Verônica

Verônica

A lesson in survival.

Directed by Maurício Farias

Produced by Globo Filmes, Boa Vida Produções

200990 min7.2 / 10

A tense, grim survival thriller centered on a teacher's protective bond with a vulnerable child hunted by violent criminals in a lawless slum.

When a teacher takes one of her students to his home in the slum, she discovers that drug traffickers have killed the child's parents and are looking for the boy.

Questions people ask

  • Is Verônica scary? Yes, very. More frightening than 94% of films.

  • Is Verônica sad? Yes. More sad than 82% of films.

  • Is Verônica violent? Yes. More violent than 80% of films.

  • Is Verônica easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of films.

  • Does Verônica end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 70% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

49/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

Familiar shape, done well.

Rarity8

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise91

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love75

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Like Verônica

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Verônica

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Verônica, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Verônica, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Verônica, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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