Rui Poças
Cinematographer · Born December 4, 1966 (59) · Porto, Portugal
- December 4, 1966 (59)
- Porto, Portugal
- Cinematographer
- 16 on MovieCove · 75 credits in all
Known for
What are Rui Poças' films like?
Across their 16 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Survival.
Genres
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
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 1 · Wry 1 · Earnest 14
A split, not a type: Light 4 · Serious 5 · Dark 7
A split, not a type: Grounded 2 · Stylized 6 · Heightened 8
Gentle 3 · Charged 8 · Intense 5
A split, not a type: Steady 6 · Shifting 4 · Whiplash 6
Straight-faced 11 · Some laughs 5 · Funny 0
Slow burn 11 · Even-paced 4 · Relentless 1
Casual 2 · Engaged 8 · Full focus 6
Easy watch 1 · Affecting 8 · Heavy 7
Resolved 2 · Open-ended 4 · Ambiguous 10
Moods and endings
- Bittersweet4
- Tragic1
- Ambiguous11
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 Rui Poças' films?
As of October 24, 2026, 12 of their 16 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.
Subscription and free streaming for Rui Poças' 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
75 credits, 16 with a MovieCove page.
Guria (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)
The Souffleur(2025)
Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films
Bury Your Dead(2024)
Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films
13 Alfinetes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)
Sleepless City (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)
Grand Tour(2024)
Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films
Where Is This Street? or With No Before or After (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)
The Rye Horn (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)
Lovely, Dark, and Deep(2023)
Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films
Tinnitus (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)
Amadeo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)
Alma Viva (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)
The Club of Angels (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)
Will-o'-the-Wisp(2022)
Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films
A Little Love Package (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)
If I Were the Winter Itself (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)
Frankie(2019)
Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films
Acts of Cinema (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)
Introduzione all'oscuro (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)
Hilda Hilst Pede Contato (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)
Good Manners(2017)
Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films
Rust (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)
Sandra Calling (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)
Zama(2017)
Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films
Al Berto(2017)
Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films
Severina (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)
My Only Earth Is in the Moon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)
The Ornithologist(2016)
Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films
Deserto (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)
Campo de Víboras (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)
The Bridges of Sarajevo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)
Morning of Saint Anthony's Day (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)
As the Flames Rose (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)
Tabu(2012)
Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films
A Vossa Casa (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)
Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films
Tony (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)
Two Women (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)
To Die Like a Man(2009)
Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films
O Tapete Voador (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)
Our Beloved Month of August (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)
Álvaro Lapa: A Literatura (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)
Fernando Lopes, Provavelmente (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)
From Now On (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)
China, China (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)
Carlos de Oliveira: Upon the Left Side (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)
Canticle of All Creatures (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)
Two Drifters(2005)
Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films
Adriana (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)
The Face You Deserve(2004)
Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films
Conversas com Glícínia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)
Andre Valente (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)
Maria e as Outras (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)
Alexandre O’Neill - Tomai lá do O’Neill (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)
O Rapaz do Trapézio Voador (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)
Rádio Relâmpago (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)
A Morte do Cinema (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)
Duplo Exilio (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)
Close (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)
Christmas Inventory (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)
Another Country (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)
O Fantasma(2000)
Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all filmsBoris and Jeremiah (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)
Entraste no jogo, tens que jogar assim na terra como no céu (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)
Joaquim Bravo, Évora 1935, Etc. Etc. Felicidades (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)
Meanwhile (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)
A. Palolo: Ver o Pensamento a Correr (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)
Eléctricos (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)
You'll Never Get Rid of Me Again (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)
Amour en latin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)
Afonso's Smile (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
An Odd Enchantment (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Bodyhackers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Chico (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Savagery (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Career shape
A full career of 74 titles, 69 of them dated from 1989 to 2026.
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 Rui Poças' films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 43rd percentile, the median of all 16; across their 16 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 48th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up1
- 50th to 74th6
- 25th to 49th5
- Below 25th4
Shape of the crowd
10 of their 16 titles are Mixed.
- Cult Classic2
- Crowd Pleaser4
- Mixed10
Reviewers score the cinematography 74/100 in their films, across 16 reviewed titles; fans 83, detractors 59. 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 Rui Poças' work okay for kids?
Across up to 6 MovieCove titles with content scores, sex & nudity runs heavier than most films.
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 Rui Poças work with?
People who share at least 2 of Rui Poças' MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; João Pedro Rodrigues shares the most, 6.
Directors
- João Pedro RodriguesShared titles: Will-o'-the-Wisp (2022), The Ornithologist (2016), The Last Time I Saw Macao (2012), To Die Like a Man (2009), Two Drifters (2005), O Fantasma (2000)See all 6 shared titles with João Pedro Rodrigues
- Miguel GomesShared titles: Grand Tour (2024), Tabu (2012), The Face You Deserve (2004)See all 3 shared titles with Miguel Gomes
- Marco DutraShared titles: Bury Your Dead (2024), Good Manners (2017)See all 2 shared titles with Marco Dutra
Writers
- João Rui Guerra da MataShared titles: Will-o'-the-Wisp (2022), The Last Time I Saw Macao (2012), To Die Like a Man (2009)See all 3 shared titles with João Rui Guerra da Mata
- Mariana RicardoShared titles: Grand Tour (2024), Tabu (2012), The Face You Deserve (2004)See all 3 shared titles with Mariana Ricardo
- Telmo ChurroShared titles: Grand Tour (2024), Tabu (2012), The Face You Deserve (2004)See all 3 shared titles with Telmo Churro
- Paulo RebeloShared titles: Two Drifters (2005), O Fantasma (2000)See all 2 shared titles with Paulo Rebelo
Actors
- Carloto CottaShared titles: Frankie (2019), Tabu (2012), To Die Like a Man (2009), Two Drifters (2005), The Face You Deserve (2004)See all 5 shared titles with Carloto Cotta
- Teresa MadrugaShared titles: Grand Tour (2024), Will-o'-the-Wisp (2022), Tabu (2012), Two Drifters (2005)See all 4 shared titles with Teresa Madruga
- Raquel Rocha VieiraShared titles: Lovely, Dark, and Deep (2023), Will-o'-the-Wisp (2022), Al Berto (2017)See all 3 shared titles with Raquel Rocha Vieira
- Gilda NomacceShared titles: Bury Your Dead (2024), Good Manners (2017)See all 2 shared titles with Gilda Nomacce
Editors
- Raphaël LefèvreShared titles: The Ornithologist (2016), The Last Time I Saw Macao (2012)See all 2 shared titles with Raphaël Lefèvre
Producers
- Luís UrbanoShared titles: Frankie (2019), Zama (2017), Tabu (2012)See all 3 shared titles with Luís Urbano
- Sandro AguilarShared titles: Frankie (2019), Tabu (2012), The Face You Deserve (2004)See all 3 shared titles with Sandro Aguilar
- João FigueirasShared titles: The Ornithologist (2016), The Last Time I Saw Macao (2012), The Face You Deserve (2004)See all 3 shared titles with João Figueiras
- Joaquim SapinhoShared titles: To Die Like a Man (2009), Two Drifters (2005), O Fantasma (2000)See all 3 shared titles with Joaquim Sapinho
Mixed roles
- Rui CatalãoShared titles: To Die Like a Man (2009), The Face You Deserve (2004)See all 2 shared titles with Rui Catalão