Brazil (1985)

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It's only a state of mind.

Low-level bureaucrat Sam Lowry escapes the monotony of his day-to-day life through a recurring daydream of himself as a virtuous hero saving a beautiful damsel. Investigating a case that led to the wrongful arrest and eventual death of an innocent man instead of wanted terrorist Harry Tuttle, he meets the woman from his daydream, and in trying to help her gets caught in a web of mistaken identities, mindless bureaucracy and lies.

• Released: 1985-02-20
• Genres: Comedy, Science Fiction
• Runtime: 2h 23m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 7.7/10 from 3,836 votes

Directed by Terry Gilliam.

Top cast

• Jonathan Pryce as Sam Lowry
• Robert De Niro as Harry Tuttle
• Katherine Helmond as Mrs. Ida Lowry
• Ian Holm as Mr. Kurtzmann
• Bob Hoskins as Spoor
• Michael Palin as Jack Lint
• Ian Richardson as Mr. Warrenn
• Peter Vaughan as Mr. Helpmann
• Kim Greist as Jill Layton
• Jim Broadbent as Dr. Jaffe

Full cast & crew

Where to watch Brazil

• United States: watch free on YouTube Free; rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
• United Kingdom: watch free on Rakuten TV; rent on Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV; buy on Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Sky Store
• Canada: rent on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Amazon Video
• Australia: stream on Amazon Prime Video, Disney Plus, Stan, Rialto Amazon Channel, Amazon Prime Video with Ads; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube

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