# The Secret Agent (2026) — Celluloid fact sheet

Source: https://celluloidscore.com/movies/the-secret-agent-2026/
Last reviewed: 2026-07-23

| Field | Value |
|-------|-------|
| Celluloid Score | 84% |
| Critic Score | 93% |
| Audience Score | 80% |
| Metascore | 88/100 |
| Letterboxd | 4/5 |
| IMDb | 7.8/10 |
| Director | Kleber Mendonça Filho |
| Genres | Thriller, Drama |
| Runtime | 158 min |
| Festival premiere | Cannes 2025 (Best Director) |

## Quick answer

The Secret Agent (2026) earns a 84% Celluloid Score — Recommended. Wagner Moura's haunted lead and Kleber Mendonça Filho's Cannes-winning direction make this 93% political thriller the ye Metascore 88/100. Directed by Kleber Mendonça Filho.

## Critics consensus

Wagner Moura's haunted lead and Kleber Mendonça Filho's Cannes-winning direction make this 93% political thriller the year's definitive Brazilian export — Metacritic midyear lists and Empire's world-cinema column both rank it among 2026's essential non-English theatricals.

## Synopsis

Recife, 1977: Marcelo, a technology expert hunted by Brazil's military dictatorship, returns to his hometown hoping to reunite with the son he barely knows. Kleber Mendonça Filho folds archival dread, family melodrama, and paranoid thriller mechanics into a sprawling portrait of a city — and a nation — learning to live inside surveillance.

## Cast

Wagner Moura, Tânia Maria, Gabriel Leone, Maria Fernanda Cândido

## Accolades

Premiered at Cannes 2025, where it won the Best Director.

## Where to watch

Global: Hulu
the United States: Hulu
the United Kingdom: MUBI
India: Prime Video

## Critic reviews on Celluloid: 1

## Common questions

**Is The Secret Agent worth watching?**
The Secret Agent holds a 84% Celluloid Score. Wagner Moura's haunted lead and Kleber Mendonça Filho's Cannes-winning direction make this 93% political thriller the year's definitive Brazilian export — Metacritic midyear lists and Empire's world-cinema column both rank it among 2026's essential non-English theatricals.

**What is The Secret Agent about?**
Recife, 1977: Marcelo, a technology expert hunted by Brazil's military dictatorship, returns to his hometown hoping to reunite with the son he barely knows. Kleber Mendonça Filho folds archival dread, family melodrama, and paranoid thriller mechanics into a sprawling portrait of a city — and a nation — learning to live inside surveillance.

**Who directed The Secret Agent?**
The Secret Agent (2026) was directed by Kleber Mendonça Filho.

**What is the Celluloid Score of The Secret Agent?**
84% — the average of five public sources: critics 93%, audience 80%, Metascore 88/100, Letterboxd 4/5, and IMDb 7.8/10.

**Where can I watch The Secret Agent?**
The Secret Agent is streaming on Hulu; on Hulu in the United States; on MUBI in the United Kingdom; on Prime Video in India. Availability varies by region.

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