Mati Diop

What are Mati Diop's films like?

Across their 8 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

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 Mati Diop's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 7 of their 9 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

• AMC+2 titles, browse their movies on this service
  • Simon Killer (2012) · actor, writer
  • Both Sides of the Blade (2022) · actor
• The Criterion Channel2 titles, browse their movies on this service
  • A Thousand Suns (2013) · director, cinematographer
  • Queens of Drama (2024) · actor
• MUBI1 title, browse their movies on this service
  • Dahomey (2024) · director, writer, producer
• Netflix1 title, browse their movies on this service
  • Atlantics (2019) · director, writer
• Tubi1 title, browse their movies on this service
  • Both Sides of the Blade (2022) · actor · free

Subscription and free streaming for Mati Diop'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

26 credits, 9 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

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  Queens of Drama(2024)

  as Mimi's Mother

  Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films62^nd
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  Dahomey(2024)

  Director · Casting · Producer · Writer

  Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films74^th
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  Naked Blue (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

  Director · Cinematographer · Editor
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  Both Sides of the Blade(2022)

  as Gabrielle

  Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films46^th
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  In My Room (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

  Director · Cinematographer · Writer · as Herself
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  Atlantics(2019)

  Director · Casting · Screenplay

  Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films75^th
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  30th anniversaire of FIDMarseille (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

  Director
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  Olympus (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

  Director
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  Hermia & Helena(2016)

  as Danièle

  Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films46^th
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  L for Leisure (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

  as Stacey
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  Limbo Visions 1 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

  Director
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  Liberian Boy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

  Director · Cinematographer
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  Fort Buchanan(2014)

  as Justine

  Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films29^th
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  A Thousand Suns(2013)

  Director · Cinematographer

  Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films79^th
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  Fort Buchanan: Hiver (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

  Actor
• Big in Vietnam (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

  Director · Cinematographer · Writer
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  Simon Killer(2012)

  Story · as Noura

  Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films57^th
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  Another World (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

  as Sita
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  Snow Canon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

  Director · Writer
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  Sleepwalkers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

  Actor
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  Bye Bye (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

  as Jehanne
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  A History of Mutual Respect (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

  Actor
• Yoshido (The Other Life) (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

  as Amy
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  Atlantiques (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

  Director · Cinematographer · Sound · Writer
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  35 Shots of Rum(2008)

  as Joséphine

  Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films85^th
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  Île artificielle—Expédition (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

  Director

Career shape

A full career of 26 titles from 2006 to 2024.

Biggest box office

Both Sides of the Blade (2022)

$1.8M worldwide

Highest rated

35 Shots of Rum (2008)

Midcredits 85^th

Most popular right now

Both Sides of the Blade (2022)

How do Mati Diop's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 62^nd percentile, the median of all 9; across their 8 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 69^th percentile for acclaim.

Shape of the crowd

5 of their 9 titles are Mixed.

45

• Crowd Pleaser4
• Mixed5

Most divisive · actor

Fort Buchanan (2014)

61^st percentile spread · 36% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

35 Shots of Rum (2008)

Midcredits 85^th · 69% liked

Reviewers score the acting 71/100 in their films, across 6 reviewed titles; fans 81, 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.

Who does Mati Diop work with?

People who share at least 2 of Mati Diop's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Judith Lou Lévy shares the most, 3.