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Lubna Azabal

Lubna Azabal

Actor · Born August 15, 1973 (53) · Bruxelles, Belgium

Berlinale award winner

Lubna Azabal is a Belgian actress, born in Brussels to a Moroccan father and a Spanish mother. After studing at the Conservatoire royal of Brussels, she began a theatrical career in Belgium. In 1997, she took her first film role when Belgian film-maker Vincent Lannoo chose her to act beside Olivier Gourmet in his short film J'adore le cinéma. She performs in both French and Arabic films. She was raised trilingual (French, Spanish and Berber). She also speaks fluent English and Arabic. Her most widely known role is in the 2005 Golden Globe-winning Palestinian political thriller, Paradise Now. She can also be spotted in a smaller role in Ridley Scott's film Body of Lies. Azabal won the Black Pearl Award 2010 (Abu Dhabi Film Festival) for Best Actress for her role in the film Incendies. She also won the Genie Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role at the 31st Genie Awards.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
August 15, 1973 (53)
From
Bruxelles, Belgium
Works as
Actor
Titles
33 on MovieCove · 82 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 156 days to Oct 27Down 5% in 30 days

What are Lubna Azabal's films like?

Across their 26 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Morality.

Genres

Drama14 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 61st percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Comedy3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 64th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Crime3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 68th percentile
: browse their Crime movies
Action2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 85th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Action movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
29%
Morality
17%
Society
16%
Self
15%
Survival
12%
Power
8%
Ideas
4%
Family bonds12 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice5 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity4 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption3 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity4 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love2 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival3 titles, browse their movies with this themeMarriage2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 23 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Dark: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their dark movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 3 · Serious 7 · Dark 13

Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 16 · Stylized 6 · Heightened 1

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

A split, not a type: Gentle 5 · Charged 8 · Intense 10

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 8 · Shifting 9 · Whiplash 6

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 19 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 2

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 10 · Even-paced 10 · Relentless 3

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 4 · Engaged 12 · Full focus 7

Heavy: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their heavy movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

Easy watch 3 · Affecting 7 · Heavy 13

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 7 · Open-ended 11 · Ambiguous 5

Roles they play

12 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 3 of 12 analyzed roles.

Hero
3 of 12
Ally
3 of 12
Shadow
2 of 12
Threshold guardian
2 of 12
Shapeshifter
1 of 12
Mentor
1 of 12
Show the 12 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
15
Melancholic
14
Contemplative
10
Dread
8
Warm
7
Other
21

How their films linger

Thought-provoking14 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful13 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteDevastating2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 3 with a twist

  • Happy3
  • Bittersweet15
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous7

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 Lubna Azabal's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 18 of their 33 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (9).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Lubna Azabal's 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

82 credits, 33 with a MovieCove page; 2 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Malika (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    as Zohra

  • Pompeii: Out of Time with Tom Hiddleston(2026)

    Show 3 episodes · as Julia Felix

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all shows

  • A Turkish Case (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    as Faïza Benseddik

  • Hot Water(2026)

    as Layla

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Ardennes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Show 1 episode · as Anna Charou

  • Rabia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    as Madame

  • Maldoror(2024)

    as Mme Santos

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Somewhere in Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    as Norah

  • L'école des espions (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    as Anne-Sophie de Noblecourt

  • Des blessures invisibles (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    as Larivière

  • Amal (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    as Amal

  • You Promised Me the Sea (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    as Rabia

  • The Blue Caftan(2022)

    as Mina

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Pour la France(2022)

    as Nadia

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • El Houb - The Love(2022)

    as Fatima Zahwani

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Simone: Woman of the Century(2022)

    as Hafsia Hamdad

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Rebel(2022)

    as Leila

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • Champion (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    as Gloria

  • Life Suits Me Well (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    as Rita

  • Suicide Club (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    as Anita

  • Ganglands(2021)

    Show 5 episodes · as Anissa

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all shows

  • Cheyenne & Lola (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Show 8 episodes · as Rachida

  • Le voleur de nuits (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    as Claire Elgouarch

  • The Collapse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Show 2 episodes · as Sofia Desmarest

  • Adam(2019)

    as Abla

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • The Traveller(2019)

    Show 1 episode · as Claire Elgouarch

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all shows

  • Hellhole (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    as Samira

  • The Crimson Rivers(2018)

    Show 1 episode · as Sabrina Harel

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all shows

  • The Little Drummer Girl(2018)

