Portrait of João Nicolau

Directing

João Nicolau

Career

Active from 1999 to 2026, with up to 2 main titles a year.

Average score
GoodWatch score59/100
Highest rated
Poster for Ruins
Ruins
GoodWatch score66/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 6 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 2.4 versus catalog average 4.5EnergyHeart: 4.2 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.1 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.9 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.9 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.2 versus catalog average 5.9Style
João Nicolau Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Adrenaline
    1.7, average 4.7
  • Crime
    0.8, average 3.5
  • Violence
    2.1, average 4.1
  • Tension
    4.1, average 5.9

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character-Driven 3
  • Psychological Exploration 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

26
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

4 titles · average score 59
Providence and the Guitar
Providence and the Guitar (2026)
GoodWatch score 57

as Presidente da Assembleia da República

The Adventures of Gigi the Law
The Adventures of Gigi the Law (2022)
GoodWatch score 63

Editor

Altered Innocence Vol. 1
Altered Innocence Vol. 1 (2021)

Director

A Yellow Animal
A Yellow Animal (2020)
GoodWatch score 57

Writer

2010s

11 titles · average score 58
Technoboss
Technoboss (2019)
GoodWatch score 49

Director, Screenplay

Lupo
Lupo (2019)

as Journalist VO (voice)

Far From Amazónia
Far From Amazónia (2017)

Editor

John From
John From (2016)
GoodWatch score 60

Editor, Director

Friends after Dark
Friends after Dark (2016)

as João

Happy Times Will Come Soon
Happy Times Will Come Soon (2016)
GoodWatch score 55

Editor

Wild Haggis
Wild Haggis (2013)
GoodWatch score 58

Editor, Writer

Redemption
Redemption (2013)
GoodWatch score 69

Editor

The Gift of Tears
The Gift of Tears (2012)

Editor, Director

Summer of Giacomo
Summer of Giacomo (2011)
GoodWatch score 58

Editor

The Sword and the Rose
The Sword and the Rose (2010)

Director, Writer

2000s

10 titles · average score 64
Ruins
Ruins (2009)
GoodWatch score 66

Director of Photography

Song of Love and Health
Song of Love and Health (2009)

Director, Writer

Uprise
Uprise (2008)

as Pedro

Carlos de Oliveira: Upon the Left Side
Carlos de Oliveira: Upon the Left Side (2007)

Editor

Canticle of All Creatures
Canticle of All Creatures (2006)
GoodWatch score 63

as Saint Francis of Assis

Bird of Prey
Bird of Prey (2006)

Writer, Director

The Face You Deserve
The Face You Deserve (2005)
GoodWatch score 61

as Nicolau

31 Means Trouble
31 Means Trouble (2003)

Editor, Director of Photography

Come and Go
Come and Go (2003)
GoodWatch score 66

Editor

Kalkitos
Kalkitos (2002)

Editor, Sound Director

1990s

1 title
Calado Não Dá
Calado Não Dá (1999)

Director