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Makram Khoury

Makram Khoury

Actor · Born May 30, 1945 (81) · Jerusalem, British Mandate of Palestine

Makram J. Khoury  is an Israeli Arab, born May 30, 1945 in Jerusalem. He was the youngest artist and the first Arab to win the Israel Prize, the highest civic honor in Israel. He is one of the most accomplished and well-known Israeli Arab actors.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
May 30, 1945 (81)
From
Jerusalem, British Mandate of Palestine
Works as
Actor
Titles
26 on Motif · 62 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 39 days to Oct 28Down 36% in 30 days

What are Makram Khoury's films like?

Across their 19 Motif titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Society.

Genres

Drama6 titlesTypical Motif score: 50th percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Biography3 titlesTypical Motif score: 44th percentile
: browse their Biography movies
Comedy3 titlesTypical Motif score: 35th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Adventure2 titlesTypical Motif score: 69th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Adventure movies
Animation2 titlesTypical Motif score: 67th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Animation movies

Their Motif films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Motif 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
21%
Society
17%
Morality
17%
Self
16%
Power
14%
Survival
8%
Ideas
6%
Family bonds4 titles, browse their movies with this themeGrief4 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity4 titles, browse their movies with this themePrejudice3 titles, browse their movies with this themePower2 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love2 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity3 titles, browse their movies with this themeHope3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 18 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Dark: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their dark movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 1 · Serious 5 · Dark 12

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

Grounded 10 · Stylized 8 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 2 · Charged 12 · Intense 4

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

Steady 6 · Shifting 11 · Whiplash 1

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

Straight-faced 15 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 1

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 11 · Even-paced 6 · Relentless 1

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

Casual 5 · Engaged 9 · Full focus 4

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

A split, not a type: Resolved 9 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 6

Roles they play

7 analyzed roles

Usually the Threshold guardian: 2 of 7 analyzed roles.

Threshold guardian
2 of 7
Herald
2 of 7
Shadow
2 of 7
Mentor
1 of 7
Show the 7 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
15
Melancholic
11
Contemplative
9
Hopeful
5
Warm
3
Other
9

How their films linger

Thought-provoking12 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Happy2
  • Bittersweet9
  • Tragic2
  • Ambiguous6

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 Makram Khoury's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 20 of their 26 Motif titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Prime Video (7).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Makram Khoury's titles on Motif; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Motif 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

62 credits, 26 with a Motif page.

  • Le Monde (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2025)

    as Special guest

  • The Master and Margarita(2024)

    as Kaifa

    Motif score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Los Farad(2023)

    Show 3 episodes · as Monzer

    Motif score: 49th percentile of all shows

  • A House in Jerusalem (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2023)

    as Shlomi

  • Cairo Conspiracy(2022)

    as Sheikh Negm

    Motif score: 80th percentile of all films

  • The Taste of Apples Is Red (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2022)

    as Sheikh Kamel

  • No Name Restaurant(2022)

    as Gaon

    Motif score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Jerusalem (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2022)

    Show 10 episodes · Actor

  • Laila in Haifa(2020)

    as Kamal

    Motif score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • Manayek (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2020)

    Show 10 episodes · as Leon Bachar

  • Messiah(2020)

    Show 4 episodes · as Mullah Umar

    Motif score: 77th percentile of all shows

  • Spider in the Web(2019)

    as Nader

    Motif score: 11th percentile of all films

  • The Tower(2018)

    Actor

    Motif score: 86th percentile of all films

  • A Letter to a Friend in Gaza (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2018)

    Screenplay · Actor

  • Voice Over (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2018)

    Actor

  • The Way Out (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2017)

    as Juan

  • Unlocked(2017)

    as Yazid Khaleel

    Motif score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Wounded Land (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2015)

    Actor

  • Abulele(2015)

    as Hani

    Motif score: 47th percentile of all films

  • A Tale of Love and Darkness(2015)

    as Halawani · as Al Hilwani

    Motif score: 44th percentile of all films

  • RSC Live: The Merchant of Venice (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2015)

    as Shylock

  • The City (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2015)

    Actor

  • Atlit (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2015)

    as Mafous

  • Der Medicus (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2014)

    Show 2 episodes · as Imam

  • The Cut(2014)

    as Omar Nasreddin

    Motif score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Desert Dancer(2014)

    as Mehdi

    Motif score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Write Down, I Am an Arab (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2014)

    as Narrator (voice)

