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Walter Salles

Director · 35 credits · 15 in highly-rated films

Best known for I'm Still Here (2024)

Frequent collaborators: Daniela Thomas, Jia Zhangke

Best Walter Salles movies by genre

Directed movies (28 total, ranked by score)

  1. I'm Still Here

    2024 · ★ 7.9 (1,123 votes)

    Drama, History

    1

  2. Central Station

    1998 · ★ 8.1 (1,067 votes)

    Drama

    2

  3. The Motorcycle Diaries

    2004 · ★ 7.4 (1,440 votes)

    Drama

    3

  4. Paris Je T'aime

    2006 · ★ 6.8 (856 votes)

    Drama, Romance

    4

  5. Behind the Sun

    2001 · ★ 7.4 (131 votes)

    Drama, Thriller, Romance

    5

  6. Foreign Land

    1996 · ★ 7.2 (60 votes)

    Drama, Thriller, Romance

    6

  7. To Each His Own Cinema

    2007 · ★ 6.5 (155 votes)

    Comedy, Drama

    7

  8. João & Antônio

    1992

    Documentary, Music

    8

  9. Linha de Passe

    2008 · ★ 6.6 (47 votes)

    Drama

    9

  10. Chico, or the Country of the Lost Delicacy

    1989

    Documentary

    10

  11. Dark Water

    2005 · ★ 5.7 (1,126 votes)

    Horror, Mystery

    11

  12. Adão ou Somos Todos Filhos da Terra

    1999

    Documentary

    12

  13. When the Earth Trembles

    2017 · ★ 5.0 (1 votes)

    13

  14. On the Road

    2012 · ★ 5.6 (909 votes)

    Adventure, Drama

    14

  15. Where Has Time Gone?

    2017 · ★ 5.5 (4 votes)

    Romance, Drama, Science Fiction

    15

  16. Socorro Nobre

    1995 · ★ 7.4 (5 votes)

    Documentary

    16

  17. Jia Zhangke, A Guy from Fenyang

    2016 · ★ 6.9 (13 votes)

    Documentary

    17

  18. Krajcberg - O Poeta dos Vestígios

    1987

    Documentary

    18

  19. Castanha e Caju Contra o Encouraçado Titanic

    2002

    Drama

    19

  20. Venice 70: Future Reloaded

    2013 · ★ 5.1 (19 votes)

    Drama, Documentary

    20

  21. Marisa Monte: MM ao Vivo

    1989 · ★ 8.0 (1 votes)

    Music

    21

  22. Antonio Carlos Jobim: An All-Star Tribute

    1995

    Music, Documentary

    22

  23. Midnight

    1998 · ★ 5.4 (11 votes)

    Drama

    23

  24. High Art

    1991 · ★ 4.5 (13 votes)

    Drama, Romance, Thriller

    24

  25. Stories on Human Rights

    2008 · ★ 2.2 (4 votes)

    Romance, Drama, Comedy

    25

  26. Vozes de Paracatu e Bento

    2018

    Documentary

    26

  27. 8,944 km from Cannes

    2007

    Comedy, Music

    27

  28. Circuladô

    1992

    Documentary

    28

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