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Zinedine Soualem

Zinedine Soualem

Actor · Born April 17, 1957 (69) · Thiers, Puy-de-Dôme, France

Zinedine Soualem (born 17 April 1957) is a French actor. He has appeared in at least five films directed by Cédric Klapisch. Of Algerian origins, he was married to actress Hiam Abbass. They have two daughters, Lina and Mouna. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia   

Biography from TMDB.

Born
April 17, 1957 (69)
From
Thiers, Puy-de-Dôme, France
Works as
Actor
Titles
38 on MovieCove · 132 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 27Up 18% in 30 days

What are Zinedine Soualem's films like?

Across their 23 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Genres

Comedy15 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 71st percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Drama3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 79th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama 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%
Self
27%
Society
15%
Morality
11%
Power
10%
Survival
5%
Ideas
4%
Family bonds8 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity6 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love5 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity4 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth3 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose3 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception3 titles, browse their movies with this themeIsolation2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 22 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 12 · Serious 5 · Dark 5

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

Grounded 15 · Stylized 5 · Heightened 2

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

Gentle 8 · Charged 8 · Intense 6

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

A split, not a type: Steady 15 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 4

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

Straight-faced 8 · Some laughs 9 · Funny 5

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

Slow burn 9 · Even-paced 11 · Relentless 2

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

A split, not a type: Casual 11 · Engaged 10 · Full focus 1

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

A split, not a type: Easy watch 9 · Affecting 6 · Heavy 7

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

Resolved 14 · Open-ended 6 · Ambiguous 2

Roles they play

4 analyzed roles

Usually the Ally: 3 of 4 analyzed roles.

Ally
3 of 4
Threshold guardian
1 of 4

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Warm
12
Tense
8
Joyful
8
Contemplative
9
Melancholic
5
Other
19

How their films linger

Hopeful12 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good11 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Happy6
  • Bittersweet11
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous4
  • Cyclical1

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 Zinedine Soualem's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 18 of their 38 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (7).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Zinedine Soualem'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

132 credits, 38 with a MovieCove page; 4 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Into the Blue (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Actor

  • Colours of Time(2025)

    as Abdelkrim

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Intérim'air : Pas sérieuse s'abstenir ! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Show 50 episodes · Actor

  • September 5(2024)

    as Jacques Lesgards

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Sur un fil (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    as Zinedine

  • Bye Bye Tiberias (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Archival Footage Coordinator

  • L'enfant du paradis (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    as Sami

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

    as Mahmoud

  • Irresistible(2023)

    Show 6 episodes · as Amine Mansouri

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all shows

  • La Grande Ourse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    as Charles

  • Over The Cracks (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    as Docteur Jiveau

  • Mukbanger (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    as Le docteur

  • Umami(2022)

    as Mohamad

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Divertimento (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    as Abdel Ziouali

  • Thank God We Have Each Other (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    as Colinet

  • You Resemble Me(2021)

    as Army Officer

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

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

    as Hamid Mezouar

  • Off the Hook(2022)

    Show 6 episodes · as Philippe

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all shows

  • Vise le cœur (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Show 6 episodes · as Benard

  • Je t'aime, filme-moi!(2022)

    as Mime

  • Rise(2022)

    as L'administrateur

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Such a long night (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Show 6 episodes · as Radouane Kacem

  • Exterminate All the Brutes(2021)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all shows

  • C'était quand la dernière fois ? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Actor

  • Someone, Somewhere(2019)

    as Pharmacien

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Marry Me, Dude(2017)

    as Père Yacine

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Everyone's Life(2017)

    as Zinedine

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • J'ai tué ma femme (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    as Le garagiste

  • Heaven Will Wait(2016)

    as Samir Bouzaria

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Two Birds, One Stone (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    as Lyess

  • I'm All Yours(2015)

    as Omar - le patron du Cash'Halal

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

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

    Show 14 episodes · as Karim

  • Confessions d'Histoire (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Show 1 episode · as Salâh ad-Dîn

  • The Lies of the Victors (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    as Dan

  • Murder in Pacot (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    as Leonetti

  • Patchwork Family (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    as Patrick Fellous

  • Chinese Puzzle(2013)

    as M. Boubaker

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

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

    as Mario

  • Mood Indigo(2013)

    as Le vieil homme de l'usine d'armement

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films

  • Pirate TV (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as Jimmy

  • State Conspiracy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as Commissaire Brindier

  • Operation Casablanca (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as Hassan

  • The Prey(2011)

    as Lucciani

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • My Piece of the Pie(2011)

    as Ahmed

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Nothing to Declare(2010)

    as Lucas Pozzi

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • The Names of Love(2010)

    as Mohamed Benmahmoud, le père de Bahia

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • What War May Bring (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as L'accordéonniste

  • Pas si simple (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Mostepha

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

    as Marc

  • Moloch Tropical (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as Jean de Dieu Théogène, the President

  • So Woman! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as Farid

  • J'ai pensé à vous tous les jours (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    as Joseph Souhad

  • JCVD(2008)

    as Man wearing Beret

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Minor Revelations (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Actor

  • Paris(2008)

    as Mourad

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Welcome to the Sticks(2008)

    as Momo

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • To Each His Own Cinema(2007)

    as Claude Lelouch's father (segment "Cinéma de boulevard")

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Crossed Tracks (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as le commissaire

  • The Diving Bell and the Butterfly(2007)

    as Joubert

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • That Day (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as Inspecteur Haddid

