Directed credits
24
Established
Strong directing catalog.
Director
Walter Salles
Directing
Career Snapshot
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0.7
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Directed movies: 24Directed series: 0All crew credits: 52
TMDB ID: 8574
IMDb ID: nm0758574
Known for: Directing
Born: April 12, 1956
Age: 69
Place of birth: Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1953 - 2025
Years active: 73
Average TMDB rating: 6.95
Wikidata: Q458696
Frequent jobs
Director (24)Producer (14)Co-Producer (4)Associate Producer (3)Screenplay (3)Thanks (2)Creator (1)Editor (1)
Biography
Walter Moreira Salles Júnior (/ˈsɑːlɪs/; Brazilian Portuguese: [ˈvawteʁ ˈsalis]; born 12 April 1956) is a Brazilian filmmaker. A major figure of the Resumption Cinema in Brazil, Salles is widely regarded as one of the greatest Brazilian filmmakers of all time. His accolades include an Academy Award accepted for Best International Film, three Cannes Film Festival prizes, three Venice Film Festival prizes, two British Academy Film Awards, a Golden Bear and a Golden Globe. He first became internationally known for his film Central Station (1998), which earned two Academy Awards nominations, for Best Foreign Language Film and Best Actress for Fernanda Montenegro, winning a Golden Globe and a BAFTA for Best Foreign Language Film as well as the Golden Bear at the 48th Berlin International Film Festival. His subsequent works include Behind the Sun (2001), The Motorcycle Diaries (2004), Dark Water (2005) and On the Road (2012). At the 97th Academy Awards, his critically acclaimed film I'm Still Here (2024) received a rare double nomination for Best Picture and Best International Feature; it won the latter, becoming the first Brazilian film to win an Academy Award in any category. Heir to Itaú Unibanco, with a fortune valued at US$4.5 billion (R$24.26 billion), Salles is the third richest filmmaker in the world. Description above from the Wikipedia article Walter Salles, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Movies
Directed Movies
Movies directed by Walter Salles.
7.9
I'm Still Here
Director
2024 Movie
8.0
Vozes de Paracatu e Bento
Director
2018 Movie
5.0
When the Earth Trembles
Director
2017 Movie
5.5
Where Has Time Gone?
Director
2017 Movie
6.9
Jia Zhangke, A Guy from Fenyang
Director
2016 Movie
4.9
Venice 70: Future Reloaded
Director
2013 Movie
5.6
On the Road
Director
2012 Movie
2.2
Stories on Human Rights
Director
2008 Movie
6.5
To Each His Own Cinema
Director
2007 Movie
5.557 Miles from Cannes
Director
2007 Movie
6.8
Paris Je T'aime
Director
2006 Movie
5.7
Dark Water
Director
2005 Movie
7.4
The Motorcycle Diaries
Director
2004 Movie
Castanha e Caju Contra o Encouraçado Titanic
Director
2002 Movie
Adão ou Somos Todos Filhos da Terra
Director
1999 Movie
5.4
Midnight
Director
1998 Movie
7.1
Foreign Land
Director
1996 Movie
7.0
Socorro Nobre
Director
1995 Movie
Antonio Carlos Jobim: An All-Star Tribute
Director
1995 Movie
João & Antônio
Director
1992 Movie
4.3
High Art
Director
1991 Movie
8.0
Marisa Monte: MM ao Vivo
Director
1989 Movie
Chico, or the Country of the Lost Delicacy
Director
1989 Movie
Krajcberg - O Poeta dos Vestígios
Director
1987 Movie
Movies
Top Rated Movies
Highest rated movies linked with Walter Salles.
8.4
City of God
Producer
2002 Movie
8.1
Central Station
Screenplay
1998 Movie
7.9
I'm Still Here
Director
2024 Movie
7.5
Aquarius
Co-Producer
2016 Movie
7.4
The Motorcycle Diaries
Director
2004 Movie
7.3
Behind the Sun
Screenplay
2001 Movie
6.9
Noah's Ark
Producer
2024 Movie
6.8
Paris Je T'aime
Director
2006 Movie
6.5
To Each His Own Cinema
Director
2007 Movie
6.4
Lower City
Producer
2005 Movie
6.1
From Afar
Thanks
2016 Movie
5.7
Dark Water
Director
2005 Movie
Series
Top Rated Series
Highest rated series linked with Walter Salles.
Movies
Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with Walter Salles.
8.4
City of God
Producer
2002 Movie
7.9
I'm Still Here
Director
2024 Movie
6.1
From Afar
Thanks
2016 Movie
8.2
Manas
Associate Producer
2025 Movie
7.5
Aquarius
Co-Producer
2016 Movie
6.8
Paris Je T'aime
Director
2006 Movie
5.7
Dark Water
Director
2005 Movie
5.6
On the Road
Director
2012 Movie
6.9
Noah's Ark
Producer
2024 Movie
7.4
The Motorcycle Diaries
Director
2004 Movie
6.5
To Each His Own Cinema
Director
2007 Movie
8.1
Central Station
Screenplay
1998 Movie
Series
Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with Walter Salles.
Movies
Other Crew Work in Movies
Additional movie credits for Walter Salles.
Cyclone
Co-Producer
2025 Movie
8.2
Manas
Associate Producer
2025 Movie
7.0
New World
Associate Producer
2024 Movie
6.9
Noah's Ark
Producer
2024 Movie
6.4
The Movie Teller
Screenplay
2023 Movie
6.4
Mariner of the Mountains
Producer
2023 Movie
6.9
Narcissus Off Duty
Producer
2020 Movie
4.7
Burning Night
Producer
2020 Movie
7.0
Homing
Producer
2019 Movie
6.2
Unremember
Producer
2019 Movie
7.5
Aquarius
Co-Producer
2016 Movie
6.1
From Afar
Thanks
2016 Movie
4.8
Habi, The Foreigner
Producer
2013 Movie
6.9
The Two Deaths of Quincas Wateryell
Producer
2010 Movie
6.6
Linha de Passe
Producer
2008 Movie
7.3
Café de los maestros
Producer
2008 Movie
Series
Other Crew Work in Series
Additional series credits for Walter Salles.
Movies
Acting Appearances in Movies
Movie cast credits for Walter Salles.
Films to Die For
as Self - Interviewee
2025 Movie
VINTE - RioFilme, 20 anos de cinema brasileiro
as Self
2013 Movie
7.9
Critic
as Self
2008 Movie
5.8
Traveling with Che Guevara
as Self
2004 Movie
7.1
At the Edge of the Earth
as Self
2002 Movie
Conquista Central Station - The 7 days of creation
as Self
2002 Movie
6.0
A Linguagem do Cinema
2001 Movie
Series
Acting Appearances in Series
Series cast credits for Walter Salles.