The Secret Agent

Name: The Secret Agent
Genre: Thriller, Drama, Crime
Released: 2025-07-23
Duration: 161 min
Rating: 7.3

2025 · Movie · R · 161 min · ★ 7.3 · 95% critics

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Set in Brazil in 1977, this tense drama follows a man on the run who travels to Recife during Carnival, hoping to find safety and reunite with his son. But the city soon feels far less secure than he expected, and danger closes in from all sides.

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Original title: O Agente Secreto
Years: 2025
Release date: 2025-07-23
Language: Portuguese
Rated: R
Runtime: 161 min
Critic score: 95/100
TMDB rating: 7.3/10 (712 votes)

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You may like this if you enjoy tense, moody political dramas with a strong sense of place and room for interpretation; Not for you if you want a fast, tightly wrapped thriller like Bacurau or I'm Still Here.

Pros: strong performances; vivid period feel; tense atmosphere | Cons: uneven pacing; too many detours; loose ending