    Show 4 episodes · as Fatmeh Al-Khadar

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all shows

  • Lockdown (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    as Farah

  • Sofia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    as Leila

  • Tel Aviv on Fire(2018)

    as Tala

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Mary Magdalene(2018)

    as Susannah

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • A Bluebird in My Heart(2018)

    as Nadia

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Above the Law(2017)

    as Lucie Tesla

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Grain(2017)

    as Beatrice

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Banking District(2017)

    Show 6 episodes · as Luna

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all shows

  • Catch the Wind (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    as Nadia

  • Lola Pater (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    as Malika

  • Ruby Is Dead (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    as Alice Tanner

  • Light Thereafter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    as Soumaya

  • The Frozen Dead (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Show 6 episodes · as Elizabeth Ferney

  • Betelgeuse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    as Sarah

  • My Revolution(2016)

    as Samia

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • Ustica: The Missing Paper (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    as Valja

  • Trepalium (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Show 6 episodes · as Lisbeth

  • Accusé (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Show 1 episode · as Samia

  • The Honorable Woman(2014)

    Show 8 episodes · as Atika Halibi

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all shows

  • The Marchers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Kheira

  • Rock the Casbah(2013)

    as Kenza

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Le Donne della Vucciria (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Actor

  • Goodbye Morocco (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Dounia

  • Headwinds (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as La mère de Yamine

  • Free Men(2011)

    as Warba Shlimane alias Leila

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Tout le monde descend (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as Leila El Fassi

  • Coriolanus(2011)

    as First Citizen (Tamora)

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Here(2011)

    as Gadarine Nazarian

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Incendies(2010)

    as Nawal

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • I Am Slave(2010)

    as Haleema

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Comme les cinq doigts de la main(2010)

    as Amel Zeroual

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Sisters (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as Angela Di Biaggio

  • Bajo el mismo cielo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as Fathia

  • Occupation (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Show 3 episodes · as Aliya Nabil

  • Occupation (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as Aliya Nabil

  • Body of Lies(2008)

    as Aisha's Sister Cala

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Une chaîne pour deux (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    as Corinne

  • 24 Bars (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as Helly

  • Strangers(2007)

    as Rana Sweid

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Echo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as Carole

  • L'île des esclaves (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Actor

  • Paradise Now(2005)

    as Suha

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • Changing Times(2004)

    as Nadia

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Exiles (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    as Naima

  • 25 degrés en hiver(2004)

    as Loubna

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Viva Algeria (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    as Goucem

  • A Minute of Sun Less (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Actor

  • Almost Peaceful (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    as Jacqueline

  • Aram (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    as Méliné

  • Far Away (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    as Sarah

  • Les siestes Grenadine (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    as Mabrouka

  • Pure fiction (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Actor

  • Malin Fors (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

Career shape

Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 82 titles, 80 of them dated from 1998 to 2026; peak year 2024.

Biggest box office

Body of Lies (2008)

$116M worldwide

Highest rated

Incendies (2010)

Midcredits 99th

Film career

MilestoneBreakout
19982026

Peak 2024 · at the high point of their film career. Top draw in 10 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting82 of 82: 82 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score64th

By decade

1990s2 · acting2000s19 · acting2010s37 · acting2020s22 · acting

Billing

usually 3rd · top billed in 18% of 28 roles
041419

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. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

Awards

Won a Berlinale award in 2004.

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 Lubna Azabal's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 66th percentile, the median of all 26; across their 23 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 67th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

67thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 23

Approval · how many liked their films

65thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 23

Reach · how many have seen their films

67thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 23

Midcredits score across 33 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up10
  • 50th to 74th13
  • 25th to 49th9
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

16 of their 33 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved2
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser16
  • Broadly Agreed4
  • Mixed10

Most divisive · actor

Grain (2017)

81st percentile spread · 24% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Incendies (2010)

Midcredits 99th · 92% liked

Reviewers score the acting 78/100 in their films, across 19 reviewed titles; fans 84, detractors 50. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

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 Lubna Azabal's work okay for kids?

Across up to 8 MovieCove titles with content scores, 1 of the 5 categories sits near the median of all films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore3 titlesmedian 83 · severeMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity8 titles9–63 · median 39 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity3 titlesmedian 37 · moderateMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs3 titlesmedian 27 · mildMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense3 titlesmedian 80 · intenseMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Lubna Azabal work with?

People who share at least 2 of Lubna Azabal's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Hiam Abbass shares the most, 3.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Cinematographers

Producers