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Flávio Ramos Tambellini

Producer, director and writer · Born February 29, 1952 (74) · São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil

Born
February 29, 1952 (74)
From
São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
Works as
Producer, director and writer
Titles
11 on MovieCove · 49 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 30% in 30 days

What are Flávio Ramos Tambellini's films like?

Across their 7 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Power.

Genres

Action2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 90th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Action movies
Comedy2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 66th percentile
: browse their Comedy 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
Self
32%
Power
22%
Bonds
15%
Morality
13%
Society
10%
Survival
8%
Class2 titles, browse their movies with this themeCorruption2 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 7 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 1 · Stylized 4 · Heightened 2

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

Gentle 1 · Charged 4 · Intense 2

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

Steady 1 · Shifting 5 · Whiplash 1

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

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 3 · Some laughs 4 · Funny 0

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

A split, not a type: Slow burn 4 · Even-paced 3 · Relentless 0

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

Casual 2 · Engaged 4 · Full focus 1

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

Resolved 1 · Open-ended 4 · Ambiguous 2

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
5
Melancholic
4
Contemplative
3
Warm
2
Romantic
1
Other
3

How their films linger

Thought-provoking5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteWistful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Happy1
  • 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 Flávio Ramos Tambellini's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 5 of their 11 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (3).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Flávio Ramos Tambellini'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

49 credits, 11 with a MovieCove page.

  • O Que é Demais Nunca é o Bastante (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2027)

    Producer

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

    Producer

  • Baile de Máscaras (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Show 13 episodes · Director

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

    Producer

  • Gloria and Grace (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Director · Producer

  • Vidas Partidas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Producer

  • Campo Grande (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Producer

  • Portrait of a Thief (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Producer

  • Una tarde en la vida de dos niños kelpers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Director

  • Paulo Coelho's Best Story(2014)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • O Concurso (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Co-Producer · Executive Producer

  • Agamenon: The Film (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Producer

  • Malu de Bicicleta (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Director

  • Rio Sex Comedy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Co-Producer

  • Slightly Out of Tune (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Executive Producer · Producer

  • Mutum (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Producer

  • The Passenger: Adult Secrets (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Director · Producer · as Roberto

  • Pro Dia Nascer Feliz (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Producer

  • Four for None (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Executive Producer

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

    Executive Producer

  • The Man of the Year(2003)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Carandiru(2003)

    Co-Producer

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Window of the Soul (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Producer

  • Bufo & Spallanzani(2001)

    Director · Producer · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Me You Them(2000)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • A Fit of Rage (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Producer · Screenplay

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

    Producer

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

    Producer

  • Pierre Fatumbi Verger: Messenger Between Two Worlds (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Associate Producer

  • The Oyster and the Wind (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Co-Writer · Producer

  • Foreign Land(1995)

    Executive Producer · Producer

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • Gilberto Gil: Tempo Rei (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Associate Producer

  • The Interview (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Producer

  • Visão do Paraíso (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Director

  • Savage Capitalism (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Producer · as Médico

  • Red Shoe Diaries (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Show 1 episode · Producer

  • Two-Edged Knife (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Executive Producer

  • Trancado por Dentro (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Producer

  • Moon Over Parador(1988)

    as Danté Guzman

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films

  • The Dolphin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Producer

  • Tim Maia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Director

  • Where the River Runs Black(1986)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Kiss of the Spider Woman(1985)

    Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • The Emerald Forest(1985)

    Casting

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Garota Dourada (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Writer

  • Gabriela(1983)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Paulo Moura (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    Associate Producer · Executive Producer

  • The Kiss (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Actor

  • Viver de Vento (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer

Career shape

A full career of 48 titles, 46 of them dated from 1965 to 2025.

Biggest box office

Gabriela (1983)

$1.3M worldwide

Highest rated

Foreign Land (1995)

Midcredits 93rd

Most popular right now

Gabriela (1983)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting4 of 48: 2 only acting, 2 with another roleDirecting8 of 48: 5 only directing, 3 with another roleWriting5 of 48: 2 only writing, 3 with another roleProducing37 of 48: 31 only producing, 6 with another role · typical Midcredits score84thOther crew2 of 48: 2 only other crew, 0 with another role

48 titles, 6 with more than one role — producing and directing overlap on 3 of them.

By decade

1960s1 · acting1970s1 · crew1980s9 · 1 acting · 8 crew1990s11 · 1 acting · 11 crew2000s11 · 1 acting · 11 crew2010s12 · crew2020s1 · 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 Flávio Ramos Tambellini's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 76th percentile, the median of all 11; across their 7 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 50th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

50thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Approval · how many liked their films

67thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Reach · how many have seen their films

62ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Midcredits score across 11 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up6
  • 50th to 74th3
  • 25th to 49th2

Shape of the crowd

7 of their 11 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved2
  • Crowd Pleaser7
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed1

Most divisive · producer

Where the River Runs Black (1986)

53rd percentile spread · 14% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · producer

Carandiru (2003)

Midcredits 97th · 85% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 71/100 and the pacing 44/100 in their films, across 7 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.

Who does Flávio Ramos Tambellini work with?

People who share at least 2 of Flávio Ramos Tambellini's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Breno Silveira shares the most, 3.

Writers

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles