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Lula Carvalho

Cinematographer, also director

Works as
Cinematographer, also director
Titles
18 on MovieCove · 46 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 37 days to Oct 26Down 40% in 30 days

What are Lula Carvalho's films like?

Across their 14 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Self.

Genres

Action5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 35th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Crime2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 97th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime movies
Documentary2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 91st percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Documentary movies
Drama2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 55th percentile
: browse their Drama movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
33%
Self
21%
Power
16%
Bonds
14%
Society
9%
Survival
8%
Justice4 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFreedom3 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception3 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition2 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 12 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Dark: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their dark movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 1 · Serious 4 · Dark 7

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 5 · Stylized 4 · Heightened 3

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

Gentle 1 · Charged 3 · Intense 8

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

Steady 3 · Shifting 8 · Whiplash 1

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

Straight-faced 9 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 0

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

Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 6 · Relentless 3

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

Casual 1 · Engaged 8 · Full focus 3

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 2 · Affecting 4 · Heavy 6

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

Resolved 5 · Open-ended 5 · Ambiguous 2

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
10
Dread
7
Melancholic
4
Thrilling
3
Cold
3
Other
11

How their films linger

Thought-provoking9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteInfuriating2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy2
  • Bittersweet7
  • Ambiguous5

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 Lula Carvalho's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 11 of their 18 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Prime Video (5).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Lula Carvalho'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

46 credits, 18 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • Iconoclast (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Cinematographer

  • Smell of Diesel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Additional Photography

  • Ary (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Cinematographer

  • All or Nothing: Brazil National Team(2020)

    Show Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all shows

  • Narcos: Mexico(2018)

    Show 1 episode · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • 10 Seconds to Win (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Cinematographer

  • Eduardo Galeano, Vagamundo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Camera Operator

  • Police Killing(2018)

    Director · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • 7 Days in Entebbe(2018)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Bingo: The King of the Mornings(2017)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows(2016)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Geraldinos (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Associate Producer · Cinematographer

  • Rio, I Love You(2014)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles(2014)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • RoboCop(2014)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • A Wolf at the Door(2013)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Éden(2012)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Along the Way (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Cinematographer

  • Artificial Paradises(2012)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Raul: O Início, o Fim e o Meio (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Cinematographer

  • Falcón(2012)

    Show Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all shows

  • Pra Sempre Fenomeno (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Cinematographer

  • Carta Para o Futuro (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Cinematographer · Producer

  • We're Together (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Cinematographer

  • Stereo Hearts 2 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Cinematographer

  • Elite Squad 2: The Enemy Within(2010)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Secrets of the Tribe(2010)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • The Dead Girl's Feast (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Cinematographer

  • Felicitas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Cinematographer

  • Budapeste (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Cinematographer

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

    Show 30 episodes · Cinematographer

  • December (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Cinematographer

  • Meu Nome é Dindi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Cinematographer

  • Ocidente (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Associate Producer

  • Elite Squad(2007)

    Camera Operator · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • Elevado 3.5 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Cinematographer

  • The Spirit of Zé Lins (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Camera Operator

  • Cinema, Aspirins and Vultures(2005)

    Camera Operator

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Pobres Diabos No Paraíso (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Camera Operator · Cinematographer

  • Olga (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    First Assistant Camera

  • Cazuza: Time Doesn't Stop (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Camera Operator

  • A Star for Ioiô (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Cinematographer

  • Carandiru(2003)

    First Assistant Camera

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Mango Yellow (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    First Assistant Camera

  • Brava Gente (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Show 66 episodes · Assistant Camera

  • The Scent of the Pitanga (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Cinematographer

Career shape

A full career of 44 titles, 43 of them dated from 2000 to 2026.

Biggest box office

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2014)

$485M worldwide

Highest rated

Elite Squad 2: The Enemy Within (2010)

Midcredits 99th

Most popular right now

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows (2016)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing1 of 44: 1 only directing, 0 with another roleProducing3 of 44: 1 only producing, 2 with another roleCinematography33 of 44: 29 only cinematography, 4 with another role · typical Midcredits score56thOther crew11 of 44: 9 only other crew, 2 with another role

44 titles, 4 with more than one role — cinematography and other crew overlap on 2 of them.

By decade

2000s18 · crew2010s22 · 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 Lula Carvalho's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 85th percentile, the median of all 15; across their 12 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 69th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

69thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 12

Approval · how many liked their films

73rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 12

Reach · how many have seen their films

91stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 12

Midcredits score across 18 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up9
  • 50th to 74th3
  • 25th to 49th5
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

5 of their 18 titles are Universally Loved.

  • Universally Loved5
  • Crowd Pleaser5
  • Broadly Agreed3
  • Mixed5

Most divisive · cinematographer

Éden (2012)

63rd percentile spread · 24% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · cinematographer

Elite Squad 2: The Enemy Within (2010)

Midcredits 99th · 90% liked

Reviewers score the cinematography 62/100 in their films, across 9 reviewed titles; fans 69, detractors 42. The element that speaks to their work as a cinematographer.

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.

Is Lula Carvalho's work okay for kids?

Across up to 9 MovieCove titles with content scores, profanity and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore7 titles48–94 · median 52 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity9 titles17–64 · median 26 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity7 titles36–91 · median 52 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs7 titles22–92 · median 38 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense7 titles43–81 · median 58 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Lula Carvalho work with?

People who share at least 2 of Lula Carvalho's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; José Padilha shares the most, 6.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers