Portrait of Guel Arraes

Directing

Guel Arraes

Career

Active from 1981 to 2026, with up to 3 main titles a year.

Average score
GoodWatch score70/100
Highest rated
Poster for O Auto da Compadecida
O Auto da Compadecida
GoodWatch score91/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 28 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.0 versus catalog average 4.5EnergyHeart: 4.7 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 4.5 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.3 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.1 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Guel Arraes Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Mystery
    2.4, average 3.9
  • Scare
    1.3, average 2.6
  • Tension
    4.9, average 5.9
  • Uncanny
    1.6, average 2.5

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Social Commentary 4
  • Classic Brazilian Telenovela 3
  • Religious Allegory 3
  • Social Realism 3
  • Character-Driven Narrative 3
  • Comfort Viewing 2
  • Northeastern Brazil 2
  • Political Satire 2
  • Episodic Storytelling 2
  • Brazilian Folk Comedy 2
  • Cultural Landmark 2
  • Light-hearted Drama 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

50
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

8 titles · average score 60
Fuse
Fuse (2026)

Associate Producer

A Fábrica de Sonhos
A Fábrica de Sonhos (2025)

Director, Writer

The Rogue's Trial
The Rogue's Trial (2024)
GoodWatch score 62

Director, Screenplay

Great Sertão
Great Sertão (2024)
GoodWatch score 62

Writer, Director

As Polacas
As Polacas (2024)
GoodWatch score 58

Associate Producer

O Debate
O Debate (2022)
GoodWatch score 59

Writer

Vai Dar Nada
Vai Dar Nada (2022)

Writer

O Auto da Boa Mentira
O Auto da Boa Mentira (2021)

Associate Producer

2010s

20 titles · average score 63
Express Kidnapping
Express Kidnapping (2018)
GoodWatch score 52

Associate Producer

Dear Death: The Movie
Dear Death: The Movie (2017)

Story

Luz, Câmera, 50 Anos: Dona Flor e Seus 2 Maridos - O Filme
Luz, Câmera, 50 Anos: Dona Flor e Seus 2 Maridos - O Filme (2015)

Director

The Second Mother
The Second Mother (2015)
GoodWatch score 87

Associate Producer

Luz, Câmera, 50 Anos: Ó Paí, Ó - O Filme
Luz, Câmera, 50 Anos: Ó Paí, Ó - O Filme (2015)

Writer

True Beauty
True Beauty (2015)
GoodWatch score 59

Associate Producer

The Moving Forest
The Moving Forest (2015)
GoodWatch score 58

Associate Producer

Good Luck
Good Luck (2014)
GoodWatch score 69

Associate Producer

Men Are from Mars... And That's Where I'm Going!
Men Are from Mars... And That's Where I'm Going! (2014)
GoodWatch score 63

Associate Producer

Gonzaga: From Father to Son
Gonzaga: From Father to Son (2012)
GoodWatch score 73

Associate Producer

Homens de Bem
Homens de Bem (2011)

Director

The Well Beloved One
The Well Beloved One (2010)
GoodWatch score 63

Director, Screenplay

2000s

16 titles · average score 66
Romance
Romance (2008)
GoodWatch score 71

Director, Writer

My Name Ain't Johnny
My Name Ain't Johnny (2008)
GoodWatch score 69

Associate Producer

The Big Family: The Movie
The Big Family: The Movie (2007)
GoodWatch score 60

Writer

City of Men
City of Men (2007)
GoodWatch score 70

Producer

Basic Sanitation, the Movie
Basic Sanitation, the Movie (2007)
GoodWatch score 76

Associate Producer

The Man Who Challenged the Devil
The Man Who Challenged the Devil (2007)
GoodWatch score 67

Associate Producer

O Coronel e o Lobisomem
O Coronel e o Lobisomem (2005)
GoodWatch score 57

Writer, Producer

My Uncle Killed a Guy
My Uncle Killed a Guy (2004)
GoodWatch score 58

Screenplay, Producer

Lisbela and the Prisoner
Lisbela and the Prisoner (2003)
GoodWatch score 78

Screenplay, Writer

Os Normais: O Filme
Os Normais: O Filme (2003)
GoodWatch score 68

Associate Producer

Caramuru: Brazil Reinvented
Caramuru: Brazil Reinvented (2001)
GoodWatch score 64

Writer, Director

A Dog's Will
A Dog's Will (2000)
GoodWatch score 86

Director, Writer

1990s

2 titles
Suburbano Coração
Suburbano Coração (1994)

Writer, Director

O Alienista
O Alienista (1993)

Writer, Director

1980s

4 titles · average score 73
Talking Cinema
Talking Cinema (1986)

as Party Guest

The King of the Candle
The King of the Candle (1982)

Editor

Jogo da Vida
Jogo da Vida (1981)

TV show · as morto recém-chegado ao céu

The Kiss
The Kiss (1981)
GoodWatch score 73

Second Assistant Camera