Portrait of João Botelho

Directing

João Botelho

Career

Active from 1978 to 2026, busiest in 2022 with 4 main titles.

Average score
GoodWatch score49/100
Highest rated
Poster for Disquiet
Disquiet
GoodWatch score59/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 5 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.0 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.9 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 3.3 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.5 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 6.2 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.1 versus catalog average 5.9Style
João Botelho Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    3.5, average 5.4
  • Scare
    1.2, average 2.6
  • Physical Comedy
    1.5, average 2.4
  • Adrenaline
    4.0, average 4.8

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character-Driven 3
  • Historical Drama 3
  • Literary Adaptation 3
  • Portuguese History 3
  • Historical Fiction 2
  • Melancholic Tone 2
  • Slow-Burn Narrative 2
  • Portuguese Cinema 2
  • Psychological Drama 2
  • Social Commentary 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

39
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

7 titles · average score 52
The Old Salazar
The Old Salazar (2026)

Director

As Meninas Exemplares
As Meninas Exemplares (2025)

Writer, Director

Blackpot
Blackpot (2023)

as Pai Gulliver

Um Filme em Forma de Assim
Um Filme em Forma de Assim (2022)

Director, Writer

Young Mr. Cunhal
Young Mr. Cunhal (2022)

Director, Writer

Caos do Sodré
Caos do Sodré (2022)

as Próprio

The Year of the Death of Ricardo Reis
The Year of the Death of Ricardo Reis (2020)
GoodWatch score 52

Screenplay, Director

2010s

11 titles · average score 47
Pilgrimage
Pilgrimage (2017)
GoodWatch score 37

Screenplay, Director

Cinema, Manoel de Oliveira and Me
Cinema, Manoel de Oliveira and Me (2016)

as Narrator (voice)

O Som da Prata
O Som da Prata (2015)

Writer, Director

Nos Campos em Volta
Nos Campos em Volta (2015)

Director

The Maias: Story of a Portuguese Family
The Maias: Story of a Portuguese Family (2014)
GoodWatch score 46

Director, Screenplay

Four
Four (2014)

Director

A Arte da Luz Tem 20.000 Anos
A Arte da Luz Tem 20.000 Anos (2014)

Director

La Valse
La Valse (2012)

Director

Anquanto La Lhéngua Fur Cantada
Anquanto La Lhéngua Fur Cantada (2012)

Director

Disquiet
Disquiet (2010)
GoodWatch score 59

Director, Writer

Oh Lisboa, Meu Lar
Oh Lisboa, Meu Lar (2010)

Director

2000s

11 titles · average score 46
Para Que Este Mundo Não Acabe!
Para Que Este Mundo Não Acabe! (2009)

Writer, Director

True and Tender is the North
True and Tender is the North (2008)

Screenplay, Director

Corruption
Corruption (2007)
GoodWatch score 36

Director, Screenplay

A Terra Antes do Céu
A Terra Antes do Céu (2007)

Director

A Baleia Branca - Uma Ideia de Deus
A Baleia Branca - Uma Ideia de Deus (2007)

Screenplay, Director

The Fatalist
The Fatalist (2005)

Screenplay, Director

A Luz na Ria Formosa
A Luz na Ria Formosa (2005)

Director, Director of Photography

A Mulher que Acreditava Ser Presidente dos EUA
A Mulher que Acreditava Ser Presidente dos EUA (2003)
GoodWatch score 49

Writer, Editor

Who Are You?
Who Are You? (2001)
GoodWatch score 54

Writer, Director

História do Cinema Português
História do Cinema Português (2001)

TV show

Se a Memória Existe
Se a Memória Existe (2000)

Producer, Director

1990s

4 titles · average score 57
Traffic
Traffic (1998)
GoodWatch score 57

Production Design, Director

Three Palm Trees
Three Palm Trees (1994)

Director, Screenplay

Here on Earth
Here on Earth (1993)

Writer, Director

No Dia dos Meus Anos
No Dia dos Meus Anos (1992)

Screenplay, Director

1980s

5 titles · average score 73
Hard Times
Hard Times (1988)

Producer, Director

A Portuguese Farewell
A Portuguese Farewell (1986)

Writer, Director

The Satin Slipper
The Satin Slipper (1986)
GoodWatch score 71

as Seigneur chez le tailleur

Manoel’s Destinies
Manoel’s Destinies (1984)
GoodWatch score 75

Idea

The Conversation Is Over
The Conversation Is Over (1982)

Editor, Director

1970s

1 title
Alexandre e Rosa
Alexandre e Rosa (1978)

Director, Writer