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Nadine Labaki

Nadine Labaki

Actor, director, writer and producer · Born February 18, 1974 (52) · Baabdat, Lebanon

BAFTA Award nominee · 1 other major award body

Nadine Labaki (born February 18, 1974) is a Lebanese actress, writer, and director. Before directing films, Labaki started out as one of the well known directors in the Arabic music video industry. Inspired by growing up during the Lebanese Civil War, Labaki is known for demonstrating everyday aspects of Lebanese life and covering a range of political issues such as war, poverty, and feminism in her work. She is the first female Arab director to direct a film nominated for an Oscar in the category for Best Foreign Language Film for her third directorial effort, Capernaum (2018).

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
February 18, 1974 (52)
From
Baabdat, Lebanon
Works as
Actor, director, writer and producer
Titles
12 on MovieCove · 24 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Official site (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 156 days to Oct 27Up 10% in 30 days

What are Nadine Labaki's films like?

Across their 12 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Genres

Comedy5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 62nd percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Drama5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 68th 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
35%
Self
18%
Survival
16%
Morality
11%
Society
11%
Ideas
9%
Family bonds6 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival2 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity3 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love2 titles, browse their movies with this themeGrief2 titles, browse their movies with this themeHope2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 12 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 7 · Stylized 4 · Heightened 1

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

Gentle 1 · Charged 8 · Intense 3

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

Steady 2 · Shifting 7 · Whiplash 3

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

Straight-faced 7 · Some laughs 5 · Funny 0

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

Slow burn 10 · Even-paced 1 · Relentless 1

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

Casual 4 · Engaged 7 · Full focus 1

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

Resolved 4 · Open-ended 6 · Ambiguous 2

Roles they play

6 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 3 of 6 analyzed roles.

Hero
3 of 6
Ally
2 of 6
Mentor
1 of 6

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
7
Melancholic
10
Hopeful
4
Bittersweet
3
Contemplative
3
Other
9

How their films linger

Bittersweet6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Happy1
  • Bittersweet7
  • Ambiguous4

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 Nadine Labaki's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 8 of their 12 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Prime Video (3).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Nadine Labaki'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

24 credits, 12 with a MovieCove page.

  • The Sand Castle(2024)

    as Yasmine

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all films

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

    Executive Producer

  • Back to Alexandria (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    as Sue

  • Swimming Home(2024)

    as Laura

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • Dancing on the Edge of a Volcano (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Actor

  • Costa Brava, Lebanon(2021)

    as Souraya

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Perfect Strangers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    as May

  • 1982(2019)

    as Yasmine

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

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

    Show 1 episode · Director · Editor · Sound Editor

  • Capernaum(2018)

    Director · Writer · as Nadine

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • The Idol(2015)

    as Shadia

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • The Blind of the Cathedral (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Thanks

  • The Price of Fame(2014)

    as Noor

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Rio, I Love You(2014)

    Director · Writer · as Herself (segment "O Milagre")

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • Mea culpa(2014)

    as Alice

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Rock the Casbah(2013)

    as Miriam

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Where Do We Go Now?(2011)

    Director · Producer · Screenplay · as Amale

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • The Father and the Foreigner (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as Zaira

  • Stray Bullet (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Noha

  • Caramel(2007)

    Director · Screenplay · as Layale

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Bosta (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as Alia

  • The Seventh Dog (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Actor

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

    Actor

  • Non Métrage Libanais (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    as Nina

Career shape

Star power in the 95th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 24 titles from 2003 to 2024; peak year 2023.

Biggest box office

Capernaum (2018)

$64M worldwide

Highest rated

Capernaum (2018)

Midcredits 99th

Film career

MilestoneAward win
20032024

Peak 2023 · at the high point of their film career. Top draw in 4 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.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting20 of 24: 17 only acting, 3 with another role · typical Midcredits score68thDirecting5 of 24: 0 only directing, 5 with another roleWriting4 of 24: 0 only writing, 4 with another roleProducing2 of 24: 1 only producing, 1 with another roleEditing1 of 24: 0 only editing, 1 with another roleOther crew2 of 24: 1 only other crew, 1 with another role

24 titles, 5 with more than one role — acting and directing overlap on 3 of them.

By decade

2000s5 · 5 acting · 1 crew2010s10 · 8 acting · 4 crew2020s9 · 7 acting · 2 crew

Billing

usually 2nd · top billed in 33% of 9 roles

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.

Awards

5 major awards from 11 major nominations, 2007–2019.

WinNomination
  1. 2019
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Film Not in the English Language
  2. 2018
    • Cannes award, won · Jury Prize
    • Cannes award, won ×2
    • Cannes award, nominated
  3. 2011
    • Cannes award, won ×2
    • Cannes award, nominated
  4. 2007
    • Cannes award, nominated · Directors' Fortnight
    • Cannes award, nominated ×2

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 Nadine Labaki's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 65th percentile, the median of all 12; across their 12 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 66th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

66thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 12

Approval · how many liked their films

62ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 12

Reach · how many have seen their films

74thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 12

Midcredits score across 12 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up3
  • 50th to 74th4
  • 25th to 49th2
  • Below 25th3

Shape of the crowd

4 of their 12 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved2
  • Crowd Pleaser4
  • Broadly Agreed2
  • Mixed4

Most divisive · actor

The Sand Castle (2024)

85th percentile spread · 43% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor, director, writer

Capernaum (2018)

Midcredits 99th · 92% liked

Reviewers score the acting 71/100 in their films, across 12 reviewed titles; fans 79, detractors 34. 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 Nadine Labaki'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 33 · mildMedian of all films: 32

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

Who does Nadine Labaki work with?

People who share at least 2 of Nadine Labaki's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Khaled Mouzanar shares the most, 4.

Writers

Actors

Editors

Producers