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Ary Abittan

Ary Abittan

Actor · Born January 31, 1974 (52) · Paris, France

Ary Abittan (born 31 January 1974) is a French actor and humorist. Ary Abittan was born on January 31, 1974 in Paris. He comes from a Sephardic Jewish (Maghrebi Jewish) family. His father is from Morocco and his mother from Tunisia. He spent part of his childhood between Garges-lès-Gonesse and Sarcelles. At age 19, he became a taxi driver, like his father, an activity that allowed him to finance his first theater lessons. In 1993, Ary Abittan wrote (in parallel of theater lessons) his first sketches and then performed on stage since 1994 In 2007, he took the lead role in a play, Happy Hanukah, which Jean-Luc Moreau directed. The same year, he plays the main role during three seasons of Nos années pension, broadcast on France 2. In 2012, he plays in Dépression et des potes of Arnaud Lemort. The same year, he made his first participation in Marrakech du rire. In 2014, he plays in Serial (Bad) Weddings with Christian Clavier and Chantal Lauby by Philippe de Chauveron. Source: Article "Ary Abittan" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
January 31, 1974 (52)
From
Paris, France
Works as
Actor
Titles
14 on MovieCove · 31 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 39 days to Oct 28Down 7% in 30 days

What are Ary Abittan's films like?

Across their 13 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Society.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
32%
Society
31%
Self
14%
Power
9%
Morality
6%
Survival
6%
Ideas
2%
Family bonds5 titles, browse their movies with this themePrejudice4 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity4 titles, browse their movies with this themeClass3 titles, browse their movies with this themeTradition vs change4 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love2 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception2 titles, browse their movies with this themeLoyalty2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 13 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 12 · Serious 1 · Dark 0

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 7 · Stylized 6 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 10 · Charged 3 · Intense 0

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

Steady 8 · Shifting 5 · Whiplash 0

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

Straight-faced 1 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 10

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

Slow burn 4 · Even-paced 8 · Relentless 1

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

Casual 12 · Engaged 1 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 13 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

7 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 2 of 7 analyzed roles.

Hero
2 of 7
Threshold guardian
2 of 7
Herald
1 of 7
Trickster
1 of 7
Shapeshifter
1 of 7
Show the 7 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Joyful
9
Warm
8
Absurd
8
Tense
2
Cold
1
Other
1

How their films linger

Feel-good12 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun11 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy11
  • Bittersweet1
  • 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 Ary Abittan's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 3 of their 14 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Prime Video (2).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Ary Abittan'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

31 credits, 14 with a MovieCove page; 18 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Ducobu Président !(2022)

    as Flartf

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films

  • Love Is Better Than Life (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    as Ary

  • Serial (Bad) Weddings 3(2021)

    as David Benichou

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Les Enfoirés 2021 - Les Enfoirés à côté de vous (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Actor

  • I Love You Coiffure(2020)

    as Jean-Yves Bricou (segment "La Réunion de chantier")

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • Becoming a Father (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    as Frank

  • Les Enfoirés 2020 - Le Pari(s) des Enfoirés (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Actor

  • Dance of Chance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    as Aldo Richen

  • Les Enfoirés 2019 - Le Monde des Enfoirés (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Actor

  • Under the Eiffel Tower(2018)

    as Frederic

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • Serial (Bad) Weddings 2(2019)

    as David Benichou

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films

  • Je vais mieux (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    as Edouard

  • With Open Arms(2017)

    as Babik

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • Last Call for Nowhere(2016)

    as José Fernandez

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • The Visitors: Bastille Day(2016)

    as Marquis de Cheneviette

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • La Petite Histoire de France (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Show as marquis de Lonvain, amuseur du roi Louis XIV

  • Robin Hood: The True Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    as Petit Jean

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

    as Yvan Perez

  • Serial Bad Weddings(2014)

    as David Benichou

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Tour de Force (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Toni Agnello

  • Hôtel Normandy(2013)

    as Yvan Carlotti

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • Vive la France(2013)

    as Jafaraz Ouechmagül

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Depression and Friends (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as Romain

  • Wok the Kasbah (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as Serveur pizzeria

  • Fatal (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as David Fontana

  • All That Glitters(2010)

    as Le père de Lila

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Coco(2009)

    as Max

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • So Happy Together (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as Moshé Benhamou

  • Inéluctable(2008)

    as Kudlip Badwar

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Can You Keep a Secret? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    as David - Le DJ

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

    Show 1 episode · Actor

Career shape

Star power in the 98th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 31 titles from 2001 to 2022; peak year 2020.

Biggest box office

Serial Bad Weddings (2014)

$176M worldwide

Highest rated

Serial Bad Weddings (2014)

Midcredits 77th

Film career

20012022

Peak 2020 · 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.

  • 2009Screen debut· So Happy Together
  • 2014Career best· Serial (Bad) Weddings
  • 2020First top-billed film· Becoming a Father

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting31 of 31: 31 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score24th

By decade

2000s5 · acting2010s19 · acting2020s7 · acting

Billing

usually 4th · top billed in 5% of 20 roles
091419

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 Ary Abittan's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 24th percentile, the median of all 14; across their 13 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 26th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

26thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 13

Approval · how many liked their films

21stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 13

Reach · how many have seen their films

83rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 13

Midcredits score across 14 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up1
  • 50th to 74th1
  • 25th to 49th5
  • Below 25th7

Shape of the crowd

6 of their 14 titles are Broadly Agreed.

  • Universally Panned2
  • Crowd Pleaser1
  • Broadly Agreed6
  • Mixed5

Most divisive · actor

Ducobu Président ! (2022)

65th percentile spread · 60% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Serial Bad Weddings (2014)

Midcredits 77th · 73% liked

Reviewers score the acting 59/100 in their films, across 9 reviewed titles; fans 74, detractors 40. 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 Ary Abittan work with?

People who share at least 2 of Ary Abittan's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Philippe de Chauveron shares the most, 5.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers