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Rodrigo Areias

Rodrigo Areias

Producer, director and writer · Born January 1, 1978 (48) · Guimarães, Portugal

Producer and Director. He started his studies in Management at Universidade Católica Portuguesa. With a degree in Sound and Image by the School of Arts of the Portuguese Catholic University, he also has a specialization course in Film Direction from the Tisch School of Arts at the University of New York and the Eurodoc production program. He worked as a trainer in the workshops promoted by the association Filhos de Lumière. Throughout his career, he has developed creative works in the field of cinema, authoring fiction and documentary, alternating with other works in the fields of video art and video clips for some of the best names in the Portuguese rock scene (The Legendary Tiger Man, Wray Gunn, Mão Morta, Sean Riley, D3o, etc.) and several other projects. As a producer he started his career in 2001 and has since produced and co-produced more than 70 shorts, features, videos and documentaries. He produced renowned authors such as Edgar Pêra, João Canijo and F. J. Ossang, as well as young filmmakers such as André Gil Mata, João Rodrigues and Jorge Quintela. He has co-produced with Brazil, the United Kingdom, France, Germany and Finland. As a director, among several films, Tebas (long metregem) and Corrente (short film) stands out with whom he was represented in more than fifty international festivals and was awarded with a dozen prizes. His second feature film premiered in Official Competition at the Karlovy Vary International Festival and was awarded a Special Mention. He was responsible for the cinema production of Guimarães 2012 European Capital of Culture, including films by directors such as Jean-Luc Godard, Aki Kaurismaki, Peter Greenaway, Manoel de Oliveira, Pedro Costa and Victor Erice

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
January 1, 1978 (48)
From
Guimarães, Portugal
Works as
Producer, director and writer
Titles
14 on Motif · 107 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 39 days to Oct 28Down 16% in 30 days

What are Rodrigo Areias' films like?

Across their 14 Motif titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Society and Power.

Genres

Drama9 titlesTypical Motif score: 53rd percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Documentary4 titlesTypical Motif score: 55th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Documentary movies

Their Motif films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Motif 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
Society
30%
Power
21%
Bonds
14%
Self
12%
Ideas
10%
Morality
8%
Survival
5%
Community5 titles, browse their movies with this themeOppression3 titles, browse their movies with this themeIsolation3 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception2 titles, browse their movies with this themeMemory2 titles, browse their movies with this themeClass2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 14 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 4 · Serious 4 · Dark 6

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 8 · Stylized 4 · Heightened 2

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

Gentle 4 · Charged 6 · Intense 4

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

Steady 13 · 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 13 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 0

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

Slow burn 12 · Even-paced 2 · 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 3 · Engaged 10 · Full focus 1

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

A split, not a type: Easy watch 5 · Affecting 4 · Heavy 5

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

A split, not a type: Resolved 8 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 3

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Contemplative
10
Melancholic
8
Tense
6
Dread
3
Warm
3
Other
4

How their films linger

Thought-provoking9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteWistful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Bittersweet4
  • Tragic2
  • Ambiguous8

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 Rodrigo Areias' films?

As of October 24, 2026, 5 of their 14 Motif titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (2).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Rodrigo Areias' titles on Motif; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Motif 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

107 credits, 14 with a Motif page.

  • Asphalt Guerrilla (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2026)

    Producer · Writer

  • Nova 78'(2025)

    Director · Co-Producer

    Motif score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Another League(2026)

    Producer

    Motif score: 84th percentile of all films

  • Ariel(2025)

    Producer

    Motif score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Stop. Rehearsal Rooms for a Historical Materialism (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2025)

    Producer

  • San Simón(2025)

    Producer

    Motif score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Telepathic Letters (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2024)

    Producer

  • A Pedra Sonha Dar Flor (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2024)

    Director · Executive Producer · Producer · Screenplay

  • The Worst Man in London(2024)

    Director

    Motif score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Garrano (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2024)

    Producer

  • Dulcineia (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2023)

    Producer

  • Espinho (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2023)

    Producer

  • Seagulls Cut Through the Sky (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2023)

    Producer

  • Maria (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2023)

    Producer

  • The Nothingness Club (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2023)

    Producer

  • Ana Morphose (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2023)

    Producer

  • Love Lights (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2022)

    Producer

  • A Arte da Memória (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2021)

    Director · Producer

  • Around Rocha’s Table (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2021)

    Producer

  • Lethes (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2021)

    Producer

  • Sycorax (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2021)

    Producer

  • Infinite Sea(2021)

    Producer

    Motif score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Distopia(2021)

    Producer

    Motif score: 56th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Ons (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2020)

    Co-Producer

  • Down by Life (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2020)

    Director · Editor · Writer

  • Listen(2020)

    Producer

    Motif score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • Our Kingdom (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2020)

    Producer

  • Tie (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2020)

    Producer

  • Ursula (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2020)

    Editor · Producer

  • Surdine (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2020)

    Director · Producer

  • Alis Ubbo (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2020)

    Associate Producer

  • Purpleboy (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2019)

    Producer

  • Quantic Love (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2019)

    Producer

  • Arquivos Kino-Pop (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2019)

    Show 13 episodes · Producer

  • Magnetick Pathways (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2019)

    Producer

  • Wild (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2019)

    Co-Producer

  • O Toucador (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2019)

    Producer

  • Kinorama: Beyond the Walls of the Real (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2019)

    Producer

  • Hálito Azul(2018)

    Director · Producer · Writer

    Motif score: 42nd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Punk´s Not Dread (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2018)

    Producer

  • Four Seasons and Autumn (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2018)

    Production Assistant

  • Slope (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2018)

    Producer

  • Cold Pixel (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2018)

    Director

  • O Homem Pykante - Diálogos com Pimenta (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2018)

    Producer

  • Lovers on Borders (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2017)

    Producer

  • Fade Into Nothing (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2017)

    Producer

  • Porto(2016)

    Producer

    Motif score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • The Everlasting Man (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2017)

    Producer

  • Terrain Vague (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2017)

    Producer

  • O dia em que as cartas pararam (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2017)

    Producer

  • Drop by Drop (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2017)

    Producer

  • Mabata Bata (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2017)

    Co-Producer

  • Delírio em Las Vedras (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2016)

    Producer

  • Penumbria (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2016)

    Editor · Producer

  • Por Diabos (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2016)

    Producer

  • The Amazed Spectator (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2016)

    Producer

  • Human Surge(2016)

    Producer

    Motif score: 37th percentile of all films

  • The Cause and the Shadow (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2015)

    Producer

  • Ornament and Crime (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2015)

    Director · Editor · Producer · Screenplay

  • The Keeper (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2015)

    Director · Editor · Producer · Writer

  • A Caverna (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2015)

    Producer

  • Äidin toive(2015)

    Producer

    Motif score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Over El Cielo (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2015)

    Editor · Producer

  • The Portrait (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2015)

    Producer

  • Lisbon Revisited (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2014)

    Producer

  • Cinema (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2014)

    Director · Writer

  • Carrotrope (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2014)

    Producer

  • Escala (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2014)

    Producer

  • Os Maias: Cenas da Vida Romântica(2014)

    Producer

    Motif score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Double Play: James Benning and Richard Linklater (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2013)

    Producer

  • Far from Eden (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2013)

    Producer

  • Luminita (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2013)

    Producer

  • 1960 (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2013)

    Director · Producer · Screenplay

  • Carousel (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2013)

    Producer

  • 3x3D (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2013)

    Producer

  • The Imperfect Cradle (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2013)

    Producer

  • CineSapiens (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2013)

    Producer

  • The Gravedigger (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2012)

    Producer

  • Historic Centre(2012)

    Producer

    Motif score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Tavern Man (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2012)

    Producer

  • Luís (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2012)

    Producer

  • Hay Road (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2012)

    Director · Producer · Screenplay

  • Posfácio at the Clothing Factory (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2012)

    Delegated Producer

  • Canned Dreams (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2012)

    Co-Producer

  • To the Wolf of Madragoa (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2012)

    Editor · Producer

  • M (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2012)

    Producer

  • The Scoundrel (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2012)

    Producer

  • Beard (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2011)

    Producer

  • The Baron (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2011)

    Co-Producer

  • Tamed (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2011)

    Director · Composer

  • Love Is the Answer for the Lack of Argument (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2011)

    Editor

  • Mazagão, a Água que Volta (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2011)

    Producer

  • Golias (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2010)

    Director · Writer

  • Arca D'Água (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2009)

    Producer

  • Flow (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2008)

    Director · Producer · Screenplay

  • Tebas (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2007)

    Director · Producer · Screenplay

  • Heavy Architecture (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2007)

    Producer

  • Punk Is Not Daddy (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2007)

    Producer

  • 667, Neighbor of the Beast (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2006)

    Camera Operator

  • Estádio Novo (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2004)

    Camera Operator · Editor

  • Vanity (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2004)

    Sound Designer

  • Lisboa-Boa 345 A.E. (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2000)

    Producer

  • An Odd Enchantment (not in the Motif catalog yet)

    Producer

  • Chico (not in the Motif catalog yet)

    Producer

  • It Was Them (not in the Motif catalog yet)

    Producer

  • Nicolinas (not in the Motif catalog yet)

    Director

  • Torn Heart (not in the Motif catalog yet)

    Co-Producer

Career shape

A full career of 102 titles, 97 of them dated from 2000 to 2026.

Biggest box office

Listen (2020)

$330K worldwide

Highest rated

Another League (2026)

Motif 84th

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing18 of 102: 3 only directing, 15 with another roleWriting12 of 102: 0 only writing, 12 with another roleProducing90 of 102: 74 only producing, 16 with another role · typical Motif score56thMusic1 of 102: 0 only music, 1 with another roleEditing9 of 102: 1 only editing, 8 with another roleOther crew4 of 102: 3 only other crew, 1 with another role

102 titles, 21 with more than one role — producing and directing overlap on 11 of them.

By decade

2000s9 · crew2010s59 · crew2020s29 · 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 Motif score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on Motif, shown from 5 scored.

How do Rodrigo Areias' films land?

Their typical Motif film has a Motif score in the 54th percentile, the median of all 14; across their 14 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 52nd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

52ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 14

Approval · how many liked their films

48thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 14

Reach · how many have seen their films

57thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 14

Motif score across 14 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up3
  • 50th to 74th6
  • 25th to 49th5

Shape of the crowd

10 of their 14 titles are Mixed.

  • Crowd Pleaser3
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed10

Most divisive · director

The Worst Man in London (2024)

66th percentile spread · 23% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · producer

Another League (2026)

Motif 84th · 68% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 60/100 and the pacing 35/100 in their films, across 4 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a director.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on Motif; 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 Motif score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their Motif 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 Rodrigo Areias work with?

People who share at least 2 of Rodrigo Areias' Motif titles, grouped by what they did on them; Tomás Baltazar shares the most, 3.

Writers

Actors

Cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles