# Brazil (1985 film)

5 Hacker News commenters recommended Brazil (1985 film) and 0 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 5 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** People recommend it as a prophetic, unsettling dystopian film that feels ahead of its time and is one of the scariest they have seen.

## Why people recommend it

- Prophetic dystopia, more insightful than 1984 (2 comments): "It's an excellent film if you haven't seen it btw, and in many ways rather more prophetic and insightful than 1984." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46791222)) "there are much better movies for that. (For example, Brazil (1985) does that" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50216997))

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## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Brazil (1985 film)", https://hackerapproved.com/p/brazil/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).