Kleber Mendonça Filho

What are Kleber Mendonça Filho's films like?

Across their 8 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Society and Self.

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 Kleber Mendonça Filho's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 6 of their 8 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on MUBI (3).

• MUBI3 titles, browse their movies on this service
  • Pictures of Ghosts (2023) · actor, director, writer
  • Cold Tropics (2009) · director, writer, producer, cinematographer, editor
  • Green Vinyl (2004) · director, writer, producer, cinematographer, editor
• Hulu1 title, browse their movies on this service
  • The Secret Agent (2025) · director, writer, producer

Subscription and free streaming for Kleber Mendonça Filho'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

33 credits, 8 with a MovieCove page; 4 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

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  The Secret Agent(2025)

  Director · Producer · Writer

  Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films88^th
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  Sleep with Your Eyes Open (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

  Producer
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  Heartless(2023)

  Producer

  Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films60^th
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  Seu Cavalcanti (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

  Producer
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  Pictures of Ghosts(2023)

  Director · Additional Photography · Sound Designer · Writer · as Self / Narrator

  Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films96^th
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  Bacurau no Mapa (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

  Director · as Self
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  Azougue Nazareth (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

  Associate Producer
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  Passages: Travelling In and Out of Film Through Brazilian Geography (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

  Actor
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  Bacurau(2019)

  Director · Writer

  Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films92^nd
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  Aquarius(2016)

  Director · Screenplay

  Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films92^nd
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  Recife, Cidade Roubada (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

  as ele mesmo
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  The World Cup in Recife (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

  Director · Editor · Sound Designer · Writer
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  Neighboring Sounds(2012)

  Director · Editor · Screenplay · Sound Designer

  Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films87^th
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  Mens Sana in Corpore Sano (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

  Producer
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  Jogo sem Gandula (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

  Director · Cinematographer · Screenplay · Sound
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  Cold Tropics(2009)

  Director · Cinematographer · Editor · Executive Producer · Writer

  Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films94^th
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  Critic (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

  Director · Animation · Camera Operator · Editor · Finishing Producer · Producer · Screenplay · Sound · as Self (voice)
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  Ocidente (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

  Executive Producer
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  Décimo Segundo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

  Sound Editor
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  Friday Night, Saturday Morning (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

  Director · Cinematographer · Editor · Producer · Screenplay · Sound Designer · Sound Editor · Sound Recordist · Story
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  Eletrodoméstica (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

  Director · Editor · Foley Artist · Producer · Screenplay · Sound Designer · Sound Editor
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  Green Vinyl(2004)

  Director · Cinematographer · Editor · Executive Producer · Screenplay · Sound Designer · Sound Editor

  Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films75^th
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  The Little Cotton Girl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

  Director · Cinematographer · Editor · Screenplay · Sound
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  Caged In (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

  Director · Additional Photography · Foley Artist · Producer · Sound Editor · Sound Effects · Writer
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  Lixo nos Canais (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

  Director · Editor · Writer
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  Keychain (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

  Director · Cinematographer · Editor · Screenplay
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  Peace to This House (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

  Director · Cinematographer · Producer · Sound
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  Casa de Imagem (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

  Director · Additional Photography · Cinematographer · Producer · Screenplay
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  Homem de Projeção (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

  Director · Cinematographer · Producer · Screenplay
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  Travelling (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

  Director · Cinematographer
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  Luz Industrial Mágica (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

  Director · Cinematographer · Editor · Writer
• Rivers of Dust (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

  Director
• South of Tehran (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

  Director

Career shape

A full career of 33 titles, 30 of them dated from 1991 to 2025.

Biggest box office

The Secret Agent (2025)

$19M worldwide

Highest rated

Pictures of Ghosts (2023)

Midcredits 96^th

Most popular right now

The Secret Agent (2025)

Awards

5 major awards from 16 major nominations, 2005–2026.

1. 2026
   • BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Film Not in the English Language
   • BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Screenplay (Original)
   • +1 other major body · 1 win

     • Independent Spirit Award, won · Best International Film
2. 2025
   • Cannes award, won · Competition
   • Cannes award, won ×2
   • Cannes award, nominated
3. 2023
   • Cannes award, nominated
4. 2021
   • Independent Spirit Award, nominated · Best International Film
5. 2019
   • Cannes award, won
   • Cannes award, nominated ×2
6. 2017
   • Independent Spirit Award, nominated · Best International Film
7. 2016
   • Cannes award, nominated ×2
8. 2005
   • Cannes award, nominated · Directors' Fortnight

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 Kleber Mendonça Filho's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 90^th percentile, the median of all 8; across their 8 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 92^nd percentile for acclaim.

Shape of the crowd

4 of their 8 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

242

• Universally Loved2
• Crowd Pleaser4
• Mixed2

Most divisive · director, writer

Aquarius (2016)

74^th percentile spread · 13% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor, director, writer

Pictures of Ghosts (2023)

Midcredits 96^th · 82% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 81/100 and the pacing 40/100 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.

Is Kleber Mendonça Filho's work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 4 MovieCove titles with content scores.

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

Who does Kleber Mendonça Filho work with?

People who share at least 2 of Kleber Mendonça Filho's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Emilie Lesclaux shares the most, 7.