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Fouad Mikati

Producer and director

Works as
Producer and director
Titles
6 on MovieCove · 7 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 39 days to Oct 28Down 11% in 30 days

What are Fouad Mikati's films like?

Across their 5 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Self.

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
32%
Self
30%
Bonds
17%
Survival
11%
Society
6%
Ideas
4%
Identity2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 5 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 3

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

Grounded 4 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 0 · Charged 4 · Intense 1

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

Steady 1 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 1

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

Straight-faced 4 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 1

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

Slow burn 3 · 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 1 · Engaged 4 · Full focus 0

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

A split, not a type: Easy watch 1 · Affecting 1 · Heavy 3

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

Resolved 1 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 1

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
5
Melancholic
3
Thrilling
1
Absurd
1
Contemplative
1
Other
2

How their films linger

Unsettling4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 3 with a twist

  • Bittersweet2
  • Ambiguous3

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 Fouad Mikati's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 5 of their 6 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Prime Video (3).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Fouad Mikati'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

7 credits, 6 with a MovieCove page.

  • Costa Brava, Lebanon(2021)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • 1982(2019)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • The Lion (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Executive Producer

  • Capernaum(2018)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Josie(2018)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • Return to Sender(2015)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • Operation: Endgame(2010)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

Career shape

A full career of 6 titles from 2010 to 2022.

Biggest box office

Costa Brava, Lebanon (2021)

$71K worldwide

Highest rated

1982 (2019)

Midcredits 71st

Most popular right now

Return to Sender (2015)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing2 of 6: 2 only directing, 0 with another roleProducing4 of 6: 4 only producing, 0 with another role

By decade

2010s4 · crew2020s2 · crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it.

How do Fouad Mikati's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 46th percentile, the median of all 6; across their 5 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 19th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

19thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Approval · how many liked their films

32ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Reach · how many have seen their films

75thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Midcredits score across 6 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up1
  • 50th to 74th2
  • Below 25th3

Shape of the crowd

2 of their 6 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser2
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed1

Most divisive · producer

Josie (2018)

70th percentile spread · 26% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · producer

Capernaum (2018)

Midcredits 99th · 92% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 64/100 and the pacing 30/100 in their films, across 5 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a director.

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 Fouad Mikati's work okay for kids?

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

Their medianMedian of all films
Sex & Nudity3 titlesmedian 18 · 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 Fouad Mikati work with?

People who share at least 2 of Fouad Mikati's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Candice Abela-Mikati shares the most, 5.

Actors

Producers