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Sara Resende

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Contributor Since October, 2023
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About Sara Resende

Sara Resende is a Portuguese list writer for Collider, specializing in comedy shows and biopic movies, which she loves for their entertaining take on historical events. She also has a passion for horror thriller films with outstanding plots, such as Us (2019) and Talk to Me (2022). In addition to her work for Collider, Sara has worked as a film critic for two Portuguese movie blogs. Her achievements include winning a trip to the Cannes Film Festival in 2019 and being a guest of Fox Channels on the Oscars red carpet in 2020.

Currently based in Porto, Sara lives with her pet ferret, Jay, who loves to hide food around the house.

Favorite Media

Friends is always a go-to series when you need comfort. Harry Potter is perfect to revisit in the holiday season. And Wall-E is just the most adorable movie ever. 

Industry Experience

Sara's writing is mostly in Portuguese and you can check that out at https://cinemaplanet.pt/. 

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Amy Dunne (Rosamund Pike) in a scene from 'Gone Girl.'
The 15 Best Thriller Movies of the Last 25 Years, Ranked
Thriller

These are all essentials.

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Every Tom Hanks Oscar-Nominated Performance, Ranked
Tom Hanks

Oscar winner is as Oscar winner does.

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The 15 Funniest Movies of 2024, Ranked
Movie

'Pretty girls should always smile!'

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Jai Courtney as Captain Boomerang, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje as Killer Croc, Margot Robbie as Harley Quinn, Will Smith as Deadshot, and Joel Kinnaman as Rick Flagg walking side by side in 2016's Suicide Squad
10 Divisive Oscar-Winning Movies That Are Still Must-Watches
Academy Awards

What are we, some kind of contentious squad?

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Every Meryl Streep Oscar-Nominated Performance of the 21st Century, Ranked
Meryl Streep

Meryl Streep is among the most-nominated performers in the 21st century, but are all her nominations earned?

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The 10 Most Underrated Oscar Nominees of the 2010s, Ranked
Academy Awards

The nomination was great, but these movies deserved much more from audiences and the industry.

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6 Discontinued Oscar Categories That Need To Return
Academy Awards

The Juvenile Oscar is begging to return.

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West Side Story
The 10 Best Oscar-Winning Musicals, Ranked
Musical

Tonight, tonight...

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Leonardo DiCaprio as Jack & Kate Winslet as Rose about to kiss while standing on the Titanic's bow
The 10 Most Entertaining Best Picture Winners, Ranked
Academy Awards

Are you not entertained? Well, yes.

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10 Best Picture Winners That Were Forgotten After Their Wins
Academy Awards

It's a good thing they won the Oscar because time has not been kind to these movies.

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Blended image showing characters from Crash, The King's Speech, and The Pianist
10 Oscar Wins of the 21st Century That Have Aged Poorly
Academy Awards

Some Oscar wins age like milk under the sun.

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The 10 Best Oscar-Winning Horror Movies, Ranked
Horror

And the Oscar goes to horror, for a change.

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I'm Still Here
The 10 Best Modern Brazilian Movies, Ranked

"In the streets of Rio, only the Elite survives."

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The 10 Worst Movies That Somehow Didn't Receive Any Razzie Nominations
Razzie Awards

Somehow, these trainwrecks avoided the Razzie's well-known wrath.

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The 10 Worst Oscar Bait Movies of the Last 25 Years, Ranked
Academy Awards

Not even the Academy took this bait.

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The 12 Best 2024 Performances Snubbed This Awards Season
Horror

This awards season clearly didn't have what it takes to make it epic.

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Dakota Johnson’s Madame Web Deserved a Better Movie (1)
The 10 Most Boring Blockbuster Movies, Ranked
Blockbuster

All that money and still boring.

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The 10 Best Serial Killer Movie Performances, Ranked
Movie

'Well, Clarice - have the lambs stopped screaming?'

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Orlando Bloom as Balian in Kingdom of Heaven
The 15 Worst Performances in Great Movies, Ranked
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"Bloody wolves chasing me through some blue inferno!"

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The 10 Best Alternative Christmas Movies, Ranked
Christmas

It's the most wonderful time of the year (to be alternative).

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