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Najwa Nimri

Najwa Nimri

Actor · Born February 14, 1972 (54) · Pamplona, Navarra, Spain

​Najwa Nimri is a Spanish film and television actress, singer and music composer of Jordanian descent. Begins to be recognized in the film world by the hand of director Daniel Calparsoro in films such as Leap into the void, Passages, Blind or Asphalt. After the success of Abre los ojos by Alejandro Amenábar, comes her first Goya nomination for best leading actress with Los Amantes del circulo Polar by Julio Medem, with whom she repeats in Lucía y el Sexo for which she is also nominated for a Goya in the best supporting actress category.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
February 14, 1972 (54)
From
Pamplona, Navarra, Spain
Works as
Actor
Titles
20 on MovieCove · 47 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 155 days to Oct 26Down 3% in 30 days

What are Najwa Nimri's films like?

Across their 14 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.

Themes

share of theme weight
Self
27%
Bonds
22%
Morality
21%
Survival
16%
Ideas
9%
Society
4%
Identity6 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception4 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love3 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival2 titles, browse their movies with this themeGrief3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds2 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice2 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 11 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 2 · Dark 8

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

Grounded 4 · Stylized 4 · Heightened 3

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

Gentle 1 · Charged 4 · Intense 6

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

Steady 4 · Shifting 5 · Whiplash 2

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

Straight-faced 11 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 0

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

A split, not a type: Slow burn 6 · Even-paced 3 · Relentless 2

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

Casual 1 · Engaged 5 · Full focus 5

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

Easy watch 1 · Affecting 0 · Heavy 10

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

A split, not a type: Resolved 1 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 7

Roles they play

12 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 5 of 12 analyzed roles.

Hero
5 of 12
Shadow
3 of 12
Herald
1 of 12
Trickster
1 of 12
Threshold guardian
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
10
Melancholic
10
Dread
5
Romantic
3
Bittersweet
4
Other
6

How their films linger

Thought-provoking10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 4 with a twist

  • Happy1
  • Bittersweet7
  • 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 Najwa Nimri's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 14 of their 20 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Netflix (7).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Najwa Nimri'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

47 credits, 20 with a MovieCove page; 6 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Punto Nemo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Show 6 episodes · as Juana

  • The Red Virgin(2024)

    as Aurora

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Breathless(2024)

    Show 16 episodes · as Patricia Segura

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all shows

  • Berlin and the Jewels of Paris(2023)

    Show 3 episodes · as Alicia Sierra

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all shows

  • Holy Family(2022)

    Show 16 episodes · as Gloria Román / Julia Santos

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all shows

  • 30 Coins(2020)

    Show 8 episodes · as Haruka

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all shows

  • Locked Up: The Oasis (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Show 8 episodes · as Zulema Zahir

  • Una vida una cena (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Show 6 episodes · Actor

  • The Tree of Blood(2018)

    as Macarena

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Quién te cantará(2018)

    as Lila

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • The Eighth Dimension (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    as Olga Calderón

  • Mi madre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    as Madre

  • La resistencia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Show 1 episode · as Invitada

  • Money Heist(2017)

    Show 26 episodes · as Alicia Sierra

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all shows

  • Cuento de verano (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Music Director

  • Locked Up(2015)

    Show 40 episodes · as Zulema Zahir

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all shows

  • 10,000 Nights Nowhere (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Claudia

  • The Wine of Summer(2013)

    as Ana

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

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

    as Inés

  • Route Irish(2010)

    as Marisol

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Even the Rain(2010)

    as Isabel (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • Anything You Want (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Actor

  • Inseparable From You (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Actor

  • Room in Rome(2010)

    as Edurne

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Oviedo Express (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as Bárbara

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

    as Eva

  • Celia's Lives (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as Celia

  • Trastorno (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as Natalia

  • The Method(2005)

    as Nieves

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • 20 Centimeters (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Composer · as La Conejo

  • A+ (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    as Dam

  • Secret Agents(2004)

    as Maria Menendez

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • Utopia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Composer · as Ángela

  • La reina del bar Canalla (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    as Linda

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

    Composer

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

    as Leire

  • Fausto 5.0 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    as Julia

  • Sex and Lucía(2001)

    as Elena

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Before Night Falls(2000)

    as Fina Zorilla Ochoa

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Asfalto (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Composer · Actor

  • Lovers of the Arctic Circle(1998)

    as Young Ana

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • 9'8m/s² (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    as Ella

  • Open Your Eyes(1997)

    as Nuria

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • Blinded (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    as Marrubi

  • Pasajes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    as Gabi

  • Salto al vacío(1995)

    as Alex

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Mataleón (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Show 4 episodes · Actor

Career shape

Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 47 titles, 46 of them dated from 1995 to 2025; peak year 1997.

Biggest box office

Sex and Lucía (2001)

$7.6M worldwide

Highest rated

Open Your Eyes (1997)

Midcredits 96th

Most popular right now

Locked Up (2015)

Film career

MilestoneBreakout
19952025

Peak 1997 · fewer prominent film roles lately. 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.

  • 1997Screen debut· Open Your Eyes
  • 1998First top-billed film· Lovers of the Arctic Circle
  • 1998Breakout· Lovers of the Arctic Circle
  • 2015Career best· Locked Up

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting45 of 47: 42 only acting, 3 with another role · typical Midcredits score70thMusic4 of 47: 1 only music, 3 with another roleOther crew1 of 47: 1 only other crew, 0 with another role

47 titles, 3 with more than one role — acting and music overlap on 3 of them.

By decade

1990s6 · acting2000s16 · 15 acting · 4 crew2010s17 · 16 acting · 1 crew2020s7 · acting

Billing

usually 3rd · top billed in 29% of 17 roles
9702

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 Najwa Nimri's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 79th percentile, the median of all 14; across their 11 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 72nd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

72ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 11

Approval · how many liked their films

74thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 11

Reach · how many have seen their films

83rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 11

Midcredits score across 20 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up10
  • 50th to 74th5
  • 25th to 49th4
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

12 of their 20 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved3
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser12
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed3

Most divisive · actor

The Wine of Summer (2013)

70th percentile spread · 23% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Open Your Eyes (1997)

Midcredits 96th · 86% liked

Reviewers score the acting 75/100 in their films, across 10 reviewed titles; fans 82, detractors 43. 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 Najwa Nimri's work okay for kids?

Across up to 9 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, sex & nudity, profanity, alcohol & drugs and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore6 titles41–76 · median 62 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity9 titles59–79 · median 67 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity6 titles41–73 · median 50 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs6 titles42–77 · median 64 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense6 titles29–70 · median 56 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian 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 Najwa Nimri work with?

People who share at least 2 of Najwa Nimri's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Julio Medem shares the most, 4.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers