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Daniela Thomas

Daniela Thomas

Director, writer and producer · Born January 1, 1959 (67) · Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Cannes award nominee

Daniela Thomas (born 1959) is a Brazilian film director, screenwriter and editor.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
January 1, 1959 (67)
From
Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Works as
Director, writer and producer
Titles
4 on MovieCove · 24 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 65 days to Oct 28Up 109% in 30 days

What are Daniela Thomas' films like?

Across a limited sample of 3 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Society and Power.

Themes

share of theme weight
Society
32%
Power
23%
Survival
20%
Bonds
15%
Self
9%
Oppression2 titles, browse their movies with this themeIsolation2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 3 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 0 · Dark 3

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

Grounded 1 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 1

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

Gentle 0 · Charged 0 · Intense 3

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

Steady 2 · Shifting 1 · Whiplash 0

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

Straight-faced 3 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 0

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

Slow burn 2 · 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 2 · Full focus 1

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

Easy watch 0 · Affecting 0 · Heavy 3

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

Resolved 1 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 1

Moods and endings

endings shown from 5 titles

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Melancholic
3
Tense
2
Dread
1
Cold
1
Contemplative
1

How their films linger

Haunting2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

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 Daniela Thomas' films?

As of October 24, 2026, 3 of their 4 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (2).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Daniela Thomas' 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

24 credits, 4 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • Viva o Cinema! Uma História da Mostra de São Paulo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Show 4 episodes · Actor

  • I'm Still Here(2024)

    Associate Producer

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Diamonds (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Director

  • Chico Buarque: Que Tal Um Samba? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Set Designer

  • The End (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Show 10 episodes · Director

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

    Show 8 episodes · Art Direction

  • Tuã Ingugu (Water Eyes) (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Director

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

    Director · Editor

  • O Banquete (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Director · Editor · Writer

  • Vazante(2017)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Rio 2016 Olympic Opening Ceremony: A New World (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Director

  • Lygia Clark em Nova York (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Director

  • Consideração do Poema (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Actor

  • Sunstroke (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Director

  • Stories on Human Rights (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Director

  • Linha de Passe (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Director · Producer · Screenplay

  • Paris, Je T'aime(2006)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Castanha e Caju Contra o Encouraçado Titanic (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Director

  • A Linguagem do Cinema (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Actor

  • Adão ou Somos Todos Filhos da Terra (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Director · Editor

  • Midnight (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Director · Writer

  • The Nutty Boy 2 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Writer

  • Foreign Land(1995)

    Director · Art Direction · Writer

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • João & Antônio (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Art Direction

Career shape

A full career of 24 titles from 1992 to 2024.

Biggest box office

I'm Still Here (2024)

$36M worldwide

Highest rated

I'm Still Here (2024)

Midcredits 99th

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting3 of 24: 3 only acting, 0 with another roleDirecting16 of 24: 8 only directing, 8 with another roleWriting7 of 24: 1 only writing, 6 with another roleProducing2 of 24: 1 only producing, 1 with another roleEditing3 of 24: 0 only editing, 3 with another roleOther crew4 of 24: 3 only other crew, 1 with another role

24 titles, 8 with more than one role — directing and writing overlap on 6 of them.

By decade

1990s5 · crew2000s5 · 1 acting · 4 crew2010s8 · 1 acting · 7 crew2020s6 · 1 acting · 5 crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it.

Awards

2 major nominations and no wins, 2006–2008.

  1. 2008
    • Cannes award, nominated
  2. 2006
    • Cannes award, nominated

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 Daniela Thomas' films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 88th percentile, the median of all 4; across a limited sample of 3 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 93rd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

93rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Approval · how many liked their films

90thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Reach · how many have seen their films

75thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Midcredits score across 4 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up3
  • 50th to 74th1

Shape of the crowd

2 of their 4 titles are Universally Loved.

  • Universally Loved2
  • Crowd Pleaser1
  • Mixed1

Most divisive · director, writer

Vazante (2017)

57th percentile spread · 19% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · producer

I'm Still Here (2024)

Midcredits 99th · 95% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 80/100 and the pacing 43/100 in their films, across 3 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 Daniela Thomas work with?

People who share at least 2 of Daniela Thomas' MovieCove titles; Walter Salles shares the most, 2.