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Jamel Debbouze

Jamel Debbouze

Actor, producer and writer, also director · Born June 18, 1975 (51) · Trappes, Yvelines, Ile-de France, France

Jamel Debbouze (born 18 June 1975) is a French actor, comedian and producer of Moroccan descent.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
June 18, 1975 (51)
From
Trappes, Yvelines, Ile-de France, France
Works as
Actor, producer and writer, also director
Titles
26 on MovieCove · 60 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 65 days to Oct 28Down 52% in 30 days

What are Jamel Debbouze's films like?

Across their 21 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Society.

Genres

Comedy10 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 36th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Adventure4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 63rd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Adventure movies
Animation2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 39th percentile
: browse their Animation movies
Crime2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 54th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime 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
28%
Society
25%
Self
19%
Power
11%
Ideas
8%
Morality
5%
Survival
3%
Community10 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship5 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds5 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition3 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love3 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose2 titles, browse their movies with this themePrejudice3 titles, browse their movies with this themeNature2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 21 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 16 · Serious 2 · Dark 3

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

Grounded 9 · Stylized 9 · Heightened 3

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

Gentle 8 · Charged 9 · Intense 4

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

Steady 15 · Shifting 4 · Whiplash 2

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 4 · Some laughs 7 · Funny 10

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

Slow burn 7 · Even-paced 12 · Relentless 2

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

Casual 13 · Engaged 7 · Full focus 1

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 18 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

14 analyzed roles

Usually the Ally: 6 of 14 analyzed roles.

Ally
6 of 14
Hero
5 of 14
Trickster
2 of 14
Mentor
1 of 14
Show the 14 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Joyful
11
Warm
11
Hopeful
6
Tense
6
Absurd
6
Other
10

How their films linger

Feel-good14 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful11 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteWistful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy16
  • Bittersweet4
  • Ambiguous1

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 Jamel Debbouze's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 8 of their 26 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (5).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Jamel Debbouze'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

60 credits, 26 with a MovieCove page; 61 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Tombé du ciel(2026)

    Producer · Actor

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • La fille dans les nuages(2026)

    as Le cochon d’Inde de Providence

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Marsupilami(2025)

    as Pablito Camaron

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Zion, l'aventure du film (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    as Lui-même

  • Asterix & Obelix: The Big Fight(2025)

    Show 5 episodes · as Sucettalanix (voice)

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • Mercato(2025)

    Idea · as Driss

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

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

    Show 12 episodes · Director · Delegated Producer · Writer · as Max

  • Five Years From Now (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Actor

  • Le Jamel Comedy Club fête l'Olympia 2023 - 1ère édition (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Writer · Actor

  • Amélie: The Real Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    as (archive footage)

  • Sugar and Stars(2023)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • The New Toy(2022)

    Writer · as Samy

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Citoyen d'honneur (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Actor

  • Jamel et ses amis au Marrakech du rire 2022 : 10 ans (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Producer · Writer · as Self - Host

  • Canal+ Replay (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    as Bref

  • Le gala du Jamel Comedy Club (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Director · as Self

  • L'autre moi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    as Jamel

  • Jamel Debbouze - Maintenant ou Jamel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Writer · as Self

  • La Grande Évasion (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Producer

  • New Biz in the Hood(2019)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films

  • Queens of the Field(2019)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • Aladdin 2(2018)

    as Shah Zaman / Marco

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films

  • Jamel et ses amis au Marrakech du rire 2016 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Production Director · as Self - Host

  • One Man and His Cow(2016)

    Producer · as Hassan

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • La Petite Histoire de France (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Show 244 episodes · Creator · as Faux Gaspard · as Louis XIV

  • Eko et ses amis au Marrakech du Rire 2015 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Producer · as Self

  • Jamel et ses amis au Marrakech du rire 2015 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Production Director · as Self - Host

  • Animal Kingdom: Let's Go Ape(2015)

    Director · Writer · as Edouard (voice)

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

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

    as Hassan

  • Homeland (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Producer · as Le cousin

  • 360(2011)

    as Algerian Man

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Jamel et ses amis au Marrakech du rire 2012 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Production Director · Writer · as Self - Host

