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Roschdy Zem

Roschdy Zem

Actor, also director, writer and producer · Born September 27, 1965 (61) · Gennevilliers, Hauts-de-Seine, France

Cannes award winner · Venice award nominee

Roschdy Zem (born 27 September 1965) is a French actor and filmmaker. Description above from the Wikipedia article Roschdy Zem, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
September 27, 1965 (61)
From
Gennevilliers, Hauts-de-Seine, France
Works as
Actor, also director, writer and producer
Titles
45 on MovieCove · 111 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 157 days to Oct 28Up 5% in 30 days

What are Roschdy Zem's films like?

Across their 42 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.

Genres

Drama13 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 51st percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Comedy12 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 33rd percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Action7 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 46th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Crime5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 63rd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime movies
Biography3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 74th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Biography 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
Morality
22%
Bonds
21%
Self
20%
Society
13%
Survival
10%
Power
10%
Ideas
3%
Family bonds11 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity8 titles, browse their movies with this themePrejudice6 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival6 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice5 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception6 titles, browse their movies with this themeParenthood3 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition4 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 41 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 32 · Stylized 9 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 5 · Charged 24 · Intense 12

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

Steady 14 · Shifting 22 · Whiplash 5

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

Straight-faced 24 · Some laughs 14 · Funny 3

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

Slow burn 16 · Even-paced 22 · Relentless 3

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

Casual 11 · Engaged 21 · Full focus 9

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

Easy watch 5 · Affecting 24 · Heavy 12

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

Resolved 24 · Open-ended 13 · Ambiguous 4

Roles they play

31 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 11 of 31 analyzed roles.

Hero
11 of 31
Ally
7 of 31
Shadow
4 of 31
Mentor
3 of 31
Herald
2 of 31
Trickster
2 of 31
Threshold guardian
1 of 31
Shapeshifter
1 of 31
Show the 31 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
30
Melancholic
22
Warm
14
Contemplative
12
Bittersweet
11
Other
25

How their films linger

Thought-provoking23 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet23 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 5 with a twist

  • Happy6
  • Bittersweet25
  • Tragic3
  • Ambiguous7
  • Other1

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 Roschdy Zem's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 23 of their 45 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (11).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Roschdy Zem'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

111 credits, 45 with a MovieCove page; 12 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Billie Melody (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Actor

  • The One I Loved (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    as Yves Montand

  • Elisa(2025)

    as Alaoui

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • 13 Days, 13 Nights(2025)

    as Commandant Mohamed Bida

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Winter in Sokcho(2024)

    as Yan Kerrand

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Elyas(2024)

    as Elyas

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Dear Paris(2024)

    as Jean Paul

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Dans le Rétro (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Le soir où j'ai reçu le César 2024 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    as Roschdy Zem

  • On the Pulse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    as Vincent

  • The Edge of the Blade(2023)

    as Clément Lacaze

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • Wow! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    as Le père de Swan

  • Le Principal (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    as Sabri Lahlali, le principal et père de Naël

  • Our Ties (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Director · Producer · Writer · as Ryad

  • Stay with Us(2022)

    as Roschdy Zem

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Notre-Dame(2022)

    Show 6 episodes · as Général Zacharie Ducourt

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all shows

  • The Innocent(2022)

    as Michel Ferrand

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Other People's Children(2022)

    as Ali Ben Attia

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Undercover(2021)

    as Hubert Antoine

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Madame Claude(2021)

    as Jo Attia

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • The Girl with a Bracelet(2019)

    as Bruno

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Savages (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Show 6 episodes · as Idder Chaouch

  • Oh Mercy!(2019)

    as Daoud

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films

  • Persona non grata (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Director · as Moïse

  • War on Beasts (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Show 6 episodes · as Martel

  • Nothing to Hide(2018)

    as Marco, husband of Charlotte

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Histoires d’une nation (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Show 4 episodes · as Narrateur

  • Ma fille(2018)

    as Hakim

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films

  • The Price of Success(2017)

    as Mourad

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • The Brigade(2017)

    as Philippe, captain

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Sahara(2017)

    as Saladin (voice)

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Chocolat(2016)

    Director · Adaptation

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

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

    as Benoit

  • The Price of Fame(2014)

    as Osman

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Bodybuilder(2014)

    Director · Producer · Scenario Writer · as Vadim

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • The Chef's Wife(2014)

    as Sam Drissi

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Bird People(2014)

    as Simon

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Giraffada (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    as Yohav Alon

  • Just Like a Woman(2012)

    as Mourad

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Collision(2013)

    as Saleh

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Armed Hands (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as Lucas Skali

  • The Cold Light of Day(2012)

    as Zahir

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • Paris by Night(2012)

    as Simon Weiss

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films

  • Omar Killed Me(2011)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Point Blank(2010)

    as Hugo Sartet

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Outside the Law(2010)

    as Messaoud

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Four Lovers(2010)

    as Franck

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Conte de la frustration (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Nassim

  • Turk's Head (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Atom

  • Legal Aid (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as Antoine Lahoud

  • London River(2009)

    as Le Boucher

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • The Very Very Big Company (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    as Zak

  • Go Fast(2008)

    as Marek / Slimane

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • La fille de Monaco(2008)

    as Christophe Abadi

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • Zidane, un destin d'exception (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as Narator

