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João Miller Guerra

João Miller Guerra

Director, producer, actor and writer · Born January 1, 1974 (52) · Lisbon, Portugal

Filipa REIS (1977) e João MILLER GUERRA (1974)live and work together in Lisbon, Portugal. They directed documentaries Fora da Vida (Best Portuguese Short Film IndieLisboa'15), Bela Vista (Best International Short Film FIDOC'13 and Honorable Mention MiradasDoc'13), Cama de Gato (Best Portuguese Short Film IndieLisboa'12 and Revelation Prize at Festival Luso-Brazilian Santa Maria film'12), Generation Orchestra, Nada Fazi (Best Portuguese Film Fantasporto'12 and audience Award Festival Cortex'12) and Li Ké Terra (Best Portuguese feature film DocLisboa'10 and Special Jury Mention MiradasDoc'11). Their films were presented at international festivals such as Cinéma du Réel, IDFA, DokLeipzig, Bordocs, forumdoc.bh, Festival dei Popoli, Film Look, Recife International Film Window, FIDBA, Dok.Fest, Molodist, Parnu, between others. Their first feature fiction film is currently in post-production. Together they have a film production company Uma Pedra no Sapato, responsible for films like Balada de um Batráquio, by Leonor Teles, who won the Golden Bear for Best Short Film at the Berlin Film Festival'16.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
January 1, 1974 (52)
From
Lisbon, Portugal
Works as
Director, producer, actor and writer
Titles
5 on MovieCove · 29 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 8% in 30 days

What are João Miller Guerra's films like?

Across a limited sample of 4 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Society and Bonds.

Themes

share of theme weight
Society
30%
Bonds
23%
Self
21%
Survival
14%
Power
7%
Ideas
6%
Identity2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 4 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 3 · Serious 1 · Dark 0

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 2 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 1

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

Gentle 2 · Charged 2 · Intense 0

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

Steady 3 · Shifting 1 · Whiplash 0

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 2 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 0

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

Slow burn 4 · Even-paced 0 · Relentless 0

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

A split, not a type: Casual 2 · Engaged 1 · Full focus 1

Ambiguous: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their ambiguous movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 1 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 3

Moods and endings

endings shown from 5 titles

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Contemplative
3
Melancholic
2
Warm
3
Hopeful
1
Absurd
1
Other
1

How their films linger

Hopeful3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteWistful2 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 João Miller Guerra's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 4 of their 5 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for João Miller Guerra'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

29 credits, 5 with a MovieCove page.

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

    Director · Writer

  • Grand Tour(2024)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • Cidade Rabat(2023)

    as Pai

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Légua (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Director · Writer

  • Home (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    as Nuno

  • Ubu (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    as Nobre

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

    as Rui

  • The Tsugua Diaries(2021)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • A Pleasure, Comrades! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Producer

  • The Life We Know (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Editor · Producer

  • Dogs Barking at Birds (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Producer

  • Party Day (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Producer

  • Ashore(2018)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Djon Africa(2018)

    Director · Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Life Out There Has It Been Seen? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Editor · Producer

  • Dúdú e o Lápis Cor da Pele (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    as João Rodrigues

  • O Caso J. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Producer

  • Cidade (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Director

  • Batrachian's Ballad (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Producer

  • On The Side (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Director

  • The Indispensable Practice of Vagueness (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Director · as Himself

  • Fragmentos de Uma Observação Participativa (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Director · Editor

  • The End of the World (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Art Direction

  • Cat's Cradle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Director

  • Nada Fazi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Director

  • Bela Vista (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Director

  • Orquestra Geração (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Director · Screenplay

  • Li Ké Terra (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Director

  • Tudo ou Nada (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Show 136 episodes · as Laudelaire

Career shape

A full career of 29 titles from 1986 to 2025.

Biggest box office

Grand Tour (2024)

$860K worldwide

Highest rated

Grand Tour (2024)

Midcredits 65th

Most popular right now

Cidade Rabat (2023)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting6 of 29: 6 only acting, 0 with another roleDirecting12 of 29: 7 only directing, 5 with another roleWriting4 of 29: 0 only writing, 4 with another roleProducing10 of 29: 8 only producing, 2 with another roleEditing3 of 29: 0 only editing, 3 with another roleOther crew1 of 29: 1 only other crew, 0 with another role

29 titles, 7 with more than one role.

By decade

1980s1 · acting2010s18 · 1 acting · 17 crew2020s10 · 4 acting · 6 crew

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

How do João Miller Guerra's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 57th percentile, the median of all 5; across a limited sample of 4 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 62nd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

62ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Approval · how many liked their films

50thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Reach · how many have seen their films

57thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Midcredits score across 5 titles, by percentile

  • 50th to 74th4
  • 25th to 49th1

Shape of the crowd

3 of their 5 titles are Mixed.

  • Crowd Pleaser2
  • Mixed3

Most divisive · actor

Cidade Rabat (2023)

61st percentile spread · 33% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · producer

Ashore (2018)

Midcredits 71st · 62% liked

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 João Miller Guerra work with?

People who share at least 2 of João Miller Guerra's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Filipa Reis shares the most, 3.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Editors

Producers

Mixed roles