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The Movies

The Secret Agent

Updated March 6, 2026

Directed by Kleber Mendonça Filho

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Neon

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11/26/2025

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158 mins.

What the Letterboxd Community Thinks

Oscar Nominations

4

Best Actor, Best Casting, Best International Feature Film, Best Picture

What Our Experts Think

How many of The Ankler’s pundits predict The Secret Agent will win?

12%

Best
International
Feature

42%

What the Letterboxd Community Thinks

Other Awards

So far …

9

Other Award Wins

Critics Choice Film Awards - Best Foreign Language Film, Film Independent Spirit Awards - Best International Feature, Golden Globes - Best Motion Picture – Non-English Language, Golden Globes - Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama, L.A. Film Critics Association - Best Film Not in the English Language, L.A. Film Critics Association - Best Lead Performances (Runners-up), L.A. Film Critics Association - Best Picture (Runner-up), New York Film Critics Circle - Best Actor, New York Film Critics Circle - Best International Film

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Other Award Nominations

AARP Movies for Grownups Awards - Best Foreign-Language Film, BAFTA - Film Not in the English Language, BAFTA - Original Screenplay, Critics Choice Film Awards - Best Actor, Critics Choice Film Awards - Best Foreign Language Film, Film Independent Spirit Awards - Best International Feature, Golden Globes - Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama, Golden Globes - Best Motion Picture – Drama, Golden Globes - Best Motion Picture – Foreign Language, Gotham Awards - Best Original Screenplay, Gotham Awards - Outstanding Lead Performance

On the Oscar Shortlist for …

Casting, International Feature Film

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