Mauricio Zacharias
Writer · Born January 1, 1963 (63) · Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Independent Spirit Award nominee
Mauricio Zacharias is a Brazilian screenwriter based in New York City. He is best known for co-writing many of Ira Sachs’ films, such as Love Is Strange, Frankie and Passages.
Biography from TMDB.
- January 1, 1963 (63)
- Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- Writer
- 9 on MovieCove · 15 credits in all
What are Mauricio Zacharias' films like?
Across their 9 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Survival.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 9
A split, not a type: Light 2 · Serious 1 · Dark 6
Grounded 5 · Stylized 4 · Heightened 0
Gentle 4 · Charged 4 · Intense 1
A split, not a type: Steady 5 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 1
Straight-faced 8 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 0
Slow burn 8 · Even-paced 1 · Relentless 0
Casual 3 · Engaged 6 · Full focus 0
A split, not a type: Easy watch 1 · Affecting 3 · Heavy 5
A split, not a type: Resolved 2 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 4
Moods and endings
- Bittersweet6
- Tragic2
- Ambiguous1
AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.
Where can I watch Mauricio Zacharias' films?
As of October 24, 2026, 5 of their 9 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Prime Video (3).
Subscription and free streaming for Mauricio Zacharias' titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.
Filmography
15 credits, 9 with a MovieCove page.
The Man I Love(2026)
Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films
Motel Destino(2024)
Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films
Passages(2023)
Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films
Frankie(2019)
Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films
Little Men(2016)
Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films
Rio, I Love You(2014)
Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films
Love Is Strange(2014)
Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films
Trinta (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)
Keep the Lights On(2012)
Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films
Love for Sale (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)
Madame Satã(2002)
Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films
Brava Gente (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)
Rifa-me (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)
Treason (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)
Trancado por Dentro (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)
Career shape
A full career of 15 titles, 14 of them dated from 1989 to 2024.
Biggest box office
Love Is Strange (2014)
Highest rated
Madame Satã (2002)
Most popular right now
Passages (2023)
Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.
Awards
3 major nominations and no wins, 2013–2017.
- Independent Spirit Award, nominated · Best Screenplay
- Independent Spirit Award, nominated · Best Screenplay
- Independent Spirit Award, nominated · Best Screenplay
Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.
How do Mauricio Zacharias' films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 63rd percentile, the median of all 9; across their 9 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 69th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up1
- 50th to 74th5
- 25th to 49th1
- Below 25th2
Shape of the crowd
4 of their 9 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Divisive1
- Crowd Pleaser4
- Mixed4
Reviewers score the dialogue 56/100 and the plot and story 41/100 in their films, across 9 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a writer.
Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.
Is Mauricio Zacharias' work okay for kids?
Across a limited sample of up to 4 MovieCove titles with content scores.
Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.
Who does Mauricio Zacharias work with?
People who share at least 2 of Mauricio Zacharias' MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Ira Sachs shares the most, 6.
Directors
- Ira SachsShared titles: The Man I Love (2026), Passages (2023), Frankie (2019), Little Men (2016), Love Is Strange (2014), Keep the Lights On (2012)See all 6 shared titles with Ira Sachs
- Karim AïnouzShared titles: Motel Destino (2024), Madame Satã (2002)See all 2 shared titles with Karim Aïnouz
Actors
- Greg KinnearShared titles: Frankie (2019), Little Men (2016)See all 2 shared titles with Greg Kinnear
- Marisa TomeiShared titles: Frankie (2019), Love Is Strange (2014)See all 2 shared titles with Marisa Tomei
Composers, cinematographers and editors
- Affonso GonçalvesShared titles: The Man I Love (2026), Little Men (2016), Love Is Strange (2014), Keep the Lights On (2012)See all 4 shared titles with Affonso Gonçalves
- Josée DeshaiesShared titles: The Man I Love (2026), Passages (2023)See all 2 shared titles with Josée Deshaies
- Sophie ReineShared titles: Passages (2023), Frankie (2019)See all 2 shared titles with Sophie Reine
- Dickon HinchliffeShared titles: Frankie (2019), Little Men (2016)See all 2 shared titles with Dickon Hinchliffe
Producers
- Lucas JoaquinShared titles: The Man I Love (2026), Frankie (2019), Little Men (2016), Love Is Strange (2014), Keep the Lights On (2012)See all 5 shared titles with Lucas Joaquin
- Kevin ChneiweissShared titles: The Man I Love (2026), Passages (2023), Frankie (2019)See all 3 shared titles with Kevin Chneiweiss
- Saïd Ben SaïdShared titles: The Man I Love (2026), Passages (2023), Frankie (2019)See all 3 shared titles with Saïd Ben Saïd
- Ali BetilShared titles: Passages (2023), Love Is Strange (2014), Keep the Lights On (2012)See all 3 shared titles with Ali Betil