  • The Nativity Story(2006)

    as Girl's Father

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • L'État de Grace (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Show 6 episodes · as Jean-Jacques Chrétien

  • The House of Happiness(2006)

    as Mouloud Mami

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films

  • Olé ! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as Le chauffeur CL500

  • Vive la vie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as Rachid

  • Venus & Apollo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Show 8 episodes · as Daniel Varela - dit Dan

  • Emmenez-moi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as Boris

  • The Demon Stirs (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as Samir

  • Russian Dolls(2005)

    as M. Boubaker

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • La vie de chantier (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    as Pedro Pinto

  • L'incruste (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    as Mickey

  • Tar Angel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    as Ahmed Kasmi

  • Not for, or Against (Quite the Contrary)(2003)

    as Mouss

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • La légende de Parva(2003)

    as Gangster (voice)

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Concours de circonstance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    as Le grand frère

  • If I Were a Rich Man(2002)

    as Monsieur Benhassine

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Ma caméra et moi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    as Max

  • The Spanish Apartment(2002)

    as Barman

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Satin Rouge (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    as Cabaret Patron (uncredited)

  • Asterix & Obelix: Mission Cleopatra(2002)

    as Tiler

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Teacher in a Bikini (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    as Alain, l'employé municipal

  • La vie en gros (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    as Le professeur de français

  • Inch'Allah dimanche(2001)

    as Ahmed

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

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

    as Homme appartement jeunesse

  • Fortune Tellers and Misfortune (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    as Roland

  • J'ai tué Clémence Acéra (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    as Jimmy, grocer

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

    Actor

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

    as Karim Coutard

  • Ligne 208 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Actor

  • Deuxième quinzaine de juillet (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    as Félix

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

    Actor

  • The Apple, the Fig and the Almond (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    as The man

  • Génération cutter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Actor

  • Peut-être (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    as Kader

  • Sitcom, A Movie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    as Areski

  • Influence Peddling (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    as Gilles

  • Ivre-Mort pour la Patrie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    as Le coiffeur

  • Lila Lili (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    as Alain

  • Let There Be Light! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    as Dieu l'éboueur

  • Le Clone (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    as Elias

  • Serial Lover(1998)

    as Prince Hakim

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Le Jour de Noël (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Actor

  • La voie est libre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    as Karim

  • The Lilac Sweep (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    as Le mari

  • Je ne vois pas ce qu'on me trouve (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    as Farid

  • Gentlemen Children (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    as Nourdine / Ismaël

  • The Forbidden Woman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    as L'homme à la contravention

  • The Silence of Rak (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    as Customer

  • Mauvais Genre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    as Momo

  • Proper Attire Required (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    as Le chauffeur de taxi

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

    as L'animateur

  • Didier(1997)

    as Camel Mimouni

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Eau douce (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Actor

  • I Am Your Punishment (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    as Pursuer #2

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

    as Gas station attendant

  • Family Resemblances (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    as Un client

  • The Rock of Acapulco (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    as Ahmed

  • When the Cat's Away(1996)

    as Djamel

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • L'Échappée belle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    as l'avocat

  • The Voyage of Penelope (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    as le vendeur de voiture

  • The Apprentices (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    as Serveur Café

  • La haine(1995)

    as Paris Plainclothes Police Officer #1

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Good Old Daze (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    as Un hippie

  • Daisy and Mona (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Actor

  • Normal People Are Nothing Exceptional (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    as Man in Front of Vidal's Hospital

  • A Soul Split in Two (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    as Abid

  • Little Nothings (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    as Aziz

  • La nuit miraculeuse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Actor

  • Hanna K. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    as Villiage Sergeant

  • La Bête noire (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    as Santiago

  • God's Silence (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

  • Hulm (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Le père

Career shape

Star power in the 98th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 132 titles, 130 of them dated from 1983 to 2026; peak year 2007.

Biggest box office

Russian Dolls (2005)

$24M worldwide

Highest rated

Colours of Time (2025)

Midcredits 90th

Film career

19832026

Peak 2007 · back in prominent film roles after a quiet stretch. Top draw in 3 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.

  • 1983Screen debut· Hanna K.
  • 2010Career best· The Names of Love
  • 2022Career best· Off the Hook

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting131 of 132: 131 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score70thOther crew1 of 132: 1 only other crew, 0 with another role

By decade

1980s3 · acting1990s34 · acting2000s45 · acting2010s25 · acting2020s23 · 22 acting · 1 crew

Billing

usually 8th · top billed in 0% of 46 roles
839803081318

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 Zinedine Soualem's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 71st percentile, the median of the 34 of 35 with a score; across their 22 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 65th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

65thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 22

Approval · how many liked their films

74thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 22

Reach · how many have seen their films

75thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 22

Midcredits score across 37 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up15
  • 50th to 74th12
  • 25th to 49th8
  • Below 25th2

Shape of the crowd

21 of their 37 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved2
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser21
  • Broadly Agreed3
  • Mixed10

Most divisive · actor

La légende de Parva (2003)

82nd percentile spread · 37% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

La haine (1995)

Midcredits 99th · 90% liked

Reviewers score the acting 77/100 in their films, across 20 reviewed titles; fans 82, detractors 54. 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 Zinedine Soualem's work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 4 MovieCove titles with content scores.

Their medianMedian of all films
Sex & Nudity4 titlesmedian 42 · moderateMedian of all films: 32

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

Who does Zinedine Soualem work with?

People who share at least 2 of Zinedine Soualem's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Cédric Klapisch shares the most, 8.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers