Portrait of Sérgio Machado

Directing

Sérgio Machado

Career

Active from 1991 to 2025, with up to 3 main titles a year.

Average score
GoodWatch score66/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Violin Teacher
The Violin Teacher
GoodWatch score83/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 11 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.8 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 5.1 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.9 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.2 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.6 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Sérgio Machado Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Uncanny
    1.2, average 2.5
  • Mystery
    2.7, average 4.0
  • Satire & Parody
    1.3, average 2.3
  • Absurdist Humor
    1.1, average 2.0

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Brazilian Cinema 5
  • Character-Driven 2
  • Socially Conscious 2
  • Contemporary Realism 2
  • Social Realism 2
  • Social Commentary 2
  • Episodic Storytelling 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

24
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

3 titles
Untitled Chico Mendes Biopic
Untitled Chico Mendes Biopic

Director

More Than Friends
More Than Friends

Director of Photography

O Sal da Vida
O Sal da Vida

Director

2020s

5 titles · average score 60
3 Obás de Xangô
3 Obás de Xangô (2025)

Director, Screenplay

A Bahia Me Fez Assim
A Bahia Me Fez Assim (2025)

Screenplay, Director

Noah's Ark
Noah's Ark (2024)
GoodWatch score 56

Director, Screenplay

River of Desire
River of Desire (2023)
GoodWatch score 65

Screenplay, Producer

Neojiba - Música Que Transforma
Neojiba - Música Que Transforma (2020)

Writer, Director

2010s

7 titles · average score 70
A Luta do Século
A Luta do Século (2016)

Director

The Violin Teacher
The Violin Teacher (2015)
GoodWatch score 83

Writer, Director

Aqui Deste Lugar
Aqui Deste Lugar (2015)

Director

The Invisible Collection
The Invisible Collection (2013)
GoodWatch score 70

Screenplay

The Two Deaths of Quincas Wateryell
The Two Deaths of Quincas Wateryell (2010)
GoodWatch score 57

Screenplay, Director

Alice Especial, Part 2: The Last Night
Alice Especial, Part 2: The Last Night (2010)

Director, Writer

The Prince Charming
The Prince Charming (2010)

Writer, Director

2000s

6 titles · average score 64
Lower City
Lower City (2005)
GoodWatch score 53

Director, Screenplay

Four for None
Four for None (2005)
GoodWatch score 60

as Monike Caveira

Madame Satã
Madame Satã (2002)
GoodWatch score 64

Writer

At the Edge of the Earth
At the Edge of the Earth (2002)

Director, Writer

Behind the Sun
Behind the Sun (2001)
GoodWatch score 77

Casting, Screenplay

3 Histórias da Bahia
3 Histórias da Bahia (2001)

Director, Screenplay

1990s

3 titles · average score 73
Central Station
Central Station (1998)
GoodWatch score 86

Casting, Assistant Director

Midnight
Midnight (1998)
GoodWatch score 61

Casting

Troca de Cabeça
Troca de Cabeça (1991)

Director, Writer