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==Movies== His broadcasting company Record financed the 2018 movie ''Nada a perder'' (''Nothing to Lose'') about Macedo's life, which is based on his autobiography. Reviews were negative, called it a glorification. Tickets were given out free of charge at the churches to make it a box office success,<ref>{{cite web|access-date=2020-06-06|title='It is strange': Brazilian church blockbuster plays to empty cinemas|url=http://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/may/15/nothing-to-lose-nada-a-perder-brazil-sold-out-empty-cinemas-universal-church|date=16 May 2018|website=the Guardian}}</ref> a practice already known from a previous movie by Record, ''[[The Ten Commandments: The Movie]]''.<ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/may/15/nothing-to-lose-nada-a-perder-brazil-sold-out-empty-cinemas-universal-church 'It is strange': Brazilian church blockbuster plays to empty cinemas], Dom Phillips, ''[[The Guardian]]'', May 16, 2018</ref> A film version of Macedo's autobiography, named ''[[:pt:Nada a Perder (filme)|Nada a Perder]]'' (Nothing to Lose) like the book, was released in 2018, with massive attendances claimed and massive exaggeration reported.<ref>[https://www1.folha.uol.com.br/ilustrada/2018/05/filme-sobre-edir-macedo-se-torna-a-maior-bilheteria-do-cinema-brasileiro.shtml Filme sobre Edir Macedo se torna a maior bilheteria do cinema brasileiro], Tiago Dias, [[Folha de S.Paulo]], May 7, 2018 (Portuguese)</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Nothing to Lose (Nada a Perder) review |last=Turner |first=Alix |website=Ready Steady Cut |date=20 July 2018 |url= https://readysteadycut.com/2018/07/20/nada-a-perder-nothing-to-lose/}}</ref> A sequel was released in August 2019.<ref>{{Cite news |title='Nada a perder 2': crítica |trans-title='Nada a perder 2': review |last=Schenker |first=Daniel |newspaper=O Globo |date=15 August 2019 |url= https://oglobo.globo.com/rioshow/nada-perder-2-critica-23880310 |language=pt}}</ref>
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