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Alexandre Avancini

Alexandre Avancini

Director, also producer · Born September 10, 1965 (61) · São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil

Born
September 10, 1965 (61)
From
São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
Works as
Director, also producer
Titles
7 on MovieCove · 35 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 39 days to Oct 28Down 41% in 30 days

What are Alexandre Avancini's films like?

Across their 6 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Society and Self.

Themes

share of theme weight
Society
35%
Self
32%
Survival
14%
Morality
8%
Bonds
7%
Power
5%
Faith4 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 4 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 3 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 1

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

Gentle 0 · Charged 3 · Intense 1

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

Steady 2 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 0

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 4 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 0

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

A split, not a type: Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 1 · Relentless 1

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

Casual 3 · Engaged 1 · Full focus 0

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 4 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Hopeful
4
Tense
4
Triumphant
3
Melancholic
1
Contemplative
1
Other
2

How their films linger

Hopeful4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy3
  • Bittersweet1
  • Ambiguous2

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 Alexandre Avancini's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 5 of their 7 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Alexandre Avancini's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

35 credits, 7 with a MovieCove page.

  • A Vida de Jó (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Show 20 episodes · Director

  • Crazy Liquid Loves (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Director

  • De Quem é o Dinheiro? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • Nothing to Lose 2(2019)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • Jezabel(2019)

    Show 84 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all shows

  • Possessões (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Producer

  • Nothing to Lose(2018)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • José do Egito - O Filme (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Director

  • The Promised Land(2016)

    Show 179 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all shows

  • Os Dez Mandamentos - O Filme(2016)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Moses and the Ten Commandments (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Show 242 episodes · Director

  • Luz, Câmera, 50 Anos: Presença de Anita - O Filme (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Director

  • Pecado Mortal (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Show 176 episodes · Director

  • Joseph from Egypt (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Show 38 episodes · Director

  • Vidas em Jogo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Show 243 episodes · Director

  • Amsterdam Heavy(2011)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all films

  • Promessas de Amor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Show 105 episodes · Director

  • Law and Crime (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Show 21 episodes · Director

  • Os Mutantes: Caminhos do Coração (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Show 242 episodes · Director

  • Caminhos do Coração (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Show 240 episodes · Director

  • Opposite Lives (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Show 240 episodes · Director

  • Prova de Amor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Show 229 episodes · Director

  • Kubanacan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Show 227 episodes · Director · Producer

  • Student's Heart (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Show 185 episodes · Director

  • The Fifth of Hell (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Show 47 episodes · Director

  • Presença de Anita (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Show 16 episodes · Director

  • Uga-Uga (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Show 221 episodes · Director

  • Mild Poison (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Show 209 episodes · Director

  • My Sweetheart (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Show 179 episodes · Director

  • Anything for Love(1997)

    Show 191 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows

  • Anjo de Mim (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Show 173 episodes · Director

  • História de Amor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Show 209 episodes · Director

  • Four Lives, Four Loves (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Show 233 episodes · Director

  • Pátria Minha (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Show 203 episodes · Director

  • Sex Appeal (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Show 19 episodes · Assistant Director

Career shape

A full career of 34 titles from 1993 to 2025.

Biggest box office

Nothing to Lose (2018)

$36M worldwide

Highest rated

Nothing to Lose (2018)

Midcredits 44th

Most popular right now

The Promised Land (2016)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing32 of 34: 31 only directing, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score40thProducing2 of 34: 1 only producing, 1 with another roleOther crew1 of 34: 1 only other crew, 0 with another role

By decade

1990s8 · crew2000s11 · crew2010s12 · crew2020s3 · crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.

How do Alexandre Avancini's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 24th percentile, the median of all 4; across a limited sample of 4 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 6th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

6thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Approval · how many liked their films

34thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Reach · how many have seen their films

65thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Midcredits score across 7 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up1
  • 50th to 74th1
  • 25th to 49th3
  • Below 25th2

Shape of the crowd

3 of their 7 titles are Divisive.

  • Loved with Detractors2
  • Divisive3
  • Crowd Pleaser1
  • Mixed1

Most divisive · director

Os Dez Mandamentos - O Filme (2016)

99th percentile spread · 55% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · director

Jezabel (2019)

Midcredits 79th · 81% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 35/100 and the pacing 20/100 in their films, across 4 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a director.

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 Alexandre Avancini work with?

People who share at least 2 of Alexandre Avancini's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Hamsa Wood shares the most, 3.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers