Elena Soarez
Writer · Born January 1, 1965 (61) · Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Sundance award winner
Born in Rio de Janeiro in 1965, Elena Soárez is one of the most important writers of Brazilian cinema today. Elena Soárez holds a degree in economics from PUC; with a master's degree in social anthropology from UFRJ. His debut as a screenwriter was at the invitation of filmmaker Andrucha Waddingotn, who became a screenwriter in the following films: Twin (1999), adapted from Nelson Rodrigues; the award-winning Eu tu eles (2000), a film that took part in the "A Certain Look" show at the Cannes Film Festival and whose screenplay was developed at the Screenwriters Laboratory at the Sundance Film Festival.
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Biography from TMDB.
- January 1, 1965 (61)
- Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- Writer
- 9 on MovieCove · 19 credits in all
What are Elena Soarez's films like?
Across their 8 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Survival.
Genres
Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 7
Light 1 · Serious 3 · Dark 3
Grounded 3 · Stylized 4 · Heightened 0
Gentle 2 · Charged 4 · Intense 1
Steady 5 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 5 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 0
Slow burn 5 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 0
Casual 3 · Engaged 4 · Full focus 0
Easy watch 1 · Affecting 3 · Heavy 3
Resolved 4 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
- Happy1
- Bittersweet6
- Ambiguous1
AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.
Where can I watch Elena Soarez's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 6 of their 9 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.
Subscription and free streaming for Elena Soarez's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.
Filmography
19 credits, 9 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.
Marta (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2027)
100 Dias(2026)
Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all shows
The Mechanism(2018)
Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all shows
Treze Dias Longe do Sol (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)
Rio, I Love You(2014)
Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films
Xingu(2011)
Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films
Father's Chair(2012)
Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films
Slightly Out of Tune (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)
Camila Jam(2007)
Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films
City of Men(2007)
Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films
Antonia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)
The House of Sand (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)
Redeemer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)
Diary of a Provincial Girl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)
City of Men (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)
Me You Them(2000)
Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films
Twins (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)
O Grampo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Career shape
A full career of 19 titles, 16 of them dated from 1999 to 2025.
Biggest box office
City of Men (2007)
Highest rated
City of Men (2007)
Most popular right now
Ângela Diniz: Murdered and Convicted (2025)
Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.
Awards
Won a Sundance award in 2006.
Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.
How do Elena Soarez's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 72nd percentile, the median of all 7; across their 7 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 71st percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up4
- 50th to 74th4
- Below 25th1
Shape of the crowd
5 of their 9 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Crowd Pleaser5
- Mixed4
Reviewers score the dialogue 54/100 and the plot and story 46/100 in their films, across 6 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a writer.
Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.
Who does Elena Soarez work with?
People who share at least 2 of Elena Soarez's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Andrucha Waddington shares the most, 3.
Directors
- Andrucha WaddingtonShared titles: Ângela Diniz: Murdered and Convicted (2025), Rio, I Love You (2014), Me You Them (2000)See all 3 shared titles with Andrucha Waddington
- Carlos SaldanhaShared titles: 100 Dias (2026), Rio, I Love You (2014)See all 2 shared titles with Carlos Saldanha
Writers
- Thais TavaresShared titles: 100 Dias (2026), Ângela Diniz: Murdered and Convicted (2025)See all 2 shared titles with Thais Tavares
Actors
- Felipe CamargoShared titles: 100 Dias (2026), Xingu (2011)See all 2 shared titles with Felipe Camargo
- Martha NowillShared titles: 100 Dias (2026), Camila Jam (2007)See all 2 shared titles with Martha Nowill
- Lima DuarteShared titles: Father's Chair (2012), Me You Them (2000)See all 2 shared titles with Lima Duarte
Cinematographers
- Adriano GoldmanShared titles: Xingu (2011), City of Men (2007)See all 2 shared titles with Adriano Goldman
Producers
- Andrea Barata RibeiroShared titles: Father's Chair (2012), Xingu (2011), City of Men (2007)See all 3 shared titles with Andrea Barata Ribeiro
- Bel BerlinckShared titles: Father's Chair (2012), Xingu (2011), City of Men (2007)See all 3 shared titles with Bel Berlinck
- Fernando MeirellesShared titles: Rio, I Love You (2014), Xingu (2011), City of Men (2007)See all 3 shared titles with Fernando Meirelles
- Pedro Buarque de HollandaShared titles: Rio, I Love You (2014), Me You Them (2000)See all 2 shared titles with Pedro Buarque de Hollanda