Joaquim Sapinho was born on 22 August 1964 in Sabugal, Portugal. He is a producer and director, known for Haircut (1995), A Mulher Polícia (2003) and This Side of Resurrection (2011).
Biography from IMDb.
- August 22, 1964 (62)
- Sabugal, Guarda, Portugal
- Producer, writer and director
- 15 on MovieCove · 30 credits in all
What are Joaquim Sapinho's films like?
Across their 13 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Society.
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 0 · Earnest 12
Light 1 · Serious 3 · Dark 9
Grounded 2 · Stylized 6 · Heightened 5
Gentle 4 · Charged 6 · Intense 3
A split, not a type: Steady 8 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 3
Straight-faced 10 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 0
Slow burn 11 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 0
Casual 2 · Engaged 6 · Full focus 5
Easy watch 3 · Affecting 5 · Heavy 5
Resolved 2 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 10
Moods and endings
- Bittersweet2
- Tragic2
- Ambiguous9
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 Joaquim Sapinho's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 12 of their 15 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on MUBI (6).
Subscription and free streaming for Joaquim Sapinho'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
30 credits, 15 with a MovieCove page.
Les roches rouges(2026)
Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films
Magellan(2025)
Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films
Afternoons of Solitude(2024)
Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films
Misericordia(2024)
Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films
The Practice(2023)
Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films
The Empire(2024)
Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films
When the Waves Are Gone (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)
Essential Truths of the Lake (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)
Eureka(2023)
Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films
Pacifiction(2022)
Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films
Liberté(2019)
Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films
Roi Soleil (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)
Upside Down (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)
The Death of Louis XIV(2016)
Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films
This Side of Resurrection (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)
To Die Like a Man(2009)
Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films
Bosnia Diaries (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)
Two Drifters(2005)
Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films
The Policewoman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)
O Fantasma(2000)
Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films
Glória(1999)
Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all filmsThis Is My Home (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)
Cinema Português? - Diálogos com João Bénard da Costa (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)
Haircut (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)
Shohei Imamura: The Free Thinker (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)
Lisboa no Cinema, Um Ponto de Vista (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)
Julião Sarmento(1994)
Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
The Sound of the Shaking Earth (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)
The Shepherd (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)
The Sadness of a Portuguese Woman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Career shape
A full career of 25 titles, 24 of them dated from 1988 to 2026.
Biggest box office
Misericordia (2024)
Highest rated
Afternoons of Solitude (2024)
Most popular right now
The Empire (2024)
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.
Awards
Nominated for a Berlinale award in 2003, Best Film.
Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.
How do Joaquim Sapinho's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 48th percentile, the median of all 15; across their 13 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 54th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up1
- 50th to 74th6
- 25th to 49th6
- Below 25th2
Shape of the crowd
7 of their 15 titles are Mixed.
- Cult Classic4
- Crowd Pleaser3
- Broadly Agreed1
- Mixed7
Reviewers score the dialogue 36/100 and the plot and story 30/100 in their films, across 11 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.
Is Joaquim Sapinho's 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 Joaquim Sapinho work with?
People who share at least 2 of Joaquim Sapinho's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Marta Vieira Alves shares the most, 7.
Directors
- Albert SerraShared titles: Afternoons of Solitude (2024), Misericordia (2024), Pacifiction (2022), Liberté (2019), The Death of Louis XIV (2016)See all 5 shared titles with Albert Serra
- João Pedro RodriguesShared titles: To Die Like a Man (2009), Two Drifters (2005), O Fantasma (2000)See all 3 shared titles with João Pedro Rodrigues
Writers
- Alexandre MeloShared titles: Pacifiction (2022), O Fantasma (2000), Julião Sarmento (1994)See all 3 shared titles with Alexandre Melo
- Paulo RebeloShared titles: Two Drifters (2005), O Fantasma (2000)See all 2 shared titles with Paulo Rebelo
Actors
- Marc SusiniShared titles: Pacifiction (2022), Liberté (2019), The Death of Louis XIV (2016)See all 3 shared titles with Marc Susini
- Montse TriolaShared titles: Afternoons of Solitude (2024), Misericordia (2024), Pacifiction (2022), Liberté (2019), The Death of Louis XIV (2016)See all 5 shared titles with Montse Triola
- Baptiste PinteauxShared titles: Pacifiction (2022), Liberté (2019)See all 2 shared titles with Baptiste Pinteaux
- Lluís SerratShared titles: Pacifiction (2022), Liberté (2019)See all 2 shared titles with Lluís Serrat
Composers, cinematographers and editors
- Marc VerdaguerShared titles: Afternoons of Solitude (2024), Misericordia (2024), Pacifiction (2022), Liberté (2019), The Death of Louis XIV (2016)See all 5 shared titles with Marc Verdaguer
- Artur TortShared titles: Afternoons of Solitude (2024), Pacifiction (2022), Liberté (2019), The Death of Louis XIV (2016)See all 4 shared titles with Artur Tort
- Ariadna RibasShared titles: Pacifiction (2022), Liberté (2019), The Death of Louis XIV (2016)See all 3 shared titles with Ariadna Ribas
- Rui PoçasShared titles: To Die Like a Man (2009), Two Drifters (2005), O Fantasma (2000)See all 3 shared titles with Rui Poças
Producers
- Marta Vieira AlvesShared titles: Afternoons of Solitude (2024), Misericordia (2024), The Empire (2024), Eureka (2023), The Practice (2023), Pacifiction (2022), Liberté (2019)See all 7 shared titles with Marta Vieira Alves
- Olivier PèreShared titles: Afternoons of Solitude (2024), Misericordia (2024), Eureka (2023), Pacifiction (2022)See all 4 shared titles with Olivier Père
- Pierre-Olivier BardetShared titles: Afternoons of Solitude (2024), Pacifiction (2022), Liberté (2019)See all 3 shared titles with Pierre-Olivier Bardet
- Amândio CoroadoShared titles: O Fantasma (2000), Glória (1999), Julião Sarmento (1994)See all 3 shared titles with Amândio Coroado