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Marçal Aquino

Writer · Born January 28, 1958 (68) · Amparo, São Paulo, Brazil

Marçal Aquino (Amparo, January 28, 1958) is a Brazilian journalist, writer and screenwriter.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
January 28, 1958 (68)
From
Amparo, São Paulo, Brazil
Works as
Writer
Titles
3 on MovieCove · 21 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 38 days to Oct 27Down 7% in 30 days

What are Marçal Aquino's films like?

Across a limited sample of 3 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Morality.

Themes

share of theme weight
Survival
52%
Morality
21%
Power
15%
Society
13%
Survival2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 3 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Dark: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their dark movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 0 · Serious 1 · Dark 2

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 1 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 0

Intense: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their intense movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 0 · Charged 1 · Intense 2

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 0 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 1

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 1 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 0

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 1 · Even-paced 1 · Relentless 1

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 0 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 1

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 1 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 1

Moods and endings

endings shown from 5 titles

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
3
Absurd
2
Dread
1
Melancholic
1
Warm
1

How their films linger

Unsettling2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Marçal Aquino's films?

As of October 24, 2026, none of Marçal Aquino's 3 MovieCove titles is streaming on a subscription or free service.

Subscription and free streaming for Marçal Aquino's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted.

Filmography

21 credits, 3 with a MovieCove page; 3 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Carcereiros: O Filme (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Writer

  • Persona non grata (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Screenplay

  • Tungsten(2018)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Carcereiros (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Show Creator

  • Supermax (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Show 12 episodes · Original Series Creator

  • Pitanga (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Writer

  • Supermax (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Show 12 episodes · Creator · Writer

  • Luz, Câmera, 50 Anos: Força-Tarefa - O Filme (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Writer

  • Tainted (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Show Creator

  • País do Desejo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Co-Writer

  • I'd Receive the Worst News from Your Beautiful Lips (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Writer

  • Cabeça a Prêmio (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Novel

  • Internal Affairs (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Show 30 episodes · Creator · Writer

  • Stray Dog (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Screenplay

  • Drained(2006)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Trecho (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Original Story

  • Delicate Crime (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Screenplay

  • Nina(2004)

    Co-Writer

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • O Invasor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Novel

  • Friendly Fire (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Screenplay · Story

  • Belly Up (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Original Story · Screenplay

Career shape

A full career of 21 titles from 1997 to 2019.

Biggest box office

Drained (2006)

$786K worldwide

Highest rated

Drained (2006)

Midcredits 88th

Most popular right now

Nina (2004)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Writing19 of 21: 17 only writing, 2 with another roleOther crew4 of 21: 2 only other crew, 2 with another role

By decade

1990s2 · crew2000s7 · crew2010s12 · crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it.

How do Marçal Aquino's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 66th percentile, the median of all 3; across a limited sample of 3 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 63rd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

63rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Approval · how many liked their films

67thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Reach · how many have seen their films

64thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Midcredits score across 3 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up1
  • 50th to 74th2

Shape of the crowd

None of their 3 titles divides audiences: 3 are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Crowd Pleaser3

Most loved · writer

Drained (2006)

Midcredits 88th · 77% liked

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Who does Marçal Aquino work with?

People who share at least 2 of Marçal Aquino's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Heitor Dhalia shares the most, 3.

Directors

Actors

Cinematographers