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The Secret Agent
2025
· Movie
· 161 min
B
MEANRANK
77/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #1123
- IMDb #1770
- Metacritic #347
- Letterboxd #1107
- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #88
- Metacritic Critics #151
+4 more
- Metacritic Audience #1368
- Criticker #1009
- Kinopoisk #4125
- AlloCiné #1233
Every rating
58–98
out of 100
Split
Lowest is Criticker on 58, highest is Rotten Tomatoes critics on 98. Critics average 94, everyone else 72.
See the films the platforms disagree about most →A deep-cover operative, living for years under a fabricated identity in a foreign capital, has their loyalty severely tested when they receive orders to carry out an assassination that would destabilize the region and lead to widespread conflict. The target is a public figure the agent has come to respect. Forced to choose between their duty and their conscience, the agent must navigate a deadly game of deception, with their own agency now considering them a potential liability to be eliminated.
Details
- Director
- Kleber Mendonça Filho
- Writer
- Kleber Mendonça Filho
- Released
- 23 July 2025
- Country
- Brazil, France, Germany, Netherlands, Argentina
- Language
- Portuguese, German, English
- Runtime
- 161 min
- Rated
- R
- Budget
- $5.0M
- Box office
- $19.0M
- Awards
- 81 wins, 112 nominations
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Cast
Full cast (75) →
Awards & nominations
See all 193 →9 major awards won · 81 wins from 193 nominations across 81 ceremonies
| Critics' Choice Movie Awards 2026 | Best Foreign Language Film | The Secret Agent | Winner |
| Film Independent Spirit Awards 2026 | Best International Feature Film | The Secret Agent | Winner |
| Golden Globe Awards 2026 | Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama | Wagner Moura | Winner |
| Golden Globe Awards 2026 | Best Foreign Language Film | The Secret Agent | Winner |
| Cannes Film Festival 2025 | Best Director | Kleber Mendonça Filho | Winner |
| Cannes Film Festival 2025 | FIPRESCI Prize | Kleber Mendonça Filho | Winner |
| Cannes Film Festival 2025 | Prix des Cinémas Art et Essai | Kleber Mendonça Filho | Winner |
| Cannes Film Festival 2025 | Best Actor | Wagner Moura | Winner |
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Cannes Film Festival
5 nominations, 4 won
| Best Actor | Wagner Moura | Winner |
| Best Director | Kleber Mendonça Filho | Winner |
| FIPRESCI Prize | Kleber Mendonça Filho | Winner |
| Prix des Cinémas Art et Essai | Kleber Mendonça Filho | Winner |
| Palme d'Or | Kleber Mendonça Filho | Nominee |
Golden Globe Awards
3 nominations, 2 won
| Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama | Wagner Moura | Winner |
| Best Foreign Language Film | The Secret Agent | Winner |
| Best Motion Picture – Drama | The Secret Agent | Nominee |
Critics' Choice Movie Awards
2 nominations, 1 won
| Best Foreign Language Film | The Secret Agent | Winner |
| Best Actor | Wagner Moura | Nominee |
Critics Choice Awards Celebration of Latino Cinema & Television
1 nomination, 1 won
| Director Award | Kleber Mendonça Filho | Winner |
Film Independent Spirit Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best International Feature Film | The Secret Agent | Winner |
Academy Awards
4 nominations
| Best Actor | Wagner Moura | Nominee |
| Best Casting | Gabriel Domingues | Nominee |
| Best International Feature Film | The Secret Agent | Nominee |
| Best Picture | Emilie Lesclaux | Nominee |
César Awards
1 nomination
| Best Foreign Film | The Secret Agent | Nominee |
Latin Grammy Awards
1 nomination
| Best Music for Visual Media | Tomas Alves Souza and Mateus Alves | Nominee |
Brazil Online Film Award
9 nominations, 7 won
| Best Actor | Wagner Moura | Winner |
| Best Brazilian Film | The Secret Agent | Winner |
| Best Cinematography | Evgenia Alexandrova | Winner |
| Best Director | Kleber Mendonça Filho | Winner |
| Best Ensemble | Gabriel Domingues | Winner |
| Best Film | The Secret Agent | Winner |
| Best Production Design | Thales Junqueira | Winner |
| Best Costume Design | Rita Azevedo | Nominee |
| Best Editing | Eduardo Serrano e Matheus Farias | Nominee |
Platino Awards
8 nominations, 7 won
| Best Actor | Wagner Moura | Winner |
