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The Secret Agent Review (2025) — 85% Celluloid Score

Directed by Kleber Mendonça Filho · 2025 ·

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Answer Summary

The Secret Agent (2025) earns a 85% Celluloid Score — Recommended. Recommended — recommended by most critics and audiences.Critics (98%) were notably more enthusiastic than audiences (82%).

Quick Verdict

Averaged from five public sources (critic, audience, Metascore, Letterboxd, IMDb). See how we calculate scores.

85%
Celluloid Score Recommended

Five-source breakdown

98% Critic Score
82% Audience
91 Metascore
★★★★☆ Letterboxd 4
7.3 IMDb /10
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Runtime
2h 10m
Cast
Wagner Moura , Tânia Maria , Gabriel Leone , Maria Fernanda Cândido

Why this score?

  • Strong critic approval (98% positive).
  • General viewers mostly liked it (82%).
  • Metascore signals universal acclaim (91/100).
  • Letterboxd diarists rate it highly (4/5).
  • Celluloid Score 85% averages all five public rating sources — our own composite, not a third-party trademark score.

Best for

  • Viewers who want a well-regarded thriller pick
  • Critics' darlings — stronger with reviewers than general viewers

Not ideal for

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    Is The Secret Agent worth watching?

    Yes — The Secret Agent earns a 85% Celluloid Score. Recommended — recommended by most critics and audiences.

    Critics Consensus

    Kleber Mendonça Filho folds pulpy genre thrills into a pointed reckoning with Brazil's dictatorship years, and Wagner Moura's haunted performance keeps the film's sprawling political ambitions grounded in real human stakes.

    Celluloid Critics Consensus

    Critics (98%) were notably more enthusiastic than audiences (82%).

    What is The Secret Agent about?

    Brazil, 1977. Marcelo, a technology expert in his early 40s, is on the run. Hoping to reunite with his son, he travels to Recife during...

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