The Secret Agent (2025)

Directed by Kleber Mendonça Filho · 161 min · Thriller, Drama, Crime

73.7 TOPICAL score · #600 of 6,776 films

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Brazil, 1977. Marcelo, a technology expert in his early 40s, is on the run. Hoping to reunite with his son, he travels to Recife during Carnival but soon realizes that the city is not the safe haven he was expecting.

The Secret Agent (2025, directed by Kleber Mendonça Filho) has a TOPICAL score of 73.7 - ranked 600 of the 6,776 films TOPICAL scores. It scores highest on critics and awards, and lowest on historical impact. It won 3 awards from 6 nominations, including the Golden Globe Award for Best Non-English Language Film. Critics: 99% on Rotten Tomatoes. Audiences: TMDB 7.2/10 (909 ratings). Wikipedia covers it in 30 languages.

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• Critics99% on Rotten Tomatoes
• AudienceTMDB 7.2/10 (909 ratings)
• Awards3 wins, 6 nominations - incl. Golden Globe Award for Best Non-English Language Film; FIPRESCI Prize of the Festival de Cannes; APRECI Award for Best International Premiere
• ImpactWikipedia articles in 30 languages
• Still read69,186 Wikipedia readers in the last 60 days

Starring: Wagner Moura (actor #389), Alice Carvalho, Gabriel Leone, Isabél Zuaa

“The Secret Agent placed fifth in the Sight & Sound international poll for the best films of 2025.”

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