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Karim Aïnouz

Director · 40 credits · 10 in highly-rated films

Best known for Invisible Life (2019)

Frequent collaborators: Apichatpong Weerasethakul, Marcelo Gomes

Best Karim Aïnouz movies by genre

Directed movies (38 total, ranked by score)

  1. Invisible Life

    2019 · ★ 7.8 (350 votes)

    Drama

    1

  2. Rosebush Pruning

    2026 · ★ 6.3 (23 votes)

    Comedy, Drama, Thriller

    2

  3. Firebrand

    2024 · ★ 6.3 (175 votes)

    Drama, History, Thriller

    3

  4. Love for Sale

    2006 · ★ 7.3 (66 votes)

    Drama

    4

  5. Mission Persephone

    2020

    Science Fiction

    5

  6. Madame Satã

    2002 · ★ 6.9 (87 votes)

    Crime, Drama, Romance

    6

  7. Nardjes A.

    2021

    Documentary

    7

  8. Futuro Beach

    2014 · ★ 6.5 (89 votes)

    Drama

    8

  9. The Silver Cliff

    2011 · ★ 5.5 (15 votes)

    Drama

    9

  10. Motel Destino

    2024 · ★ 6.7 (67 votes)

    Thriller, Drama, Romance

    10

  11. Alice Especial, Part 1: The First Day of the Rest of My Life

    2010 · ★ 6.8 (4 votes)

    Drama

    11

  12. I Travel Because I Have to, I Come Back Because I Love You

    2010 · ★ 6.9 (43 votes)

    Drama

    12

  13. Irreversible Metabolic Shock

    1996 · ★ 1.0 (1 votes)

    Drama

    13

  14. Neverquiet (Film of Wonders)

    2011 · ★ 6.0 (2 votes)

    Adventure, Drama

    14

  15. Mariner of the Mountains

    2023 · ★ 6.9 (8 votes)

    Documentary

    15

  16. 30/30 Vision: Three Decades of Strand Releasing

    2019 · ★ 5.3 (6 votes)

    Comedy, Science Fiction, Drama

    16

  17. O Sol na Cabeça

    —

    Drama

    17

  18. Cathedrals of Culture

    2014 · ★ 5.7 (6 votes)

    Documentary

    18

  19. Seams

    1993 · ★ 5.7 (3 votes)

    Documentary

    19

  20. Velázquez – Wild Realism

    2015 · ★ 5.3 (3 votes)

    Documentary

    20

  21. Pool Acrylic Blue Hinterland

    2004

    Documentary

    21

  22. Short Plays

    2014 · ★ 5.1 (7 votes)

    Documentary, Drama

    22

  23. Venice 70: Future Reloaded

    2013 · ★ 5.1 (19 votes)

    Drama, Documentary

    23

  24. Central Airport THF

    2018 · ★ 5.4 (8 votes)

    Documentary

    24

  25. Last Dance

    —

    Music, Drama

    25

  26. Lana Jaguaribe

    —

    26

  27. Bra

    2010

    27

  28. O Preso

    1992

    Drama

    28

  29. Rifa-me

    2000

    Drama

    29

  30. Les Ballons des Bairros

    1998

    Documentary

    30

Credits are ranked using the same weighted score as movie collections. Last updated Aug 29, 2026.