The Secret Agent (2025)
Kernel Score: 97% · 614 ratings · Rated R
Genres: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Released: 2025-07-23
Runtime: 161 minutes
Where to watch The Secret Agent
- Stream: Hulu
- Free with ads: Kanopy
- Rent: Prime Video, Apple TV, Google Play, YouTube
- Buy: Prime Video, Apple TV, Google Play, YouTube
US availability, updated 2026-10-23.
Overview
Brazil, 1977. Marcelo, a technology expert in his early 40s, is on the run. Hoping to reunite with his son, he travels to Recife during Carnival but soon realizes that the city is not the safe haven he was expecting.
The Secret Agent parents' guide: ages 15+
Parents need to know that this thriller set during Brazil's military dictatorship involves being on the run, political danger, and tense crime elements.
- Violence & scariness: Some — Political thriller tension involving being on the run under a dictatorship, without heavy graphic violence per the signals.
Fresh Kernels AI-assessed from the official R rating, publicly documented content. A guide for families, not an official rating.
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Director
Cast
- Wagner Moura as Armando Solimões / Marcelo Alves / Adult Fernando Solimões
- Tânia Maria as Dona Sebastiana
- Alice Carvalho as Fátima
- Maria Fernanda Cândido as Elza / Sara Guébert
- Gabriel Leone as Bobbi Borba
- Udo Kier as Hans
- Carlos Francisco as Seu Alexandre
- Thomás Aquino as Valdemar
- Hermila Guedes as Claudia
- Robério Diógenes as Euclides Cavalcante
The Secret Agent FAQ
Is The Secret Agent good?
The Secret Agent has a 97% Kernel Score on Fresh Kernels from 614 audience ratings.
Where can I watch The Secret Agent?
In the US you can stream The Secret Agent on Hulu, watch it free with ads on Kanopy and rent it from Prime Video, Apple TV, Google Play and YouTube.
Is The Secret Agent OK for kids?
The Secret Agent is rated R. Fresh Kernels suggests ages 15+. Parents need to know that this thriller set during Brazil's military dictatorship involves being on the run, political danger, and tense crime elements.
What movies are like The Secret Agent?
If you liked The Secret Agent, try City of God, The Asphalt Jungle, Pelé: Birth of a Legend and Bingo: The King of the Mornings.