Portrait of Sami Bouajila

Acting

Sami Bouajila

Career

Active from 1991 to 2026, busiest in 2016 with 4 main titles.

Leading roles
46
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score59/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Bouncer
The Bouncer
GoodWatch score79/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 37 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.9 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 3.8 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.1 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Sami Bouajila Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Pop Culture
    0.7, average 2.2
  • Nostalgia
    2.4, average 3.8
  • Wholesome
    2.2, average 3.4
  • Wonder
    2.2, average 3.4

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • French Drama 4
  • Social Commentary 4
  • Moral Ambiguity 4
  • Redemption 3
  • Character-Driven 3
  • Melancholic Tone 3
  • Witty Dialogue 3
  • Crime Thriller 3
  • Family Loyalty 3
  • French Crime Thriller 3
  • Gritty Realism 3
  • French Cinema 3

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

66
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

2 titles
La Décision
La Décision

TV show

Trompe la mort
Trompe la mort

as Bibir

2020s

12 titles · average score 62
Desert Warrior
Desert Warrior (2026)
GoodWatch score 42

as Hani

A Prophet
A Prophet (2026)
GoodWatch score 69

TV show · as Massoud Djebbari

Vultures
Vultures (2025)
GoodWatch score 63

as Samuel

The Chase
The Chase (2024)
GoodWatch score 59

as Malik

The Crow
The Crow (2024)
GoodWatch score 36

as Kronos

Our Ties
Our Ties (2022)
GoodWatch score 61

as Moussa

Black Butterflies
Black Butterflies (2022)
GoodWatch score 76

TV show · as Carrel

Ganglands
Ganglands (2021)
GoodWatch score 69

TV show · as Mehdi

Red Soil
Red Soil (2021)
GoodWatch score 74

as Slimane Hamadi

Germinal
Germinal (2021)
GoodWatch score 65

TV show · as Victor Deneulin

Earth and Blood
Earth and Blood (2020)
GoodWatch score 60

as Saïd

A Son
A Son (2020)
GoodWatch score 75

as Fares Ben Youssef

2010s

19 titles · average score 60
Paradise Beach
Paradise Beach (2019)
GoodWatch score 39

as Mehdi

The Bouncer
The Bouncer (2018)
GoodWatch score 79

as Hakim Zeroual

Souviens-toi
Souviens-toi (2018)

TV show · as Benoît Belgarde

The Crew
The Crew (2016)
GoodWatch score 57

as Yanis

Scribe
Scribe (2016)
GoodWatch score 52

as Labarthe

Don't Leave Me!
Don't Leave Me! (2016)
GoodWatch score 68

as Medhi

Good Luck Sam
Good Luck Sam (2016)
GoodWatch score 57

as Sam

A Stormy Summer Night
A Stormy Summer Night (2015)

as Nabil

Divin enfant
Divin enfant (2014)

as Jean

Omar Killed Me
Omar Killed Me (2011)
GoodWatch score 64

as Omar Raddad

Beautiful Lies
Beautiful Lies (2010)
GoodWatch score 48

as Jean

Outside the Law
Outside the Law (2010)
GoodWatch score 67

as Abdelkader

2000s

21 titles · average score 59
London River
London River (2009)
GoodWatch score 75

as Imam

Bitter Victory
Bitter Victory (2009)
GoodWatch score 62

as Yacine Guesmila

Ultimate Heist
Ultimate Heist (2009)
GoodWatch score 44

as L'inspecteur Saunier

Masked Mobsters
Masked Mobsters (2007)
GoodWatch score 61

as Casa

The Witnesses
The Witnesses (2007)
GoodWatch score 72

as Mehdi

24 Bars
24 Bars (2007)
GoodWatch score 32

as Chris

Days of Glory
Days of Glory (2006)
GoodWatch score 75

as Abdelkader

Zaina: Rider of the Atlas
Zaina: Rider of the Atlas (2005)
GoodWatch score 60

as Mustapha

Playing 'In the Company of Men'
Playing 'In the Company of Men' (2003)
GoodWatch score 66

as Léonard

Life Kills Me
Life Kills Me (2002)
GoodWatch score 59

as Paul Smaïl

Poetical Refugee
Poetical Refugee (2001)
GoodWatch score 67

as Jallel

Adventures of Félix
Adventures of Félix (2000)
GoodWatch score 54

as Félix

1990s

12 titles · average score 61
Our Happy Lives
Our Happy Lives (1999)
GoodWatch score 54

as Ali

Inséparables
Inséparables (1999)

as Boris

The Siege
The Siege (1998)
GoodWatch score 55

as Samir Nazhde

Nés quelques part
Nés quelques part (1998)

as Driss Bourafia

Le Déménagement
Le Déménagement (1997)
GoodWatch score 46

as Jean

Artemisia
Artemisia (1997)
GoodWatch score 65

as Assistente di Tassi

Anna Oz
Anna Oz (1996)
GoodWatch score 50

as Marc

Bye-Bye
Bye-Bye (1995)
GoodWatch score 77

as Ismael

The Silences of the Palace
The Silences of the Palace (1994)
GoodWatch score 70

as Lofti

Love Affairs Usually End Badly
Love Affairs Usually End Badly (1993)

as Slim Touati

The Hour of the Pig
The Hour of the Pig (1993)
GoodWatch score 71

as Mahmoud

La thune
La thune (1991)

as Kamel