  • Farewell Baghdad (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2014)

    as Prime Minister

  • Magic Men (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2014)

    as Avraham Kofinas

  • The Physician(2013)

    as Imam

    Motif score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Sweets (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2013)

    Actor

  • Complicit(2013)

    as Colonel Hazem Ashraf

    Motif score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Inheritance (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2012)

    as Abu Majda

  • Homeland(2011)

    Show 2 episodes · as Samir Khalil

    Motif score: 95th percentile of all shows

  • Miral(2010)

    as Governor Khatib

    Motif score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Carmel(2009)

    Actor

    Motif score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Italians (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2009)

    as Hamed

  • House of Saddam(2008)

    Show 4 episodes · as Tariq Aziz

    Motif score: 62nd percentile of all shows

  • Lemon Tree(2008)

    as Abu Kamal

    Motif score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Shred of Hope (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2007)

    as Julian

  • Djihad! (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2006)

    as Médecin de l'hôpital

  • Forgiveness (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2006)

    as Dr. Isaac Shemesh

  • Munich(2005)

    as Wael Zwaiter

    Motif score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • Free Zone(2005)

    as Samir aka "The American"

    Motif score: 35th percentile of all films

  • The Syrian Bride (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2004)

    as Hammed

  • The Body(2001)

    as Nasir Hamid

    Motif score: 19th percentile of all films

  • The West Wing(1999)

    Show 2 episodes · as Palestinian Chairman Nizar Farad

    Motif score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • The Milky Way (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1997)

    as Mukhtar

  • Tale of the Three Jewels (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1995)

    as Abu Iman

  • The Patriots(1994)

    as Barak

    Motif score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Double Edge (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1992)

    as Ahmed Shafik

  • Torn Apart(1990)

    as Mahmoud Malek

    Motif score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Canticle of Stones (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1990)

    Actor

  • Crossfire (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1989)

    Actor

  • Wedding in Galilee (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1987)

    as The governor

  • The Smile of the Lamb (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1986)

    as Col. Moshe Katzman

  • On a Narrow Bridge (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1985)

    Actor

  • Kasach (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1984)

    Actor

  • Michel Ezra Safra and Sons (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1983)

    Actor

  • Big Shots (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1982)

    as Ben-Shooshan

  • A Town in Nova Scotia (not in the Motif catalog yet)

    as Saleh

  • The Way of the Wind (not in the Motif catalog yet)

    as Jonas

Career shape

Star power in the 96th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 62 titles, 60 of them dated from 1982 to 2025; peak year 2014.

Biggest box office

The Physician (2013)

$57M worldwide

Highest rated

Lemon Tree (2008)

Motif 89th

Most popular right now

Unlocked (2017)

Film career

19822025

Peak 2014 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Top draw in 4 Motif 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
Acting62 of 62: 61 only acting, 1 with another role · typical Motif score53rdWriting1 of 62: 0 only writing, 1 with another role

By decade

1980s7 · acting1990s7 · acting2000s11 · acting2010s24 · 24 acting · 1 crew2020s11 · acting

Billing

usually 8th · top billed in 0% of 19 roles
9409

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 Motif score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on Motif, 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 Makram Khoury's films land?

Their typical Motif film has a Motif score in the 50th percentile, the median of all 21; across their 18 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 48th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

48thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 18

Approval · how many liked their films

48thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 18

Reach · how many have seen their films

66thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 18

Motif score across 26 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up11
  • 50th to 74th4
  • 25th to 49th8
  • Below 25th3

Shape of the crowd

9 of their 26 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved3
  • Divisive1
  • Cult Classic3
  • Crowd Pleaser9
  • Broadly Agreed2
  • Mixed8

Most divisive · actor

The Cut (2014)

98th percentile spread · 40% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Munich (2005)

Motif 93rd · 83% liked

Reviewers score the acting 65/100 in their films, across 14 reviewed titles; fans 77, detractors 44. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on Motif; 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 Motif score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their Motif 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 Makram Khoury's work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 3 Motif titles with content scores.

Their medianMedian of all films
Sex & Nudity3 titlesmedian 20 · mildMedian of all films: 31

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.

Who does Makram Khoury work with?

People who share at least 2 of Makram Khoury's Motif titles, grouped by what they did on them; Leon Edery shares the most, 4.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Cinematographers and editors

Producers