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Adel Bencherif

Adel Bencherif

Actor · Born May 30, 1975 (51) · Saint-Maurice, Val-de-Marne, France

Adel Bencherif (born 30 May 1975) is a French actor. He is best known for his role in the 2009 film A Prophet. Description above from the Wikipedia article Adel Bencherif, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
May 30, 1975 (51)
From
Saint-Maurice, Val-de-Marne, France
Works as
Actor
Titles
17 on MovieCove · 40 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 64 days to Oct 27Down 12% in 30 days

What are Adel Bencherif's films like?

Across their 7 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Morality.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
35%
Morality
27%
Survival
22%
Self
10%
Power
6%
Survival3 titles, browse their movies with this themeParenthood2 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds2 titles, browse their movies with this themeBetrayal2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 7 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Dark: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their dark movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 0 · Serious 2 · Dark 5

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

Grounded 3 · Stylized 4 · Heightened 0

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

A split, not a type: Gentle 1 · Charged 1 · Intense 5

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

Steady 1 · Shifting 4 · Whiplash 2

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

Straight-faced 6 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 0

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

Slow burn 2 · 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 4 · Full focus 2

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

A split, not a type: Easy watch 0 · Affecting 4 · Heavy 3

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

Resolved 3 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 1

Roles they play

3 analyzed roles
Herald
1 of 3
Ally
1 of 3
Threshold guardian
1 of 3

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
6
Dread
3
Cold
2
Contemplative
2
Melancholic
2
Other
5

How their films linger

Thought-provoking3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Bittersweet5
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous1

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 Adel Bencherif's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 11 of their 17 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (6).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Adel Bencherif'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

40 credits, 17 with a MovieCove page.

  • The Cage(2024)

    Show 3 episodes · as Ibrahim

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all shows

  • The Two of Them (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    as Samir

  • Bisons (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    as Fredo

  • Numéro 10 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    as Sati

  • Croisement Gaza - Boulevard Saint-Germain (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Show 6 episodes · as Amine Badjelal

  • Dark Satellites (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    as Hamed

  • Heartbeast (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    as Karim

  • Black Gold (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Show 10 episodes · as Ilyès

  • Flash (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    as Adel

  • All the Way Up (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Show 27 episodes · as Mounir

  • War of the Worlds(2019)

    Show 11 episodes · as Colonel Mustafa Mokrani

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all shows

  • Ad Vitam (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Show 6 episodes · as Elias Azuelo

  • The Little Drummer Girl(2018)

    Show 3 episodes · as Tayeh

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all shows

  • Close Enemies(2018)

    as Imrane Mogalia, aka 'Tonton'

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • In the Shadow of Iris(2016)

    as Capitaine Malek Ziani

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • London Has Fallen(2016)

    as Raza Mansoor

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Spectre(2015)

    as Abrika

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • The Man of My Life (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    as The Coach

  • Anna e Yusef (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    as Yusef

  • Les Gorilles (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    as Felon

  • Samba(2014)

    as The seller of residence cards

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Bodybuilder(2014)

    as Luigi

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Rock the Casbah(2013)

    as Zakaria

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Les Petits Princes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Sofiane

  • The Runaway (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Lakdar

  • Christmas at the Riviera (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as Hedi

  • Sleepless Night(2011)

    as Abel

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Point Blank(2010)

    as Luc Sartet

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Of Gods and Men(2010)

    as The Terrorist

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • A Prophet(2009)

    as Ryad

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • Go Fast(2008)

    as Sed

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Andalucia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    as Farid

  • Frontier(s)(2007)

    as Sami

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

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

    as Rabbah

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

    as Karim

  • Paris, Je T'aime(2006)

    as Le voleur de guitare (segment "Place des Fetes")

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Dark Night, October 17, 1961 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as Le collecteur

  • Ze Film (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as Aziz

  • Le Chat d'la grand mère d'Abdel Krim (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Actor

  • Déjà loin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Rody

Career shape

Star power in the 96th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 40 titles, 39 of them dated from 2003 to 2024; peak year 2015.

Biggest box office

A Prophet (2009)

$18M worldwide

Highest rated

A Prophet (2009)

Midcredits 98th

Most popular right now

Sleepless Night (2011)

Film career

MilestoneBreakout
20032024

Peak 2015 · at the high point of their film career. 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
Acting40 of 40: 40 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score62nd

By decade

2000s10 · acting2010s19 · acting2020s10 · acting

Billing

usually 10th · top billed in 0% of 14 roles
0712

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 Adel Bencherif's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 63rd percentile, the median of all 14; across their 7 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 55th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

55thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Approval · how many liked their films

52ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Reach · how many have seen their films

83rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Midcredits score across 17 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up4
  • 50th to 74th7
  • 25th to 49th6

Shape of the crowd

None of their 17 titles divides audiences: 7 are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Crowd Pleaser7
  • Broadly Agreed5
  • Mixed4

Most loved · actor

A Prophet (2009)

Midcredits 98th · 88% liked

Reviewers score the acting 72/100 in their films, across 7 reviewed titles; fans 83, detractors 39. 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 Adel Bencherif's work okay for kids?

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

Their medianMedian of all films
Violence & Gore3 titlesmedian 95 · severeMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity3 titlesmedian 59 · moderateMedian of all films: 32
Profanity3 titlesmedian 79 · intenseMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs3 titlesmedian 60 · intenseMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense3 titlesmedian 73 · intenseMedian of all films: 39

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

Who does Adel Bencherif work with?

People who share at least 2 of Adel Bencherif's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Reda Kateb shares the most, 2.

Actors

Producers