| Best Art Direction | Thales Junqueira | Winner |
| Best Director | Kleber Mendonça Filho | Winner |
| Best Film Editing | Eduardo Serrano and Matheus Farias | Winner |
| Best Ibero-American Film | The Secret Agent | Winner |
| Best Original Score | Tomas Alves Souza and Mateus Alves | Winner |
| Best Screenplay | Kleber Mendonça Filho | Winner |
| Best Costume Design | Rita Azevedo | Nominee |
International Cinephile Society
9 nominations, 6 won
| Best Actor | Wagner Moura | Winner |
| Best Director | Kleber Mendonça Filho | Winner |
| Best Ensemble | The Secret Agent | Winner |
| Best Original Screenplay | Kleber Mendonça Filho | Winner |
| Best Picture | The Secret Agent | Winner |
| Best Supporting Actress | Tânia Maria | Winner |
| Best Cinematography | Evgenia Alexandrova | Nominee |
| Best Production Design | Thales Junqueira | Nominee |
| Best Sound Design | Tijn Hazen | Nominee |
Havana Film Festival
6 nominations, 5 won
| Best Director | Kleber Mendonça Filho | Winner |
| Best Editing | Eduardo Serrano and Matheus Farias | Winner |
| Best Original Score | Tomaz Alves Souza and Mateus Alves | Winner |
| Best Production Design | Thales Junqueira | Winner |
| Best Screenplay | Kleber Mendonça Filho | Winner |
| Best Film | The Secret Agent | Nominee |
Grande Otelo Awards
18 nominations, 4 won
| Best Art Direction | Thales Junqueira | Winner |
| Best Cinematography | Evgenia Alexandrova | Winner |
| Best Film | The Secret Agent | Winner |
| Best Visual Effects | Alexandre Boiron, Luuk Meijer, David Van Heeswijk | Winner |
| Best Actor | Wagner Moura | Nominee |
| Best Actress | Tânia Maria | Nominee |
| Best Costume Design | Rita Azevedo | Nominee |
| Best Director | Kleber Mendonça Filho | Nominee |
| Best Editing (Fiction) | Eduardo Serrano, Matheus Farias | Nominee |
| Best Make-Up | Marisa Amenta | Nominee |
| Best Original Score | Tomas Alves Souza, Mateus Alves | Nominee |
| Best Original Screenplay | Kleber Mendonça Filho | Nominee |
| Best Sound | Pedro Moreira, Moabe Filho, Tijn Hazen, Cyril Holtz | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor | Robério Diogenes | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor | Gabriel Leone | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor | Carlos Francisco | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actress | Hermila Guedes | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actress | Alice Carvalho | Nominee |
São Paulo Art Critics Association (APCA)
6 nominations, 3 won
| Best Actor | Wagner Moura | Winner |
| Best Picture | The Secret Agent | Winner |
| Special Jury Prize | Tânia Maria | Winner |
| Best Actress | Alice Carvalho | Nominee |
| Best Director | Kleber Mendonça Filho | Nominee |
| Best Screenplay | Kleber Mendonça Filho | Nominee |
Lima Film Festival
3 nominations, 3 won
| International Critics' Jury Award for Best Film | The Secret Agent | Winner |
| Latin American Fiction Competition - Honorable Mention | The Secret Agent | Winner |
| Trophy Spondylus | The Secret Agent | Winner |
Latino Entertainment Journalists Association
11 nominations, 2 won
| Best Actor | Wagner Moura | Winner |
| Best Non-English Language | The Secret Agent | Winner |
| Best Cinematography | Evgenia Alexandrova | Nominee |
| Best Costume Design | Rita Azevedo | Nominee |
| Best Director | Kleber Mendonça Filho | Nominee |
| Best Editing | Matheus Farias and Eduardo Serrano | Nominee |
| Best Ensemble Casting | Gabriel Domingues | Nominee |
| Best Original Screenplay | Kleber Mendonça Filho | Nominee |
| Best Picture | The Secret Agent | Nominee |
| Best Production Design | Thales Junqueira | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actress | Tânia Maria | Nominee |
New York Film Critics Circle
2 nominations, 2 won
| Best Actor | Wagner Moura | Winner |
| Best Foreign Language Film | The Secret Agent | Winner |
Satellite Awards
2 nominations, 2 won
| Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama | Wagner Moura | Winner |
| Best Motion Picture – International | The Secret Agent | Winner |
Austin Film Critics Association
3 nominations, 1 won
| Best International Film | The Secret Agent | Winner |
| Best Actor | Wagner Moura | Nominee |
| Best Original Screenplay | Kleber Mendonça Filho | Nominee |
Paris Film Critics Awards
3 nominations, 1 won
