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Norman Issa

Norman Issa

Actor · Born June 17, 1967 (59) · Haifa, Israel

Norman Issa was born on 17 June 1967 in Haifa, Israel. He is an actor, known for Arab Labor (2007), My Lovely Sister (2011) and The 90 Minute War (2016).

Biography from IMDb.

Born
June 17, 1967 (59)
From
Haifa, Israel
Works as
Actor
Titles
3 on MovieCove · 10 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 28Up 42% in 30 days

What are Norman Issa's films like?

Across a limited sample of 3 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Society and Morality.

Themes

share of theme weight
Society
41%
Morality
28%
Self
19%
Power
7%
Survival
6%

What they feel like to watch

their average across 3 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 2 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 1 · Charged 1 · Intense 1

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

Steady 2 · Shifting 1 · Whiplash 0

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

Straight-faced 3 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 0

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

Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 1 · Relentless 0

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

Casual 0 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 1

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

Resolved 1 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 1

Moods and endings

endings shown from 5 titles

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Contemplative
2
Tense
1
Bittersweet
1
Thrilling
1
Melancholic
1

How their films linger

Thought-provoking2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

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 Norman Issa's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 2 of their 3 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Norman Issa's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted.

Filmography

10 credits, 3 with a MovieCove page.

  • Checkout(2023)

    as Amal

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

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

    Show 8 episodes · Actor

  • Baumschlager (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    as Musa Abu Jaber

  • La Familia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Show 45 episodes · as Dr. Michael

  • A Borrowed Identity(2014)

    as Jamal

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Ana Arabia(2013)

    as Norman

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • My Lovely Sister (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as Ali

  • Don't Ask (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Arab Labor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Show 43 episodes · as Amjad Alian

  • Escape: Human Cargo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    as Airport Official

Career shape

Star power in the 30th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 10 titles from 1998 to 2026.

Biggest box office

A Borrowed Identity (2014)

$931K worldwide

Highest rated

A Borrowed Identity (2014)

Midcredits 83rd

Most popular right now

Checkout (2023)

Film career

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting10 of 10: 10 only acting, 0 with another role

By decade

1990s1 · acting2000s2 · acting2010s5 · acting2020s2 · acting

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it.

How do Norman Issa's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 82nd percentile, the median of all 3; across a limited sample of 3 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 77th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

77thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Approval · how many liked their films

72ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Reach · how many have seen their films

29thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Midcredits score across 3 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up2
  • 25th to 49th1

Shape of the crowd

2 of their 3 titles are Mixed.

  • Crowd Pleaser1
  • Mixed2

Most divisive · actor

Checkout (2023)

84th percentile spread · 16% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

A Borrowed Identity (2014)

Midcredits 83rd · 76% liked

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.

Who does Norman Issa work with?

People who share at least 2 of Norman Issa's MovieCove titles; Chilik Michaeli shares the most, 2.