  • HOUBA! On the Trail of the Marsupilami(2012)

    as Pablito Camaron

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

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

    as Farres

  • Chicken with Plums(2011)

    as Houshang / Le mendiant

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

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

    Show 1 episode · as Jamel Debbouze

  • Bref.(2011)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows

  • Marrakech du rire (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Producer · as Self - Host

  • Outside the Law(2010)

    Producer · as Saïd

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Inside Jamel Comedy Club (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Show 8 episodes · Creator · as Self

  • Let it Rain(2008)

    as Karim

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Asterix at the Olympic Games(2008)

    as Numérobis (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • Days of Glory(2006)

    Producer · as Saïd

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • Jamel Comedy Club (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Show 133 episodes · Creator · as Self

  • Angel-A(2005)

    as André

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • H - Best Of (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as Jamel Driddi, standardiste

  • Jamel - 100% Debbouze (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Script · as Self

  • She Hate Me(2004)

    Executive Producer · as Doak

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • Les clefs de bagnole(2003)

    as Bingo (voice)

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Dead Weight(2002)

    as Malian warden (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films

  • Asterix & Obelix: Mission Cleopatra(2002)

    Songs · as Numérobis

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Amélie(2001)

    as Lucien

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • Granturismo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    as François, the hitchhiker

  • Bricol'girls (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Actor

  • Le Ciel, les Oiseaux et... ta mère ! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    as Youssel

  • Les Petits Souliers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    as Zinedine Haouita

  • H (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Show 71 episodes · as Jamel Dridi

  • Zonzon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    as Kader

  • The Blue Stones of the Desert (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    as Najib

  • Loups-Garous Renaissance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

Career shape

Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 58 titles, 57 of them dated from 1992 to 2026; peak year 2011.

Biggest box office

Amélie (2001)

$176M worldwide

Highest rated

Amélie (2001)

Midcredits 98th

Most popular right now

Marsupilami (2025)

Film career

MilestoneBreakout
19922026

Peak 2011 · steadily prominent in film for years. Top draw in 5 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.

  • 1998Screen debut· H
  • 1999First film· Le Ciel, les Oiseaux et... ta mère !
  • 1999First top-billed film· Le Ciel, les Oiseaux et... ta mère !
  • 2005Breakout· Angel-A
  • 2005Career best· Angel-A

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting45 of 58: 34 only acting, 11 with another role · typical Midcredits score46thDirecting3 of 58: 1 only directing, 2 with another roleWriting7 of 58: 1 only writing, 6 with another roleProducing11 of 58: 4 only producing, 7 with another role · typical Midcredits score37thOther crew8 of 58: 5 only other crew, 3 with another role

58 titles, 13 with more than one role — acting and producing overlap on 6 of them.

By decade

1990s6 · acting2000s14 · 11 acting · 5 crew2010s21 · 13 acting · 13 crew2020s16 · 14 acting · 6 crew

Billing

usually 2nd · top billed in 26% of 23 roles
990914

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.

How do Jamel Debbouze's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 42nd percentile, the median of all 24; across their 21 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 50th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

50thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 21

Approval · how many liked their films

45thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 21

Reach · how many have seen their films

87thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 21

Midcredits score across 26 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up7
  • 50th to 74th5
  • 25th to 49th9
  • Below 25th5

Shape of the crowd

11 of their 26 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved2
  • Crowd Pleaser9
  • Broadly Agreed4
  • Mixed11

Most divisive · actor, producer

Tombé du ciel (2026)

83rd percentile spread · 35% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Amélie (2001)

Midcredits 98th · 88% liked

Reviewers score the acting 70/100 in their films, across 17 reviewed titles; fans 79, detractors 37. 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 Jamel Debbouze's work okay for kids?

Across up to 5 MovieCove titles with content scores, sex & nudity runs heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore3 titlesmedian 30 · mildMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity5 titles30–77 · median 62 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity3 titlesmedian 6 · minimalMedian of all films: 36
Frightening / Intense3 titlesmedian 17 · mildMedian 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 Jamel Debbouze work with?

People who share at least 2 of Jamel Debbouze's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Mohamed Hamidi shares the most, 5.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers