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Mariana Ricardo

Mariana Ricardo

Writer, actor and composer · Lisbon, Portugal

From
Lisbon, Portugal
Works as
Writer, actor and composer
Titles
7 on MovieCove · 26 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 27Up 153% in 30 days

What are Mariana Ricardo's films like?

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

Themes

share of theme weight
Self
32%
Society
27%
Power
24%
Bonds
9%
Ideas
8%
Oppression2 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity3 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity2 titles, browse their movies with this themeIsolation2 titles, browse their movies with this themeHope2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 6 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 3 · Serious 3 · Dark 0

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

Grounded 0 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 5

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

Gentle 2 · Charged 4 · Intense 0

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

A split, not a type: Steady 3 · Shifting 1 · Whiplash 2

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

Straight-faced 2 · Some laughs 4 · Funny 0

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 5 · Even-paced 1 · Relentless 0

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

A split, not a type: Casual 0 · Engaged 4 · Full focus 2

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

Resolved 0 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 5

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Contemplative
5
Melancholic
4
Absurd
4
Warm
2
Bittersweet
2
Other
1

How their films linger

Thought-provoking3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteWistful3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Bittersweet2
  • Ambiguous4

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 Mariana Ricardo's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 4 of their 7 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on MUBI (3).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Mariana Ricardo'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

26 credits, 7 with a MovieCove page.

  • A Providência e a Guitarra(2026)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Grand Tour(2024)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • Índia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Screenplay

  • The Tsugua Diaries(2021)

    Screenplay · Actor

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Technoboss (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Screenplay · as Enfermeira

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

    Writer

  • Friends after Dark (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    as Mariana

  • John From (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Writer · as Coro

  • Arabian Nights: Volume 3, The Enchanted One (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Screenplay

  • Arabian Nights: Volume 2 - The Desolate One(2015)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films

  • Arabian Nights: Volume 1 - The Restless One(2015)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Arabian Nights (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Screenplay

  • Wild Haggis (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Music Director

  • Redemption (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Editor · Writer

  • The Gift of Tears (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Writer

  • Tabu(2012)

    Screenplay · as Explorer's Wife / Aurora's Friend

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • The Sword and the Rose (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Writer · as David

  • 4 Hearts (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Composer

  • Our Beloved Month of August (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Composer · Writer

  • Canticle of All Creatures (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Composer · as Saint Clare of Assisi

  • The Face You Deserve(2004)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • 31 Means Trouble (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Actor

  • Christmas Inventory (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Actor

  • Meanwhile (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    as Rita

  • Jealous White Men (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Writer

  • Savagery (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Screenplay

Career shape

A full career of 26 titles, 24 of them dated from 1999 to 2026.

Biggest box office

Tabu (2012)

$1.1M worldwide

Highest rated

Tabu (2012)

Midcredits 88th

Film career

  • 2012Screen debut· Tabu

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting10 of 26: 4 only acting, 6 with another roleWriting18 of 26: 11 only writing, 7 with another role · typical Midcredits score73rdMusic4 of 26: 2 only music, 2 with another roleEditing1 of 26: 0 only editing, 1 with another roleOther crew1 of 26: 1 only other crew, 0 with another role

26 titles, 8 with more than one role — writing and acting overlap on 5 of them.

By decade

1990s1 · acting2000s6 · 3 acting · 4 crew2010s13 · 5 acting · 12 crew2020s4 · 1 acting · 4 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 Mariana Ricardo's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 65th percentile, the median of all 7; across their 6 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 77th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

77thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Approval · how many liked their films

67thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Reach · how many have seen their films

72ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Midcredits score across 7 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up3
  • 50th to 74th2
  • 25th to 49th2

Shape of the crowd

4 of their 7 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Crowd Pleaser4
  • Mixed3

Most divisive · writer

A Providência e a Guitarra (2026)

54th percentile spread · 46% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor, writer

Tabu (2012)

Midcredits 88th · 75% liked

Reviewers score the dialogue 56/100 and the plot and story 50/100 in their films, across 6 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a writer.

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 Mariana Ricardo work with?

People who share at least 2 of Mariana Ricardo's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Miguel Gomes shares the most, 6.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Cinematographers and editors

Producers