  • Game of Four (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as Thomas

  • Bad Faith (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Director · Writer · as Ismaël

  • Days of Glory(2006)

    as Messaoud

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • La Californie(2006)

    as Mirko

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • The Young Lieutenant (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as Solo

  • Camping à la ferme(2005)

    as Amar

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Live and Become(2005)

    as Yoram Harrari

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • 36th Precinct(2004)

    as Hugo Silien

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films

  • Ordo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    as Ordo Tupikos

  • Tenja (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    as Nordine

  • Sansa (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    as Sansa

  • Les clefs de bagnole(2003)

    as Actor Refusing to Film with Laurent

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Thank You, Doctor Rey (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    as Taxifahrer

  • Only Girls (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    as Malek

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

    as Frère Jean

  • Monsieur N. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    as Marshal Bertrand

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

    as Bonange

  • The Race (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    as Sami

  • Change My Life (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    as Sami

  • My Wife Is an Actress(2001)

    as Le mec de la vedette

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • The Apartment (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Alias Betty(2001)

    as Dr. Jérôme Castang

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • L'origine du monde (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    as Sami

  • Little Senegal (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    as Karim

  • Don't Make Trouble! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    as Samir "Luc Leblanc" (segment "Le Vigneron Français")

  • Save Me (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    as Mehdi

  • Stand-by (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    as Marco

  • Enchanted Interlude (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    as Paul

  • My Little Business (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    as Sami

  • The City (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    as Roschdy

  • Living in Paradise (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    as Lakhdar

  • Louise (Take 2) (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    as Rémi

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

    as Zoubir Galaoui

  • Alice and Martin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    as Saïd

  • For Sale (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    as The banker

  • Le monde à l'envers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    as Nasser

  • Those Who Love Me Can Take the Train(1998)

    as Thierry

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Long Live the Republic (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    as Ahmed

  • The Other Shore (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    as Tarek Timzert

  • The Gods Must Be Daring (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    as Oscar

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

    as Nouchi

  • My Family's Honour (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    as Hamid

  • The Best Job in the World(1996)

    as Ahmed Raouch

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Clubbed to Death (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    as Emir

  • The Phantom Heart (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    as Moand

  • Mémoires d'un jeune con (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    as Bachir

  • Don't Forget You're Going to Die (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    as Omar

  • To Have (Or Not) (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    as Joseph

  • Les Cordier, juge et flic (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Show 1 episode · as Bob

  • My Favorite Season (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    as Mehdi

  • I Don't Kiss (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    as Said

  • Déchaînées (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

  • Le Raïs (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Le Raïs

  • Leila et la Nuit (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

  • The Wolf (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Gaspard

  • Une vie de rêve (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Xander

Career shape

Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 111 titles, 106 of them dated from 1991 to 2026; peak year 2025.

Biggest box office

Days of Glory (2006)

$23M worldwide

Highest rated

Live and Become (2005)

Midcredits 96th

Most popular right now

13 Days, 13 Nights (2025)

Film career

19912026

Peak 2025 · at the high point of their film career. Top draw in 18 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.

  • 1991Screen debut· I Don't Kiss
  • 2005First top-billed film· Camping à la ferme
  • 2022Career best· Notre-Dame
  • 2025Best so far· 13 Days, 13 Nights

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting109 of 111: 105 only acting, 4 with another role · typical Midcredits score44thDirecting6 of 111: 1 only directing, 5 with another roleWriting4 of 111: 0 only writing, 4 with another roleProducing2 of 111: 0 only producing, 2 with another role

111 titles, 5 with more than one role — acting and directing overlap on 4 of them.

By decade

1990s23 · acting2000s34 · 34 acting · 1 crew2010s28 · 26 acting · 4 crew2020s21 · 21 acting · 1 crew

Billing

usually 3rd · top billed in 29% of 59 roles
910106111621

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.

Awards

1 major award from 2 major nominations, 2006–2022.

WinNomination
  1. 2022
    • Venice award, nominated · Best Film
  2. 2006
    • Cannes award, won

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.

How do Roschdy Zem's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 48th percentile, the median of all 44; across their 41 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 57th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

57thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 41

Approval · how many liked their films

42ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 41

Reach · how many have seen their films

75thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 41

Midcredits score across 45 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up8
  • 50th to 74th13
  • 25th to 49th21
  • Below 25th3

Shape of the crowd

18 of their 45 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Universally Panned1
  • Crowd Pleaser18
  • Broadly Agreed14
  • Mixed11

Most divisive · actor

Les clefs de bagnole (2003)

59th percentile spread · 30% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Live and Become (2005)

Midcredits 96th · 86% liked

Reviewers score the acting 73/100 in their films, across 35 reviewed titles; fans 81, detractors 48. 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 Roschdy Zem's work okay for kids?

Across up to 8 MovieCove titles with content scores, 1 of the 5 categories sits near the median of all films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore3 titlesmedian 53 · moderateMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity8 titles15–69 · median 39 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity3 titlesmedian 48 · moderateMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs3 titlesmedian 39 · moderateMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense3 titlesmedian 45 · moderateMedian 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 Roschdy Zem work with?

People who share at least 2 of Roschdy Zem's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Jérôme Alméras shares the most, 6.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers