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Marcos Prado

Marcos Prado

Producer, director and writer

Born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in 1961. He studied at the Brooks Photography Institute in California. As a photographer, he won prizes such as the World Press Photo and the UN Focus on Your World.

Biography from TMDB.

Works as
Producer, director and writer
Titles
6 on MovieCove · 15 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 40% in 30 days

What are Marcos Prado's films like?

Across their 5 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Power.

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
52%
Power
22%
Bonds
15%
Society
11%
Justice4 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 5 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 4

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

Grounded 3 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 1 · Charged 0 · Intense 4

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

Steady 2 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 0

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

Straight-faced 5 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 0

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

Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 2 · 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 3 · Full focus 2

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

Easy watch 0 · Affecting 1 · Heavy 4

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

Resolved 1 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 2

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
4
Dread
3
Contemplative
2
Joyful
1
Cold
1
Other
3

How their films linger

Thought-provoking4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Bittersweet2
  • Ambiguous3

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 Marcos Prado's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 4 of their 6 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Marcos Prado'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

15 credits, 6 with a MovieCove page.

  • Macabro(2019)

    Director · Producer

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • The Mechanism(2018)

    Show 6 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all shows

  • Don't Swallow My Heart, Alligator Girl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Producer

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

    Director · Producer · Writer

  • Brazil vs Brazil (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Director

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

    Actor

  • Artificial Paradises(2012)

    Director · Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Elite Squad 2: The Enemy Within(2010)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Secrets of the Tribe(2010)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

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

    Producer

  • Elite Squad(2007)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • Estamira Para Todos E Para Ninguém (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Director · Producer

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

    Director · Cinematographer · Producer

  • Bus 174 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Producer

  • The Charcoal People (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Co-Producer · Writer

Career shape

A full career of 15 titles from 2000 to 2019.

Biggest box office

Elite Squad 2: The Enemy Within (2010)

$64M worldwide

Highest rated

Elite Squad 2: The Enemy Within (2010)

Midcredits 99th

Most popular right now

Elite Squad (2007)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting1 of 15: 1 only acting, 0 with another roleDirecting7 of 15: 2 only directing, 5 with another roleWriting3 of 15: 0 only writing, 3 with another roleProducing12 of 15: 6 only producing, 6 with another role · typical Midcredits score85thCinematography1 of 15: 0 only cinematography, 1 with another role

15 titles, 6 with more than one role — producing and directing overlap on 5 of them.

By decade

2000s6 · crew2010s9 · 1 acting · 8 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 Marcos Prado's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 85th percentile, the median of all 5; across their 5 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 82nd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

82ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Approval · how many liked their films

84thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Reach · how many have seen their films

77thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Midcredits score across 6 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up4
  • 50th to 74th2

Shape of the crowd

3 of their 6 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved2
  • Crowd Pleaser3
  • Mixed1

Most divisive · director

The Mechanism (2018)

67th percentile spread · 10% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · producer

Elite Squad 2: The Enemy Within (2010)

Midcredits 99th · 90% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 74/100 and the pacing 53/100 in their films, across 5 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.

Is Marcos Prado's work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 3 MovieCove titles with content scores.

Their medianMedian of all films
Sex & Nudity3 titlesmedian 39 · moderateMedian of all films: 32

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.

Who does Marcos Prado work with?

People who share at least 2 of Marcos Prado's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; José Padilha shares the most, 4.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers