Whether transporting you to Portugal or striking a nostalgic nerve with luso-filled moments, these movies are better enjoyed with your Portuguese tribe.
Genre: Romance | Duration: 1 hr 24 min
Portuguese Actors: Duarte Gomes, André Gago
Stream: Amazon Prime, Apple TV
Ready for a visual escapade to Lisbon? Are you a sap for Hallmark movies? A Pinch of Portugal is for you! In the set up, a cooking show crew travels to Lisbon for their next shoot. But once in the Portuguese capital, their celebrity chef calls it quits, thrusting a prep cook into the spotlight. Whatever will she do? In true Hallmark fashion, the prep cook navigates her plot twist all while flirting a romance with a Portuguese bachelor who manages the local market. Get a sneak peak!
Genre: Comedy, Drama | Duration: 1 hr 30 min
Portuguese Actors: Rita Blanco, Joaquim de Almeida, Barbara Cabrita (French-Portuguese), Maria Vieira, Jacqueline Corado (French-Portuguese), Jean-Pierre Martins (French-Portuguese)
Stream: Amazon Prime, Apple TV
La Cage Dorée is a French film from French-Portuguese director, Ruben Alves, inspired by his own family emigrant experience. After 30 years in Paris, the Ribeiro family gets the chance to return to Portugal, a fantasy that every emigrant family holds onto. But for the Ribeiro’s, moving back to Portugal is a destiny filled with comedy hijinx. As most emigrant families know, over time you develop a love for both places, so navigating life and relationships can get a little…complicated. Check out the trailer or go behind the scenes!
Genre: Comedy, Romance | Duration: 1 hr 37 min
Portuguese Actors: Joaquim de Almeida, Nelly Furtado (Portuguese-Canadian), Jeannette Sousa (Portuguese-Canadian)
Stream: Peacock, Amazon Prime, The Roku Channel
A Date with Miss Fortune is a romantic comedy that’ll really hit home if you were raised Portuguese and fell in love with someone outside of the culture. This movie makes a genuine effort to connect with Canada’s Portuguese community, featuring a Portuguese-Canadian actress in the lead role and filming on location in Toronto. Along with bringing in renowned Portuguese actor, Joaquim de Almeida, Portuguese-Canadian singer, Nelly Furtado, makes a cameo appearance. Watch the trailer!
Genre: Comedy, Romance, Drama | Duration: 2 hr 15 min
Portuguese Actors: Lúcia Moniz, Helder Costa, Carla Vasconcelos, Rodrigo Santoro (Brazilian - close enough!)
Stream: Netflix, Amazon Prime, Apple TV
Love Actually is a rom-com classic that cleverly intertwines multiple love stories at Christmastime. Our favorite — and this should come as no surprise — involves a British man (played by Colin Firth) who travels to France to write a book and falls in love with a Portuguese housekeeper, Aurélia (played by the brilliant Lúcia Moniz). Together, they prove that language is no barrier to love. We also briefly meet Aurélia’s father and sister who bring comedy to this affair with their brutally honest retorts, the kind only the Portuguese can get away with! Get a sneak peek of their love story.
Note: Watch this one with friends as it is rated R. Not gonna lie, another favorite storyline includes a particularly steamy moment with Brazilian actor, Rodrigo Santoro…and deep frustration with Laura Linney’s character haha!
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