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Tarek Boudali

Tarek Boudali

Actor, writer and director · Born November 5, 1979 (46) · Paris, France

Tarek Boudali (born 5 November 1979) is a French actor and humorist of Moroccan origin. Tarek Boudali, of Moroccan origin, graduated with a Higher Technician Certificate (BTS) Sales Force. In 2012, he joined the cast of the M6 series En famille, where he plays the role of Kader, a young father. He then had film success with Babysitting, released in 2014. He is part of La Bande à Fifi, a French comedy troupe bringing together Philippe Lacheau, Élodie Fontan, Tarek Boudali, Reem Kherici and Julien Arruti. In 2018, he joined the Les Enfoirés. Source: Article "Tarek Boudali" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.

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Born
November 5, 1979 (46)
From
Paris, France
Works as
Actor, writer and director
Titles
15 on MovieCove · 30 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 20% in 30 days

What are Tarek Boudali's films like?

Across their 14 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Genres

Comedy9 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 45th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Action4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 37th percentile
: browse their Action 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
46%
Self
36%
Morality
12%
Ideas
2%
Survival
2%
Society
2%
Friendship4 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds5 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception4 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity3 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love3 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth2 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition3 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 14 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 14 · Serious 0 · Dark 0

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

Grounded 4 · Stylized 6 · Heightened 4

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

Gentle 4 · Charged 8 · Intense 2

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

Steady 5 · Shifting 5 · Whiplash 4

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

Straight-faced 0 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 13

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

Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 6 · Relentless 6

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

Casual 13 · 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 1 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

10 analyzed roles

Usually the Ally: 5 of 10 analyzed roles.

Ally
5 of 10
Hero
5 of 10
Show the 10 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Joyful
11
Absurd
10
Warm
7
Thrilling
2
Romantic
2
Other
2

How their films linger

Feel-good13 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun12 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy13
  • Bittersweet1

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 Tarek Boudali's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 3 of their 15 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Tarek Boudali'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

30 credits, 15 with a MovieCove page; 24 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Alibi.com 3 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2027)

    as Mehdi

  • Somnambule (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2027)

    Director · Screenplay · Actor

  • Marsupilami(2025)

    as Ricky Salsa

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Princes of Saint-Tropez (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    as Vendeur

  • An Endless Wedding(2025)

    as Paul

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • Les Enfoirés 2024 - On a 35 ans ! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Actor

  • Only 3 Days Left(2023)

    Director · Screenplay · as Rayane

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • LEGEND (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Alibi.com 2(2023)

    as Mehdi

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Natural Born Liar(2022)

    as Jérôme

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • Les Enfoirés 2022 - Un air d'Enfoirés (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Actor

  • Superwho?(2021)

    as Adam

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

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

    Actor

  • 30 jours max(2020)

    Director · Writer · as Rayane

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

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

    Actor

  • City Hunter(2018)

    as Pancho

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • Les Enfoirés 2018 - Musique ! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Actor

  • Brillantissime(2018)

    as Parachutiste 2

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • Marry Me, Dude(2017)

    Director · Writer · as Yassine

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Alibi.com(2016)

    as Mehdi

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • En famille : La course (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    as Kader

  • En famille : La zizanie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    as Kader

  • En famille : Le mariage de l'ex (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    as Kader

  • Babysitting 2(2015)

    as Sam

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Peplum (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Show 1 episode · as le souffre-douleur de Cléopâtre

  • Babysitting(2014)

    Writer · as Sam

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Paris or Perish(2013)

    as Tarek

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • En Famille (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Show 87 episodes · as Kader Bengazawira

  • The Italian (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Karim

  • Heartbreaker(2010)

    as Montecarlo Bay Manager

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

Career shape

Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 30 titles, 28 of them dated from 2010 to 2026; peak year 2022.

Biggest box office

Marsupilami (2025)

$53M worldwide

Highest rated

Babysitting (2014)

Midcredits 74th

Most popular right now

Marsupilami (2025)

Film career

MilestoneBreakout
20102026

Peak 2022 · at the high point of their film career. Top draw in 2 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.

  • 2010Screen debut· Heartbreaker
  • 2017First top-billed film· Marry Me, Dude
  • 2017Breakout· Marry Me, Dude
  • 2017Career best· Marry Me, Dude

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting30 of 30: 25 only acting, 5 with another role · typical Midcredits score51stDirecting4 of 30: 0 only directing, 4 with another roleWriting5 of 30: 0 only writing, 5 with another role

30 titles, 5 with more than one role — acting and writing overlap on 5 of them.

By decade

2010s16 · 16 acting · 2 crew2020s12 · 12 acting · 2 crew

Billing

usually 3rd · top billed in 31% of 16 roles
1020

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 Tarek Boudali's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 51st percentile, the median of all 15; across their 14 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 47th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

47thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 14

Approval · how many liked their films

49thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 14

Reach · how many have seen their films

90thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 14

Midcredits score across 15 titles, by percentile

  • 50th to 74th8
  • 25th to 49th2
  • Below 25th5

Shape of the crowd

None of their 15 titles divides audiences: 8 are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Crowd Pleaser8
  • Broadly Agreed2
  • Mixed5

Most loved · actor, writer

Babysitting (2014)

Midcredits 74th · 65% liked

Reviewers score the acting 60/100 in their films, across 10 reviewed titles; fans 72, detractors 26. 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 Tarek Boudali work with?

People who share at least 2 of Tarek Boudali's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Philippe Lacheau shares the most, 12.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers