellish nightmare.

Luís, the explorer, and his brother Vitor set off on a great adventure to discover the whereabouts of a missing person. Throughout this journey, Luís will learn more about himself and his past, which hides great secrets.

Oliveira do Hospital, 1995. A screenwriter looking for inspiration, a failed actor trying to get back into the spotlight, and a suitcase full of cash hidden in a chimney. These are the ingredients of Serpentina, whose characters, while trying to make a movie, find themselves in a gangster film they don't know how to get out of. This film is part of the Contado Por Mulheres (Told by Women) project. This is a unique project in Portuguese audiovisual media that brings us the freshness of new female directors, all from different generations and recognized for their talent in various areas such as cinema, theater, dance, and advertising.

A 14-year-old kid, addicted to videogames, goes with his parents to a shopping mall and separates from them to go to a game store called UTOPYA. He doesn't come back. His parents get in despair, and his father tries everything he can to bring him back.

On one side, a bunch of crooks. On the other, two sisters. Nothing unites them except an idea: to relieve the bank account of an old man, who happens to be the sisters' father. The crooks devise a plan to gain his trust and swindle him. The sisters make plans for the last years of their father's life without neglecting the small detail of the inheritance. Each one in their own way, they all dream of the possibilities that the old man's money could bring them. But this one will not be easy prey.

A group of innocent hostages is left to their own deaths facing a clockwork bomb, while the whole country watches them on the TV.

On a day in January, working on a documentary, listening to people's accounts, I realized that the world was upside down and nobody had noticed that. Several social values had changed, a daughter who kills her father, another father who kills his child, an absent mother without a place, violence and the strange feeling that all that is bad comes from the lower classes and the politicians. Nobody noticed that the bad comes from the inside ... inside us, what was not achieved or no longer brings pleasure, everything comes to light in a selfish attitude to be fine! Nobody is so good or so bad.

From the military planning to front-line operations of discover conquest of Mozambique by the Portuguese, to counter the Vatuas insurgency of 1894, when they were led by Gungunhana, a cunning strong African leader. Against the background of Marracuene, Coolela, Manjacaze, Chaimite and Macontene historical battles, two soldiers fight for the love of a coloni st's daughter.

In 1980, a small plane carrying the Prime Minister, the Defense Minister and six others crashed during takeoff in Camarate, Portugal, killing all on board. The police investigation decided it was an accident caused by pilot error. But controversy raged for twenty years, and the Parliament investigated it no less than six times. Finally, in 2000, in response to a suit by the families of the survivors, the High Court had to decide whether to open a criminal investigation, or close the case forever.

When she stumbled across a dead man in the middle of nowhere, she decided to take away his only possession. But little did she know that she would also step into the dead man's shoes. There's a trail and there's a hunter. She can't stop him. The problem is, he can't stop her either...

In 1200, a sacred relic is sought by the Mad Bishop, surrounded by the Knights Templars, he sends them on a mission to recover it, but that won't be so easy to achieve.

A group of mercenaries, goes on a rescue mission to save a group of soldiers in enemy lines, but when they get there, they find something never seen before, now they must join forces to survive this hellish nightmare.

Short inspired by the game Clue characters

Two different movies are clashing, causing reality to fall into chaos. An immortal hero is leaving a path of destruction on a lighthearted world. It's now up to Ever to find him, and rebel against the higher powers that doomed them.

Journey of a cod trawler to Newfoundland waters for cod fishing.

World peace is at stake if a spy-ring obtains the electronic device

A baby is kidnapped in a Brazilian airport. Years later, the mother lives in Lisbon and works in a strip-tease bar so she can survive. When she is fired, she joins a gang of bank robbers...