| Best Actor | Wagner Moura | Winner |
| Best Director | Kleber Mendonça Filho | Nominee |
| Best Picture | The Secret Agent | Nominee |
The Astra Awards
3 nominations, 1 won
| Acting Achievement Award | Wagner Moura | Winner |
| Best Actor – Drama | Wagner Moura | Nominee |
| Best International Feature | The Secret Agent | Nominee |
ABC (Brazilian Society of Cinematographers) Award for Cinematography
2 nominations, 1 won
| Best Art Direction | Thales Junqueira | Winner |
| Best Sound | Ciryl Holtz, Moabe Filho, Pedrinho Moreira and Tijn Hazen | Nominee |
Chicago International Film Festival
2 nominations, 1 won
| Best Actor | Wagner Moura | Winner |
| Gold Hugo | The Secret Agent | Nominee |
Hamburg International Film Festival
2 nominations, 1 won
| Arthouse Cinema Award | The Secret Agent | Winner |
| Hamburg Producers Award | The Secret Agent | Nominee |
Stockholm International Film Festival
2 nominations, 1 won
| Best Cinematography | Evgenia Alexandrova | Winner |
| Bronze Horse | The Secret Agent | Nominee |
ABRA Screenwriting Award
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Original Screenplay | Kleber Mendonça Filho | Winner |
Atlanta Film Critics Circle
1 nomination, 1 won
| Top 10 Films | The Secret Agent | Winner |
Biarritz International Festival of Latin American Cinema
1 nomination, 1 won
| Abrazo d'honneur | Kleber Mendonça Filho | Winner |
Boston Online Film Critics Association
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Actor | Wagner Moura | Winner |
Film Festival Cologne
1 nomination, 1 won
| The Hollywood Reporter Award for Best of Cinema Fiction | Kleber Mendonça Filho | Winner |
Gáldar International Film Festival
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Feature Film | The Secret Agent | Winner |
IndieWire Honors
1 nomination, 1 won
| Performance Award | Wagner Moura | Winner |
Jerusalem Film Festival
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best International Film | The Secret Agent | Winner |
Lisbon & Estoril Film Festival
1 nomination, 1 won
| Tribute Award | Wagner Moura | Winner |
Los Angeles Film Critics Association
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Foreign Language Film | The Secret Agent | Winner |
Lumière Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best International Co-Production | The Secret Agent | Winner |
Middleburg Film Festival
1 nomination, 1 won
| International Spotlight Award | Kleber Mendonça Filho | Winner |
Music City Film Critics' Association
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best International Film | The Secret Agent | Winner |
National Board of Review
1 nomination, 1 won
| Top Five International Films | The Secret Agent | Winner |
National Society of Film Critics
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Film Not in the English Languange | The Secret Agent | Winner |
New York Film Festival
1 nomination, 1 won
| Golden Beast Trophy | Carminha cat (characters Liza e Elis) | Winner |
Newport Beach Film Festival
1 nomination, 1 won
| Outstanding Performance | Wagner Moura | Winner |
Pandora International Film Critics Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Actor | Wagner Moura | Winner |
Pingyao International Film Festival
1 nomination, 1 won
| Gala-Best Film (People Choice Award) | The Secret Agent | Winner |
Santa Barbara International Film Festival
1 nomination, 1 won
| Virtuoso Award | Wagner Moura | Winner |
Sophia Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Ibero-American Film | The Secret Agent | Winner |
Sur Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Ibero-American Film | The Secret Agent | Winner |
Virginia Film Festival
1 nomination, 1 won
| Craft Award Cinematography | Evgenia Alexandrova | Winner |
Zurich Film Festival
1 nomination, 1 won
| Golden Eye Award for achievement in acting | Wagner Moura | Winner |
Florida Film Critics Circle
4 nominations
| Best Actor | Wagner Moura | Nominee |
| Best Ensemble | The Secret Agent | Nominee |
| Best Foreign Language Film | The Secret Agent | Nominee |
| Best Production Design | Thales Junqueira | Nominee |
Gold Derby Film Awards
4 nominations
| Best Actor | Wagner Moura | Nominee |
| Best International Feature Film | The Secret Agent | Nominee |
| Best Original Screenplay | Kleber Mendonça Filho | Nominee |
| Best Picture | The Secret Agent | Nominee |
