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#4 of 1985 · Certified Fresh

Brazil (1985)

1985 · Drama / Thriller / Sci-Fi · Directed by Terry Gilliam
IMDb rating7.8/10
Rotten Tomatoes98%
Box office gross$9.9M

Synopsis

In a dystopian, polluted, hyper-consumerist, overbearing, bureaucratic, totalitarian future based on elements of the 20th century, Sam Lowry is a low-level government employee at the Records Department of the Ministry of Information, who frequently dreams of himself as a winged warrior saving a damsel in distress.

Starring

Jonathan PryceRobert De NiroKatherine HelmondIan HolmBob Hoskins
Box office
$9.9 million (US)
Budget
$15 million
IMDb votes
223,999

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