Alliance of Women Film Journalists
3 nominations
| Best Actor | Wagner Moura | Nominee |
| Best Film | The Secret Agent | Nominee |
| Best International Feature | The Secret Agent | Nominee |
Houston Film Critics Society
3 nominations
| Best Actor | Wagner Moura | Nominee |
| Best Foreign Language Feature | The Secret Agent | Nominee |
| Best Picture | The Secret Agent | Nominee |
Online Film & Television Association
3 nominations
| Best Actor | Wagner Moura | Nominee |
| Best Foreign Language Film | The Secret Agent | Nominee |
| Best Picture | The Secret Agent | Nominee |
Puerto Rico Critics Association
3 nominations
| Best Film Editing | Eduardo Serrano and Matheus Farias | Nominee |
| Best Original Screenplay | Kleber Mendonça Filho | Nominee |
| Best Picture | The Secret Agent | Nominee |
St. Louis Film Critics Association Awards
3 nominations
| Best Actor | Wagner Moura | Nominee |
| Best Film | The Secret Agent | Nominee |
| Best International Feature Film | The Secret Agent | Nominee |
British Academy Film Awards
2 nominations
| Best Film Not in the English Language | Kleber Mendonça Filho and Emilie Lesclaux | Nominee |
| Best Original Screenplay | Kleber Mendonça Filho | Nominee |
Chicago Film Critics Association
2 nominations
| Best Actor | Wagner Moura | Nominee |
| Best Foreign Language Film | The Secret Agent | Nominee |
Columbus Film Critics Association
2 nominations
| Best Foreign Language Film | The Secret Agent | Nominee |
| Best Lead Performance | Wagner Moura | Nominee |
Gotham Independent Film Awards
2 nominations
| Best Original Screenplay | Kleber Mendonça Filho | Nominee |
| Outstanding Lead Performance | Wagner Moura | Nominee |
Hawaii Film Critics Society
2 nominations
| Best Actor | Wagner Moura | Nominee |
| Best Foreign Language Film | The Secret Agent | Nominee |
London Film Critics' Circle
2 nominations
| Actor of the Year | Wagner Moura | Nominee |
| Foreign Language Film of the Year | The Secret Agent | Nominee |
New Jersey Film Critics Circle
2 nominations
| Best International Feature | The Secret Agent | Nominee |
| Best Picture | The Secret Agent | Nominee |
New York Film Critics Online
2 nominations
| Best Actor | Wagner Moura | Nominee |
| Best International Feature | The Secret Agent | Nominee |
Online Association of Female Film Critics
2 nominations
| Best International Feature | The Secret Agent | Nominee |
| Best Male Lead | Wagner Moura | Nominee |
Online Film Critics Society
2 nominations
| Best Actor | Wagner Moura | Nominee |
| Best Film Not in the English Language | The Secret Agent | Nominee |
San Diego Film Critics Society
2 nominations
| Best Actor | Wagner Moura | Nominee |
| Best Foreign Language Film | The Secret Agent | Nominee |
San Francisco Bay Area Film Critics Circle
2 nominations
| Best Actor | Wagner Moura | Nominee |
| Best International Feature Film | The Secret Agent | Nominee |
AARP Movies for Grownups Awards
1 nomination
| Best Foreign-Language Film | The Secret Agent | Nominee |
Dorian Awards
1 nomination
| Non-English Language Film of the Year | The Secret Agent | Nominee |
Edda Awards
1 nomination
| International Film of the Year | The Secret Agent | Nominee |
International Federation of Film Critics
1 nomination
| Grand Prix for Best Film of the Year | The Secret Agent | Nominee |
Macondo Awards
1 nomination
| Best Ibero-American Film – FIACINE | The Secret Agent | Nominee |
Miskolc International Film Festival
1 nomination
| Emeric Pressburger Award | The Secret Agent | Nominee |
NAACP Image Awards
1 nomination
| Outstanding International Motion Picture | The Secret Agent | Nominee |
Palm Springs International Film Festival
1 nomination
| Best International Feature Film | The Secret Agent | Nominee |
San Sebastián International Film Festival
1 nomination
| City of Donostia (San Sebastian Audience Award) | The Secret Agent | Nominee |
Seattle Film Critics Society Awards
1 nomination
| Best International Feature | The Secret Agent | Nominee |
Sydney Film Festival
1 nomination
| Sydney Film Prize | The Secret Agent | Nominee |
Vancouver Film Critics Circle
1 nomination
| Best International Film | The Secret Agent | Nominee |
Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association
1 nomination
| Foreign Language Film | The Secret Agent | Nominee |